http://www.joystiq.com/…

As promised, game developer David Jaffe has finally announced – in a move many expected – details of his new development studio located, not surprisingly, in Utah. Titled Eat, Sleep, Play, the new studio is a partnership with Incognito chief Scott Campbell who worked with Jaffe on the popular Twisted Metal series while both were at SCEA. With Ingognito’s Warhawk about to take flight on PS3 and Jaffe having just finished Calling All Cars, the two are finally ready to branch out on their own … but it’s hard to get away from the mothership Sony. They’ve “signed on for a multi-year, multi-title deal to create titles for the PlayStation family of products, with the first slated for release in 2008.”

It’s not clear if that includes their first project, a PlayStation 2 port of the PSP’s Twisted Metal: Head On with some notable tweaks: bumped to 60 frames per second, higher-res textures, “5-7 levels from the never released Twisted Metal Black: Part II,” and “a documentary on the history of the series.” Jaffe surmises it may be some eight to twelve months before we hear about these new titles, but Twisted Metal: Head On will be available this holiday season.

I was really hoping for Twisted Metal Black 2 or the like for the PS3 but I can deal with a revamped and enhanced TM:HO. I’ll surely pick it up. Too bad it probably won’t have online support.

http://dark-alex.org/ 

Bye, scene.

I’ve decided to cease OE development, and leave PSP scene.
The reasons are various.One of them is the time it consumes, which i’m losing from other things.The other is related to my security. I didn’t like Sony menaces to PS3 hackers. I think it is better to leave now rather than end paying the consequences.

This is unfortunate. His PSP kernel hacking abilities appeared to be topnotch. I’ve used his OE firmwares for a while now and it’s sad to see him go. I was looking forward to a 3.51 OE. Perhaps someone else will carry on. Too bad most the knowledge is not easily available if at all.