Natsume teasing “an E3 secret”
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Natsume just finished teasing its North American localization announcement for Harvest Moon: A New Beginning. And now they’re at it again!
Earlier today, Natsume posted a message on Twitter saying:
“We’ve got an E3 secret we just can’t keep!”
Apparently more details are coming later tonight. Let’s hope this doesn’t drag on too long!
CastleStorm screenshots
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Square Enix registers “Deathless” trademark
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Square Enix has registered a trademark for something called “Deathless”. The move was made by the company’s Japanese division, and was filed in Japan on May 28.
As usual, there isn’t any information behind with the trademark. With E3 so close though…. well, you never know.
CastleStorm debut trailer
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Final Fantasy 25th anniversary site receives full opening
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Square Enix opened its 25th anniversary site for Final Fantasy a couple of months ago, but there wasn’t much to look at. The company gave it a major update today, bringing along a discography of each Final Fantasy release as well as a listing of Final Fantasy-related items.
There’s also a “Creator’s Voice” area featuring commentary from some of the staff who have been involved with the franchise.
One comment from Square Enix CEO Yoichi Wada had this to say in particular:
“We’ll take the 25th anniversary as an opportunity to begin our walk towards the next 25 years. In order to make the fans happy, we the developer have just one promise we can make. Outside of talent and ability, we will also make sure development is handled exclusively by creators who feel love of the FF series stronger than anyone else.”
You can find the site here.
Zen Studios announces CastleStorm, coming to Nintendo digital platforms
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Zen Studios’ latest title is CastleStorm, described as “a new breed of 2D archery projectile warfare and 2D physics-based structure destruction game.”
Nintendo fans will be happy to hear that CastleStorm will be released on Nintendo digital platforms. We asked Zen Studios on Twitter if the game would be released for the Wii U’s digital store or the 3DS eShop. They courteously responded with, “Yes, CastleStorm will be available on Nintendo digital platforms”. So that means we’ll be seeing it on either the Wii U, the 3DS, or both.
Head past the break for CastleStorm’s announcement.
A short E3 message from Reggie Fils-Aime
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Two messages from Reggie in the span of a week? We’re blessed, guys! This may never happen again.
You can see Reggie’s other message here.
THQ restructures leadership: new president, Danny Bilson departs
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Jason Rubin has become THQ’s new president. The move was announced just minutes ago as part of the company’s new leadership structure. Rubin will work on THQ’s worldwide product development, marketing, and publishing operations.
Rubin is the co-founder of Naughty Dog and founder of the media mashup technology Flektor.
THQ Chairman and CEO Brian Farrel said the following about Rubin’s appointment:
“Jason’s proven track record in the industry speaks for itself, and he is one of the brightest minds in the business. We believe he can be a game changer and can contribute immensely to executing on our strategy of delivering quality connected core game experiences.”
Rubin also commented on his new position:
“THQ has incredible internal and external game development teams, and an exciting slate of games in its development pipeline. The recent transformation of THQ into a creator of wholly-owned IP has placed it in a perfect position to leverage future trends in the game business. I look forward to working with the management team and board to realize the company’s goals.”
Jason Kay has become THQ’s Chief Strategy Officer. Kay was previously involved with Flektor as a co-founder, and worked at Activision, Columbia House and Home Box Office.
Lastly, THQ’s EVP Core Games Danny Bilson and SVP Core Studios Dave Davis have departed from the company.
Farrel thanked both men for their contributions to THQ:
“Danny has made significant contributions to THQ, and we thank him for his efforts. Along with Danny, Dave has been instrumental in getting our strong pipeline into production.”
Source: THQ PR
Konami pre-E3 show will be live-streamed Thursday night
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Konami is mixing things up for its pre-E3 show this year.
The stream will be located exclusively at GameTrailers this Thursday at 1:30 AM ET/10:30 PM PT. A few bits from the broadcast will be shown during the latest episode of GT.TV, which airs a half hour earlier on Spike TV.
The pre-E3 show will be presented in English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French and Japanese.
Fans can look forward to trailers, interviews, and other Konami updates. The company will be announcing a new game set to launch next year. We all know it’s Castlevania, but we’ll just pretend that no one has a clue about Mirror of Fate/Lords of Shadows 2.
A press release about the pre-show has been attached below.
D3Publisher countdown temporarily halted
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D3Publisher has mysteriously halted its E3 2012 teaser page. It’s unclear as to what happened and if/when the countdown will be returning.
A notice on the site reads that the move was made as a result of “various circumstances.”
