superannuation · @supererogatory
2nd Aug 2014 from TwitLonger
Unused items from Potential Column Items.docx.
Note: These links are literally just being copied and pasted from said Word document. Some links might be inaccurate/outdated/dead. Some of these things might be already known/old news as this all came from a roughly two year period, and I wasn't necessarily diligent about deleting links. Of course, most of these links were never used (or tweeted) because they were also extremely boring.
Game contracts
http://sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1309053/000121390008001539/f10q0608ex10vii_redmile.htm
http://google.brand.edgar-online.com/EFX_dll/EDGARpro.dll?FetchFilingHtmlSection1?SectionID=6034058-8008-115498&SessionID=JatKHWRLX2jwIA7
http://www.judegodin.com/FlashMain.html - gunhead story board and other concepts
http://www.claviusbase.com/#!resume - zipper had a new IP FPS for Orbis at the time of closure
http://dimaveryovka.com/2012/08/22/zombies/ - a zombie game? Ex-concept artist says this was a next-gen title they had
http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/david-m-chambers/6/52/7b3 - zipper internal ip pitches – unmade
http://skykensok.blogspot.com/2010/12/game-demo-in-unreal-editor.html - Friday the 13th prototype game pitch or something?
http://zafron.com/bioshock/ - BioShock movie concept art
http://www.mm3dcg.com/#!environments--props/c14f1 - some previz environments from BioShock movie
http://weatherl.blogspot.com/p/resume.html - Idol Minds stuff
https://whois.domaintools.com/scubadogame.com - domain reg from dev of DENA mobile thing Lawless #zzz
http://gamedesigndiary.com/about-chris/resume/ - talk of weird Visual Concepts games pitches
High Voltage Software
http://whois.domaintools.com/gamoratory.com
http://whois.domaintools.com/zoombiesgame.net
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/brian-perez/6/b4a/b09 - what is this thing about EA Zack Snyder/
http://www.linkedin.com/in/johnewilliamson - hawken publisher/unannounced title developed in Hungary
http://javiererodriguez.com/aftermath/ - snowblind’s afermath proto
http://www.quora.com/How-much-tech-do-Bioware-games-share-with-each-other/answer/Trent-Oster?srid=shU&share=1 - Jade Empire 2 thing
High Impact Games – Oddities
http://patrickballesteros.com/the-oddities#/i/9
http://portfoliobymikeposis.blogspot.com/2009/03/high-impact-games.html
http://www.linkedin.com/in/kraighorigan - Magic Pixel – “"next-gen console & PC action game"
http://www.linkedin.com/in/alexbeckers - Magic Pixel unannounced PS4 game
http://www.cusp8.com/alex_beckers_resume.pdf - yep also helping out with south park – collab w/ SCE Santa Monica on PS4 title
http://cargocollective.com/ConceptColin/Magic-Pixel-Games - concept art from some scifi pitch(?)
http://cargocollective.com/melmelsmith/6043680
http://www.linkedin.com/jobs?viewJob=&jobId=4719244 - dena – very specific list of licensed products – look into this
http://emploi.afjv.com/video_game_jobs.php?r=ECOM110-5298 - ubisoft editorial
http://forums.ubi.com/archive/index.php/t-287623.html - graf about ubi editorial
http://kurtklockauart.com/ - cancelled SOE horror game for PS3
http://choisup.blogspot.com/p/resume.html - paragon unreleased game landfall – next-gen mmo
http://www.chrisgregory17.com/portfolio.html - landfall footage - jungle survival thing and Downfall SF footage
http://cargocollective.com/conceptsbyjia/2011-2012-Cancelled-Project-1 - landfall art
http://www.chrisgregory17.com/ps2-and-before.html - footage from unreleased sony platformers Rush (PS2 game w/ Mark Cerny) and The Diabolical Adventures of Tobu (PS1)
http://markslaterportfolio.com/MarkSlaterCV.pdf - cancelled FPS for Wii w/ gritty film look – Overkill sequel?
