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Sledgehammer Games hiring for future Call of Duty title
Even though this is a “Treyarch year,” Activision is thinking long and hard about the future of the Call of Duty franchise. To that end, Sledgehammer Games has posted six job listings at Gamasutra looking for new bodies for its “Call of Duty development team.”
The developer is looking for an Animator, a Generalist Engineer, a UI Artist, a Lead Gameplay Engineer, a Senior Online Engineer, and a Lead Multiplayer Level Designer. Those last two might point to another multi-team development situation like we saw with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.
So is Sledgehammer assisting with Call of Duty 9? Or is this proof that Call of Duty 10 is in development? It’s hard to say. If Activision’s history is anything to go by, preliminary work has likely already begun on a Call of Duty game that’s scheduled to be released in 2013. As for Call of Duty 9, a multi-team approach clearly worked for Modern Warfare 3, so it just makes good business sense to try it again.
But I guess we’ll find out for sure whether Sledgehammer is involved with Call of Duty 9 in exactly one week. And if they’re not, then let the Call of Duty 10 speculation begin!
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Double Dragon: Neon Interview: Mixing It Up With Majesco’s Pete Rosky
A surefire way to build buzz for your retro-tinged throwback game is to announce that it’ll be playable on the PAX show floor just a few hours before the doors open. It worked for Duke Nukem Forever at PAX Prime 2010 and it worked for Double Dragon: Neon, which made its debut at this year’s PAX East.
After getting some hands-on time with the game, we were able to sit down with Pete Rosky, an Assistant Product Manager at Majesco, the game’s publisher. During our short chat, we talked about the genesis of the game, weapons, enemies, and a certain actress who everyone agrees is the boss. (more…)
Posted in Features, Interviews, Previews, PS3, Top Story, Xbox 360
Tagged Double Dragon: Neon, PAX East 2012
Double Dragon: Neon Hands-On Preview: WayForward Loves the 80s
Pretend it’s 1987 and you’re all hopped up on Nerds, Airheads, and Pop Rocks. The bright colors of the candy (and the sugar, always remember the sugar) has started to seep into your brain as you approach a new game in your favorite arcade: Double Dragon. It’s unlike anything you’ve ever seen. There are street punks and… a chick with a whip and… whoa, does that guy have a knife? Now I have the knife! As the candy does its thing, it’s now 2012 and the neon has disappeared from the world, but it remains in Double Dragon: Neon, a downloadable tribute to the original arcade game that’ll be available this Summer. (more…)
Posted in Previews, PS3, Top Story, Xbox 360
Tagged Double Dragon: Neon, PAX East 2012
Batman: Arkham City GOTY Edition coming May 29, contains Harley Quinn’s Revenge DLC
WB Games and developer Rocksteady Studios have announced a Batman: Arkham City Game of the Year Edition will be available for the PS3 and Xbox 360 on May 29.
The GOTY Edition will include all five previously released DLC packs along with a new expansion, “Harley Quinn’s Revenge.” In true GOTY Edition style, the package will also contain 12 skins for Batman, Robin, Catwoman, and Nightwing and a downloadable copy of the animated film Batman: Year One.
If you already own Arkham City and are only interested in “Harley Quinn’s Revenge,” it’ll also be available on May 29 as a separate download on the PlayStation Store and Xbox Live Marketplace.
If you’re interested in a complete list of the DLC expansions and character skins the Batman: Arkham City GOTY Edition will contain, you can find it after the break. (more…)
Posted in News, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Batman: Arkham City
Activision will unveil Call of Duty 9 on May 1
Activision has added a new splash page to CallofDuty.com confirming that Call of Duty 9 will be unveiled on May 1. The reveal will happen during TNT’s coverage of the NBA Playoffs, probably during the 8:00 PM (Eastern Time) game. The splash page also contains a series of “classified images,” which will unlock during the days leading up to the reveal.
Speculation is running rampant that Call of Duty 9 will be revealed as Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. I’d say the image to your right more-or-less confirms it as the faintly visible character in the background matches a leaked Black Ops 2 poster discovered by MP1st.
Whether its Black Ops 2 or not, we do know that the ninth Call of Duty game will be available this November.
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Call of Duty: Black Ops II
The Starling sisters kill zombies three ways in this Lollipop Chainsaw trailer
Juliet Starling’s cheerleader-honed gymnastics won’t be the only way you’ll dispatch zombies in Lollipop Chainsaw. Zombie killing is the family business and her sisters, sharpshooter Cordelia and explosives expert Rosalind, will be on hand to help.
Also, the trailer above confirms my worst fear… Justin Bieber is a demon and he must be stopped!
Lollipop Chainsaw will be available for the PS3 and Xbox 360 on June 12.
Posted in News, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Lollipop Chainsaw
New Releases: Prototype 2, Risen 2, Shifting World, More
April continues to lumber along with yet another small batch of new releases.
This week, Prototype 2 brings us back to Radical’s demented vision of open world games where a helicopter is something to be thrown and the best way to take out an enemy is by eating them! Yummy! Prototype 2 will be available for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.
Also available this week is the pirate RPG Risen 2: Dark Waters (PC) and the PC version of Sega’s Binary Domain.
Finally, a pair of 3DS games will be new to store shelves: the shifting plotline of Shifting World and the 3D firefighting of Firefighter 3D.
Posted in 3DS, News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Binary Domain, Prototype 2, Risen 2: Dark Waters
Get inside the mind of Grimlock in this Transformers: Fall of Cybertron trailer
“Me, Grimlock, no bozo. Me king!”
The second coolest Transformer ever, Grimlock, is going to play a big part in this August’s Transformers: Fall of Cybertron. The Dinobots made quite an impression on kids back in the day due to their butt-kicking prowess, and that’s definitely on display in the new game trailer above. Also, the High Moon Studios dev that’s narrating the action loves to say “space T-rex” and how can you not love that?
Oh, for the record, the coolest Transformer ever is Optimus Prime, with Soundwave rounding out the top three. These are official rankings people!
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron will be released for the PS3 and Xbox 360 on August 28.
Posted in News, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Transformers: Fall of Cybertron