Our friends and colleagues over at High Moon Studios can finally unveil what they’ve been creating behind closed doors:

High Moon’s original take on Transformers goes beyond the movies to present a slick and original look at the Transformers universe.

Click HERE to check out the jaw-dropping movie sneak over at Game Trailers!

We’re delighted to see the studio that brought us Darkwatch and The Bourne Conspiracy has a new game on the way … we think the game looks awesome and we’re blocking out some couch time to play it when it debuts later next year.

Well done, guys! Congrats!

Hi,

     Jason Bourne movie series (The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum) is one of the popular movie series. When you talk about Jason Bourne, how can you forget Matt Damon (and my favorite one)? Matt Damon acted (and fitted) perfectly as Jason character. He did amazing acting in all 3 movies and has signed-up with Paul Greengrass for fourth part. 

     Why suddenly Jason Bourne? Right? Hmmm.. Yesterday I was watching The Bourne Ultimatum on HBO (If you missed or still not watch, then watch it. They broadcasting all 3 movies in repetitive manner) and search on Google (I have internet on my hand and so Google is best option to know anything…right?) and I found lots of interesting things about Jason Bourne Character.

   All Bourne movies are loosely based (or you can say inspired) on Bourne Series Novel. Robert Ludlum was creator of Jason Bourne, A Fictional Character. The character has been in 8 Bourne series novel. However first 3 novels are written by Robert Ludlum and later 5 novels are written by Eric Van Lustbader (with permission from the estate of Robert Ludlum).

Jason Bourne Series Novels (Click on Image to know more about Novel)

Robert Ludlum novels
- The Bourne Identity(1980) - Robert Ludlum	The Bourne Supremacy(1986) - Robert Ludlum
The Bourne Ultimatum (1990) - Robert Ludlum

Eric Van Lustbader novels
The Bourne Legacy (2004) - Eric Van Lustbader	The Bourne Betrayal (2007) - Eric Van Lustbader
The Bourne Sanction (2008) - Eric Van Lustbader	The Bourne Deception (2009) - Eric Van Lustbader
UpComing Novel -The Bourne Objective

The Bourne Identity (2002)	The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

Extra Details

- Before Matt Damon’s Borne Series, The Bourn Identity (A television film) was produced in 1988 with Richard Chamberlain as Jason.

- Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Conspiracy is video game based on Bourne Series novel.

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Title: The Bourne Conspiracy
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I actually finished this a couple of weeks ago, but just like Mr Webb himself… I forgot

Anyway, not a bad game at all and it can be picked up pretty cheap now.  Pretty straight forward 1000 gs as well.

Sorry, Meelad, but the camera doesn’t lie — that’s clearly some Apple goodness in your right hand. Have you finally ditched your Crackberry? Say it isn’t so!

But say it IS so that the singular Meelad Sadat has signed on with Appy Entertainment (in a freelance capacity) to assist in the launch of our first App near the end of this month. Having traveled all over the gaming world with Meelad during our High Moon Studios days promoting games like Darkwatch and The Bourne Conspiracy, I can say there’s no one we’d rather have in our corner than the Ayatollah of Public Relations, Mr. Meelad Sadat!

And I can also say that Appy Entertainment does not cover bar bills submitted by freelancers!

Welcome to the Secret Worldwide Headquarters, Meelad! Now start burning up those phone lines!

por Morais

Muito se fala de jogos grandes produzidos por companias de renome, mas e as surpresas? Jogos que voaram embaixo do radar durante todo 2008 tomam seu lugar de destaque aqui:

Controle os céus como um daqueles caras de filmes que você só escuta no rádio do piloto. Toda a diversão sem nenhuma das consequências (tipo, matar inúmeros inocentes por causa de algum erro que você com certeza poderia ter evitado se tivesse dormido cedo na noite anterior).

Uma história alegre, feliz, com um visual sereno e uns excelentes quebra-cabeças fazem desse jogo um divertido passa-tempo.

