by Rainier on Jan. 3, 2019 @ 4:15 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Based on HBO’s popular original series, the Westworld mobile game lets players assume the role of a newly hired Delos Trainee, who has been granted access to the Delos Park Training Simulation (DPTS).
by Rainier on Nov. 6, 2018 @ 7:28 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Square Enix announced it has become a 20% shareholder in Derby-based Bulkhead Interactive, the independent games developer known for The Turing Test and Battalion 1944.
by Rainier on May 12, 2017 @ 2:57 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Paradox Interactive announced that Jon Shafer, designer of such strategy titles as Sid Meier’s Civilization V, has joined Paradox Development Studio to work on new projects.
by Rainier on May 11, 2017 @ 12:29 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Hitman will see players perform contract hits on powerful, high-profile targets in exotic locations around the world.
by Rainier on Feb. 23, 2015 @ 9:46 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Inside My Radio is a rhythm-action platformer game where you start as a little green guy living inside a broken boombox.
by Rainier on Nov. 3, 2014 @ 10:16 a.m. PST | Filed under
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With Rabbids Invasion The Interactive TV Show, the majority of the 78 seven-minute CGI episodes from the original Rabbids Invasion TV series will be adapted to allow the audience to join with the Rabbids in acting out some of their crazy antics.
by Rainier on May 31, 2012 @ 4:48 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Icarus Studios, known for Fallen Earth, has merged with Zabu Studio to create MFV, a development studio dedicated to combining physical merchandise with interactive technology on new platforms.
by Rainier on March 26, 2012 @ 7:56 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has entered into an agreement with Codemasters for the distribution, sales and trade marketing of its video game product slate this year in North/South America, including DiRT Showdown and F1 2012.
by Rainier on Nov. 8, 2010 @ 5:51 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Canadian based independent developer Artificial Mind & Movement (A2M) announced it has renamed into Behaviour Interactive, a return to the name it was formerly known by when it was a small upstart developer of PS1 games in the 90’s.
by Rainier on April 12, 2010 @ 9:37 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Space Shuttle Mission Simulator is a simulation game that lets you experience the liftoff shakes and engines roar right from the Commander's or Pilot's seats. Perform mission procedures and perform variable-difficulty historical missions from STS-1, through secret DoD missions, and up to the recent ISS missions.
by Rainier on Jan. 6, 2010 @ 11:51 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Unity Technologies announced the appointments of Brett Seyler (formerly InstantAction/Torque Engine) as VP of Strategy and Steffen Toksvig (formerly IO Interactive) as Development Director.
by Rainier on Aug. 17, 2009 @ 12:01 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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While a fifth installment in the Hitman franchise is not really much of a surprise, Eidos has yet to officially announce its existence. With last year's movie having done quite well and rumors of a second one in the planning stages, CEO Ian Livingstone revealed
a few months ago that IO Interactive would be in charge of Hitman 5.
Last week, actor Mark Sloan's resume stated that he did Hitman mo-cap at UK-based Rocksteady Studios for Hitman 5, but a new statement from Eidos' Livingstone says that the Batman developer is not working on the game, and as far as he knows, IO is still on the job.
by Rainier on Aug. 12, 2009 @ 3:42 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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While a fifth installment in the Hitman franchise is not really much of a surprise, Eidos has yet to officially announce its existence. With last year's movie having done quite well and rumors of a second one in the planning stages, CEO Ian Livingstone revealed
a few months ago that IO Interactive would be in charge of Hitman 5, but according to
actor Mark Sloan's resume, he has done mocap work for UK-based Rocksteady Studios, which is currently finishing up Batman: Arkham Asylum.
by Rainier on Aug. 6, 2009 @ 9:29 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Scratch: The Ultimate DJ is set in distinctive urban environments combining free-form DJ tricks with great rhythm game-play, and featuring songs from the biggest names in Hip Hop. Designed by DJ technology manufacturer Numark, Scratch Deck gives players an authentic DJ experience like no other.
by Rainier on Dec. 12, 2008 @ 5:00 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Earlier this year the Founders of IO Interactive, creators of the Hitman franchise, formed a development company Reto-Moto, with focus on online multi-player titles. While its first titles have yet to be announced, the Swedish outfit has just added six experienced industry professionals to its team.
by Rainier on Sept. 22, 2008 @ 9:41 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Majesco signed an agreement with Scholastic Interactive to distribute the Group's console and handheld titles in North and South America, including Goosebumps HorrorLand (NDS/PS2/Wii) and Ultimate I SPY (Wii), as well as catalog titles I SPY Fun House and Animal Genius for NDS.
by Rainier on Aug. 14, 2008 @ 3:51 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Empire Interactive has signed a multi-year distribution agreement with Atari to bring its titles to the North American market, such as Animal Paradise (NDS), Pipe Mania (NDS, PSP PS2, PC), Unsolved Crimes (NDS), and Hello Kitty: Big City Dreams (NDS).
by Rainier on April 11, 2008 @ 9:36 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Founders of IO Interactive and creators of Hitman announce the formation of their new development company Reto-Moto, committed to redefining the online multi-player space.
by Rainier on July 12, 2007 @ 4:50 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Disney Interactive Studios announced it has acquired Warren Spector's Junction Point Studios, currently working on a yet to be announced next-gen project. As part of DIS it will create new franchises and also bring some of Disney's most beloved franchises to next generation gaming platforms.
by Rainier on Aug. 7, 2006 @ 3:47 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ubisoft announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of the IP and technology rights to the Driver franchise, as well as most of the assets and all of the personnel of Reflections Interactive. This acquisition allows Ubisoft to enter the driving game segment, and it's confident Driver’s technology will have a positive effect on the full range of Ubisoft games.
by Rainier on March 4, 2004 @ 1:36 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Eidos announces that it has reached agreement to acquire IO Interactive, the Danish based studio responsible for the hugely successful Hitman franchise. The acquisition of IO secures the future rights of the Hitman series and significantly strengthens Eidos' European creative base and development resource. In addition, the deal will facilitate the use of IO's leading edge technology platform across the Group, which will play a key role in the development of next generation titles.
by Rainier on Feb. 10, 2004 @ 3:16 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Resolution Interactive has acquired full rights from Daydream Software to computer games Clusterball and X-Team Racing, and the game concepts Scarcefreak and Billion Dollar Disc. The agreement includes code, design and community servers, as well as customer databases. One exception is South America, where Daydream keeps the Clusterball and X-Team Racing rights for 3 years in order to complete unfinished business. Daydream is also allowed to use existing Autobahn code in its future production.
by Rainier on Aug. 20, 2001 @ 6:43 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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If you want to see the future of interactive entertainment, there’s only one place you should be on September 2nd and that’s ECTS. ECTS is Europe’s premier trade event for the computer and video game industry, organised by CMP Europe Ltd, and is taking place from 2 – 4 September, at London’s brand new exhibition venue, ExCeL.
