Ubisoft has had its ups and downs with the Far Cry franchise over the years, with a few games outperforming the others, and some that players even avoid talking about. One particular title that has received mixed feelings from players over the years is Far Cry 2, a game that Clint Hocking might have had a different vision for before it was finally released.
Clint Hocking had a different vision for the game before it came out
For those who do not know, Hocking was also responsible for the development of Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell series, which primarily focused on stealth-based missions and just might have been where the director got his experience with the said play style.
What Did Clint Hocking Envision For Ubisoft’s Far Cry 2
Unlike Splinter Cell, the level design in Far Cry 2 does not support pure silent takedowns as the enemies ultimately have better awareness.
Clint Hocking had a different vision for the game before it came out
For those who do not know, Hocking was also responsible for the development of Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell series, which primarily focused on stealth-based missions and just might have been where the director got his experience with the said play style.
What Did Clint Hocking Envision For Ubisoft’s Far Cry 2
Unlike Splinter Cell, the level design in Far Cry 2 does not support pure silent takedowns as the enemies ultimately have better awareness.
- 5/2/2024
- by Aaditya Chugh
- FandomWire
There is not much that one can do to infuriate a game developer, but one thing that can put the whole studio on the edge is a leak of their upcoming video game. This is something that has been happening frequently in recent times, and Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs 3 was no different when it was time for the title’s official announcement.
Watch Dogs 3’s mechanics were leaked a few days before the game’s official announcement
It was merely a few days before the official announcement of the title when details about it were leaked on the internet, including how the player would be able to practically play as anyone you see in the game’s world. Being one of the featured mechanics in the game, it would have been infuriating for the developers to see it revealed early and by someone else rather than Ubisoft itself.
Clint Hocking...
Watch Dogs 3’s mechanics were leaked a few days before the game’s official announcement
It was merely a few days before the official announcement of the title when details about it were leaked on the internet, including how the player would be able to practically play as anyone you see in the game’s world. Being one of the featured mechanics in the game, it would have been infuriating for the developers to see it revealed early and by someone else rather than Ubisoft itself.
Clint Hocking...
- 4/29/2024
- by Aaditya Chugh
- FandomWire
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory was way ahead of other action-adventure games of its time. It was a multi-level game that focused on the element of stealth. Even though all Splinter Cell games focused on stealth, Chaos Theory introduced significant changes to stealth mechanics.
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
This game set the benchmark for other stealth games. As such, many would agree that Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory is one the best Ubisoft title out there. However, a developer at Ubisoft believes that Far Cry 2 is better than Chaos Theory. Even though Far Cry 2 was not as successful as Chaos Theory, the lead level designer has his own reasons.
Far Cry 2 was better than Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory according to Clint Hocking
Many believe that Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory is one of Ubisoft’s best, however, a developer at the company states otherwise. Clint Hocking, a developer who worked in Chaos Theory...
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
This game set the benchmark for other stealth games. As such, many would agree that Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory is one the best Ubisoft title out there. However, a developer at Ubisoft believes that Far Cry 2 is better than Chaos Theory. Even though Far Cry 2 was not as successful as Chaos Theory, the lead level designer has his own reasons.
Far Cry 2 was better than Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory according to Clint Hocking
Many believe that Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory is one of Ubisoft’s best, however, a developer at the company states otherwise. Clint Hocking, a developer who worked in Chaos Theory...
- 4/28/2024
- by Binayak Sharma
- FandomWire
When Ubisoft’s Splinter Cell came out more than two decades back, it was one of the best stealth games out there. Its success paved the way for other games that focused on the element of stealth in their gameplay. Since the game has aged a bit, fans are eagerly waiting for a new game to swing by.
Splinter Cell
The Splinter Cell Remake was announced a few years back. However, fans are still in the dark as not much has been revealed about it. While we patiently wait for the remake, some new developments have come to the limelight. These may not be official, but they do have some weight to them.
Splinter Cell Remake will make changes to the stealth mode
As a piece of good news for fans, Splinter Cell Remake is apparently on the way according to a credible industry leaker. Dataminer and leaker Visceral has...
Splinter Cell
The Splinter Cell Remake was announced a few years back. However, fans are still in the dark as not much has been revealed about it. While we patiently wait for the remake, some new developments have come to the limelight. These may not be official, but they do have some weight to them.
Splinter Cell Remake will make changes to the stealth mode
As a piece of good news for fans, Splinter Cell Remake is apparently on the way according to a credible industry leaker. Dataminer and leaker Visceral has...
- 4/27/2024
- by Binayak Sharma
- FandomWire
The gaming industry saw a huge bump in popularity in the early 2000s and 2010s. These times introduced many new advancements in graphics and innovation when it came to developing mechanics for gamers to play around with. Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell was one of the many video game franchises that was able to make a name for itself during this period of game development.
