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There are 438 news items in the archive.
Page 1 (Jan 28, 2004 to May 14, 2004)
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Page 8 (Dec 30, 2004 to Apr 13, 2005)
Page 9 (Apr 15, 2005 to Present)
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| Character page update |
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| Posted on August 26, 2004 at 02:41 by Jon |
I have updated the characters page again, as promised, with exclsuive info about three of the Super Agents in the game (there are five in total, although the others are not known about). Spoilers and more kick-ass images from Dennis await at the characters section.
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| James Hannigan interview (II) |
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| Posted on August 25, 2004 at 03:11 by Jon |
The second part of PC Games News' interview with James Hannigan has gone online. It's an excellant read, like the first part, but unlike the first part does not focus on Evil Genius. James Hannigan, for those who don't know, is the composer for Evil Genius' music, and also did the music for Republic.
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| New hands-on preview |
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| Posted on August 25, 2004 at 03:10 by Jon |
This time it's from HomeLanFed. It comments on the cartoon feel, the general ideas about the game and quite a bit on the differences between Evil Genius and Republic, Elixir Studio's first game. It doesn't come to many conclusions about the game, but it's worth looking at.
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| Characters page updated |
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| Posted on August 25, 2004 at 03:00 by Jon |
I have updated the characters page with details of six high level minions now that information about them has been released. There is not always loads of text as details are scant, but as always there are some awesome pictures with a cool Evil Planet touch from Dennis. I won't mention what they are, as they include spoilers, but if you are interested in checking them out, then clicky clicky!
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| New screenshots |
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| Posted on August 24, 2004 at 01:53 by Jon |
IGN have posted a bunch of new screenshots taken by themselves which show various evil deeds around the base. The first shot is good as it shows the various stages of room building. Check them out!
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| New column |
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| Posted on August 23, 2004 at 06:09 by Jon |
Forum member robmc recently posted a list of reasons to buy Evil Genius. It was a great read and now, with the help of a few extra suggestions, the "50 reasons to buy Evil Genius" column is now up on this site. Take a look, and feel free to comment on it in the forum thread.
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| New hands-on preview |
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| Posted on August 20, 2004 at 06:59 by Jon |
Armchair Empire deliver the goods with a decent little preview of Evil Genius. It really does reserve judgement on the game, although has plenty of good to say aside from the notable point (which has been raised in other previews) about the slow start to the game due to a lack of minions. As it happens, seasoned gamers will soon find ways of getting more minions pretty quickly, although it's something that will be interesting to read more about in the next few weeks. Check it out.
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| James Hannigan and Evil music... |
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| Posted on August 20, 2004 at 04:42 by Jon |
An engrossing and in-depth interview with Evil Genius' composers, James Hannigan, has been posted on Game Zone. It doesn't focus copmpletely on Elixir and Evil Genius, but a good portion of the questions deal with desiging the style of the music, the implementation, working with the talented audio team and other more generic music matters. It's well worth looking at. Here's a short section:
They have a strong sound department led by Richard Joseph, who is a veteran of games, and we always discuss things a lot when we work together. The designers of the game had an idea of the overall direction they wanted, the spy film connotations and film genres, etc. But the actual implementation side was left to us. That's rare, I can tell you. But you probably know that. The audio coder, Andy Mucho, is great and will really work with me in implementing ‘interactive music’. I think there is great potential for going in that direction in future, where it is perhaps needed for more sophisticated interactive music. I’ve often felt the industry needs to get its act together in terms of implementation, making music flow more seamlessly in games – and in concealing any underlying technology (the whirring of disks, etc.). All this fading in and out, stopping and starting, etc. - which we are all accustomed to and mostly accept - simply tells players music is comprised of a series of ‘tracks’ triggered by events in-game; like clockwork. I think music needs to be better integrated with games in future, almost to the extent players don’t single it out and it becomes part of the fabric of the whole playing experience.
