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Prototype 2 developer done for?

[UPDATE]: Activision confirms Radical Entertainment won't be making any more games, but provides conflicting statements about whether the studio has been closed outright. Full Story

Posted Jun 28, 2012 8:52 pm GMT

Max Payne beats Diablo to UK No. 1

Rockstar's latest bests Blizzard's technically troubled dungeon crawler by 8,000 physical sales; outperforms Max Payne 2's first week 10:1. Full Story

Posted May 21, 2012 12:44 pm GMT

Prototype 2 tops dismal April sales

Activision action game and Kinect Star Wars top NPD sales charts as total retail revenues decline 32 percent year-over-year; Xbox 360 tops console sales for 16th straight month. Full Story

Posted May 11, 2012 12:00 am GMT

Prototype 2 adding two DLC packs this month

Colossal Mayhem pack available today for $5, with Excessive Force add-on dropping later this month; both bring new weapons, powers, and skins. Full Story

Posted May 8, 2012 2:31 pm GMT

AU Shippin' Out April 23-27: Prototype 2

Get bloody revenge as you take on the role of a new protagonist in this week's Prototype 2. Full Story

Posted Apr 23, 2012 5:40 am GMT

Prototype 2 gets $80 collector's edition

Premium pack for Radical Entertainment's upcoming game will feature preorder bonus content, first DLC drop, art book, soundtrack CD, digital comic, and merchandise coupon. Full Story

Posted Feb 15, 2012 5:45 pm GMT

Prototype 2 for PC delayed to July 24

Windows version of open-world action game will debut three months after Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 iterations. Full Story

Posted Feb 1, 2012 3:45 pm GMT

Prototype 2 Radnet Edition includes 55 DLC drops

Preorders and first-run copies of Activision action game to include voucher for weekly scheduled content drops of in-game abilities, events, challenges, and avatar items. Full Story

Posted Jan 31, 2012 4:00 pm GMT

Beavis and Butt-head returning to TV, games a maybe

Comic-Con 2011: Creator Mike Judge talks about turning the notorious duo loose on a new generation of television and music videos. Full Story

Posted Jul 22, 2011 3:50 am GMT

Prototype 2 morphing April 24

Comic-Con 2011: [UPDATE] Activision announces new release window for Radical Entertainment's open-world action game; publisher showing the title at this week's geek gala in San Diego. Full Story

Posted Jul 20, 2011 11:11 pm GMT

Prototype 2, SSX: Deadly Descents, Insane confirmed at VGAs, Forza 4 due fall 2011

Ceremony sees Activision sequel, EA snowboard game's existence, Guillermo del Toro games locked down; Kratos playable in PS3 Mortal Kombat. Full Story

Posted Dec 12, 2010 4:19 am GMT

Dragon Age conquers Canadian Videogame Awards

BioWare RPG named best 2009 game developed in Great White North; Assassin's Creed II wins four categories, including best console game. Full Story

Posted May 6, 2010 8:51 pm GMT

Activision CEO on helming the industry's 'Death Star'

DICE 2010: Outspoken executive Bobby Kotick laments passing on The Sims, Harmonix, explains "taking the fun out of making games," and announces $500,000 indie game challenge. Full Story

Posted Feb 18, 2010 7:48 pm GMT

Activision confirms Radical staff reduction, Luxoflux closure

[UPDATE] Publisher's "realigning [of] resources" sees Prototype staff culled, Transformers studio shuttered; Guitar Hero rumored to be taken from Neversoft. Full Story

Posted Feb 11, 2010 9:40 pm GMT

Newell named GDC Pioneer, Cerny joining DICE Hall of Fame

Valve cofounder to be honored for creating Steam at March developer conference, as Marble Madness creator is honored by Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences. Full Story

Posted Jan 16, 2010 11:51 pm GMT

PSP Go launch adds 100+ games to PSN

New handheld's debut accompanied by first PSP Minis, debuts of PixelJunk Monsters, Thexder Neo, sales on Puzzle Quest, Prinny, and more; full list and price breakdown inside. Full Story

