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Rockstar head honchos re-sign with Take-Two
Sam Houser, Dan Houser and Leslie Benzies, the brain trust behind Rockstar Games’ creative success, have agreed to renew their employment contracts with Take-Two Interactive. According to Take-Two, the deal featured “substantially similar economic terms” to their current contract.
This is great news for Take-Two as Rockstar has released an unprecendented string of critically acclaimed and bestselling titles over the last few years. And with L.A. Noire practically redefining what a video game can be, locking them up for a sequel was a smart thing to do.
Rockstar Games currently has several titles in development including Max Payne 3 and the PS3-exclusive Agent. Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has also very strongly implied that the developer will release Grand Theft Auto V in 2012.
BlizzCon 2011 tickets go on sale tomorrow
BlizzCon, Blizzard’s premiere convention, will be taking place in the Anaheim Convention Center from October 21-22. This second batch of tickets will go on sale on May 25 at 7 PM Pacific Time (the initial batch sold out quickly on May 21st). Take note that these tickets get Zerg rushed pretty fast so you best be ready to purchase them at a moment’s notice.
If you miss out on tomorrow, your only other chance at securing a ticket is by purchasing a benefit dinner ticket. All proceeds of this benefit dinner will go to the Children’s Hospital of Orange County. During this dinner, guests will have the opportunity to chat it up with Blizzard developers, executives, and other higher-ups. These tickets will go on sale on Saturday, May 28 at 10 AM Pacific Time and this includes BlizzCon admission.
Normal tickets cost $175 while the benefit dinner tickets cost $500. Blizzard did say that they are working on a completely new MMO. Thus, this year’s Blizzcon may showcase that new MMO… Which will probably be released in 2020.
In order to garner these tickets, head on over to the BlizzCon site.
Dungeons & Dragons Daggerdale coming May 25 on PC/XBLA, May 31 on PSN
The latest in the influential line of Dungeons & Dragons video games has gone gold and will be available for purchase in the coming days. Dungeons & Dragons Daggerdale will be available at retail for PC and for download on Xbox Live Arcade on May 25. The PlayStation Network will get the game a few days later, on May 31.
Daggerdale has players looking to save the default campaign setting, the Nentir Vale, from the impending invasion from the evil Rezlus. Sporting single player and co-op for up to four players, Daggerdale brings an action-packed RPG adventure through the current 4th Edition ruleset.
Dragon Age III is looking for environment artists
So the announcement that Dragon Age III is in development isn’t exactly shocking, but it is good to see that BioWare is starting to work on the game. The company’s Senior Director of Creative Development, Alistair McNally, recently tweeted that he’s looking for environment artists:
I’m looking for exceptional environment artists to join me at #BioWare Edmonton, Canada to work on #DragonAge3 #gamejobs #jobs #3D #artists
Does this sound like something that’s up your alley? If so, head on over to the BioWare website to apply.
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Dragon Age: Inquisition
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 revealed in first full-length trailer
As promised, Activision and Infinity Ward have unveiled the first full-length trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. The trailer confirms the game’s November 8th release date and shows World War III raging across America, England, France and Germany.
It is, in a word, epic. We’ll no doubt learn more about the third Modern Warfare game at E3.
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Tagged Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Modern Warfare 3 world premiere gameplay trailer to air tonight at 6 PM
Just as a reminder, the world permiere trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will air tonight at around 6 PM (Pacific Time) on ESPN during the NBA Western Conference Finals.
An HD version of the video will be uploaded to YouTube shortly after it airs. It’ll be all over the Internet in no time, but the Twitter account of Infinity Ward’s Community Manager, Robert Bowling, will have it first.
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Arleen Sorkin not voicing Harley Quinn in Batman: Arkham City
Bad news, Batfans.
Arleen Sorkin will not be voicing Harley Quinn in Batman: Arkham City. Sorkin, who was actually the inspiration for Quinn’s apperance on “Batman: The Animated Series,” has been replaced, for unspecified reasons, by prolific voice actress Tara Strong.
While there’s definitely some disappointment in losing Sorkin, Strong has quite a history with the various Bat-cartoons as well:
- She played Barbara Gordon (AKA Batgirl) on “Batman: The Animated Series”;
- She voiced The Huntress on “Batman: The Brave and the Bold”;
- She stepped into the shoes of Vicky Vale on “The Batman”;
- And she had a small part as a Shock Trooper from Apokolips in Superman/Batman: Apocalypse.
To further assuage fan’s fears, the Batman: Arkham City Community Manager recently sat down with Strong to discuss her thoughts on Harley Quinn and the voiceover process.
And it sounds like the character is in good hands.
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Batman: Arkham City
Bohemia Interactive bringing ArmA 3, others to E3 2011
Bohemia Interactive, the developer of the acclaimed military simulation ArmA series, has announced they’ll be bringing three new titles to E3 2011, including ArmA 3!
The Czech developer will also show off the long-awaited sci-fi action game Carrier Command: Gaea Mission and the helicopter sim Take On Helicopters.
More details on all three titles can be found after the break. (more…)