Today Activision announced that Bizarre Creations’ arcadey racer Blur has been pushed back to 2010. Originally slated to arrive Nov. 3, Bizarre Creations explained the delay saying that the development team needs “more time to enhance the game’s innovative and distinctive online multiplayer gameplay.”
Activision Publishing CEO Mike Griffith stated, “The additional time will allow the studio to fully optimize the vision they set out to create for Blur including a distinctive and groundbreaking multiplayer mode that will appeal to a broad audience.”
For those of you who don’t know, Blur is a arcade style racing game, developed for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360, that features real world cars and locals along with vehicular combat. The multiplayer aspect, which is the cause of the delay, will allow for 4 player splitscreen and up to 20 players online. Bizarre Creations has made what they call “the Facebook of racing,” allowing players to create an account and share custom game modes with friends.
Hopefully this delay will give Bizarre Creations enough time to perfect the multiplayer aspect.
Vicarious Visions and Activision today released the Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 trailer for your consuming pleasure.
This trailer is far better than your average MUA2 video, and actually hints at a story, a plot bigger than “kill everything in sight” and decent explosions to boot. Check it.
It seems like not everybody is pleased with the recently released Guitar Hero 5, namely musician Courtney Love. Love is apparently upset with how Activision used her deceased husband’s, Kurt Cobain, likeness and is “going to sue the shit out of [Activision].”
Love’s main issue is with Cobain’s avatar. Not the way he looks, but the fact that after you unlock it you can use it to play any instrument in any song in the game.
Love said that she “never signed [off] on the avatar,” adding “I think Kurt would despise this game alone let alone this avatar.”
Activision, on the other hand, replied, saying “Courtney supplied us with photos and videos and knew exactly what she wanted Kurt to look like. She picked the wardrobe and hair style, which turned out to be the ‘Teen Spirit’ look, then we went back and forth over changes.”
Hopefully the two parties involved will be able to sort this out peacefully, however unlikely that it. As more development arrive, you can be sure I’ll post them here on The Wire.
Today the folks over at Bizarre Creations released a new trailer for their up coming arcade-style racing title Blur. In this trailer, several developers talk you though the power-ups you will be finding out on the track.
Blur offers gamers the realistic location and cars of Gran Turismo mixed with the fasted paced arcade combat of Mario Kart. Developed for the PC, Xbox 360 and PS3, Blur is slated to arrive in North America on Nov. 3. Hopefully this unique blend of racing and combat will make for an enjoyable and entertaining experience.
Read: Blur Trailer Praises, Explains Power-Ups.
Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 gamers can battle in our team-based competition. Team sizes are flexible, from 2v2 to 4v4, to give you more options to play.
The tournament is currently in its practice ladder stage. On 9/2/09, the practice ladder will reset and convert to the tournament ladder. Follow these links to get in:
Recent footage out of a Game Crazy company convention, leaked yesterday, shows Modern Warfare 2 in all its single-player glory. Thanks to the magic of YouTube, you can watch it too. See below (and turn down your volume–the crowd noise is a bit much).
The content will hit XBLM and the PSN on Aug. 27. In order to get your hands on the eight new character, all with tweaked weapons, the new skins for existing characters, three multiplayer maps, a more challenging difficulty mode, and the addition of Aerialbot to the single-player campaign, you are going to need to pony up 800 Microsoft Points ($10).
For the complete breakdown of all the new content, hit the jump. Read more »
Today Activision announced that the new skateboarding game Tony Hawk: Ride will arrive on the Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii Nov. 17.
Featuring a motion-sensing skateboard controller, Ride will set you back $120. Developer Robomodo stated, “We look at it less as a peripheral, as more of a platform.” According to the developer, there are more titles in the works that will utilize the peripheral.
Personally I’m not that impressed with what I’ve seen from the controller. As someone who spent their teenage years skating from parking lot to parking lot, I must say the whole idea of playing a skateboarding videogame with your feet isn’t all that appealing. Sure, it gives those who haven’t ever skated a small glimpse of the zen-like reward of that come from landing a trick. However, until you rack your junk on a handrail and come back for more, you will never fully capture the essence of skateboarding.
Today Activision announced that Bizarre Creations’ newest racing game Blur will arrive this Nov. While no specific date was supplied, numerous retails have the game pinned to Nov. 3.
Developed for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360, Blur features a wide variety of customization options. If you are a fan of extremely realistic racing action, you can adjust the game accordingly. If you prefer a more casual experience, like Mario Kart, the game will allow that. In fact, if you choose, there can be power-ups including missiles and bombs.
Activision also sent out a list of retailers participating in pre-order festivities. For the full list of goodies and where to get them, hit the jump. Read more »
Today Activision announced that developer n-Space is working on a Modern Warfare title for Nintendo’s DS.
Dubbed Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Mobilized, the game will feature “building-to-building tactical combat” and player controlled vehicles including tanks, UAV spy drones, and an AC-130 gunship. The storyline will serve as a “companion narrative” to Modern Warfare 2.
Mobilized comes packed with online multiplayer for up to six players and will feature several game modes including a Survival Mode where players must make a stand against waves of incoming baddies.
Slated to arrive alongside Modern Warfare 2, Mobilized hit stores November 10.
Today Activision announced that Bizarre Creations’ arcadey racer Blur has been pushed back to 2010. Originally slated to arrive Nov. 3, Bizarre Creations explained the delay saying that the development team needs “more time to enhance the game’s innovative and distinctive online multiplayer gameplay.”
It seems like not everybody is pleased with the recently released Guitar Hero 5, namely musician Courtney Love. Love is apparently upset with how Activision used her deceased husband’s, Kurt Cobain, likeness and is “going to sue the shit out of [Activision].”
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote up a post about the 
Today Activision announced that the new skateboarding game Tony Hawk: Ride will arrive on the Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii Nov. 17.
Today Activision announced that Bizarre Creations’ newest racing game Blur will arrive this Nov. While no specific date was supplied, numerous retails have the game pinned to Nov. 3.
Today Activision announced that developer n-Space is working on a Modern Warfare title for Nintendo’s DS.