Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Sushi Isn’t Always “Sushi”
11:40PM Brian Ashcraft | To: Crecente From: Ashcraft RE: Defamation of Childhood Ungh, sorry to hear yer dealing with that kinda crap. Had robo sushi for lunch — which is typically cheap here. It’s kinda like, I dunno, going to Denny’s? (Even though we do have Denny’s here and there are NO GRANDSLAM MEALS WHATSOEVER WTF DENNY’S JAPAN?!?!?!?) Took a quick inventory of the 9 plates of sushi I had, and realised that I didn’t really eat any raw fish. Maybe, it was cause I wasn’t eating at a very good chain or just felt like ingesting crap, because if I go to a slightly better place than I did today, I do eat lotsa raw fish. Anyway! For the interested, here’s what I had: Corn, Meat Balls, Ham, Tuna Mayo, Grilled Beef, Eel, Hamburger Patty, Salmon and Pudding. Mmmmmmm… Pudding! What You Missed Last Night Sony in game ad deal Hannah Montana going bonkers Tecmo reponds to Itagaki Famitsu says MGS4 is prefect Bruno in Kane & Lynch Meet your new RE5 partner Afrika dated? Captivate wrap up More »
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Neversoft Taken Off Tony Hawk Franchise?
11:20PM Luke Plunkett | That’s a little rumour Giant Bomb are putting out there. Apparently Activision, as part of their pledge to innovate with the next instalments of the long-running franchise, have taken the series creators (and sole developers for the last decade) off the property, and have handed the reins over to Robomodo, a new studio consisting of former EA Chicago staffers. A studio who are currently “working on a project for Activision“. Giant Bombcast 06-03-2008 [Giant Bomb, via VG247] More »Wii Castlevania Later This Year?
11:00PM Brian Ashcraft | While Konami Castlevania dude Koji Igarashi has expressed hesitance about the Wii and the Wii-mote in the past, apparently he’s warmed up to the Nintendo platform! Comic book mag Preview has let it slip that the franchise is getting a Wii title released this fall. The info slipped while Preview was giving the skinny on the PR campaign for the comic based on PS2 game Castlevania: Curse of Darkness, stating the the comic book will be “cross-promoted with 2008 video game releases, which include games for Nintendo Wii and DS (Fall 2008)”. Unconfirmed and unsurprising, really. Castlevnia Comic [Badger Comics via CVG] More »Let’s Analyse The Resident Evil 5 Trailer
10:40PM Brian Ashcraft | Quite like these Pop-Up Videos Pop-Block trailers. This RE5 one is particularly interesting and just might have a few spoilers. Tread with caution! Enhanced RE5 Trailer [Albotas] More »Infinite Undiscovery Screens: English Text, Stern Faces
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Sony Make In-Game Ad Deal Official
10:15PM Brian Ashcraft | As alluded to earlier, Sony Computer Entertainment America and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe have officially announced their in-game advertising deal with IGA Worldwide. Says Justin Townsend, IGA Worldwide CEO: PLAYSTATION 3 is undoubtedly the prime opportunity for the in-game advertising industry. Through this partnership with Sony Computer Entertainment, IGA can provide advertisers with a large and valuable global user base of 16-35 year old consumers with disposable income. With our standardised awareness-building advertising formats being delivered directly into people’s living rooms while they play, there are great opportunities for advertisers looking to engage through an entertainment medium outside of the traditional TV spot. According to Sony, IGA Worldwide is the company’s first in-game ad partner. Hit the jump for the full press release.Legend of Chun Li Missing Ryu And Ken But Will Have Buns
10:00PM Brian Ashcraft | If you’ve been passively following upcoming Hollywood flick Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li, you’ve probably already realised that Ryu and Ken are not characters in the film. Why is that? Hrm. According to the movie’s producer Patrick Aiello, the filmmakers and Capcom decided to have this film focus on the origin of Chun-Li. Continuing, Aiello adds: There are just way too many characters in the Street Fighter universe to cram them all into one film. We want to do each one the justice he/she deserves. So, in short, Ken and Ryu will not be appearing in this film. But, that doesn’t mean we wont see our red and white-clad heroes in potential sequels… If this Chun-Li flick does decent business, just watch as Capcom goes sequel silly. (Not that it’s ever done that in the past!) The film’s producer does offer interesting insights on how they plan on adapting Street Fighter to the silver screen and stay true to the game’s roots: More »
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