Gears of War Creators Sued Over the Cole Train
Former footballer player and wrestler Lenwood Hamilton is suing the creators of Gears of War, claiming the company stole his likeness and nickname "Cole Train" for Gears of War.
This news comes via TMZ, and although the report doesn't specify which company is being sued, we can assume it is either Epic or Microsoft.
Hamilton also claims to be acquainted with Lester Speight, voice of Augustus Cole (Cole Train) in Gears of War, from when they were wrestlers together in Soul City Wrestling. Hamilton says he discussed creating the Cole Train character for a video game with Speight, and is suing him also.
Sony Closes MediEvil, RIGS Developer Guerrilla Games UK
Sony will close Guerrilla Games' UK studio in Cambridge.
In a report by GamesIndustry.biz, Sony confirmed that while other studios remain unaffected, all employees at the Cambridge branch will be laid off, although "where possible...
try to reallocate people onto other projects".
Sony claims the closure of the 19 year old studio is the result of "a review of all current PlayStation projects and resources", and that while "regrettable", the changes to European studios was necessary "in order to deliver on
strategic objectives".
While the studio's most recent work includes PlayStation VR title RIGS: Mechanized Combat League, other games in its portfolio include the MediEvil series and PS Vita shooter Killzone Mercenary.
Half-Life 3 Will Likely Never Be Released, Says Report
An alleged Valve insider has said that Half-Life 3 and the long-awaited Half-Life 2: Episode Three have both been started and scrapped multiple times, and will likely never see release.
GameInformer has published a lengthy interview with the insider (with a warning that, while it trusted the source, it could not verify their claims with another Valve employee), who says that, "There is no such thing as Half-Life 3. Valve has never announced a Half-Life 3."
The source explains that due to Valve's approach to employee creativity, many groups of developers have begun projects that could have become a new Half-Life project, but never did - pointing out that there were three distinct versions of Half-Life 2 ready to produce before the final version was approved.
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Another Time Travel Show? Wait, This One’s a Comedy!
There are plenty of time travel shows on television these days, but only one of them has turned a receptacle for smelly gym clothes into a vehicle to travel through time. Yes, on FOX's upcoming comedy Making History, the time machine that transports Adam Pally (Happy Endings, Iron Man 3) through hundreds of years of world history is a simple duffel bag.
Creator Julius Sharpe -- who executive producers alongside The LEGO Movie/The Last Man on Earth's Phil Lord and Chris Miller -- told reporters at the Television Critics Association winter press tour that aside from the obvious comedy that comes from full-grown adults zipping themselves into a gym bag to travel through time, he chose a simple object mostly because "I didn't want to spend all my time at work dealing with some kind of big orb, so I thought what could be the easiest thing production-wise?"
Another Time Travel Show? Wait, This One’s a Comedy!
There are plenty of time travel shows on television these days, but only one of them has turned a receptacle for smelly gym clothes into a vehicle to travel through time. Yes, on FOX's upcoming comedy Making History, the time machine that transports Adam Pally (Happy Endings, Iron Man 3) through hundreds of years of world history is a simple duffel bag.
Creator Julius Sharpe -- who executive producers alongside The LEGO Movie/The Last Man on Earth's Phil Lord and Chris Miller -- told reporters at the Television Critics Association winter press tour that aside from the obvious comedy that comes from full-grown adults zipping themselves into a gym bag to travel through time, he chose a simple object mostly because "I didn't want to spend all my time at work dealing with some kind of big orb, so I thought what could be the easiest thing production-wise?"
Hearthstone’s Small-Time Buccaneer is the Nerfed Version!
Hearthstone’s newest expansion, Mean Streets of Gadgetzan, has been in the wild for well over a month now, so I figured it was a good time to catch up with senior designer Mike Donais for a chat. We covered a lot of stuff - so much, in fact, that I’ve split the interview into two parts. This piece is centred on the meta and the state of the game, while the second – much longer – piece is design-focused: creating the Jade mechanic, the thought processes behind the Reno cards, the ideas that didn't make it into the set etc. It’ll be live tomorrow.
IGN: How happy are you guys with the meta right now?
Hearthstone’s Small-Time Buccaneer is the Nerfed Version!
Hearthstone’s newest expansion, Mean Streets of Gadgetzan, has been in the wild for well over a month now, so I figured it was a good time to catch up with senior designer Mike Donais for a chat. We covered a lot of stuff - so much, in fact, that I’ve split the interview into two parts. This piece is centred on the meta and the state of the game, while the second – much longer – piece is design-focused: creating the Jade mechanic, the thought processes behind the Reno cards, the ideas that didn't make it into the set etc. It’ll be live tomorrow.
IGN: How happy are you guys with the meta right now?
24: Legacy Star on the Advice Kiefer Sutherland Gave Him
Corey Hawkins (Straight Outta Compton, The Walking Dead) knows he has big shoes to fill as he takes over as the lead in the 24 franchise in the new series, 24: Legacy. So when it came to getting advice, Hawkins naturally turned to none other than Jack Bauer himself, Kiefer Sutherland, who retains an executive producer credit on Legacy.
“Yes, me and Kiefer have talked,” Hawkins revealed at the Television Critics Association press tour. “We actually talked extensively. I won't say everything we talked about, but the gist of it is that he's super pumped. He was almost more pumped than I was about it! And he's really excited about this new idea and Kiefer gave me a lot of great advice in terms of going through this as an actor.”
24: Legacy Star on the Advice Kiefer Sutherland Gave Him
Corey Hawkins (Straight Outta Compton, The Walking Dead) knows he has big shoes to fill as he takes over as the lead in the 24 franchise in the new series, 24: Legacy. So when it came to getting advice, Hawkins naturally turned to none other than Jack Bauer himself, Kiefer Sutherland, who retains an executive producer credit on Legacy.
“Yes, me and Kiefer have talked,” Hawkins revealed at the Television Critics Association press tour. “We actually talked extensively. I won't say everything we talked about, but the gist of it is that he's super pumped. He was almost more pumped than I was about it! And he's really excited about this new idea and Kiefer gave me a lot of great advice in terms of going through this as an actor.”