Swarm Studios

A Complete Site Overhaul

John Zuur Platten — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 18:52:30 +0000

We've just put BFG through a completely new web design and updated all the information as well. Even more changes will be coming soon. If you get a chance, drop us a line and let us know what you think.

Who ya gonna call in one week?

John Zuur Platten — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:34:01 +0000

Ghostbusters is out on June 16th!

The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena

John Zuur Platten — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:01:57 +0000

Game is set for release today. Congrats to our friends at Atari, Starbreeze and Tigon Studios. Be sure and pick up a copy, as you get both the original "Butcher Bay" game completely remastered, as well as the all new "Dark Athena" adventure.

Darren Pearce of Games Xtreme - The Unsung Heroes: Writers

John Zuur Platten — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 21:43:22 +0000

Darren Pearce has written a great article on writers in videogames, and has gratiously included both Flint and me as examples of what professional writers bring to the game-space. Darren articulates better than I ever have why storytelling and character matters for genre titles, and why content creators need professional writers.

http://www.gamesxtreme.net/article/2903_1.shtml

If you haven't yet done so, I would suggest you add Darren's to the game blogs you should follow (Ben Frtiz is another you should read as well). Darren's writing is sharp, perceptive and entertaining.

Thanks to Darren for mentioning us. We'll probably have more to discuss with the release of Riddick, Wanted and Wheelman in the next couple of weeks, so be sure and check back.

Even more demos to whet your gaming appetite

John Zuur Platten — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:57:20 +0000

Wheelman and Wanted: Weapons of Fate demos are also now available to download from Xbox Live as of today.

Riddick: Dark Athena Demo Out

John Zuur Platten — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 11:55:07 +0000

You can download a demo of the new Riddick game today on Xbox Live. Be sure and check it out.

It's official: Wheelman to Ubisoft

John Zuur Platten — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:59:19 +0000

The rumors were indeed true. Ubisoft and Midway have entered into an agreement that will see Ubisoft handle distribution and marketing of Wheelman. Looks like the release date will remain the same. There was some speculation that Ubisoft might try and market the game under the Driver series, but I don't see that happening. The game is strong and should be able to stand on its own. I think that a lot of GTA fans will be pleasantly surprised when they get their hands on Wheelman.

Wheelman goes from Midway to Ubisoft?

John Zuur Platten — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 23:04:04 +0000

There are rumors floating around the intertubes right now that "Wheelman" may be moving from Midway to Ubisoft. We can't confirm anything on this end, other than to say we only hope for the best for all our friends at Midway. They're going through some tough times right now, but Flint and I have always enjoyed working with them and their personnel, both in development and management, are some of the best in the business.

The folks in Newcastle, and Vin's company Tigon, have put a tremendous amount of effort into the game, so regardless of what happens, our hope is that Wheelman gets the release it deserves. We'll keep you posted if we hear more.

F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin Ships

John Zuur Platten — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 23:58:28 +0000

F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin was released today. The game looks great and is currently getting over an 80% average review rating on Metacritic and Game Rankings. Congrats to all our friends at Monolith and WB. Be sure to check it out and get your Alma on.

Flint at Sundance

John Zuur Platten — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 10:52:04 +0000

Here's a link to videos of Flint speaking at Sundance in a conference on convergence sponsored by Activision and moderated by Ben Fritz.

http://weblogs.variety.com/the_cut_scene/2009/02/my-sundance-panel-on-storytelling-in-videogames.html