<![CDATA[[GameRatty] tag: gameguru]]> http://gameratty.com/tag/gameguru Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:36:42 +0000 iRatty Engine http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss <![CDATA[A PS3 1/15th Its Original Size And 1/XXXX Its Processing Power]]> http://gameratty.com/article/7492d13a51238525457007f9191f48f6 http://gameratty.com/article/7492d13a51238525457007f9191f48f6 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:01:00 +0000 stiff competition gameguru writes key factor play games proves world innovation console consoles A PS3 1/15th Its Original Size And 1/XXXX Its Processing Power <![CDATA[Epic calls EA buyout rumor "rubbish"]]> http://gameratty.com/article/eb714affbfbc7fa534dab107a6214549 http://gameratty.com/article/eb714affbfbc7fa534dab107a6214549 Filed under:


In a one word response to an unsubstantiated rumor that Electronic Arts is planning to buy Epic Games, Epic's VP Mark Rein told Big Download that the rumor is "rubbish." The rumor began swirling (down the drain, so it would seem) last week, when GameGuru.in reported that word from the "rumor mill" was that EA was planning the buyout in order to acquire the Unreal Engine. Specifically, it would be a chance for the company to get its hands on next Unreal Engine and the Gears of War franchise. According to Rein, it just ain't so.

 

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]]> Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:00:00 +0000 rumor epic rumor mill unreal engine rein word response epic games mark rein word Epic calls EA buyout rumor "rubbish" <![CDATA[Weekend Scraps: What was I doing again?]]> http://gameratty.com/article/34474e1ca02d1d18dc21f1eee9252559 http://gameratty.com/article/34474e1ca02d1d18dc21f1eee9252559 Scraps

I'm having one of those nights where I'm finding it hard to get anything done. The work is piling up around me and I can't even work up the motivation to procrastinate. You know what helps me get through those times? 

Damn. I was hoping you'd have the answer because I don't have a freaking clue.

Anyway, some stuff happened over the weekend that we didn't talk about. I know, I know. We promised that we'd never keep secrets from each other, but we just didn't think these things would be important to you. Maybe we were wrong. Let's find out, shall we?

  • Plot details for Stuart Beattie's Halo screenplay have come to light. Sounds a fair bit like Ender's Game for kids without intellectual aspirations to me. [Kotaku]
  • Maligned Star Wars Galaxies developer, Jeff Freeman, committed suicide late last week. I'm not going to make a Star Wars joke. Condolences to his family don't jive well with force-related humor. [GamePolitics]
  • GTA-styled MMO, APB, has moved into the "closed internal beta" phase of development. [Edge]
  • Now that they've failed to acquire Take-Two, is Epic the next target of EA? I would expect yearly Unreal Tournament releases if that's the case. [GameGuru]

]]> Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:44:00 +0000 star wars joke intellectual aspirations stuart beattie internal beta fair bit plot details acquire take-two weekend jeff freeman Weekend Scraps: What was I doing again? <![CDATA[Weekend Scraps: What was I doing again?]]> http://gameratty.com/article/a4e4fd61dc1874e60115c5e1f5605a62 http://gameratty.com/article/a4e4fd61dc1874e60115c5e1f5605a62 Scraps

I'm having one of those nights where I'm finding it hard to get anything done. The work is piling up around me and I can't even work up the motivation to procrastinate. You know what helps me get through those times? 

Damn. I was hoping you'd have the answer because I don't have a freaking clue.

Anyway, some stuff happened over the weekend that we didn't talk about. I know, I know. We promised that we'd never keep secrets from each other, but we just didn't think these things would be important to you. Maybe we were wrong. Let's find out, shall we?

  • Plot details for Stuart Beattie's Halo screenplay have come to light. Sounds a fair bit like Ender's Game for kids without intellectual aspirations to me. [Kotaku]
  • Maligned Star Wars Galaxies developer, Jeff Freeman, committed suicide late last week. I'm not going to make a Star Wars joke. Condolences to his family don't jive well with force-related humor. [GamePolitics]
  • GTA-styled MMO, APB, has moved into the "closed internal beta" phase of development. [Edge]
  • Now that they've failed to acquire Take-Two, is Epic the next target of EA? I would expect yearly Unreal Tournament releases if that's the case. [GameGuru]

]]> Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:44:00 +0000 star wars joke intellectual aspirations stuart beattie internal beta fair bit plot details acquire take-two weekend jeff freeman Weekend Scraps: What was I doing again? <![CDATA[EA buying Epic? Rubbish, says Rein]]> http://gameratty.com/article/a213552234898f83097afdc6db2457c7 http://gameratty.com/article/a213552234898f83097afdc6db2457c7 Sat, 04 Oct 2008 05:00:48 +0000 epic epic games indian site gameguru war developer rubbish mark reins story true vg247 EA buying Epic? Rubbish, says Rein <![CDATA[Buyout rumor: EA eyeing Epic Games?]]> http://gameratty.com/article/e5abef0b3d74e81b384b2f2aea9e9c7e http://gameratty.com/article/e5abef0b3d74e81b384b2f2aea9e9c7e After their takeover bid of Take-Two Interactive fell through, Electronic Arts may be on the hunt once again for another studio to buy out. Rumor has it that this time, EA's eyes are set on Epic Games.

According to Gameguru, EA has already started looking into the viability of acquiring Epic and, in effect, the Unreal Engine. Word is that EA's main plan this time is to acquire exclusive licensing rights to the next generation of Epic's Unreal Engine. And of course, Epic's games.

Gameguru also notes that an EA employee has reportedly been "shifted to Microsoft" to check out how strong the potential of the Gears of War series as a long-term franchise is.

