Category: Development (Page 46 of 51)

      EA moves forward with Tiger

      January 5, 2010 /

      Tiger looking sad.According to a report from Reuters, EA is forging ahead with its Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online game, despite his recent PR snafus. The statement came from EA Sports prez Peter Moore, who reinforced the company’s stance that Tiger has a sponsorship for his golf skills, not his monogamy.

      “Our relationship with Tiger has always been rooted in golf,” Moore wrote on EA’s blog itsinthegame.com. “We didn’t form a relationship with him so that he could act as an arm’s length endorser.” I thought the timing of the statement was odd, coming just four days after AT&T dropped Tiger from its payroll. I think EA’s doing the smart thing, though. Sure, people are pissed, but Tiger’s fans will be Tiger’s fans, and people who appreciate what he’s capable of on the golf course will still buy his games, regardless of how many women he’s nailing at the time.

      Development, EA, Games in Media, News

      Unreal Engine 3 running on latest iPhone/iPod Touch hardware

      December 23, 2009 /

      Unreal Engine 3 on an iPhone.This little bit of news will have you wishing someone would just make a standard controller peripheral for the iPhone/iPod Touch. Epic Games has successfully ported its Unreal Engine 3 to Apple’s mobile platform.

      Anandtech got a chance to play with a demo of some familiar weaponry and level design. The demo looks really smooth, as the video over at Anandtech shows, though Epic said this shouldn’t be taken as a sign that the developer is getting serious about the platform. My guess is that it’s because of a lack of hardware support. The engine requires Open GL ES 2.0, a feature only available to the newest iPod Touch and the iPhone 3GS. Without wider adoption its probably not worth it to spend time developing a game that would only reach a portion of possible iPhone gamers.

      Check the video over at Anandtech.

      Development, Mobile Gaming

      Blizzard will return to consoles “at some point”

      December 22, 2009 /

      Diablo 3 character selectionWhen Diablo III was first announced, there was wide speculation that it could be released for the PS3 and Xbox 360. The series screams console development with its simple control scheme and dungeon-mashing playstyle. Blizzard isn’t quite ready to confirm that rumor, but the developer did say it’s thinking about console development in a serious way.

      Speaking to Gamasutra, World of Warcraft production director J. Allen Brack said Blizzard will make a return to console gaming. The only thing holding it back is that the company wants to make “the right game for the right platform.”

      “We will definitely work on a console game at some point. I have no doubt about that,” said Brack. I still have hopes for a Diablo III port, but I can’t say I’m ready to believe the rumors.

      Source: Gamasutra

      Activision, Development

      Is WiiRelax the Vitality Sensor’s killer app?

      December 20, 2009 /

      Wii Vitality Sensor.Back in April, an Italian company called Siliconera announced “Wii Relax,” a product complete with web pages and press info. That info has since disappeared, and Nintendo has now officially trademarked the name, though it removes the space to form WiiRelax, in Europe.

      As Destructoid reports, the trademark is good for PAL territories. I hate to say I think this will be a real game, but I do. The question remains, why? Is Nintendo trying to encourage the already pervasive drug culture that comes along with a lot of games. And how do you determine who wins? Will it always be the guy with the Volcano?

      My curiosity pretty much stops with theory, though. I have absolutely zero interest in playing a game associated with the Vitality Sensor. Sure, motion control is fun, but even then it’s more of a mental exercise in timing, control, and trouncing the competition. I don’t need a video game to help me fall asleep.

      Development, Nintendo Wii, Previews

      EA sounds uneasy about Tiger Woods franchise

      December 19, 2009 /

      Tiger Woods in the rough.Companies are dropping their Tiger Woods sponsorships like crazy in light of his latest press explosion. To think, all it takes is a twelve-woman affair to turn hundreds of millions of dollars into thin air. EA was an exception, one of a rare group of corporations willing to wait for this all to blow over.

      “Our strong relationship with Tiger for more than a decade remains unchanged. We respect Tiger’s privacy, we wish him a fast recovery and we look forward to seeing him back on the golf course.” That’s from a company statement on December first. After his decision to take indefinite leave from his sport of choice, though, EA sounds a little uneasy about Tiger.

      “We respect that this is a very difficult, and private, situation for Tiger and his family,” said a company statement to the New Britain Herald. “At this time, the strategy for our Tiger Woods PGA Tour business remains unchanged.” The language is ambiguous enough that EA could do anything, which is probably a smart play. Honestly, unless Tiger Woods 2011 grants players an extra golf bag with fourteen spots for women, I don’t think I’ll be buying.

      Source: Go Nintendo

      Development, EA

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