26 May
Demoman is a feature in which I make (incredibly harsh) assumptions about upcoming games based on their (horrible) demoes, while making observations about the purpose and importance of video game demoes.
Today’s victims: Miami Law and Knights in the Nightmare
23 May
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I’m so excited to play this game that I won’t bother asking Level 5 to pay for all the free adverstising I give this franchise. Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box looks to be my game of the year for 2009, just like Curious Village was last year.
20 May
Suda51, creator of No More Heroes, says the game’s sequel is at the end of development and hopes it can be shown at E3.
In an interview with 1UP, Goichi Suda talked about several of his current projects including Flower, Sun & Rain, his collaboration with Shinji Mikami of Resident Evil fame, and No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle.
1UP: You’re working on No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle for release early next year. Can you give us an update on the game and the development process?
Suda: It’s the very end. If I had to say one word, I’d say it’s at the very end of production.
1UP: When will we see more of the game? Will it be playable at E3?
Suda: No, not playable.
1UP: Will it be shown off at E3? Will there be a presentation?
Suda: I’m looking forward to it. Hopefully.
If Nintendo learned anything from their lackluster showing at E3 last year, it should be that it doesn’t matter who their intended audience is; serious video game fans will be scouring every major gaming blog there is for E3 news and the blogs will be happy to oblige.
Delivering the first actual footage of the sequel to No More Heroes, one of the most well-respected core titles the Wii has to offer, at E3 would score Nintendo some serious points with their core audience. Hopefully, Nintendo delivers details on Desperate Struggle and Pikmin 3, as well as other games that longtime gamers want to see.
20 May
With E3 less than a month away, PlayStation LifeStyle has gotten a head start on major game reveals by releasing early footage of Team ICO’s third game.
From this early footage, it’s easy to see what Fumito Ueda, the lead designer of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus, meant when he said this third game would be similar to what Team ICO has done before:
9 May
While the Nintendo DSi is a worthy purchase for anyone who has yet to upgrade from the original DS “Phat”‘s outdated size and appearance, the handheld’s new features are either shallow or have yet to reach even a fraction of their full potential. Most disappointing of all is the lazy recycling of older games, which comprises majority of the current DSiWare offerings as “express” titles.
