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Far Cry 3 And The Stranger In A Strange Land Rez and Space Channel 5 creator Tetsuya Mizuguchi has toyed with the idea of bringing more of Q Entertainment’s games from Xbox Live Arcade to the PlayStation Network. It could finally happen, if you demand it.
Chances are you’ve heard me mention cyberpunk before, maybe as a tangent to a rant about steampunk — but this article over on GamesRadar explores the concept way better.
Well, not much with N3: Ninety-Nine Nights II, apparently! According to the upcoming issue of Famitsu, Tetsuya Mizuguchi (
Tetsuya Mizuguchi is best known for Rez, Space Channel 5 and Lumines. He’s made lots of Lumines spin-offs like Lumines Live! and Lumines II. Key words: Lumines. We haven’t seen a new game from Mizuguchi for a while, but he confirmed to Kotaku that, yes, he’s working on a new IP. Says Mizuguchi:
Before there was Rez, there was K-Project. That was the early code name for Tetsuya Mizuguchi and United Game Artists’ musical shooter, a project that evolved over time to be very different from its original concept. While the early versions of the game may only exist on someone’s hard drive, a pre-release version, then known also as Project Eden and Vibes, has been released by an anonymous source as a bootable Dreamcast disc image.
The Dreamcast version of K-Project features a different soundtrack and a slew of other differences from the retail version. Collectors and Rez enthusiasts should put the Dreamcast back on the shelf and take a look.
K-Project (Rez Beta) Dumped [Lost Levels via Siliconera]
Shooter specialty developer Cave is bringing two of its arcade shooters to the Xbox 360: DoDonPachi Dai Ou Jou Black Label and Ketsui. The games will be out this year and ported by 5pb. Makes sense for the games to get Xbox 360 ports and that console does seem to be favorite among hardcore Japanese otaku — not to mention it’ll give Cave a crack at the US market. With these titles, plus IKARUGA and Rez, the Xbox 360 seems to be shoot’em up console. Cave Shooters to 360 [Insert Credit]
File this under “old” and “Hot Tears of Shame.” Here at Kotaku, we get flack for posting lots of jubblies. Know this: we’re equal opportunity! With all this time about Rez HD on the Xbox 360, it’s time to take a look back at this embarrassing PS2 Rez ad. It features two young men, who’ve got their shirts off and are telling each other how good the vibrating DualShock feels. Microsoft, Sony has set the bar pretty high with this ad. Try and top it!
Thanks, Aokaze!
Yup, that’s Rez creator Tetsuya Mizuguchi with Yoko Ono. Miz is hosting a two hour radio program called “Imagine ~A Message from John and Yoko~” on Friday, December 7th. That’s a day before the anniversary of Lennon’s assassination. Back in October, Mizuguchi met Ono in Iceland at the unveiling of Imagine Peace Tower. The tower, which Ono designed, will be lit every year between Lennon’s birth on October 9th and his death on December 8th. Ringo Starr and Sean Lennon were also in attendance. Says Miz:
Going to meet Yoko Ono was inspiring for me.
Paul McCartney wasn’t in appearance, because he and Yoko totally HATE each other.
