Saturday, May 26th, 2012 | Posted by Robin Meijer | No Comments

Having recently filed for a trademark on the iconic “Fus Ro Dah”-shout, ZeniMax has now also filed for a trademark on the term “Dragonborn” itself. The trademark application was filed earlier this month and was uncovered by Fusible. More details are included after the jump.

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Saturday, May 26th, 2012 | Posted by Robin Meijer | No Comments

Deadline.com reports that Josh Trank, the director of ‘Chronicle’ and the upcoming adaptations of the Spiderman’s ‘Venom” and a new ‘Fantastic Four” film, will also be directing a film based on Team Ico’s Shadow of the Colossus. It was not announced when the film can be expected to hit theatres. More details are included after the jump.

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Saturday, May 26th, 2012 | Posted by Gavin Greene | No Comments

An enhanced port of Jet Set Radio was just announced for the Playstation Vita, sporting features that utilize the handheld’s unique mechanics. Containing all of the features present in the PSN and XBLA version coming this Summer, the game will also allow players to use one of the Vita’s touch screens for the game’s graffiti commands. No word yet on whether touch screen graffiti will act as an additional, optional input method or the port’s standard control scheme. The Vita’s camera will also come into “full use”, likely acting as an analogue to the original Dreamcast version’s use of .jpeg internet files for custom graffiti tags.

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Friday, May 25th, 2012 | Posted by Gavin Greene | No Comments

The entirety of 38 Studios – and its Maryland subsidiary Big Huge Games – was laid off today, the blame for the company’s history of financial problems placed in part on the failure of the studio’s RPG Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning to move the necessary 3 million units to cover production costs. Financial returns place Reckoning‘s total figures currently at 1.2 million units. “The game failed.” Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee noted in an evening press conference, “That was integral to the success of the company.” This was Governor Chafee’s second press conference concerning the studio in as many days.

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Friday, May 25th, 2012 | Posted by Gavin Greene | No Comments

Sega announced that it will be publishing The Cave, the new adventure game from Ron Gilbert (Maniac Mansion, The Secret of Monkey Island), which is set for a release sometime in early 2013. In development at Double Fine (unrelated to the studio’s now famous Kickstarter project), The Cave will release digitally on Playstation Network, Xbox Live Arcade and PC, keeping in line with the developer’s retooling of their release strategy back in 2010. Sega’s Senior Vice President of Digital Business Haruki Satomi stated that the release is the first part of the publisher’s plan to focus and expand its own digital gaming catalog.

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Thursday, May 24th, 2012 | Posted by Gavin Greene | No Comments

Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee held an unexpected press conference on the state of 38 Studios earlier today, expressing a worsening state of affairs for the makers of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. Lacking any new outside investment, the studio is being denied all the tax credits it has applied for, likely due to company not being incorporated in Rhode Island (via WPRI). Another WPRI report reveals that both CEO Jen MacLean and Senior VP of Product Development John Blakely have updated their LinkedIn profiles with departure dates from the company, MacLean’s profile putting her time of departure back in March.

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Thursday, May 24th, 2012 | Posted by Gavin Greene | No Comments

Capcom is celebrating 25 years of Street Fighter in a big, beautiful way. The publisher announced a whopping 15-disc collector’s box set of games and supplements from the franchise. The games included are Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix, Street Fighter 3 Third Strike Online Edition, Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition, and Street Fighter x Tekken (the latter two also having downloadable content available in the package).

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Thursday, May 24th, 2012 | Posted by Gavin Greene | 2 Comments

PAX Prime may have some competition. On August 29th, two days prior to the convention in Seattle – in San Antonio, Texas – the first GameStop Consumer “EXPO” will be open to PowerUp Rewards card holders. Regular passes cost $35, but a $100 “VIP” option is available, for those that want “four in-depth sessions with some of the biggest names in gaming, access to VIP-only lines and entrance to the VIP gaming lounge.”

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Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012 | Posted by Robin Meijer | No Comments

Massimo Guarini, former employee of Grasshopper Manufacture and the director of Shadows of the Damned, is currently working on a new title at Ovosonico – his new studio. According to a report by Gamesradar, Ovosonico is aiming to develop emotionally-engaging titles that with a few hours of content. More details are included after the jump.

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Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012 | Posted by Patrick Feng | No Comments

Independent studio Reto-Moto announced the launch of the official closed beta for Heroes & Generals, the upcoming massively multiplayer shooter that features explosive online battles between axis and allied forces in a persistent war for European domination.

Heroes & Generals is built for multiple platforms all connected to the same massive community. The action part of the game is playable on PC, and the strategy part of the game is accessible on PC and iOS/Android through the free app Heroes & Generals: Mobile Command. In the first version of the app, players will be able to get a live overview of the Campaign showing enemy and friendly Assault Teams movements, and the built-in chat client  allows players to stay in touch with teammates 24/7 from virtually anywhere. In the next version of Heroes & Generals: Mobile Command, players will be able to move and manage Assault Teams in the app as well.

Players that are interested in learning more about Heroes & Generals or obtaining a beta key may go to  www.heroesandgenerals.com and register. Also, check out our preview of the game.

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012 | Posted by Gavin Greene | No Comments

Alasdair Martin and Anish Antony; developers whose resumes include credits at Lionhead Studios, Codemasters and Electronic Arts; have formed the motion-control focused studio Kinesthetic Games. Their first release – Kung Fu Superstar - began life as an entry in Lionhead Studios’ Creative Day initiative by fellow staffer Kostas Zarifis. Superstar, which aims to teach real Kung Fu martial arts moves, has yet to have a confirmed release date or platform(s).

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Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012 | Posted by Gavin Greene | No Comments

Bioware Founders Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk posted an announcement on the Star Wars: The Old Republic forums confirming layoffs at the MMO’s Bioware Austin studio. The scope of the layoffs has yet to be revealed, but changes in LinkedIn resumes such as Community Manager Stephen Reid (via Joystiq) suggest this isn’t just a trimming of contract and part-time players.

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Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012 | Posted by Robin Meijer | No Comments

According to a report by Dutch website N1ntendo [via Kotaku], Konami will be unveiling a new Castlevania title for the Nintendo 3DS at E3 next month. Supposedly, the title will be known as Castlevania: Mirror of Ages and has been in development for more than 18 months by now. More details are included after the jump.

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Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012 | Posted by Robin Meijer | No Comments

Ulf Andersson, a game-director at Overkill Software, has announced on the Overkill website that the company is currently collaborating with Valve on the development of a “a very cool blend of [PAYDAY: The Heist] and Left 4 Dead.” More details are included after the jump.

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Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012 | Posted by Gavin Greene | 1 Comment

It is the stuff that fanboy dreams are made of. Paul Gale Network is reporting that Retro Studios is gearing up to collide the universes of Metroid and Star Fox on the Wii U with the aptly named “Star Fox – Metroid: Fusion Saga”. Believed to switch between a first person perspective as Samus and third-person as pilot Fox McCloud, there have even been whispers of playable Star Fox style sections with Samus’ ship. Nintendo has not confirmed the rumor, but such a game could make for an E3-defining reveal.

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