It's only a rumor at this point, but for discussion's sake, how do you guys feel about an EA-published Gears of War 3?


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]]> Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:45:13 +0000 epic games epic games electronic arts unreal engine rumor take-two interactive take-two war Buyout rumor: EA eyeing Epic Games? <![CDATA[Buyout rumor: EA eyeing Epic Games?]]> http://gameratty.com/article/89f432e008af11f323cd17d05c2eb3b9 http://gameratty.com/article/89f432e008af11f323cd17d05c2eb3b9 After their takeover bid of Take-Two Interactive fell through, Electronic Arts may be on the hunt once again for another studio to buy out. Rumor has it that this time, EA's eyes are set on Epic Games.

According to Gameguru, EA has already started looking into the viability of acquiring Epic and, in effect, the Unreal Engine. Word is that EA's main plan this time is to acquire exclusive licensing rights to the next generation of Epic's Unreal Engine. And of course, Epic's games.

Gameguru also notes that an EA employee has reportedly been "shifted to Microsoft" to check out how strong the potential of the Gears of War series as a long-term franchise is.

It's only a rumor at this point, but for discussion's sake, how do you guys feel about an EA-published Gears of War 3?


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]]> Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:45:13 +0000 epic games epic games electronic arts unreal engine rumor take-two interactive take-two war Buyout rumor: EA eyeing Epic Games? <![CDATA[Buyout rumor: EA eyeing Epic Games?]]> http://gameratty.com/article/fe38424301621519f17cd722bee9fb06 http://gameratty.com/article/fe38424301621519f17cd722bee9fb06 After their takeover bid of Take-Two Interactive fell through, Electronic Arts may be on the hunt once again for another studio to buy out. Rumor has it that this time, EA's eyes are set on Epic Games.

According to Gameguru, EA has already started looking into the viability of acquiring Epic and, in effect, the Unreal Engine. Word is that EA's main plan this time is to acquire exclusive licensing rights to the next generation of Epic's Unreal Engine. And of course, Epic's games.

Gameguru also notes that an EA employee has reportedly been "shifted to Microsoft" to check out how strong the potential of the Gears of War series as a long-term franchise is.

It's only a rumor at this point, but for discussion's sake, how do you guys feel about an EA-published Gears of War 3?


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]]> Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:45:13 +0000 epic games epic games electronic arts unreal engine rumor take-two interactive take-two war Buyout rumor: EA eyeing Epic Games? <![CDATA[We're applying to work at Microsoft's 'Halo Studio']]> http://gameratty.com/article/c9013654812b285ca11ab7029d7b5a81 http://gameratty.com/article/c9013654812b285ca11ab7029d7b5a81 Filed under: ,


Well, Joystiq had a good run. Into the ground, perhaps, but a run nonetheless, one characterized by reams of poorly composed text, startlingly accurate self-deprecation and the uncanny ability to be simultaneously biased for and against everything ever. And to think, all we had to do was sit around in our underwear and furiously mash the keyboard with our palms.

As we've proven to be quite adept at this, we've decided to redirect this activity to the very similar career of creating video games. In fact, Microsoft's Careers site has just alerted us to the company's yearning for a "technical and highly talented program manager" in "Microsoft's new Halo Studio." We've played Halo quite a lot, actually, so we're sure our skills will be more than "instrumental in helping to lead the development of the engine that will power future experiences for the next generation of gaming platforms." Right, so Halo 4 for the NextBox 360. Easy.

Alright, so our "expertise with DirectX, Xbox SDK, leading content-creation packages, or other games-related technology, or a track-record in shipping technically challenging entertainment titles" might not be ... there ... and we might not describe ourselves as "highly-motivated self-starters," but ... uh. Maybe this isn't for us after all. We'll just throw together a few reams of poorly composed text about it instead.

[Via Gameguru. Thanks, Sameer]

 

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]]> Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:00:00 +0000 halo studio halo microsoft microsoft xbox power future experiences reams uncanny ability program manager careers site We're applying to work at Microsoft's 'Halo Studio' <![CDATA[3 new Petz Rescue games for Nintendo consoles - Unveiled by Ubisoft]]> http://gameratty.com/article/5fb324c35f579dde63ecc2b1960a4b4e http://gameratty.com/article/5fb324c35f579dde63ecc2b1960a4b4e petz-rescue_HCLMZ_2263
Ubisoft has been working on their line of Petz games for a long time, and they have now unveiled yet another addition to the series. It is called Petz Rescue for the Nintendo DS and Wii. The game itself is centred around protecting the wildlife, as well as the earth. Petz Rescue comprises of 3 sub-games.

Petz Rescue Wildlife Vet - Players take on the role of a young vet that must care for animals, as well as discover and treat the causes of animal illnesses.

Petz Rescue Endangered Paradise - Players join a team of environmentalists with the aim of protecting the wild life.

Petz Rescue Ocean Patrol - Players choose between two characters, Mila or Greg, and help in assisting their uncle in saving marine wildlife on an isolated island.

Tony Key of Ubisoft was excited about the expansion and reminded us that the Petz series is the 6th best selling Ubisoft brand and has sold over 13 million units world wide. He also talked about the objectives of the game, which all in all are to teach little children to protect and save wildlife. I firmly agree with his approach because it is important to teach children to care for all the little creatures in their environment and this would be a good medium to use, since kids are very receptive towards games.

All 3 games are set for release on the DS in October 2008. Petz Rescue Wildlife Vet is also set for release on the Nintendo Wii.

Via: GameGuru

]]> Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:36:42 +0000 petz rescue games ubisoft nintendo petz rescue comprises players join players marine wildlife sub-games 3 new Petz Rescue games for Nintendo consoles - Unveiled by Ubisoft