Here’s a cool developer diary from Ubisoft Montreal on Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood. Once you get past the silly concept of the team trying to look menacing in their hoodies, the content is very cool. This installment goes over the game’s background and story. The gang wants you to know that …

In Seven45 Studios’ second developer diary for Power Gig: Rise of the Six String, design director Jack Davis goes over the game’s clans. In addition to using real instruments, Power Gig differentiates itself from the competition by integrating a heavy storyline. Find out how the clans fit into the game’s …

Seven45 Studios has released a developer diary on its upcoming game, Power Gig: Rise of the SixString. This music game uses a real guitar as its controller. Design director Jack Davis goes over the story and world in this dev diary.
With its unique controls and story mode, will Power Gig …

At the recent Develop conference, Double Fine founder Tim Schafer had some scathing words for Activision CEO Bobby Kotick. As many of you know, Brutal Legend was stuck in limbo for a ridiculous period of time, partially due to Kotick not believing in the franchise’s sequel potential. Crave quoted Schafer as …

With LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh creating the “big three” with the Miami Heat, people are coming up with all sorts of killer combos. Whether you’re talking about triumvirates in sports, television, or adult films, it’s fun to dream up “big three” combinations. Let’s do the same for videogame development! Who would be your videogame dream team?

According to Kotaku, 40 past and present Infinity Ward employees have filed suit against Activision for a slew of reasons, including turning the work environment into a “police state”. Here’s my favorite passage from the article:
The suit says that had Activision not fired West and Zampella, withheld the bonus, created …

Kojima Productions’ Hideo Kojima (Metal Gear Solid) posted a meaty Twitter rant about Japanese youth and their role in the future of game development. He’s very candid with his feelings that motivation and passion are lacking in Japan. Check it out:
Lately I have come to conclusion that, with highly motivated …

My friend Cliff Bleszinski, the amazingly talented designer from Epic Games, sent out a tweet praising an excellent article by Kotaku’s Stephen Totilo. It was a great read and Cliff was right to call out Totilo’s superior work. The second half of the tweet amused me. Cliff wrote, “Take note …

During a roundtable discussions at E3 2010, Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto revealed that cats were originally part of Nintendogs, but they didn’t behave quite right. For example, when dogs are happy they wag their tail. Cats…not so much.
As with several Miyamoto games, a lot of the ideas behind Nintendogs + Cats …

Earlier in the week, Tomonobu Itagaki — the man behind Tecmo’s Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden games — revealed that his next project will be shown at E3 2010. Valhalla Game Studios — the company Itagaki started after leaving Tecmo — has updated its site and revealed that the …