Kotaku: Bizarre Creations

What Happens When Activision Buys A Developer

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 05:52:00 EDT

Did a purchase by mega-publisher Activision have an adverse effect on the culture of Bizarre Creations, the developers of the Project Gotham series? More »

From The Ashes Of Bizarre Creations Comes A New Studio

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 03:45:00 EST

Project Gotham developers Bizarre Creations may be no more, but several key employees of the studio have formed a new company: Lucid Games. More »

Farewell to a Fast Friend

Brian Crecente — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 10:41:30 EST

Dedicated to all of the talented men and women at Bizarre Creations, this video created by the team's trailer editor should only be viewed with someone to hug nearby. More »

Rest In Peace, Bizarre Creations

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:00:00 EST

On Friday, February 18, the studio behind video game greats like Project Gotham Racing and Geometry Wars will close its doors forever. The Activision-owned studio has no buyer and its most recent game, James Bond 007: Blood Stone, will be its last. More »

Geometry Wars, Blur Studio Will Likely Close After All

Stephen Totilo — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 16:52:00 EST

With no sign of a buyer in sight, it looks like it is the end of the road for the troubled Bizarre Creations, the British game development studio behind Blur, Geometry Wars, Project Gotham Racing and James Bond game Bloodstone, according to a report on the UK site Develop. More »

Could Microsoft Give Project Gotham Devs A Lift?

Mike Fahey — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 12:40:00 EST

Microsoft is shopping around for a new Project Gotham Racing developer. Activision is looking to offload original Project Gotham development studio Bizarre Creations. Could the timing be any better? More »

Bizarre Devs Took a Chance, May Get Closed

Mike Fahey — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 14:00:00 EST

Three years after purchasing the developer behind Project Gotham Racing and Geometry Wars, Activision appears to be in the process of deciding how to ditch the studio. More »

Review: James Bond 007: Blood Stone

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 23:00:00 EDT

Ian Fleming's British super spy returns in an all-new original adventure, James Bond 007: Blood Stone, that's about as unoriginal as video games get. Blood Stone is an entertaining, just good enough shooter that borrows heavily from better games. More »

See Bond Go Hand-To-Hand In Blood Stone

Mike Fahey — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 20:00:00 EDT

If you thought all developer Bizarre Creations can do is driving, wait until you see Daniel Craig driving his fists, knees, feet, and elbows into the easily broken bits of his enemies in Blood Stone 007. More »

James Bond's Blood Stone Adventure In Istanbul

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:00:00 EDT

Bizarre Creations' take on seminal super spy James Bond is looking better, bigger and just more Bond-like. Or so my recent hands-off time with the cinematic action game, James Bond 007: Blood Stone, at Gamescom made me think. More »

James Bond 007: Blood Stone Looking Smarter, Better, Bonder

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:40:00 EDT

The last time I saw James Bond 007: Blood Stone in action, I wasn't convinced. Something, some hard-to-define Bond quality was missing. But developer Bizarre Creations may have won me over with my second look at Blood Stone. More »

Bond. James Bond. James Bond 007: Blood Stone Impressions

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:20:00 EDT

The more violent but still suave Daniel Craig version of James Bond gets an original, cinematic adventure in James Bond 007: Blood Stone, Bizarre Creations' new action game that mixes shooting, boat racing and neck-snapping melee. More »

New James Bond Game Is Like A New James Bond Movie

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:20:00 EDT

Confirming literally years of rumours, Activision today unveiled James Bond: Blood Stone, a new Bond game that comes with not just driving sequences, but some celebrity pedigree, too. More »

Blur Review: Rainbow Road Kill

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 01:30:08 EDT

Bizarre Creations combines the street racing thrills of its Project Gotham Racing series with the neon glow of its Geometry Wars games, throws in a little WipEout and Mario Kart and winds up with Blur. More »

Why Is This Blur Logo So Dang Familiar?

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 24 May 2010 08:00:00 EDT

Blur is a racing car game. It is made by Bizarre Creations, the studio behind racer Project Gotham Racing. As a racing game fan, I should be excited, but there is something that I cannot get out of my head. More »

New Blur Ads Sell Fast Cars With Loose Women

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 24 May 2010 07:30:00 EDT

The latest American ad we saw for racer Blur used cartoons. It was pretty good! Know what they're using in France? Sluts. More »

Blur Punches Mario Kart In The Balls

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 21 May 2010 03:00:00 EDT

Blur, the latest racing game from the team behind the Xbox's Project Gotham series, has copped a little flak for being like Mario Kart, only with real cars. Instead of deflecting that argument, this ad just runs with it. More »

Is This The Name Of The Bizarre New James Bond Racer?