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell made a name for itself when the series first came out
The video game series came to an end with Splinter Cell: Blacklist, which was a reboot of the franchise, but ended up almost killing it instead. The game, released in 2013, had many problems that fans who have been following the series for long did not like, and one of them was how the studio was not able to find a worthy replacement for the main character’s voice cast.
How A...
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell made a name for itself when the series first came out
The video game series came to an end with Splinter Cell: Blacklist, which was a reboot of the franchise, but ended up almost killing it instead. The game, released in 2013, had many problems that fans who have been following the series for long did not like, and one of them was how the studio was not able to find a worthy replacement for the main character’s voice cast.
How A...
- 4/27/2024
- by Aaditya Chugh
- FandomWire
Back in 2012, Ubisoft decided to show their fans an incredible new game called Watch Dogs. This game was to start a brand-new IP featuring a protagonist who could hack everything he could see. The first thing gamers noticed about that game was its visuals. Then came the gameplay: a character running around a city, hacking traffic signals and bridges using his cell phone. It looked just incredible.
Ubisoft saw much promise in this new game, and fans were pretty hyped too. This game seemed like one’s ultimate power fantasy had come to life. Eventually, the game was released to a mixed-to-positive response from fans as well as critics. This is how the Watch Dogs franchise started, but no one saw it ending so soon.
Ubisoft is all set to end the Watch Dogs franchise, despite handing it over to a legendary figure
A still from Watch Dogs: Legion
Many...
Ubisoft saw much promise in this new game, and fans were pretty hyped too. This game seemed like one’s ultimate power fantasy had come to life. Eventually, the game was released to a mixed-to-positive response from fans as well as critics. This is how the Watch Dogs franchise started, but no one saw it ending so soon.
Ubisoft is all set to end the Watch Dogs franchise, despite handing it over to a legendary figure
A still from Watch Dogs: Legion
Many...
- 4/27/2024
- by Rohit Sejwal
- FandomWire
Derek Kolstad is an American screenwriter and film producer who is best known as the co-creator of the John Wick franchise, one of the most successful and acclaimed action series in Hollywood. He has also written and produced other action films and shows, such as Nobody, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and Splinter Cell. In this article, we will rank his movies from the worst to the best, based on our personal opinion and some facts from his biography123.
6. The Package (2012) The Package Trailer
The Package is a direct-to-video action film starring Dolph Lundgren and Steve Austin. It was written by Kolstad and directed by Jesse V. Johnson. The film follows a courier who must deliver a mysterious package to a crime boss while being pursued by rival gangs and corrupt cops. The Package is a generic and forgettable action flick that wastes the talents of its lead actors.
6. The Package (2012) The Package Trailer
The Package is a direct-to-video action film starring Dolph Lundgren and Steve Austin. It was written by Kolstad and directed by Jesse V. Johnson. The film follows a courier who must deliver a mysterious package to a crime boss while being pursued by rival gangs and corrupt cops. The Package is a generic and forgettable action flick that wastes the talents of its lead actors.
- 10/28/2023
- by CineArticles Editorial Team
- https://thecinemanews.online/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_4649
Los Angeles, CA – Publisher Tokyopop announced the forthcoming launch on December 14th of Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix, an original new boys’ love manga inspired by the Netflix anime series featuring alter egos of characters from the hit Ubisoft video games in a highly referential homage to the early 90s.
The Netflix series follows Dolph Laserhawk, a rebel super-soldier who escaped the army and planning a final big heist with Alex Taylor before they sail into the sunset. The show was created by Adi Shankar (producer of Netflix’s Castlevania series) and is currently streaming.
“I’m so thankful to Adi, Ubisoft, and Tokyopop for letting me play in this wonderful sandbox that they’ve created,” says Ben Kahn. “I can’t wait for fans to see how Dolph Laserhawk’s doomed romance began, and how it irrevocably set him on his current path.”
Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix,...
The Netflix series follows Dolph Laserhawk, a rebel super-soldier who escaped the army and planning a final big heist with Alex Taylor before they sail into the sunset. The show was created by Adi Shankar (producer of Netflix’s Castlevania series) and is currently streaming.
“I’m so thankful to Adi, Ubisoft, and Tokyopop for letting me play in this wonderful sandbox that they’ve created,” says Ben Kahn. “I can’t wait for fans to see how Dolph Laserhawk’s doomed romance began, and how it irrevocably set him on his current path.”
Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix,...
- 10/20/2023
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
Exclusive: UTA has signed Derek Kolstad — the writer-producer best known for architecting the John Wick and Nobody action franchises — for representation in all areas.
Following Keanu Reeves‘ retired hitman on his descent back into the criminal underworld, the John Wick franchise created for Lionsgate by Kolstad launched with a 2014 film of the same name, which built to a pair of sequels released in 2017 and 2019. The trio of critically acclaimed action-thrillers have grossed over $585 million worldwide, with each netting more than the last, and a fourth chapter coming up for release on March 24.
