Tantalus on Zelda: Twilight Princess HD – landing the job, Nintendo’s involvement, amiibo, dev length, much more
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 25 Comments
On the latest episode of Fragments of Silicon, Tantalus CEO Tom Crago stopped by for a chat. A majority of the conversation centered around The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD, of which the studio was largely responsible for.
Crago went in-depth about developing Twilight Princess HD. That includes how Tantalus landed the job, Nintendo’s involvement and working with series producer Eiji Aonuma, coming up with the new Wolf Link amiibo and Cave of Shadows functionality, how long it took to come together plus the amount of people involved, and more.
Read on below for Crago’s comments about working on Zelda: Twilight Princess HD.
Sonic Mania – play video #2
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 3 Comments
SEGA’s Japanese division came out with a new video for Sonic Mania showing the Switch game in action. See the latest gameplay below.
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The second developer diary is now online for Rime. For the new video, developers from Tequila Works team talk about the artwork and music that shaped the game. Have a look below.
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Project manager says Sonic Mania physical edition is something SEGA “would love to do”
Posted on 7 years ago by Zack in Switch | 4 Comments
It looks like SEGA is considering releasing a physical edition for Sonic Mania, according to SEGA Product Manager Jim Dyer. While it’s not confirmed yet, the positive feedback received at SXSW for the idea seems to have helped sway SEGA towards a physical release.
From an interview on Twinfinite.com, Dyer had this to say on the possibility of a physical version of Sonic Mania:
“We would love to do one. We want the community to know that we are listening, and at SXSW they suggested a lot of interest in us following through with a physical release. But we’re also aware that audience approves of anything Sonic related, so while we are listening and it is something we’d like to do, at this stage we are going to see how it goes.”
As Sonic Mania is releasing on the Switch as well, this would obviously mean that Switch owners would be able to get their hands on a physical release as well. Only time will tell at this point.
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A half hour of Rime footage
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 2 Comments
YouTube channel Two Angry Gamers TV has a half hour of footage up from Rime, which is coming soon to Switch. See the video for gameplay below.
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Sonic Mania – key art, Hard-Boiled Heavies bosses tease
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Switch | 6 Comments
SEGA has followed up on news shared at its Sonic SXSW panel yesterday with a couple of new images for Sonic Mania.
First, shown above, is an official look at one of the new art pieces that debuted. It looks like a boxart image, but SEGA is simply calling it “key art”.
Below is an image teasing the Hard-Boiled Heavies bosses in Sonic Mania with a silhouette. Only one has been revealed thus far – that being Heavy Gunner.
Source: SEGA PR
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Sonic Mania poster features new art
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Switch | 2 Comments
At SXSW, SEGA had a poster on hand for Sonic Mania featuring brand new art of the game. Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles are all present in the image. Have a look at it above.
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Flying Battery Zone confirmed for Sonic Mania
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 3 Comments
SEGA shared a new reveal for Sonic Mania at the series’ SXSW panel just a few moments ago. The company gave a first look at Flying Battery Zone with a few seconds of footage. Originally, the area appeared in Sonic & Knuckles.
Here’s a video of it in action:
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Sonic Mania pushed back to Summer 2017
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 19 Comments
The original goal with Sonic Mania was to have the game out in Spring 2017. Unfortunately, the game is now seeing a bit of a delay.
Just announced at Sonic’s SXSW panel, Sonic Mania will now launch this summer. The extra time will be used to ensure that it’s of the highest quality.
This piece of new art also just debuted:
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Sonic Mania will be on Switch the same day as other platforms, won’t cost more
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 18 Comments
Sonic Mania is due out on Switch later this year. Fortunately, when it’s ready, there won’t be any compromises made to the actual release.
SEGA’s Aaron Webber told Nintendo World Report in an interview at PAX that Sonic Mania will be on Switch at the same time as other platforms. Furthermore, it will be the same price. With talk circulating about some third-party games costing more on Switch, this is certainly encouraging to hear.
