Another job listing, another potential major game reveal. Sony Santa Monica, the studio famed for the God of War franchise, is looking for an Online Programmer vet with experience in “in-game communication, client-server, match-making [and] leaderboards.” While this could potentially mean a new franchise for the team, the studio has been wholly occupied on the […]
In between getting mobbed with fans at Game Developers Conference and receiving the Pioneer Award at the GDC Awards, Yu Suzuki revealed to Gamasutra that the social game sequel to the Shenmue could be heading to smartphones. Shenmue Town was originally developed developed for Yahoo! mobile applications, and commands the largest share of Japan’s DeNa […]
Perhaps in response to the sales figures for both Green Day Rock Band and Rock Band 3 hitting below expectations, but Viacom announced last month that it would be selling off its majority share in music-rhythm developer Harmonix, a company it has held since 2006. The sale was confirmed last week, Columbus-Nova – an independent […]
After removing the use of the word ‘Taliban’ from its multiplayer components, citing “concern for the servicemen and women and their families”, Electronic Arts and the new Metal of Honor have seen widely varying reactions from both in and outside the gamer community. The United States Army, having long supported the single player campaign with […]