Posted Oct 1, 2009 6:20 pm GMT

Activision Blizzard's billion-dollar quarter beats expectations

$1.038 billion in revs yield $195 million in profit for Call of Duty, World of Warcraft publisher; Starcraft II delayed to "first half of 2010"; Modern Warfare 2 most preordered game to date; COD4 sells 14 million; new James Bond, Spider-Man, post-Ride Tony Hawk next year. Full Story

Posted Aug 5, 2009 11:10 pm GMT

ChartSpot: June 2009

Prototype tops NPD's monthly non-PC top 20 with nearly 600,000 units, while Ghostbusters just misses the top 10; Sims 3 new PC king, Spore Galactic Adventures opens strong. Full Story

Posted Jul 17, 2009 8:54 pm GMT

June US game sales sink 31% as Prototype triumphs - NPD

[UPDATE] Analysts' fears exceeded as hardware sales nosedive 38 percent year-on-year--but rise monthly; DS still sells 766,500 as Activision's superhero platformer swoops off with nearly 600,000. Full Story

Posted Jul 16, 2009 11:51 pm GMT

Analysts lower gaming growth expectations, project price cuts by October

EEDAR's Jesse Divnich and Wedbush Morgan's Michael Pachter now believe gaming industry will grow only 5% in 2009; $50 PS3, Wii discount, 360 response possible. Full Story

Posted Jul 13, 2009 8:02 pm GMT

Analyst expects 20% game sales slide in June

Pacific Crest Securities' Evan Wilson expects Fight Night Round 4 to break 1 million in disappointing month, says recession may be hitting games harder than previously thought. Full Story

Posted Jul 10, 2009 7:55 pm GMT

Prototype PS3 install issues being addressed

Activision acknowledges problem for "a small number" of open-world action game purchasers, promises a patch, suggests work-around in the meantime. Full Story

Posted Jun 11, 2009 6:18 pm GMT

AU Shippin' Out June 9-12: Prototype

Prototype heads post-E3 trickle of game releases down under. Full Story

Posted Jun 9, 2009 8:42 am GMT

Crash Bandicoot creators start new shop

Naughty Dog founders Jason Rubin and Andrew Gavin start Monkey Gods, a new casual game development company specializing in 360, PS3, Wii, iPhone, and Facebook games. Full Story

Posted May 14, 2009 9:30 pm GMT

Radical prepping Wii port, 'open world' title

[UPDATE] Crash Bandicoot studio posts job ads for two potentially related positions to work on Nintendo's console; Activision confirms "no plans to bring Prototype to the Wii." Full Story

Posted May 13, 2009 5:39 pm GMT

Report: Radical working on Spider-Man

Variety says Prototype studio will follow open-world action game with webslinging superhero series; High Moon to make non-movie Transformers title. Full Story

Posted Apr 23, 2009 9:24 pm GMT

Prototype launching June 9

Activision and Radical Entertainment prime hyperviolent, open-world action adventure for Xbox 360, PS3, PC for late-spring deployment. Full Story

Posted Apr 8, 2009 5:27 pm GMT

AU Shippin' Out October 27-31: Fallout 3

Despite being temporarily banned, Fallout 3 makes it onto our soil at the same time as the rest of the world. Full Story

Posted Oct 27, 2008 8:05 am GMT

Shippin' Out October 5-10: Fracture, NBA

LucasArts launches new terraforming property, while EA, Take-Two, and Sony start the shot clock on their annual basketball sims. Full Story

Posted Oct 7, 2008 12:07 am GMT

Second Bond game added to Acti lineup

Quantum of Solace follow-up appears on publisher's 2009 slate; Prototype release narrowed to midyear. Full Story

Posted Sep 16, 2008 8:13 pm GMT

Report: Radical, High Moon hit hard by layoffs

Prototype studio loses roughly 100 developers and two projects, while Bourne Supremacy creators shed 60 jobs. Full Story

Posted Aug 14, 2008 9:56 pm GMT

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

Prototype pushed to 2009

Radical and Sierra "need more time" to deliver on open-world action game's potential. Full Story