Uma aventura assustadora no espaço com uma ótima atmosfera. Grande jogo que provavelmente vai deixá-lo pedindo por mais.

Jogo da história de Jason Bourne em que você acompanha sua transformação de assassino do governo para um dos mais procurados da américa.

Um jogo que serve tanto para crianças quanto para pessoas mais velhas interessadas na aventura de WALL-E e EVE. Baseado no filme (acho que isso ja era óbvio o suficiente, mas não custa nada relembrar).

Vide: GameSpot

UPDATE: Pues con la desaparición de Sierra, la franquicia de Bourne, habia quedado en el aire . . . hoy sabemos que Electronic Arts y Starbreeze Studios, retomarán el concepto, creando un nuevo juego con esta gran historia. Esperemos nueva información pronto.

Precisamente el dia de ayer me disponia a dormir, cuando vi que estaban pasando las peliculas de Bourne, una tras otra, asi que me acomode y disfrute del espectaculo, golpes y sangre a diestra y siniestra, un agente que sabe como reaccionar ante cualquier situacion por desventajosa que esta sea. Infiltrandose en las embajadas y edificios de gobierno, siempre escurriendose de las garras de la muerte. Esta serie de verdad vale la pena, porque dista mucho del estilo pulcro de Bond y de las exageradas actuaciones de Mission Impossible. Y como siempre su salto a un VG era inevitable.

Solo que aqui sufrio ligeros cambios. No pudieron llegarle al precio a Matt Damon, asi que en el juego nos veras a este actor encarnando a Bourne. Hasta cierto punto me agrado esto, puesto que le da el feeling de que en realidad eres un agente que no sabe quien es. Por otro lado el gameplay toma muchos aspectos de infiltración y tercera persona, pero no lo logro. Este Bourne tal vez se debio a ver ahogado.

Y no es que Sierra haya hecho un mal trabajo, pero considero que este titulo pudo ser mejor. La parte de infiltración y recoleccion de objetos a lo largo de los niveles es buena, de hecho expande mucho lo que viste en las peliculas. La parte mala radica cuando dejas de ser pasivo y actuas contra los enemigos donde tus combinaciones de golpes, se ven lentas y no tienen la sensación de agudeza y daño; a pesar de que se usa la barra de poder clasica que te da la oportunidad de golpear brutalmente a tu adversario. El uso de armas esta limitado por barreras tecnicas que ya se superaron en otros juegos como MGS o COD. Haciendo tu experiencia mediocre.

Para finalizar, como sabes esta basado en la novela como tal, entiendase que habra cosas que nunca viste en las peliculas y esto complementara tu aventura. Siento que este titulo es agradable pero no tiene replay value, cuando lo acabes te preguntaras porque gastaste $50 USD por el, asi que mi recomendación es que si se puede lo alquiles. En fin dicen por ahi que dependiendo de como le vaya a este titulo se realizara la secuela en VG, pero como les digo “no se dejen amedrentar por este agente”, mejor compren las peliculas o las novelas, es mas barato.

While Tom is smashing his way through our review copy of The Bourne Conspiracy, we thought(as a little taster of what is to come in his review) to bring you a video of one of the stars featured in The Bourne Ultimatum movie, talking about his own thoughts on The Bourne Conspiracy game.

Joey Ansah who played Desh Bouksani in the Bourne Ultimatum, a assassin assigned to tracking down Jason Bourne, showcases the ultra realistic fighting engine that is utilised in The Bourne Conspiracy game.

Joey performed all his own stunts in the ‘Ultimatum movie & talks at some length on the fighting styles from the Bourne movies that have inspired the combat moves in the game.

Hit the following link for the pop-out video playback of the feature:

Joey Ansah showcasing the fighting engine in The Bourne Conspiracy

Our thanks go to Anderson Morgan at Games2c.com site for allowing us the use of this video.

