I think I’ve been told yarn has a million uses at least once. Nintendo is lending some weight to that possibility by showing off more than a few with your latest Kirby art-break.
Is Kirby doing a hadouken?
September 16, 2010
Happiness Is…
Trailer Park – Valkyria Chronicles 3
Sega’s offered up a trailer for the PSP fan instigator, which consists entirely of cut-scenes sans any sign of gameplay – animated war is still hell.
I’d really like to know how many of you are disappointed that this wasn’t a PS3 release, and how many are content to simply get another dose of the series, so catch the video and give me an ear full after the break.
Waiting For Ueda
Sony helped clear up why The Last Guardian wasn’t at other events this year with a TGS showing that dates the game for the 2011 Holiday Season. I’m sure plenty of you join me in observing that this is one very long wait for a game that on faith alone justified the long term ownership of a PS3.
The consolation prize is confirmation of the Ico and Shadow of the Colossus Collection, which is said to run at 30 fps in HD and 3D – but is also a Spring 2011 wait.
You can catch trailers for both after the break.
Kinect @ TGS
Microsoft’s latest Kinect PR buzz has flexed quite a bit of Japanese support muscle from TGS, doing a surprisingly good job of rounding up some major names – at the moment I’ve got more talk than show. Word of Steel Battalion had me briefly dreaming of a new and ridicolously eccentric controller, but Capcom’s Heavy Armor is a Kinect exclusive, along with a first-person horror title from Sega titled Rise of Nightmares.
In the severe cred department, Kinect is getting its own Grasshopper game, Codename D – tagged as an “eerie amusement-park thriller.” Add to this Project Draco from Grounding – a 3D shooter hoping to stir memories of Panzer Dragoon – and a mystery title from NanaOn-Sha titled Haunt, and it’s clear Microsoft has been busy courting Japan to get more than the casual crowd interested in Kinect.
I’m left hanging at the moment over how any of these are going to look or feel, but it’s enough to keep me tuned in, which seems like an accomplishment based on where I’ve been with Kinect to date.
September 15, 2010
Demon’s Souls Goes Greatest Hits
Atlus sent the word, Demon’s Souls has made the red jacket club on the PS3 and will be hitting shelves for $29.99. Atlus didn’t mention if this means they’ll be keeping the servers on longer, currently their commitment is to keep the lights on until March 2011 – so let’s all be sure to bug them about that.
Can you believe Sony didn’t publish this game?
Catherine – The View From TGS
What can I say about a TGS trailer offering another glimpse at Catherine? Clearly Atlus Japan has finally lost its collective mind and been devoured by their long and poorly hidden deviancy, which was overdue, and I’m loving every second of it.
Catch a glimpse for yourself after the break.
Dead Rising 2: Case West
Capcom’s Xbox exclusive bite-sized prologue to Dead Rising 2, Case Zero, has won plenty of gamers over recently, myself included, and Capcom has now revealed that there’s another dose planned to bookend the full retail release of Dead Rising 2.
Following the game’s retail release, Capcom will give Xbox owners another exclusive with Case West, an epilogue that teams Chuck Greene with veteran zombie slayer Frank West, with a co-op mode that will give players the opportunity to dig deeper into the Fortune City outbreak together.
Catch an excellent example of the word “teaser” after the break.