Substance TV

First of all, sorry for the lack of posts. Although the site is still up and running, for the past week or so, I was unable to access the Wordpress portion of the site because of some odd errors. I finally figured out was was causing the problem, so all systems are a go.

You all know I love the guys over at Pineconeattack. They’ve not only been big supporters of the site, but I’ve also been given the honor to be a part of their epic podcast “Pinekast”. Best of all, I’ve gotten the chance to just talk and hang out online with the group of guys over there. I gotta say, they are a fine group of lads, well except Tenno (HA!). After awhile, I was kind of adopted into the crew. I’m not sure when it happened, it just did. That being said, I’m now a full fledged writer and contributor to the site and a member of PCA.

Don’t fret my little ones, I’ll still be posting plenty of stuff here in the site, I’m just spreading the love around. Plus it gives me a chance to write about other things that I don’t usually cover on the site because they are to new or just off the beaten path. Check out my first article covering the Lost Planet 2 demo.

Lost Planet 2 Demo Impressions

BTW: Look out for some news on the release date on of Substance TV 10. It’s closer then you think!

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.

The Magic Box article

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!