I know a lot of your are playing “wait and see” with DICE’s upcomingMirror’s Edge, and it’s understandable. It’s a new IP with a curious take on first-person action — so you want to play a demo, right? We know one is coming, but the question is when? According to information found onGameStop.com’sMirror’s Edgepage, it may be awhile. As a “bonus offer,” GameStop is offering “a code to gain exclusive access to theMirror’s EdgeDemo....
The Wii may have won the battle, but it looks like it wasn’t the first console to come to mind when Suda 51 was looking for a home in which to houseNo More Heroes. Quoted from an interview in MCV’smagazineis this juicy morsel that will give ammo to those of you who have said all along that the 360’s fanbase is better suited for this type of game: “Originally, I’d wanted to make this game for Xbox 360, actually....
While I am more or less assured that the only people who will think this is remotely cool are Dale North and I, but I can’t help but post about it anyway: I have such a soft spot for strangely nerdy DS titles.Musiccertainly fits that description, an upcoming game from Nobilis that teaches basic musical theory in 21 lessons. The game also features tests and quizzes and will feature the music of such major composers as Mozart and Vivaldi....
Here’s a bit of late night gaming esoterica for you: a Spanish Sega fansite, Sega Saturno,has unearthedan unreleased copy of a cancelled 32X game calledX-Men: Mind Games, a 3D action/maze title. After the jump, you can see some footage and you can download the gamehere, although it’s only playable with actual 32X hardware. Mind Gamesmade its debut at E3 in 1995, courtesy of a company called Scavenger, Inc. The company went bankrupt three years later, but some of its team members went on to work with more financially solvent studios likeIO InteractiveandStarbreeze....
Dynasty Warriorsis truly a strange duck. In Japan, the franchise is a major system seller and one of the hottest properties around. In the West, many view it as a joke. I asked lead producer Akihiro Suzuki why he thinks there’s such a strong divide between East and West. “Yeah, there is a difference in the popularity of the series in Japan and over there in the West,” he admitted. “I think that this is down to two main reasons....
A few days ago we pointed out thatGamefly might know something that we don’t, as they had an undated listing for the unannounced PSP gamePatapon. Today a press release confirms it:Pataponis coming to North America. SCEA announces that the 2D PSP action/platformer/music titlePataponwill be released in North America on Feburary 2008. “Patapon is a unique experience for gamers of all ages because it combines two key forms of entertainment: rhythm and music, and stellar platforming action,” said Jeff Reese, director, software marketing, SCEA....
If you’re going to E3, you might want to head over to Konami’s booth (#2423 in the South Hall) on Wednesday, June 16, a little before 4 PM. That’s when hip-hop duo Method Man & Redman will take the stage at the booth and perform songs such as “How High” and “Da Rockwilder,” the latter of which wasrecently announcedfor the track list of Konami/4mm Games’Def Jam Rapstar. Aside from Red & Meth, DJ Clinton Sparks will be spinning at the booth all day....
I almost bought the Japanese version ofHammerin’ Heroon sight, there calledIkuze! Gen-San: Yuuyake Daiku Monogatari. Irem’s side-scrolling over-the-top beat-’em-up definite visual appeal, and there’s an insane story line and characters to go along with it. And who wouldn’t want to play a whacked-out platformer where you play as a righteous carpenter that’s not afraid to smash in heads wtih a giant wooden hammer? Before I could place my order, Atlus was kind enough to send along an early copy of the Western version, renamedHammerin’ Hero....
For whatever reason, everyone has wanted to play the originalDuck Hunton the Nintendo Wii. People seem to remember the NES light gun classicactually being good, and coupled with the fact that Nintendo teased the world with a gun attachment peripheral for the Wii remote, there’s just no convincing people that it wouldn’t be a good idea. Ultimate Duck Hunting, from developer DetN8 Games, is an attempt to prey on these very people....
The Ryder Cup Golf tournament is being beaten down by heavy rain, forcing the golfers indoors. What would you do in that situation? I’d get some drinks at the clubhouse, for starters. I’m sure the Ryder Cup guys also got a few drinks, but according to BBC 5 Live, these golf nerds can’t break away from golf for even a minute!Electricpigsays that the golfers are playing as their own in-game characters in rounds ofTiger Woods PGA Tour 11until the rain passes....
Do ratings boards just not care about leaking unannounced games, or what? Siliconera recently spotted a rating forFruit Ninja Kinecton Korea’s Game Rating Board. That’s about it, really. Themobile versionwas a runaway success, so it’d make sense that Halfbrick would want to continue bringingFruit Ninjato further platforms. I could see it being a great fit for Kinect as well, which is always a plus. At this point, it’s nice to see developers acknowledging the device, period — even if it is indirectly....
As promised, Microsoft have delivered the new Xbox 360 dashboard update today. I turned on my console first thing this morning, and after signing in to Xbox Live, was prompted to update. Like previous updates, this was extremely quick and painless. So far, I’m digging the new streamlined interface of the dashboard, although the changes (after playing with it for five minutes) don’t seem that drastic. Of course, there’s thenew stalker functionality, which I have to admit, I used once just to see how it worked....
I can honestly say, ladies and gentleman, that the response toyesterday’s postthat Topher made about this week’s show was surprising. I knew that a lot of you listened to the show, but to see a total of 82 responses to a post about a show that has yet to even air, certainly impressed the hell out of us. Then again, the subject of the show may have had a lot to do with it … nah, it was because you love us so much, isn’t it?...