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| Characters page updated |
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| Posted on August 20, 2004 at 02:50 by Jon |
The characters page here at Evil Planet has been quickly updated with the latest henchman bio details, plus an updated minion list following new information from screenshots.
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| New Henchman bio - the Matron |
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| Posted on August 20, 2004 at 01:43 by Jon |
IGN have posted their latest henchman bio - this time about the matron. It gives a brief summery of her background, including her two special abilities. With the article is a short video (complete with Matron's cool voice) and a bunch of screenshots.
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| Exec. Producer comments on Evil Planet |
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| Posted on August 19, 2004 at 04:03 by Jon |
The executive producer, Adrian Bolton, has posted his first of hopefully many posts on our Evil Planet forums. The post concerns the issues of the release date confusion which still continues...
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| Full game credits online |
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| Posted on August 19, 2004 at 04:02 by Jon |
Another Evil Planet exclusive - the full game credits have now been posted here on the site, including, where relevant, links to their forum names. Go take a look and see who make up the very talented team.
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| 28 new screenshots posted |
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| Posted on August 19, 2004 at 03:36 by Jon |
Gamespot have posted 28 new screenshots which I'm guessing they took themselves with their preview version of the game. One shot is pretty cool - this one - which shows a couple of the early missions.
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| Evil Genius given "Teen" rating |
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| Posted on August 19, 2004 at 02:12 by Jon |
No blood and no decapitations, but some rather evil behaviour nevertheless has meant that Evil Genius has been given a "teen" rating by the ESRB. No suprises there then...
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| New hands-on preview |
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| Posted on August 19, 2004 at 01:49 by Jon |
Gamespot come up with the goods this time around with a short but decent article on Evil Genius. Check it - and then start counting down the days till the demo is out!
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| Demo date: 30th August |
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| Posted on August 18, 2004 at 14:32 by Jon |
News has reached us here at Evil Planet that the long-awaited demo will be released online on the 30th August - not long now!
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| New preview in PC Zone |
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| Posted on August 18, 2004 at 01:45 by Jon |
UK mag PC ZONE has a 2 page preview of Evil Genius in their upcoming issue. It's pretty standard, but it *is* hands-on, so grab it if you can.
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| New preview |
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| Posted on August 14, 2004 at 08:21 by Jon |
One of the better new previews, because it's hands-on, Game Revolution have whipped up a decent, and very complimentary preview of the game. It mentions the slick presentation, the ease of use, the fun campy humour and the great integration in the game. Good stuff, so check it out.
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| Release date confirmed |
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| Posted on August 14, 2004 at 08:18 by Jon |
Vivendi, the publishers of Evil Genius, have confirmed that the release date (for at least America and UK) is to be the 1st October. This means that since the game's first line of code was written, the release date has slipped a mere 3 days - which deserves more than just a round of applause! Thanks to those who emailed me, and Gamespot for the news.
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| New preview |
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| Posted on August 13, 2004 at 02:24 by Jon |
Video Games Life has done a one-page preview (hands-off) of Evil Genius, summing up the game ideas and their feelings about the game. They sum it up at the end with "As the deadline for Evil Genius’ doomsday device closes in on us, we at VGL are getting quietly excited about the potential this title has". Good stuff!
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| Large boxart version |
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| Posted on August 12, 2004 at 10:15 by Jon |
OK - it's not technically the proper boxart, nor is it actually perfectly correct (one of the characters has three arms in this picture - not in the game, luckily), but this picture should give you a pretty good idea of what the boxart is going to be like.
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| Evil Genius highlighted on Gamespy |
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| Posted on August 12, 2004 at 09:38 by Jon |
Top of the Gamespy page is "The Daily Warriors" comment. This time it's about everyone's favourite game:
It's EEEVIL! The more I read about Evil Genius, the more I think this game will fulfill just about every fantasy I had about playing in the world of a campy secret agent adventure. From 007 to Flint to Austin Powers, the game seems to have it all. And you get to be the bad guy. I'm in.
