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Microsoft Patents Drop-In Co-Op In Shooters

By Adam Jirouni ⋅ July 21, 2009 ⋅ View Comments

Last week, the United States Patent and Trademark Office assigned Microsoft, the publisher of such games as Gears of War, the ability to offer seamless switching from solo to co-op campaigns within squad-based shooter video games. You really have to patent such a thing?
Anyway, the patent, #7,559,834, was originally owned, and invented, by James York [...]

Brütal Legend “Tim Schafer Introductory” Walkthrough – Part 2

By Kemuel Stewart ⋅ July 19, 2009 ⋅ View Comments

Tim Schafer, once again, walks us through the realm that is Brütal Legend, but this time he’s joined by Lee Petty, Art Director on Brütal Legend, and Erik Robson, Lead Designer on Brütal Legend, to give us 22 minutes of Heavy Metal.
“Holy crap!” exclaimed Schafer when announcing the title, “I have been dreaming about this [...]

New Xbox 360 Will Hit Store Shelves In 2010 [Updated]

By Kemuel Stewart ⋅ June 19, 2009 ⋅ View Comments

Update: No matter what people thought they heard Steve Ballmer say in Chicago, Microsoft is not planning to introduce a successor to the Xbox 360 next year – stated by cnet.
Original: Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer spoke about “the role of innovation in changing economic times” at The Executive’s Club of Chicago earlier on today. [...]

Remedy Licenses Umbra For Alan Wake

By Kemuel Stewart ⋅ June 18, 2009 ⋅ View Comments

Max Payne developer Remedy Entertainment has licensed Umbra Software’s rendering optimization middleware for its upcoming title Alan Wake, which was announced all the way back at E3 ‘05 and was recently shown at E3 ‘09.
Umbra Software is the expert in 3D rendering optimization middleware for PC, Xbox360 and PS3. Umbra Software’s flagship product, Umbra, [...]

Apple Announces iPhone 3GS

By Kemuel Stewart ⋅ June 8, 2009 ⋅ View Comments

During their annual World Wide Developers Conference, Apple announced their newest most powerful iPhone yet, iPhone 3GS.
The S, said the company, stands for Speed, meaning the new phone will load a web page three times faster than its predecessors. Apple calls it “the most powerful, fastest iPhone we’ve ever made.” Also, viewing Excel is faster and [...]

Dragon Age: Origins DRM Announced

By Kemuel Stewart ⋅ May 11, 2009 ⋅ View Comments

Don’t you just hate Digital Rights Management software? Well, lucky, EA is aware of your problem so they have announced that Dragon Age: Origins will feature the simplest DRM, no SecuROM whatsoever.
EA has announced that the retail PC version of Dragon Age: Origins will use only a basic disk check and it will not require [...]

Ghostbusters’ Engine To Power Even More Games

By Kemuel Stewart ⋅ May 4, 2009 ⋅ View Comments

Terminal Reality used their self-made Infernal Engine to power the upcoming Ghostbusters title, but now it seems that the developers are planning on sharing their engine to profit other developers.
Earleir on today, it was announced that the developers at Piranha Games are planning on using the Infernal Engine on two of their upcoming titles: bass fishing title The [...]

Darkest of Days Interview “Time Is The Battlefield”

By Kemuel Stewart ⋅ April 27, 2009 ⋅ View Comments

Time is an aspect that passes throughout our minds even when we aren’t supposed to watch it. Speaking of time, I can’t remember how many video games I have played featuring ‘time travelling’, though I can tell you that seven times out of ten they seem to disappoint. But when we sat down with Aaron [...]

Black Rock: We Can Save ‘Dying’ Racing Genre

By Kemuel Stewart ⋅ April 22, 2009 ⋅ View Comments

With games such as Need of Speed slowly reaching its breaking point. Developer Black Rock Studios, the developers behind over the top ATV racer PURE, feels that its upcoming racer Split/Second will help mark a turnaround for the genre.
When speaking to Develop in an in-depth feature looking at the creation, production, and technology of Split/Second, studio head Tony [...]

Will Wright Leaves Electronic Arts

By Kemuel Stewart ⋅ April 8, 2009 ⋅ View Comments

Yet another bits the dust at EA. In reports today, it was revealed that Will Wright, the creator of Spore, has left Electronic Arts to pursue new projects at Stupid Fun Club, a side project Wright actually started in 2001.
Stupid Fun Club is now evolved in a full fledged entertainment ‘think tank’ focused on developing [...]

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