Monday, January 28, 2008

Zomoskepsis

1) Retro's next title is a Zelda spin-off, announcement could come around E3.
2) What's the worst game you have seen lately
That XBLA moose game, the Bullwinkle one.
3) The forthcoming Tron follow-up TRON (yes, both movies share the same name, although the new one is all caps) will be released in 3D (in addition to the normal release).
4) Where is Super Smash Bros. DS?
There was a prototype made ages ago, response was rather tepid, never went any further.
5) What is the best game coming out this year that you have played not from EA?
LittleBigPlanet

66 comments:

Miles said...

Is there any chance Sony will loose more 3rd party exclusives this year?

what about a possible tekken 6 360 port?

Is it possible MS have money hatted Capcom or Namco for a 3rd party exclusive this year? SF4? RE5?

Anonymous said...

I thought Brutal Legend was the best game coming out this year.

Peter said...

Can you tell what genre that Retro Zelda game is?

pointman_4000 said...

Yo,

I thought you said the Retro game was an original IP. Or is this Zelda thing something else going on?

Anonymous said...

1. Will there be another 2k football game this year.

2. Has Rare ever thought of making a next gen Diddy Kong Racing game.

G said...

What platform (Wii/DS) is the RETRO game for?

Grandia4 said...

Has too human been canceled?

Anonymous said...

"1) Retro's next title is a Zelda spin-off, announcement could come around E3."

You can`t imagine how big is the smile in my face roght now.

Have i told you thatyou are my crush before??
(I know you are taken, lucky bastard heheh)

Sakuragi

Anonymous said...

hey surfergirl, i was just wonderin if you knew anything on gears 2 or when we'll hear about it

thanks ;)

surfer girl said...

miles: Possible. Doubtful. No.

anonymous one: I have not played it.

peter: "Fantasy-adventure."

pointman_4000: No, just a new IP that they have not worked on.

anonymous two: Yes, they are owned by MS.

G: I have not heard a platform, but the way I heard it described, I would extrapolate Wii.

grandia4: No.

anonymous three: It has a really bad storyline.

Ballz said...

Have you played Spinter cell 5, how is it??

Ryan said...

Have your impressions of Lost: Via Domus changed at all as of recent?

Nathan said...

You said Retro's game was a "new IP." Which, to anyone, means the same thing as "original IP,"

http://softrockhallelujah.blogspot.com/2007/11/november-eighteenth-things.html

Don't make excuses if you were wrong.

nick2409 said...

@miles (1st post)
you`re a dreamer!

Anonymous said...

You are a female that likes Jens Lekman, Blacksite, and surfing, I highly doubt there are many with these interests, how the how do we knot know who you are?

Jeffool said...

Normally I just peruse your fine site, but because you brought it up... Shenmue? Anything? Ever? sniff

RedSandz said...

1- any possibilities with Twisted metal to be on 360 ?

2-Bioshock is still exclusive ..right?

3-will there be a blu ray add on for 360..if so will it boost the sales as in 2007?

4- finally, anything 'bout a new castlevania?

Burger King said...

#1 is a MEGATON, why are my homes at NeoGAF being stagnant on this bus? Also, what do you think of the Burger King Majestic Tour Blog?

Anonymous said...

Surfer girl,your answer about Retro's new IP project with a Zelda-fantasy theme gave me some thoughts.In the way you described it can we think that this 'new IP that they have not worked on' is a new Kid Icarus installment?
Thank you very much.

Vydas said...

Wow, very disappointing news concerning Retro.

Here we have a studio with wonderfully talented artists and designers, who I was very much looking forward to creating a brand new world and cast of characters-but instead we get yet another tired Zelda game set in the same drab, boring pseudo-medieval world.

peter said...

Fantasy Adventure? Did it sound like something in the traditional Zelda vein? Maybe a side story? Can you tell us how it was described to you?

Also, would you happen to know if Sora (Sakurai's company) projects (if any?) Thanks a lot and more power to the blog.

Anonymous said...

Dear surfergirl,

Next to a new installment of Wing Commander do you know anything about a continuation of the Freespace series?
(Freespace 2 was so much better than all the later Wing Commander games).

CruizD said...

Dear Surfer Girl

I was hoping that you would be able to spare some details on the upcoming James Bond 007 titles.

Also what projects will Kojima Productions be working on after the completion of MGS4?

Any news of the MGS film being made? Trailer date? Actors?

Also, with Square-Enix releasing older titles on the PSN, is there any chance of seeing Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross, Xenogears?

And does this confirm that a full remake of FF7 will not be made?

Yours sincerely

nitro said...

Ugh, western developer working on a Zelda? and a spinoff? absolutely do not want... :\

so anyway I've some questions:

1) what's the other Monolith DS RPG (not Soma Bringer or the SRW OG game) that you mentioned in your last questions/answers?

