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[gabe90]

Nice. A bit of news/rumors over the holiday break. Interesting stuff too.

 

[underfooter]

It would be a shame for Nintendo or EA to miss such an opportunity. I think tricks would be the only difficult thing to translate but I suppose that's where flailing the wiimote wildly would come in handy.

If they did it like they did it in SSX Blur (titling the nunchuck/wiimote in a certain direction and pressing a button) it would be cool. Perhaps pressing 'Z' and leaning the nunchuck would be left hand grabs, and pressing 'A', 'B', or both and leaning the wiimote would be right hand grabs. Shifting your weight on the board could translate to spins, perhaps lifting up your front food would make you to a backflip.


....honestly, the possibilities are endless and it wouldn't be hard to translate at all. The wii board allows somebody to create the most interactive, break-through snowboarding game ever, and they better do it.

 

[D2M15]

9) Cyclomite is absolutely amazing. (what?)

Wideload's InstantAction puzzle game. SG calls it straight for a change!

 

[John Harker]

:lol well ill be, SG is right again.

I can confirm 1 and 6 personally; I even know the specific titles.
I wonder if I know this person.

 

[twinturbo2]

Seems like SG dug a little on the things we discussed last week.


1) SSX 5 is dead, rivalry between PS360 snowboarding titles of Montreal studios still existent. (so a non SSX game still exist?)
2) Mother/Earthbound series coming to Wii and/or DS stateside, very possibly next year. (seriously major fail if this isn't Reggie's answer to the hardcore game drought SG...)
3) Team Ico is working on two titles (maybe three), one major and the other(s) smaller. The smaller one(s) is/are more like Echochrome and does/do not take place inside the Ico canon.
4) **** & ***** 2 is still happening.
5) Also to look forward to next year is "Shrek going to unprecedented video game territory." Using skills of deduction, it is either a music title or a quality title. It is fairly obvious that the latter is definite no, so it probably a musical title.
6) Even more exciting unprecedented occurrence in interactive entertaiment is the release of a new Leisure Suit Larry title and a new Sex & the City titles in the same year for mobile communication tools, computing devices and other things.
7) A2M is working on Indiana Jones for people who cannot stand to play consoles with the number three in the name.
8) EA's Wii Balance Board title ain't SSX.
9) Cyclomite is absolutely amazing. (what?)
10) When is Rage coming out?
Second half of 2009.

A new Leisure Suit Larry? Is Al Lowe involved... nah, I shouldn't get my hopes up...

 

[Totobeni]

3) Team Ico is working on two titles (maybe three), one major and the other(s) smaller. The smaller one(s) is/are more like Echochrome and does/do not take place inside the Ico canon.

:lol@ Surfer Dude

this rumor is very very old by the way , any PS fan already knew about it

 

[The Orange]

A new Leisure Suit Larry? Is Al Lowe involved... nah, I shouldn't get my hopes up...

If I recall correctly, someone contacted him a few weeks ago, and he said he had no idea about the project.

 

[numble]

:lol@ Surfer Dude

this rumor is very very old by the way , any PS fan already knew about it

First time I heard the small game(s) is/are non-canon.

 

[djtiesto]

7) A2M is working on Indiana Jones for people who cannot stand to play consoles with the number three in the name.

Ass 2 Mouth or a typo of AM2? If the latter, I'd be very interested.

 

[D2M15]

Ass 2 Mouth or a typo of AM2? If the latter, I'd be very interested.

Ho ho. No, Artificial Mind and Movement, the Montreal studio.

 

[Visualante]

1) That Avatar game that Ubisoft Montreal is working with will ship with high-quality 4D glasses (like the ones that you get when you see an IMAX 4D film).
2) A Japanese game company is working on a 3D incarnation of a legendary racing franchise.
3) The current version of Indiana Jones has pretty much nothing in common with what was seen in the E3 06 trailer. The version where Indy is Ali rhythmic taps of the A button is no more and a signature, announced feature or two may have disappeared. (Jaffe will be happy if he's reading this)
4) A2M's Indiana Jones title, which has had a far more* stable development, follows the same plot of its big next-gen siblings, but in an alternate universe sort of way. Waggle-lovers shan't worry, Wii is the lead SKU for the title. (It's still A2M SG... no disrespect to A2M)
5) What do you think of Wii Fit?
Day one purchase.

