SOE Lays Off and Cancels ‘The Agency’ MMO
In an effort to save money, Sony Online Entertainment has confirmed two horrible stories: The Agency has been cancelled and SOE has laid off 205 employees and shut down three studios.
In an effort to save money, Sony Online Entertainment has confirmed two horrible stories: The Agency has been cancelled and SOE has laid off 205 employees and shut down three studios.
Though Tomonobu Itagaki is gone, the people at Team Ninja are still bringing us the latest Ninja Gaiden game. So far little is known, but project lead Yosuke Hayashi has come out recently witth some interesting tidbits.
Kotaku is reporting that the PlayStation Rewards project has been scraped.
Originally, this was setup to reward PlayStation 3 owners just by
playing PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Network games or event
participating in events on PlayStation Home. The rewards ranged from
avatars and themes to even special all-paid trips to industry exclusive
events. The Reward project was originally planned to be launched in
April, but the beta testers were sent an unwelcoming e-mail with the
following message:
Developer Avalanche Studios has announced a new game called Renegade
Ops which will be published by Sega and
released as a downloadable title for Xbox Live, PSN and PC.
2K Games
has finally confirmed that there will be a re-release of Mafia
II, which will feature all of the previous DLC packs for the
title. The all-inclusive versions of the game, dubbed the “Director’s
Cut” will cost $30 and will ship in a Greatest Hits package on the
PS3. 2K has stated that the Mafia II re-release will feature
the core game, add-on content, and the four DLC style packs that were
once retail-exclusive. These include the Vegas, Renegade, Greaser and
War Hero character schemes which come complete with two cars and two
suits to use in the game. Along with the style packs, the three
additional mission packs will also be rolled into the mix. These are
“The Betrayal of Jimmy”, “Jimmy’s Vendetta”, and “Joe’s
Adventures.” Each pack adds a unique perspective to the game and
offers players dozens of new missions to the story.
It’s not much of a suprise, hell… even the guys at Gearbox and 3D Realms must have seen it coming. But Duke Nukem Forever got delayed by an entire month, originally due for a worldwide release on May 6th 2011, despite being in development for an eye-watering 14 years.
After the recent push-back of the latest installment of Duke’s ventures into girls and guns, which was announced by Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford via a comedic youtube video; rumours spread that the delay was nothing more than a marketing gimmick.
Another strong week for new
games on the PS3, especially for racing fans with three new racing games arriving
in stores in the shape of: NASCAR 2011,
Shift 2, and MotoGP. Also out in stores this week
are wrestling game WWE All Stars,
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12, and the hack
and slash game Dynasty Warriors 7.
New games on the PlayStation
Network include a port of the original Sonic
the Hedgehog, the second part of the excellent Back to the Future: The Game, and the download re-release of the
full game of Split/Second.
Video game veterans Atari Europe has now announced the remake of 1980’s classic castle defense game Warlords.
Originally on the Atari 2600, Warlords
is an action strategy game where up to four players must defend their
castles from mischievous minions and a fire-breathing dragon as they
multitask in order to build defenses and rally troops in order to gain
control points and destroy other factions. As well as the original
premise of the game mixed with new layers of strategy, players can
experience a mix of online competitive and cooperative game modes,
including co-op siege mode and classic free-for-all battles.
Video games favourite blood-sucking femme fatale, Rayne, is
making a comeback this summer in Bloodrayne:
Betrayal. The announcement was made by Majesco Entertainment, and will be
developed by Wayforward, known for Batman:
The Brave and the Bold.
Bloodrayne: Betrayal
is an adventure game, where players will reprise the role of Rayne, a dhampir
(half-human, half-vampire) who hunts vampires for a secret organisation, known
as “The Brimstone Society”.
Lesta Studio has just announced that Time Machine: Rogue
Pilot will be coming to the Playstation Network. According to the International
Affairs Manager of Lesta Studio, Lucy Khatajaeva; Time Machine: Rogue Pilot is
in the final stages of development, which is very exciting for the studio. This
will be the first ever Playstation 3 title developed by Lesta Studio.
Time Machine: Rogue Pilot promises a brand new approach to
the puzzle game genre, mixed with story mode missions, several bonus game
modes, and a multiplayer mode that can be played either offline or online with
friends, all in full high definition.
