April 2012 Blog Posts (12)

Sony today announced plans to release God of War: Ascension Exclusively for Playstation3

AWARD-WINNING FRANCHISE RISES ONCE AGAIN WITH

GOD OF WAR: ASCENSIONTM
, EXCLUSIVELY FOR PLAYSTATION®3

Prequel To The Multi-Million Unit Selling Series Details Kratos' Emotional Story of Redemption, While Redefining The Competitive Multiplayer Experience

London, 30th April 2012 - Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE)…

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Added by John Armstrong on April 30, 2012 at 13:36 — No Comments

World Gaming Executives Interview Alexander Reitsma Managing Director at JAG about the future for Just a Game and recent acquisitions.

World Gaming Executives Interview Alexander Reitsma Managing Director at JAG about the future for Just a Game and recent acquisitions.



Tell us a little bit about Just A Game, their history within the video games industry, how they got started, what's their current position in the global market?

Just A Game started in…

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Added by John Armstrong on April 30, 2012 at 13:00 — No Comments

UKIE Week 17 2012 UK Video Games Charts

Ukie Week 17 2012 UK Video Games Charts

 

Top 40 Entertainment Software (All Prices), Week Ending 28 April 2012

  1. [PROTOTYPE 2] - ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
  2. FIFA STREET -…
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Added by John Armstrong on April 30, 2012 at 10:12 — No Comments

Lets Zumba with Majesco

“The original Xbox died a swift death when Xbox360 came out so if you were focusing on publishing games for the original console, you got hurt pretty bad. It was a rough time for the entire industry and we were a part of that, we went through a transition and that’s when we started focusing on casual games.”

Majesco’s CEO, Jesse Sutton

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Added by John Armstrong on April 24, 2012 at 13:26 — No Comments

Reinout te Brake - IQU Massive Multiplayer Online Games

“As long as we have a relationship with an individual or a business entity, we’ll do our best to provide the best

service we can to help them meet their goals – whether that means finding a new game to love, or making

sure we’re helping them optimize their marketing campaigns.” IQU - Reinout te Brake

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Added by John Armstrong on April 24, 2012 at 13:22 — No Comments

Eidos Montreal discuss Deus Ex - Human Revolution

“We wanted a fresh start on the franchise and make it unique and standalone.

Therefore, you do not need to be an old Deus Ex fan to appreciate the game...”

Deus Ex’s Game Director, Jean-Francois Dugas

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Added by John Armstrong on April 24, 2012 at 13:10 — No Comments

J.S Gilbert on playing Needles Kane (Sweet Tooth) in Twisted Metal

“...after I did the character I started getting fan mail and that was twelve years ago. I doubt a month goes by that I don’t get e-mail from somebody where they say, “Are you the J.S. Gilbert that did the voice of Sweet Tooth? He’s my favorite...”

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Added by John Armstrong on April 24, 2012 at 13:00 — No Comments

Storage Wars and Pawn Stars Social Games from A+E Networks History Channel

“We’re excited by the opportunities that mobile gaming offers, so mobile will play a larger role in our History

Games Channel initiative in the coming months. We want to keep giving players new ways to remain connected to History games.” (creators of Storage Wars and Pawn Stars Social Games on Facebook)

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Added by John Armstrong on April 24, 2012 at 13:00 — No Comments

Online Warmongers Selects Highwinds GDN to Deliver War Inc. Battle Zone

Online Warmongers Selects Highwinds GDN to Deliver War Inc. Battle Zone

Highwinds Delivers World’s First AAA Free-to-Play Shooter Game to Online Players Globally

WINTER PARK, Fla. – April 23, 2012 Highwinds®, a leader in content delivery, network and cloud-based IP services, today announced that Online Warmongers has selected…

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Added by Jay Moore on April 23, 2012 at 18:10 — No Comments

UKIE Week 15 2012 UK Video Games Charts

UKIE Week 15 2012 UK Video Games Charts

 

Top 40 Entertainment Software (All Prices), Week Ending 14 April 2012

  1. FIFA STREET - ELECTRONIC ARTS
  2. MASS EFFECT 3 - ELECTRONIC…
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Added by John Armstrong on April 23, 2012 at 9:14 — No Comments

UKIE Week 14 2012 UK Video Games Charts

UKIE Week 14 2012 UK Video Games Charts

 

 

Top 40 Entertainment Software (All Prices), Week Ending 07 April 2012

  1. KINECT STAR WARS - MICROSOFT
  2. FIFA STREET - ELECTRONIC…
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Added by John Armstrong on April 10, 2012 at 8:51 — No Comments

Tutorial - Jon Solmos: Creating an Ice Texture for Angmar Fortress

Tutorial - Jon Solmos:  Creating an Ice Texture for Angmar Fortress



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While working at Breakaway Games I was given the task to create various environment ice textures for EA Games expansion: Battle for Middle Earth: Rise of the Witch King.  Since a number of the art assets from the original game were being used for the…

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Added by John Armstrong on April 3, 2012 at 11:00 — No Comments

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