The successes of 1988′s arcade brawler Splatterhouse were almost entirely due to its shocking portrayal of over-the-top violence and gore.
Codemasters is releasing Ashes Cricket 2009 on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC in Australia this week. But it’s not coming to the most popular console.
Wow, Kazuhito Udetsu still manages to blow my mind. How does he come up with this stuff? And how much is it?
Namco Bandai’s The Munchables looks like it could be the feel-good hit of the Spring for Wii owners. It’s cute, colourful and looks to borrow from the best.
Hirokazu Yasuhara has been lucky enough to work in both the Japanese game industry and the Western game industry. In Japan, he was the third member of the first Team Sonic and fleshed out the level design for the early Sonic titles. In the West, he clocked time at Naughty Dog, working on the Jak series. Now, he’s currently senior design director at Namco Bandai Games America. In an interview with game site Gamasutra, Yasuhara talks his level design philosophy (fascinating stuff) and offers insights like:
