There has been quite a few questions asked and I have answered those questions, and those questions get asked again.
1) EA is not working on a console nor is there any plans for such a thing to happen, EA is purely a software company.
2) Lost: The Game is as good, original, and inspired as the Alias game. Super interactive success for Jeffrey Abrams yet again.
3) Rumored new Zelda title for Wii? It's happening. Multiple titles. But the new big, epic Zelda for Wii is probably about two years away.
4) Nintendo is working on 30+ WiiWare titles, including some based off franchises such as Zelda (two games) and Mario.
5) Michael Bay is not directing the Prince of Persia film, though he may serve as producer.
6) The PS3 Far Cry title I discussed is not a port of Far Cry 2.
7) I heard something back in March or April about a Shenmue title for Wii, but I have not heard anything since about it and doubt that there is any truth to that. Despite announcements to the contrary, I've heard from quite a few people that Shenmue III has never actually entered production. To my knowledge, Shenmue Online is the only Shenmue title currently in development.
Some anonymous commenters have said some interesting things as well.
1) Based of my previous experiences with Rudy [Giuliani], the drug allegations are not too far off.
2) WiiWare titles based on DK [and] Metroid are in the works.
There are various other pieces of information in the comments as well that I have not been asked about multiple times after answering.
Saturday, November 3, 2007
I ain't reading no comments.
Thursday, November 1, 2007
University of New York
1) Nintendo's new handheld will see release between late 2009 and late 2010.
Although someone emailed me today saying "dudes i gotta a hot scoops on the new nintendo handheld system, it comes out 10/10/2010 and does not have a screen and is codenamed revolution." I'm glad I can get such hot scoops.
2) Something from J.J. Abrams that is not Lost is getting the game treatment.
I'm crossing my fingers for the Felicity MMORPG.
3) Ubisoft Montpelier is working on Beyond Good & Evil 2, Frédérick Raynal's new game (creepy), and an something with a major online component. One of those will see release maybe next year and the other two maybe in 2009.
4) That Red Steel 2 features online play.
UPDATE #1: Howdy again, Ubisoft.
UPDATE #2: In a comment on the GameSetWatch post about this post and others, Phil Fish says this (which is essentially what I've been hearing for awhile):
"at first, RRR was going to be your usual rayman platform game, but with wii controls. or atleast that's what ancel wanted to make. but it became clear early on that this wasnt going to be possible.
so, so other designer stepped up and came up up with the mini/party game idea using the rabbids character that ancel had came up with himself. higher-ups were pleased and the project was given a greenlight. ancel was FURIOUS. he threatened to leave ubisoft if he didnt get what he wanted. afraid to lose their ONE big famous designer (altho i guess clint kind of fits that mold now), ubisoft caved in and pretty much gave ancel a carte blanche to do whatever he wished next. so he made beyond good and evil too. and thats why ancel isnt credited as a designer on RR but rather just as a character designer."
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Ask Surfer Girl, Volume III
1) On multiple circumstances previously, you have said that technology publications will be the first to cease printing, what do think of general "geek culture" magazines like Wired?
Judging from the 300+ page periodical disorder that is Wired magazine's November issue, there will be no more November issues beyond that of next year.
2) What literary adventures are to your preference?
Pynchon and McCarthy
3) What do you think of Rudy Giuliani?
"Rudy Giuliani, probably the most underqualified man since George Bush to seek the presidency, Rudy Giuliani... I mean, think about it! There's only three things he mentions in a sentence -- a noun, a verb, and 9/11. There's nothing else! There's nothing else! And I mean this sincerely. He's genuinely not qualified to be president." - Senator Joe Biden
4) Do you have any information on Nibris' Sadness?
I've heard that they rebuked publisher interest because the publisher wanted to see a playable version of the game. This was not recently, though.
5) What is the last movie you saw?
Lars and the Real Girl (oh, how I love that Ryan Gosling)
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Giuliani and Bush
Today, in an effort to expand his base of political support, Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani announced that he will sell cocaine on his official online campaign store. In a speech today in New Hampshire, Giuliani explained "this product has helped me overcome my stupidity and allow me to pronounce absolutely insane things with confidence. I want to share this magic with the people. I do not allow anyone who passes a drug test to work on my campaign, nor should you. Also, we need to go to war with the moon, it is attempting to shift Daylight Savings Time and encroach on our glorious, edible soil." Campaign staff attempted to reach out to Bobby Brown for an endorsement, but Brown responded that "even I am not that insane...and I married Whitney Houston."
