Last Saturday, John Diamonon of Capcom posted in his PlayStation blog that Capcom is hard at work to become the #1 digital publisher on the PlayStation Network. After seeing much success in 2008 (thanks to hits like Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix), Capcom and SCEA are forming a plan to make more downloadable content available through PSN in the future.
Playstation 3, Press Releases, Xbox 360
This week, Capcom revealed to rabid Street Fighter aficionados a much-anticipated sight for sore eyes in the form of the revamped packaging for Street Fighter IV. When they revealed their original design in the fall, much was left to be desired. After listening to the response of their fans (an example more game developers should follow), Capcom went back to the drawing board to present us with not only more appealing eye candy for the game’s case, but details on the contents for the Street Fighter IV: Collector’s Edition.
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Business, Game Design, MMORPGs, Pro Gaming
Have you ever played a game and thought to yourself, “I could totally do better than this! If they can get their crap made, why can’t I?” Well, why not you? Have you ever loved a game or a studio so much that you’d do anything to get in on that action? Here are some of those ways to turn your favorite hobby into the career of your dreams.
Game Design, Gamer Culture, Super Smash Brothers
Bringing two great things together can be sweet, like chocolate and peanut butter. Sometimes, however, it’s a disaster. Since the 1990s, video game companies have experimented with franchise team-ups with mixed results. Some were great ideas that were poorly executed. Others never should’ve made it to the drawing board. Be careful what you wish for, fanboys, because for every Marvel Vs. Capcom 2, you get one of these…
Business, Game Design, Gamer Culture
This week, we face one of the most significant day of the year for the gaming industry. No, not Thanksgiving; the day immediately following: Black Friday. It’s on this day that the holiday shopping rush officially begins! Consumers will line up around local retail stores at the crack of dark to get first chance at some of the sweetest early bird specials. Whether you’re in said line to score some deals yourself or cursed with facing the plundering hordes from behind the counter, are you ready? If not, here are some helpful tips to get you through the day.
To keep a game fun, the designers have to come up with imaginative representations of practical tools. There can be a dozen methods of replenishing your character’s falling health, but what form should that method take? Should it come in the form of an object or an action? Some of the solutions that designers have come up with have been downright bizarre, but in a video game context, we strangely accept them without question! Let’s hope you’re hungry…
Casual Games, Gamer Culture, Headlines, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, Press Releases
Later next week, America celebrates Thanksgiving, a holiday laden with gluttony, family gathering, and lots of drinking. This, as you could imagine, is the favorite holiday for animal rights organization, PETA, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. In their never-ending crusade to enlighten the world toward vegan living, they developed a flash game with eerie resemblance to our favorite culinary matriarch, Cooking Mama. Except in their version, she’s developed a bloodlust for murder!
Playing through a game, a little injected eye candy for the player always helps the experience go much more smoothly. Some video game vixens can give a man the extra fuel needed to carry him through his dreams. It’s all well and good…until you read the game’s manual. One look at the character’s profile and suddenly you’re not so sure of yourself. (Not that there’s anything wrong with that.) Here are some classic video game trannies that may have fooled you.
