Kotaku: Episodic Content

Take-Two: Retail Stores Will Be Here For Awhile

Brian Crecente — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:00:00 EST

While download games are certainly becoming more popular, Take-Two CEO Ben Feder doesn't think packaged games are going anywhere anytime soon. More »

A Closer Look At WiiWare's Dark "Last Flight"

Brian Crecente — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:00:00 EDT

Upcoming action-adventure horror WiiWare game Last Flight will deliver its cel-shaded tale of vampires on a plane over four episodes, developers Bloober Team told Kotaku today. More »

Busta Rhymes Debuting New Song in Lost & Damned

Brian Crecente — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 18:00:00 EST

We've talked in detail about Grand Theft Auto IV's upcoming downloadable episode, but the Associated Press breaks down the music the game will feature, including at least one debut. More »

Rockstar Experimenting with Episodic Content

Brian Crecente — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:00:20 EST

The Châteaux Marmont is one of those nondescript hotels that you need to know where it is to find. Fortunately, it's across the street from larger than life Rocky and Bullwinkle statues, so my cab driver was able to drop me right at the entrance, which happens to be a steep cobblestoned driveway that leads to a glass door. More »

EA Balks at Idea of Episodic Madden

Brian Crecente — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 10:00:28 EDT

I wrote up a feature for the Rocky earlier this month on the latest installment of Madde. It was mostly a guide to what's new in the latest versions and how the developer continues to squeeze some semblance of originality out of an 18-year-old franchise. 18! So Madden is actual legal. Isn't that shocking? More »

Rumor Mill: PSP Hard Drive and Placeshifting support?

Brian Crecente — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 12:51:16 EDT

A set of Playstation Portable rumors rumbled our way this week. Both of them sound very possible and, if true, could give PSP owners a bit of a light at the end of the tunnel. More »

Madden On Its Last Legs?

Brian Crecente — Sun, 16 Jul 2006 12:40:30 EDT

Never-ending sports franchise Madden hits stores on August 22 to sate America's insatiable thirst for all things football. This time around EA, king of multi-SKUs, is releasing a Hall of Fame edition for both the Playstation 2 and the Xbox 360. More »

Mark Rein Hates Episodic Content

brownlee — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 16:40:17 EDT

At the recent Develop Conference in Brighton England, Epic Games VP Mark Rein foamed at the mouth about episodic content, then leaped over the podium, ripped Gabe Newell's still beating heart out of his chest, consumed it, then let out a primal scream while staring unblinking into the sun. More »

Guardian Gamesblog Looks at Alternative Funding Models for Games

brownlee — Tue, 02 May 2006 18:40:23 EDT

The Guardian Gamesblog has a look at alternative funding models for gaming companies. They give their thoughts on in-game advertisement, episodic content and the Hollywood model, where game companies keep small staffs and simply contract freelance artists and designers for each game. Here's some of their thoughts on in-game advertisement: More »

Half-Life 2 Not Needed for Episodes?

lsmith — Fri, 24 Feb 2006 12:40:52 EST

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Eurogamer reports that Half-Life 2: Episode 1 won't actually need HL2 to play. Valve is hoping to get four to six hours of single player content out of Episode 1 for $19.99 with a similar pricing structure for the already-along-in development Episode 2. More »

Valve: Half-Life 2 Episode 2 on the Way

lsmith — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 10:40:55 EST

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Even though the masses are still waiting on the first installment of Valve's Half-Life 2 episodes, Robin Walker told Computer and Video Games that the second episode had been in development "for some time." Maybe the first episode didn't end up as long as Valve had hoped so they started on a second episode? Or maybe they see just how forward thinking episodic content done right could be for the industry (not to mention an easy way to make tons of money via Steam). More »

Just Chill To The Next Half-Life 2 Episode

Michael McWhertor — Sat, 11 Feb 2006 14:00:00 EST

Remember Half-Life 2: Aftermath? The expansion pack of sorts that picks up where HL2 left off? Well, start calling it Half-Life 2: Episode One! Wait. Episode One? But isn't this the second part of the second part of the Half-Life story, and wasn't Lost Coast already released as a new level? I'm so confused! Even more confusing is what will actually be released on April 24th. V-man Doug Lombardi says Ep. 1 will be indicative of the "beginning of a regular flow of content" from the company. Cue holding of breath. More »

Telltale CTO Talks "Storied Adventures"

lsmith — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 08:50:16 EST

Next Generation talks with Kevin Bruner, CTO of Telltale, on the company's outlook for distributing episodic content and digital distribution. Telltale, the company behind Grim Fandango and Monkey Island, is using a distribution model that circumvents publishers and gets products into the consumers hands quickly. "The old adventure games [we used to do at Lucas] we look at as feature film production. What we're doing here is more television studio-like," Bruner said. Episodic content that retains the adventure game-style of their previous work, I'm interested. More »