Sony Shows Off Their Network Of Game Developer Studios

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Sony has launched a new site that shows of its game developer studios. The Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios [SCE WWS] is an attempt to show off the broad range and rather famous game studios under the Sony umbrella.

SCE WWS span the globe representing fourteen internal game development studios and a wide network of First Party commissioned external studios responsible hot PlayStation franchises including Killzone, MotorStorm, SingStar, LittleBigPlanet, Uncharted, Gran Turismo, LocoRoco and God of War. Read more

Posted on Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:32:20 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

ChickenBrick Studios Developing MMO For Android.

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The concept of smartphone-based MMORPGs is the most dire threat to office productivity in the modern world. As we speak, ChickenBrick Studios is hard at work designing the first entrant to this terrifying category for the Android OS. The game is currently titled ProjectInf, although that is only a code-name at this point.

ChickenBrick is also the studio that created Cestos, the first multiplayer game for Android. While Cestos only handled 2-4 people at a time, ProjectInf will be able to support dozens, if not hundreds, of people in the same area at once. ChickenBrick promises “massive” games that are persistent, and endless war on your smartphone. There will be team-based and individual gameplay, as well as some social features.

Posted on Sat, 25 Jul 2009 08:00:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

Apple Premiers iTunes Movie Rentals from All Major Studios

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Apple announced its new stuff at MacWorld today with the first announcement being that all major film studios will now be renting movies via iTunes. The good news is that Apple priced the digital rentals right with older library titles renting for only $2.99 and new releases going for $3.99.

Users who have a PC or HDTV capable of displaying HD content can rent HD versions of some films for $3.99 on library titles and $4.99 for new releases. I had said before that if Apple priced the movies right and the flicks started playing very quickly rentals via iTunes could be huge.

Apple certainly priced the rentals right, I pay that same amount at my local movie store. What remains to be seen is how fast the films are ready to play. Apple says you can watch the rented movies on your PC, Mac, iPod, or on your TV with Apple TV. This could finally be the killer app that the Apple TV needs to stay alive. You get 30 days to play the movie you rent and once playback begins you have 24 hours to finish watching the film. You can watch the film multiple times in the 24 hour period if you desire. Read more

Posted on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 12:40:41 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Microsoft Announces Use of HDi Logo by Toshiba and Movie Studios

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Today Microsoft announced that it had licensed its HDi logo to Toshiba and that the logo will soon appear on all Toshiba HD DVD Players. Microsoft also licensed the logo to Universal Studios Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment.

Both movie studios will be using the HDi logo on boxes for their HD DVD home movies. HDi is the technology that Microsoft invented that forms the interactive layer on HD DVD films. Read more

Posted on Thu, 20 Sep 2007 11:15:09 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Sony buys Evolution Studios and Bigbig Studios

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Today Sony Computer Entertainment announced that it had acquired leading game developer Evolution Studios Ltd and its subsidiary Bigbig studios Ltd.

Evolution Studios is the developer of MotorStorm, the million-selling #1 hit title for Sony PS3.
Evolution Studios was established in 1999 and already delivered PS2 titles like World Rally Championship series. Read more

Posted on Thu, 20 Sep 2007 10:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

GDC 2007: Head of Lionhead Studios Talks Fable 2

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Most gamers have heard of Lionhead Studios, the makers of fantastic RPG games like Fable and Black & White. This video is footage shot at GDC 2007 of Peter Molyneux talking about the upcoming RPG game Fable 2.

In this talk at GDC 2007 Peter shows of some locations and plays a few demos of Fable 2. Pointed out in this chat is the fact that the game play video you see recorded here isn’t in its final form. Read more

Posted on Mon, 12 Mar 2007 14:43:23 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Microsoft Buys Peter Molyneux's Lionhead Studios

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Microsoft bought UK based Lionhead Studios, which is led by famous Peter Molyneux.

Peter Molyneux will be joining Microsoft as an employee after the acquisition.

Lionhead Studios develops Fable, Black and White and The Movies. Lionhead will now exclusively develop for the Xbox 360 and Windows PCs. Read more

Posted on Thu, 6 Apr 2006 07:58:40 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

HD DVDs Coming still in 2005 from Hollywood Studios

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Japanese Newspaper Nihon Keizai Shimbun reports that Warner Bros. Inc., Paramount Pictures Corp. and Universal Studios will most likely start selling HD DVD movie titles in Japan and the U.S. in October 2005 for 2,000 yen to 3,000 yen (~$20-30).
This would make HD DVDs not much more expensive than standard DVDs. HD DVD Players are not here yet, but maybe there will be some choice then by October.
More details on Nikkei.Net (Subscription) or on Asia Times.

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Posted on Thu, 3 Feb 2005 17:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr