The past week has seen some irrational behaviour on a strange teaser site, whatisicarus.com. Initially there was nothing to see but a smoky background and a single grey spot, not much of a tease. But sharp visitors noticed that the white spot changed position every day, making a slow but deliberate migration around the page. …
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Category Archives: Two Cents
X-COM: The Re-Imagining
14/04/2010 – 12:09
The reports of an X-COM remake have finally been confirmed by 2K Games, with a bit of a twist. XCOM, a “re-imagining” of the classic MicroProse series, is an FPS under development not at Irrational Games – as the unrelenting rumour went – but at 2K Marin, the studio behind BioShock 2.
XCOM is the re-imagining …
Multiple Middles in Alpha Protocol
02/04/2010 – 15:10
We haven’t said much about Obsidian Entertainment’s upcoming RPG-Shooter Alpha Protocol here at the Slowdown, tweeting updates on the game instead. I think what has kept us from being too enthusiastic is the confusing nature of the media coming out of Sega; an interesting weapons showcase is followed by a lame cinematic trailer, and so …
Revolutionary Title, Devolutionary PR
06/03/2010 – 19:25
Square Enix Ltd recently grabbed the trademark name “Deus Ex: Human Revolution” (008862153) for decidedly game-y purposes; should the forthcoming Deus Ex 3 be subtitled as such remains unconfirmed, though, but at the time of writing, that’s as close as it gets.
The company has also started an underground advertising campaign for the game – one …
It’s Not Too Late / To Spank It
05/03/2010 – 16:10
First, Tim Schafer and Brütal Legend.
Then, Ron Gilbert and DeathSpank.
According to EA Partners, DeathSpank will be published via Xbox Live and PSN:
EA Partners … and leading independent developer Hothead Games announced today an exclusive publishing agreement that will bring DeathSpank to Xbox LIVE® Arcade and PlayStation®Network in 2010.
Does “exclusive” mean what I think it means? …