Bolton, founder of 8 Count dance studio in Dollard des Ormeaux, was hired by Ubisoft Montreal to choreograph the moves of Michael Jackson, for the Xbox 360 version of the dance game. When he met with them, he had no idea which game they were interviewing him for and he was hesitant.
“I wasn’t sure I wanted to get involved with consulting for a video game,” he said. “I am a huge video game fanatic but I had a lot of things coming up (on my schedule). I found out it was actually choreographing the moves, not consulting. I was in Los Angeles when I received the call that they wanted me and I found out the game was Michael Jackson: the Experience. I lost my mind.”
Bolton said the reason he got into dancing was because of Michael Jackson. His first performance was to the hit song Beat It when he was five. With the international release of the game set for April 14 — which happens to be his birthday — Bolton said it was all meant to happen.
A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.
Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.
15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.
The name "Hewson" carries a special weight for anyone who grew up during the golden age of British computing. As the son of Andrew Hewson—the man behind legendary publisher Hewson Consultants—Rob Hewson didn't just grow up playing video games; he learned to spell his name from their title screens. However, Rob didn't just rest on his family's 8-bit laurels. From leading major LEGO franchises at TT Games to tackling the high-stakes world of technical porting at Huey Games, Rob has carved out a unique path in an ever-evolving industry. In this candid interview Rob to discussed the burden and beauty of a family legacy, the technical "scar tissue" left by the ambitious Hydrophobia, and why porting a masterpiece like Inscryption to consoles is far more than a simple copy-paste job.
To celebrate Tomb Raider: Legend's 20th anniversary, the official channels have shared an early in-development gameplay demo.
Broken link. Fix it. I want to read this guy's story.
cool, saturating the market with the same crap.
Sounds like Guitar Hero/Rock Band all over.
Troy Bolton?