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Layoffs Reported At Maxis, Too

The economy continues to turn the screws on video game developers. Reports of layoffs at both Raven Software and Maxis have surfaced this afternoon, with confirmation coming from the respective owners of each studio, Activision and Electronic Arts. No word on how many were laid off at Maxis either, but here's what the company told...

Posted August 26, 2009| 4 Comments
Activision Confirms Raven Software Layoffs

Activision has confirmed to Kotaku that Wolfenstein developer Raven Software is in the midst of “slightly reducing its workforce to better reflect the studio’s upcoming slate.” In other words, a whole bunch of people are, sadly, out of the job. According to Kotaku’s sources, the layoffs were partly the result of the...

Posted August 26, 2009| 3 Comments
Activision Concerned About Wolfenstein Leak

If you're one of the gamers who downloaded a pirated copy of upcoming shooter Wolfenstein's multiplayer mode, Activision would like a word with you. A harsh word. On its message board, the company had this to say about a recent internet code-leak: "It was brought to our attention on Friday, 7/31 that a build of the Wolfenstein Multiplayer...

Posted August 6, 2009| 25 Comments
Wolfenstein Delayed For Two Weeks

Sorry, Nazi-killers. You're going to have to wait a couple extra weeks to take out Der Fuhrer's minions in Wolfenstein. The first-person shooter's release date has been pushed back from August 4th to August 18th. All three versions of the game -- PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360-- will be delayed. "In order to facilitate a simultaneous global...

Posted July 15, 2009| 4 Comments
id Software Hopes Acquisition News Doesn't 'Botch' Wolfenstein's Release

id Software being acquired by ZeniMax comes at a slightly awkward time, as Activision is gearing up for the summer release of their final collaboration with the studio, the Raven Software-developed Wolfenstein. When I interviewed id co-founder John Carmack and others this morning, Carmack expressed worry about how this news might affect...

Posted June 25, 2009| 21 Comments
Activision Responds To id Software Acquisition With Congratulations

Activision has issued a message of congratulations to id Software, who was acquired by ZeniMax, the parent company of Bethesda Softworks, this morning. id Software has been a longstanding collaborator, essentially becoming the publisher's shooter division for many years. Their final release will be this summer's Raven Software-developed...

Posted June 24, 2009| 7 Comments
Wolfenstein Trailer Reveals Not So Stealthy Assassin

Activision and Raven Software display the Assassin-type Nazi you'll be facing in their upcoming supernatural FPS, Wolfenstein. A cross between one of those plucky F.E.A.R. clones and a plasma blade-wielding StarCraft zealot, one might question the stealth factor of glowing blades in the dark. Wolfenstein raises the occult, Nazi army August 4 on...

Posted June 15, 2009| 5 Comments
Official: 'Wolfenstein' Coming On August 4

Grab your calendars and your best Nazi-killing boots, kiddies, because BJ Blazkowicz is coming your way sooner than you might think. Thanks to a pre-E3 press release, Activision has revealed that the super-naturally charged Wolfenstein will be hitting stores on August 4 for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. Just to make that date seem farther away,...

Posted May 28, 2009| 9 Comments
'Wolfenstein' Particle Cannon Vid: Nazi's Are Not Fans

Particle cannons. Love 'em or hate 'em no one's ever a fan when they're pointed at you. Ask the Nazi's in Activision's FPS remake Wolfenstein. Hurry before they... oh poo. Wolfenstein launches this summer on the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. Wolfenstein Particle Cannon Trailer Watch Larger Version | Watch HD Version

Posted May 6, 2009| 5 Comments
'Wolfenstein' Opening Cinematic

Nazis buy the farm the supernatural Indiana Jones-way in the opening cinematic for Activision's shooter, Wolfenstein. Looks like long-running series hero William "B.J." Blazkowicz will be packing the right kind of gear to take down all manner of ghouls coming his way.

Posted April 17, 2009| 11 Comments
Carmack Brings 'Wolfenstein 3D' To iPhone

id Software's John Carmack, the man who designed the engines for Doom, Wolfenstein 3D, and Quake, has personally overseen the development of Wolfenstein 3D for iPhone, the first project that id has done for the Apple platform. Originally, the intent was for id to do a version of Orcs & Elves, but that didn't pan out. And he was presented...

Posted March 25, 2009| 5 Comments
'Wolfenstein' Trailer: The Nazi's Greatest Defeat

What do bitter Nazi soldier's typically think about after all that history could offer them to reflect upon? Surprisingly... one man. Get another look at Activision's supernatural FPS Wolfenstein for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. Courtesy of developer Raven Software (Hexen, Heretic, Star Wars Jedi Knight, Quake IV) the WWII shooter releases sometime...

Posted March 24, 2009| 10 Comments
BJ Blazkowicz Is Back! 'Wolfenstein' Impressions From NY Comic Con 2009

Raven, id and Activision showed off Wolfenstein at a pre-New York Comic Con event. While I wasn't allowed to get my hands on the game, Peter Sokal, community manager for id, was on the sticks to provide the guided tour. Unsurprisingly, Sokal was mum on the game's release, “It’ll ship when it’s done. I know, we should...

Posted February 7, 2009| 13 Comments
Video Game Revenues To Grow To $20 Billion in 09!

Even though growth in the industry is likely to slow from 19 percent to 6.7 percent, analyst Mike Hickey of Janco Partners says U.S. video game industry revenues will be worth over 20 billion dollars by the end of 2009. "We continue to believe video games offer an exceedingly strong value proposition for consumers in the current economic...

Posted January 28, 2009| 29 Comments
No Hitler In Next Wolfenstein

Fighting robotic-armored Hitler at the end of the first Castle Wolfenstein is one of the greatest, most ridiculous boss battles in gaming history, but sadly, Hitler (with or without a robot suit) will not be showing up in the next Wolfenstein game, according to id's lead artist Kevin Cloud. "No, he's not in our game," Cloud said at...

Posted August 8, 2008| 15 Comments