Thursday, February 21, 2008
Telltale Working On WiiWare, Not Working On Sam & Max Wii
11:30PM Luke Plunkett | And here we were thinking Telltale were working on Sam & Max for the Wii. Right system, wrong series, wrong format. While the company are indeed developing titles for Nintendo’s console, they’re not working on Sam & Max. Instead, they’re working on a new episodic series for the new WiiWare service. I’d like to think that means they’re returning to work on the long-neglected Bone series, but it probably means something entirely new altogether. It’s official: We’re working on something for WiiWare [Telltale] More »
Real Yakuza 3 Cafes in Tokyo For You To Drink At
11:00PM Brian Ashcraft | The Ryu Ga Gotoku KENZAN! publicity machine continues! The game, dubbed Yakuza 3 for the West, is a PLAYSTATION 3 exclusive and will be released in Japan in early March. How can SEGA get the Japanese population worked into a frenzy? That’s right, two Ryu Ga Gotoku KENZAN! “concept bar and cafes,” complete with demo kiosks and promotional videos. We can only hope the cafes will be as awesome as the Photoshopped PR pics SEGA’s sending out. Doubt it, though! More »Logitech’s New Gran Turismo Wheel Is Terribly Official
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HD DVD Death Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Sony Win
10:00PM Brian Ashcraft | HD DVD’s demise means Sony’s in the clear? Not so fast! Put away those champagne bottles! Bloomberg’s here to shit on Sony’s party, pointing out that all this doesn’t mean smooth sailing by a damn sight. There are 176 companies in the Blu-ray Disc Association, including Sony competitors Samsung and Panasonic. They’re not necessarily buddies! They’re competing. This is business, not summer camp! More »
Buy Every Single Japanese Dreamcast Game At Once
9:30PM Luke Plunkett | I don’t normally like posting eBay auctions. I find something about them inherently tragic. But this one, oh boy, this one is just nice to look at. Some bloke in France is selling every Japanese Dreamcast game ever made. Every single one. 606 of them. Even awesome rare stuff like De La Jet Set Radio. Oh, and did I mention they’re all sealed? They’re all sealed. All 606 of them. Sure, bidding starts at $US 20,000, but for the entire Japanese Dreamcast collection, sealed, that may well constitute a bargain. Dreamcast Collection [GameSniped] More »So, Which Bionic Commando Are You Jazzed About?
9:00PM Brian Ashcraft | New clips of Bionic Commando: Rearmed and Bionic Commando: Hot Dog Armed have popped up online. My question: Which one are you more excited about? Hit us up in the comments section. More vids after the j-u-m-p! More »
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Ready At Dawn Read-…Prepared For New Franchise
8:30PM Luke Plunkett | Ready At Dawn have already shown they’re great at handling other people’s properties. Daxter, God of War PSP, the upcoming Okami on Wii…they’re a trusty bunch. Only problem is that those are all, well, other people’s properties. Nothing new, nothing original! That’s something Ready At Dawn are changing, as it’s been announced at GDC today that they’re working on “new IPs” for “new platforms”. Ready At Dawn’s Upcoming Plans [IGN] More »
This DS Lite Is Rare, Beautiful
7:30PM Luke Plunkett | Super-influential streetwear designer Hiroshi Fujiwara and Japanese fashion mag Honeyee have teamed up on this very, very limited edition DS Lite. It’s got a classy matte black exterior with white body and hinges, and as you can see, kicks the ass of every colour scheme Nintendo currently have on the market. Before you get excited, however, it needs to be repeated that this is limited. How limited? Don’t know, further info is forthcoming. It might even just be this one. Needless to say, you’ll never own one. More »
Itagaki Will Like GDC Better When He “Matures”
7:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Sure GDC might be a professional workshop for game developers, but not for Tecmo’s Tomonobu Itagaki. He’s at GDC for one reason: Promote Ninja Gaiden II. What does he think about Itagaki? I don’t make games for other game developers nor am I trying to transmit any sort of information or philosophy to other game developers. I mean, I do this for the fans and the people out there who want to play my games. So, when you’re talking about an event like GDC, which is really an event by game developers for game developers, then I don’t really have a whole lotta interest in that event in and of itself… I won’t say there’s no point to it. GDC is a very important event, and I certainly respect and realize what they’re trying to do here. It’s just a personal choice… Some day maybe when I’ve matured maybe, and when I become a little more well-rounded like Peter Molyneux, I may decide to come and give advice and give lectures on how to make games. But right now, I’m more focused on my own endeavors. Besides, Itagaki’s advice would be just how-tos on wearing leather jackets, picking up chicks and drinking bottles of Jack. Not nearly as useful as anything Peter Molyneux has to say! Video Interview [Game|Life] [Pic] More »
