Crytek Buys Free Radical
"Timesplitters and Haze developer Free Radical Design has found financial sanctuary in German developer Crytek, who is reported to have purchased the struggling Nottingham, UK dev for an undisclosed amount."
UPDATE:
Free Radical renamed "Crytek UK"
kotaku.com/5145829/crytek-buys-free-radicalkotaku.com/5146707/rip-free-radical-as-developers-get-a-name-changeMass Effect 2 Coming in 2010, Will Be "Multiplatform"
"EA's John Riccitiello didn't confine himself to announcing Wii ports during today's Q309 conference call. He also gave a release timeframe for Mass Effect 2, saying that it'll be out in early 2010."
kotaku.com/5145813/mass-effect-2-coming-in-2010-will-be-multiplatformDead Space Wii is Annouced by EA *Brad's going to love hearing that*
"During Electronic Arts' Q3 2009 earnings call earlier today, boss John Riccitiello mentioned a Wii game we'd previously not heard about. That game was Dead Space Wii. It's due out later this year, and is part of a plan from EA to bring a more "core" experiece to the Wii. Riccitiello promises that, despite the technical limitations of the console, everything that made the 360/PS3/PC version so creepy will be there on the Wii."
kotaku.com/5145788/dead-space-wii-announcedFallout 3 DLC Delayed An Extra Month
There are two pieces of Fallout 3 DLC on the way. One called "The Pitt", one called "Broken Steel". They were due soon, but according to Bethesda, they'll now be here a little later.Don't worry, though. It's nothing drastic. "The Pitt" will now be out in March, with "Broken Steel" out a month later, in April.
kotaku.com/5148578/both-fallout-3-dlc-packs-delayedDead Rising 2 Teaser Leaked
This just popped up all over the net. Our take? Too slick, too inside to not be a real, brief, tantalizing taste of Dead Rising 2.
The setting, a zombie-filled casino, certainly jibes with info we heard last Summer about the Las Vegas setting of Dead Rising 2, rumored to be in development at The Bigs developer Blue Castle Games. The trailer is too rife with viral marketing spin-off opportunities (Zombrex, eh?) to easily discount.
kotaku.com/5148320/could-this-be-dead-rising-2Left 4 Dead "Survival" Pack Unveiled
The L4D Survival Pack introduces a new multiplayer game mode entitled, Survival, plus two complete campaigns for Versus Mode, Valve announced today. They also say that a Critic's Choice Edition of the game is heading to retail stores this spring, and will include access to all the content introduced in the L4D: Survival Pack.In addition, PC gamers will be able to get their hands on the first Left 4 Dead release for the Source Software Development Kit which will allow the creation of custom Left 4 Dead campaigns that will be discoverable via L4D's matchmaking system. The SDK update is also due for release this spring, and is free of charge to all owners of L4D on the PC
kotaku.com/5147229/left-4-dead-survival-pack-unveiledSequel to "Red Dead Revolver" Annouced: Red Dead Redemption
The sequel to 2004's Red Dead Revolver, Rockstar's take on spaghetti westerns, is coming to the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 this fall, Rockstar Games announced this morning.
Red Dead Redemption is the story of former outlaw John Marston and will take place at the turn of the 20th century when the "lawless and chaotic badlands began to give way to the expanding reach of government and the spread of the Industrial Age."
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