The game is set 4000 years before the Galactic Empire. Two charismatic young Jedi have led the Republic to victory in a distant war against the Mandalorians. When they returned however, they came not as saviours, but as conquerors, at the helm of an unimaginably large fleet of Sith warships. Something had twisted them to the Dark Side, and the Republic has little hope of defending itself. Though the Republic was able to kill one of the Dark Lords, his powerful apprentice Darth Malak still survives, and is focused on his war of conquest.Sounds promising. Read the full interview here.
"The pirates ? what happens is they stole this cursed treasure and unless they put the treasure back, they never die, they can't enjoy life," Bruckheimer continues. "They can't enjoy food or sex. All they want to do is plunder and get more and more and more gold. And in the moonlight, they turn into skeletons. So, you can just imagine the effects. ILM is doing the effects. [Director] Gore Verbinski, who did The Ring, is very imaginative and is working with ILM. I've never seen skeletons like this. They have actual features and pieces of flesh and their costumes still on, so it's fascinating."No skeleton sex, eh? I wonder if they can't get drunk either. At least Manny had that going for him. Anyway, read the full interview for more info. Arr.
Source: TheForce.net
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The 60-year-old "Indiana Jones" star -- who insists on doing many of his own stunts -- was riding in a car driven by co-star Josh Hartnett when the vehicle went out of control during a chase scene and hit a wall. Luckily, both actors escaped serious injury in the wreck.This article is also small , but after the reception of the last attempt to lengthen the news I think I'll leave it that way.
BJ: Share with us a favorite moment or story from the development of this game.The interview is a bit basic in question asking goodness, but is worth reading anyway! It also contains some screenshots that I hadn't seen before, but that doesnt mean they are new... but they might be... I doubt it.. no they are I'm sure.... argh I can't decide!
JT: One of my favorite moments was watching the Triad guys in the game for the first time. For a long time, the only enemies we had to fight against were ivory hunters and Nazis. These guys have a fighting style similar to Indy's, kind of a western brawling style. The Triad guys are totally different, they do flips and spin kicks. It was really cool to watch them do flips over Indy in the game.
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After the demise of the Sam & Max action/adventure at the now-bankrupt Infinite Machine, not to mention the IP belonging to Steve Purcell, Sam & Max 2 seemed to be just a fanboy's wet dream. When Sam & Max 2 was officially announced, everyone had to check their calendars to make sure it wasn't April 1. Sam & Max 2 was undoubtedly the most unexpected news we saw this year.Hey, some news is better than no news.
First off, we tend to think of futuristic settings as being relatively new, and that perhaps only a few years ago there were no starships. Does this mean that the only equipment with a respectable provenance will be primitive, like the same old swords and bows? Not so in Star Wars. At the time of the movies, the galaxy has had faster than light travel for over 25,000 years. The Old Republic, the venerable organization of thousands of worlds, was built around the discovery of hyperdrive systems. Civilizations have come and gone in this age of discovery, and many technologies have been lost to the ages.
Details are still scant, but the game will feature the same lead as the original, Ben, leader of a motorcycle gang called the Polecats. It also promises a similar mix of action and puzzles.You can check out the full list here.
The comedy adventure genre has been severely neglected in recent years, so it's good to see probably the most acclaimed publisher of adventure games getting back to its roots. We'll be waiting eagerly to see what they come up with.
Source: JediNet.com
Before he came on, they played clips of Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb in action, as well as a short clip of the orchestra recording the score in Seattle. When Clint came on, he talked about the evolution of music in games, as well as the similarities and differences between scoring for games and movies. Then he was asked how he created the music for the game. He demonstrated how this was done on the computer. He came up with the themes on a MIDI keyboard, which translated into a computer program (Digital Performer - Ed.). The program records this music in various ways. When it was edited to Clint's liking, it was sent to Hollywood, where an orchestrator created the actual written score for the orchestra to play.The website for The Screen Savers should have an article posted soon about the feature, so keep an eye out. Thanks to Matt for letting us know.
There isn't a greater game, adventure or otherwise, in existence than Day of the Tentacle; I believe that with all of my heart, and if you have not experienced the game, you don't understand the heights that an adventure game can attain. Strong words? Absolutely. That's how strongly I feel about this game.Well it's been a fun ride, despite Monkey Island 2 being completely robbed by placing 18th on the list... *tear*... I'm okay now.
Source: TheForce.net
