Times Online - Rhys Blakeley, December 14, 2007:
Every pioneering video-game heroine needs a good man behind her. Ian Livingstone is the man behind the industry's leading gun-toting, whip cracking adventuress Lara Croft.
The creative director of Eidos, the games publisher owned by SCi, started his career by co-founding Games Workshop, the retailer, in 1975 with his flatmate Steve Jackson. Two years later they launched the magazine White Dwarf and in 1981 the pair devised the hugely successful Fighting Fantasy series of books, which went on to sell more than 15 million copies. Last year he was awarded the Order of the British Empire, for "services to the computer games industry".
Here the godfather of Britain's computer games industry discusses what the sector's future will look like - and why he worries for the UK's prospects.
Zach writes: 'IO Interactive have developed a number of highly regarded titles during their two-decade long run. The Hitman games have always been huge commercial and critical successes, and even lesser-known titles like Freedom Fighters ended up as a cult classic.'.
Alex S. from Link-Cable writes: "The video game industry is a pretty cutthroat place. More often than not the cycle of a game’s life is pretty set in stone – a title is announced, hyped ,released and hopefully it’s a hit. However sometimes things don’t go as planned and a game doesn’t hit home with gamers. Not that’s it a bad game per say but due to a myriad of issues or the general mood of the world at the time the game isn’t remembered so fondly as its contemporaries. So for this week’s Top 10 we’re listing off ten titles that you should probably give a second chance to because they really are decent titles and deserve more love than they ever got."
I enjoyed Kane and Lynch. I would love to see a PS All-Stars 2 or a non-Smash take on a PlayStation fighter. Maybe a Marvel v Campcom style but with larger levels.
I’d rather Nintendo give Star Fox Assault a second chance and make another new game in that style. I like that game way better than Star Fox Adventures
The Conduit.
Just, give us a reboot of that for Switch and make it bigger and better than the original, which had potential but never got off the ground due to being on the Wii.
In addition to retaining Hitman, IO kept ownership of Freedom Fighters, a 2003 third-person shooter that appeared on sixth gen consoles and received high praise.
I played Freedom Fighter on PC when I was a kid. Damn, the game was so freaking good.
I can live with this IO. So how about that sequel, so I can forgive you already?
WOW!!!!!! I would be so hyped if Freedom Fighters returned but it's very disappointing that Kane and Lynch is still on ice because the story has so much potential. Both games also features Jesper Kyd's best work.
for a many back in the day boyish smirks, while watching Laura jump around LOL
Toby Gard was the man behind Tomb Raider. Core Design made the game and Eidos published it. Toby Gard then left Core because Sony wanted Lara Croft to be marketed as inspiration for teenage boys to have a wank over after Sony bought exclusive rights to Tomb Raider, starting a trend that has come back to bite them in the ass.
I wouldn't mind being behind Lara Croft... :D
the man behind Lara Croft ....LMAO.