I was in LA yesterday to talk with the Street Fighters over at G4 (and eat some grits). We ran through Juri, T. Hawk, and Dee Jay, while they play, and I run my mouth about what's going on. Be sure to stop by G4tv.com for a few additional vids.
A few notes here:
1) the game is still in development, so things can (and probably will) change during balancing. That's why they call it balancing, after all.
2) If you feel like you've heard a lot of this before, it may be because you have :) We talk to a lot of different people about the current info, so if you're following ALL of them, you risk hearing the same things (oh noes!). The good news is that I'll have some more info to share with everybody soon--maybe even as soon as next week...
Gamepro's Blake Snow and Dave Rudden have written up an interesting piece on the appeal of retro gaming and it features Mega Man 9 and some choice quotes from our very own Kramez.
The charm of retro-styled games is so strong, in fact, that developers such as Capcom have begun releasing new games using retro technology. "The past five years have taught us that you don't necessarily need cutting edge graphics to make a great new game," says Chris Kramer, alluding to the rise in retro, not to mention the popularity of the graphically-challenged Wii.
To put their money where their mouth is, Capcom released Mega Man 9, the first sequel in the main series since 1996, utilizing a style very reminiscent of the original NES installments. Kramer stated "Since the success of Mega Man 9, we've already begun considering what other classic Capcom titles should live again."
We briefly touched on this subject in our previous ReBirth post, so be sure to let your voice be heard in the comments over there!
We will be broadcasting our Monster Hunter Tri University event LIVE tonight at 5:45PM PST. Tune in to our Unity events channel to join in the chat, or just watch the stream above!
Let us take you guys for a ride...behind the scenes of Monster Hunter Tri University! We'll be doing a quick behind the scenes tour in a few minutes, stay tuned! Head on over to our Ustream events channel to check it out.
Look, I'll be honest with you: this pillow is unsettling at best and tongue-curlingly revolting at worst. It's supposed to bring to mind the eyeless and flabby Khezu, the electrical bastards you fight throughout Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, but from where I'm sitting -- a comfortable distance away, mind -- it definitely does not resemble so innocent a giant monster. Joystiq pointed this out as their editors were undoubtedly trolling along in search of some unspeakable tentacular anime and happened across this by accident. Even more unsettling is the fact that the mouth can be flipped inside out and streeeeeeeetched, just like the Khezu's flailing head attack. If you'll excuse me, I must now go and poke out my eyes.
Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles is officially out today!
As a suprise, my girlfriend showed up at the office and had me a special zombie cake made to celebrate the launch day today.
Since I can't share the cake goodness with you Unity goers, I figured I should at least share an image of the cake awesomness.
Now... let's see if there are brains inside the cake. Mmmm.... brains....
Kawaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii! LEGO Ryu is one of the many goodies up for grabs at the Kotaku-sponsored Child's Play event being held in Denver on Thursday. It's for the kids, y'know? More details here.
We've been busy setting up for tonight's Monster Hunter Tri University event and we got a few sneak peek snapshots here for your entertainment. Hit the jump to commence enjoyment!
Our friends at Pop Culture Shock have been busy producing those exclusive and super awesome Zangief and Felicia statues. Recently, they made a trip the actual factory that is producing the statues in China and came back with the following photos and descriptions. Hit the jump to see a special behind the scenes look at their productionl!
The PlayStation Blog has gone and done another video interview with Capcom! But this time, it's Dark Void Senior Producer Morgan Gray in the hot seat! You can check out the video above and see the post here.
Thanks to RagingDemon for the tip!