http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/greg-rizzer/38/774/4a0 - was Army of Four scrapped and then turned into Devil’s Cartel – did AO2 DC only start production in 12/11 – 12-month dev cycle(?) – look into this
https://www.behance.net/gallery/NG3-(PS3)-SCE-Sony-London-Studio/6869835 - some cancelled EyeToy Sony London thing – zzz
http://vimeo.com/28037595 - bad sheep - behaviour cancelled PSN Santa Monica Studio collab – zzz
http://www.behance.net/gallery/Bad-Sheep/7364245
http://www.behance.net/gallery/WET-II-Phase-2/7457229
http://www.behance.net/gallery/WET-II-Phase-1/7456821 - WET 2 zzzz
http://www.linkedin.com/in/paulsardis - blizz mmo features "classes, weapons, creature ecologies, player characters, non-player characters, and vehicles" - thing
http://uk.linkedin.com/in/iveeferia - otherland MMO cancelled March 2013
http://www.behance.net/gallery/Otherland-MMO-Interface-Design/7375435 - in-game screens; studio shut down and run out of money
http://sg.linkedin.com/in/swshim - possible $50 million budget
http://www.slideshare.net/PatrickShim1/otherland-presentation-first-draft - presentation on game, presumably some secret stuff there
http://otherland.gamigo.com/forum/board1-english-forum/board8-otherland-discussion/board9-general-discussion/1191-real-u-closed-down/#post12172 - confirmation "RealU is a subsidiary of German publisher dtp, which by itself is currently in insolvency, and gamigo had and has very limited influence on this decision. We are disappointed by this development and very sorry for the development team. As for the Otherland game: we are still holding the exclusive publishing rights for Europe and North America and we are currently looking into opportunities to finish the title at another location.
"
http://josueportillo.com/ | http://www.linkedin.com/in/josueportillo - art from unreleased Maxis game
http://ca.linkedin.com/in/mikeupton
F2P – Atlas – Relic game
http://heureka.dk/?portfolio=io-interactive-incubation-team - io interactive canned new IP was touch device/unity thing
http://dk.linkedin.com/in/kristianhellejespersen -
http://cargocollective.com/pseudoart/filter/IO-Interactive - footage from a canned IO Interactive prototype – seems F2Pish but not mobile
http://dreadlines.wordpress.com/videos/ - dawn of war 3 footage
http://dreadlines.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/webresume_michael_moore.pdf - claims Relic F2P title was canned(?)
http://dreadlines.wordpress.com/resume-portfolio/ - art from DOW3, includes Necrons
http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/darwin-yuen/6/700/6b3 - relic has unannounced RTS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2UrKy7Jfkr0#! - very early visceral games ripper footage
http://ejauvin.tumblr.com/ - some interesting EA Montreal proatotypes
http://ca.linkedin.comq/in/lavignec - Kinect Action Sports was cancelled
http://www.linkedin.com/in/tomashley - what AAA game SKU for Wii U was TimeGate working on?
http://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherdenman - what was Lucas’ Star Wars Deathstar Defense?
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/rob-dyer/4/8b/316 - head of Zynga’s partner publishing program laid off—Zynga Partners shut down?
http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/aaron-jenkins/2/a01/4 - eurocom’s legacy
Black Tusk – blur lines between games and films http://ca.linkedin.com/in/aglover
http://www.linkedin.com/jobs?viewJob=&jobId=6168022 - Crytek non-linear/branching storytelling
http://www.crytek.com/career/offers/overview/frankfurt/design-content/game-writer - from Crytek’s site
http://www.patguarino.com/raiders.html - unreleased Guardian of Light predecessor Raiders
http://whois.domaintools.com/nbageneralmanagerthegame.com
http://cargocollective.com/facosta/Digital-Extremes-Projects - digital extremes had a canned vampire hunter project. Based on anime?