Two reviews of mine have been published in print this week. I played The Bourne Conspiracy for the Official PlayStation Magazine and Alone in the Dark for the Official Xbox Magazine. (Go buy them now! The magazines, that is, not necessarily the games.) After the jump is an excerpt from each review along with some additional commentary.

“Alone in the Dark is a punishing and at times humbling experience. Some will think the controls are broken. They’re not, but they are needlessly convoluted and often just not as responsive as you’d like. The manual takes four whole pages to describe the various moves Carnby has at his disposal. It really is a million miles away from the modern trend of one-button context-sensitivity.”

“Successful hits increase Bourne’s adrenaline which in turn opens up the use of “takedown” moves. When activated, a takedown sees Bourne improvise a much more powerful attack, often taking advantage of items and objects in close proximity. This is precisely where you’ll see him grab a fountain pen off a nearby table to stab his opponent, or back slam his foe into a handy electrical box.”

I selected the above passages to highlight the contrast between the two games in how they empower the player or enable him/her to do cool stuff.

Alone in the Dark is a mess of a game; for everything it does right – or at least aspires to do right – it gets another thing hopelessly wrong. Eden’s ambition takes it to places few other games have dared, but at the same time they totally fuck up basic elements of design I thought had been agreed upon years ago. As a result of the complex controls, even the simplest actions are demanding, and I would imagine, utterly impenetrable to an inexperienced player.

The Bourne Conspiracy is a classic example of empowering the player through readily understood and easily achieved means. You have a couple of basic controls, which when pressed at the right time or in simple combination, make your character do awesome stuff. It’s not that Bourne is necessarily an easy game, but it is one that caters to players of all abilities.

While Bourne presents spectacular canned moments at the touch of a button, Alone delivers an array of player-authored expression behind a veil of arcane controller manipulation. In both cases, there’s something missing: Bourne runs the risk of making the cool stuff too accessible, while Alone hides it all far too well.

There’s a fine line to tread when empowering the player. Make it too easy and they won’t care; make it too obscure and they’ll never find it. In both these games there’s plenty of empowering going on, but at what cost to the overall experience?

It was inevitable really, that we would have word of another film in the Bourne franchise. The prospect of another is certainly welcome with the previous trilogy abeing an outstanding piece of action cinema. So today the films producer has finally come forward with confirmation that we are to expect Bourne to kick-ass again in 2010! The official quote is as follows…

Hopefully we will be shooting next summer for release in 2010, ” Marshall said. On the story, Marshall suggested that they have been working on the storyline because the fourth novel is not being written by Robert Ludlum.

“There was a fourth book written, but it was not by Mr. Ludlum. So we’re probably going to take our own direction and we’re working on what that storyline’s gonna be right now.”                      About whether Bourne will return to America the producer said:“I think he’s headed down south. I think he’s headed to South America.”

I find it curious that they have decided to release this information on the eve of a game’s release, The Bourne Conspiracy, based upon Bourne’s adventures. Whilst not directly tied into the films as a franchise it seems to much of a coincidence to me that this just the way it has fallen. Regardless the game itself is garnering great reviews (unusual for a franchise tie-in). Im sure this news will help push the games sales further but in the mean-time i shall just enjoy the prospect of more book-bashing by Matt Damon! 

Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Conspiracy is a third-person action game blending hunter-prey gameplay through a seamless mix of hand-to-hand fighting, gunplay and dramatic escapes, all designed around Jason Bourne’s signature combat style. Developed by High Moon Studios in collaboration with Ludlum Entertainment, and with story and character development in conjunction with Bourne screenwriter Tony Gilroy, the game is a companion to the blockbuster films and best-selling novels. If you liked the The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy or The Bourne Ultimatum you will LOVE this game. Get Get The Lowest Price The Bourne Conspiracy and start kicking ass today!

