Wednesday, May 28, 2008
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11:40PM Brian Ashcraft |
Final Fantasy XIII Producer Is Not Enemies With FF Versus XIII Director, ‘Kay?
11:20PM Brian Ashcraft | Yoshinori Kitase, director of Final Fantasy VII and Chrono Trigger, and fellow colleague Tetsuya Nomura, character designer for FFVII, are rumoured to be bitter rivals. Word has it that since the two are unable to work together, each of them are making separate FFXIII games with Kitase producing Final Fantasy XIII and Nomura directing Final Fantasy Versus XIII. Not so! says Kitase. He tells LEVEL magazine: More »
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Capcom Thinks Different Platforms “Segment” Multiplayer Market
11:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Imagine a world where online gaming was multi-platform. Truly multi-platform. There was no XBLA or PSN or whatever. Just the internet and your game console or PC and one handle that jives with everything. Sounds pretty great! Says Adam Boyes, development director for Capcom USA: For us it’s about getting it to as many people as humanly possible. In an ideal world all the back ends would talk to each other so people could compete together and play together. Simply having a different platform segments the market for multiplayer… With PC we’re going across to all the different digital distribution and delivery companies and so again it’s about reaching as many people as possible. When you choose one partner it segments the marketplace for us. It’s a shame more companies don’t think like Capcom. There’d be fewer insane fanboys, you know. Home platforms are segmenting multiplayer market – Capcom [GamesIndustry] More »You Can Buy The Bionic Commando Rearmed Soundtrack
10:40PM Brian Ashcraft | Even though Bionic Commando: Rearmed has been delayed, the soundtrack hasn’t! The music is available for purchase on places like iTunes and Sumthing Digital. Money-hating Bionic Commando producer Ben Judd, who allowed gamers to chose a cheaper price point for BCR, once again explains why he hates money: More »An Even Fancier Bape DS Lite
10:20PM Luke Plunkett | The Bathing Ape/Nintendo collaboration on a limited run of DS consoles was a popular one. No, actually, not popular. Crazy popular. So one can only imagine the fervour Japanese collectors are going to whip themselves into for this: a gold one. Yes, same console, same print, just this time, it’s gold, which is the universal symbol for “betterer and more expensive”. Get a good look at it, because you’ll never own one. Ever. More »New Street Fighter IV Boss Character! Concept Art For New Old Characters
10:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Crummy magazine scan time! That’s SFIV concept art for Fei Long and Dan. Ah, yes, Dan. After the jump, there’s Street Fighter IV boss Seth “The Puppet Master”, who is the CEO of Shadowloo’s weapons division S.I.N. His body has been modified using cutting-edge technology. More »R.I.P. Guitar Hero (2005-2008)
9:30PM Luke Plunkett | A memorial service shall be held next Tuesday. Flowers and donations may be forwarded to Vicarious Visions and Activision Corp. Guitar Hero is survived by its sole sibling, Rock Band. Rest In Peace. [Thanks Josh!] More »DS Game Teaches English With Jailbait
9:00PM Brian Ashcraft | English-for-otaku book Moetan is getting a DS game. Because DS owning nerds should learn English, too. Every day, players can learn ten new words — words like “lunatic”! Then after three weeks, players will be tested on their knowledge. And depending on the test score, players can then touch the game’s heroines. (So think typical DS English learning game meets Doki Doki Majo Shinpan.) Hit the jump for a MAXIMUM RISKY look at the game’s transformation scene with the game’s 17 year-old main character. There’s butt crackage and a duck in a hat. Might be NSFW. More »
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