Another small group of former Bizarre Creations employees have founded their own new studio in the aftermath of owner Activision shutting the developer down.

"Micro studio" Hogrocket consists of Geometry Wars creator Stephen Cakebread, Bizarre studio communications manager Ben Ward, and Peter Collier, senior level designer on The Club and James Bond 007: Blood Stone. Contractors are rounding out the development team. Read more »

After searching for a buyer, Activision has issued a recommendation for closure to Bizarre Creations, which the studio reportedly plans to accept. Develop reports that Activision has been searching for a buyer since November, but was unable to find one.

"I want to be clear, our first choice was to try and keep this group together and find a buyer for the studio," said Coddy Johnson, Activision Worldwide Studios' chief operating officer. "This decision comes after a few months of exhausted examination and a number of different options across the board." Johnson says the company is offering displaced employees "counseling, external placement services and external career fairs." Read more »

Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcoming games everyday. The most anticipated titles receive their own post, because we know you're eager to see that content. For the rest, we have the Daily Filter, a place to feature all of the media we add to our enormous database on a daily basis.

Today's Filter features media for Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, Lord of Arcana, GoldenEye 007 Wii, Battle of the Immortals, Shadow Harvest: Phantom Ops, Kinect Sports, Vindictus, James Bond 007: Blood Stone, Def Jam Rapstar, Gods vs Humans, Okamiden, Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom, The Amazing Race, Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, Need for Speed Hot Pursuit, FIFA Manager 11, and Blacklight: Tango Down. Read more »

When last we saw Ian Flemming's enigmatic hero, James Bond, in a video game, Treyarch had adapted his last film adventure into a first and third-person hybrid shooter with lukewarm results. With financial issues casting doubt on a new Bond film along with dust settling on Activision's claim on the license, Bizarre Creations--known for its proclivity toward the racing genre--was tapped to give 007 an original adventure, starring Daniel Craig.

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Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcoming games everyday. The most anticipated titles receive their own post, because we know you're eager to see that content. For the rest, we have the Daily Filter, a place to feature all of the media we add to our enormous database on a daily basis.

Today's Filter features media for FIFA Soccer 11, Dissidia 012[duodecim] Final Fantasy, Wildlife Park 3, Overgrowth, Apache: Air Assault, Vindictus, Tera, Splatterhouse, Woody Two-Legs: Attack of the Zombie Pirates, Reload, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, Darkspore, Sonic Free Riders, Terra Militaris, Black Prophecy, Assassin's Creed Brotherhood and James Bond 007: Blood Stone. Read more »

Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcoming games everyday. The most anticipated titles receive their own post, because we know you're eager to see that content. For the rest, we have the Daily Filter, a place to feature all of the media we add to our enormous database on a daily basis.

Today's Filter features media for Karakoe Revolution Glee, Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Tag Team, Vanquish, Professor Layton vs Ace Attorney, James Bond 007: Blood Stone, WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2011, Rift: Planes of Telara, Costume Quest, Red Dead Redemption, Super Meat Boy, Shogun 2: Total War, Super Scribblenauts, Forza Motorsport 3, Sonic Free Riders, Angry Birds Halloween, Hard Corps: Uprising, and Rush'N Attack Ex-Patriot. Read more »

Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcoming games everyday. The most anticipated titles receive their own post, because we know you're eager to see that content. For the rest, we have the Daily Filter, a place to feature all of the media we add to our enormous database on a daily basis.

Today's Filter is short and sweet adding the TGS 2010 trailer for El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron, a trailer featuring the "Past, Present and Future" of Michael Jordan for NBA 2K11, our own videos featuring Spider-Man and Wesker in Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds, the trailer revealing the roster in WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2011, early footage from the first-person shooter Nexuiz, a combat trailer for James Bond 007: Blood Stone, a "Sona Champion Spotlight" trailer for League of Legends, the launch trailer for F1 2010, and images for the underwater PC title Depth. Read more »

Rather than continue the story of James Bond from the character's most recent crop of films, developer Bizarre Creations has developed a new adventure with the appropriate amount of Bond-style "twists" and "turns" in James Bond 007: Blood Stone.

Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcoming games everyday. The most anticipated titles receive their own post, because we know you're eager to see that content. For the rest, we have the Daily Filter, a place to feature all of the media we add to our enormous database on a daily basis.

Today's Filter features a re-cut trailer for James Bond 007: Blood Stone, a teaser for the upcoming XBLA title Pinball FX 2, a "re-imagining" trailer for GoldenEye 007 on Wii, a spoiler-rich recap trailer for the Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse season finale as well as new videos for R.U.S.E., Burn Zombie Burn, Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds, Atari's Greatest Hits: Volume 1, Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, Ship Simulator Extremes. Read more »

Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcoming games everyday. The most anticipated titles receive their own post, because we know you're eager to see that content. For the rest, we have the Daily Filter, a place to feature all of the media we add to our enormous database on a daily basis.

Today's Filter adds a Gamescom 2010 trailer for Dance Central and keyboard footage for that other Harmonix title, Rock Band 3. (Maybe you heard of it.) Read more »

Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcoming games everyday. The most anticipated titles receive their own post, because we know you're eager to see that content. For the rest, we have the Daily Filter, a place to feature all of the media we add to our enormous database on a daily basis.

Today's Filter includes new videos for a slew of games in the Shacknews database, including: Ace Combat Joint Assault, FIFA Soccer 11, Need for Speed Hot Pursuit, Shaun White Skateboarding, James Bond 007: Blood Stone, and Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days. Read more »

Activision has finally revealed details on Bond's next adventure. Titled, James Bond 007: Blood Stone, the Bizarre Creations developed third-person shooter (with cover-based shooting, hand-to-hand fighting gameplay) is scheduled to launch this holiday season for the PC, Xbox 360 and PS3. Developer N-Space is creating a Nintendo DS title for the same time frame.

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