The Evolution of Naughty Dog, Part 1 (1984-2000)
Added: 25.10.2014 22:12 | 21 views | 0 comments
As the iconic Sony subsidiary celebrates its 30th birthday, Power Up Gaming takes an in-depth look into how the Santa Monica studio earned its pedigree.
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| Sony Santa Monica Developer Praises Studio History: it's "What Gives Our Games an Unique Flavor"
Added: 19.10.2014 22:12 | 13 views | 0 comments
Sony Santa Monica has been through a bit of turmoil lately. The year begun with a round of layoffs and a cancellation of a game, followed by the move to the new location in Playa Vista, and now the house of God of War is hiring again, as we wait for the reveal of its rumored PS4 game.
Yet, according to Senior Technical Artist and veteran of the studio Richard Greenspan, developers come and go, but what makes Sony Santa Monicas games special is rooted in its history.
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| Sony Santa Monica Hires Former Ubisoft Montréal and CD Projekt Graphics Wizard Bartomiej Wroski
Added: 19.10.2014 17:12 | 13 views | 0 comments
Sony Santa Monica has been on the prowl for new talent lately, and recently managed to nab the definitely talented Graphics and Engine Programmer Bartomiej Wroski.
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| Sony Santa Monica Ramps Up Hiring After Recovering from Layoffs and Settling in New Studio
Added: 13.10.2014 23:12 | 10 views | 0 comments
After laying off a significant part of its personnel and canceling a PS4 game back in February, Sony Santa Monica has shown signs of recovery, starting to timidly hire a few developers again.
In the past few weeks, though, theyve suddenly stepped on the gas of recruitement, and things seem to have gone back to normal, with multiple positions offered in a short timeframe.
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| Xbox Celebrates Forza Horizon 2 Release with Lamborghini, Boys Girls Club and Hot Wheels
Added: 02.10.2014 2:12 | 16 views | 0 comments
Yesterday, Xbox released the newest addition to the award-winning Forza franchise Forza Horizon 2. To celebrate, Xbox teamed up with Lamborghini and Hot Wheels to host Kids into Car Lovers Day, an event designed to foster youth creativity and car passion, at the Santa Monica Boys Girls Club the first event of its kind for three of the worlds most iconic and recognizable consumer brands.
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| Sony Santa Monicas New PS4 Game to Use Industry Leading Animation, Both MoCap and Keyframe
Added: 23.08.2014 1:12 | 15 views | 0 comments
After the layoffs back in February Sony Santa Monica finally seems to be getting back into a hiring trend, with six developer positions offered at the moment of this writing, and a new career opportunity ad seeking a Senior Staff Animator/Motion Capture Expert gives a glimpse on what you can expect from the animation of the studio's upcoming game.
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| Dead Island 2 co-op lets you share the head-stomping
Added: 13.08.2014 17:30 | 57 views | 0 comments
is in pre-alpha form (which means ‘still in early development’), but already playable in 4-player co-op. That means four players all stamping on zombie heads, turning single zombies into two half-zombies and basically making lots of very dead things even deader, all at the same time. It’s a massacre.
It’s hard not to draw parallels with Left 4 Dead when you’re playing 4-player zombie-smashing co-op, but the action here is different. It’s more about the gore than the survival and success is therefore less reliant on teamwork, at least in the 12-minute demo I played. You can run off and do your own thing most of the time, though it certainly helps to stick together.
Two of the missions in the 12-minute-long Gamescom demo require you to upgrade weapons with elemental powers. Heading to the gas station that’s on fire at the end of the road allows you to fill up on gasoline direct from the pump, in order to give your weapon a firey slant. Likewise, the electrical store can turn your shots into electrocuting attacks. Lots of fun.
Only problem with draining gasoline in full view of everyone is that it attracts the attention of special zombies. ‘Runner’ zombies have only recently transformed so they still have decent muscles and are much more mobile. And thugs are hulking great beasts, reminiscent of L4D’s Tanks. Then there’s the Suicider, a huge enemy full of explosive pus, which you can kick back into a crowd and watch the whole thing go up. Boom.
There will be more zombie types in the finished game, but also more humans too. Ex-military men and escaped prisoners will be present in the game world to fight. Whether you’ll be able to slice the humans in half like you can the zombies remains to be seen. But it’ll be fun finding out.
And the best part? The finished article will actually feature 8-player action, split into two teams, allowing you to work together or even play PvP in special events (triggered by helicopter arrivals). With areas like the Santa Monica pier, Venice beach, the LA river and San Franciso to explore (and cover with gore), your bloodlust should be sated for a good while when the game releases on PS4, Xbox One and PC in 2015.
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| Journey and The Unfinished Swan Coming to PS4
Added: 12.08.2014 15:33 | 17 views | 0 comments
It’s always fun to see what a new game console can do. Seeing as PlayStation 4 isn’t even a year old yet, a few studios based in Santa Monica wanted to bring their award-winning games to the PS4. Read below for the details on two very special announcements from two great studios that are part of the PlayStation family.
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