Diec 2005

diec 2005

Kojima DS Spank Game Rumor Debunked

Forget the dirty lies and half-truths you've read. Hideo Kojima does not want to make a "spanking game" for the Nintendo DS. It seems someone in attendance at the recent Digital Interactive Entertainment Conference says on a site to remain unnamed: More »

11:24 AM on Tue Dec 6 2005
By Brian Ashcraft
1,281 views, 6 comments

Latest by Andonuts: "Do you honestly think that an extremely articulate and intelligent man like Hideo Kojima would say he wanted to make more »

diec 2005

DIEC: Photo Round-Up

Japanese site Game Watch Impress has a bunch of pics from the Digital Interactive Entertainment Conference up. After the jump, check out images of Shigeru Miyamoto, Hideo Kojima, Nolan Bushnell, Toru Iwatani, Robin Walker and the back of my head. More »

8:20 AM on Mon Dec 5 2005
By Brian Ashcraft
32 views, 1 comment

diec 2005

DIEC: Getting Home Ain't Easy Unless Yer Shigeru Miyamoto

I can't find a taxi. Rather, I can find taxis, plenty of taxis, but not one without someone already in it. I pace up and down the street, thinking about going into the glowing convenience store one more time to buy a snack or kill the monotony of unsuccessfully trying to hail a cab. More »

5:34 PM on Fri Dec 2 2005
By Brian Ashcraft
62 views, 4 comments

Latest by ashcraft: Aw, shucks. Thanks guys. :) more »

diec 2005

DIEC: What Kinda Revolu Game Would Kojima Design?

"No, it's not a First Person Shooter," says Metal Gear mastermind Hideo Kojima. We've just seen the "This is no FPS, This is MGS" trailer that showed at this year's Tokyo Games Show. Kojima-san, rather "Kojima-kantoku" (Director Kojima) as the President of Enterbrain keeps calling him, is sitting on stage. Looks like he's weaseled out of a straight-up presentation in favor of a round-table discussion. Chairs are brought in as Miyamoto and Valve's Robin Walker take their places on stage. Nolan Bushnell sits in the audience, but is given a mic as a consolation prize. More »

4:06 PM on Fri Dec 2 2005
By Brian Ashcraft
412 views, Comment

diec 2005

DIEC: Valve Gets Butterflies in Stomach

A nervous "Hi" is how Valve's Lead Designer Robin Walker began his presentation. How the heck is one supposed to go after Miyamoto, let alone before? Next up, Hideo Kojima. More »

3:02 PM on Fri Dec 2 2005
By Brian Ashcraft
129 views, Comment

diec 2005

DIEC: Adventures in PowerPoint

Speaker says:
"I remember seeing a yakuza film with Ken Takakura. And there was this scene where it looked like Ken was going to get attacked. And somebody in the audience said, "Ken! Watch out!" And just at that point, Ken turned around and fought off whoever was going to attack him. Everyone in the movie theater started to clap for that guy in the audience. I could see the future possibilities for interactivity." More »

1:22 PM on Fri Dec 2 2005
By Brian Ashcraft
66 views, Comment

diec 2005

DIEC: Five Things About Pac-Man You May Not Know

1. The idea of the game came from "eating."
2. The original purpose was to attract female gamers.
3. Iwatani-san, Pac-Man's papa, referred to the ghosts as "monsters."
4. The algorithm for only the orange ghost is "random."
5. Even a monkey can play the game, and Iwatani-san brought a video clip to prove it.
More »

11:22 AM on Fri Dec 2 2005
By Brian Ashcraft
492 views, 7 comments

Latest by ashcraft: The other ones are based on things like where Pac-Man is and isn't. The orange one stuck out because it more »

diec 2005

DIEC: Back in School

The keynote was given by a Ritsumeikan University professor who talked about Korean gaming, independent game companies, outsourcing and why his name is in the credits for Rez. Good to know that arrogant college professors have no cultural borders. More »

11:00 AM on Fri Dec 2 2005
By Brian Ashcraft
88 views, Comment

diec 2005

DIEC: Revolution Controller Holds New Secret

Miyamoto's at it again. We've just seen the Revolution controller propaganda that Iwata-san screened at this year's Tokyo Game Show. And now, here's Shiggy at the podium, wrapping up his presentation and talking about all the possibilities the remote control offers. More »

9:23 AM on Fri Dec 2 2005
By Brian Ashcraft
157 views, 13 comments

Latest by ishmael5: Me+Revolution News=1 extremely excited Nintendo loyalist more »

diec 2005

DIEC: Atari's Founder Slams Sony, Praises Nintendo

"That slide's not right. It shouldn't read 100 megabytes," Nolan Bushnell says. "We didn't have 100 megabytes back then." More »

8:22 AM on Fri Dec 2 2005
By Brian Ashcraft
954 views, 11 comments

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