It’ll come as no surprise that I’ll open this article with the following words, here is another one for Justin to groan about. Legendary Pictures has come on board to co-finance and co-produce Epic Games’ ‘Gears of War.’ The hit video game published by Microsoft has been at New Line since last year.
Apparently, there is trouble in paradise. Bungie, the studio behind “Halo,” was all about making a major announcement during E3. But a last minute intervention from their publisher, Microsoft, caused them to change plans. A Microsoft insider said Bungie’s announcement was premature, and Microsoft was not consulted. Bungie/Halo products were noticeably absent from Microsoft’s press …
Kiefer Sutherland is the man. Anything he does, I will see. Treyarch, makers of Call of Duty 3 (the sub-par follow up to Infinity Ward’s far superior Call of Duty 2), have signed him on to join the cast of their new game, Call of Duty: World at War. The new shooter, taking place in …
I’m all about the video game news today! There’s ton’s to report on the new Max Payne film starring Mark Wahlberg and directed by John Moore (Behind Enemy Lines, Flight of the Phoenix). The film is based on the amazing video game of the same name. Some promo shots have emerged on firstshowing.net some of …
Hit video game from Capcom, ‘Lost Planet,’ will be adapted by Warner Bros. David Hayter who just completed ‘Watchmen,’ for Zack Snyder will be writing the screenplay. Hayter is best known for his work on ‘X-Men,’ and ‘X-2.’ The video game revolves around an expedition to an ice planet that has a energy source that …
All the exciting video game news is emerging this week, this one comes in the form of an oldie
A big announcement came at Microsoft’s E3 press conference yesterday in the form of the set list for Rock Band 2. Rock Band is the incredibly successful music game that allowed players to not only play guitar along with some famous songs, but drums, and vocals too. Besides the set list, they also announced that …
It was only a few years ago where Vivendi was trying to pull itself out of the videogame biz, yesterday, they closed the deal with Activision, creating a publisher valued at $20 billion. Prior to its merger with Activision, Vivendi’s most profitable video game subsidiary was Blizzard, whose “World of Warcraft,” brings it money by …
One of my favorite video game publishers Ubisoft (‘Prince of Persia,’ ‘Assassins Creed’) is expanding itself into more traditional entertainment by acquiring Hybride, a Montreal-based special effects company. The company will be integrated into Ubisoft’s Montreal studio, which is stepping into the realm of CG animation. The purchase will improve the animation in Ubisoft titles, …
Upcoming open world GTA style casino game ‘This is Vegas’ has been delayed till 2009 to give more time for development. The publisher, Midway is out to make this a triple-A title, and would’ve hate to have sacrificed quality just to make their release date. There are already a ton of open world games out …