Blur News

Ex-Bizarre Creations developer reveals company was working on new racing game with "intense" visuals before being shut down last year.

Develop 2011: Former Bizarre developer Gareth Wilson, now at Sumo Digital, shares what he learned from the racer's commercial failure.

Developers bounce back from Project Gotham, Blur studio's closure with upstart operation in northwest England, stated mission to create "for fun, quality, and simplicity."

Project Gotham Racing, Geometry Wars, Blur, and James Bond 007: Blood Stone shop to be shuttered at the end of the week.

[UPDATE] Unable to find buyer, Activision is recommending Blur studio be shuttered; US reps say shutdown "only likely option."

Wedbush's Pachter expects 8% decline; Lazard's Sebastian forecasts 15% drop; Red Dead Redemption, Super Mario Galaxy 2 pegged as top sellers.

Wedbush's Michael Pachter points to strong debut of Rockstar's Western, decent starts of Super Mario Galaxy 2, Alan Wake for expected 11 percent software growth last month.

Last week of May sees Video Game History Month draw to a close, reviews for ModNation Racers, Blur, Alpha Protocol, and UFC 2010 and early looks at Killzone 3 and Call of Duty: Black Ops.

Box art veteran Brock Lesnar lends his likeness to another game with the release of the latest mixed martial arts game from THQ.

Activision slots in Bizarre Creations' car-combat racer for later this spring on Xbox 360, PS3, PC; beta sign-ups now available.

Test-drive of combat racer due in March; Singularity, Transformers set for Q2; previously announced new Tony Hawk, Spider-Man, James Bond games still planned.

Pachter foresees 12 million in sales for World of Warcraft developer's catalog; Wilson thinks RTS will go sextuple-platinum, Greenwald also bullish on publisher.

Activision and Bizarre Creations' Mario Kart-meets-PGR racer bumped to next year due to online multiplayer concerns.

Activision and Bizarre Creations' arcade racer arrives on Xbox 360, PS3, PC later this year; Europe gets green light November 6.

Activision confirms Bizarre Creations' newest racing franchise will make its debut on the Xbox 360, PS3, PC later this year.

Naughty Dog's PS3-exclusive sequel wins Best of Show, 5TH Cell's DS puzzler honored for Best Original Game by industry media collaboration.

Project Gotham dev's newest action-oriented racer officially unveiled, will integrate social networking features with exotic locales in the US and Europe.

Activision announces rumored game from recently acquired Project Gotham Racing studio will debut at next month's gaming expo.

Rhythm franchise only third series to top lifetime-sales milestone; COD4 sales hit 13 million; World Tour, Lich King top multiplatform, PC charts for quarter; MMORPG revenues more than $100 million per month.