Sorry I haven’t been around as much, but working on episode 10 has taken up a lot of time. Plus it’s just nice to take a bit of a break from the website every now and again. This should have been up much sooner, so my apologies.
Pinekast number 19 is out, and in it they discuss this years E3. What we liked, didn’t like, and all in between. Enjoy!
On the heels of the new of the Team Ninja/Metroid team up comes an even more odd threesome. It’s been reported by The Magic Box that the next Castlevania, titled Lords of the Shadow, will be developed by MercurySteam Entertainment. The same studio behind American McGee’s Scrapland and Clive Barker’s Jericho. David Cox from Konami Europe will be involved with this project, but I find it an odd choice that long time series creator Koji Igarashi is not involved at all. Now while these aforementioned facts makes me die a little on the inside, there is a shining ray of hope. Kojima Productions will be producing/overseeing the game. While Hideo Kojima is not directly producing the game he is there to “support” MecuryStream on the game.
Seeing what MercuryStream did with their last outing, Kojima will have to be like a jock strap of support to these boys. Let’s hope some of the greatness that is Kojima rubs off on this game. Let’s just hope it’s not another cheap God of War rip off.
One question though, why is Konami not as involved in this game? Why was this handed off to such a developer? Maybe we’ll find out here in the months to come. While we’re waiting, check out the video and pics after the jump.
BTW: Am I the only one that wants a next gen home console high res 2-D Castlevania? C’mon guys, give us what we want!
I’ve not been posting much E3 news as video game websites are saturated with it. While I’m pumped for the new Metal Gear and other games, one title in particular grabbed my attention. It also slipped under the radar and hasn’t gotten much if any press. Team Ninja has gotten in bed with Nintendo to create a brand new Metroid game! This is quite an interesting team up, even more so since the departure of Itagaki. The game footage shows most of the game play in third person with a few segments in first person. The action looks great and fast paced. Now Samus has some melee moves she uses to her advantage. After watching through, this may be the last bit of persuasion needed for me to buy a Wii. Can’t wait to see more of this title. Check out the video below.
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