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Factor 5's U.S. studio is no more

Fri, 15 May 2009 10:56:11 +0100

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California-based studio Factor 5 has officially closed its doors, CEO Achim Moller said in a statement on the company's website yesterday. The studio was reported to have folded last December, though this was never confirmed. The developer, best k...

Lair patch has gone live

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:12:12 +0100

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The patch that enables analog control for the PlayStation 3 title, Lair, has finally gone live. It appears as though it is only available within the European market at this time; however, we fully expect it to be available within North America in ju...

Sony confirms Lair analogue controls on the way

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:56:44 +0100

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Sony of Japan has revealed that Factor 5's Dragon title Lair will be receiving analogue control support via a free update later this month. In addition to the above, the update will also introduce a targeting icon, along with DualShock 3 support. ...

Amazon slashes $23.00 off Lair

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 05:53:15 +0000

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North American readers looking for a quick bargain may be tempted to point their browsers over to Amazon.com's page for the PlayStation 3 title, Lair. The online retail giant has lowered the price of the Factor 5 title from USD 59.99 to USD 36.99,...

Lair score wins IFMCA award

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 20:32:56 +0000

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After receiving heavy criticism on its launch, The PlayStation 3 exclusive, Lair, has finally received some positive recognition from the media. The International Film Music Critics Association announced their 2007 award winners, and this year wa...

More traditional controls to materialize for Lair?

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 04:07:47 +0000

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Gamers who aren't so fond of motion control may have overlooked the high-flying dragon title, Lair, which came out last summer to an overwhelming amount of critical detestation, largely due to its controls. Lair relied almost solely on the motion sen...

Retailers explain UK Lair delay

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:47:41 +0000

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Retail giant GAME has stated that the UK release of Lair was delayed due to the absence of an age rating sticker on the game disc. The Factor 5-developed title was originally scheduled to go on sale in the UK on November 9. However, employees ...

Lair delayed in Europe

Sat, 10 Nov 2007 04:56:26 +0000

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November 9 was supposed to be the day when the European market finally got their hands on the highly sought after PS3 exclusive, Lair. Unfortunately however, we can report that the game has in fact been pushed back a whole fortnight. November 23 w...

Lair cracks Japanese top ten

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 10:11:48 +0100

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Factor 5's mythical Dragon adventure Lair has managed to crack the Japanese top ten in its first week of release, entering the charts at number seven. The game, released in late August in North America and Europe just last month, sold a total of 2...

Sony releasing Lair review guide

Sat, 08 Sep 2007 04:46:59 +0100

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The PlayStation 3 exclusive title Lair has been subjected to a slew of negative press since its release last month, with reviewers specifically targeting the games Sixaxis motion sensing controls. However, in a bid to give gamers and journalist a b...

Sony responds to Lair reviews

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 03:44:40 +0100

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Ever since its release, Sony's most anticipated title Lair has been receiving a number of negative reivews, specifically criticising the game because of supposed control issues. Former SCEA PR boss Dave Karraker explained that despite reviewers, ...

Sony enthused by Lair PSP connectivity

Thu, 06 Sep 2007 09:34:45 +0100

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Sony has expressed its interest in the PlayStation 3-PlayStation Portable connectivity present in Lair, according to website Pocket Gamer. The PSP has already had some PS3 interactivity, demonstrated in the rear-view mirror functionality in Gran ...

"Hot coffee" code in Lair

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 23:25:00 +0100

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In response to the highly controversial "hot coffee" mod from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Factor 5 included their own joke version of "hot coffee" in Lair. To see it for yourself, put in your copy of Lair and select the "extras" menu from the ...

Factor 5 President tries to explain LAIR reviews

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 21:15:17 +0100

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According to Factor 5, many reviewers out there became a little upset at Lair for its controls, and gave the game low scores because of it. "That is exactly the kick of creating a first-year game: exploring the not-yet-finished hardware and growing t...

Lair Cheats

Mon, 03 Sep 2007 14:08:36 +0100

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Passwords Enter into the game's cheat menu: *chicken - Chicken Curry Video *686F7420636F66666565 - Hot Coffee video *koelsch - Unlocks Stable option for all levels on the mission select screen Play Lair on PSP You actually can pla...

Lair Review

Mon, 03 Sep 2007 13:29:18 +0100

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Dragon's seem scary. At least, they seemed that way according to mythical stories of fire breathing giants, known only for their plight and destruction upon the different human civilizations of the middle ages. The dragons in Lair, however, are diffe...

Lair running on PlayStation Portable remote play

Mon, 03 Sep 2007 05:30:04 +0100

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It has been confirmed numerous times that Lair works via Remote Play on the PlayStation Portable. We should note, however, that it isn't the PSP hardware that is running the game; while Sony's handheld controls the action, the processing power itself...

Lair officially pushed back to September 4th

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 12:08:11 +0100

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Lair, the highly anticipated dragon-riding game, has been pushed back yet again. The title will now be hitting store shelves three weeks later than planned, on September 4th. Ryan Hamlin, the title's Associate Producer, let us in on the reason o...

Lair goes Gold

Thu, 26 Jul 2007 08:27:15 +0100

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Development of Factor 5's upcoming PlayStation 3 title Lair is now complete, with the company revealing the game is now entering manufacturing stages in preparation for its impending North American release on August 14th. "For us, there's still a...

L.A.I.R. Hands On

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 09:16:11 +0100

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Dragon's aren't much fun. At least, they aren't much fun according to mythical stories of fire breathing giants, known only for their plight and destruction upon the different human civilizations of the middle ages. Lair, however, is different. Looki...