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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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 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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Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012 | Posted by Gavin Greene | No Comments

First appearing on our radar as a rumor early this month following a domain registration, Bullet Run has been confirmed as being in production under Sony Online Entertainment. Developed by German studio ACONY, Bullet is a free-to-play multiplayer shooter that works under the Deadly Reality Television Show premise made famous in “Battle Royale” and “Running Man”. More information, including platform announcements, will be given at this year’s E3.

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Monday, May 14th, 2012 | Posted by Robin Meijer | 1 Comment

According to a report by GamesRadar, Polish developer CD Projekt Red, known for the The Witcher-franchise, is currently recruiting additional staff for an “RPG in a brand new setting.” Additional information is included after the jump.

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Wednesday, May 9th, 2012 | Posted by Heather McIntyre | No Comments

Late last month, Sony Online Entertainment filed a domain registration for “BULLETRUNGAME.COM” (via Superannuation). Set to expire in 2014, there is little information to glean from the filing, even by domain registration standards. Sony Online offered a standard “no comment” when Elder Geek’s asked for clarification. There’s no guarantee that a “Bullet Run” reveal will be amongst the media wares at E3 next month, but we’ll keep you posted with the latest details as they become available.

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Tuesday, May 8th, 2012 | Posted by Gavin Greene | No Comments

According to Fusible, the domain name for an “Avengers: Battle for Earth” project was filed back on May 3rd, the day before the “Avengers” film released in the United States. Registered by Marvel Characters, Inc. through brand protection company MarkMonitor, the domain currently resides on Ubisoft’s nameservers.

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Tuesday, May 8th, 2012 | Posted by Heather McIntyre | No Comments

A quartet of job listings (the latest discoveries of Twitter wunder-account Superannuation) hints at a next generation motion-controlled music game in development at Harmonix. The description for their requested Software Engineer briefly mentions “brand new IP and next-generation consoles”, and the postings for both a Narrative and Senior Content Designer request knowledge of motion controls. The Narrative Designer will be tasked with “emotionally compelling story lines”, while the language of the Senior Content Designer listing confirms the upcoming project as being music-based.

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Tuesday, May 1st, 2012 | Posted by Gavin Greene | No Comments

Mike Hayes will be stepping down from his position as Chief Executive Officer for Sega’s US and European offices later this year. First hired at the company back in 2004, Hayes was instrumental in bringing Sega into a stronger position in the digital marketplace, as well as the company’s acquisition of The Creative Assembly and Sports Interactive. Masanao Maeda and Jurgen Post, both Chief Operating Officers, will assume CEO duties in the US and Europe, respectively, once Hayes officially steps down.

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Thursday, April 26th, 2012 | Posted by Gavin Greene | No Comments

Earlier today, Bethesda Softworks announced a new game – codenamed “Zwei” (German for “2″) – in development at subsidiary Tango Gameworks under the direction of Shinji Mikami. Mikami (Resident Evil 1-4, Dino Crisis) described the project as his attempt at a “pure” survival horror game, which he describes as “one in which the player confronts and overcomes fear.”

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Thursday, April 26th, 2012 | Posted by Gavin Greene | No Comments

Game Industry personality Adam Sessler has parted ways with G4, according to his representative. The former Editor in Chief at the network, Sessler’s last appearance on-air was today’s (April 25th, 2012) episode of X-Play, the 14-year old video game culture program which Sessler had been hosting since its inception as “Gamespot TV” on ZDTV. According to sources over at Kotaku, the split was over a contract dispute, and was not on amicable terms.

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Monday, April 23rd, 2012 | Posted by Gavin Greene | No Comments

With no non-racing games in production, publisher Codemasters is taking steps to make the genre its strict focus for the future. Launching the new label Codemasters Racing (and an accompanying online social hub, Racenet), the change in structure will come into play with the May 25th release of Dirt Showdown. Racenet will enter into public beta with Showdown‘s to-be-released demo.

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Saturday, April 21st, 2012 | Posted by Gavin Greene | No Comments

Youtube corporate is headhunting for console programmers with a proven knowledge of the current hardware generation, in order to move forward for a television application for the next set of devices. A “next generation game-console-based TV experience”, the job listing hints at plans for monetization, a stronger e-commerce structure and a re-designed user interface focused on media rich solutions.

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