There are certain games out there that play like movies.  Metal Gear Solid 4 which I’m playing now does that the same with games like Parasite Eve, Indigo Prophecy, and Red Faction.  Now some of these have more gameplay than others and even offer deeper, better stories than a typical summer blockbuster. 

The Bourne Identity (which is essentially this game, not sure why the call it Conspiracy) was a great movie that had a great plot, terrific acting, and great action.  Well, if you wanted a game version of that movie minus Matt Damon, but with a ton more action then you picked the right game.

The Bourne Conspiracy for the Xbox 360 follows the plot of The Bourne Identity movie pretty closely, but expanding on the backstory and flashbacks from the books.  What follows is a great mix of fisticuffs, shooting, and a small driving section combined with a very coherent, if not by the numbers, story. 

I’m not going to give away the story, though if you’ve seen the movie (and you should have by now) then you know what’s up.  The game has three sections as mentioned previously and despite the driving sections being weak, the game is a great package.

The first thing is the fisticuffs, or hand-to-hand combat.  There are a few areas that force you into this mode (the boss fights) but generally you are free to do what you will when it comes to either shooting or fighting.  If you choose to fight, then you are treated to the reason why you should buy this game.

The camera shifts to a close up view and you proceed to own your opponent(s).  You can fight up to 4 people at once at any given point.  You have 2 attack buttons, but are free to mix and match for combos, or hold one for a powerfull kick (which is vital on the higher difficulties).  Though the move set is slim, you can’t rely on one combo and the AI does a good job of defending itself, especially during the boss fights.  This would be a problem if the combos sucked, but fortunately they don’t.  Each one is a brutal dance of pain.  The characters (yours included) have faces that deform to hits and the damage on some of the baddies after your done with them is pretty brutal and very convincing. 

This works because both the camera and sound effects work in tandem.  This leads me to the takedowns.  As you attack/defend you get adrenaline.  Once you get enough, you can do a takedown.  Get enough adrenaline and you can take down three people at once.  They look great and really convincing.  Though limited, there are enough animations that you don’t start recognizing them til the second play through.  The boss fights rely on the takedown for 2 reasons.  For one, this is the only way to inflict serious damage.  Second it is a way to get a little health back.

The shooting portions aren’t great since it takes way too many bullets to take out a baddy if you don’t hit them in the head.  Besides that and the really small aiming sight, they work reasonably well.  The camera isn’t too bad.  I’ve seen worse.  The takedowns work here too.  You trigger a shooting takedown and see a cool clip of Bourne dropping a baddy.  It’s cool and can slow down a firefight if things get hot.

The driving doesn’t fair too well.  The section is pretty long (it’s a Mini chase scene in case you were wondering) but thankfully it is the only one.  It’s not terrible, just doesn’t seem as polished as some of the other portions of the game.

Speaking of polish, when your CG videos look WORSE than the realtime videos (complete with Shenmue style QTE events) then you need some better video compression and animators.  The CGI is terrible.  Grainy, ugly, and washed out.  Thankfully the realtime cutscenes look great and show off an impressive amount of detail thanks to the Unreal engine.  Plus you don’t see the typical swapping of textures thanks to the smaller environments. 

Bourne looks good.  Not Matt Damon, but good.  The bad guys, who repeat a little too often all look good and detailed.  The animations are on the whole great with only a few transitions seemingly out of place.  Mostly fluid.

The audio is good as well.  The score and music fit in and the voice acting.  Let’s just is great.  Not sure if these are pros or some random people off the street but they are good.  All the characters work and fit.

The biggest thing going for the game is the pace.  Once the game starts, it doesn’t really stop.  Non-stop action and Quick Time Event cutscenes (think God of War or RE4 and you’ll get the idea) keep you on your toes and it makes seem more interactive than it really is.  Normally I think they’re stupid, but it works here since QTEs pop up all over the place.  In the movies, boss fights, during takedowns.  It just seems fluid and well done.  Not to mention the camera angles and style this game has is just immense.

