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Damnation

PC, PS3, X360 / Action / Release: May 26, 2009 / ESRB: M

Damnation Team Laid Off, Lawsuit Records Reveal Troubled Development

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The development team at Blue Omega, responsible for the Unreal mod-turned-game Damnation (PC, 360, PS3), has been entirely laid off.

"The entire Blue Omega team was laid off today (well, starting Friday)," wrote former Omega programmer Geoff Rowland on his Twitter account last week.

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"Poor codemasters.. Having a crappy/lazy development team is always a off set fr great ..."
- ekuriox    See all 29 comments


Damnation Screenshots Promote Launch

With Blue Omega's mod-inspired shooter Damnation (PC, PS3, X360) hitting stores within the next few days, publisher Codemasters has issued some new screenshots.

While the few reviews of Damnation published thus far has been rather harsh, those in Europe and the UK will be able to make up their own minds tomorrow, May 22. Read more »

"I wish the animations didn't crib so blatantly from Prince of Persia :("
- Majuju    See all 2 comments


Damnation Trailer Outlines Evil, Steamy Corporation

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Remember when everyone thought Valve was destroying videogames through its nefarious Steam? Damnation's Prescott Standard Industries (PSI) operates in much the same way, but its steam is used to power robots and artillery--and is, in fact, evil.

Damnation hits the PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 late this month.

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"Raise your hand if you're tired of fascist nazi-esque (hell, very nazi-esque) soldiers and ..."
- deadhorse    See all 16 comments


Damnation's Giant Jumps and Jet Trikes

A new Damnation developer diary and screenshots show off the steampunk platforming shooter's acrobatic movement and offer a teasing glimpse at its co-op multiplayer.

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"This game is going to be awesome, just like Zeno Clash was. All the naysayers can get back to me ..."
- AgentPothead    See all 15 comments


Upward Sprawl in Damnation Trailer

In a new Damnation trailer, developer Blue Omega Entertainment reveals its level design process for the dizzying steampunk-influenced platformer-shooter.

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"Looks good. Now its about how it plays. And anyone else thinks this could be fun with the RF3 ..."
- Johnnsen    See all 19 comments


Damnation Screenshots: Steampunk Motorcycle

Codemasters sends along a few new screenshots of Damnation, showcasing more of the western steampunk shooter currently in development at Blue Omega.

Originally expected to arrive late last year, Damnation--first conceived as a UT2004 mod--is now slated to hit PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 by the end of June 2009.

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"June?. Damn it! (very appropriate with this game). I thought it was out on March 3rd!"
- paketep    See all 4 comments


Codemasters Delays Damnation, Argonauts

Publisher Codemasters has delayed two of its holiday titles, Liquid Entertainment's action-RPG Rise of the Argonauts and Blue Omega's vertical shooter Damnation.

While Rise of the Argonauts will miss its projected November release, Codemasters told Eurogamer that it still hopes to ship the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 RPG by Christmas. A demo will not be released, as the studio believes a limited demonstration of the game's sprawling story would not do it justice. Read more »

"They said they wanted to get the holiday releases out of the way so that people can enjoy a ..."
- shwortdogg    See all 9 comments


Damnation Trailers, Screenshots Joyously Explain Vertical Violence

A slew of new screenshots and a pair of trailers have arrived for Blue Omega's vertically-oriented shooter Damnation (PC, PS3, 360) featuring something unique: a really cheerful narrator.

Originally conceived as an Unreal Tournament 2004 mod, the Codemasters-published steampunk-fantasy-western game is set to arrive later this year. Read more »

"I saw this game in a Play magazine i had a few months ago. (It was actually the cover story.) ..."
- shwortdogg    See all 13 comments


Damnation Trailer and Screenshots Show 'Verticality'

Publisher Codemasters has issued the following trailer and screenshots from Blue Omega's open world-esque shooter Damnation (PC, PS3, 360), meant to highlight the "verticality" of the upcoming holiday release.

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"Damnation media without Boobs McBooberson is not Damnation media at all!"
- Sir_Brizz    See all 13 comments


Damnation Screenshots Detail Boobs

With the Leipzig Games Convention in full swing, publisher Codemasters has unleashed several new screenshot batches from Blue Omega's vertical steampunk shooter Damnation (PC, PS3, 360).

The media includes a sole shot of the PC version, along with single-player pictures and multiplayer images. Read more »

"These screenshots remind me of that Dreamcast game Outrigger for some reason (I think that's ..."
- Gwyndion    See all 29 comments


Damnation Screenshots and Trailer Go Vertical

Publisher Codemasters has provided a new trailer and some new screenshots from Damnation (PC, PS3, 360), Omega Blue's vertical-oriented action shooter.

Originally a "steampunk fantasy-western" Unreal Tournament 2004 mod, Damnation has been beefed-up for its standalone release, which is expected later this year. Read more »

"Wall of Text FYI about this games development origins in reply."
- BlitzMayhem    See all 43 comments


UT Mod Damnation Getting Retail PC, Console Release

A beefed-up version of Blue Omega's Unreal Tournament 2004 mod Damnation will receive a separate retail release later this year, publisher Codemasters has revealed. The project prototype placed second in Epic Games' 2004 Make Something Unreal Contest.

Once again handled by Blue Omega, the game will retain its original title in the transition to retail, where it is slated to appear as a stand-alone release on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Read more »

"Beefed up as in Unreal Engine 3? No way that's UT2k4. Looks pretty cool though."
- the_algor    See all 19 comments