2) Are both DS and PSP getting entries in Fabula Nova Crystalis?

kookoo said...

1)Have you played SC:Conviction?if yes,then is it good?
2)Do you have any idea what the other titles that RARE has in development for the 360? and what will be released this year?
3)Do you know what other exclusive titles microsoft will announce at the GDC except GEOW2?
4)Will microsoft show ALAN WAKE on the GDC?What do you think about this title?
5)Do you know when Infinite Undiscovery will be released?
6)Do you know which studio will develop PGR5?
7)Does MAFIA2 uses RAGE ENGINE?when it`ll be released?
8)When Saboteur will be released?
9)When Too Human will be released?
10)What do you think about Halo wars?is it good?when it`ll be released?
11)Do you know if DOA5 will be 360 exclusive?
12)What other titles TEAM NINJA has in development for the 360 except DOA5 and NG2?if yes then can you tell something about them?

Kain81 said...

is Kingdom Under Fire II coming to PS3 too, cause there are some Rumors
(Developer confirmed PC and Conloles in 2009)?

Thx

Surfer Girl fan said...

Number makes me oh oh so happy, but what do you mean by spin-off?

Ie. is it a sequel with radical gameplay changes like Majora's Mask or is it like a Final Fantasy spinoff where it is very similar to the series statis-quo

Thanks alot

SickNick85 said...

Hi Surfer girl, what about Star Ocean 4?

platform?

date?

thank you

Anonymous said...

Hey Surfer Girl,

Does the Zelda spinoff mean WiiWare title?

Will FFXIII make it to japan this year?

Any word on what the new Nintendo Power rpg cover story is?

What will be the biggest suprise of GDC?

Is sony really stupid enough to introduce a another different hard drive sku?

What game genres do you like/dislike?

Do you like Lost the show?

What are the chances that Obama is our next President?

Samuel said...

Square said FFXIII would be released in 2008, can we believe them? And I assume this means 2008 only for Japan?

Will we ever see a sequel to the Soulblazer/ Illusion of Gaia/ Terranigma series or the Chrono series?

Any info on the PSP and DS successors?

Anonymous said...

What's the deal with Guitar Hero for the DS? Seen some sites post the name Guitar Hero: On Tour. Is the peripheral or attachment still happening for this game?

Thanks surfergirl!

Demo said...

1.Will Diablo 3 feature 3d person
option?

2.will crysis 2 come to the PC and consoles?

3.when we can expect Mass Effect For the PC?

4.Will DeathSpank will in 3d person?

5.Bioshock prequel\sequel
will come to 360,PC and PS3?

thx

Anonymous said...

Hi surfer girl,

have you heard anything about a Dead or Alive exklusive for the PS3?

Corey said...

Any word on another Grandia game? Or another Lunar game?

Rafoca said...

What can you tell us about Project Offset? Is it coming out this year? Xbox 360 version is doing good?

Rafoca said...

Surfer Girl, what about Too Human?

Do you have faith on it?

Ryan said...

SG-
are you a pynchon fan? seen the zack smith books?

anyway, rad crying of lot 49? I think Rare is obsessed, yoyodyne and echo flats in blast corps and the like.

Anonymous said...

1.Do you have any idea what the GTA 4 DLC is?

2.Do you know sbout any ideas for cities Rockstar plans to put into the next GTA.

The Source said...

Do you think that Microsoft comes with a handheld device for games? So yeah, when its come you think? Or will the Zune play games?

Greets from The Netherlands!

Ps: Sorry for my horrible English

Rafoca said...

Surfer Girl, sorry for my third consecutive post, but, please, answer them :)

Last question: Is Marvel Universe Online really canceled?

Anonymous said...

Just today rumours surfaced about a stealth confirmation from Nintendo about Kirby Wii and Animal Crossing Wii arriving in 2008.Any truth to this?
Thanks!

Kirolos said...

Lol, some new "insider" appeared today.

http://metalrockthankthelord.blogspot.com/

Thoughts about this guy?

daveSHiNiNG said...

SG,

There has been alot of debate whether Heavy Rain (the next title from Quantic Dream, the developers of Indigo Prophecy) is going to stay a PS3 exclusive. Do have know if it will stay this way or come out on the 360/PC? Either on launch or possibly at a later date?

thanks.

Anonymous said...

Is it a spin-off of a pre-existing Zelda title, or is it a new entry in the series?

surfer girl said...

Ballz: It's alright.

Ryan: No.

anonymous one: I do knot know.

Jeffool: Dead.

Redsandz: No. Yes. Possible. Yes, PS360 title.

anonymous two: No.

