Tag Archives: Bodycount

Thu, Oct 18, 2012 | 10:16 BST

Stuart Black ‘didn’t join Codemasters to make Bodycount,’ will have “something to show in New Year”

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Stuart Black’s career in games development hasn’t progressed as smoothly as he would have liked. Since the release of Criterion’s Black in 2006, the well-known industry professional has struggled to make much of an impact. From Enemy Front to Bodycount, his projects haven’t turned out as planned. This is for a number of reasons.

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Sat, Jan 14, 2012 | 20:21 GMT

Former Codemasters Guildford staffer claims “unlawful” treatment of employees, wages

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Former Codemasters Guildford programmer, Semi Essessi, has spoken out against the firm, stating it imposed long hours without lawful breaks, and threatening former staff members “with bankruptcy” proceedings for not returning wages the firm “mistakenly” paid after shuttering the studio.

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Wed, Sep 14, 2011 | 12:00 BST

Bodycount developer Codemasters Guildford to close

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Codemasters has announced it’s “proposing to retire” its Guildford studio.

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Wed, Aug 31, 2011 | 13:39 BST

Euro PS Store Update – Resistance 3 beta opens, Bodycount demo, Homefront

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Sony has updated the European end of the PlayStation Store. Get the highlights below.

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Tue, Aug 23, 2011 | 05:16 BST

Codemasters recruits Freddie Wong for Bodycount trailer

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Bodycount’s not a game that takes itself too seriously, so Codemasters had no problem turning over some grunty sound assets to YouTube star Freddie Wong for this new trailer.

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Thu, Aug 18, 2011 | 13:07 BST

Bodycount dev on shredding cover, lack of in-game females

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In a recent interview, level designer, Andrew Parsons, from Codemasters’ Guilford studio explained the cover system, the scavenger character class and a lack of females in the upcoming PS3 and 360 shooter.

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Tue, Aug 16, 2011 | 14:01 BST

Bodycount demo now available on XBL

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Codemasters has announced that the demo fro Bodycount is now available on XBL.

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Tue, Aug 09, 2011 | 02:44 BST

Second Bodycount dev diary explores design decisions

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There’s quite a bit of insight in this new Bodycount developer diary, which discusses how Codemasters Guildford arrived at key features of the game’s visual style.

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Tue, Aug 09, 2011 | 07:55 BST

Tagged and bagged: Hands-on with Bodycount

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Bodycount makes no bones about its aims. Martin Mathers clocks up some time with the explosive first game out of Codemasters’ Guildford studio.

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Tue, Aug 02, 2011 | 05:21 BST

Bodycount developer diary says check out our guns

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Codemasters likes guns. If you were in any doubt on that fact, this Bodycount developer diary devoted entirely to firearms should help.

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Wed, Jun 29, 2011 | 10:12 BST

Codemasters dates Bodycount for September 2 for EU

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Codemasters has just announced FPS Bodycount will launch on September 2 in Europe.

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Fri, Jun 24, 2011 | 22:07 BST

Friday Shorts II: SOCOM, Bodycount, Gearbox, Pandora’s Tower, 80s Teen Queens

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It’s Friday. Let’s get you caught up on shorts so you can get the hell out of the house for a change.

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Tue, Jun 07, 2011 | 22:37 BST

Bodycount has an E3 trailer – this is what it looks like

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Codemasters stuck out a new trailer of the forever-in-dev Bodycount today, showing a great deal of first-person shooting. If you’re looking for a game in which you open fire and things explode, then you, my friend, have found it.

It’s out this August.

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Wed, Jun 01, 2011 | 17:02 BST

Quick Shots: Bodycount screens show explosions, flying bodies

Codemasters has released some new screenshot for Bodycount, and there are plenty of explosions going on in them with bodies flying around. Eurogamer also has a few more for you to look over here. The shooter is out on PS3 and Xbox 360 August 26.

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Wed, Jun 01, 2011 | 16:03 BST

Bodycount director says Black’s departure “unsettled” people, but development never stalled

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Bodycount director Andrew Wilson has denied the game has faced a number of development issues since high-profile Codies developer Stuart Black left the firm for City Interactive last year.

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Tue, May 31, 2011 | 21:58 BST

Tuesday Shorts II: Worms, WoW pets, divorce, MMOs at E3, Xenonauts

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The usual short, weird, or just plain strange stuff is posted for you below the break.

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Tue, May 24, 2011 | 21:07 BST

THQ to distribute Codemasters titles in US

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THQ’s announced this evening that it’s to publish four Codemasters titles in the US via its THQ Partners program.

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Fri, Nov 05, 2010 | 13:45 GMT

Report – Codies Guildford GM leaves, Bodycount now down for summer

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Eurogamer‘s reporting that Codemasters Guildford general manager Adrian Bolton has left the studio.

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Mon, Jul 19, 2010 | 12:35 BST

Confirmed: Stuart Black exits Bodycount team

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Codemasters has confirmed to VG247 that swear-meister Stuart Black “has decided to move on” from the Bodycount team.

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Sat, Jun 12, 2010 | 09:58 BST

First Bodycount trailer makes Michael Bay proud

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Some people build sandcastles. Others knock them down. Bodycount is definitely a game for the latter type of person. In Bodycount, your gun is the bull, and everyone and everything around you is the china shop. If you can see it, it can be broken or blown to smithereens by anything from a bullet to a cool summer breeze.

Who said Black 2 was canceled? As far as we’re concerned, it’s still alive, kicking, and exploding violently. Check out the first Bodycount trailer after the break, courtesy of GameTrailers.

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