Number 25 - Volume 3/Issue 1 - Defunct Games
Number 25 - Volume 3/Issue 1 - Defunct Games
Number 25 - Volume 3/Issue 1 - Defunct Games
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MOVIES<br />
AND GAMES<br />
Michael Bay’s visual<br />
effects company,<br />
Digital Domain, is<br />
branching out to<br />
game development,<br />
according to the<br />
LA Times. Digital<br />
Domain will form<br />
its own games unit<br />
and is looking to<br />
acquire a game firm<br />
or two to develop a few titles over the next two<br />
years. Michael Bay stays busy, as Jerry Bruckheimer<br />
has selected him as director for the movie based<br />
on Ubisoft’s Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time,<br />
currently set to be released Summer 2009.<br />
Actor Liam Neeson (Schindler’s List) will lead the<br />
voice-acting cast in Bethesda Softworks’ Fallout 3,<br />
playing the role of the player’s father.<br />
Staying on the movie side of things, Sony Online<br />
Entertainment is developing a game based on the<br />
Kung Fu Hustle film, combining the best elements of<br />
classic fighting titles and adding character designs,<br />
technology and humor from the movie.<br />
SOMEONE IS ACTUALLY<br />
BUYING VISTA!?<br />
Having recently shipped<br />
its Vista operating<br />
system, Microsoft<br />
brought in record<br />
revenue across the<br />
board. Its game division<br />
posted a drop in revenue (from $1.2B to $929M) but also lost less money<br />
($402M to $315M). Microsoft’s gaming guru Robbie Bach predicted that<br />
the Xbox will become profitable in 2008. Expanding its gaming empire,<br />
Microsoft will also establish a European office of Microsoft Game Studios.<br />
DEPARTURES<br />
The flag was at half-mast at Sony HQ<br />
as the father of the PlayStation, Ken<br />
Kutaragi, announced he will retire from<br />
his executive position at SCEI effective<br />
June 19, 2007.<br />
Due to re-organization over at Atari, the<br />
color of the day was pink, as 20% of its<br />
employees got the slip.<br />
CONTENT BY<br />
CANCELLATIONS<br />
There’s sad news for Metronome<br />
fans, as Swedish developer Team<br />
Tarsier revealed that it has put its<br />
third-person adventure game on<br />
hold and moved onto other projects.<br />
Metronome was anticipated due to<br />
its unique concept, allowing you to<br />
record sounds and use them to fight<br />
enemies, solve problems and confuse<br />
citizens of your city.<br />
Blitz <strong>Games</strong> has confirmed that<br />
production on its survival-horror<br />
game, Possession, has been halted.<br />
Putting you on the other side of the<br />
fence, Possession lets you control the<br />
zombies and wreak havoc instead of<br />
just cowering in the corner.<br />
THQ revealed that the previously<br />
announced Saints Row PS3 port was<br />
canceled in favor of launching a fullon<br />
sequel simultaneously on the Xbox<br />
360 and PS3.<br />
EA announced that Will Wright’s<br />
larger-than-life title Spore won’t see<br />
the light of day until early 2008.<br />
Mixing some good news with the<br />
bad, Eidos is bringing two of its<br />
upcoming action titles, Kane &<br />
Lynch and Crossfire, to the PS3, but<br />
the launch for both titles has been<br />
pushed back to late 2007 and early<br />
2008, respectively.<br />
ROLE PLAYING GAMES<br />
COMING SOON<br />
Both THQ and Sega have signed major development contracts<br />
for next-gen RPG titles with big development studios. While<br />
details are not available yet, Big Huge <strong>Games</strong>, known for<br />
Rise of Nations, has teamed up with Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion<br />
designer Ken Rolston to work on its new project for THQ.<br />
SEGA hooked up with Chris Taylor’s Gas Powered <strong>Games</strong>,<br />
known for Total Annihilation, Dungeon Siege, and more<br />
recently, Supreme Commander.<br />
VISA CRUCIBLE<br />
In cooperation with First<br />
National Bank, Blizzard is<br />
offering a World of Warcraft<br />
Visa card, allowing you<br />
to earn 1% credit toward<br />
the $14.99 monthly WoW<br />
subscription fee. This is<br />
still a regular credit card,<br />
so charges apply, and the<br />
plastic will feature graphics<br />
from the game.<br />
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