Vydas: It's different from the other Zeldas.

peter: "Epic, cinematic, untraditional (I've also heard that used to describe Twilight Princess' follow-up)." I've heard Sora's next described as "frantic."

anonymous three: No.

CruizD: Previously answered. Already answered. There are plans, little more. Yes, those are likely. Yes.

nitro: I don't believe work has commenced yet. Yes.

kookoo: 1) See above. 2) Yes, three to five (counting XBLA and DS). 3) Not really. 4) Yes. Looks very cool. 5) Later this year. 6) Turn10 7) No, slated for fall, but I don't think it will make it this year. 8) Summer. 9) Early May. 10) RTS bore me. 11) Yes. 12) None.

kain81: Likely.

Surfer Girl fan: The former.

SickNick85: PS3.

anonymous four: No, probably, yes, GoW2, yes, many, no, possible.

Samuel: Yes, probably. Unlikely.

anonymous five: Yes, that is the name, it coming June and does feature an attachment and WiFi support.

Demo: 1) Yes. 2) PC. 3) Late this year/early next year. 4) Yes. 5) PC360, yes.

anonymous six: No.

Corey: No, no.

Rafoca: It looks very good, it could make this year. Out in May, somewhat. Yes, it is canceled

Ryan: Yes! Yes. Of course.

anonymous seven: Additional episodes. No.

The Source: Zune playing games is not far-fetched.

anonymous eight: An "insider" indeed. Note the scare quotes.

daveSHiNiNG: Quantic Dream is currently only developing for the PS3.

anonymous nine: New entry.

surfer girl said...

Ballz: It's alright.

Ryan: No.

anonymous one: I do knot know.

Jeffool: Dead.

Redsandz: No. Yes. Possible. Yes, PS360 title.

anonymous two: No.

Vydas: It's different from the other Zeldas.

peter: "Epic, cinematic, untraditional (I've also heard that used to describe Twilight Princess' follow-up)." I've heard Sora's next described as "frantic."

anonymous three: No.

CruizD: Previously answered. Already answered. There are plans, little more. Yes, those are likely. Yes.

nitro: I don't believe work has commenced yet. Yes.

kookoo: 1) See above. 2) Yes, three to five (counting XBLA and DS). 3) Not really. 4) Yes. Looks very cool. 5) Later this year. 6) Turn10 7) No, slated for fall, but I don't think it will make it this year. 8) Summer. 9) Early May. 10) RTS bore me. 11) Yes. 12) None.

kain81: Likely.

Surfer Girl fan: The former.

SickNick85: PS3.

anonymous four: No, probably, yes, GoW2, yes, many, no, possible.

Samuel: Yes, probably. Unlikely.

anonymous five: Yes, that is the name, it coming June and does feature an attachment and WiFi support.

Demo: 1) Yes. 2) PC. 3) Late this year/early next year. 4) Yes. 5) PC360, yes.

anonymous six: No.

Corey: No, no.

Rafoca: It looks very good, it could make this year. Out in May, somewhat. Yes, it is canceled

Ryan: Yes! Yes. Of course.

anonymous seven: Additional episodes. No.

The Source: Zune playing games is not far-fetched.

anonymous eight: An "insider" indeed. Note the scare quotes.

daveSHiNiNG: Quantic Dream is currently only developing for the PS3.

anonymous nine: New entry.

CrapTaker said...

Really? So the new Castlevania is for ps360?
That's not what Koji Igarashi said.
http://pages.citebite.com/m1f9d6f7cudv

cross-reference:
Does that rumour about suda's/Kojima's project S from Skaterclone contain any thruth? To my limited knowledge project S was a Snatcher radio play broadcasted in Japan, not a new Snatcher game.

surfer girl said...

craptaker: It might be PS3 only, but there is a next-gen title coming out to tie in with the film. More or less.

Ryan said...

Get through Against The Day yet? It's like pynchon doing pynchon. weird. zack smith is also now a porn star. hrmph

SUP3R said...

You asked who is fishe so I found out. I found this info on vgchartz forum. I'm not sure if he's still around or not.

"Fishie used to be a regular at Neogaf, however he got busted on alot of his stuff too many times that the members by the end started to ignore him. Ultimately he got banned for spreading unsubtianted rumors, contrary to surfergirl which obviously has some solid connections."

skaterboy said...

CrapTaker:
Project 'S' refers to a group of several new Snatcher-related productions. The radio drama was just one part. A manga special and the new game are others.

Anonymous said...

Hey, thanks for all the info!
Two questions though :

- Is Viewtiful Joe a dead franchise now or can we hope for something from it soon ?
- Is Nintendo planning any big games for Wii this year except for their big-three Mario Kart, Wii Fit and Brawl ? I heard of Animal Crossing for Japan 08, but seems like they've blown their big guns in 07. Anything for the core gamer base to look forward to and any hints ?
- What about DS ?
- Do you see an improvement in Wii thirdparty situation coming this year?
Thanks so much.