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:vVptUqqEj7QJ:emergecap.com/Investment%2520Highlight%2520-%2520Jaws.pdf+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us - Loose Cannon (short-lived ex-Sucker Punch studio) was in negotiations for a Jaws game. Keep in mind if DDM piece ever comes to pass.
http://karinmadan.blogspot.com/ - Loose Cannon unannounced projects (pitches?) concept art
http://www.slideshare.net/RebeccaOwenDDM/ddm-client-portfolio-gamescom-2013-v10-24844646 - Yager working on unannounced F2P title
http://www.linkedin.com/jobs2/view/7136709?trk=vsrp_jobs_res_name - yager has sandbox something
http://de.linkedin.com/in/einojoas - yager has a monetization designer
http://loiccanales.wix.com/portfolio-gd#!page4/cfvg - ubi’s osiris was PS4/Xbox and Anvil-based and open-world
http://www.ruffiangames.fi/ - ruffian games finland
http://www.linkedin.com/in/rasmushoejengaard - crytek’s director of creative development left
http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/nick-button-brown/0/54b/a70 - so did GM of games
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/benjamin-charbit/13/57a/b14 - ubisoft has a monetization director for Black Flag multiplayer (Whee…)
http://se.linkedin.com/pub/grazyna-domanska/21/a23/922 - monetization person for The Division
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AglS68YBDb4 -footage from unreleased 1st version of Myst IV (dev DreamForge Intereactive)
http://www.linkedin.com/in/johnbeauchemin - Gears Exile was developed by Demiurge
Ubi domains:
http://www.qftc.tv/whois/whois_search/index.php?domain=legion-of-chaos.com&action=checkit&stld=all&lookup=Whois%252BSearch
http://whois.domaintools.com/legionofchaosgame.com
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:nEz61o9c_mkJ:https://www.facebook.com/legionofchaosgame+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us - multiplayer ipad thing apparently
http://whois.domaintools.com/luckylifegame.com - prob facebook/social thing?
https://tools.digitalpoint.com/whois?query=Millionaire-Boss.com - another likely social thing
http://whois.domaintools.com/gangsofboomtowngame.com - already released/announced but ubi kept it hidden? Is there a hidden social games story here? No?
from May:
http://whois.domaintools.com/guardiansoflemuria.com
http://whois.domaintools.com/guardiansoflemuriagame.com
http://gamerant.com/ubisoft-crew-division-release-windows-openworld-gaming/ -comments about serge and open-word games
http://www.randelreiss.com/credits.html - Sony worked on MMO with Turbine Spell Hunter/Mage Wars
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:sgnYv_CQx88J:mike-brinker.com/wordpress/%3Fpage_id%3D38+&cd=4&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us - lots of EA numbers stuff. Are any of these true or just VGChartz regurgitation?
http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/c%C3%A9dric-schmitt/2/b25/444 - wb montreal has a lot of unanounced canceleld stuff
http://uk.linkedin.com/in/harveywheaton - Supermassive Games studio director left in Dec.
http://uk.linkedin.com/in/bensteadmark - frontier has a next gen kinect title. (?)
http://evajobse.net/gamedesign.php - hero world - a guitar hero MMO/Facebook thing?
http://www.robertberrier.com/portfolio/hero-world/ - "Activision had asked us to create a social browser MMO for their Hero franchise (Guitar Hero, DJ Hero, Band Hero). This social MMO, named Hero World, had to be linked with their Hero retail games."
http://www.nickduguid.com/index.shtml - cryptic cancelled Project X/Y. X: some prehistoric thing. Y: Jack the Ripper thing.
http://www.krop.com/robhale/resume/ - DJ Hero 3 was canned, so was a Kinect/PS Move dance game at FreeStyleGames
http://www.themelsha.com/portfolio/boom/ - boom unleashed – canned UTV Ignition game from Reich team? With footage.
http://polygonworlds.wordpress.com/category/portfolio/ - some Core Design unreleased stuff, including canned werewolf survival horror game
http://whois.domaintools.com/bladesofexcaliburgame.com - new kabam domain. ZZZZ.
