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Reggie: Nintendo Devs Don't Enjoy Making Mature Games
Posted 3/18/10 11:49 am ET by Russ Frushtick in 3DS / DS, Video, Wii
Speaking with Reggie Fils-Aimé, the president of Nintendo of America, I was wondering just how much of a priority it is to have mature games on the Wii and DS. Apparently it's very important, but Nintendo's gonna leave the responsibility of mature games to third party devs, since, according to Reggie, "Our developers don't particularly enjoy making that content."
Here's his full quote:
'Super Street Fighter 4' Handing Out New Costumes?
Posted 3/17/10 7:30 pm ET by Brian Warmoth in News, PS3, Xbox 360
Capcom said that they want to give something special to "Street Fighter 4" owners who buy "Super Street Fighter 4" this year, but they may have something in mind for their fighters as well. I don't know if these allegedly leaked themes that showed up on the Internet are for real, but they look like they will come bearing new clothes for most of the "SF4" crew.
Battle.net Coming To Mac As Soon As April, Possibly Third-Parties As Well
Posted 3/17/10 7:00 pm ET by Brian Warmoth in News, PC
Mac-using "StarCraft" lovers collectively squirmed when they realized the "StarCraft 2" beta test preferred PC's at launch, but Blizzard has reassured everyone that a fully Mac-accessible version of Battle.net is on its way, and it could be ready as soon as this April. Blizzard will join Valve, who recently announced Steam for Macs, in embracing the platform this year, and they may even consider licensing Battle.net out to third-party games when all is said and done.
'God Of War' Done With Greek Mythology, Says Game Director, Contradicts Studio Head
Posted 3/17/10 6:00 pm ET by Russ Frushtick in News, PS3, Video
Without ruining the end of "God of War 3," it's pretty obvious that Kratos runs roughshod over the pantheon of Greek mythology. Hardly anyone makes it out alive. Which makes the whole concept of a sequel kinda tricky. I asked Stig Asmussen, the game director of "God of War 3," about how you could possibly continue the franchise, given that there's hardly anyone left. His answer may surprise you (but not if you read the headline to this post).
Spider-Man's fellow Marvel heroes Captain America and Thor have games stewing over at Sega to go with their upcoming movies for 2011. Now, Peter Parker has a post-"Ultimate Alliance 2" solo project of his own to look forward to, and it's called "Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions."
'Chaos Rings' To Be Square Enix's New Original iPhone RPG
Posted 3/17/10 3:30 pm ET by Brian Warmoth in News, iPhone / iPad
Square Enix is no stranger to the iPhone and iPod touch. They tested the waters earlier this year with ports of their first two "Final Fantasy" titles, and they've got a handful of other generally well rated games on the App Store with "Crystal Defenders," "Song Summoner: The Unsung Heroes" and "Vanguard Storm," among others. The company has a brand new direct-to-iPhone RPG in the works with "Chaos Rings," however, and the first few details emerged in the latest issue of Famitsu.
I've spent the past month putting Astro's new A30 headset through its paces. You may know of Astro's work from their first release, the A40 headset. Originally designed for professional gamers, the A40 is a high-end headset solution that may be great for a LAN party but isn't really what I would call portable or mainstream. After all, they're kinda enormous. The A30's go in another direction entirely.
Xbox 360 Slim Under Construction In China?
Posted 3/17/10 1:44 pm ET by Brian Warmoth in News, Xbox 360
Last year, the PS3 Slim gutted the PlayStation 3 and made Sony's system a lot leaner. Now, Microsoft may be plotting a similar touch-up for the Xbox 360, assuming a leaked photo out of China turns out to be legit. Clearly, someone somewhere has created a motherboard that has a Microsoft marking on it, but whether or not the board shows the shape of things to come for the Project Natal era remains a mystery.
'Battlefield: Bad Company 2' Lampoons 'Modern Warfare 2' Marketing Gaffe
Posted 3/17/10 12:05 pm ET by Russ Frushtick in PC, PS3, Video, Xbox 360
In the weeks leading up to the release of "Modern Warfare 2," Activision and Infinity Ward released a promotional video featuring Phillies pitcher, Cole Hamels, and a pretty inappropriate slur. Activision reacted swiftly by taking the video down and apologizing, but the damage was done.
Seems that EA and DICE, makers of "Battlefield: Bad Company 2," aren't going to let such a gaffe go by without taking the opportunity to bash their competitor a little bit, so they released their own video starring Yankees pitcher, CC Sabathia. Both videos discourage the use of random grenade tossing, but EA's cleverly avoids offending large portions of the gaming community.
Pokemon Battle Royale: Totilo vs. Frushtick
Posted 3/17/10 10:36 am ET by Russ Frushtick in 3DS / DS, Features
We'd been building up to it for a week, and finally the day arrived. The ultimate Pokemon battle took place yesterday afternoon, on the roof of Gawker's offices in downtown New York City. The battle pit me against Kotaku's Stephen Totilo in a battle of wits, might and poke-savvy. What happened on that fateful day will never be forgotten. Probably 'cause I'm about to write about it.
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