I cannot confirm this tidbit, but I've heard it from one who is rather reliable:
6) There is a "Christian and historically accurate response to Spore" in the works.

disregard that, SG didn't say it was being developed by EA.

 

[Night_Trekker]

I cannot confirm this tidbit, but I've heard it from one who is rather reliable:
6) There is a "Christian and historically accurate response to Spore" in the works.

Oh no :lol

 

[kenta]

1) That Avatar game that Ubisoft Montreal is working with will ship with high-quality 4D glasses (like the ones that you get when you see an IMAX 4D film).
2) A Japanese game company is working on a 3D incarnation of a legendary racing franchise.

I read these two and seriously thought you were just pulling things out of thin air as a joke, I had to check the real site. The first one sounds absurd and the second one is absurdly vague

As for #2, my first thoughts were Rad Racer and Rock n Roll Racing but neither of those were franchises... I can't think of a 2D racing franchise that hasn't been ruined by an attempt at 3D yet

 

[WinFonda]

I cannot confirm this tidbit, but I've heard it from one who is rather reliable:
6) There is a "Christian and historically accurate response to Spore" in the works.

This has to be Peter Molyneux's BLACK & WHITE III !

 

[tetsuoxb]

1) That Avatar game that Ubisoft Montreal is working with will ship with high-quality 4D glasses (like the ones that you get when you see an IMAX 4D film).

Are they also going to ship the thousands of dollars worth of projection equipment to enable circular polarization at home?


Oh... Kenta - Rad Racer had a US sequel.

 

[kenta]

Oh... Kenta - Rad Racer had a US sequel.

Ah, forgot about that. I still wonder if Square Enix would take that kind of risk, though, it seems pretty unlikely coming from them

 

[Nexus Zero]

6) There is a "Christian and historically accurate response to Spore" in the works.

Last stage only confirmed? What on earth would you do in that game?

 

[joezombie]

Isn't Spore pretty much all about ID? You'd think they'd be happy with it

 

[Azure Dream]

2) A Japanese game company is working on a 3D incarnation of a legendary racing franchise.

 

[Night_Trekker]

Eerie. I almost made this same joke.

 

[Mr. Pointy]

2) A Japanese game company is working on a 3D (as in the context mentioned above, not just three-dimensional graphics) incarnation of a legendary racing franchise.

Ridge Racer with 3D goggles?

 

[ram]

Ridge Racer with 3D goggles?

i remember - ridge racer 7 arcade edition has real 3d visuals - so namco, bring it on - ridge racer 8 for ps3!

 

[Azure Dream]

Eerie. I almost made this same joke.

Joke?

 

[VonGak!]

How can something be Christian and historically accurate at the same time? :S

 

[JdFoX187]

I really hope the Indiana Jones game showed using the Euphoria engine hasn't been scrapped for a Wii shovelware title.

 

[Zuhzuhzombie!!]

Zoonami has a few titles that will be available through WiiWare next year

Biggest letdown ever. I remember when these guys were going to singlehandedly bring down Microsoft and Sony and place the Gamecube on high.

 

[Rancid Mildew]

2) Mother/Earthbound series coming to Wii and/or DS stateside, very possibly next year. (seriously major fail if this isn't Reggie's answer to the hardcore game drought SG...)

I bet this is just a Earthbound VC release. I do hope Nintendo has finally decided to localize Mother 3 but I guess the chances are slim. The most likely scenario is probably a localized Mother 3 release for the VC. Oh well. I guess I'll wait a while longer before I cave in and use a translation guide.

