Speaking with… James Öhlen Creative Director on Star Wars: The Old Republic

In the last of our coverage from this year’s Gamescom, our very own Tom Wallis managed to sit down with James Öhlen, Creative Director on Star Wars: The Old Republic, to discuss the game, it’s development processes and the MMORPG genre in general, amongst other things.

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Sat, October 16 2010 » Interviews » No Comments

Speaking with… Michael Arsers, Software Engineer on Darkspore

Here at The Newb Review, we have been bringing you exclusive coverage of EA’s showcase of games.  This time Mr Tom Wallis manages to sit down and have a chat with Michael Arsers, Software Engineer on Dark Spore, to talk about EA’s brand new addition to the Spore franchise.

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Fri, September 24 2010 » Interviews » No Comments

Speaking with… Greg Goodrich, Executive Producer on Medal of Honor

Our very own Tom Wallis got the chance to sit down with Greg Goodrich, Executive Producer on Medal of Honor, for a few words on his take of the controversy surrounding the upcoming Medal of Honour title and grill him on the reboot of the popular franchise…

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Fri, September 24 2010 » Interviews » No Comments

Preview: Bulletstorm

Recently, Tom from newbreview.com was ushered into the behind-closed-doors presentation of Epic Games’ first person shooter, Bulletstorm. From the developers of Gears of War, this title suitably impressed in the recent EA showcase at Gamescom last month, but with an early hands-on preview of the game, what will Tom make of it?

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Thu, September 23 2010 » Previews, Xbox 360 » 1 Comment

Speaking with… Matt Webster, Senior Producer at Criterion

Continuing our extended coverage of EA’s offerings from Gamescom, Tom Wallis spent some time with Matt Webster, Senior Producer at Criterion, to talk about their soon to be released racer Need For Speed Hot Pursuit.

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Fri, September 17 2010 » Interviews » No Comments