Posted May 5, 2008 6:44 pm GMT

Spyro, Crash tag-teaming consoles, handhelds again

Sierra's airborne-reptile trilogy wraps this fall with Dawn of the Dragon on 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, DS; marsupial practicing Mind Over Mutant on 360, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS. Full Story

Posted Apr 28, 2008 9:01 pm GMT

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

Prototype goes Hollywood

Barry Pepper, Gordon Clapp, Paul Guilfoyle to give voice to Radical Entertainment's upcoming parkour-inspired action game. Full Story

Posted Feb 4, 2008 8:01 pm GMT

WGA initiates game writers

Crash of the Titans, Dead Head Fred, The Simpsons, Witcher, and World in Conflict nominated for inaugural 2008 Videogame Writer Awards. Full Story

Posted Jan 16, 2008 11:21 pm GMT

Aussie game charts: October 29 - November 4

You'll never guess who crashed the party. Full Story

Posted Nov 9, 2007 1:29 am GMT

AU Shippin' Out October 25-October 26: Eye of Judgement, The Orange Box and SWAT

The Orange Box take two. Full Story

Posted Oct 22, 2007 9:17 am GMT

AU Shippin' Out October 15-October 19: The Orange Box

Half-Life's Orange Box opens up in Australia. Full Story

Posted Oct 16, 2007 12:45 am GMT

Shippin' Out October 1-5: Phantom Hourglass, PGR4, NBA, Quake Wars

Headliners joined by Spider-Man: Friend or Foe, FlatOut 2, Crash of the Titans, and Chibi-Robo on retail shelves this week. Full Story

Posted Oct 1, 2007 8:40 pm GMT

Games Convention award noms named

Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 receives only multiplatform nomination in German trade show's "Best of GC" awards. Full Story

Posted Aug 22, 2007 10:05 pm GMT

Radical unveils Prototype

Latest issue of Game Informer takes wraps off of studio's new hyperviolent free-roaming action game coming to 360, PS3 in 2008. Full Story

Posted Jul 27, 2007 10:41 pm GMT

Scarface coming to Wii

Latest issue of NGamer reveals VU Games' adaptation of classic crime movie is coming to Nintendo's new console. Full Story

Posted Jan 27, 2007 1:24 am GMT

Scarface deals 1 million copies

Kilos and kilos of game based on film about Cuban cocaine kingpin sold; Sierra Entertainment title number-one seller in October. Full Story

Posted Nov 29, 2006 12:43 am GMT

ChartSpot: October 2006

Scarface chops up the console charts, beating Double Agent and Mortal Kombat: Armageddon; The Sims 2 Pets takes a bite out of WOW. Full Story

Posted Nov 22, 2006 11:26 pm GMT

Vivendi Games earnings up 190 percent

World of Warcraft publisher reports massive spike in profits and a "great" economic performance. Full Story

Posted Nov 16, 2006 5:55 pm GMT

Scarface tops October

Combined, Vivendi's Xbox, PS2, and PSP adaptation of the classic crime movie sell over a half-million units; PC version bombs. Full Story

Posted Nov 11, 2006 2:01 am GMT

UK Game Charts: October 29 to November 4

Need for Speed Carbon swerves straight to the top of the charts; Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories debuts at six. Full Story

Posted Nov 8, 2006 9:37 am GMT

UK Game Chart: October 22-28

Pro Evo 6 shoots and scores, in at number one with highest UK first-week sales for two years; five other new entries including Canis Canem Edit. Full Story

Posted Oct 31, 2006 6:10 pm GMT

UK Game Charts: October 15-21

Football Manager 2007 knocks FIFA 07 off the top spot; The Sims 2: Pets and Battlefield 2142 among other new entries. Full Story

Posted Oct 24, 2006 5:05 pm GMT

Bestbuy.com best sellers: October 8-14

Tiger Woods tees off, Scarface scores, Madden stays strong, Mortal Kombat strikes, and the DS double-dips. Full Story

Posted Oct 19, 2006 3:54 am GMT

UK Game Charts: October 7-14

FIFA 07 still holding on to the top slot for a third week, Scarface: The World Is Yours debuts at number two. Full Story

