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 …
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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? …
Subversion, Procedural Cyber-Espionage From Introversion
20/02/2010 - 18:48
It’s been more than three years since Introversion, indie developers behind Uplink, Defcon and Darwinia, first dropped the name of their new project, Subversion. That blog post and every subsequent entry were incredibly candid about the process of building the systems behind the game with screenshots and videos. But what kind of game it actually …
Alan Wake No Longer PC Bound, Heading To 360 In May 2010
12/02/2010 - 20:32
This will probably be the last update of Alan Wake that I will do here or on our Twitter, as the game has fallen swiftly off my radar with the confirmation that it will no longer be coming to the PC. This disappointing news came on the heels of other announcements by Microsoft at their …