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disturbance in the workforce
Update: Layoffs Hit Disney Interactive, Turok Sequel Canceled
Disney is the latest in a long list of companies planning to pare down its workforce, with cuts and consolidations affecting Disney Interactive Studios. Layoffs are said to have already hit Turok developer Propaganda. More »
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Comment by Kyle Guerrero: A lot of these games were just rentals/milking money out of a franchise. I don't think this is a real... 18 Responses | Other threads
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turok
A Turok Movie? Don't Count Your (Dinosaur-Like) Chickens...
In the midst of a bunch of people talking/getting excited about a Turok movie, Variety's Ben Fritz makes a very valid point: just because people are talking about it, doesn't mean it's getting made. As anyone who's followed the fortunes of, say, Watchmen, or Halo will know, turning a movie from an idea into, well, a movie, is a lot harder than it looks. As Fritz says, "only a fraction of [meetings] turn into good scripts and a fraction of those actually get made as movies". And that goes double for ones based on a Disney property that Disney have nothing to do with, as is the case with this current "project". More »
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Comment by freespeech: @PATSCRU: yeah but it took a LONNNNG time for it to finally be made!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! more » | Other threads
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hollywood
Turok To Stab Dinosaurs At A Movie Theater Near You
Turok, the dinosaur hunting Native American hero, now 50-plus years in existence, is getting the silver screen treatment according to MTV's movie blog. Set to star Adam Beach as the titular dino-stabber, the movie is still a long way off, with the lead actor telling MTV Movies "We’re about to set up meetings to develop a script and put it out there" with an estimated release "a couple years" from now. More »
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Comment by Solaricide: @Peffse: @dynendal: I hope to God this is a movie based on the old Turok: Son of Stone comics. Or even... more » | Other threads
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Five New Turok Maps Tomorrow
Touchstone is just tickled pink that Turok has shipped over a million copies worldwide, and to thank all of those players who dropped cash on the re-envisioned franchise, they're giving us a chance to spend some more money on tomorrow's Velociraptor Pack (because it sounds cool), which contains five new multiplayer maps for the price of 400 Microsoft Points or 5 PlayStation 3 "Dollars"."Turok has captured the imagination of video game players throughout the world," said Craig Relyea, senior vice president of global marketing, Touchstone. "We're now able to expand the multiplayer experience with the release of new maps. These five new maps are sure to satisfy Turok players who are hungry for more multiplayer challenges."
One of the new maps, Co-Op, is obviously a co-op map, while two of the five are simply relit versions of existing maps. Yes, they made Testing Grounds and A Heated Rivalry dark and put em up for sale! I might hold out for the next pack, rumored to include palette-swapped maps. Hit the jump for more details, as well as the release date for the PC version of the game. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by collusioned: Say what you want about the game, but at least give Propaganda a little credit. It's their first game, and... more » | Other threads
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clips
Yahtzee Goes Jurassic On Turok
Spoiler alert! Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw doesn't like Turok. But instead of editorially ripping that game a new one, this episode of Zero Punctuation simply uses it as an example of everything that's wrong with console first person shooters. Not the least of which are Aliens-esque character rehashes, the "grizzled, sassy multi-ethnic military types often wearing—or at least located somewhere inside—suits of powered armor" otherwise known as Space Marines. It's a doozy, mostly because of Yahtzee waxing nostalgic about the "backwoods pig rapists" of Redneck Rampage. Give it a play. More »
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Comment by Tei: Crysis aliens are not generic. Are very original ones. And this is a comment from a guy that think Star... more » | Other threads
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media
Xbox 360 VS. PS3 Turok Edition
Up until now, I couldn't get enough Xbox 360 vs. PlayStation 3 side-by-sides. But after this direct HDMI feed from Turok, my mind is mush. The opening blacks look far better on the 360, but you lose sight of any contrast difference by the middle of the clip comparisons. Sometimes the PS3 has better textures, sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes the PS3's full RGB gamut offers colors that pop a bit more, sometimes it doesn't. Bottom line: if you have Turok for either of these next gen systems, you're doing fine. And it seems that publishers are getting far better about their cross-platform quality control. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by Sharpfish: I'm no xbox fanboy, i've just suffered a final fatal death of this piece of unreliable hardware and I'd not... more » | Other threads
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achievements
Turok Developer Is Here To Listen
Turok's teammate killing sure pissed people off! Developer Propaganda Games originally thought that it might be humorous to include an Achievement for killing a teammate. But that didn't sit well with Xbox 360 users. So much so that developer Propaganda Games had to issue a patch. Does Propaganda have second thoughts about the whole dealio? Turok Associate Director states: More »
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Comment by coin_operated_boy: @Propaganda_Josh: thanks for stopping by kotaku and chatting with us about the game. if you don't mind my asking, where did... more » | Other threads
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Comment by banmojo: Yet another 'meh' game that could have been a real hit. This makes me mad, want to smash game!... more » | Other threads
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new games
Week in Games: Devil May Cry 4 Edition
We've got some good titles coming out this week ready to steal my hard earned money. Devil May Cry 4 is definitely on my list and I'm kind of curious about this Assassin's Creed game on the DS. I've been playing a bit of Culdcept Saga and found myself oddly addicted. I guess it's the tabletop gaming nerd in me rearing its geeky head again. What's on your list this week? More » -
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Can Someone Tell Touchstone Turok Came Out Three Days Ago?