Posted Oct 17, 2006 10:41 pm GMT

Shippin' Out 10/8-10/13: Scarface, God Hand, MK: Armageddon

It looks to be a dramatic week of games caught between life and death, heaven and earth, the past and the future. Full Story

Posted Oct 9, 2006 11:47 pm GMT

GameStop celebrates Scarface launch

Retailer holds premiere party for Vivendi Games' adaptation of Al Pacino flick at Miami nightclub. Full Story

Posted Oct 6, 2006 10:09 pm GMT

Bodog bets on Scarface

Online-gambling Web site partners up with Sierra Entertainment for promotion in upcoming PS2, Xbox, PC film-based game. Full Story

Posted Aug 28, 2006 8:34 pm GMT

Scarface saying hello October 8

Crime movie-inspired cocaine-kingpin sim will shoot up Xbox, PlayStation 2, and PC in less than two months; Collector's Edition announced. Full Story

Posted Aug 25, 2006 7:30 pm GMT

Scarface chops up '80s mix

Grandmaster Flash, Judas Priest, Debbie Harry headline classic tunes in game's soundtrack; Mix Tape feature allows music customization. Full Story

Posted Aug 18, 2006 7:06 pm GMT

Scarface says hello to PSP, adios to 360

Vivendi Games confirms the world is not yours on Xbox 360, lines up portable version of drug kingpin adventure--first screens inside. Full Story

Posted Jul 28, 2006 6:45 pm GMT

E3 06: CelebSpotting @ E3 06

Clint Eastwood, Napoleon Dynamite, Paris Hilton, Steven Spielberg, Stan Lee, and Jessica Alba all made appearances at the massive game expo or a related event. Full Story

Posted May 16, 2006 6:39 pm GMT

E3 06: Vivendi's E3 titles confirmed

Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, Scarface: The World is Yours, and F.E.A.R. 360 lead the offerings. Full Story

Posted May 9, 2006 1:08 am GMT

E3 06: More stars doing lines for Scarface

Vivendi announces second round of big-time voice talent signed to appear in The World is Yours. Full Story

Posted May 4, 2006 8:01 pm GMT

E3 06: Vivendi lays out E3 lineup

New Crash and Spyro games announced as part of publisher's lineup for next month's big trade show. Full Story

Posted Apr 21, 2006 8:28 pm GMT

Scarface dealin' this fall

VU Games' film-to-game adaptation narrows release date for PC, PS2, Xbox editions; Next-gen versions still undercover. Full Story

Posted Apr 5, 2006 12:05 am GMT

Scarface enters music biz

VU Games holds contest for unsigned to acts have songs featured in upcoming film-based game. Full Story

Posted Feb 28, 2006 11:36 pm GMT

Xbox 360 backward compatibility lacking in Japan

List of playable Xbox games for the Xbox 360 in Japan tops out at a dozen versus 200-plus in North America; more promised in future. Full Story

Posted Nov 16, 2005 7:08 pm GMT

Marvel's not-so-super Q3

Comic factory slips 32 percent post second Spidey flick. 2006 outlook absolutely villainous as film revenue dries up. Full Story

Posted Nov 10, 2005 9:39 pm GMT

EA secures exclusive Simpsons license

Electronic Arts to work closely with the show's writers, production company over course of long-term, multigame deal; next-gen systems targeted. Full Story

Posted Nov 4, 2005 6:11 am GMT

World of Warcraft, Hulk bolster VU Games' Q3

Wildly successful MMORPG, not-so-jolly green giant drive games division to more than double last year's third quarter. Full Story

Posted Nov 3, 2005 7:29 pm GMT

Bandicoot-based racer starts its engines

Crash and company combine for reckless racing action in Radical Entertainment's latest vehicular combat, now available for home systems. Full Story

Posted Oct 21, 2005 11:39 pm GMT

Marvel film deal hints at future games

Deal sealed today could be first sign of Captain America, Avengers, Nick Fury, Black Panther, Ant-Man, Hawkeye, Power Pack, and Shang-Chi games. Full Story

