Archive for February, 2010

Feb 25 2010

EA Mobile confirms deal with THQ for Worms rights, on mobile

Published by Chris Comeau under News

From PocketGamer.biz:
As part of a three-way deal with THQ Wireless and Team17 Software, EA Mobile has confirmed that it has picked up the Worms license, giving the publisher rights to all past and future releases in the series on mobile.
The move has long been common knowledge, talk that EA was interested in a [...]

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Feb 23 2010

Rappel: Mercredi: Recontre IGDA Montreal, MTL Girl Geek Dinner

Published by Chris Comeau under News

Juste un petit rappel à propos de deux activités qui prennent place demain (Mercredi) soir. À laquelle irez-vous?
 
IGDA Montreal: February 24th: Jonathan Knight discussing adaption of Dante’s Inferno
"Burn Babe, Burn: Adapting Dante’s Inferno"
Is Dante Alighieri laughing, or rolling, in his grave?  Can the world’s most exciting and dynamic entertainment medium tackle the challenge of [...]

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Feb 23 2010

Movie: Cyanide’s Blood Bowl Review

Published by Chris Comeau under Movie

Here is a review of Blood Bowl, a fantasy sports game (based on a board game) developed by Cyanide (who has offices in Montreal).
 
From GameTrailers:
Can the gory action of Blood Bowl bring a new crowd to sports games?
 

Video Games | Blood Bowl | Review HD
XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

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Feb 18 2010

Splinter Cell: Conviction, Story Trailer

Published by Chris Comeau under Movie

From GameTrailers (also on YouTube):
Here’s another trailer for Splinter Cell: Conviction, from Ubisoft Montreal, coming out April 13th.
This trailer examines the storyline in more detail. Are you all eager to play it?
 

Video Games | Splinter Cell: Conviction | Story Trailer HD
XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

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Feb 18 2010

Constant net connection required to play Assassin’s Creed 2 on PC, Ctrl+Alt+Del comic

Published by Chris Comeau under News

Update: From Gamasutra: Ubisoft Responds To Online-Only PC DRM Outcry
 
Update: Here is a funny comic from Ctrl+Alt+Del:

 
From PC Gamer (via Joystiq):
When we heard of Ubisoft’s plan to require an internet connection for all their future PC games, we hoped they’d abort it or scale it back in the face of the outrage and [...]

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Feb 18 2010

Interview: Funcom’s Ragnar Tornquist on The Secret World

Published by Chris Comeau under Interview

From Gamasutra (via Massively):
As the MMO genre matures, and as certain avenues of competition are closed off by saturation, developers naturally begin to turn their sights towards unexplored territory for the genre. One such is Funcom’s Ragnar Tornquist; perhaps best known for The Longest Journey, he’s more interested in exploring a supernaturally-tinged present-day world [...]

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