Keiji Inafune planning 2014 as “The Year of the Attack”
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In 2014, Keiji Inafune of Comcept would like to have “The Year of the Attack”.
Inafune, speaking to 4Gamer, said that for titles like Mighty No. 9, the studio wants to be able to move content on its own. Comcept will of course welcome partners and publishers and work hard alongside them, given the opportunity.
Additionally, Comcept really wants to focus and increase the range on its own content. Along with gaming areas, they want to see how far the extent of their content can go.
In all of that, Inafune believes that 2014 will be a very fun year.
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Microsoft Studios’ Phil Spencer praises Nintendo
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Microsoft’s Phil Spencer sounded off positively about Nintendo while speaking with OXM.
Spencer was asked by the magazine what he’s learned from the Big N as well as Sony in its latest issue. Regarding Nintendo, the Microsoft Studios corporate vice-president praised Nintendo’s development teams and strong stable of franchises.
He said:
“Nintendo, I think – and there’s some argument about this – that their first-party is such an amazing asset. Their first party studios and IP can lead what they do as a company and the platforms are almost in service to the IP – not in a bad way.
“They have such iconic stories and this will seem somewhat random, but when we go back and do something like Killer Instinct, a little bit of the history of your franchise can actually be important part of people feeling connected. Obviously the history of Killer Instinct isn’t a history on Xbox, but it’s Rare’s history and I think the reaction when we announced it on-stage at E3 showed that playing to the people’s heart, I think Nintendo does that as well as anybody in terms of hitting the franchises and having huge success with them.”
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Renegade Kid doesn’t have immediate plans to include multiplayer with its FPS games
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Renegade Kid has made a few first-person shooters in the past, and will be working with the genre once again in Cult County as well as another yet-to-be-announced 3DS project. However, these games don’t include multiplayer, which is a bit atypical for such releases.
Renegade Kid co-founder Jools Watsham isn’t ruling out local/online multiplayer in the future, at least. Watsham told Nintendo Enthusiast, “If our FPS efforts on the 3DS sell well, we’ll be in a better position to support multiplayer features in the future.”
He said:
We do not have any immediate plans for multiplayer with our FPS development. But that isn’t to say that we won’t consider it for the future. Supporting local and/or online multiplayer is a complex task that not only takes considerable time to implement, but also requires a substantial amount of testing to ensure it functions as expected. If our FPS efforts on the 3DS sell well, we’ll be in a better position to support multiplayer features in the future.
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Senran Kagura dev working on “new and challenging” game for 2014
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The next Senran Kagura game should be announced in just a matter of days. That’s not the only title series producer Kenichiro Takaki is working on, though.
Speaking to 4Gamer, Takai teased a brand new project that is said to be “new and challenging”. The unannounced title is planned for release this year in Japan.
Takai said:
“To start the new year, we’ll be announcing a lot of Senran Kagura news come January 8th, at the Senran Kagura Bakunyuu Hyper Presentation. We’ve kept you waiting a little longer for its release this time compared to the previous time, but I believe we’ll be able to reveal a great deal more [at the event]. In addition, we also have another title we’ll be releasing in 2014.”
“This title will be a new and challenging one, but things are going smoothly for now, so please look forward to it!. Please continue supporting the Senran Kagura series and Marvelous AQL this year as well!”
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Criterion co-founders depart from the studio, start new games company
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Criterion Games vice president and creative director Alex Ward as well as studio director Fiona Sperry are gone from the company. EA confirmed to Polygon that the two Criterion co-founders “have decided to leave EA.”
A spokesperson said:
“Alex Ward and Fiona Sperry have decided to leave EA. We appreciate their many contributions through the years and wish them well in their future endeavours.
“The incredibly creative and talented team at Criterion are hard at work on a new project for next-gen consoles as new IP continues to be a major priority across EA. Matt Webster is leading development of the new game and the Criterion studio moving forward. Matt has been part of Criterion for years and has an exciting vision for this new game.”
Ward followed up on the news with a confirmation that he and Sperry have formed a new games company:
The news breaks. Along with @FionaSperry I have left @CriterionGames . Welcome to the REAL #tothefuture
— Alex Ward (@AlexanderJWard) January 3, 2014
@davescook Just decided to start afresh and form a new games company with @FionaSperry #freshstart
— Alex Ward (@AlexanderJWard) January 3, 2014
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Genius Sonority teases 2014 plans
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Genius Sonority, makers of The Denpa Men, has teased plans for the coming year.
When asked by Japanese publication 4Gamer about 2014, president Manabu Yamana said that the studio hopes to launch “some software” that is “likely to be quite challenging in its content.”
Yamana’s comments in full:
We are hoping to release some software in 2014. I can’t say a title yet, but it is likely to be quite challenging in its content. Thank you for your time.
Genius Sonority has found a home on the 3DS eShop thanks to three Denpa Men games. Yamana told us in a recent interview that a fourth entry would be possible, but if there were to be one, he “would like to change the game style thoroughly”.
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Imageepoch teases new SRPG
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Imageepoch has a new strategy RPG in the works, president Ryohei Mikage has confirmed. Mikage told 4Gamer that the game will tie into the company’s 10th anniversary and will be an “original” title.
Mikage’s comments in full:
“On January 30, 2014, we’ll be releasing Toshin Toshi for Nintendo 3DS. After that, we’ll continue by releasing SoniPro for 3DS, and we also expect to reveal a brand new ‘original SRPG’ as part of Imageepoch’s 10 year anniversary.”
“The original RPG, Luminous Arc, was Imageepoch’s development debut title. We’re just about to hit the turning point of the company’s 10-year anniversary, so we’d like to look back to our roots, and we’re in the middle of zealously developing a high quality SRPG title to offer you guys. Please look forward to Toshin Toshi, SoniPro, and the new original SRPG!”
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Happy New Year from Nintendo of Europe
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Nintendo of Europe has passed along a new year’s greeting on Twitter. Check it out below:
Happy New Year everyone! We hope you're all off to a good start today. pic.twitter.com/ZOw4jxVGBJ
— Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) January 1, 2014
Luigi’s Mansion figurine sold out on Club Nintendo
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Despite its hefty “price”, the Luigi’s Mansion figurine has already sold out on Club Nintendo. The reward was only added in about two weeks ago following the latest Nintendo Direct. It’s unclear if the Luigi’s Mansion figurine will be returning to Club Nintendo in the future.
Thanks to Brian M. and Forte-sama for the tip.
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Kamiya says “2014 will be the year where a new project will fully be set in motion”, Sakurai resolves to complete Smash Bros.
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In the latest issue of Famitsu, a number of developers shared their resolutions for 2014.
Hideki Kamiya’s was particularly noteworthy. In his resolution, Kamiya stated that “2014 will be the year where a new project will fully be set in motion.”
Here’s his resolution in full:
There’s a lot I hold dear in making games, but I think for developers, having fun is most important. The atmosphere of the workplace shows clearly in a game’s quality, so I want to treasure a team atmosphere where each member can have fun developing games. Also, 2014 will be the year where a new project will fully be set in motion. I want to boldly and happily walk that path without fear of failure.
Elsewhere in Famitsu’s feature, Masahiro Sakurai said: “I resolve to complete development on Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U and release it in 2014.”
