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It’s been 25 years since Rare released the seminal classic shooter GoldenEye. Vince Pavey sat down with composer Grant Kirkhope and documentary maker Drew Roller to talk about Rare’s license to thrill
Read More »When We Made… GoldenEye
How did GoldenEye’s multiplayer grow from a single paragraph of a 10 page design document?
Director of the N64 hit Martin Hollis talks about the game’s now legendary multiplayer mode.
Read More »VIDEO: Student gives Goldeneye 64 an Unreal makeover
Aspiring environment artist combines game and film visuals for university assignment
Read More »Miyamoto wanted the killing removed from N64’s Goldeneye
If Nintendo had had its way, James Bond would have killed none of his enemies in the hugely successful Goldeneye on N64. Bond is a violent franchise and making that fit with Nintendo, which is very much family-friendly, was a challenge,” the game’s co-designer Martin Hollis explained to an audience …
Read More »James Bond defeated in Goldeneye deathmatch
Former James Bond Pierce Brosnan took on US talk show host at a bout of Goldeneye for the N64. And lost. How about this for hard-hitting industry news, eh? The video sees Fallon coax Brosnan into a deathmatch showdown of the 17 year-old game. To be fair to the acting …
Read More »UK dev vets pay respects to Blitz
Martin Hollis, Charles Cecil, Jon Hare and more ponder the closure of stalwart UK studio
Read More »What’s Out Today? w/e November 4th, 2011
Sonic The Hedgehog returns in a title that will satisfy fans both old and new as the athletic mascot marks his 20th Anniversary. Sega’s Sonic Generations allows players to blast through each level as both Classic Sonic and Modern Sonic. The former revisits the 2D side-scrolling platform action of the …
Read More »GAME bags exclusive GoldenEye multiplayer mode
Bond fans will have to pick up Activision’s GoldenEye 007: Reloaded from GAME if they want to battle their friends in the paintball multiplayer mode. The setting is only included in the GAME-exclusive MI6 Edition of the Xbox 360 and PS3 game, which retails for 39.99. This SKU also includes …
Read More »Move bundled with GoldenEye 007 special edition
Activision has teamed up with Sony to create an exclusive Move bundle for the release of GoldenEye 007: Reloaded. Entitled the Double ‘O’ Edition, the SKU includes a copy of the game, a PlayStation Move controller, a navigation controller, PlayStation Eye Camera and Sharp Shooter peripheral, which transforms the controller …
Read More »Scherzinger named as GoldenEye title singer
Activision has announced that Nicole Scherzinger will be the title singer for GoldenEye 007. The lead vocalist of popular girl band The Pussycat Dolls will perform her own take on Tina Turner’s iconic Bond song over the upcoming game’s title singer. GoldenEye 007 is due for release on Wii and …
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