Loose Cannon(great name) is a new studio that features talent from Sucker Punch and Disney. They’ve got a new multiplatform game in the works, and they expect it to come out either late this summer or early fall. It looks like we’ll have to wait for a couple of weeks to see what the team has been working on, as they plan on unveiling the title at this year’s E3. We do know it will be released for the Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii....
The North American DSi Shop sees its first third-party DSiWare this week and it’s…Real Soccer 2009(Gameloft, 1-4 players, 800 DSi Points). I had a chance to play the game at this year’s GDC, and despite the fact that I didn’t have Samit Sarkar behind me telling me where to kick the ball, it seemed like a decent soccer sim. It is “real,” after all. WiiWare gets its obligatory “party” release this month withFamily Pirate Party(Aksys Games, 1-4 players, 500 Wii Points)....
The 3DS is still in a fragile position, but if you think Nintendo’s going to let that stop them release a bunch of colors for it, you don’t know Nintendo very well. The latest flavor is “Ice White,” which will hopefully trick some people into thinking it’s a tiny MacBook or something. Currently announced for Japan, the thing will retail for ¥15,000 on November 3. Another color, Misty Pink, is set to hit the land of shrimpburgers on October 20....
Nintendo has had a lot of success with their cartoonish Mii characters, using them to worm their way into the hearts of families worldwide. Soon, the Mii won’t be exclusive to the home console, as Nintendo has big plans to bring the little fellas to the 3DS. Not only will you be able to make a Mii representing yourself on the 3DS, the very method of doing so is being streamlined....
Princess Antiphona’s Hymn: Angel’s Score Op. Alooks to follow in the foo-foo footsteps of the PlayStation (and later DS) titleRhapsodyas the next musical role-playing title.Siliconerasays that Tempei Sato, the composer for theMarl Kingdomgames, is working on the musical score to this upcoming Japanese PSP release, slated to launch in October. Princess Antiphona’s Hymnis said to have full voice acting and musical events. There’s also puppets and singing and musical power. And judging from the magazine layout above, there’s also rabbit hats....
Don’t expectS.T.A.L.K.E.R.to grace consoles beforeS.T.A.L.K.E.R: Call of Pripyatreleases. In a recent conversation with fan siteStalker-Portal, GSC Game World PR boss Oleg Yarovsky made it clear — in his native language — that the PC sequel will hit first. “We think that whatever port ofS.T.A.L.K.E.R.for Xbox 360 won’t come out before the full release of the game’s sequel [Call of Pripyat],” he said. “At the moment, all are busy with preparing the PC version of the game....
Square Enix has said thatFinal Fantasy XIVis not coming to the Xbox 360, and blamed the decision squarely on Microsoft’s own infrastructure. Claiming that the 360 is too “closed” for the upcoming MMO, Square Enix has confirmed thatXIVwill remain exclusive to the PS3 on consoles. For now, anyway. “The main reason why we couldn’t go with Xbox 360 was the Xbox Live system,” explained game director Hiromichi Tanaka. “[Live is] different to the normal internet environment, so when we wanted to introduce this game in the same environment as Windows PC it had to be PS3, so that was our choice....
Don’t get me wrong: I’ve been followingNoby Noby Boyfor some time now. It’s just that none of the prior knowledge I’ve collected on this game helps me understand this trailer. There is gyration; a dull, throbbing noise; pulsating phallic things with two heads; and cars made out of 10 polygons. What the hell is going on here? We’ve seenplenty of screenshots, but this video is new. It’s different from theTokyo Game Show videowe saw last year....
Just in case you lovely readers have a problem withformulating wordsinto pretty pictures in your mind, here are a few videos with one of the developers running through the game. The videos show how people will be using the Darkness powers and gives us what the basic plot line is in the game.One of the more interesting aspects of the game is going to be the in game TV programs you’re able to watch....
Bring on the mods! Valve has announced that the Source SDK now supportsThe Orange Box. You know what that means, right? It means that new contentHalf-Life 2: Episode Two,Team Fortress 2, andPortalwill be here soon enough. Included in the SDK are: Head on over toSteamfor the download, and don’t forget to take a look at therelease noteswhile you’re at it. Do any of you creative types have plans to utillize the new SDK?...
Industry analyst and macho man Michael Pachter has made his bi-monthly declaration that the Wii needs a price cut. Claiming that games likeSuper Mario Galaxy 2andMetroid: Other Maren’t big enough system sellers, the wiry fox believes that Nintendo needs to stimulate the market with a bargain. “I still think that the Wii as a hardware SKU lacks catalysts,” explains Pachter. “I can’t imagineSuper Mario Galaxy 2orMetroid Other Mas system-sellers, any more than I would expectHalo ReachorSOCOMto be....
Watch live video from publicaccessdestructoid on Justin.tv Update:We beatDeadly Towers!Watch the ending in our clip above. Getting back to work on Mondays blows, but now you don’t have to face it alone! Every Monday is now a “Hard-On-Monday” where we will attempt to tackle some of the most difficult games for your enjoyment. How sweet the agony will be! Today at Public Access Destructoid we will be jumping right to classic NES pain and playingDeadly Towers....
Capcomis bringing their goodsto the Penny Arcade Expo next week. If you’ve ever seen a Capcom store at any event in the past, then you know Capcom always bring the goods. Case in point: They’re also going to have some Japan-only treats for sale that are extremely hard to get in America: The stuff listed above is just the more rare and hot stuff. They’ll have a bunch of other things on sale such as games, figures, shirts, soundtracks to plenty more....
