Kotaku: The Conduit

Author of Negative Conduit 2 Review Becomes Target of Studio's Ire, His Novel Attacked on Amazon

Drew Cohen — Fri, 20 May 2011 16:40:00 EDT

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Video game development company High Voltage Software was so chagrined by a negative review of their game, The Conduit 2, its creative director may have encouraged studio staff to retaliate against the author—by inundating the Amazon page for his novel with negative reviews. More »

Conduit's Developer Vows They'll Bring the Game to 3DS

Owen Good — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 21:30:00 EST

Conduit 2 (it dropped the "The"), the sequel to the pioneering Wii shooter, has had its release date pushed back twice. Once developer High Voltage finishes it, though, they'll begin working on an installment for the Nintendo 3DS. More »

Can You Guess The Game Based On Its Dramatically Different Box Art?

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:40:00 EDT

What game is this? It's a shooter. It's a Wii game. It's a sequel. And the previous game's box art doesn't look anything like this. More »

Conduit 2 Eyes-On Impressions: Re-Rigging the Adventure

Owen Good — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:30:00 EDT

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Well, isn't this timely. Conduit 2 begins with uncontrollable calamity out at sea on an oil rig. A coincidence, says High Voltage Software, but isn't that what their shadow government would want you to think? More »

Why Conduit 2 Will Be Better Than The Conduit

Mike Fahey — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:40:19 EDT

In a message to Sega fans posted at the company's European blog, High Voltage chief creative officer Eric Nofsinger explains why The Conduit was a muddled, uninteresting jumble, and why the game's sequel won't be. More »

Sega Channels Conduit 2 To Wii This Fall

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:00:00 EDT

High Voltage Software will give fans of its original shooter The Conduit another opportunity to enjoy first-person shooting thrills on the Wii. The latest issue of Nintendo Power unveils the sequel, Conduit 2. More »

Tournament of Legends Preview: Two-Fisted Combat

Stephen Totilo — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:40:41 EST

You've seen the ancient gods fight in video games before. You may have seen them use giant hammers. But have you seen a fighting game on Wii that allows for two-handed combat, shot from an unusual camera angle? More »

Sega Updates Us On Wii Strategy, Aliens, "Sega-ness"

Stephen Totilo — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:00:54 EDT

Kotaku sat with the new chief of Sega's American and European divisions yesterday to get an update on everything from Aliens to Yakuza. More »

High Voltage Traps Ghostbusters Engine

Mike Fahey — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:40:00 EDT

High Voltage, the developers behind the Wii-exclusive first-person shooter The Conduit, have signed up for a lifetime license to the Ghostbusters-powering Infernal Engine, gearing up for some Xbox 360 and PC development. More »

Sega Sammy Bleeds $108 Million In Gold Rings, Reveals Conduit Sales

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:40:00 EDT

It was a tough quarter for Sega's parent company, Sega Sammy Holdings, as the company announced losses of 10.293 billion yen ($108.85 million USD). It also revealed sales data on recent games The Conduit and Virtua Tennis 2009. More »

Hey Nintendo, Why Aren't Core Third Party Games Selling?

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Third party Wii titles like MadWorld and The Conduit are aimed towards core gamers. And...they're not selling so hot. Why the heck not? Tons of people own Nintendo Wii consoles. More »

Frankenreview: The Conduit

Mike Fahey — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:20:00 EDT

High Voltage an Sega seek to take on the mantle of the Nintendo Wii's signature first-person shooter with The Conduit. Have they succeeded? More »

The Conduit Review: A Bland, But Enjoyable Shooter

Brian Crecente — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:00:00 EDT

In Sega's The Conduit, you play as a pawn in a vast conspiracy involving aliens, shadowy government agencies, and the president of the United States. More »

Nintendo Expects The Conduit, GTA Chinatown Wars To Sell Well

Stephen Totilo — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:00:50 EDT

Despite some signs of trouble earlier this year, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime told Kotaku why third-parties have a bright future on Wii and DS. More »

