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Videogamer: Radar Group working on three next-gen titles (Earth No More)

Mar 18, 2008

Videogamer reports that Radar Group has today announced its official public launch and revealed its first three game projects: Earth No More, Incarnate and Prey 2.

Founded in June 2007, Radar Group co-creates original IP, designed from the ground up, for successful leveraging in the game and film markets. The company has a strong belief that original thinking is key and only works with passionate development teams looking to establish themselves with original IP.

"We're something our industry desperately needs," says Scott Miller, Radar's Chief Creative Officer. "Radar is teaming up with many of the industry's top independent studios to help them create original IP in which they own a substantial ownership stake."

3D Realms Refutes Earth No More Suit (Earth No More)

Feb 20, 2008

3D Realms CEO Scott Miller has defended his studio's upcoming game Earth No More, following a lawsuit filed by two Californians accusing the company of stealing their idea.

"I can't say much, because this is a legal matter. Except, I will say we are fully innocent, and that these guys are just looking for a quick score," Miller wrote on the Shacknews forums.

3D Realms Sued Over Earth No More (Earth No More)

Feb 19, 2008

Kris Graft of Next-Gen.biz writes: Two men who claim to have come up with the idea for the action title Earth No More are suing 3D Realms for allegedly stealing their idea. Next-Gen speaks with the plaintiffs' lawyer.

The plaintiffs are seeking damages under the US Copyright Act, which can include actual damages such as a disgorgement of profits from the game, statutory damages of up to $150,000 plus attorneys' fees and an injunction against the 3D Realms' distribution of the property.

The complaint calls 3D Realms' Earth No More "virtually identical in substance" to the plaintiffs' property.

3D Realms spills more on Earth No More (Earth No More)

Jun 19, 2007

3D Realms has revealed a little more on Earth No More, the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 game in development at Recoil Games that we had first details on yesterday. New information comes via quotes lifted from an article in Game Informer magazine. The words have been plastered onto 3DR's website. The details in the quotes are teasing, but they provide some insight into the game's direction and influences and additionally explain that many of the weapons in the shooter are being designed with ...

Duke Nukem dev's new project revealed (Earth No More)

Jun 18, 2007

The first early-doors details of Earth No More - a PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 game being jointly developed by new studio Recoil Games and Duke Nukem creator, 3D Realms - have appeared on the internet, revealing some plot and gameplay info. Earth No More's story revolves around the appearance of a mysterious spore, which has a destructive impact on the environment and causes plants and animals to mutate. Exactly how players will combat this troublesome germ isn't entirely clear, although building a ...

First details on new Earthworm Jim game (Earthworm Jim)

Apr 23, 2008

Interplay has revealed that it is partnering with franchise creator Doug TenNapel to work on a new Earthwork Jim game, TV series and film.

Other than the tentative title of Earthworm Jim 4, no other details have been confirmed. TenNapel will serve as a creative consultant on all of the projects.

Earlier in the month, Earthworm Jim was one of a number of IPs owned by Interplay that were flagged up as getting the revival ...

The worm has returned (Earthworm Jim)

Apr 19, 2006

A new Earthworm Jim title is in the pipeline for next-gen consoles, according to an anonymous source close to the game's development. What makes this more exciting than the standard whispered announcement, though, is that it's going to be created by the team behind the original game. This includesShiny Entertainment founder Dave Perry, Planet Moon Studios co-founder Nick Bruty, long-serving tunesmith Tommy Tallarico and more. For those of you too young to drink, Earthworm Jim debuted on ...

Sony's most original PS3 game yet? (Echochrome)

Jul 18, 2007

Monday 16 July 2007 (updated 17 July) Update: While we're not backtracking on our opinion that Echochrome has the potential to be one of the sleeper hits of the PS Network, we've just found out that the game was far from Sony's 'original' idea. The game has existed as a tech demo for PC here since last year, described as an 'interactive optical illusion' and coded by one Jun Fujiki. It appears Sony has been given permission to develop this free game for the PS network, only with preset levels ...

Echochrome to be released in Europe this week? (Echochrome - PS3 Network)

Jul 8, 2008

TalkPlayStation.com writes:"Echochrome, the mind numbing puzzle game, already out in America was meant to be released in Europe as part of last weeks Playstation Store update. Did it make it? No.

GameFAQS have Echochrome listed for the 10th of July 2008 which is a couple of days away. Lets hope Europe will be playing Echochrome this Thurdsday."

EchoChrome, Elefunk Delayed (Echochrome - PS3 Network)

Jul 3, 2008

Both EchoChrome and Elefunk were previously meant to hit the European PSN Store today, but failed to do so. A cursory glance at the official PlayStation site suggests EchoChrome will land next week, with Elefunk the week after. Let's hope so.

Echochrome hits Europe this thursday (Echochrome - PS3 Network)

Jul 1, 2008

According to the Official UK PlayStation website, the puzzle game Echochrome will be released on the PlayStation store this thursday. As well as completing the pre-created puzzles players are also able to download user created puzzles.

PlayStation.Blog: North American-made echochrome Levels on the Way (Echochrome - PS3 Network)

Jun 24, 2008

Kumi Yuasa at PlayStation.Blog writes:
"I'm here to give you the latest update on echochrome for PS3. If you have the game, hopefully you've been enjoying the top user-created levels, as chosen by the developers themselves. These levels are available for a limited time only, so once they're gone, they're gone!"

