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Video game development studios are a dime a dozen these days, even though the economic recession has made some of them close their doors and dismantle. One of the most interesting is Tigon Studios, owned by famous Hollywood actor Vin Diesel.The company is a nice move for Diesel as it has been overseeing the productio... |
26 June 2009
02:18 GMT |
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Hollywood's movie-making industry is certainly riding a high ascending trend in terms of ideas on the back of the gaming industry as it has borrowed a lot of ideas and properties from video game developers and publishers in recent years in order to turn them into blockbusters. Even though so far the track recor... |
15 May 2009
02:42 GMT |
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It's a sure bet that the Wheelman videogame would have seen much more sales if it had been released after enough people had had the chance to watch the most recent Vin Diesel movie, Fast & Furious: Original Parts.Now, all those interested in seeing more car on car action complete with the sculpted bust and ... |
5 May 2009
13:11 GMT |
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Since it's the week that follows the Game Developers Conference, some of the headlines came out of that meeting of minds, while others were completely unexpected or unannounced, like the new site for Assassin's Creed 2. Take a look at the most interesting stories of this week.On Monday, we spotted a trailer... |
11 April 2009
08:51 GMT |
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For quite some time, Hollywood has been aware of the gaming industry. At the beginning, it was largely due to the fact that the latter had a lot of stories ready to be picked up by the producers in Los Angeles and turned into blockbusters, which would guarantee a profit, as there was already an established fan base f... |
11 April 2009
06:01 GMT |
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A few gaming genres are currently dominating the market. Besides the ever so popular music games, we also have racing and sandbox titles, which try to offer the player a great, adrenaline-filled experience in an open world.As Midway couldn't convince movie star Vin Diesel to take up singing, it settled with two ... |
10 April 2009
05:28 GMT |
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Resident Evil 5, the zombie-oriented shooter from Capcom, fought valiantly but, after quite a few weeks, was forced to cede the first spot in the United Kingdom videogame chart to the omnipresent Wii Fit from Nintendo, some betting that it will still dominate the chart in a year from now. Capcom should probably make ... |
9 April 2009
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There are a few gaming genres currently dominating the market, of which, besides the ever so popular music games, we also have racing and sandbox titles, which try to offer the player a great, adrenaline-filled experience in an open world. As Midway couldn't convince movie star Vin Diesel to take up singing, it... |
3 April 2009
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Capcom's zombie shooter, Resident Evil 5, continues to amaze us. Quite some time after its initial release, the title manages to retain the number one position in the United Kingdom videogame chart, beating Wii Fit to the spot.The zombie shooter has been plagued by accusations of racism and some have critic... |
1 April 2009
04:06 GMT |
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The PlayStation 3 is the most powerful console currently found on the market. Its Cell processor and Nvidia-powered graphics solution produce some of the most stunning effects ever seen on an HDTV. That is, if you know how to program for it, as a lot of developers have complained about the problems they encounter whe... |
20 March 2009
04:25 GMT |
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The recession is rearing its ugly head on the whole world, and, in these troubled times, no company is safe from its repercussions. We've seen big corporations like Sony or Microsoft being affected, so the news that already struggling company Midway was in even deeper trouble was nothing surprising, as it has be... |
3 March 2009
03:02 GMT |
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There's a worldwide recession, and things aren't going very well for the industry, as a whole, or for the gaming business, in particular. We've already seen big companies post losses in profit, like Electronic Arts or Sony, and small studios closing, like Factor 5, but the most recent news, famous Mort... |
19 February 2009
10:11 GMT |
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Gaming certainly has a lot of iconic companies that have brought great titles to a lot of gamer generations. Midway is one of them, bringing titles like Mortal Kombat, Unreal Tournament or The Lord of the Rings Online, to a variety of gamers who enjoyed them for quite some time. Sadly, the company hasn't been d... |
13 February 2009
11:01 GMT |
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Midway is a struggling developer and publisher of games these days, but, although its financial troubles have been on the map for quite some time, the company is still putting up a good fight. Its new games, like Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, haven't been very successful in sales, but executives are still optim... |
5 December 2008
02:48 GMT |
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Midway definitely isn't going to have a very merry Christmas this year, as the sales of the company's major titles that were launched, like Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, aren't going precisely as planned. But hopes are high since the company has just announced that it has set the release date for the ... |
25 November 2008
03:06 GMT |
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The second title in Midway's AAA E3 lineup is Wheelman, the promising racing game featuring Hollywood star Vin Diesel. As it was expected, the publishers did not waste any time in updating all the features of the release and showing us brand new eye-candy screens. We're really thrilled, we must admit, and w... |
15 July 2008
03:23 GMT |
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Wrestling, fighting, American football, mad racing and thrilling first person shooter action are just some of the things we should expect to get from Midway during this year's E3 event which will be held in Los Angeles and is considered the biggest and best media summit in the world. With a triple A lineup of ga... |
11 July 2008
12:06 GMT |
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Midway seems to have started the Spring marketing spree, since it keeps throwing goodies to us - we first had the official confirmation of the new Mortal Kombat game, This is Vegas' website follow up and now the company is bringing some fresh new screenshots and information about their Vin Diesel game, Wheelman.... |
21 April 2008
06:13 GMT |
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This wasn't a great year for Midway, which entered the holiday shopping season with delayed releases and lowered revenue forecasts. The company, which hasn't posted an annual profit since 1999, had to cut third quarter revenue forecasts because these delays. But Midway people are optimistic and they think t... |
27 December 2007
05:30 GMT |
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