To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: What’s a Grit? Man, I miss a good breakfast. For all the food Japan does right, breakfast really leaves a lot to be desired. As many of our astute commenters pointed out, a teru teru bozu. You can learn all about it right here. What you missed last night Dragon…
There’s been a lot made recently about the PS3’s price point. Some say it’s too expensive, some want a price cut. But for Sony exec Jack Tretton, those folks are not thinking long term. “We could’ve come out with a PlayStation 2.5 for $299 or less, and in the first two or three years it…
Capcom’s Monster Hunter does monster business in Japan. Back in March, we reported that the PSP budget version Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G the Best shipped 3 million copies. Now, it’s July. Known as Monster Hunter Freedom Unite in the West, the game has shipped over 3.5 million copies, making it the first PSP title…
Have a look! Heart Gold and Soul Silver are scheduled to be released in Japan this September. Priced at the equivalent of US$50, these are tenth anniversary remakes of Pokémon Gold/Silver. The original Gold and Silver appeared on the Game Boy and sold 23 million copies worldwide. Pokémon Heart Gold and Pokémon Soul Silver will…
According to the Dragon Quest IX DS case, the game only has one save slot. DQIX producer Ryutaro Ichimuar explains why. “Because the amount of freedom we give players is huge,” says Ichimura, “the data that needs to be saved is enormous.” Thus, it was difficult for Square Enix to create a save file and…
Originally, Wii Sports Resort did not include a golf game. But it ended up in Wii Sports Resorts only after Miyamoto mistakenly said it would be in the game. Doh! Nintendo staffer Takayuki Shimamura recounts the story with a laugh: “Right after getting back to Japan, he suddenly said: “You know we’re including golf now.”…
One console future? No console future? Rock Band developer Harmonix looks into its crystal disco ball and sees… A future in which music games could abandon consoles altogether. Harmonix’s Josh Randall explains, “I think you could foresee a future where maybe you don’t even have a console. Your instrument can have all these songs and…
Team Nekokan might be best known for their brilliant Mega-Man music videos. Here’s a non-Mega-Man one, and a slightly touching one at that. Thanks, Chinpokomon!
People have been waiting for Alan Wake for a long, long time. Publisher Microsoft gave the game a vague “Spring 2010” release for the Xbox 360 version. That’s nice, but what about the PC version? According to Alan Wake developer Remedy, “”We’re focusing all our efforts on the 360 version and will be making comments…
Xbox LIVE first debuted back in November 2002. Sony had an online service for the PS2, but it was no where near Xbox LIVE. Sony got competitive when it launched the PlayStation Network in November 2006. With exclusive titles and downloadable games for the PSP, Sony’s online service is starting to come into its own.…
The Jackson 5’s 1969 number-one hit single “I Want You Back” will be appearing in the upcoming LEGO Rock Band. Jonathan Smith from British developer Traveller’s Tales confirmed to game site VG247 that the Jackson 5 tune will be appearing in the game. Other newly announced titles are “Breakout” by the Foo Fighters and “A-Punk”…
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Summer Daze What did I end up doing during the weekend? Micro-Bash got sick for the first time — he barfed at the doctor’s office, so much so that Mrs. Bashcraft had to go home and get me a new pair of clothes. Shirt, pants and even all the way…
SNK delayed 100 percent hand-drawn fighting game The King of Fighters XII. The game was originally slated for a July 16 launch, then moved to a vague “July release”. The new street date for the multi-platform game is July 30. The reason for the delay was so SNK could polish the title before finally releasing…
Earlier this year, a Nintendo patent came to light that described a function that would allow players to “skip” parts of the game they found difficult. This system eases the pain of completing a difficult game, without watering it down so much that it turns hardcore gamers off. The new system, described in a patent…
Japanese game company Jaleco has started a new poll regarding an upcoming project. Users are able to submit designs of non-playable-characters, and other folks can vote for their favorites. The most popular designs will be included in this upcoming title. Good idea, right? Right? Have a look at the top five favorite monsters. The poll…
Via email, Valve mentioned that it was developing a new demo type format — for Team Fortress 2 or perhaps all Steam Games. This comes as players have been breaking demo files after downloading new updates. Tell us about that Robin Walker! The Valve developer explains, “It’s getting close to being releasable in a beta…
Remember this? Sure, you do! This image must have been burned into your brain. Erotic game Sengoku Hime is infamous for its crummy game art. That art has been re-drawn for the PS2/PSP ports. Compare the new art (below) with the original PC art (above). Have a preference? Sengoku Hime is out this September on…
Hey, there wasn’t a big Kid Icarus announcement at E3. Nintendo Power asked Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto about Kid Icarus and recently published his response: Wait, please. I’m really surprised how popular that is. But you are the first person to ask at this E3! The original Kid Icarus was released on the Nintendo Entertainment system…
This September, the PS3 version of former Xbox 360 exclusive RPG Tales of Vesperia will be released in Japan. The game features a new pirate girl character named Patty Fleur. The following month in October, Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike, an animated prequel to the PS3 version, hits Japanese movie theaters. Check out other…
Fumito Ueda is an armchair critic. “I play a lot of games,” he says, “and I look from a very critical view of the games I play.” So what does he think about, say, Grand Theft Auto IV and Super Mario Galaxy? Meh! In an interview with LEVEL magazine, the Shadow of the Colossus designer…
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