Video Games – Page 299

id begins work on Doom 4, wants talented people like you

It’s that time of the decade again, when id rolls in and starts making announcements and advancements here and there. The video game veteran developer and virtually the founder of the FPS genre, id has announced that they are beginning work on Doom 4!

Currently they haven’t divulged any details other than it will continue the Doom Universe and the battle vs. evil, blah blah blah. But more importantly, id is hiring! id has announced that they are looking for talented individuals to join their uber-team to save the world from crappy video games! Hit the jump for some more stuff on this.

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Wii-Fit and GTA for a Healthier Life

Family Gamer

The gaming landscape has changed somewhat since the last article. Grand Theft Auto (GTA) IV and Wii-Fit, two of the biggest games of the year, were released to critical acclaim and not a little media circus. Although these two share top billing they couldn’t be more different. One game is marketed squarely at the twenty something hardcore gamer whilst the other sets its sights on the family gaming market. However, scratch beneath the surface and they have something fundamental in common – the opportunity for increased well being. This is obvious for Wii-Fit but how so with GTA IV?

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An Interview with the creator of Solitaire

Wes Cherry. You may have never heard of this man, but he is responsible for more things than you can guess. He single-handedly caused a national recession, destroyed countless hours of productivity and invented a game that would become what is probably the most-played video game of all time – Solitaire.

Hit the jump to know more about this mysterious personality.

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What street date was that again?

No sooner has the great Grand Theft Auto 4 piracy scandal
past does another big issue come around for Rockstars
big title. UK supermarket retailer Asda has reportedly
broken the release date for the game. This has been
proven via a photograph of a purchase receipt on a
Playstation forum.
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Matt Damon – Give peace a chance

Major movie star Matt Damon was approached to voice
and provide his likeness to the new Sierra Bourne game.
Apparently though he saw the games violence and pulled
out. For a man who makes his money showing people how
to kill other people it appears as though it’s a “do as I say,
not as I do” attitude coming from Hollywood’s new Mr Gritty Action.

New Prince of Persia coming, possibly titled ‘Prodigy’

Rejoice, action-adventure fans! Ubisoft has released a press release saying that a new Prince of Persia game is in the works and will be ready by this year’s Holiday season, i.e. Holiday season 2008!

Ubisoft has also teased us with some more details, for which you’ll have to hit the jump. It’ll be worth it. 😉

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