What Sega Is Bringing To E3 2009

Mike Fahey — Tue, 26 May 2009 15:20:00 EDT

Sega is bringing its A game to E3 2009. Two A games, in fact, along with a B game, a C game, two Olympic titles, and a movie tie-in. More »

High Voltage: The Conduit Different From Other Core Sega Wii Titles

Mike Fahey — Wed, 20 May 2009 11:20:00 EDT

High Voltage chief creative officer Eric Nofsinger explains why The Conduit won't suffer the same poor sales as Sega's other core Wii titles, MadWorld and The House of the Dead: Overkill. More »

High Voltage To Reveal New Original Title At E3

Mike Fahey — Mon, 18 May 2009 16:20:00 EDT

With The Conduit as good as released, High Voltage Software plans to use this year's E3 to reveal their all-new original IP to the world at large, and they couldn't wait until then to tease it. More »

The Story Behind The Conduit

Mike Fahey — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:20:00 EDT

"How can mankind fight a war that the enemy has already won?" asks the latest trailer for Sega's first-person shooter The Conduit. More »

The Conduit Hands-On: A Second Look

Brian Crecente — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:00:00 EDT

Last month when I sat down with High Voltage to talk to them about their upcoming Wii shooter, The Conduit. I also managed to finagle some time playing the game. More »

The Conduit Preview: Calling Do-Overs

AJ Glasser — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:40:00 EDT

Last night's The Conduit multiplayer event was plagued by major server issues, leaving developer High Voltage Software no choice but to call do-overs. More »

The Conduit Multiplayer In Action

Mike Fahey — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:00:00 EDT

The latest trailer for High Voltage Software's Wii shooter The Conduit gives a glimpse at the game's robust online multiplayer gameplay. More »

The Conduit's All Seeing Eye

Mike Fahey — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:00:00 EDT

Sega has dropped a new trailer and screens featuring the All Seeing Eye, Michael Ford's key to unraveling the mysteries pervading Washington D.C. in The Conduit. More »

The Conduit Control Customization

Brian Crecente — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:00:00 EDT

There are plenty of things to talk about when it comes to Wii shooter The Conduit, but none are more important then the controls and the absurd number of ways you can customize them. More »

New Conduit Trailer Channels Awesome

Mike Fahey — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:00:00 EDT

This new trailer for High Voltage Software's The Conduit makes it easy to believe that the game can live up to the title of "The definitive Wii first-person shooter." More »

The Conduit's Dropping Of Wii MotionPlus Explained

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:40:00 EDT

The Conduit's contribution to the Wii library is exciting. It's easy on the eyes, seems like a smart publishing decision by Sega, and planned for Wii Speak and Wii MotionPlus support from the get-go. More »

The Conduit To Support Wii Speak

Brian Crecente — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 11:00:00 EST

In this GameTrailers segment we get to see and hear a bit more about The Conduit and Dead Space: Extraction, both Wii titles for hardcore gamers. More »

Bayonetta, MadWorld, The Conduit Lookin' Fine

Brian Crecente — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:00:00 EST

In case you missed it, today turned out to be SEGA DAY! Happy Sega Day, go hug a hedgehog!* More »

The Conduit Channels Hardcore Gaming To the Wii: Hands-On

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:00:00 EST

It’s clear that High Voltage Software are excited about the ability of The Conduit, their upcoming first-person shooter geared for hardcore gamers, to ratchet the Wii's technology several notches past what it’s previously pulled off. More »

The Conduit Then and Now

Brian Crecente — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:00:00 EST

To say that The Conduit has improved with age would be a bit of an understatement. It has, at least graphically, metamorphosed into something I am actually interesting in watching. More »

You Can Play Madworld, The Conduit At Comic-Con

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:00:34 EST

Sega's bringing its 2009 Wii wares to the New York Comic-Con, giving comic book fans a chance to play its waggle-filled line up before anyone else. It even has "special zombie surprises!" planned. !!!!. More »

