Evolution

evolution

MotorStorm 2 Does Not Feature Elvis

MotorStorm dev Evolution was acquired by Sony. Have things changed after going from indie to corporate monolith? Says Evolution's Paul Hollywood:

There is commercial pressure from Sony who want us to create a viable business product but we're more after the critical acclaim. I think there's less pressure now because when we were an independent developer we had the pressure of paying the wages every month. Now we don't have to worry about the next game or what we're going to be doing.

That's right, you're doing MotorStorm 2, and we're pretty sure it'll do fairly well. So, yeah, everything's coming up Evolution! About that sequel, which was inspired by Hawaii's beautiful island setting, Hollywood points out that the game has "no hula" and "no Elvis." No Elvis? Wha?! Two words: "Big" and "mistake."
MotorStorm 2 Interview [Next-Gen]

6:40 AM on Thu May 8 2008
By Brian Ashcraft
760 views, 21 comments

Latest by Sabre_Justice: Okay, no more long name.: Aww, I want Elvis. more »

moneystorm

Sony Paid $32.6 Million For Motorstorm Studio

To acquire Motorstorm developer Evolution and their Pursuit Force subsidiary BigBig, Sony forked over £16 million, which translates to a little over $32 million. So is that a lot of money? Considering the importance of Motorstorm in the first year of the PS3 platform and the dollars Sony has sunk into the game's marketing and combo distribution, it makes little sense not to buy the studio before the Motorstorm 2 media frenzy begins and keep the expenses and profits a little more in-house.

But if we have any corporate buyout specialists who'd like to run some numbers and post them in the comments, please, by all means. Until then, we'll get back to drooling on our laptops and coming up with catchy headline words like, "Moneystorm."

Evolution Set Sony Back £16 million [nextgen]

10:40 AM on Thu Oct 11 2007
By Mark Wilson
2,063 views, 52 comments

Latest by windninja123: i own motorstorm and its an average game.there are things they forgot to put.they did not add offline splitscreen multiplayer and does not have that much tracks.i raced all the tracks and it starts to get boring.even though they added more »

games grow gills

Ten Years Down the Drain?

GamesRadar has highlighted eight franchises that haven't changed in ten years. The list includes biggies like Pokemon, Virtua Fighter and even The Legend of Zelda. They applaud the titles for staying entertaining, while simultaneously stabbing them in the back for not evolving like Mario or Prince of Persia. More »

12:20 PM on Tue Aug 14 2007
By Mark Wilson
9,118 views, 114 comments

video games

The Evolution Of Video Games: Now With Morphing

Despite using the new fangled technique of morphing, this little video is actually kind of interesting. It starts off with talk about how games have progressed over the years starting with things like marbles and ping-pong. Then it takes a turn into a techno-infused morph fest showing exactly how many of our favorite game genres have changed over the years. It covers a wide variety including fighting, driving and FPSs. If you don't like techno, turn the volume down and throw on your favorite Carpenters CD. I'm sure it will have the same impact. More »

9:00 AM on Sun Dec 3 2006
By fdemarco
716 views, 43 comments

Latest by radink: This is BS. and the very last clip is pre rendered crap. This video sucks donkey bawls. more »

consoles

How The Console Losers Really Won

For your Thursday lunchtime perusal, Next Generation's Eric-Jon Rossel Waugh has posted a decent read for whilst you're otherwise employeed stuffing a sandwich into your craw: "How the Console 'Losers' Really Won." More »

12:40 PM on Thu Jul 20 2006
By brownlee
98 views, 13 comments

1up

The Evolution of Great Game Ideas

Over at 1Up, they've got a wonderful Friday afternoon time killer in 'Playing With Power: Great Ideas That Have Changed Gaming Forever'. They look at a couple dozen gameplay conventions and trace them from modern usage down to their 8-bit progenitors. More »

5:00 PM on Fri Jun 16 2006
By brownlee
121 views, 6 comments

nintendo

The Wiimote: Before and After

The design of the Wiimote has continued to subtly change through the prototype and Kotakuite Randy was classy enough to send us a link to this image, comparing the earliest prototype with the latest. it's like one of those before-and-after ads for Hoodia, with a fatty on one side who, across the black dividing line, becomes a supermodel on the other. More »

2:40 PM on Wed Jun 7 2006
By brownlee
505 views, 13 comments

Kotaku

New, New, New MGS4 Trailers

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