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Strike Down Star Wars: Battlefront III and it Becomes More Powerful Than You Can Possibly Imagine

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:00:00 EST

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How many times have we been excited then let down by rumours and cancellations of a third game in the Star Wars: Battlefront series? More »

Legendary Backstory Revealed In Graphic Novel

Stuart Houghton — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:20:00 EDT

Spark Unlimited's fantasy action game Legendary has become a graphic novel (like a comic only you get to stroke your chin and go 'hmmm' while you read it) available now from indie publisher Top Cow Productions. More »

Legendary: Behind the Scenes

Brian Crecente — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:20:00 EDT

Legendary has been in development now for more than three years by a team at Spark Unlimited (not the same ones who did Turning Point). With a little more than a month left before the Sept. 30 ship date for the Playstation and Xbox 360 (the game hits PC on Nov. 4) I'm posting this look at all three Legendary Behind the Scenes videos. More »

Legendary Werewolves Evoke Childhood Nightmares

Mike Fahey — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:40:00 EDT

Back when I was but a wee child I would have nightmares about werewolves. I'd be in a secluded area somewhere in the woods, and I would hear a sound in the distance. I would turn to look, and there, silhouetted in the moonlight, would be a twisted, lupine form. Slowly the form would turn, and lightning would flash, a snarling face looking my way only to disappear in the blink of an eye. More »

Turning Point Not For "Core Gamers"

Mike Fahey — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 11:20:09 EST

Spark Unlimited's alternate history FPS Turning Point: Fall of Liberty didn't fare well with reviewers. A rather lackluster demo was followed by a relatively lackluster game, leading to some fairly mediocre reviews, like a 5.0 from IGN and a 3 from Game Informer. What happened to Turning Point, a concept that had such promise? According to Spark CEO Craig Allen, those pesky "core gamers" got a hold of it.

"You know, I think that when you try to do games that are about a mass market, and Turning Point is definitely a high concept idea, that with the time and money we had we did the best to execute on, our target was not really the core gamer."

You heard the man! If you're looking for a revolutionary game with innovative play mechanics driven by new technology, then Turning Point isn't for you. Maybe they should include that in the game's marketing materials, ushering in a new era of truth in advertising! "Stale gameplay in an interesting setting!" Sign me up for a dozen! More »

Fall Of Liberty Demo Fails

Mike Fahey — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:20:30 EST

Last week we mentioned Microsoft's David Edery's tips on how to make a more compelling demo for Xbox Live. It's a pity that the developers of Codemasters' Turning Point: Fall of Liberty didn't catch this article in time, or a lot more people might have been ready to buy their game next month. As it stands, I've been looking forward to the title for months now and after playing through this brief snippet of gameplay I'm considering going to the store and pulling my preorder simply on the merits of this lackluster demo. More »