Videogamer writes: "EA has today announced it has secured the exclusive worldwide license from Ludlum Entertainment to create video games based on the works of Robert Ludlum, including the blockbuster Jason Bourne series.
VG247: Speaking to VG247, The Bourne Conspiracy developer High Moon has said that it's itching to go on a sequel to the action game, and has plenty of ideas yet to realise for the digital version of the haywire super-spy.
PS3 Fanboy writes: "Good grief, where did all these games come from? There's a lot to choose from, especially if you're in the US or Europe. Despite the quantity, there's not a huge amount of overall quality. The only games in the list worth looking at are Overlord, Bourne and Battlefield. Don't be downhearted, Asians. You've finally got your hands on The Darkness. Only a year late, then. Here's the full release list:"
When will it all end? PS3 hard drives are gonna be full everywhere soon. Sure you can upgrade your hard drive, but do developers need to make 5GB installs all the time? The latest to share the hard drive is The Bourne Conspiracy, which shipped to retailers today from Sierra.
IGN writes: Sierra Entertainment, a division of Vivendi Games today announced that the Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy demo has reached the 1 million download* mark. Gamers worldwide will receive their next assignments June 3rd as the game ships to retailers nationwide.
PS3 Fanboy writes: "You've got to wonder exactly what these publishers are thinking. In America, particularly, there are a silly amount of games coming out this week. With Metal Gear Solid 4's imminent release next week, these titles may well suffer as a result. Still, at least the very small percentage of PS3 gamers who don't pick up MGS4 will have plenty to keep them busy. Weirdos. Here's the full release list:
See what's coming in the week ahead for the PLAYSTATION 3, Xbox 360, Wii, PSP and DS. New hardware too: red God of War PSP and Metal Gear branded bluetooth headset.
According to a Sierra press release, those of you that pre-order the 360 version of The Bourne Conspiracy at UK retailer GAME will received a three-level demo disc for your efforts.
Maxconsole Reports
The PAL PlayStation Store has just updated with one notable exception: no Bourne Conspiracy demo.
With all of the new information from SCEE's PlayStation Day and the dual EU updates for the PLAYSTATION Store, many US PS3 gamers are wondering what exactly they can expect this week. Here is a list of what is confirmed by the developers to be arriving this week (as well as the unconfirmed content pending developer confirmation).
A demo of the Unreal Engine QTE-fest The Bourne Conspiracy has gone on the North American Xbox Live Marketplace, with a European version promised for next week.The mega book and movie crossover (sans Matt Damon) focuses on hand-to-hand combat, quick-fire QTE sequences and driving Minis through Russian streets like a mad man.You can read our hands-on impressions right here.Of course if you've got a US Live account ...
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In a press release issued today, Sierra has announced that the Xbox 360 demo is currently available and that the Playstation 3 version of the demo will be available on May 8th.
DarkZero writes: "Matt Damon was in negotiations to lend his voice and likeness to the upcoming Bourne Conspiracy game when it was in early development. However, the Hollywood star was said to have took issue with the violent nature of parts of the title, and pulled out before any more discussions took place."
Matt Damon's not too keen on the level of violence in the The Bourne Conspiracy game.MTV reports that negotiations were underway to get his voice and likeness in the game, but the actor "took issue with the game's level of violence and pulled out."Damon's played black ops assassin Jason Bourne in three movies, the last being The Bourne Ultimatum. It would have been great to see him reprise his role in the videogame, but ...
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Speaking to videogaming247 at the Sierra Spring Break 08 in Mallorca last week, Matt Tieger, lead designer on The Bourne Conspiracy said that the series' "signature" Moby track "Extreme Ways" will not be featured in the game due to contractual reasons.
A demo for the upcoming Jason Bourne game, The Bourne Conspiracy will be making it's way to the Xbox Live Marketplace on the 19th of May and the Playstation Network on the 22nd.
Speaking to videogaming247 at the Sierra Spring Break 08 in Mallorca last week, Matt Tieger, lead designer on The Bourne Conspiracy, revealed that the team had considered letting Bourne limp around in the game as he does in the movies, but that the idea was canned.
Speaking to videogaming247 at the Sierra Spring Break 08 in Mallorca last week, Highmoon Studios' Matt Tieger explained that Matt Damon's omission from The Bourne Conspiracy is due to him initially saying no to more Bourne films.