 

[Tiduz]

A Japanese game company is working on a 3D incarnation of a legendary racing franchise.

Ridge racer 8 plx. legendary gaming franchise... hmm... RAGE RACER??? :O

<3

 

[Zuhzuhzombie!!]

Rumors are that Surfer Girl is not one person, but a group of people.

Rumors are that people only pay attention to him because they think he's a surfer girl.

IO is considering doing this, but demand will decide the outcome.

Well ladeedah. Pretty easy to say that since they've announced plans to work on the game months ago.

 

[SolidSnakex]

Rumors are that people only pay attention to him because they think he's a surfer girl.

People pay attention because he/she gets things right. If you look through this thread you'll see people who are also in the know confirming some of the things posted in that blog.

 

[futnownarcade]

Maybe its Gran Turismo in 3d?
i know historically in film 3d has been for campy movies like Nightmare on Elm Street with cheesy 3d goggles (Ridge Racer, being the cheesiest of the racing series) but the tech has improved considerably, when I saw Beowulf in 3d at the theaters it was really like watching a movie in 3d like I imagined as a kid, full colors and everything, "serious" games and movies could really benefit from this tech now.

 

[The M.O.B]

2) A Japanese game company is working on a 3D incarnation of a legendary racing franchise.

First thing I thought of.

 

[jet1911]

The first thing I thought was Hang-On. :lol

 

[DangerStepp]

I cannot confirm this tidbit, but I've heard it from one who is rather reliable:
6) There is a "Christian and historically accurate response to Spore" in the works.

disregard that, SG didn't say it was being developed by EA.

Kirk Cameron is lead designer: confirmed.

 

[SolidSnakex]

Kirk Cameron is lead designer: confirmed.

I hope he has the banana guy helping him.

 

[DangerStepp]

I hope he has the banana guy helping him.

:lol The first 2 hours will involve perfecting the shape of the banana to fit perfectly in the human hand to prove modern Athiesm wrong. Once completed, you unlock the original Bible Adventures for NES. End game.

 

[Fuu]

1) That Avatar game that Ubisoft Montreal is working with will ship with high-quality 4D glasses (like the ones that you get when you see an IMAX 4D film).

Avatar as in the Airbender? Do want, but the 4D glasses part is a bit far out, hm.

 

[Dever]

Fucking hell @ SSX5 canceled. Has there been a single good snowboarding game on 360/Ps3?

 

[DangerStepp]

Fucking hell @ SSX5 canceled. Has there been a single good snowboarding game on 360/Ps3?

Does the Amped game that launched with Xbox 360 count? I've never played it. Just suggesting the only snowboarding game I know of this current gen.

 

[Mindlog]

Fucking hell @ SSX5 canceled. Has there been a single good snowboarding game on 360/Ps3?

From what I recall there is no SSX, but there IS a new snowboarding game.

and a competitor

yes 2 snowboarding games late 2008

I could be wrong though someone correct me please.

 

[Aaron]

Avatar as in the Airbender? Do want, but the 4D glasses part is a bit far out, hm.

No. The new movie by the other Cameron.

 

[Fuu]

No. The new movie by the other Cameron.

I thought it was possible as Ubi Montreal did that Naruto: Rise of a Ninja game.

Interest went back to 0.

 

[PantherLotus]

Fucking hell @ SSX5 canceled. Has there been a single good snowboarding game on 360/Ps3?

"Shaun White" is the new branding.

 

[Afrikan]

Fucking hell @ SSX5 canceled. Has there been a single good snowboarding game on 360/Ps3?

"Cooooooooool Boarderrrrrsssssssssss, here we go" says mister Kaz in winter of 2008....

seriously I'm surprised Sony hasn't released a Cool Boarders for the PS3....not that this is a bad thing........ after part one.... the rest....well.....

it would be nice to have Sony hire some of the devs who made 1080 for the N64 to work on the game.....

