Reminder: Play Resistance 2 this Weekend at PAX!
Ask yourself the following two questions:
1. Will you be in the Seattle area this weekend?
2. Do you want to play Resistance 2?
If you answered “yes” to both, then head over to the Washington State Convention and Trade Center for the fifth annual Penny Arcade Expo. Sony’s booth will have several R2 kiosks where you can go a few rounds with our competitive multiplayer mode. Plus, we’ll be handing out some sweet R2 schwag.
Choose the Resistance 2 Collector’s Edition Cover
This just in: Resistance 2 is getting a collector’s edition! And while we can’t talk about all of its contents just yet, we need your help with one crucial element—choosing the cover image. Click here to see all three options and then cast your vote. Hurry, as the polls won’t stay open for very long.
August 21, 2008
Insomniac Games Named One of the Best Places to Work in Los Angeles
Attention all you current and aspiring game developers—here’s a li’l extra incentive to come set up shop at Insomniac Games. For the second year in a row, the Los Angeles Business Journal named our studio one of the best places to work in Los Angeles. Not only did we place third amongst the medium-sized companies (25-249 employees), but Insomniac was the only videogame company named as a finalist.
Interested in joining the crew? Check out our job openings here.
August 14, 2008
Full Moon Show: Episode 31 Live!
With Quest for Booty’s release right around the corner (Aug. 21), this episode we discuss the shenanigans that went down at our pirate-themed wrap party. And on the Resistance 2 front, Ratchet & Clank frontman Brian Allgeier chimes in with some hands-on impressions of our upcoming first-person shooter. We also welcome Denis Dyack, president of Silicon Knights, on the show to discuss Too Human and why he compares his studio to an old-school guild. Finally, find out when and where you can meet the Insomniac community team (and play R2) over the next few weeks.
You can download episode 31 at: http://www.insomniacgames.com/podcast/podcast.php
August 13, 2008
Resistance 2 Private Beta—What’s Dat?!
As some of you might’ve heard, a lucky few recently received our version of a golden ticket: entry into the Resistance 2 private beta. So what’s the purpose of a private beta? Simply put, it helps the development team get some important gameplay feedback (i.e. find out what people like, dislike, and then tune what’s necessary) so we can make R2 the best shooter possible before its release. That’s our sole focus.
If you didn’t get an invite…well, buck up, buttercup—we’ve still got the R2 public beta that begins later this fall. And in the meantime, feel free to check out the beginnings of our new Resistance hub at http://beta.myresistance.net. While it’s very much a work-in-progress (not to mention lacking the social networking features that’ll be ready by R2’s launch), the site is a major step up in terms of looks and navigation.
