Imagine the weight Blizzard must feel. Talk about pressure! Says lead producer Chris Sigaty: “The original StarCraft has such a huge fan base, and so, in some ways, I think, making StarCraft II is harder had we chosen a totally new title or even one of our others because there’s such a hardcore fan base that has certain expectations. That’s definitely the biggest challenge from my prospective. No kidding. Blizzard doesn’t only to satisfy the expectations of its diehards fans, but those of the entire Korean nation. So, Blizzard, please do let South Korea down. More »
After the excitement of last time around, a certain sense of normalcy returns to the British charts this week, as Mario & Sonic claw their way back to top spot on the individual all-formats chart. I say certain, though, because even taking that into account, things aren’t as dire as usual. Soulstorm hangs on to be the only PC game I can ever remember sticking around longer than one week, Army of Two kept right on selling well and, perhaps most promising of all, there’s only one Brain Training game in the top 10. Onwards and upwards, Britain!
More Metal Gear Solid news! The new issue of Famitsu also points out that the Japanese PlayStation Network will be getting Metal Gear Solid (the first one, yo) for the PSP/PS3. Slated for this spring. Metal Gear Solid on PSN [GEMAGA]
Here, more World of Warcraft figures for the unhealthily obsessed to spend their real-world dollars on. These are the third series to be released by DC Direct, and while they won’t be out until November, they figure March is early enough to begin whetting your appetite with pictures. Four figures will make up the series: a Blood Elf Paladin, a Draenei Mage, an Undead Rogue and a Human Priestess. Lookers, the lot of them. World of Warcraft Series 3 [Action-Figure]
According to this scan from Japanese magazine Famitsu, the regular version of Metal Gear Solid 4 will retail for ¥8,800 ($US 91), the Special Edition will go for ¥9,800 ($US 101) and the bundle will go for ¥51,800 ($US 534). And the colour of the PS3 console in that special edition MGS4 bundle? That would be “steel”. Fitting.
Bigger, hi-res version after the jump.
As it stands, Skype on the PSP is useful, but problematic. Biggest problem being you need two separate accessories to run it: headphones and a mic. That’ll be sorted next month when Sony release their official Skype headset, which while still lacking an official price is currently listed on Amazon for the all-too-affordable price of $US 20. Skype headset for PSP coming April, for $US 20 [PSP Fanboy]
It wasn’t just Euro-specific Rock Band tracks being let loose on attendees of the Play.com show in London the other day. There were release dates as well. Loads of awfully precise-sounding release dates, for games that until now had none. Like Fable 2, which apparently has a British release date of May 30 (though this has been subsequently denied). And Ghostbusters, which was listed as appearing on September 26. Some of the other notable games listed were Prototype (June 27), The Bourne Conspiracy (June 27), Iron Man (May 30) and Lego Batman (September). All of which look possible. Not probable, just possible. UK dates for Fable 2, Ghostbusters [GameSpot]
Starting march 19th (tomorrow!), Japanese rental chain TSUTAYA will begin offering Blu-ray discs for rent at ten shops in big cities across Japan. The service will include rental at TSUTAYA bricks and mortal shops and at its online TSUTAYA DISCAS shop. The aim is to have Blu-ray available at every store nationwide by the summer. TSUTAYA’s the biggest rental chain in Japan, so for Blu-ray, this is a pretty big deal. I’m curious: Is it possible to rent Blu-ray elsewhere, Japan or not? Starting March 19 [Game Watch Impress via My Game News Flash]