Also today, President George W. Bush missed his morning nap and showed considerable crankiness on his tirade on how life is not fair. White House Press Secretary Dana Perino clarified the president's statement, saying that "the President is attempting to preserve his legacy by reaching out to those brave patriots of America who are five years-old and younger." This afternoon, while apparently attempting to find "patriots" for "political research," an unnamed senior Bush aide was arrested outside of a Washington D.C. Toys R' Us.
Discovery Park
1) No Skate DLC is happening because EA Black Box is busy working away at the sequel, which will take place beyond San Vanelona.
2) LucasArts-BioWare lovefest was in the works prior to EA buying BioWare.
3) Warner Brothers is was interested in the prospect of making a movie called Halo.
Monday, October 29, 2007
Disaster: Day of Ubisoft's Wii Problems
Take it away, anonymous source:
Ubisoft Montreuil (France) was working on Red Steel 2, but the game was crap, according to the Marketing and Editor guys in Ubi. Game is now back to scratch, they have to redo everything (or pretty much everything) and a lot of guys were fired. This is going to be a nightmare project, just like 187.UPDATE #1: Bonjour Ubisoft over and over,
Oh, and Nintendo REALLY didn't want Ravin Rabbits 2 to come at the same time as Mario Galaxy, since their game had a really nice buzz and might interfere with Mario's sellings, so they tried anything to refuse to give their approval, like, for one true example, saying that one of the clouds in the game was shaped like Pikachu..
Kier
1) The Gears of War trilogy will be finished on the Xbox 360.
2) IO-Interactive's next Hitman game, tentatively slated for release next summer, is coming to the Wii...or not, last-gen ports have likely been scrapped.
3) The Far Cry franchise is coming to the PS3 courtesy of Ubisoft Montreal.
4) Even though the forthcoming Prince of Persia 4 will probably not be coming to the Wii, the system will receive an "alternate title" in the Prince of Persia franchise, whatever that means.
5) [redacted]
6) NBA Ballers 3 (not the final title) will be slam dunking on the PS3 and Xbox 360 in April.
7) Sony Bend is working on a PS3 Syphon Filter title slated for release sometime in 2009.
8) None of n-Space's forthcoming titles stars a ghost. However, one is even more ambitious than that ghost game and far better. I'd be surprised if this sees release before March 2009.
9) Ubisoft will be publishing Soma, the Human Head/Mark Ecko collaboration coming to PS3 and 360 sometime before two years from now, and which I guarantee is way cooler than the overrated Prey.
10) After great success Athens 2004, Eurocom is developing sequel 2008 Beijing Olympics for Sega.
11) That non-Metroid game Retro Studios is working on is a new IP that is not an FPS, fantasy-adventure.
12) Zoonami has a few titles that will be available through WiiWare next year.
13) Q Entertainment is working on WiiWare title or two for release for next year.
14) Space Michael won't be in Space Channel 5 Part 3.
15) ChuChu Rocket! comeback for DS and/or Wii.
16) EA's next-gen snowboarding title that may or may not have SSX in the title is coming next fall, at the same time frame as "the best snowboarding game ever" (or so I'm told numerous times) Shaun White Snowboarding (which is also shredding next-gen systems).
17) Red Steel 2 not before May, with multiplayer and co-op.
18) LEGO Indiana Jones is coming out after or at the same time as Indiana Jones (working title). Not happening.
19) Yet another Super Monkey Ball game is in the works.
20) Fight Night 2008something is coming to the Wii.
21) Fuse Games + that pink round guy that floats = their next DS title.
22) Super Punch-Out! is coming to Virtual Console next year.
23) Monster Games is developing another game for Nintendo, that is not an Excite Truck sequel.
24) Wii Motor Sports Airplane is a WiiWare title.
25) Mario Superstar Baseball Wii is sliding to home base in the summer.
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