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Rumor: Massive Layoffs At Silicon Knights
According to internet reports, around 75 percent of the staff of developer Silicon Knights has been canned. Reportedly, SK has shrunk from 97 to 25 employees. Ouch. Silicon Knights was founded in 1992, and developed Too Human for the 360, and more recently, X-Men Destiny. The company is noteable also for working on a project funded at least...
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Top 10 Highest (Estimated) Game Budgets Of All Time
It’s hard to nail down exact numbers when it comes to video game budgets, which is why whenever you come across a list like the following one it’s always good to remember that they are merely educated estimates. Having said that, it’s well understood that game budgets have been neck and neck with Hollywood productions for some...
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Sessler's Soapbox: Grinding is Good
Borderlands came out this week, and as you can probably tell from the reviews, the RPG element to this FPS is a big reason why people are enjoying the game so much. While playing the game, Adam recognized how much he was enjoying the simple yet masterfully crafted gameplay, leading him to the conclusion that grinding can be very satisfying if...
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Title Of New Silicon Knights Game Leaked?
Thanks to Telefilm Canada, the country’s culture agency responsible for providing grants relating to the entertainment industry, several details about Too Human developer Silicon Knights’ upcoming project have been revealed. As Develop reports, the mystery project is, at least tentatively titled, Siren in the Maelstrom, and it is...
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Silicon Knights Founder Denis Dyack Envisions A More "Narrative-Focused" Future For Gaming
Ah, the old “videogames as art” debate. An oldie, but a goodie. However today, we have a slightly different take on the topic, compliments of Silicon Knights founder Denis Dyack and Gamasutra. During an interview at this year’s Develop Conference, Dyack clearly stated, “Gameplay is not everything. If you look at the...
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Hey, Microsoft -- What's Up With Too Human And Peter Jackson's Halo Project?
Sparked by news that Xbox exec. John Schappert is moving on from Microsoft to mosey back towards Electronic Arts, I combed through my E3 intervew with Schappert, in search of information I might have left out. During our chat, I asked Schappert about the status of Peter Jackson's still-mysterious Halo project and the future of Too Human. Sadly,...
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Sessler's Soapbox: Keep It Single, Stupid!
Ok, now that everyone's calmed down, we can have a cool, rational conversation, right? This week, Adam takes on one of everyone's favorite topics; multiplayer. This aspect of gaming has added so much to our experiences, but it may have gotten a bit out of hand. It appears that a lot of games add on multiplayer as an afterthought, hoping to...
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Microsoft Reveals Top 20 Xbox Live And Xbox Live Arcade Titles Of 2008
Microsoft's Captain Marketing Major Nelson has released a trio of "top 20" lists for the year of 2008. The categories are top Xbox 360 Live titles (based on unique users), top Xbox Live Arcade games (based on full purchases), and the top (original) Xbox Live (based on unique users). Here are the lists! Xbox 360 Top Live Titles ...
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X-Play's Best of 2008 Awards!
X-Play is proud to present its Best of 2008 Awards on Tuesday, December 9th, at 8PM ET. This sixth annual awards program will highlight the best in gaming throughout the year. ' "It seems commonplace to expect and find every year to improve on the one before," says Adam Sessler, Host and Managing Editor, "X-Play." "But...
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Sessler's Soapbox: Games Must Climax!
With all the amazing games coming out this holiday season, you might want to stop for a moment and ask yourself "How many times can I save the world this year and still enjoy it?". Well once you ponder that query, you will understand Mister Adam Sessler's concerns that he airs in this week's Sessler's Soapbox. That's right, I just...
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Silicon Knights's Temporary Lay Offs
Silicon Knights president Denis Dyack said that the company has "temporarily" laid-off 26 employees due to company expansion reasons, according to his interview with Kotaku. "Silicon Knights is currently working on several new and exciting games that will be announced to the public in the coming months," said Dyack....
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British Sales Charts are Weird
It's time once again to step into the strange world of British gaming as we take our semi-annual peek at the weekly British Gaming Charts. The top 4 games are Wii titles, but Too Human, which got beat up by critics, is slowly climbing up through the number 5 spot. Tiger Woods debuted well as the three main console versions are at the 10, 11, and...
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The First 15 Minutes of 'Too Human'
Love it or hate it, this probably won't sway you one way or another if you've already played the demo. However, if you're on the fence with Silicon Knights' action-RPG Too Human and haven't been able to catch any gameplay for yourself here's the first 15 minutes for you to make up your own mind. Too Human is available now for the Xbox...
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X-Play's Review Of 'Too Human'
The gaming world has been abuzz today with the release of Silicon Knights and Microsoft Game Studios' Too Human (Xbox 360). It's been in development for a really long time, but it's finally out and X-Play puts it to the test. Watch the review right here! Watch Larger Version of this Video
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Dyack: 'Too Human' Sequels Are 'Underway'
Too Human's norse punk Baldur has two more titles to conquer, and creator Denis Dyack said to VG247 that the sequels are "underway". “They’re unannounced. We’re not talking about them right now, but there are other games in the pipe. Also, of course, we’ll be continuing the [Too Human] trilogy with...
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Sessler's Soapbox: Grinding is Good
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Adam Sessler Interviews PAX 2009 Storytellers Panelists
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PAX 2009 Panel: Medium is the: Story Matters
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Sessler's Soapbox: Keep It Single, Stupid!
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X-Play Best of 2008: Best Multiplayer Game
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