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Second Kickstarter For Eternal Darkness Sequel Ends Far Short Of Goal
2Shadow of the Eternals, the proposed spiritual successor to 2002’s Eternal Darkness, fell well short of its Kickstarter funding goal for a second time. Despite a more modest target of $US750,000, the project attracted less than half that amount, or $US323,950. Shadow of the Eternals was to be made by Precursor Games, a studio formed…
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What Went Wrong With Silicon Knights’ X-Men: Destiny?
Bad video games are released all the time. A raft of factors conspire to influence the quality of the outcome. Maybe tight deadlines are to blame. Or maybe the problems include inexperienced developers, incompetent project management, impossible publisher requests, funding concerns. It’s a seemingly unavoidable fact that not every game can be great, or good,…
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Studio Head Claims Used Game Sales Will Doom The Entire Industry
Secondhand games have been the bread and butter of retail chain GameStop for years, and the target of publishers’ ire for just as long. Many consumers prefer not to pay the new retail price (a hefty $US60, for most titles) for every game they play, and the system of selling and purchasing pre-owned discs works…
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Too Human Trilogy Will Be Finished, Says Silicon Knights
Silicon Knights, the creators of Xbox 360 game Too Human, says it still “intend[s]to finish the trilogy” despite meagre sales, middling critical reception and a very long development cycle.