https://whois.domaintools.com/angelalliancegame.com - another new kabama domain
https://whois.domaintools.com/ravenmarchgame.com - one more
https://whois.domaintools.com/spiritstormgame.com - yet another
https://whois.domaintools.com/kingsoftherealmgame.com
http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/dominic-hudon/5/177/5a1 - behaviour interactive has unannounced Surface/Oya projects
http://rememberyouareawake.blogspot.com/2010/02/unreleased-title-design-work.html - Downfall SF stuff
http://www.behance.net/gallery/Urban-Chaos-San-Francisco/8641199
http://borninconcrete.blogspot.com/2013/11/clockwerk.html - Next Level pitch Clockwerk
http://rubeerfloat.blogspot.com/2013/04/cancelled-project-fighting-game.html?view=sidebar - cancelled Superbot fighting game concepts – like Rival Schools
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7276720 - age of ascent video posted on YCombinator
http://archive.is/jEA0r - thing I was emailed about.
http://archive.is/qu9Mo - page updated since I first looked at it.
http://archive.is/1mzbd - initial MS beta details. Use existing Google Cache results for both links.
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:40krkcY_LTUJ:www.ageofascent.com/welcome-to-the-ms-internal-beta/+&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us - google cache link for further details.
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:L94FB10J8zUJ:www.ageofascent.com/ms-beta-test/+&cd=43&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us - google cache link for initial MS beta. Trying to set world record for largest PVP battle with 50k+ at once in a browser-based MMO that loads very quickly. Working with MS’ UK Developer Platform Evangelist team and EMEA (look for acronym later) Technical Evangelism and Development team
http://www.linkedin.com/jobs2/view/10230209 - Job description on Redmond opening for TED team “Working with partners you will be chartered to envision, design, and deliver flagship applications on strategic Microsoft technologies and enable enterprise wins over competitive platforms. These wins should clearly demonstrate the value of our platform - services and devices, as well as performance and scalability leadership in the cloud; with a focus on commercial adoption.”
http://www.ageofascent.com/about/ - cloud-based EVE space MMO competitor.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/developers/articles/illyriad-revisited-the-cloud-space-and-develop-2013 - connection to Microsoft, not sure if it is anything beyond
http://www.ageofascent.com/age-ascent-team-royal-encounter/ “We had the distinct pleasure of meeting His Royal Highness the Duke of York during our development process!
Microsoft invited Illyriad CEO James Niesewand to present our plans for Age of Ascent to HRH Prince Andrew during his visit to their UK headquarters in December.” – Prince Andrew is 5th in line to the throne.
http://www.linkedin.com/in/aguariguata "Joined the ranks of ZeniMax Online Studios in February 2014 to work on "The Elder Scrolls Online" amongst other things." – Other things?!?
http://www.backstage.com/casting/now-and-never-7484/michael-20597/#seeking - what is this 2K casting thing? Says it was a film.
http://www.linkedin.com/in/kytbui - double helxi had an unannounced mobile dealie.
http://www.linkedin.com/in/cplumm - zynga has a new VP of games. *shrugs* is this interesting?
http://hu.linkedin.com/pub/g%C3%A1bor-mogyor%C3%B3si/28/7b7/845 - crytek mobile studio already has new post-collectibles secret project
http://www.linkedin.com/in/barryhawkins - riot director of product management jumps to blizzard. Wonder what the employee movements between these two companies are.
http://uk.linkedin.com/in/alexgrona - what PS3 game are Climax working on?
http://susancummings.brandyourself.com/ - why did Zoo Games have a relationship with Factor 5 and Ninja Theory?
http://jobs.gamasutra.com/job/mobile-creative-director-los-gatos-california-26374 - new Cryptic Studios mobile team
http://jobs.gamasutra.com/job/lead-unity-engineer-santa-monica-california-26273 - is Acti Beachead replacing the UK mobile studio that just closed for COD mobile dealies?
http://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewsemoore - arenanet has an NDA restricted prototype #zzz
https://www.mediabistro.com/joblistings/jobview.asp?joid=163634&page=1 - matches copy on
http://company.zynga.com/careers/positions/lead-product-manager - this posting
http://www.zindagigames.com/games.php - zynga baseball game removed from app store
http://careersearch.ea.com/salt-lake-city/software-development/jobid5110266-mobile-game-engineer-jobs - ea salt lake “seeking a Mobile Game Engineers to build a new title based on major Hollywood licensed IP.”