 

[Shig]

As for #2, my first thoughts were Rad Racer and Rock n Roll Racing but neither of those were franchises... I can't think of a 2D racing franchise that hasn't been ruined by an attempt at 3D yet

RC Pro-Am?

The item implies it was originally a western-developed franchise, since there'd really be no reason to specifically point out that the new one is coming from a Japanese dev if the franchise was always made by Japanese devs...

 

[straydog1980]

:lol The first 2 hours will involve perfecting the shape of the banana to fit perfectly in the human hand to prove modern Athiesm wrong. Once completed, you unlock the original Bible Adventures for NES. End game.

day 1 purchase!!!!1!!

 

[Imperial Hot]

Can someone fill me in on what this is all about? I wasn't following the Surfer Girl stories, so I am not exactly sure who she is, and how she is getting so much insider information.

Can someone give me a synopsis of who she is, how this started, and how she is getting this information? Also, has her information been accurate?

 

[dslgunstar]

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No one knows who she is, or how she gets her information. For all we know she's a high-priced escort who pries sensitive information out of gaming insiders through pillow talk or S&M games.

She started posting videogame rumors as a means of drawing attention to her blog, in hopes that people would also stick around to read her political posts. Rose to prominence when Kotaku and few other sites linked to a rumor about LA Noire, which was after she leaked the first [alpha] screens of POP4.

As for her track record, some have been proven true, others have been confirmed by people on this site who also claim to be in the know (although we have about has much credible info about those posters as we do SG, so they could just be shouting 'oh, this is true' for attention), some have been wrong, and some havent yet been proven either way. Her track record is better than any other rumor source.

 

[Nino]

December thirtieth things.

1) Factor 5's next title, a downloadable affair out next year, will feature multiplayer.
2) Discs of Tron and Tron will see finally release next year on XBLA.
3) The Grasshopper DS remakes (The Silver Case, The Silver Case Ward 25, and Flower, Sun, and Rain) will see stateside release next year.
4) EA Tiburon's Wii-exclusive title is a new intellectual property that is one of the two or three new intellectual properties from Tiburon that will see release next year.
5) Some of the 2008 additions to the Xbox Originals lineup: Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding, Amped 2, Armed and Dangerous, Blinx: The Time Sweeper, Blinx 2: Masters of Time & Space, Blood Wake, Brute Force, Conker: Live & Reloaded, Dead or Alive 3, Deathrow, Dino Crisis 3, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, Fable bonus content, Grabbed by the Ghoulies, Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, GunValkyrie, Halo 2, Jade Empire, Jet Set Radio Future, Mechassault, MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf, Metal Arms: Glitch in the System, Midtown Madness 3, Ninja Gaiden, Quantum Redshift, Panzer Dragoon Orta, Phantom Dust Rent-A-Hero No. 1, Sneakers, Shenmue II, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, Stubbs the Zombie in "Rebel Without a Pulse", Tao Feng: Fist of the Lotus, ToeJam & Earl III: Mission to Earth, Tork: Prehistoric Punk, Voodoo Vince, Whacked!. Service expected to have over one hundred titles end of next year.
6) The two-dimensional Grand Theft Auto titles (with Mission Packs included) will grace console(s) next year in a downloadable form.
7) Watch out Mario Kart because Electronic Arts racing to the finish line next year with MySims: Racers for the Wii and DS.
8) Cryptic's Marvel project is dead, but they have two or three other MMOs that they are working on. One will peep its little head out next year.
9) Next fall's Wolfenstein takes place in some large, open hub city where you select missions and go about them. And there are side quests too! So it's like Saboteur, except with more shooting, less French people, and is not published by Electronic Arts.
10) Next year, Eidos hopes you want to survive a virtual recreation of an existent earthquake.

http://softrockhallelujah.blogspot.com/2007/12/december-thirtieth-things.html

 

[Splatt]

8) Cryptic's Marvel project is dead, but they have two or three other MMOs that they are working on. One will peep its little head out next year.

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