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Rumour: Rockstar New England Working on 360 Exclusive

Split-screen: "Rockstar New England, formerly Mad Doc Studios and developers of Bully: Scholarship Edition and the Empire Earth franchise, have been having one of those years. While last month's layoffs hit hard, rendering 'at least 10 percent of the studio' redundant, they came after news that the company was working on an unannounced title. However, this is not the case."

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LordMarius5397d ago

"Created as a contrast to The Agent, coming exclusively to the Playstation 3?"

wouldnt be surprise

Applegate5397d ago

Great, now watch this come out even before The Agent.

Statix5397d ago

Mad Doc Software? Last I heard, Surfer Girl the rumor blogger said that they were working on SWAT 5. Unfortunately, the project was scrapped. It sure would kick ass if the project were on again, but I doubt it.

Not sure if this studio would've done the series justice like 2K Boston did anyway.

theEnemy5397d ago

PlayStation 3 - Agent

Xbox360 - Double Agent

;P

MGOelite5397d ago

at least give some evidence not just "our sources"

heroicjanitor5397d ago (Edited 5397d ago )

They should say "our guess", becaue we all know they thought it sounded reasonable and took a stab in the dark.

If they are right they will keep reminding us, if they aren't they'll forget they ever said it.

Edit: Ok then you're tracked, let's see how tomorrow turns out

Nike5397d ago (Edited 5397d ago )

Hence filed under "Rumours" and not "News". The man in question specializes in 360 development as good as PS3 and PC development. But yeah, there is another unannounced game from these guys.

@heroicjanitor: Cool. Won't disappoint.

Cajun Chicken5397d ago

Yeah, but isn't the main talented one; Rockstar North making Agent?

Xi5397d ago (Edited 5397d ago )

I would say the main talent came from David jones, the founder of the GTA franchise and lemmings who left R* to start real-time worlds.

Not to mention with how much of the fanbase of this site seems to think that GTA4 lacks much of the quality and polish of it's predessors, I wouldn't call R* north the talented one.

But in reality I suspect that almost all the studios work with one another to ensure a solid release of whatever it is they develop.

GiantEnemyCrab5397d ago

Tell me we are not going to start on that "b team" sh*t again with this are we?

Way to go Cajun!

Elven65397d ago

Rockstar doesn't work on a single project 100% anymore, projects are broken up into different pieces and farmed out to studios who excel at said piece.

Even a game like GTA 4 was developed by multiple studios, those who were better at one thing got to develop it, etc. If you look at Rockstar's track record this generation, it hasn't failed them by any means so more power to them.

The Xbox Empire5397d ago

If you had played Bully, you would know Rockstar New England is very good too.

Statix5397d ago (Edited 5397d ago )

All of a sudden, little-known Mad Doc Studios (before they joined Rockstar and ported Bully to 360) is as talented as the developers of the GTA series? Sounds more like wishful thinking to me.

Xi5397d ago (Edited 5397d ago )

But I honestly don't think R* north is half as talented it used to be.

The truth is I haven't bought a R* game in the last 6 years because I personally think they all suck nuts.

Jaces5397d ago

I played Bully and it was "meh" at best.

Fun but nothing special. Heh...would be funny to see them pull out Bully 2: The college years.

ginganinja5397d ago (Edited 5397d ago )

R* north has been responsible for all the GTA games, which is what they're known for.
GTA III, the one that really set them up and became the open-world game everyone's tried to copy since, was done after Jones left - not saying he's not talented, but to suggest the team without him are poor is a little myopic.
You might not have played a R* North game since, but millions have.

I was also a little underwhelmed by GTA IV. There's no denying it's a quality game, it was more the story and content felt too heavy for a GTA game. Too much Godfather, not enough Tom and Jerry.

maxcer5397d ago

wait a second... I thought i remembered back in February when Lost&Dammed came out that most fanboys said GTAIV wasn't any good? now that they are doing Agent they are considered the top tier developers at R*? i don't get it...

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TheColbertinator5397d ago

Interesting.I think bully 2 could be a sure hit.Or a new IP called Nerd

Gamer_Politics5397d ago

Hmm...so Rockstar could be working on new exclusive franchises for both consoles

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Essential Video Games Everyone Needs To Play At Least Once

Video games are no longer just a simple past time. Today's games are evolving into true works of art. Offering intriguing narratives, cinematic setpieces, and profound messages, games can entertain us for hundreds of hours.

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Chard7h ago(Edited 7h ago)

I never got around to mass effect - I’m skeptical that it would hold up if I were to try it now

Furesis6h ago

I would say it does. The combat is a bit shit for todays standards but everything else is great.

anast4h ago

It's worth a play through today.

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EKWB reportedly plagued with financial disarray many gaming pc's left without parts

EK Cooling allegedly has slipped itself into a hot soup of seemingly endless financial woes, where it has not paid its staff, suppliers, and contractors for many months as the company is facing liquidity problems and a surplus of inventory left unsold, stuck in the warehouse for a more extended period. Gamers Nexus investigated these claims made by former and current personnel, where he found trails of unpaid bills lasting as long as three to four months and unpaid raises that accumulated for almost a year.

EK Water Blocks has two entities—a Slovenian-based headquarters and a US-based subsidiary, EK Cooling Solutions. Steve narrated the series of events in detail, stating that the company was reportedly irresponsible and negligent regarding payment. Consequently, partners and employees are forced to share the burden of alleged mismanagement. It all begins with its extensive range of products, leading to a surplus of goods. EK has over 230 water blocks, 40 liquid cooling kits, 85 reservoirs, 40 pumps, 73 radiators, and 212 miscellaneous accessories.

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just_looken2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Yes this is not about video games directly but indirectly this will impact the pc gaming/workstation space hard.

This company is massive one of two in the water cool space so if it goes poof then thousands out there have no spare parts or half built computers.

SO yeah i know not about a video game but think of it as amd leaving the pc space but this is ekwb that could be leaving water cooling in the pc space

Jayz2cents a supporter of there products also has issues
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Giblet_Head12h ago(Edited 11h ago)

As someone that has built a watercooling rig. EK is big, but there's so many numerous watercooling part companies out there. EK's stuff isn't exactly amazing quality for the price compared to others either, it's just ok. Much like Corsair. The impact would be negligible long term. For perspective the majority of my parts are XSPC, at most I use EK for my gpu waterblocks and fittings. Both easily replaceable.

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El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron - Coming Back for a New Generation

Originally launched in 2011, El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron is coming to Nintendo Switch, so It's time to look back at the original.

jznrpg1d 1h ago

Still have my ps3 copies. Bought it at launch and another one when I found it cheap and in perfect condition about 10 years ago. I wouldn’t buy it on Switch but if they made a PS5 version I would. I still have one of my PS3 Fats hooked up so good to go either way.

darthv721d ago

Id play it again on the switch. I wished my 360 version was bc but this is still a good way to play.