I've received quite a few emails this weekend from people saying they had picked up copies of Turok at their local stores. While it's not out of the ordinary for a game's street date to be broken by a single outlet, according to Best Buy, GameStop, GameCrazy and Wal-mart the game came out three days ago on Jan. 31. Apparently no one told this to the game's publisher, Touchstone. The official Turok website has a countdown clock that still has a little over two days left on it. The press materials and game websites like IGN and Gamespot also have it listed as a February 5th release. Is this a matter of a mass mistake on the retailers' part or is Touchstone being sneaky and letting the cat out of the bag early on purpose?
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By fdemarcoComment by Lot Krotan: @ElektroDragon: You didn't get out of the cave? You know that's only like 2 minutes of the demo... more » | Other threads
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Comment by vagrantwade: I bought Turok at Wal-Mart last night, and I love this game. more » | Other threads
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behind the scenes
Turok - Awakening The Giants Part Four
Part four of Touchstone's five-part making of series Turok: Awakening The Giants is here, and finally they touch on the portion of the game I was most interested in - the voice actors. After a brief bit about level design, we get to see actors like Ron Perlman, Donnie Wahlberg, and Stargate's Christopher Judge take a turn at lending their pipes to to game's heroes and villains. I don't think I will ever get used to seeing Judge without that golden Goa'uld forehead dealie. They seem to have managed to wrangle up every actor with a deep, rumbly voice ever, so expect your bass to get a real workout once Turok launches next week.
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By Mike FaheyComment by Leatherneck89: THE HELL WITH YOU PEOPLE SAYING THIS GAME WILL FAIL I PLAYED TWO WORLDS NOTHING WILL EVER BE AS BAD... more » | Other threads
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live
The Turok Demo Is Here! (In North America)
For those who reside in Canada, Mexico and the Unites States, the Turok Xbox 360 demo is finally available on LIVE. Even through the rest of the world may have already decided that the game kinda blows, it's not for them to choose! Download it for youself and decide! It's a free country, and from what we understand of that designation, we can download demos for free. And, you know, not be charged for the full price of the game to try it out. Ain't America/Mexico and Canada great? More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by charman: God, this game/demo is horrible. Sloppy controls, shitty halo 2 dual wield ripoff. Every time a dinosaur comes near you,... more » | Other threads
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Turok Pre-order Gift is Fangtastic
Kotakuite matthewpaul93 sends in this pic of the toothy pre-order gift he got from his local Game Crazy for pre-ordering Turok. If I had to choose I would probably take the $10 gift card for pre-ordering the game from Circuit City but the large silver fang does have its charms. So, if you have a penchant for metallic orthodontia or need to fill in that gap in your smile, head over to Game Crazy and pre-order your copy of Turok now! -
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This Week's Best Buy and Circuit City Deals
For the five of you that haven't purchased Halo 3 yet (if you like that sort of thing that is) be sure to check out this week's Best Buy circular. From today until February 3 they are offering the hugely popular FPS for $37.99 which is a $22 savings off of the regular listed price of $59.99. More » -
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Turok Teammate Killing Feature Patched Out
Attempting to head off trouble at the pass, Turok developer Propaganda Games have announced that a patch will be disseminated that will change the controversial "Grab Bag" achievement. The achievement required payers to kill "at least 1 creature, 1 enemy, 1 teammate, and yourself" in a single online match and was hotly protested when it was announced. The resulting patch would remove the requirement of killing a teammate, leaving you only needing to kill "at least 1 creature, 1 enemy and yourself." More » -
behind the scenes
Turok - Awakening The Giants Part III
Touchstone's Turok making-of series Awakening the Giants continues this week with a look at creating the game's antagonists. The team at Propaganda lay out how the artificial intelligence was developed for both the savage, bloodthirsty dinosaurs and the cunning, strategically thinking human enemies. After a bit of speculation last week I dug around a little bit to discover that it is indeed Electric Playground's Victor Lucas - one of the nicest guys in the industry incidentally - narrating the series. Score one for my super-powered auditory senses! In case you missed them, be sure to catch Victor's VO performance in part one and part two of the series.
