Archive for November, 2005

Xbox 360 launched in the US today.

Monday, November 21st, 2005

The North Americans are getting to grips with the Xbox 360 today. Here’s a round up of what all the fuss is about(collected by Aleks at the Guardian):
Next Generation: Xbox 360 hot on eBayGames.net: 5 reasons why the Xbox will bombEurogamer: Xbox 360 – the lid is offGizmodo: Xbox 360 dissectedKotaku: Final Fantasy XI debuts [...]

A game development bill of rights

Monday, November 21st, 2005

A Bill of Rights for Game Developers
Eric Zimmerman presented “A Game Developers’ Bill of Rights” during his keynote at the Montreal Game Summit. The 700+ crowd of mostly developers lapped it up. Well, at least in theory, if not actual practical implementation…
While it is certainly a gutsy approach, it does serve as a valuable tool [...]

Time to get your house in order

Wednesday, November 16th, 2005

Next generation consoles ask tough questions of the games publishers as development costs are set to soar
The launch of the next generation consoles will see games publishers’ development costs increase dramatically. The current cost of console games development typically ranges between $3 and $6 million per title. This is set to increase to $6 [...]

Microsoft announces launch day line-up for Xbox 360

Monday, November 14th, 2005

Day one titles:
· Amped 3 (2K Sports) – Snowboarding
· Call of Duty 2 (Activision) – War
· Condemned: Criminal Origins (SEGA) – Horror/Survival
· FIFA 06: Road to FIFA World Cup (Electronic Arts) – Football
· GUN (Activision) – Western-gunslinger
· Kameo: Elements of Power (Microsoft Game Studios) – Battle Game
· Perfect Dark Zero (Microsoft Game Studios) – Spy [...]