Tag Archives: Avalanche Studios

Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 17:27 BST

Mad Max wasn’t the project God of War 2 lead Cory Barlog worked on at Avalanche

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Mad Max was not the Avalanche Studios project God of War 2 lead Cory Barlog worked on, according to the firm’s CEO Christofer Sundberg.

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Thu, Jun 13, 2013 | 20:46 BST

Mad Max gets crazy about cars on next-gen

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Max Max is heading to current and next-gen formats. Catherine Cai checks out Avalanche Studios’ open world wasteland and speaks with the studio about its ambitious scope.

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Tue, Jun 11, 2013 | 09:03 BST

Mad Max: PS4 screens show ass-kicking in Avalanche’s new open world

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Max Mad was formally announced by developer Avalanche during Sony’s PS4 presser. The studio has now released a trio of next-gen shots that show Max kicking ass in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.

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Tue, Jun 11, 2013 | 05:20 BST

Avalanche shows off its Mad Max game

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This trailer gives an atmospheric introduction to Avalanche’s third-person, open-world Mad Max game. During Sony’s E3 conference, the platform holder said the Road Warrior survivor kit will only be available on PlayStation 3, but the game is coming to other platforms.

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Fri, May 31, 2013 | 15:38 BST

Just Cause dev: Xbox always been a gaming platform, won’t change with Xbox One

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Xbox One is both mainstream multimedia hub and gaming consoles, Avalanche Studio’s chief creative officer Christofer Sundberg has stressed, explaining that if Microsoft where to call the console a pure gaming device it would lose the interest of mainstream media.

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Thu, May 30, 2013 | 11:08 BST

Just Cause dev has worked with ‘impressive’ Xbox One for some time

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Just Cause developer Avalanche Studios founder founder Christofer Sundberg has revealed that his team has been working with Xbox One for some time, and that he understands the disappointment following Microsoft’s reveal. That said, he’s hopeful the company can make amends at E3.

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Thu, May 16, 2013 | 09:41 BST

Avalanche steampunk sandbox project on hold

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Just Cause developer Avalanche Studios hopes to one one day make a steampunk sandbox game.

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Thu, May 09, 2013 | 01:40 BST

Just Cause developer not using Wii U dev kits

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Avalanche Studios has said its Wii U development kits are just ‘collecting dust’ in the office, as it’s reluctant to invest in the arguably struggling platform.

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Tue, May 07, 2013 | 20:39 BST

Avalanche Studios “almost” signed a deal to develop an “open-world” Star Wars game

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Avalanche Studios’ former manager Oskar Burman said that the Just Cause developer “almost got [a] deal” with LucasArts to develop a “massive, open world” Star Wars game which was a “single-player, open world,” title in which on could traverse the galaxy.

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Fri, Apr 12, 2013 | 20:03 BST

Mad Max domain registrations point to Warner Bros. as publisher

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Superannuation has dug up domain registrations pertaining to the Mad Max game which has been connected to Just Cause developer Avalanche Studios for what seems eons now.

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Wed, Apr 03, 2013 | 15:59 BST

Just Cause dev predicts less big budget games in next-gen

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Just Cause developer Avalanche Studios has predicted that next-gen formats will play home to less mammoth-budget releases and CEO Stefan Ljungqvist added, “Maybe we don’t need forty first-person shooters.” He has a point.

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Mon, Mar 11, 2013 | 08:49 GMT

PS4 “will out-power most PCs for years to come”, says Just Cause dev

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Avalanche Studios chief technical officer Linus Blomberg has great faith in the PlayStation 4′s hardware, as well as Sony’s plans for the new console’s business model.

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Wed, Feb 13, 2013 | 18:20 GMT

Avalanche teases new game in development with Twitter image

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Avalanche Studios Christofer Sundberg has tweeted a teaser image of a game in development at the firm. You can have a look at it through the link. Last week, it was rumored that Avalanche was working on Just Cause 3 and Mad Max for next-gen, and if we were to guess, that screen looks rather Mad Max-ish to us. Then again, it could be anything. In 2010, God of War’s Cory Barlog was reportedly working on the Mad Max title at Avalanche, but as of last year, Barlog is now working at Crystal Dynamics.

Wed, Feb 06, 2013 | 21:36 GMT

Avalanche working on Just Cause 3, Mad Max for next-gen – rumour

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Just Cause developer Avalanche Studios is believed to be working on a new entry in the sandbox action series, as well as a Mad Max game. Industry sleuth Superannuation pulls all the pieces together, noting that Avalanche CEO Christofer Sundberg suggested recently that Avalanche is developing games exclusively for nest-generation platforms now. Both projects have been heavily rumoured for years. The column also discusses some of Avalanche’s cancelled projects.

Thu, Jan 24, 2013 | 22:49 GMT

Disney Infinity games include on-disc DLC of upcoming movie assets

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Disney Infinity will release a new disc every year pre-loaded with assets from upcoming Disney movies.

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Wed, Jan 16, 2013 | 17:25 GMT

Disney Infinity is a multiplatform title slated for June, trailer and shots released

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Disney announced Disney Infinity today, after many a rumor popped up over the last few months, as a multiplatform title featuring Pixar and Disney characters running around the place.

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Tue, Sep 25, 2012 | 12:36 BST

Just Cause dev talks next-gen: ‘we want to be the best open world studio’

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Just Cause 2 developer Avalanche Studios is heavily rumoured to be working on a third game in the series for PC and next-gen consoles, and in doing so, wants to become the best open world studio in the world. Studio head Christofer Sundberg has revealed how his team plans on doing that.

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Mon, May 21, 2012 | 02:00 BST

Square Enix registers Just Cause 4 domains

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Although a third entry in Avalanche’s open-world action epic series is yet to be announced, Square Enix is prepping for the franchise’s future.

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Tue, Feb 28, 2012 | 01:40 GMT

Three new Avalanche titles to be announced by mid-year

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Renegade Ops and Just Cause developer Avalanche has said it will announce three new titles during the first half of 2012.

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Wed, Nov 16, 2011 | 23:50 GMT

Avalanche New York working on “Project Mamba”

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A new game is in the works at the new US offices of Just Cause developer Avalanche Studios – possibly for rumoured new hardware.

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