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 Analysis: Pachter Suggests, Sony Rebuts On Xbox 360 Price Cuts [09.05.08] Analyst Michael Pachter tells Gamasutra that a potentially supply-constrained Wii and a widening price gulf between Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 might give Microsoft a 20 percent sales boost for the holiday season -- but Sony's Julie Han asks us: "How sustainable is that in the long term?"
Square Enix Withdraws Tecmo Bid, Hints At Other Acquisitions [09.05.08] Following Tecmo’s announcement that it is seeking a merger with fellow Japanese publisher Koei, Square Enix formally withdrew its friendly takeover offer -- but hints at continued interest in other acquisitions, both at home and abroad.
Gibeau Updates On EA Los Angeles: 'We Have Very High Expectations' [09.05.08] Gamasutra quizzed EA Games president Frank Gibeau on the past and future of EALA (Medal Of Honor Airborne, Boom Blox), as he admits that the Medal Of Honor franchise has "been bumpy" at the studio, but maintains: "We're very confident in EALA... if we weren't, we'd do something different."
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Lara Croft's Legacy: Moving Tomb Raider Forward [09.05.08] Crystal Dynamics creative director Eric Lindstrom talks the challenges and joys of designing Lara's next steps forward in Tomb Raider: Underworld -- part renewal, part return to form?
Revitalizing a Heritage: The Writing of Fallout 3 [09.04.08] As lead designer and writer of Fallout 3, Bethesda's Emil Pagliarulo is in a unique position to craft the game's style -- and he talks in-depth to Gamasutra about designing the much-awaited title.
The Whimsy Of Domain-Specific Languages [09.03.08] Neversoft co-founder Mick West explores making your own mini-languages for games by creating Whimsy, a graphical DSL based on the abstract paintings of Parappa creator Rodney Alan Greenblat.
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Eidos Announces DS Exclusive Gauntlet Remake
Publisher Eidos has announced that it will be bringing Midway's classic arcade title Gauntlet to the Nintendo DS in Summer of 2008, developed by Backbone Entertainment (Death Jr.) and featuring online play and VoIP chat.
Eidos promises the title will feature both competitive and co-operative online play, with a story mode campaign covering 40 maps in three realms that allows up to four players to "defeat swarms of demons and skeletons and clear a path to victory."
The game will also feature ranked multiplayer games including Death Match, Team Death Match and Treasure Hoard game modes on 16 maps.
Said Eidos executive sales VP Robert A. Lindsey, "Eidos is proud to revitalize the iconic Gauntlet franchise from Midway by offering a totally revamped iteration of the classic multiplayer action RPG to the Nintendo DS. Gauntlet pushes the technology behind the DS by introducing VoIP as well as offering gamers an in-depth competitive multiplayer experience never before explored in the Gauntlet universe."
POSTED: 11.08AM PST, 04/07/08 - Brandon Boyer - LINK
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