High Voltage: Wii Could Use an RPG

Owen Good — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 13:00:00 EST

Fresh off getting Sega to be the publisher for its Wii FPS, The Conduit, High Voltage apparently is looking to deliver titles with a more traditional appeal to gamers. More »

Sega Confirmed As Conduit For The Conduit

Mike Fahey — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:20:00 EDT

As is often the case with rumors, confirmation one way is generally just over the horizon. Take yesterday's rumor that Sega was taking High Voltage Software's The Conduit for the Nintendo Wii under it's loving, publishing wing. Today Sega has issued an official press release announcing themselves as the game's publisher for North America and Europe, and Sega of America President Simon Jeffery tells us why. More »

Rumor: Sega Channels The Conduit To Wii

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:40:00 EDT

At last check, High Voltage Software's sharp-looking Wii game The Conduit was homeless, without a publisher to give it a snazzy marketing campaign and necessary distribution. Fortunately, thanks to an eagle-eyed NeoGAFer, it appears that Sega may have picked up the Wii MotionPlus-ready sci-fi shooter, with The Conduit appearing briefly on the Sega of America press FTP earlier today. It was rather quickly deleted, but not before screen grabs captured the moment for posterity. More »

The Conduit Snags Two Sheppards And A Sorbo

Mike Fahey — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:00:00 EDT

What would a futuristic first-person shooter be without top-notch Hollywood voice talent? Why it would be High Voltage Software's The Conduit for the Nintendo Wii, which dipped a few notches below top in their search to find the voice to match the characters in their upcoming game. Not that the actors they snagged aren't talented and entertaining. Mark A. Sheppard, the voice of the game's main character Mr. Ford, was Badger in Firefly for crying out loud. The man oozes quality. William Morgan Sheppard, the voice of John Adams, played Captain Witwicky in the Transformers movie and was the voice of Limburger in Biker Mice from Mars! More »

Big, Ugly Nintendo Roundup

AJ Glasser — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:00:00 EDT

For two whole days, Nintendo fed on my soul - and I, in turn, fed on your eye sockets with the following impressions and haphazard news stories: More »

The Conduit – Still Going Strong

AJ Glasser — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:00:00 EDT

Last time we checked in with High Voltage at PAX, they had only just gotten their hands on Wii MotionPlus. So I wasn’t too surprised to see that there really wasn’t much being done with it at the Nintendo Media Summit – but my proverbial socks were knocked off when I saw how much they’d done with the graphics in that short amount of time. More »

Getting a Look at The Conduit's Visuals

Owen Good — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 18:00:00 EDT

This 90 second clip highlights the effort put into The Conduit's visual detail, no mean feat considering it's working on a Wii and that's not exactly a PS3. My visual palate is about like my wine palate, I pretty much like everything, and it's gotta be offensively wrong for me to pan it. That said, you guys are more sophisticated judges of a game's graphical chops, so I'm interested in what you have to say. Does The Conduit earn core-game bonafides with things like bump-mapping, the projected texture lights and depth of field focus changes? More »

The Conduit Already has MotionPlus, WiiSpeak, Sequel

Owen Good — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 13:00:00 EDT

High Voltage chief operating officer Eric Nofsinger told MTV Multiplayer that The Conduit, due out March 2009, will support MotionPlus and WiiSpeak, and alludes to an already-planned sequel that will make greater use of those capabilities. More »

The Conduit Looking For a Few Good Controller Mappings

Brian Crecente — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:00:00 EDT

All you southpaw gamers out there should rejoice... and then get to controller mapping, the developers behind The Conduit are looking for a few extra preset controller configurations to include when their shooter ships next year. More »

Conduit "Probably Will" Use Friend Codes

Owen Good — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 18:00:00 EDT

Friend codes on the Wii are enough of a pain in the ass for casual titles that those anticipating the few multiplayer FPSes on the console — like, say, The Conduit — are positively dreading what they'd do to that online experience. Exchanging codes with one friend is bad enough. Sixteen? Oh, lawd. More »