LBP’s Heavenly Sword mini-pack available now

The latest new arrival for Media Molecule’s Little Big Planet is the Heavenly Sword Mini-Pack. Available for $2.99, the Heavenly Sword pack includes costumes and stickers from Ninja Theory’s PS3-exclusive action adventure of the same name.

Activision to debut brand new IP in early May

..We do care about new games though, and at the tail end of the article, Edge reveal that Activision will be showing of a new game in their upcoming issue, #202, out on May 7. Not only will it be a new game, but it is also described as “a brand new Activision property.” Source

We’ll be waiting

From Pixels to profit

Thrust to the forefront of AAA development thanks to its PlayStation 3 flagship title, Heavenly Sword, Ninja Theory has made it its business to know the future. The convergence of games and mass media is a common wisdom that’s reiterated year on year, but few have had the privilege of casting Andy Serkis in their game, taking advice from filmmaker Peter Jackson, or working directly with the best Hollywood technicians. As gaming’s appetite for talent grows, so too does its need for outside talent and training.

Imagination, agrees Stuart Adcock, technical art director at Cambridge-based Ninja Theory, is an advantage in even the most technical disciplines. But while some people have it and others don’t, neither kind of person, he believes, should be ignored.

“The games industry is full of both types and I don’t see why either would be held back,” he says. “Artists can always be tailored to a role that suits them. If they have good imagination, then they are encouraged to collaborate with design and help to push ideas around. If they have good technical know-how, on the other hand, then we would want to take advantage of that. At Ninja Theory we have a team of technical artists that bridge the gap between art and programming. They help imagine ways of tackling problems and streamlining existing processes. We rely just as much on that as on creative imagination.”

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Top 5 Coolest Women in Video Games

5. Nariko

Series: “Heavenly Sword”

Although “Heaven Sword” received mixed reviews when it was released on the Playstation 3, Nariko is no doubt one of the coolest females characters in video games. Having the style of Dante from “Devil May Cry” coupled with the deadly power of Kratos from “God of War,” Nariko is certainly a hands-on damsel that isn’t afraid to kick some butt.

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My Heavenly Sword collection

I have decided that it was time to take down some of my Heavenly Sword stuff. This is a video of everything I got of the game (I think), and everything that is going to be boxed and stored away someplace safe. I will still keep my NT logo and the big HS banner on the wall, but the rest will be put away. Oh and the letter opener is staying too.

Once NT announced their new game, I will start all over again ^^

Top 10 Celebrity Voice Actors

From Kristen Bell to Ian McKellen, it seems more and more major Hollywood actors are lending their voice talent to the videogame industry. But which ones rose to the top and were awarded as our Top 10 Videogame Celebrity Voiceover Actors?

Guess who’s number 1.

Ninja Theory was present at the GDC09.

Ah well let’s hope they had fun anyway.

Cambridge firms’ strong show in San Francisco

OVER the last week, thousands of game developers from all over the world have descended upon the Moscone exhibition centre in San Francisco to discuss their latest game projects and discover the creative possibilities of new digital technologies.

From small creative applications for iPhone to huge and ambitious next generation console projects, computer games are becoming ubiquitous and GDC is the place where creative digital technology is scrutinised and debated among the leading lights and wannabes of the ever-growing game development business.

The Cambridge game development community is well represented at GDC. More than 30 delegates are attending the show from companies such as
Sony studios, Zoonami, Gameware, Ninja Theory, Geomerics, Frontier, Universally Speaking and Jagex…

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