Hunted: The Demon's Forge Latest Updates
Fargo: Already "quite a bit of effort" into Wasteland sequel ideas
Wasteland and Fallout co-creator Brian Fargo says there were already ideas explored for another Wasteland all that time ago, meaning if a sequel kick-started it wouldn't be "from ground zero." Double Fine's super success with Kickstarter led to fans "pinging" Fargo about another Wasteland. He admits he "dared to get a little excited" about the prospect of reviving the IP.
Kickstarter to be used for Wasteland sequel?
It begins. Double Fine is doing doubly fine with their Kickstarter project, so now it seems others want a slice of the community-funded pie. Veteran designer Brian Fargo wants more Wasteland. The 1988 post-apocalyptic RPG was thought of as a defining title for its time, and was a precursor to Fallout. Fargo now runs studio inXile and he wants to know if fans want more.
Bethesda purchases to bolster "internal development capacity"
Pete Hines, Bethesda's VP of marketing and PR, says they've been acquiring studios to beef up their internal capacity for videogame projects - that's the goal. They've also been offering publishing deals with developers too. They "look to find and work with" studios that "share common" philosophy with Bethesda.
L.A. Noire 3rd week topping UK chart, inXile's Hunted enters 14th
Team Bondi and Rockstar Games' L.A. Noire keeps its UK all format chart crown for a third week, while DiRT 3 swaps place with LEGO Pirates of Caribbean. Zumba Fitness and Brink hold on to 4th and 5th respectively. Hunted: The Demon's Forge enters the UK chart 14th, while The Sims 3: Generations lands 10th.
Hunted 'At War with Monsters' developer video
Bethesda has released a new developer walkthrough video of Hunted: The Demon's Forge, which will be released this year for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.