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- Aliens: Infestation Appears to be a Game Made by Mind-Readers
- Lack of Fan Participation Prompted Mega Man Legends 3 Cancellation
- Respawn's First Game Won't Really be in Development Until 2015
- This is the Most Important Thing Activision Does to Encourage Innovation
- Inafune Sorry for Fans, Developers That Mega Man Legends Was Axed
- Wii U to Offer Select GameCube Games as Downloads - Report
- Star Fox 3DS Gets a New Date, Avoiding the Usual Sunday Nintendo Release
- Contra 4 Developer Has a New Aliens Game Headed to DS
- Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Goes Ultimate, Full Character Roster Leaked
- 1UP's iMainGo X Giveaway
| Aliens: Infestation Appears to be a Game Made by Mind-Readers Posted: 21 Jul 2011 01:05 AM PDT It doesn't happen very often, but every once in a while I come across a game that seems so similar to what I'd design for myself if I had the time and talent that it's almost unnerving. Sega's Aliens: Infestation is one such game. In fact, it hits pretty much all the sweet spots I look for in an action game. Click the image above to check out all Aliens: Infestation screens. |
| Lack of Fan Participation Prompted Mega Man Legends 3 Cancellation Posted: 20 Jul 2011 06:30 PM PDT As the Twitter account describes it, "The game was meant to show people how games are developed." In response to a tweet expressing disappointment in the decision to cancel it, Capcom wrote, "Unfortunately so few fans took part in the creation of the game. It was felt the project was not worthwhile. :-(" Subsequent tweets reinforce this point; one states, "We weren't asking people to do much but response to dev rooms was cool at best," while another reads, "It's a shame the fans didn't want to get more involved :-( if we saw there was an audience for MML3 people might change minds." Legends 3 would have been a 3DS retail title. Capcom was to first release a Prototype Version on the 3DS eShop once it launched, and its success (or lack thereof) would determine whether the full game would be completed. Even with the 3DS's release pushed back, Capcom delayed Prototype Version, which was one sign that things weren't proceeding as planned. |
| Respawn's First Game Won't Really be in Development Until 2015 Posted: 20 Jul 2011 05:35 PM PDT Iain McCaig, who has previously worked on James Bond movies, the newer Star Wars trilogy, and The Secret of Monkey Island, is contributing to Respawn's game as a concept artist. According to GameSpot, he said at the conference he is "having the most fun working with Respawn Entertainment right now, but I can't show you, and I won't be able to show you, until 2015." The date in and of itself is fairly ridiculous given what we know. Respawn was founded last year by Jason West and Vince Zampella and quickly amassed a staff of former Infinity Ward employees, in addition to other hires. It has a publishing deal with Electronic Arts, which has indicated Respawn's game will be a sci-fi shooter of some sort. The developer launched its official website late last month, complete with a blurry teaser image (above) for its first game. |
| This is the Most Important Thing Activision Does to Encourage Innovation Posted: 20 Jul 2011 04:44 PM PDT Asked that very question by Forbes, oft-criticized CEO Bobby Kotick said, "The most important thing we do to encourage innovation is give people the freedom to fail. And I think you can articulate that and establish that as a value in a lot of different ways. I don't want to say celebrate the failures, but in a lot of respects it's sort of that. "We have what we call the post mortem process, really evaluating what is it that caused an outcome not to be aligned to the original expectation. And sometimes it's not even like an abject failure, if the game just doesn't sell, sometimes it's a game that doesn't sell as well as you would have expected, or in some cases more importantly, if it doesn't feel like it meets the expectations of the audience. |
| Inafune Sorry for Fans, Developers That Mega Man Legends Was Axed Posted: 20 Jul 2011 03:45 PM PDT "The decision for the cancelation was out of my sphere, but as someone who took part in the development, I'd like to convey something to the staff: I'm sorry that I couldn't be of assistance," Inafune wrote earlier today on his blog, as translated by Andriasang. Inafune never once mentions the game by name in his blog, although it's quite obvious what he's referring to. He did the original design work for the very first Mega Man game and continued to work on the series for more than two decades, including serving as producer for the first three games in the Legends series. He left Capcom last year, shortly after Legends 3 was announced. |
| Wii U to Offer Select GameCube Games as Downloads - Report Posted: 20 Jul 2011 02:40 PM PDT Original Story: While Wii U will be fully backwards compatible with all Wii games and controllers, it won't play the previous generation's games. GameCube support was ruled out during E3, although a new interview from the show has surfaced that indicates select GameCube games will be made available as downloads on the new system. "You know it's interesting that you bring up backwards compatibility and Nintendo's history usually goes back one system," said Amber McCollom, Nintendo of America's director of entertainment and trend marketing, during an E3 interview with NintendoGal (via Eurogamer). "The Wii was compatible with GameCube and Wii U will be compatible with Wii and that's pretty traditional in launches from Nintendo." |
| Star Fox 3DS Gets a New Date, Avoiding the Usual Sunday Nintendo Release Posted: 20 Jul 2011 01:39 PM PDT Star Fox 64 3D has been given a new release date in North America of September 9. That falls on a Friday, as opposed to Sunday, when Nintendo games and systems are traditionally released. Nintendo hasn't said as much, but with the next Sunday being September 11, it would have been a tasteless time to release a flight game. Star Fox is already out for 3DS in Japan, where it got strong reviews from Famitsu. One of the key additions in the 3DS version, besides the obligatory 3D effect, is the ability to play with gyro controls. |
| Contra 4 Developer Has a New Aliens Game Headed to DS Posted: 20 Jul 2011 12:51 PM PDT An ESRB listing for Aliens: Infestation was recently discovered which described it as an action platformer. Today's press release takes that one step further, calling it an "action-heavy side-scrolling exploration game" set in the Aliens expanded universe, a description that makes it sound like a Metroidvania-style game. One thing that sets it apart from Metroid and Castlevania is the ability to recruit up to 19 different marines that players can assume the role of. They'll explore (and battle xenomorphs in) different locations from the Aliens movies including the U.S.S. Sulaco, LV-426, and more. |
| Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Goes Ultimate, Full Character Roster Leaked Posted: 20 Jul 2011 11:40 AM PDT Eight new stages, new modes (including Spectator Mode, allowing players to watch online matches as they take place), and rebalanced gameplay are among the updates it brings. New characters are of course the highlight, and Ultimate doesn't disappoint with 12 new fighters in total. With the existing cast of Iron Man, Wesker, Ryu, Magneto, and so on, that brings the total up to 50 characters. Capcom has only officially announced four characters, two from each side: Strider and Firebrand (from Ghost 'n Goblins) for Capcom, Ghost Rider and Hawkeye for Marvel. However, by way of GameFAQs (via NeoGAF), the entire roster of characters has been leaked, including two Capcom characters -- Phoenix Wright and Frank West -- who didn't end up making it into the original version of MvC3. |
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