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Prototype’s Story In Convenient Montage Format
If you want to tell the back story of Radical Entertainment’s Protoype while still remaining cool and mysterious, then you’re going to need a montage. A back story montage! The developers certainly add to the air of mystery surrounding the virus infecting the citizens of New York City and the origin of the game’s protagonist,…
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Activision, Gibson Guitar Settle Claims
Sometime last week, Activision and Gibson Guitar decided to end their legal wrangling over a patent infringement claim made against the Guitar Hero franchise. Terms ain’t disclosed. Gamasutra dug up the docs, which indicate only that Gibson and Activision shook hands on April 17 and a federal judge in California terminated the case. A federal…
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Wolverine Behind-The-Scenes Teases Secrets
The latest developer diary video for X-Men Origins: Wolverine is a dirty, no-good secret snikt-tease. Developer Raven hasn’t so much created levels for the game as they have crafted environments for players to romp about it. Forest environments; jungle environments; snowy forest environments – they’re all represented here. It’s all very interesting, until they get…
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ESA Welcomes Trion and XSEED
Just when you thought everyone was jumping ship, the Entertainment Software Association welcomes two new companies to its ranks. Trion World Network, Inc. isn’t familiar to most gamers – because they haven’t actually put out any games yet. The company is working on “server-based games and original entertainment” and made a couple of headlines last…
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L.A. Court Finds In Favor Of Scratch DJ
A California judge has ruled in favor of Scratch DJ Game LLC, granting a temporary restraining order against Activision Publishing, ordering all Scratch intellectual property returned immediately. Despite assurances on Thursday by Activision that the L.A. Superior Court saw no evidence of wrongdoing on their part, a judge today granted Genius Products and Numark Industries…
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Bane Goes Wild In Arkham Asylum
Once again one of Batman’s most intelligent villains is reduced to a ravening juggernaut of destruction, as Bane makes a smashing appearance in Batman: Arkham Asylum. He looks good and all, but I’m a bit tired of video game developers and Joel Schumacher using Bane as a mindless powerhouse enemy. He is a powerful guy,…
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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – Double Feature
Activision’s double preview feature of X-Men Origins: Wolverine and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen showcased two approaches to movie-game making that we ought to see more of. The first, used for Wolverine, is the “if you can’t beat ‘em, rip ‘em off” method of movie-game making. The second, seen in Transformers, is “if you need…
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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Site Is Shia Free
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen isn’t due in theaters for another two months or so, but Activision endeavors to tide you over with this movie-game website. Revenge of the Fallen will be on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, Wii, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS and PSP in various gameplay formats. I’m sure they would have put…
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Raven Software Gushes Over Wolverine
While the second behind-the-scenes clips for X-Men Origins: Wolverine does include some nifty bits about sound design and camera work, for the most part it’s just the team at Raven using complimentary adjectives. According to Raven, Wolverine will be fast, furious, unleashed, and the game that everyone is pining for. It’s like no Wolverine game…
By Mike Fahey