Bizarre Creations Interview: PGR 3, Geometry Wars and The Club

ComputerAndVideogames.com recently had the opportunity to speak with Sarah and Martyn Chudley, the married couple that is the head of Bizarre Creations. First, they talked about their Project Gotham Racing 3, where they mentioned a bunch of interesting things.

For the development of PGR3, the studio was able to borrow a couple of great sports cars “for research”, one of them a Noble M14 that got delivered to their door! They also talked about working on downloadable contents for the game. They say, “[We] have people who have been working specifically on DLC for PGR3, but that was planned beforehand, so it’s not affecting any other development really. And obviously Xbox Live is what makes games even better value for money for us as gamers too!”

In regard to their smash-hit Geometry Wars, the Chudleys indicated that they really didn’t expect the success. The fans might consider Stephen Cakebread, designer of the game, a god, yet in the office his situation hasn’t changed. Cakebread might have gotten a slightly bigger paycheck – not that the Chudleys said it directly, but they did drop some hints about Cakebread’s current financial status. To quote, “…he can probably afford Tesco Finest sandwiches rather than the normal ones now!”

And then there is The Club, Bizarre’s mysterious new third-person shooter that will be published by Sega for next-generation consoles. The interviewer wasn’t able to squeeze too much out of Sarah and Martyn – Bizarre is “trying to bring something new and exciting to the genre”, they said, “in the same sort of way that the whole idea of Kudos has done for the racing genre”. The game’s story revolves around a secret underground organisation that is sponsored by crime syndicates. In blood sports matches reminiscent of Gladiator fights, players must survive and kill according to the rules of the game.

For the full interview, hit “Read” below.

ComputerAndVideogames.com recently had the opportunity to speak with Sarah and Martyn Chudley, the married couple that is the head of Bizarre Creations. First, they talked about their Project Gotham Racing 3, where they mentioned a bunch of interesting things.

For the development of PGR3, the studio was able to borrow a couple of great sports cars “for research”, one of them a Noble M14 that got delivered to their door! They also talked about working on downloadable contents for the game. They say, “[We] have people who have been working specifically on DLC for PGR3, but that was planned beforehand, so it’s not affecting any other development really. And obviously Xbox Live is what makes games even better value for money for us as gamers too!”

In regard to their smash-hit Geometry Wars, the Chudleys indicated that they really didn’t expect the success. The fans might consider Stephen Cakebread, designer of the game, a god, yet in the office his situation hasn’t changed. Cakebread might have gotten a slightly bigger paycheck – not that the Chudleys said it directly, but they did drop some hints about Cakebread’s current financial status. To quote, “…he can probably afford Tesco Finest sandwiches rather than the normal ones now!”

And then there is The Club, Bizarre’s mysterious new third-person shooter that will be published by Sega for next-generation consoles. The interviewer wasn’t able to squeeze too much out of Sarah and Martyn – Bizarre is “trying to bring something new and exciting to the genre”, they said, “in the same sort of way that the whole idea of Kudos has done for the racing genre”. The game’s story revolves around a secret underground organisation that is sponsored by crime syndicates. In blood sports matches reminiscent of Gladiator fights, players must survive and kill according to the rules of the game.

For the full interview, hit “Read” below.