Ubisoft gets the Head of Kaos, UK’s Earth Defence Force gets delayed, PlayStation Vita gets creative
Ubisoft seems to have sured up its ranks after David Volypka, the head of Kaos Studios joined the developer. Volypka made the move after Kaos Studios, the developer behind the first person military shooter Homefront, closed down.
The studio had put a lot into Homefront, though it seems their efforts have gone to waste as the game received average reviews at best. Known for a game that was atmospheric and evoked emotion in the player, Homefront was let down by its buggy, albeit unique,
multiplayer and poor visuals and presentation.
The game’s publisher, THQ, may have been expecting better sales and reviews. Yet, the fact that Homefront did not live up to expectations, has not prevented THQ from sharing news of a sequel to the game. Apparently, the studio is developing a sequel to the,
love it or hate it, original.
Meanwhile, Ubisoft seem to have benefitted from the misfortune of Kaos Studios as they bagged themselves a creative talent, who is willing to work on something unique, as opposed to the market norm.
In other news, it seems fans in the United Kingdom will be slightly disappointed at being made to wait longer than expected, before they can get their hands on Earth Defence Force: Insect Armageddon.
The game is still under development at Namco Bandai studios. According to, Lee Kirton, the company’s Public Relations and Marketing chief, the game is set for a week’s delay.
Using his Twitter account, Lee broke the news to his fans, “Apologies to all UK EDF fans of the slightly late launch in July. Trust me that it’s a great fun game for great price. And co-op!”
The game may have been delayed but the price is still the same; at £25, which makes it a real bargain. Players can expect to mow down the insects in Earth Defence Force: Insect Armageddon, in just under a month’s time on the 22nd of July.
Meanwhile, those who are expecting to purchase the PlayStation Vita just got themselves another reason to do so when Double Eleven announced that Tariser Studios would be responsible for Little Big Planet on the next generation portable gaming device.
The CEO of Double Eleven, Lee Hutchinson explained how they brought in the best talent to help develop one of PlayStation’s most loved games, “We've spent the best part of a year recruiting a crack squad of games development professionals and we're delighted
that we can finally announce it. It was really great to see such an enthusiastic response at the recent E3 and we are confident we’ll be able to do more so in the future.”
Whether or not Little Planet on the PSVita lives up to the standards of the PlayStation 3 megahits remains to be seen, yet at least one can rest assured that some of the industry’s most exciting talent is working on the project.
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