Bruno said...

Any news from the new "Sonic" title for 360?
"Dead or Alive 5/Perfect Dark 2" on GDC?
"DEAD OR ALIVE code:Cronus" dead?
"NiGHTS" on 360/Ps3?

Juliano said...

Hi Surfer Girl, I'd like to ask something unreleated to this thread

1- Skaterboy recently confirmed that Kingdom Hearts 3 will be a Wii exclusive game, do you agree with him? Later on one of your reports you said that IF kingdom hearts 3 does exist it will be a Wii exclusive game, now skaterboy is confirming, there is any news of a KH3 being developed?

2- What is happenin to FF Crystal Chronicles: Crystal bearers of the Wii... Square seems to be delaying alot the game

3- Do you know any news about FF XIII and Versus apart from Famitsu new scans?

Thx

Gumercindo said...

do you think that might have any Castlevania for 360?

the 2K soccer game tha you told some posts above, it will be better than fifa 08?

Anonymous said...

Hello surfergirl,i want to know this:
1.What does the future for Metal Arms: Glitch in the System look like?Is it over now?
Does Swingin' Ape Studios(who is acquired by Blizzard Entertainment)
have any interst in making a sequel for Metal Arms?
2.Is the Kirby Wii game really dead?
3.If yes,does HAL have any ideas of a new maybye diffrent Kirby game?(besides the super star remake for DS)
4.Will Super Smash Bros Brawl have downloadle characters?

BerMCG said...

What's the current status of Banjo 3?

Thanks.

zayman2006 said...

Hi Surfer Girl! First of all i'd like to say thank you for all what you doing for us! I have one question.
Is some Star Wars game will come this year? May be Battlefront 3(Free Rdical secret project?)? KOTOR 3 (BioWare and LucasArts secret project?)? Say something about Star Wars games future.
Waiting for your awnser

Anonymous said...

Hey, any idea on when we'll see some footage of Resistance 2?
Great blog, keep it up!

TheBurnout said...

Can we expect a new Full Spectrum Warrior for the Ps3/360?

Can we also expect Marvel vs Capcom 3 in the future?

Will King of Fighters 98 Ultimate Match be released on the US?

Tough one: When will iRacing be released?

Sarah C said...

Is Diablo 3 going to be PC only, or will it be released on a console now that consoles are more advanced than when 2 came out and very popular? Thanks!

Cliffy B said...

1.Any truth to the ps3 price drop rumor

2. Has Microsoft landed (bought)a exclusive that was formely multiplatorm

3. Is XSN sports or any microsoft sports line dead for good

4. When the NFL license exlusive EA has is over, do you think 2k
will even have a shot at it.

5. I like math,




lol at the handicap sign next to the word verication. :)

Haha said...

What are your thoughts on Skater Boy and Dancing Queen?

Anonymous said...

Hey Surfergirl. Long time reader, first time commenter. I used to run my own little rumormill years ago. Anyways, regarding Retro's Zelda spin-off, a rumor from you which has caught all my interest. Who's the star? Can I guess? Is it Sheik?

surfer girl said...

ryan: Yes, great read. That Zach Smith is quite strange.

anonymous one: Dead. Yes. Yes. Somewhat.

bruno: It's bad. Unlikely. No. No.

Juliano: 1) Not yet. 2) No. 3) No.

gumercindo: It's fairly possible. I don't remember saying anything about the 2K soccer title (I've only heard speculation, nothing really concrete).

anonymous two: 1) The game was canned when Swingin' Ape took over Starcraft. They do not exist. 2) No. 3) No. 4) Very possible.

bermcg: About eight-nine months away.

zayman2006: There's the Force Unleashed. The Free Radical title could happen this year, but I see it as unlikely. There is some exciting stuff next year.

theburnout: Unlikely. Marvel has not made any decisions on a future fighting title, they are currently evaluating the possibilities in-house. I've never heard of the game. Something else I've never heard of.

sarah c: PC only.

cliffy b: 1) Don't know. 2) Yes. 3) Yes. 4) Possible.

haha: Skater Boy definitely has credibility, Dancing Queen has none and I think she is just Surfer Boy.

anonymous three: I know very little about the game.

Anonymous said...

1)Did you get to see the Star Wars Force Unleashed Wii? Some though about it?
2)And how is Final Fantasy Crystal Bearers for the Wii? Did Square decided to put more effort in the title or they just cancelled?
3)Any comment on the "big Wii RPG" Nintendo Power is supposed to cover?
4)Do you think 3rd party effort for the Wii will grow this year?