Mike Fahey — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:40:00 EDT

Has British retailer HMV beaten Activision to the punch, revealing the name for Bizarre Creations new James Bond racing game to be James Bond: Bloodstone? More »

One Little Change To How Cars Will Fight

Stephen Totilo — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:40:00 EDT

In our line of work here at Kotaku we see games early, before they come out. Sometimes these games change, before you play them the first time. More »

Geometry Wars Retro Evolved 2 Is A Steal This Week

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 17:40:00 EDT

Microsoft adds Bizarre Creations' Geometry Wars Retro Evolved 2 to the list of limited-time Xbox Live Arcade deals, knocking 50% off the regular asking price. Cold consolation for anyone looking for a Geometry Wars 3, but a deal nonetheless. [Xbox.com] More »

How You'll Control Geometry Wars On The iPad (And Maybe On the iPhone, Too)

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 17:30:00 EDT

The touchscreen version of Bizarre Creations' addictive twin-stick shooter Geometry Wars is on a short list of new iPad games that we're really excited about. But can the Geometry Wars brand of twitch-based gameplay translate well to Apple's new hardware? More »

Blur Beta Set to Open To All (Xbox 360) Users, And Why It Won't Come to the PS3

Brian Crecente — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 12:20:00 EDT

Because of the overwhelming demand for access to upcoming racer Blur's multiplayer beta, the folks at Bizarre Creations have decided to open the beta to all Xbox 360 users next week. More »

Kotaku Talk Radio Races Out Another Episode for Download

Owen Good — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:20:00 EDT

The outfit responsible for Project Gotham Racing and the forthcoming Blur joined us today to talk racin' with Kotaku Talk Radio. You can download the .mp3 faster than it takes to get two new tires and a splash of gas. More »

Abandon All Hope, There Are No Plans For Geometry Wars 3

Mike Fahey — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:20:00 EDT

"Right now we don't have any plans for Geometry Wars 3 or anything," said Bizarre Creations' Gareth Wilson during the Kotaku Talk Radio podcast, and all that could be heard afterwards were the relentless sobs of millions of disappointed fans. More »

Chat Now With A Bizarre Creations' Lead Designer

Brian Crecente — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:00:00 EDT

Kotaku Talk Radio is coming to you live RIGHT NOW with special guest Bizarre Creations' Gareth Wilson, a lead designers for Blur. More »

Come Car Talk With The Creators of Project Gotham Racing and Blur

Brian Crecente — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 10:00:00 EDT

Join us later today on Kotaku Talk Radio to chat with two of Bizarre Creations lead designers about their upcoming racer Blur. More »

Come Chat Blur Live with Bizarre Creations Tomorrow

Brian Crecente — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:40:00 EDT

Join us tomorrow on Kotaku Talk Radio to chat with Bizarre Creations about their upcoming racer Blur. More »

A Bizarre Expansion To The Blur Beta

Mike Fahey — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:00:00 EDT

Activision and Bizarre Creations continue to refine the online experience of upcoming combat racer Blur, increasing the rank cap and allowing testers to unlock new cars, challenges, and mods. More »

Blur Devs Promise "Massive" DLC Strategy, Just Not at Launch

Owen Good — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:00:00 EST

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Blur's developers do have plans for DLC but they don't intend to put any out at launch. In fact, no dates have been set, and they've made clear they're not going to tackle DLC until the main game's finished. More »

Blur Challenge Messages Can Be Sent Over Xbox Live, Too

Owen Good — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:20:00 EST

The Twitter-integrated challenge system in Blur allows players to send friends times to beat, regardless of what platform they use. Bizarre Creations says they'll also be sent as Xbox Live dashboard messages, allowing for some multiplayer without a Gold account. More »

Blur Gets All Twittery

Mike Fahey — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:40:00 EST

Bizarre Creations' Blur is hopping on the Twitter bandwagon, giving players the ability to send customized Tweets while playing through the developer's latest racing title. More »

Take Blur For A Test Drive In March

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:40:22 EST

Bizarre Creations' luminescent racing video game Blur, its first title for owner Activision, will be getting a beta test in March, the game's publisher announced today, giving drivers a chance to take it for spin in advance of its release. More »

This Is Activision's New James Bond

Mike Fahey — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:20:00 EST

There's a new James Bond game coming out next year, but current movie Bond Daniel Craig won't be participating. Instead, we get this guy. More »

Blur Release Blurred To 2010

Mike Fahey — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:20:00 EDT

Another game drops from the 2009 holiday season lineup, as Activision pushes the finish line on Bizarre Creations' Blur into 2010. More »

Blur Boasts Beautiful Chaos, Massive Damage

Mike Fahey — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:20:00 EDT

The team at Bizarre Creations talk up their new racer Blur, a more intense, more fun experience that's "really a collection of hundreds of memorable moments." More »

Bizarre Creations: Racing Games Not Selling As Well As Expected

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:00:00 EDT

Developer Bizarre Creations has made some terrific racing games. Take PGR, for example. Great game. Bizarre knows racing games. It also knows something else. According to Bizarre's Ben Ward: More »

Blur Preview: Disco Scene

Brian Crecente — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 10:30:00 EDT

When Activision purchased Bizarre Creations, all eyes were on the former Project Gotham Racing developer was going to do next. More »

How To Get Real Cars For Combat Racing

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 26 May 2009 04:00:00 EDT

Blur, the upcoming combat racer from Bizarre Creations, features licensed automobiles. How'd the Project Gotham Racing developer snag them? More »

Blur's Shocking Teaser Trailer

Mike Fahey — Thu, 21 May 2009 11:20:00 EDT

Following up yesterday's screens from Bizarre Creation's new weapon-based racer comes this teaser trailer, which demonstrates that good looks only get you so far in Blur. More »

Blur Screens Come Into Focus

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 20 May 2009 19:20:24 EDT

Bizarre Creations' Blur is "completely focused on making racing ‘fun' again," according to its creators. You know the details, but do you know what Blur looks like? Well, it looks like this. More »