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By Mike FaheyComment by MountainCool: This Turok Game has nothing to do with the old ones or the old series. more » | Other threads
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Comment by Reyes937: I have never played any Turok games buut this one looks cool and at least the very first Turok game... more » | Other threads
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xbox live
360 Turok Demo Everywhere But Here
Congratulations Xbox 360 owners! You can now download and play the single player demo of the resurrection of the Turok franchise. Let's take a look at the availability of this 1.17 GB beast.Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan and United Kingdom
Aww pants. Well, everyone else enjoy the demo, while those of us in North America and Japan sulk, drowning our sorrows in our first run blockbuster movies and readily available, adorable little anime dolls. *sigh* More » -
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Turok - Awakening The Giants Part One
By Mike FaheyComment by sherpatank: @seiryuu: Sure, let's look at the credits for Gears: [www.mobygames.com] ...oh wait. I count SEVENTY (70) people before any support staff,... more » | Other threads
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Turok 360 Demo In Stores Now
If you've by some chance already preordered Turok for the Xbox 360 or are planning to in the near future, now would be a good time to hit your local game purveyor of choice, as Touchstone has announced the Turok demo disk should now be available for preorder customers at major retail outlets including Best Buy, GameStop, Walmart.com and Game Crazy."The demo disc rewards video game fans by enabling them to play some major features of Turok in their living rooms long before the game is available," said Todd Steckbeck, vice president and general manager, U.S./Canada region, Touchstone. "By reserving their copy of Turok, video game players will also be able to experience an entertaining 30-minute experience throughout the holiday season and the early part of next year."
That is of course if you like your gameplay in small chunks. I'm sure this will eventually be available via Xbox Live, but this gives you a good two months to get your deposit back in case you hate it, and GameStop loves canceling preorders!
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By Mike FaheyComment by raptorsrevenge: I put down my 5 dollars last night just for the demo and the huge fan boy shirt. I think... more » | Other threads
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clips
Turok Multiplayer - A Knifeman Triumphant
By Mike FaheyComment by WK016: Nobody else noticed the team-kill right at the beginning? more » | Other threads
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game announcements
Turok Tracks Dinosaurs To PC
Previously announced for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, the dinosaur hunting has gotten too large for two consoles to contain, spilling over onto the Windows PC in the Spring of 2008. I'd bet the move has something to do with the rich history of first person shooters on the PC platform, what with their enthusiastic, dedicated fans and all."First person shooters have a rich history on the Windows PC platform and are known for having enthusiastic, dedicated fans," said Josh Holmes, vice president and general manager, Propaganda Games. "Turok will be an unforgettable experience ideal for the Windows PC platform when it becomes available in 2008."
