Thursday, October 8, 2009 - Page 2

Activision Lays Off Shaba’s Ranks, Closes Studio

San Francisco-based developer Shaba Games is no more, according to a pair of tipsters who wished to remain anonymous. The developer of Spider-man: Web of Shadows is said to have been shuttered by parent company Activision today.


Left 4 Dead 2 Scavenge Mode Preview: Giving Multiplayer The Gas

Valve says the sole purpose of Left 4 Dead 2′s new multiplayer mode, Scavenge, is to provide the game “quicker, even more frantic gameplay” than the versus mode has to offer.


Next Bourne Game Titled ‘Ascendancy’?

Electronic Arts will be handling the next video game iteration of the Jason Bourne series, since the last one failed to deliver anything compelling, and a developer’s online resume briefly revealed its title to be “The Bourne Ascendancy”.


Watch Gabe Newell And Aussie Modder Talk L4D In Sydney

Kotaku AU

Our friends at Byteside were at the press conference Gabe Newell gave in Sydney yesterday. He discussed their plans for Left 4 Dead 2 and also introduced us to L4D modder, Joe W-A, who petitioned Newell to fly to Australia.


In Real Life

The Most Handsome Game Company Exec In Japan?

Maaaaybe! Here at Kotaku, we often feature photos of really attractive females and really normal-looking dudes. That’s not fair, and by golly, we’re doing our best to be fair.


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No Decapitations, Dismemberment In Censored Aussie Left 4 Dead 2

Kotaku AU

Gamespot has uncovered what’s been edited out of Left 4 Dead 2 for Australia to earn it an MA15+ classification.


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Overseas Poormouthing Continues For PSPgo

Don McCabe of the UK retailer Chips is on the record with his disaffection for the PSPgo. But he’s ramped up his opinion from “not worth stocking” to “will fail miserably”.


The Critters Of Final Fantasy XIV

Raptors, antelopes, mammets, oh my! Square Enix has already unveiled the character races and classes. Now it’s time to have a look a the “beastiary”.


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The First Four Letters Say It All

Dumbbells — 1kg dumbbells, to be exact. Your Wiimote is waiting to pump (clap) you up with this $US20 “peripheral” available from Everlast, said to be compatible with a slew of exergaming titles.


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Former Morning Musume Member Gets Her Blue Dragon On

No, that is not Blue Dragon creator Hironobu Sakaguchi. Sorry! That’s former Morning Musume leader Miki Fujimoto, who had to leave the group after it was discovered she was dating a comedian.