British publishing house Empire Interactive – best known for the FlatOut series – look set to be the latest victims of the global economic crisis, with MCV claiming the studio’s closure is imminent. More »
Dust off your thinking cap and prepare for some hyper-intelligent gaming, as Empire Interactive signs an exclusive game development deal with the world’s oldest high-IQ society, Mensa.
What do you get if you cross Destroy All Humans with Duck Hunt?
Look, never mind “I don’t know” – I’m not trying to tell you a joke. This is a serious rhetorical question. The answer is that you get Martian Panic. Look at the pictures, it’s obvious.
Martian Panic is a Wii shooter for up to four players. Martians are invading. There is Panic. It’s simple. Shoot the green swine in the face with your WiiMote or optional gun-shaped WiiMote cosy. No friends? No problem! Just grab a second WiiMote and get all John Woo on their scaly martian asses in Dual Wield mode.
Empire Interactive’s 1970′s New York crime drama Unsolved Crimes is one step closer to being solved, as the company announces the game has gone gold and is heading our way next month. Having only just been officially announced last month, the game should be hitting store shelves on or around September 23rd.
This is exactly the sort of development cycle I want to see more of. Tell us about the game one month, release it two months later. Makes me long for the good old days before I had the internet and those pesky video game bloggers didn’t tell us about games years before they were coming out. Jerks.
The game that captured the hearts and minds of millions of players around the world back in 1993 has returned yet again, as Empire Interactive announces Cyan World’s classic point and click adventure game Myst for the Nintendo DS, coming to North America this March. Released late last year in Europe to a somewhat lukewarm receptions, Myst DS is a recreation of the original game that includes re-mastered video and a whole new age to explore in the Rime Age. The lower screen of the DS acts as the original game, with the top screen providing information as well as allowing you to view magnified images using the magnifying glass, one of several useful new tools included to aid in DS gameplay. Having played Myst countless times on countless systems I have nothing but fond memories for the title, but I can’t see myself picking up another version, Rime Age or no. Still, if you’ve never experienced the game and have a bit of patience, Myst DS could be an excellent way to catch up with one of gaming’s classic titles.
