Welcome to The Black List, your one stop shop for the stories published on the site this week.
MONDAY l REVIEW l R.U.S.E. > A novel premise, striking art design and strong multiplayer component can’t save R.U.S.E from its flaws. While frequent texture issues and comically inept animation rob the game of polish, these are minor concerns compared to the glacial speed at which orders are issued and units are deployed. Quite simply, R.U.S.E. will frustrate all but the most patient of RTS devotees. READ MORE
TUESDAY l NEWS l Gran Turismo 5 > After five long years of development and numerous delays, Sony has brought the seemingly impossible within reach, announcing that Polyphony Digital’s Gran Turismo 5 will be released on Thursday 25 November 2010. Even as we speak, the North Pole is being inundated with hastily revised Christmas lists. READ MORE
WEDNESDAY l NEWS l Funky Lab Rat > Hydravision Entertainment has announced that is bringing colourful 2D puzzle platformer Funky Lab Rat to the PlayStation Network. In a plot that recalls Twisted Pixel’s ‘Splosion Man, you’ll be playing a test subject desperate to break out of a research facility. However, instead of inhabiting the deranged mind of a pyromaniac, you’ll be stepping into the miniature shoes of a daring rodent named Diego. READ MORE
THURSDAY l NEWS l nanoBITES 19 > One of the world’s richest publishers is taking the axe to its internal developers. As reported by Shacknews, Activision has closed Guitar Hero collaborators BudCat Creations and is now looking to wind up or sell racing game specialists Bizarre Creations. This is just one of the stories in this week’s edition of nanoBITES, our ongoing feature devoted to small but important news items. READ MORE
FRIDAY l NEWS l Gatling Gears > Vanguard Games is returning to Mistbound, the steampunk setting of its downloadable strategy title Greed Corp. While it will explore similar thematic territory, the newly announced Gatling Gears will ditch the turn based tactics on if its predecessor in favour of some frenetic twin stick action. I bet you didn’t see that one coming. READ MORE
Recent instalments of The Black List: 13.11.10 l 06.11.10 l 30.10.10 l 23.10.10 l 16.10.10
