All Secret Level News
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Konami profits up 22.4%, takeover defenses renewed
Metal Gear foundry in black despite 15.4% revenue drop; plan to ward off unwanted large-scale stock purchases renewed. Full Story
- Posted May 13, 2010 12:53 pm GMT
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Sega scrapping Iron Man 2 developer
Sega Studios San Francisco (formerly Secret Level) being shuttered after completion of feature-film-based multiplatform game. Full Story
- Posted Apr 3, 2010 1:56 am GMT
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America's Army bill: $32.8 million
Government tallies total budget for free-to-play first-person shooter and military recruitment tool's first decade of development. Full Story
- Posted Dec 9, 2009 1:38 am GMT
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British Army launches game-based recruitment
"Start Thinking Soldier" campaign to target online games players; Army says two-thirds of 17- to 21-year-olds have no career path in mind. Full Story
- Posted Apr 6, 2009 2:49 pm GMT
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Activision trademarks 'Sing Hero'
Megapublisher's USPTO filing might be first sign of new competitor for Konami's Karaoke Revolution and Sony's SingStar series. Full Story
- Posted Mar 11, 2009 11:03 pm GMT
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Sega powering up Iron Man 2
Publisher extends Marvel partnership to sequel of Robert Downey Jr.-led superhero film; multiplatform effort due 2010. Full Story
- Posted Feb 3, 2009 7:45 pm GMT
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Sega confirms US layoffs
House of Sonic's American arm confirms its payroll has been trimmed due to "reality of business challenges to profitability." Full Story
- Posted Jan 22, 2009 12:49 am GMT
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Shippin' Out Oct. 12-18: Dead Space, Saints Row 2, FIFA 09
The jam-packed week also offers Golden Axe: Beast Rider, SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation, Blitz: The League II, Rock Revolution, and Age of Booty. Full Story
- Posted Oct 14, 2008 11:32 pm GMT
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AU Shippin' Out October 13-17: Saints Row 2
Word on the street has it that the Saints are coming back to reclaim Silverwater. Full Story
- Posted Oct 13, 2008 7:20 am GMT
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Q&A: Virtual Heroes training real heroes
PSPs teaching Hilton hoteliers? Silent Hill artists training Special Forces with RPGs? Grand Theft Auto designers helping police and paramedics? It's all in a day's work for CEO Jerry Heneghan's cutting-edge company. Full Story
- Posted Oct 4, 2008 12:31 am GMT
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Antiwar group targets Ubisoft, America's Army
Group claims publisher and US military are recruiting children in violation of international law. Full Story
- Posted Aug 6, 2008 8:51 pm GMT
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Spot On: Putting the "super" in superhero games
Action-packed comic adventures should fit gaming like a spandex jumpsuit, so why do so many of them turn downright villainous? Full Story
- Posted May 10, 2008 1:04 am GMT
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Shippin' Out April 27-May 2: Grand Theft Auto IV
Rockstar Games' highly anticipated open-world action game finally arrives at retail, scares off most of the competition. Full Story
- Posted Apr 29, 2008 1:04 am GMT
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AU Shippin' Out April 28-May 2: Grand Theft Auto IV
GTAIV launches down under. Full Story
- Posted Apr 28, 2008 12:17 pm GMT
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Spot On: Going up against GTA
As Iron Man and Mario Kart Wii stare down Rockstar's 800-pound gorilla, top analysts and Secret Level's Jeremy Gordon weigh in on launching alongside the biggest game of the year. Full Story
- Posted Apr 19, 2008 1:08 am GMT
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Downey, Howard welded to Iron Man
Oscar-nominated actors will lend voices to game tie-in for Marvel's superheroic blockbuster, launching for consoles, handhelds, PC on May 2. Full Story
- Posted Mar 21, 2008 1:17 am GMT
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Retail Radar: UK dates for Fable 2, Ghostbusters
Play.com let slip dates for a bunch of titles, including Fable 2, Ghostbusters, Prototype, Ninja Gaiden II, and The Bourne Conspiracy. Full Story
- Posted Mar 17, 2008 1:31 pm GMT
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Capcom: 15 projects in pipe, Final Fight 'in hibernation'
In the midst of a hiring frenzy, publisher says more than a dozen old and new IPs are in development; arcade beat-'em-up and action platformer Maximo not included. Full Story
- Posted Mar 4, 2008 7:16 pm GMT
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Magic gathering on Xbox Live, PC
Wizards of the Coast confirms two new titles based on its collectible card game currently in development. Full Story
- Posted Feb 18, 2008 11:18 pm GMT
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E3 '07: New games, movies rush Xbox Live
Sonic the Hedgehog and Golden Axe debut on Live Arcade tonight, along with a slew of Disney-owned films. Full Story
- Posted Jul 11, 2007 5:35 am GMT
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E3 '07 Q&A: Sega's Simon Jeffery
Sonic Factory CEO and ESA board member steps into the debate about the revamped expo, and reveals which games his company will be touting. Full Story
