We’re not sure what makes a franchise a good fit for unconventional adaptations, but Silent Hill certainly has it. First it was transformed into a haunted house , now a group of fans in Sweden has put together a stage play based on the second game in the series. Though the play will be subtitled and put on to YouTube eventually, we don’t have any details about the production just yet
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Silent Hill adapted for the stage
According to a report recently published by typographically-challenged research firm Analysys, revenues from China’s online gaming industry will reach 73.1 billion yuan ($10.7 billion) within three years. If you’re one of those people who have a hard time telling whether numbers are large , let us assure you that this one is very large indeed. As a point of reference, the entire U.S.
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Analyst: China’s online game revenues to reach $11 billion by 2012
Havok , developer and distributor of the powerful middleware engine of the same name, recently announced a new, altruistic initiative that should fill indie devs with gallons of holiday cheer. The aptly named Independent Developer Program offers the engine’s entire software suite (Havok Physics, Havok AI, Havok Cloth, etc.) to developers at a “flexible and affordable” rate. Rather than licensing the tools directly, these developers sign up for an annual agreement with Havok, which allows them to prototype the tools, picking and choosing which ones they want to leverage for the creation of their latest opus.
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Havok announces discount program for indie devs
BioWare has just released a new trailer for Mass Effect 2 , featuring the exploits of strategic tactician “Commander Shepard the Engineer” and his murderous robot. Much like the first game, engineer class players will rely more heavily on strategery and tech management than direct confrontation. Lead gameplay designer Christina Norman guides us through some combat-heavy gameplay, which depicts the aforementioned android aggressor along with some cool abilities, like freezing enemies on the spot and hacking mechanized enemies.
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New Mass Effect 2 trailer showcases the Engineer class and its killer robot
Filed under: Mac , PC , Meta (about Joystiq) We may be running out of 2009, but there was still a ton to report and talk about in PC gaming in the last week. Let’s check out the big stories from the past seven days at Big Download: Exclusive Features PC Game Multiplayer Holiday Gift Guide : Check out some gift ideas from Big Download from the current year and also some budget titles from past years that are still available.
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The Best of Big Download: November 30 – December 6
This has to be the most endearing display of cross-developer love we’ve seen during our games writing careers. Capcom’s Shawn Baxter (a.k.a. “Snow,”) recently posted on the company’s community blog about his latest D.I.Y.
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Capcom employee recreates Fable II’s Fortune’s Tower pub game
Crystal Dynamics isn’t exactly known for its wide array of game franchises — since around 2003, the company has been pumping out nothing but Tomb Raider games.
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Tomb Raider studio seeking multiplayer devs for ‘AAA title development’
If you consider the daily crossword puzzle a suitable mental exercise routine, then, buddy, you’ve got it all wrong. That’s child’s play for baby brains and yours needs a bit more stimulation than that. Thankfully, GoG.com is here to put a few wrinkles in all the right spots, as it’s announced Cyan Worlds’ beloved Myst series is coming to its library of DRM-free titles
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GOG.com gets Cyan Worlds’ Myst games
Last year’s free Xbox Live Arcade game from the Unlock Xbox contest, Dash of Destruction , may not have been the best game we ever played, but it was certainly far from the worst.
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Unlock Xbox contest down to eight finalists, voting begins for final three
Q-Games’ latest entry in its PSN PixelJunk series will arrive on PlayStation Network worldwide next Thursday, December 10. Shooter follows the legacy of previous PixelJunk games, by adding a modern twist to old-school gameplay. In Shooter ’s case, the twist happens to be realistic liquid physics, as players manipulate the flow of water, lava and ice.
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PixelJunk Shooter to whet your skills on December 10