Other than the driving a few minor complaints, The Bourne Conspiracy is an awesome game while it lasts.  It is a tad short and I got through it in about 5 hours the first time.  A little less the second time.  I wanted to play it again once I was finished and I felt ultimately satisfied.  Definately pick this up if you need a Bourne fix, or just want a great action movie experience.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Continua la guerra tra gli hard disk della PlayStation 3 e i nuovi giochi: sulla scia di molti altri titoli, anche per The Bourne Conspiracy, sviluppato da High Moon Studios e atteso per il 27 giugno in Europa, saranno necessari 5GB per l’installazione. Più di un DVD.

A questo punto, il giocatore che si trova con un hard disk non molto capiente, è costretto anche a scegliere tra i giochi da acquistare, fattore che potrebbe limitare le vendite di qualche titolo. Portare ad almeno 100 GB lo spazio d’archiviazione minimo della PS3 sarebbe un’idea da non sottovalutare…

La verdad, nunca me habia emocionado tanto con un demo, y mas por que soy fan del personaje, tanto de los libros como de la trilogia, pesa 1.24 GB y de verdad debes de probarlo, puesto que esta vez si te metes en los zapatos de Jason Bourne y retrata muy bien lo que por lo menos se ve en las peliculas.

Me supongo que el jueves lo ponen en la PSN

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Big kudos to friend-of-Appy Dave Wilkins and creative partner Kevin Munroe on news that their Dark Horse comic series El Zombo is headed to the silver screen!

Dave was a stand-out 3D character artist and concept artist for Farzad during our High Moon Studios days, where he worked on Darkwatch and The Bourne Conspiracy. But our connection to Dave goes back even further — Dave and Em worked together at Midway San Diego (back around when dinosaurs ruled the earth).

Dave is a genuine comic-book titan, from his heroic real-life physique to his heartfelt love and respect for the form. He’s already drawn many of the most popular heroes in comic-dom (and we promise not to mention Modok Ghost Rider, Dave!), but his imagination really took flight on his labor of love, El Zombo. “After a long day at work, he’d go home and work till late night and into the morning hours on his personal passion for comics, in the form of his own creation El Zombo,” said Farzad. “Every cover, every page, every drawing carried Dave’s unique sense of visual style and story development.”

News that Dave’s work will be making it to the screen from Death Ray Films and Maya Entertainment marks a victory for one of the genuinely good guys in our business. Bravo, Dave!

Our fondest wish is that Dave and Kevin will remember us with tickets to their Oscar party.

Finally, in celebration of this terrific news, Farzad has brought out a very special piece of art from his personal vault — an original El Zombo pinup that Farzad did at Dave’s request. Despite the glowing cigar, El Zombo looks like he’s been spending some time in the gym … maybe just a little less than iron-pumping Dave, himself!

Congrats again, Dave and Kevin! Now, don’t go all Entourage on us!

OK.  I have an issue.  I want too many games and I know I don’t have time to play them all.  I just bought Uncharted.  Soon, I’l be getting The Force Unleashed (See Games I’m Looking Forward to on PS3).  But, let’s add to that list.  Marvel Ultimate Alliance: Fusion looks to be one awesome game featuring all my favorite super heroes.  I can’t wait to get behind Captain America (one of my new favorites).  On the topic, the new Spider-Man Web of Shadows also looks amazing.  I hated Spider-Man 3, it did’t really feel like Spidey.  The fighting in Web of Shadows looks straight up sick.  Continuing on the super trend, I just read a preview in Game Informer magazine for Batman: Arkum Asylum. It features predatorial game play.  It’s like sneaking around except you’re not on the defensive.  The visuals are dark and the action looks to be intense and up close.

Other games on my radar are Wanted – curving bullets, enough said – Mirror’s Edge, possibly The Bourne Conspiracy (already released), and 007: Quantum of Solice.