Siliconera: Sound of Echochrome - Hideki Sakamoto Interview (Echochrome - PS3 Network)

Jun 12, 2008

With digital distribution making it possible for a greater variety of unconventional titles to reach the market, imaginative new forms of puzzle gameplay are emerging. Echochrome for the Playstation 3 and PSP, whose art direction mirrors the logic-defying line drawings of M.C. Escher, is one such example. The physical laws of the in-game environment are determined by the way the player manipulates the perspective, making illusions of perception the literal truth. For the music accompanying the game, Hideki Sakamoto has created a collection of classical music tracks, recently released in a soundtrack album by Team Entertainment. For this discussion on the sound of Echochrome, the composer joins Siliconera for a deeper look at the design underlying the innovative puzzle game and its original soundtrack.

3 Top PSN Titles Given EU Release Dates (Echochrome - PS3 Network)

Jun 10, 2008

Elefunk, Echochrome and Pixel Junk Eden have all been given release dates for Europe. They will all be available for download on the Playstation Store.

Elefunk - 26 June
Echochrome - 3 July
Pixel Junk Eden - July

Follow the link for more details about each of the 3 games.

10 more Echochrome levels today (Echochrome - PS3 Network)

May 22, 2008

Sony is keeping the Echochrome content rolling through thick and fast, with ten more levels to appear in the PS3 version of the game this week.

This comes after 20 user-created levels were selected by Sony to appear in the game last week.

The new stages will, as before, appear in the Freeform mode at random depending on the difficulty level you have chosen. It seems like a bit of an awkward way of doing things, but Sony advises ...

Playstation Blog: More of your echochrome levels debut tomorrow (Echochrome - PS3 Network)

May 22, 2008

Playstation blog writes: "Hello again, PlayStation.Blog readers. I'm back with another echochrome extra-level update. Twenty free, new puzzles are making their way to your PS3 over the next two weeks.

The first ten will appear beginning tomorrow, and the second set of ten will debut in another week. So if you haven't played through the last set of free levels ¿ now is the time! And if you haven't downloaded this crazy perspective puzzle game from the PLAYSTATION Store yet, what are you waiting for?"

User generated Echochrome levels incoming (Echochrome - PS3 Network)

May 15, 2008

Kumi Yuasa, associate producer of Echochrome, has confirmed that 20 new user-created levels will be released over the next few days.

Starting from today until May 21, the 20 levels will be made available to PS3 Echochrome players via the game's Freeform mode.

"The additional levels will appear at random in Freeform mode if you set your difficulty level to 2 or 3," explains Yuasa.

"The difficulty level is represented by the ...

Playstation.Blog: New echochrome user-created levels coming soon (Echochrome - PS3 Network)

May 14, 2008

Playstation.Blog writes: "Hello PlayStation.Blog readers. It's Kumi again with an echochrome update. Last time around I showed you how to play and create new echochrome levels. I hope you're ready for some new challenges, because 20 (yes, twenty!) new puzzles will be made available to PS3 echochrome players between May 15th and 21st.

The additional levels will appear at random in freeform mode if you set your difficulty level to 2 or 3. The difficulty level is represented by the bars at the bottom right of the loading screen between freeform levels, and the difficulty for the next level can be set while the next level is loading by pressing left or right on the d-pad. Levels are picked randomly from all levels in your "gallery", "portfolio", and user created levels. Remember that in freeform mode, levels that have not been cleared are selected first."

Echochrome team explains DLC (Echochrome - PS3 Network)

May 6, 2008

Echochrome producer Kumi Yuasa has promised that user-created puzzles will be available to download for free on a regular basis.

The developers will hand-pick each batch, and they will be playable for as long as it takes the team to select and release a subsequent compilation.

To have your creation included, simply select "Canvas" from the main menu and tinker until you can play and complete your puzzle.

Once finished, pop to the portfolio menu and either "send" it to a friend or "upload" it to the developers. In the PSP version you can only "send" your levels Ad Hoc to friends.

Echochrome, sadly, is yet to be released in Europe, although the US has had it since 1st May and Japan since 19th March.

echochrome: no end in sight (Echochrome - PS3 Network)

May 5, 2008

Kumi Yuasa from The Playstation blog writes:

"If you haven't already downloaded echochrome (it went live during Thursday's Store update), you've got 56 brain-busting, perspective-spinning puzzles ahead of you. If anyone out there has already managed to clear all the levels, these people are looking for you. Still, you've hardly seen all echochrome has to offer. Aside from *another* 56 levels to be found in the other version of echochrome (both the PS3 and PSP editions contain unique level sets), you can also play the best levels your fellow gamers have created."

"Every level has to have 3 things: a start, pathways, and a goal. The mannequin piece acts as the starting point for the level. You can build pathways with as many gaps, obstacles, and bends as you like. The goal is to reach the echoes, or shadow guides. These are like markers that you have to guide the mannequin to. So you'll need at least one of these. You can place up to four echoes anywhere in the environment, while the fifth and final echo will always appear exactly where you place the mannequin character."