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GamesCom 2010: Epic Mickey’s Epic Introduction
“Mickey is an adventurous and rambunctious mouse,” said Warren Spector, creative director and vice president, Junction Point. “I want to bring his personality to the forefront, place him in a daunting world and connect his spirited character with video game players worldwide. Ultimately, each player decides for him- or herself what makes Mickey cool.”
Epic Mickey Has An Epic Development Team
The development of titles on the Nintendo Wii don’t normally receive the attention of “AAA” current-generation titles, such as Assassin’s Creed and Modern Warfare; development-wise. Epic Mickey, though, is something from a different painting – apparently, its being developed by a 275 person development team. In a recent interview, lead developer Warren Spector revealed that the [...]
Nintendo To Make “Serious” 3DS Titles
Throughout this console generation, Nintendo has been criticized for its focus on the casual market — something that has distance the console manufacture form its hardcore market. However, at its recent E3 press conference, the console manufacture proved to everyone that it can deliver to both its hardcore and casual markets. That said, in an [...]
E3 2010: Kirby Returns With “Epic Yarn”
Kirby makes a return in Kirby’s Epic Yarn, a two-dimensional platformer in which Kirby manipulates the world with yarn. Epic Yarn features an all-new art style in which the characters, including Kirby, are drawn from yarn and thread, the backgrounds are also created from some-kind of sewn fabric — leaving room for environmental manipulation with [...]
E3 2010: Kingdom Hearts 3D Is Not A Remake
Besides speculation, Tetsuya Nomura, director of the Kingdom Hearts franchise, has stated that the upcoming Kingdom Hearts game for the Nintendo 3DS will not be a remake of any existing titles in the franchise. “It’s not a remake, but a completely original game,” said Nomura.
E3 2010: Nintendo 3DS Features Software Installs
There’s no doubt that the 3DS is a capable piece of hardware. It’s a device jam-packed with many impressive current-gen technologies, including a high-resolution top screen, a motion sensor and a gyroscope. However, Nintendo didn’t stop there: they also included software installs. According to Nikkei, a Japanese business magazine — because of the inclusions of [...]
E3 2010: Kid Icarus Returns on 3DS
Nintendo has revealed their highly anticipated Kid Icarus title, Kid Icarus Uprising. However, though it isn’t on Nintendo’s home console, Uprising is a title “designed specifically” for the new Nintendo 3DS; it uses the handheld platform’s features in-dept.
Devs: Nintendo 3DS Has “Close” To HD Quality
There’s hasn’t been any solid information given about Nintendo’s upcoming handheld device, the 3DS. And, though Nintendo hasn’t revealed anything, according to a group of developers, in order to produce the stereoscopic 3D effects needed for the device, the system must have the graphical “horsepower” of current generation consoles. “Several developers that have experienced 3DS [...]
‘Call of Duty: Black Ops’ Trailer Makes Its Debut
“We can’t wait for our community to experience Call of Duty: Black Ops,” said Mark Lamia, Studio Head for Treyarch. “We have focused our entire studio on this game, with dedicated multiplayer, single-player and co-op teams creating the most intense, gripping and riveting experience possible for our fans on all fronts.”
Iron Man 2: The Video Game Review “Lead Balloon”
For all their respective triumphs, the film and video game industries have always shared a rather laboured and unhappy marriage. Each Hollywood blockbuster inevitably spawns a ghastly interactive twin, rushed to meet its release with the same opportunism as any other form of merchandising and watered down to appeal to wider cinema-going audiences. More considered [...]
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