Posted Sep 6, 2005 11:41 pm GMT

Hulk smashes into factory

Green goliath gone gold; The Incredible Hulk ready to unleash Ultimate Destruction on hapless retailers. Full Story

Posted Aug 5, 2005 8:40 pm GMT

Ultimate Destruction preorders to receive Hulk comic

VU Games offers eager Hulk fans limited edition reprint of first issue as incentive to put money down up front. Full Story

Posted Aug 3, 2005 7:32 pm GMT

WoW fills VUG's coffers

Blizzard's MMORPG boosts VU Games' quarterly revenue by 76 percent; Empire Earth II and Half-Life 2 contribute to stellar sales. Full Story

Posted Jul 28, 2005 6:50 pm GMT

Crash Bandicoot scoots onto PSP

Crash Tag Team Racing adds Sony's portable to its list; combat racer targets release this fall. Full Story

Posted Jul 21, 2005 7:55 pm GMT

Hulk punches out new Web site

Online destination for the upcoming The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction features info, downloads, news. Full Story

Posted Jul 14, 2005 2:09 am GMT

VU names voices for new Hulk game

Ron Perlman, Neal McDonough, and Richard Moll lend talent to upcoming game featuring the mean green machine. Full Story

Posted Jun 22, 2005 9:08 pm GMT

Scarface delayed, coming to Xbox 360

VU Games confirms film-inspired actioner now not coming until 2006, confirms next-gen version is in the works. Full Story

Posted May 3, 2005 12:44 am GMT

Scarface to feature Pacino's face, all-star voices

VU Games' crime-movie adaptation will sport authentic Tony Montana mug, voice talent of original cast, Jay Mohr, Cheech Marin, James Woods, and more. Full Story

Posted Apr 21, 2005 6:01 pm GMT

VU tags new Crash Bandicoot racer

Crash Tag Team Racing set to smash it up on the PS2, Xbox, GameCube, and DS this fall. Full Story

Posted Apr 7, 2005 9:27 pm GMT

VU Games gets Radical

The purchase of the Scarface and The Simpsons: Hit and Run shop strengthens VUG's development hand. Full Story

Posted Mar 23, 2005 9:12 pm GMT

Hulk to smash consoles again

VU Games commissions new game featuring the angry comic book juggernaut from Simpsons: Hit & Run studio Radical. Full Story

Posted Dec 17, 2004 7:48 pm GMT

Scarface looking for a few good gamers

Contest will see seven winners' likenesses appear in the upcoming third-person shooter based on De Palma's gangster classic. Full Story

Posted Dec 15, 2004 3:02 am GMT

Scarface Web site up and running

VU Games wastes no time taking site for just-announced game live. Full Story

Posted Aug 14, 2004 12:53 am GMT

VU saying hello to Scarface: The Game

Ultraviolent 1983 crime epic to provide basis for new third-person shooter, due in 2005. Full Story

Posted Aug 10, 2004 7:07 pm GMT

The Simpsons: Hit & Run hits PCs

PC version of the TV-inspired comic console driving game to start sideswiping retailers today. Full Story

Posted Nov 24, 2003 7:41 pm GMT

The Simpsons ready to hit and run

VU Games' now-shipping mission-based driving game takes the action to Springfield. Full Story

Posted Sep 16, 2003 8:09 pm GMT

Playable Hulk demo for movie DVD

VU Games announces that a playable Xbox demo of The Hulk will appear on the movie DVD scheduled for release next month. Full Story

Posted Sep 10, 2003 12:56 pm GMT

Tetris Worlds Live ships

THQ announces that its Xbox Live-compatible version of the classic block-dropping game is now available in stores across the US. Full Story

Posted Jun 13, 2003 3:23 pm GMT

The Hulk ships

VU Games releases its action game based on the green superhero's upcoming movie debut. Full Story

Posted May 28, 2003 12:45 am GMT

The Simpsons to appear in mission-based driving game

Radical Entertainment is currently developing a new game based on The Simpsons. Full Story

Posted Apr 24, 2003 10:04 pm GMT

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