Archive for October, 2006

Ubisoft Delays Assassin’s Creed; GRAW 2 En Route

An unannounced Wii game in-the-works, too. Expect the usual PR pizzazz in the coming weeks, but in an overview of Ubisoft financials during the first half of fiscal 2006-2007, the company both confirmed that Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2′s coming in the fiscal fourth quarter — which means it’s coming sometime before next March — [...]

Next Generation Multiplayer in Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Double Agent

DemonWare technology to be used in another game The fourth installment in the Splinter Cell series, Double Agent, will be featuring DemonWare technology for its multiplayer mode. DemonWare will power the online features of the game. Arnaud Carrette, Ubisoft Producer for Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Double Agent declared that his company needed the best technology [...]

Savage 2′s 2006 Release Postponed

Beta testing scheduled for December The release of the fantasy/Sci-fi computer game from S2 Games, Savage 2, has been postponed. The games’ developers affirmed that they need more time in order to polish the game and make some final adjustments. Is that how you say it when you didn’t get anything done? Savage 2: A [...]

Insomniac Confirms Resistance is 720p

They aimed for 1080p, but it didn’t work out. The number of PlayStation 3 releases supporting 1080p HDTV resolutions will undoubtably increase as the hardware matures, but for launch games, limited development time is an issue. Insomniac Games publicly stated they were aiming to include the option for 1080p in Resistance: Fall of Man, but [...]

Rockstar’s The Warriors Developed for the PSP

The brawler genre will have its PSP representative Rockstar’s game, The Warriors, based on the 1979 Paramount Pictures classic film, will also be developed for the PSP system. Previously, fans of the genre had to purchase themselves a PlayStation 2 or an Xbox in order to play this Rockstar title. The two Rockstar subsidiaries, Rockstar [...]