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Tigon’s Ian Stevens: For Hollywood, ‘making video games has been the same thing as making action figures’
by tutatom on Jun.30, 2009, under Gadgets, Media, Video Games
Running Tigon Studios is a bit of a strange job to have. Ian Stevens , the man in charge, is responsible for not just organizing development talent to make games like this year’s Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena , but also working with Hollywood.
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Tigon’s Ian Stevens: For Hollywood, ‘making video games has been the same thing as making action figures’
Rumor: Taiwanese firms awarded PS3 Slim manufacturing contracts
by WronoPoetsseK on Jun.30, 2009, under Gadgets, Media, Rumors, Video Games
Another possibly ” frustrating ” leak for Sony, word comes from our buddies at Joystiq Japan and Engadget Chinese that two Taiwanese manufacturing companies have been awarded contracts to build Sony’s new streamlined PS3, affectionately known as the PS3 Slim . According to UDN.com , half of the orders have gone to Taiwanese group Foxconn, while the other half has gone to Pegatron.
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Midway Newcastle reveals new IP: Necessary Force
by Diallayenda on Jun.17, 2009, under Gadgets, Media, Video Games
It seems a certain beleaguered studio listened to our humble suggestion ! Midway Newcastle, one of the splinter studios that wasn’t rescued in the Warner Bros. buyout of Midway, just revealed its formerly unannounced open-world action game in an attempt to drum up buyers before the developer is forced to close down in just 13 days. The new IP is called Necessary Force — a “gritty detective drama” about a cop who “sets his own rules.” So, like Nash Bridges, only grittier . Details about the game are slim, though three months of development have resulted in a gameplay-free teaser trailer (seen above). What do you guys think?
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