- Posted Jul 10, 2007 6:51 am GMT
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E3 '07: Sega dishes on E3 lineup
[UPDATE] Publisher pulling curtain on Mario & Sonic at the Olympics for the first time; Condemned 2, Iron Man, Sega Rally Revo also on docket. Full Story
- Posted Jul 10, 2007 12:28 am GMT
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Q&A: Sega's new Marvel portfolio
What do Iron Man, the Hulk, Captain America, and The Mighty Thor have in common with Sonic the Hedgehog? They're all being turned into games by Sega. Scott Steinberg explains how. Full Story
- Posted Apr 26, 2007 12:06 am GMT
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Sega Hulk-ing up on Marvel licenses
Bruce Banner's mean and green alter ego, Captain America, and The Mighty Thor join Iron Man on the Japanese publisher's roster. Full Story
- Posted Apr 18, 2007 10:01 am GMT
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Sega assembling next-gen Iron Man
Marvel grants Sonic Factory exclusive rights to make games based on its classic comic book and another unnamed superhero franchise. Full Story
- Posted Nov 6, 2006 4:19 pm GMT
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MTV to acquire Guitar Hero developer
Harmonix Music Systems to become latest member of the Viacom media empire; price set at $175 million in cash. Full Story
- Posted Sep 22, 2006 6:40 pm GMT
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Sega dusting off 'vintage brand' for PSP
Publisher enlists Infected developer Planet Moon to breathe new life into an unnamed old franchise. Full Story
- Posted Aug 15, 2006 6:03 pm GMT
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E3 06: Golden Axe sharpened for PS3, 360
Classic franchise revived on next-gen consoles by developer Secret Level; action-RPG to be released in 2007. Full Story
- Posted May 10, 2006 8:44 am GMT
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Sega buys Secret Level
With its eye on Western next-gen gamers, the Japanese publisher subsumes the San Francisco indie shop. Full Story
- Posted Apr 4, 2006 4:15 am GMT
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Capcom Studio 8 shut down?
Former employee says publisher has closed American development house responsible for Maximo series, Final Fight: Streetwise. Full Story
- Posted Mar 22, 2006 9:49 pm GMT
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America's Army invades Xbox
Shooter produced by Ubisoft and US Army makes console debut on Xbox; PlayStation 2 version peeling potatoes until Q1 2006. Full Story
- Posted Nov 16, 2005 12:36 am GMT
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Sonic coming to PS3 and 360?
Sega partners with SF dev shop Secret Level to "reinvent" an unidentified old property for next-generation consoles. Full Story
- Posted Jul 7, 2005 12:03 am GMT
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Devil Kings, DS Mega Man, Final Fight: Streetwise revealed
Capcom takes the wraps off an all-new fantasy action game and the return of its venerable fighting franchise. Full Story
- Posted May 16, 2005 7:57 pm GMT
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Ubisoft's massive '05-'06 lineup sports next-gen games
King Kong, Ghost Recon 3, Splinter Cell 4 all coming to next crop of consoles, possibly as early as October; Might and Magic returns, PoP goes PSP, and Rainbow Six 3: Lockdown is pushed back. Full Story
- Posted Mar 17, 2005 11:11 pm GMT
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Ubisoft names, dates console America's Army
Subtitled "Rise of a Soldier," the US military-created shooter will ship for the Xbox and PlayStation 2 this summer. Full Story
- Posted Feb 23, 2005 1:40 am GMT
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Xbox Karaoke Revolution track list revealed
Konami's upcoming karaoke game adds 10 original Motown hits to the original 40 featured on the PS2 version. Full Story
- Posted Oct 13, 2004 12:51 am GMT
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Konami announces two more Karaoke Revolutions
Volume 3 goes to the PlayStation 2 with a new duet mode; original game to hit the Xbox with downloadable content support. Full Story
- Posted Aug 20, 2004 11:06 pm GMT
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Ubisoft drafts America's Army
Increasingly militaristic publisher signs deal to bring first official US Army games to consoles. Full Story
- Posted Apr 15, 2004 5:27 am GMT
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Atari launches online delivery service
Atari on Demand will let broadband-equipped gamers download a limited catalog of games for $14.95 a month. Full Story
- Posted Apr 6, 2004 11:58 pm GMT
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Magic the Gathering shipping
Atari's adaptation of the popular fantasy card-trading game is sent to stores. Full Story
- Posted Nov 20, 2003 1:20 am GMT
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Magic: The Gathering - Battlegrounds site opens
Atari launches an official Web site dedicated to its upcoming PC and Xbox adaptations of the Wizards of the Coast's trading card game. Full Story
- Posted Nov 5, 2003 3:30 pm GMT
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First look: Magic: The Gathering - Battlegrounds
Atari releases the first screenshots for its upcoming Xbox Live-ready Magic: The Gathering game that combines fighting and real-time strategy elements. Full Story
- Posted Jun 21, 2003 1:18 am GMT
