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EA gets to make Robert Ludlum games – a Jason Bourne game’s up first
Get ready to see Jason Bourne games from EA. The company has just finished talks with Ludlum Entertainment and walked away with the right to make video games based on Robert Ludlum novels. As you may recall, he wrote the The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum, which inspired the movies starring Matt Damon.
So far one game has been announced as a result of this deal, though we don’t know all that much about yet. It will be a Bourne game, and it is being developed by Starbreeze Studios. A title hasn’t been released, and it is unknown if the game will follow the plot of any of the books or movies…
Sierra goes out with a Mummy’s whimper. Let the mourning commence
Last year we reported that Sierra Entertainment was “ramping up the development of new products”. Unfortunately, it appears that “ramping” has tipped the other way. Apparently, the new merger of Activation Blizzard with Vivendi has led to the end of Sierra, one of the greatest computer game creators in the last century…
DC nabs Gears of War, Prototype comic book deals
DC Comics, the world’s second largest comic book publisher. has announced that it will be publishing two more comic books based videogames this year: 2006’s game of the year, Gears of War, and the upcoming open-world action game, Prototype.
Already publishing the World of Warcraft comic under DC’s imprint company, WildStorm, Gears of War and Prototype are continuing DC’s move into the videogame industry. This week, DC also revealed its teaming with Midway Games which is publishing a Mortal Kombat vs DC title…
Alien vs. Predator Requiem for PSP in stores now
Sierra Entertainment announced on November 15, 2007, that they have shipped Alien vs. Predator – Requiem for the PSP to retailers nation wide (US). The game, from the creators of the original AvP for PC, features two of the most important science fiction icons of our time and will follow the events of the upcoming more »
Sierra to create more products, franchises based on its games
Sierra Entertainment has announced that it is willing to ramp up the development of new products based on four titles from different genres – real-time strategy, open world, first person shooters and children’s games.
The games, most of which have already been released, include F.E.A.R. as a new first-person shooter by Sierra followed by Prototype as an open-world action title from Radical Entertainment, a polished TimeShift from Sabre Interactive and a future development of The Spiderwick Chronicles as a movie based children’s game to be released on February 2008…
Sierra sets release date for World in Conflict
Surrounded and outnumbered, your forces face destruction from all directions. Welcome to a World in Conflict. Brought to you by Sierra Entertainment and developer Massive Entertainment, this action-strategy game will be battling its way to your computer screen on September 18, 2007.
Set in an alternate timeline, World in Conflict places you on the frontlines of a 1988 conflict where the Cold War heats up instead of freezing out. The Soviets, fearing an internal collapse, make an effort to expand their influence by invading Eastern Europe. NATO hurries to respond only to be distracted by a second attack – this one on American soil. Do battle in the familiar streets of American’s cities in an effort to repel Soviet invaders. Armed with full 360 degree control of the camera, totally destructible environments and a storyline penned by Larry Bond, World in Conflict promises to light up your computer screen.















