Something about Ninja Theory’s next tactical action/adventure title, Enslaved, reminds me of Tony Jha’s Ong Bak 2. You know, the movie that former EGM writer (and now infamous Cracked contributor) Seanbaby called “The Most Batshit Insane Martial Arts Movie Ever”. Ninja Theory’s put robots in to the mix, so you can bet they’re on a [...]
Tecmo recently released a behind the scenes video detailing the making of Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2’s various viral campaigns that circulated through Japan in the months leading to it’s release. Yes, the exact same ones that showed the embarrassing Japanese populous fonding what was, for all intents and purposes, a wall. The video itself quite [...]
By Nike Okami
I gander and gaze at specimens like PSXExtreme and HipHopGamer. They push out rumour after rumour without a hint of credence, and expect the fanboys (and fans) to swallow it, unquestioningly. “Kojima’s on the PS3 Again, Dawg??”, “Top Secret New PS3 Title That We Can’t Tell You About But Thanks for All the [...]
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves has released to a tidal wave of critical acclaim. Official numbers have yet to arrive on the sales, but the response from gamers has been equally fervent. James Paick and Scribble Pad Studios, a Los Angeles-based design consulting and concept art studio, worked with Naughty Dog Studios to create the stunning [...]
You have to wonder. On June 8th 2008, Rare senior software engineer Nick Burton stated that Kameo: Elements of Power (and Perfect Dark Zero, another Rare title exclusive to XBox 360) had “made a lot of money” for the company in a profession where, “If you break even you’re lucky, you’re in the minority. If [...]
Resistance has in a short time become an intriguing franchise in this seventh generation of console gaming. The game fully reached it’s potential with the second game in the series, who’s visual scale and fun single-player matched the more hyped FPS games of this generation. However, in the journey that it took to become the [...]
Remedy Entertainment stirred the hype when they announced Alan Wake in 2005 as an exclusive for XBox 360. Since then, the game has undergone numerous delays and re-workings in both the main character’s appearance and the overall art-style of the game. Each subsequent reveal of the game has been spread between 2005, 2006 and 2008 [...]
At least that’s what the profile of Bjørn Toft Madsen, Software Director at Rare, says. Working on a joint project between the two companies in the past three months, Madsen’s role in the is stated to be to “Manage a large team of engineers working on a tight schedule to go from pre-production to finished [...]
God of War III, the final (?) chapter in the trilogy, is huge and SCEA Santa Monica (along with stalwarts Insomniac and Naughty Dog) are pulling out all the stops to ensure it’s a must buy. Story-wise, Kratos and the Titans are set to do battle with Zeus and the Gods of Olympus, so be [...]
Character Animator David Lam has an illustrious history of game development to his credit, working on Marvel Ultimate Alliance, The Force Unleashed, Fracture, Red Faction Guerrilla and X-Men Origins: Wolverine. His fave game is Final Fantasy VII and his special skills include – along with clever sarcasm – “making some strong coffee, pigging out at [...]
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