Kolstad wrote the first two John Wick films and co-wrote the third, with his work also spurring two other anticipated projects: the limited series The Continental from Lionsgate/Peacock and the female-driven spin-off Ballerina led by 2023 Oscar nom Ana de Armas. He wrote on and exec produced the former project, centered on a younger version of Ian McShane...
Following Keanu Reeves‘ retired hitman on his descent back into the criminal underworld, the John Wick franchise created for Lionsgate by Kolstad launched with a 2014 film of the same name, which built to a pair of sequels released in 2017 and 2019. The trio of critically acclaimed action-thrillers have grossed over $585 million worldwide, with each netting more than the last, and a fourth chapter coming up for release on March 24.
Kolstad wrote the first two John Wick films and co-wrote the third, with his work also spurring two other anticipated projects: the limited series The Continental from Lionsgate/Peacock and the female-driven spin-off Ballerina led by 2023 Oscar nom Ana de Armas. He wrote on and exec produced the former project, centered on a younger version of Ian McShane...
- 3/8/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Despite being one of the more versatile character actors out there, Michael Ironside has been typecast as a villain for most of his career. But that's never really seemed like too much of a problem for the actor, who has consistently delivered memorable performances in such classics as "Top Gun" and "Total Recall." If he's going to play the villain, he's going to own it, and that's exactly what he's done ever since his first major role as the villainous Darryl Revok in David Cronenberg's "Scanners" back in 1981.
Since then, he's gone on to prove his talent not only on-screen but as a voice actor, perhaps most notably as ruler of the fictional planet Apokolips, Darkseid, in "Superman: The Animated Series." For many a '90s kid, Ironside is the quintessential Darkseid in almost the same way as Mark Hamill is the quintessential Joker. Debuting in season 1, episode 12 all...
Since then, he's gone on to prove his talent not only on-screen but as a voice actor, perhaps most notably as ruler of the fictional planet Apokolips, Darkseid, in "Superman: The Animated Series." For many a '90s kid, Ironside is the quintessential Darkseid in almost the same way as Mark Hamill is the quintessential Joker. Debuting in season 1, episode 12 all...
- 2/11/2023
- by Joe Roberts
- Slash Film
Back in 1993, Hollywood had the shot of a lifetime. A shot at an opportunity to change the movie industry forever. They had all the ingredients: the rights to the highest-selling Nintendo video game and an untapped market greedy for more content. But they missed. The arrow didn’t even hit the board.
Super Mario Bros. was meant to be the first of many video game movie adaptations but instead has been relegated to the attic of our consciousness, the door only to be flung open when used to uphold the...
Super Mario Bros. was meant to be the first of many video game movie adaptations but instead has been relegated to the attic of our consciousness, the door only to be flung open when used to uphold the...
- 2/4/2023
- by Danai Nesta Kupemba
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: Daniel Cohan has joined Brillstein Entertainment Partners as a manager.
Cohan comes to the company from ICM Partners, where he worked in the Motion Picture Department since 2017, parting ways with the company following CAA’s acquisition. He was previously at WME for 11 years.
“Brillstein is a first-class company that epitomizes what drew me to management,” Cohan said. “I am thrilled to roll up my sleeves with my fantastic new colleagues. I can’t imagine a better place to embark upon this next chapter of my career.”
Cohan, who began his career as a corporate attorney, brings with him to Brillstein clients including writer/director/producer Lindsey Beer (Pet Sematary); and filmmakers Simon McQuoid (Mortal Kombat), Ciaran Foy (Eli), Jesper Ganslandt (Netflix’s Snabba Cash), Mitzi Peirone (Saint Clare), Mike P. Nelson (Wrong Turn), Taneli Mustonen & Aleksi Hyvarinen (The Twin), Adam Egypt Mortimer (Daniel Isn’t Real), Luis Prieto (Vampire Academy...
Cohan comes to the company from ICM Partners, where he worked in the Motion Picture Department since 2017, parting ways with the company following CAA’s acquisition. He was previously at WME for 11 years.
“Brillstein is a first-class company that epitomizes what drew me to management,” Cohan said. “I am thrilled to roll up my sleeves with my fantastic new colleagues. I can’t imagine a better place to embark upon this next chapter of my career.”
Cohan, who began his career as a corporate attorney, brings with him to Brillstein clients including writer/director/producer Lindsey Beer (Pet Sematary); and filmmakers Simon McQuoid (Mortal Kombat), Ciaran Foy (Eli), Jesper Ganslandt (Netflix’s Snabba Cash), Mitzi Peirone (Saint Clare), Mike P. Nelson (Wrong Turn), Taneli Mustonen & Aleksi Hyvarinen (The Twin), Adam Egypt Mortimer (Daniel Isn’t Real), Luis Prieto (Vampire Academy...
- 8/1/2022
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
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