See? Just had a feeling. The conversion is being pulled off by Aspyr Studios - the same company responsible for Guitar Hero III's journey onto the PC later this month - and will have all the dino-goodness of the console version, along with multiplayer for up to 16 players. Hooray for PC Turok! More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by the-red-terror: His teeth are SO CLEAN. Also, why, of all the hairstyles, would you choose the faux-hawk to hunt dinosaurs? more » | Other threads
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Turok The Demo Hunter
This November, Xbox 360 owners will be waist deep in games to play. But when picking up your copy of Mass Effect, Assassin's Creed or Scene It? Movie Edition at your local Gamestop, don't forget to bring an extra Lincoln with you. If you drop a fiver on a pre-order for the reimagined Turok, you'll walk out with a demo of the game and a Turok t-shirt that will either be too big, too tight or too hideous for public display. IGN says that those unwilling to set foot in a Gamestop can always cool their jets until December, when Best Buy will get its own copies of the Turok demo. More »
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Comment by Mixiboi: I'm sure The Turok Demo will be on XBL/PSN by February 2008. They are just giving people a bonus right... more » | Other threads
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talking points
Turok Voice Cast Revealed
Touchstone is banking on some big names to draw some attention to next year's reboot of the Turok franchise, hiring some A and B-list Hollywood talent to voice the characters of John Turok and the rest of Whiskey Company. The man himself is being played by Gregory Norman Cruz, who appears in Saving Grace as Bobby Stillwater, as well as various small Native and Latin American roles over the past three decades including Hill Street Blues (Chico) and Cop Rock (Tito). Rounding out Whiskey Company are Timothy Olyphant of Deadwood and the Hitman movie, Ron Perlman from Hellboy, Donnie Wahlberg of New Kids on the Block, Prison Break's William Fichter,Stargate's Chris Judge, Mark Rolston, Lombardo Boyar, Gideon Emery, Josh Gomez, Jon Curry, Jason Harris and Steve Van Wormer. The villainous Roland Kane will be played by the legendary Powers Boothe. Wow. That's a lot of voice talent in one small package. Here's hoping the game is half as good as the cast! More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Mr. Sadistic: They should have gotten Hallie Berry to do a voice, just for the lulz. more » | Other threads
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clip comparison
Crysis Trailer Rips Off Turok's?
Comment by Atvar: Trailers by numbers, 1 2 3...follow these rules, and you'll see.... more » | Other threads
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comic con 07
Power Rangers: Super Legends Hands-On Impressions
Tired of answering the question "You were at Comic Con? What did you think of Power Rangers: Super Legends?!" upon my return from San Diego, I decided that the best way to avoid recounting my experience again and again was to post hands-on impressions of the PlayStation 2 game from Disney Interactive—also publishing Turok, another potential sleeper hit from a Canadian developer—on Kotaku. More »
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Comment by Sid: I'm trying to imagine buying this thing for my kids, and then how depressed I would get when they got... more » | Other threads
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Turok Hands-On Impressions
We were discussing our personal choices for E3 2007's game of the show at breakfast last week when I started in on some diatribe about how the current glut of first-person shooters—this fall being especially saturated—gave me pause about namechecking an FPS as a "best of" standout. All these games are simply following a too-similar formula, deviating from tired gameplay within a 10% variance. Later that day, I played Turok for the Xbox 360 and started to reevaluate my opinion. More »
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Comment by Rintor: I'm glad it's coming back. I missed Turok. I have fond memories of the first Turok for the N64. more » | Other threads
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Comment by cannolikiller: I hope I wasn't the only guy on the block who had liked Rage Wars when it came out. It... more » | Other threads
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Gallery: New Turok Screens
Mmm, the new Turok game for the 360 and PS3 is definitely looking much better than its predecessors, but will it play better? So far they've completely strayed from any semblance of the original comic storyline, with the possible exception of dinosaurs. The protagonist is named Joseph Turok? Isn't that like calling a game Doom because it has demons being fought by a guy named Steve Doom? I've yet to hear anything about the cerebral bore being included. Bah. Still, looking very pretty. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by TidalSpiral: While I agree that all games past Turok 2 were worthy of door stop status, the first still stands out... more » | Other threads
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tarbosaur
Next Gen Turok Trailer: T-Rex!
Here's something you may not know about Eliza: I love dinosaurs. Wee Eliza, or Weeliza, grew up in a household where a dinocentric novel and its sequels were being brewed (the now-ancient Charon's Ark), and the obsession has not loosened ever since. More »
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By egaugerComment by TidalSpiral: I don't really get all the Turok bashing. The first was revolutionary for it's time, no matter what people claim... more » | Other threads
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