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edge-online.com - 5/7/2009

Interview: Bizarre Creations’ Martyn Chudley

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The cover star of the latest issue of Edge, which comes out today in shops in the UK, is Blur . Bizarre Creations’ new racer is the studio's first major title for new owner, Activision, since its acquisition in October 2008. On visiting the Liverpool-based studio, we had the opportunity ...

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playstationlifestyle.net - 5/10/2009

Activision: “Blur To Do For Racing what Call of Duty did for Shooters”

— playstationlifestyle.net — After completing the company’s revenue report yesterday, Activision Blizzard’s CEO Michael Griffith was able to talk about... his company’s new racing title, and why he expects it to be so successful. The developer of Blur is former Xbox 360 exclusive developer Bizarre ... (more) Activision: “Blur To Do For Racing what Call of Duty did ...

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edge-online.com - 5/7/2009

Bizarre Recounts Strained Relationship With Microsoft

— edge-online.com — Talking recently to Edge as part of a wider feature on new racer Blur , Bizarre Creations’... creative director Martyn Chudley recounted the company’s increasingly strained relationship with Project Gotham Racing publisher Microsoft prior ... (more) Bizarre Recounts Strained Relationship With Microsoft

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Project Gotham Racing Devs Explain Last Days With "Corporate, Cocky" Microsoft [Pgr]
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Bizarre Creations discusses Microsoft relationship, Activision acquisition
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