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FlatOut Publishers Headed For A Crash
British publishing house Empire Interactive – best known for the FlatOut series – look set to be the latest victims of the global economic crisis, with MCV claiming the studio’s closure is imminent. The trade site say that “all staff at the firm’s London offices were sent home this week”, and that Empire “is in…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 24, 2009 -
Zeno Clash To Get DLC, Editor
Crazy Chilean first-person-brawler Zeno Clash has been making people happy on Steam all week, but the happiness is short-lived, as the game is, well, short. So the developers are releasing DLC and an editing suite. In an interview with LagZero, ACE Team‘s Andres Bordeu says that the team “definitely…want to do” more Tower challenges, along…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 24, 2009 -
Empire: Total War Gets First “Major” Upgrade Next Week
If everything goes according to plan, Creative Assembly will next week release an update for Empire: Total War that will address a number of AI flaws and critical bugs. While this isn’t the first update the brilliant yet technically “eccentric” game has received, it’s certainly the biggest (with “over 70 bug fixes”) and most wide-ranging.…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 24, 2009 -
Hong Kong’s Insanely-Detailed Resident Evil 5 Figures
In the West, we got little plastic Resident Evil 5 figures. But in the mysterious Orient? Well, they’re getting something a lot better. Hong Kong company Hot Toys – who specialise in incredibly detailed 1/6 scale figures – have taken the wraps off their Resident Evil 5 line, which at the moment features two characters,…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 24, 2009 -
Kids Make Old Games Look Good On New TVs
Earlier this week, we saw the ugly side of modern emulation. So, in the interests of fairness, today let’s look at some people hoping to set things right. Full-time thinking man and part-time Kotaku Guest Editor Ian Bogost has asked some kids at Georgia Tech to come up with an emulator that can not only…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 24, 2009 -
Codemasters To Release Two Formula 1 Games
While we’ve long known Codemasters have been working on a new Formula 1 game – and also that it would be serious – the company have today come out and made some official announcements. Seems there is not one, but two F1 games currently in development. The first will be out this year, and will…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 24, 2009 -
Games Funding Has Dried Up
In these tough times, cash money reserves have dried up. It’s the same the world over, and the games industry is no different. Especially if you’re a start-up. According to Games Investor Consulting director Nick Gibson “In the last four or five months there has been a collapse in venture capital and, more broadly, private…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 24, 2009 -
Guitar Hero: Van Halen Now Available For Pre-Order At GameStop
Executives have spoken of it. Ratings Boards have classified it. And now the world’s largest games retailer is accepting preorders for it. Activision, it’s about time you announced Guitar Hero: Van Halen. A GameStop employee has helpfully pointed us towards his overseer’s website, where you can throw some money down on the unannounced title right…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 24, 2009 -
More Legal Fuss Over Scratch DJ Game
What. A. Mess. Having been sued by publishers Genius Products earlier in the week, Scratch developers 7 Studios are now suing them right back. The counter-suit alleges that Genius’ actions are a “textbook case of unlawful and unsavory business practices”, and that the game has been delayed a number of times thanks to Genius, not…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 24, 2009 -
Best Buy’s $10 Game Sale
Next week, Best Buy will be kicking off a $10 game sale. While there will be copious amounts of crap, this list might encourage you to hit the sales bin and start digging. Because while most games going for $10 deserve to be going for $10, you’ll find a few attractive bargains (namely good, recent…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 24, 2009 -
Prototyping The Wii Remote, Nunchuk
No doubt inspired by yesterday’s reveal of the MotionPlus prototype process, Siliconera patent trawler Spencer Yip has uncovered a similar process, only this time for the Wii’s actual controllers. Again, like with the MotionPlus, if you were hoping for a radical evolution from batshit crazy design to the current models, you’ll be disappointed. They’re all…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 23, 2009 -
Virtual On Out (Again) Next Week
In case you couldn’t tell, we’re excited about the impending return of Virtual On, with Oratorio Tangram about to be released on Xbox Live Arcade eight years after first appearing on the Dreamcast. And it’s going to be released soon, with Sega today announcing that it’ll be available for download on April 29. The re-release…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 23, 2009 -
How Noby Noby Boy’s Multiplayer Actually Works
We’ve seen footage of Noby Noby Boy’s multiplayer mode before, but it didn’t really explain anything. Just showed some Noby’s wriggling around. So creator Keita Takehashi has stepped up with a few more details. Apparently what each player eats has a different effect on how the game goes down. For example, Takehashi says that if…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 23, 2009 -
Fallout 3: Broken Steel Gameplay Footage
G4 got their hands on some gameplay footage from Fallout 3’s latest piece of downloadable content, Broken Steel, and are sharing it for all the world to see. There’s developer interview chit-chat you have to get through to see it all, but it’s with Bethesda boss Todd Howard, so that’s OK. Click to view Video…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 23, 2009 -
New, Non-Movie Transformers Game Coming
As we’ve established, no matter how good the Transformers movie games are, they’ll always be flawed by the fact they’re based on the movies. But what about a game not based on the movies? The Cut Scene reckon that Activision are working on a Transformers game due for release in 2010. Which makes sense, since…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 23, 2009 -
A Look At “Declining” Wii Sales In Japan
Regular readers of our Japanese hardware sales charts will be aware that, in recent months, Wii sales have declined. It’s being regularly outsold by the PS3, and even the 360 is nipping at its heels. This has led many to proclaim that the Wii’s golden run in Japan is over. That the fickle Japanese public…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 23, 2009 -
The Best MMO Demonstration Video You’ll See In A While
We’ve spoken lovingly about Love before. Love the idea, love the art style, love the concept of a procedurally-generated MMO. Continuing the theme, we also love this extended gameplay demonstration. Still can’t get over the fact this is being made by one man. If you’d like to read/see more of the project, the official site’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 23, 2009
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