Lots and lots of rumors adorn this week's issue of PB & Jason.
You've heard it here first, ladies and gentlemen: EAD is working on a game for Nintendo's Wii successor. Or will work on one at some point in time. Anonymous inside sources informed me it was true, scout's honor! A lot of this week's PB & Jason is full of stuff like that!
Believe it or not, a technologically inferior system can still host a good sequel to Okami. If you don't mind the copy-and-paste feel.
I am just going to say this right now: don’t ever expect Okamiden to outdo its predecessor. The original, directed by Hideki Kamiya and developed by the beloved Clover Studio, was a fantastic take on mixing Zelda gameplay elements and Japanese mythology. While many wanted a sequel (myself included), Capcom closed up Clover and the staff behind Okami left to form Platinum Games. Now we have a sequel in our hands, Kamiya-less and developed by a completely different team, on an inferior piece of hardware too.
Nick and Jason totally called this last week.
The forefront of Episode 28 is Nintendo. Why? Because of the numerous rumors about the Wii's successor, which apparently will be revealed at this upcoming E3, which is exactly what Nick and Jason estimated would happen last week, in Episode 27.
Though the interview is only translated into Spanish, this video is full of otherwise unseen Sonic Generations gameplay.
Here's episode two of the new series, fresh for your viewing:
New live-action webseries from Warner Bros. has over 5 million hits since its premiere last Tuesday. Here is episode one:
Hyperkin Announces Handheld Console Shaped Like a SNES Controller with a 3.5 Inch Screen that Plays SNES Cartridges.
NEWPORT BEACH, CA (APRIL, 2011) – Hyperkin, a rapidly growing 3rd party developer of video game peripherals, has announced the upcoming launch of the SupaBoy Handheld Video Game Console designed for SNES game cartridges. Equipped with a 3.5” screen, the SupaBoy is designed to look like one of the original SNES controllers and has a port built into the top that plays original 16-bit SNES cartridges. SupaBoy is supa’ cool!
A classic Mega Man game blasts its way onto the Wii.
This week in the Download, Nintendo delivers the first adventure of Mega Man X alongside several new titles.
This brief trailer shows off gameplay by both modern Sonic and classic Sonic.
After some time with the beta: so far, so good.
While Gears of War has been an important series for Microsoft and the Xbox 360, there have been some ongoing issues with the series that have held it back; particularly, the slow gameplay and a general lack of weapons. This time around, Gears of War 3 seems to be getting it all correct. There is a new arsenal of weapons, five-vs-five multiplayer modes, and a campaign featuring up to four-player co-op action. After a good amount of time with the beta, Gears of War 3 is one of my most anticipated Xbox 360 titles of 2011.