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| New preview |
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| Posted on August 12, 2004 at 02:07 by Jon |
My hosts, Gamespy, have recently had the chance to have a hands-on playtest of Evil Genius. The preview is very complimentary, save for a couple of minor issues. Check it out - it's a good read.
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| New Hands-On Preview and Screenshots |
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| Posted on August 11, 2004 at 08:22 by WebNutMark |
ActionTrip has published a new hands-on preview of the game at on their site featuring never before seen screenshots! Read it here!
Take a look, then tell us what you think in the forums.
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| Boxart Revealed |
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| Posted on August 11, 2004 at 02:10 by Jon |
Seems the official boxart has come to light on Vivendi's shop page. Looks good - I'll try and get a larger version in the near future.
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| Statistical screenshots galore! |
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| Posted on August 10, 2004 at 02:32 by Jon |
A great big bunch of very new screenshots are online at Gamespot (will be on this site shortly). They include images of many stat screens, the world map, the third secret Evil Genius, missions, new base images and loads more. Spoiler warning, but check them out if you don't mind. A basic explanation of many of the screens can be found in one of my forum posts.
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| New character bios |
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| Posted on August 9, 2004 at 11:37 by Jon |
The characters section here at Evil Planet has been updated again. This time, the construction worker, and three other basic minion types. A funky picture (thanks Dennis) acompanies each one, along with some basic information about what each character can do. Spoiler warning, naturally.
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| Character page update |
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| Posted on August 4, 2004 at 10:29 by Jon |
The characters page has been updated with complete details of Eli and Red Ivan, following the release of full information on Gamespy sister site, IGN. Good stuff!
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| New column |
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| Posted on August 4, 2004 at 10:05 by Jon |
An excellent new column is up from forum member robmc. It's entitled "Which Evil Genius are You?", and as you might expect, it explains many different types of Evil Genius types, asking you which you would choose. I should add that the selection in his article is not specifically related to the game, but it's a fun read nevertheless. Check it out!
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| Have you checked out the forums today? |
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| Posted on August 3, 2004 at 07:27 by WebNutMark |
Besides being a fun place to visit and meet people, the forums are also an excellent source of news and information about the game.
For a great summary of how notoriety and heat affect the gameplay read forum member Maniacal Matt's great article here.
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| Secret Evil Genius character |
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| Posted on August 2, 2004 at 13:00 by Jon |
The recent TVG article (link below) let slip the name of the third and previously secret Evil Genius character - Shen Yu. He is described as "exotic, enigmatic and psycotic", and I'll try and get an image as soon as possible!
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| New TVG developer diary |
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| Posted on August 2, 2004 at 10:21 by Jon |
TotalVideoGames, who really do do the best of the Evil Genius diaries on the 'net (mainly because of this), have posted their fouth which focuses on gameplay and how the game has been designed. It's a fun, interesting read and well worth the 10 mins it will take to check it out. It even talks about the testing team, of which I am currently a member if you were unaware. Alongside, there is a video of Eli (which I'm not sure is new or not). Good stuff.
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| Exclusive: Provisional game specs |
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| Posted on July 29, 2004 at 10:41 by Jon |
In this forum post I have posted provisional minimum and recommended specs for playing the demo and the full versions of Evil Genius. They are fairly reasonable, and most should be able to meet at least the minimum. Take a look if the game interests you!
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| New screenshot collection |
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| Posted on July 29, 2004 at 10:00 by Jon |
The screenshot collection here at Evil Planet has been updated with the best of the various screenshots and other images to be released alongside the latest previews and diaries on major sites. It's a good, varied collection, so go check them out. Thanks to Dennis for the thumbnails.
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| New column |
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| Posted on July 27, 2004 at 10:19 by Jon |
A young new writer recently contacted Evil Planet to do a few columns. I agreed to let him have a go, and his first test article is now up and available here. Your comments would be much appreciated in this forum thread. Please note that Evil Planet does not edit submissions except for occasional minor mistakes and privatly discussed edits. Anyone else wishing to write columns is welcome to contact me.
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