Platinum Games’ MadWorld is black and white — and red. Besides blood, everything is monochrome. Just because early video games were black and white that doesn’t mean it’s easiest to churn out a B&W title. Platinum Games producer Atsushi Inaba says that it’s actually pretty hard.
All three home consoles are built in Asia. Two of the three platform holders are based in Asia. So what happens when Western currencies start dropping like a stone, courtesy of the “economic crisis”?
We’re approaching the end of the year. Time to look back at all that we’ve done and all that we didn’t plan on doing. Internet trend site Goo has a poll up that asks about this year’s impulsive shopping. Here’s the question:
What we did know: Jack Black is in Brutal Legend.
Square Enix are serious about cracking the Western market with games that don’t include the words “Final” and “Fantasy”. Want to know how serious? They just made a takeover bid for Eidos.
One day, Atari’s Phil Harrison believes, physical game media will be no more. No more DVDs, CDs, and no more video games in plastic boxes. Phil’s take: “There’s a generation of kids being born today and probably already alive who I’m pretty confident will never buy a physical media product. They will never buy a DVD, they will never buy a CD, and they will never buy a game in a box.”
Still waiting on those LocoRoco plushies, Sony. But hey, in the meantime, these will just have to do. By Medicom, these Patapon plushies will be out soon, and will set you back around $US40.
Aw, crap. One of the games we were looking forward to most, DoDonPachi Dai Ou Jou Black Label EXTRA, has been delayed. The Xbox 360 title was originally slated for Christmas Day, but has since been delayed.
Xbox Japan isn’t the only company offering January deals. Sony is adding new PSP and PS3 titles to its budget “the Best” line. Those titles are:
