Originally Posted by wraggster An unspecified number of staff have been laid off at Runescapedeveloper Jagex after the Cambridge studio closed down its8Realms MMOG barely a year after it entered beta. One source claimed the game only had drawn one tenth of the users it needed to turn a profit. According to Develop, while some staff have lost their jobs entirely, some will be found new roles within the company, which earlier this month revealed an ambitious expansion for Runescape, The Evolution Of Combat. COO Daniel ...
Originally Posted by wraggster As video game leaks go, it's one of the strangest we've ever seen.The below video, posted to YouTube by one Skid Kid, shows plenty of Halo 4 multiplayer gameplay. The only problem is, Skid Kid filmed off of what looks like a 20-year-old standard definition telly, playing a VHS, in a barn. Really.Also, the music isn't safe for work, or your ears. We advise you turn your speakers down, or, preferably, off.While the video is of terrible quality, it does divulge some new gameplay details. It looks like ...
Originally Posted by wraggster Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning 2 was in "pre-production" at 38 Studios' Big Huge Games in Maryland before all employees were let go last week. Several sources with knowledge of the situation tell Joystiq that the company was in advanced talks with a publisher before the events that led to the dissolution of the team. Even if the Big Huge Games team could be salvaged under a different banner, ...
Originally Posted by wraggster [IMG]http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/06/rocko***esscreens12_530x298.jpg[/IMG]The situation is rocky for owners of the newly released PS3 version of Rock of Ages who are trying to play online. Or perhaps not rocky enough. In any case, users are reporting inability to join games created by friends, and freezes within multiplayer lobbies. Ace Team is aware of the issue, and is currently trying to determine how widespread it is and how to address it. We're also checking ...
Originally Posted by wraggster Microsoft's PlayXBLA site posted two "Secret Squirrel screenshots" depicting an unannounced Xbox Live game to be announced for real at E3. Of course, even without the title or any real details, we can get a pretty good idea of what the game's like: it's Avatar-shaped people racing and doing stunts on motorcycles in exotic, dirt-track environments. With screenshots named "AMX_Mystery," the name ...