State of Emergency 2 rises from grave
Canadian developer DC Studios scoops up languishing sequel, prepares it for E3 showing.
While the original State of Emergency was widely considered to be something of a letdown, its sequel promised to right the wrongs and improve the gameplay. But when its developer, VIS Entertainment, filed for bankruptcy last month, the game was placed on the auction block. Today, the game has finally found a developer to finish the job: Montreal-based DC Studios.
While DC Studios is based in Quebec province, the company is using this acquisition to expand its facilities into Scotland. When VIS Entertainment closed its doors, 54 developers, artists, and administrators lost their jobs. Thus, there is an untapped labor pool in Scotland.
The new version of State of Emergency is currently slated for release this fall for the PlayStation 2, with other versions (PC and Xbox editions were previously announced) to follow at an unspecified date. Players will be able to drive vehicles, mow down crowds of people with different weapons, and follow a story somewhat more evolved than the previous game's.
DC Studios is known for its jack-of-all-trades development style. The company produces games for the Game Boy Advance, mobile phones, and game consoles. DC also develops controller-based games, such as Atari TV Games, a small Atari 2600 controller that plugs into a television and contains 10 old-school games.
While DC Studios has worked with many publishers in the past, such as Konami, Atari, Ubisoft, and Majesco, there is no word yet on a publisher for State of Emergency 2.
Hot Stories
Newsmakers
-
Spot On: 15 years of Warcraft
Blizzard game design chief Rob Pardo and lead designer Jeff Kaplan discuss acclaimed fantasy franchise's long history, from orcs and humans to the World of Warcraft phenomenon. Full Story
- Posted Nov 25, 2009 6:20 pm PT
- 256 Comments
-
Tony Hawk Ride Interview
GameSpot UK chats to the skating legend about his new peripheral-based game. Full Story
- Posted Nov 28, 2009 2:32 am PT
Featured Stories
-
Call of Duty franchise sales top $3 billion
Modern Warfare 2's $550 million opening helps boost Infinity Ward, Treyarch-developed FPS series' total global sales beyond 55 million units. Full Story
- Posted Nov 30, 2009 11:07 am PT
- 219 Comments
-
Left 4 Dead 2 infects 2 million at retail
Sales of Valve's latest survival horror shooter have already doubled those of 2008 original on Xbox 360, PC. Full Story
- Posted Dec 1, 2009 10:44 am PT
- 142 Comments
-
Wii sales dipped Thanksgiving week
Nintendo reports 550,000 consoles sold in US during important November 22-28 window; DS Lite, DSi set new handheld record with combined 1-million-unit haul. Full Story
- Posted Nov 30, 2009 4:31 pm PT
- 300 Comments
-
Longoria on deck for MLB 2K10
Tampa Bay Rays third baseman will be the cover athelete of 2K Sports' next installment of multiplatform baseball game. Full Story
- Posted Nov 25, 2009 4:46 pm PT
- 87 Comments
-
Prince of Persia to rule May 2010
Ubisoft announces The Forgotten Sands, a return to Sands of Time storyline; will be released alongside upcoming film adaptation next spring. Full Story
- Posted Nov 30, 2009 12:07 pm PT
- 190 Comments
Submit News
Related Games
Recent News
-
Medal of Honor re-deploys in fall 2010
EALA and DICE collaborating on long-rumored reboot of classic series, which will follow modern-day special ops commandos in Afghanistan.
1 Comments
Sign in / Sign up