Despite growing controversy, Silicon Knights head Denis Dyack is still optimistic about the future of Too Human. He assures us that the game is set to release in 2008, with a demo before then that will “speak for itself.â€
Epic cozies up to Polish developer People Can Fly, acquiring a majority stake in the company. The studio behind the Painkiller franchise is working on the Gears of War PC port, which is coming swimmingly, says Epic.
The BioShock PC demo leaked almost 24 hours early: instead of Monday at 7PM EST, it was making the rounds Sunday night.
And speaking of BioShock, its long awaited release was on Tuesday. Initial sales estimates are exceedingly strong, thanks in part to an extensive and creative marketing campaign. In response, Take-Two’s stock climbed almost 10% this week.
Last year’s previously announced Crossfire was renamed to Conflict: Denied Ops, Eidos informs. Development is being handled by Pivotal Games and the game will see a 2008 release on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. This first-person tactical shooter has an emphasis on co-op and is the fifth entry in the Conflict series.
Getting Wet is Sierra, with a brand new action IP starring a female heroine named Rubi (pictured). The unfortunately named Canadian developer A2M is heading up development on Wet, with a release set for 2008 on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
The Xbox 360 and PC release of Stranglehold slipped a few weeks to early September, from August 27.
Dark Sector, Call of Duty 4, Project Gotham Racing 4, and Manhunt 2 were all dated: January 22, November 5, October 12, and October 31, respectively, with the last finally getting a go-ahead by the ESRB.
Your consoles will be growing spores, just not along with the PC release of Spore. Maxis executive Patrick Buechener informs that “we see this as a franchise,†and console releases will be spawned…eventually.
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