Capcom is back- bigger and better than ever- at San Diego’s Comic-Con next week. We can’t believe it’s already been a year since we were there sporting red head bands and hosting Street Fighter IV tournaments with the coolest gaming fans on the planet. Now it’s time for Capcom to do it all over again at San Diego Comic-Con 2009.
There will be tournaments, our Japanese game developers and the hottest gaming line-up of 2009! We promise that Capcom’s event will be absolutely insane and totally worth stopping by!
With the show only a week away, here’s a break down of what Capcom has to offer. Read it and weep kids!

New projects to be revealed at Level-5 Vision 2009

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Level-5 shared new details today regarding their annual press conference. According to the official website, three new games will be revealed at Level-5 Vision 2009. Additionally, a number of already-announced titles will be present. Below is the full list of games that the company will be bringing to the event when it takes place on August 25.

Lineup

Ni no Kuni: The Another World (DS)
Professor Layton and the Devil’s Flute (DS)
Professor Layton and the Eternal Songstress (Movie)
Inazuma Eleven 2 (DS)
ROID
Danboru Senki (PSP)
New Project TBA
New Project TBA
New Project TBA

Source 1, Source 2

Game Developer – Games should not be labeled as “Casual” and “Hardcore”

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“We may not find a particular type of game amusing or appealing, but that doesn’t stop them from being a game of equal worth to those titles that we do. These are criticisms that nobody would level at the output of a supposedly ‘casual’ game developer such as PopCap. Make the game you love and people who enjoy the things you enjoy will be the audience. If a game is fun people will buy it whatever the label.” – Dave Thomson of Scottish games developer Denki

I couldn’t agree with Mr. Thompson more. The only thing that these labels create is an assumption that certiain types of games are better than others, which I think is a bit ridiculous. Good games are good games, regardless of whether they’re hardcore or not.

Club Nintendo rewards now up for choosing

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Nintendo has revealed which prizes are available for Platinum/Gold members of Club Nintendo. Make sure to pick your prize by August 11!

Platinum prizes

– Doc Louis’s Punch-Out!! (WiiWare)

“It’s Little Mac vs. Doc Louis!! Step into Little Mac’s shoes and challenge your mentor and coach, Doc Louis, to prove you have what it takes to become the World Video Boxing Association World Champion.

This unique one-on-one bout builds off of the fun and excitement found in the retail version of Punch-Out!!™ for the Wii™ console, and is designed exclusively for 2009 Club Nintendo Platinum Members (USA and Canada) as a free download. This gift will not be available anywhere else!”

– Mario hat

Gold prize

– Club Nintendo Original Calender – 2010

Zelda caused Bioshock creator to lose girlfriend

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Bioshock architect Kev Levine, is, believe it or not, a very big fan of the Zelda series. Levine spoke about his relationship with his “first super-serious girlfriend” and how he came to lose her. And of course, Zelda was at the heart of the problem. Rather then spending time with his girlfriend on her last day in San Francisco, Levine purchased the first Zelda game and spent fifteen hours of playing on his NES instead.

“After I graduated from college, I moved to an apartment in San Francisco with the first super-serious girlfriend. She was a couple of years younger than me, so at the end of the summer, she was set to go back to school. On our last day together in San Fran, I for some reason picked up The Legend of Zelda. As she stood by waiting for some romantic gesture to happen on our last day living together, she was instead treated to watching me obsessively plow through Hyrule for around 15 hours. By the time the cab showed up to take her to the airport, I realized if I had any hope of keeping her as my girlfriend, it was time to shut off the NES. Needless to say, we didn’t spend the next summer together.”

Nintendo shares Project Sora dev studio pictures

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Back in February, it was announced that Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai would be opening up a new first-party team, Project Sora, in conjunction with Nintendo. It’s still unclear what title Project Sora is working on, although Satoru Iwata stated awhile back that it will be “an experience that’s different from anything [you’ve played] up until now.” While we continue to wait for more concrete news concerning the new game, you can check out the first pictures of the dev studio.

Someone at Google is a fan of the triforce

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It’s settled: There has to be at least one person working for Google who is either a fan of the triforce specifically or Zelda in general. Nikola Tesla’s birthday was yesterday and the company changed their typical logo image into a Tesla Coil to celebrate his birthday. But more important to Zelda fans is that deep in the picture is a hidden logo of the triforce. Interestingly, that’s not the first time that this is happened, as many will remember that the same thing happened on Earth day. You can also see someone wearing a Link costume at the Google headquarters.

Nintendo Power’s teaser for next month

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“In the wake of this year’s fantastic E3, we’ll take a closer look at some of the big Wii and DS titles slated for the rest of 2009. That includes an in-depth investigation of the long-awaited Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box. We’ll also review Wii Sports Resort and maybe even unveil a couple of cool surprises. Not every cat was let out of the bag at E3…”

Nintendo Power has been absolutely great with unveiling new games over the past few months. We don’t have much to go on, but does anyone want to start guessing which game(s) they’ll feature next month?

Namco Bandai Europe announces new global PAL distribution entity ‘Namco Bandai Partners’

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– NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe Completes Purchase of Worldwide PAL Distribution Operation from Atari –
LYON, FRANCE – 7 July 2009 – NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe S.A.S. today announced the completion of its purchase of Atari’s global PAL distribution operation, with the entity re-named NAMCO BANDAI Partners with immediate effect. The company distributes titles worldwide, excluding Japan and North America, from NAMCO BANDAI Games, Atari and other major international video game publishers, representing one of the industry’s strongest international retail distribution networks.
“We are very excited about working with all our valued partners in retail, media and publishing to grow what is already a successful distribution business even further as part of the NAMCO BANDAI Games family,” said Jackie Fromion, CEO of NAMCO BANDAI Partners. “With our committed and experienced teams of professionals around the world we provide a first class distribution solution, and we very much hope to see a growing number of publishers taking advantage of this. Our vision is to be a successful, attractive and profitable company as well as a great place to work.”

Ubisoft extends global reach, opening new studio in Toronto

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Province supports Ubisoft in development of first Ontario-based studio
LONDON, UK – JULY 7, 2009 – Ubisoft announced plans today to open a full development studio in Toronto, Ontario – a first for the company in the province. This significant announcement is expected to result in the creation of 800 net new jobs within the province over the next decade. The government of Ontario is investing CA$263 million over ten years in the company and Ubisoft’s net investment will be over half a billion CAD in the new studio, which will begin operations in late 2009.
“Today’s announcement marks a strategic move for Ubisoft as we continue to expand our internal development force,” said Yves Guillemot, president and chief executive officer at Ubisoft. “We are in an excellent position to grow and after extensive analysis we are thrilled to have reached an agreement with the government of Ontario to found our new studio in Toronto. The city is one of North America’s economic and cultural epicenters and our expectations are high. We’re excited to be able to count on the exceptional local talent, who will contribute to our accelerated growth and will have a profound impact on the video game industry with the excellence of their creativity.”