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Far Cry 3 And The Stranger In A Strange Land Staff cuts may have struck Sega London and San Francisco today, as an email from Corporate Operations Officer Masanao Maeda informing employees of the termination of a combined 74 positions between the two locations.
If you are 21 and older and going to be in the San Francisco area on October 12th, then Capcom might want you to do something regarding Dark Void — they just won’t say what.
Renowned Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu rocked San Francisco last Saturday along with Grammy award-winning conductor Arnie Roth at the Distant World concert.
If you missed Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu in Seattle last weekend and you don’t have tickets to this weekend’s show in San Francisco, you’ll just have to move to Japan and stalk him.
That enigmatic blonde girl from Brighton sets her eyes on the States, with independent music and party game developer Zoë Mode launching a San Francisco studio next month.
The man behind Metal Gear Solid and Zone of the Enders is making a more public appearance at GDC this week, giving San Franciscans the chance to meet Hideo Kojima in person.
Giant Robot specialises in “Asian American Pop Culture & Beyond,” which means that this is the store to go to to score obscure figurines, bizarre stationary and the ultimate Hello Kitty accessories. This month, Giant Robot is also the place to go for video game art.
Starting on October 11 and running all the way through October 29, the Game Over art show will be on display at Giant Robot in San Francisco – featuring such artists as Brian Ralph, Ben King, Ako Castuera and Aiyana Udesen.
If you don’t know who any of those people are, don’t feel bad. Just trust me when I say they’re artists and that they love video games. Don’t believe me? Check out some of the pieces after the jump. (Scans courtesy of Luke Martinez, Giant Robot Manager and champion of Game Over’s success.)
San Franciscans who had an open afternoon took to the streets today to protest the work of Ubisoft and the United States Army, claiming that the America’s Army line of video games “has been developed by the United States Army to recruit children under the age of 17 in violation of the U.N. Optional Protocol and international law”. Fortunately, Wired’s Game|Life was on hand to capture the action, beat by beat.
In short, the protest group Bay Area Direct Action feels that, due to the ‘Teen’ rating of the America’s Army series, Ubisoft is in violation of “international law” by making joining the Army seem totally rad — just like sitting on your arse playing video games all day, instead of focusing on how you could be maimed or killed or mentally scarred for life.
Wired points out how wrong this is in between bouts of dissecting how ill-prepared the group was with clever signs, pun-laden chants and logic. Since it went down in San Francisco, so a genuinely crazy guy shows up. It’s worth a read.
Activists Protest America’s Army Game With Songs and Stickers [Game|Life][Image]
Just a scant hour ago I made the trek down to the Powell Street GameStop to take in the midnight launch of Metal Gear Solid 4. Upon arrival, I was greeted with a line that went halfway down the block and around the corner. Roughly seventy five to a hundred and people waited patiently for the doors to open so they could once again get their hands on their beloved Solid Snake. First in line was lucky Kiattikhun Ratanatharathorn, known as “Bank” to his friends (pictured after the jump) who had been waiting for his prize since 6pm. He was accompanied by his friend James Demonico who wasn’t actually there for the game but he owed “Bank” money so he came along for the ride (now I guess we know why they call him “Bank”).
