Peter Jackson tells Joystiq about the Halo movie, video game project
We caught up with Peter Jackson himself last night, after a screening of District 9 – the feature-length debut of director Neill Blomkamp who had previously been attached to helm the Halo movie that...
View ArticleComic-Con 2009: The Tim Schafer chat
With only three short months until the October Rocktober 13 release of upcoming Double Fine game Brütal Legend, Tim Schafer and co. are out at the San Diego Comic Con in full force this week promoting...
View ArticleBungie says Halo: Reach is its last Halo game, working on new IP with new...
Let's face it, folks -- ten years is a long time to be working on a single franchise. That ten years could feel like a lot more when you're rarely on break, back in the development seat for another...
View ArticleComic-Con 2009: Scribblenauts towers over everything
Just back in June at E3, we barely noticed Scribblenauts, tucked away in the far reaches of WB's space, tucked behind potted plants and up against the back walls of the convention center. Thankfully...
View ArticleComic-Con 2009: Left 4 Dead 2 Swamp Fever hands-on
Electronic Arts hosted a studio showcase in San Diego yesterday, just before the start of Comic-Con. Inside the Onyx Lounge were bright cheerful lights, colorful pastel colors, fresh-baked cookies and...
View ArticleNext Resident Evil movie will be in 3D, will spawn new film trilogy
Anyone who's seen one of the live-action films based on Capcom's Resident Evil franchise are aware of how in-your-face the movies' terribleness tends to be. However, horror film news site Shock 'Til...
View ArticleBlomkamp: 'I probably wouldn't do Halo if it was offered to me'
In case the news – straight out of Peter Jackson's mouth to your earholes – that the episodic Halo Chronicles project was "no longer happening" wasn't enough to confirm the wreckage of Microsoft's...
View ArticleScott Pilgrim game tackled by Ubisoft
Bryan Lee O'Malley's Scott Pilgrim is making the leap from indie comic page to video game in 2010. Ubisoft Montreal is in the early stages of developing Pilgrim's video game debut, proving almost...
View ArticleProducer: Wesker not returning to Resident Evil (yeah, right)
It's going to be difficult to be completely spoiler-free for this one, so fair warning. During a panel at Comic-Con, Resident Evil 5 producer Masachika Kawata was asked if Albert Wesker would return...
View ArticleGears of War COG and Locust Armor coming to Xbox Live Avatars
During the Gearsiverse panel at Comic-Con, Epic's Cliff Bleszinski and Ron Fergusson revealed that there will be Gears of War-themed armor of both the COG and Locust variety coming to XBL Avatars...
View ArticleThe Clone Wars: Republic Heroes pushed back to October 6
While certainly not the most anticipated Star Wars title coming down the pipe, there's plenty of folks looking forward to the release of Krome Studios' Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes --...
View ArticleGears of War director passing on The Rock due to 'Doom connection'
As you may have heard, yesterday's Gearsiverse panel at San Diego Comic Con was light on news regarding the film adaptation of Epic's Gears of War franchise, save for one small detail -- it wouldn't...
View ArticleDante's Inferno team apologizes for 'Sin to Win' booth babe contest
A lot of folks were understandably upset by EA and Visceral Games' San Diego Comic Con contest promoting Dante's Inferno. It probably had something to do with the fact that it objectified women in a...
View ArticleComic-Con 2009: A real-life Flynn's Arcade
One of the most buzzed about things at the San Diego Comic-Con this year was the viral Flynn's Arcade that Disney created to plug the upcoming Tron: Legacy. In the teaser trailer they showed at the...
View ArticleGreen Lantern PSP spotted at Comic-Con
Sony isn't giving up on the not-expensive PSP-3000 series. In fact, Siliconera spotted this special Green Lantern themed system at San Diego Comic-Con not too long ago. Inspired by the upcoming "First...
View ArticleComic-Con 2009: BioShock 2 gets real
Ever been to the mysterious BioShock 2 website, www.somethinginthesea.com? We first heard about it in March, and it is randomly updated from time to time with new bits of information from an obsessed...
View ArticleThat's a wrap: Comic-Con 2009
Last week's San Diego Comic-Con was one crazy ride. The Joystiq representatives in attendance were trained in advanced interrogation tactics and managed to extract information on a variety of...
View ArticleInterview: Ace Attorney Investigations producer Motohide Eshiro
Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth will finally be legislating onto North American shelves in February of 2010, letting players take up the prosecuting side for the first time in the series....
View ArticleMicrosoft says Halo Chronicles is 'on hold' - doesn't use the 'C' word
While Microsoft wouldn't say that Halo Chronicles was "canceled" – Peter Jackson told us during the San Diego Comic-Con that the ambitious episodic series was "no longer happening" – it did confirm to...
View ArticleDark Void figure lights up our eyes
Dark Void looks like a pretty good video game or whatever, but its real contribution to the world is this figurine. Sold at Capcom's Comic-Con booth, the figure depicts protagonist Will taking off on...
View ArticleSideshow Collectibles releasing 'premium format' Kratos figure, God of War...
The show may be over, but more video game related news continues to emerge from this year's San Diego Comic-Con. This time it's word that Sideshow Collectibles has secured the rights to produce one of...
View ArticlePixelJunk Shooter walkthrough showcases new gameplay, features
Using Comic-Con as its stage and the PlayStation Blog as its host, SCEA Santa Monica's Matt Morton showcased a new ice level in the upcoming PSN exclusive, PixelJunk Shooter, as well as changes to the...
View ArticleWhite Knight Chronicles screens are eye-searingly gorgeous
Level-5's made some aesthetically pleasing games in the past, but none have been quite as jaw-droppingly beautiful as White Knight Chronicles. A recent deluge of screenshots from the game appeared...
View ArticleUncharted Comic-Con panel video features voice talent, creators, Walken
If you're an Uncharted superfan (and really, you should be) who didn't get to make the pilgrimage to San Diego Comic-Con this year, you should really check out the highlight reel from Naughty Dog's...
View ArticleBear McCreary explains inspiration for Dark Void score
The pangs of despair we felt upon seeing the recent delay of Dark Void came in two distinct, yet equally heartbreaking flavors. For one, we became that much further removed from the title's...
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