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Sam Fisher Makes His Own Rules

5:20AM Mike Fahey | This developer diary for Splinter Cell: Conviction demonstrates how badass a Sam Fisher devoid of Third Echelon control can really be, and how badass Ubisoft developers can look under the right lighting. More »
Culture

Avatar: The World Of Pandora

8:00AM Mike Fahey | Director James Cameron and the developers behind the video game adaptation of Avatar discuss the world of Pandora — paradise for the Navi, and something much darker for the invading humans. More »
Media

Assassin’s Creed 2: Building A Better Ezio

8:20AM Mike Fahey | It’s amazing what a young Italian nobleman can learn over the course of Assassin’s Creed 2’s 30-year time frame. More »
Media

Assassin’s Creed 2 Combat Is Just Plain Brutal

1:20AM Mike Fahey | In the latest developer diary video for Assassin’s Creed II, Patrice and friends walk us through the game’s dynamic and painful-looking combat system. More »
Media

The Big Bosses Of Dead Space: Extraction

9:00AM Brian Crecente
When Dead Space hits the Wii later this month it will be a mostly on-the-rails shooter. But that doesn’t mean it won’t be scary. More »
News

Star Wars: The Old Republic Script More Than 40 Novels Long

2:20AM Mike Fahey | In a blog post on the Star Wars: The Old Republic website, director of audio and localisation Shauna Perry talks about the challenge of recording voice overs for every character in a massively-multiplayer universe. More »
Media

The History Of Assassin’s Creed 2’s Protagonist

4:20AM Brian Crecente
This first developer diary for upcoming Ubisoft action-title Assassin’s Creed 2 gives us a glimpse into the backstory of the main character. More »
Media

MAG Devs Talk About How Awesome MAG Is

8:30AM Mike Fahey | In this developer diary for the PlayStation 3’s MAG – Massive Action Game, Zipper Interactive talks about the challenges of creating a first-person shooter in which 256 players can participate all at once. More »
Media

Dante’s Inferno Dev Diary Makes My Head Hurt

12:40AM Mike Fahey
Conflicting emotions run rampant as I watch this developer diary for EA’s Dante’s Inferno, which turns one of the great works of literature into an over-the-top action game. More »
Media

Dark Void: The Bermuda Triangle Angle

1:40AM Mike Fahey
The first in a series of developer diaries for Capcom’s Dark Void explores the game’s setting, lost somewhere within the mysterious Bermuda Triangle. More »