Activision registers new Skylanders domains
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Activision seems to be making preparations for a new Skylanders announcement.
On Wednesday, the publisher registered the domains SkylandersKaosAlliance.com, SkylandersNanoForce.com, SkylandersSuperForce.com and SkylandersSwapForce.com.
The Skylanders IP has resulted in annual releases for Activision. Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure launched in 2011, followed by Skylanders Giants last year. You may remember that Activision announced Giants nearly a year ago today. It was officially revealed on February 7, 2012. Could an announcement for a third Skylanders be just a few days away?
Capcom: “there probably were a few too many” Resident Evil games last year
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There were a surprising amount of Resident Evil games released in 2012. Capcom published Revelations in late January, Operation Raccoon City in May, and closed out the year with Resident Evil 6 in October. Don’t forget: The Mercenaries also launched in June of 2011.
The amount of titles released during the past couple of years may have been a bit too much, according to Resident Evil: Revelations producer Masachika Kawata:
“I think certainly looking at the last year or two, there probably were a few too many. I think we learned last year that putting on a lot of titles would not necessarily win over gamers. At the same time, I don’t think we should just stagger them out artificially because that’s the solution to the problem we have. We should always start by asking how do we make the games better. And if the solution to making the games better is to have a more staggered release than we’ve had recently then that’s something we’ll do. But we’ll do it for that reason and not just for flipping what we’ve done already.”
Resident Evil fans can look forward to one more entry this year, though it’s updated version of the 3DS title Revelations.
Capcom currently not planning return to Onimusha or Dino Crisis
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Onimusha and Dino Crisis have been dormant for many, many years (we’re not counting Onimusha Soul, by the way!). Fans have occasionally requested the return of both series, but Capcom isn’t heading in that direction for now.
Resident Evil: Revelations producer Masachika Kawata, who was involved with both franchises in the past, noted that “it’s more important for us to focus on creating new IP as we move forward.”
He said:
“Capcom has obviously never shied away from bringing back our older IPs to new generations, but I do think it’s more important for us to focus on creating new IP as we move forward.”
No Madden on Nintendo platforms this year?
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EA officially announced Madden NFL 25 today… for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Notice anything missing there? Yep, as far as we know, the next Madden isn’t coming to Wii U.
We reached out to EA earlier today for platform clarification, but have not heard back as of yet. Unfortunately, it looks like Nintendo systems will be left out of the Madden action this year.
Source: EA PR
Brownie Brown renamed and restructured
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Brownie Brown has undergone a restructure and has changed its name. Going forward, the company will be known as “1-UP Studio”. It’s currently unclear how the restructure will impact 1-UP’s relationship with Nintendo.
The developer’s lineup of past works include Magical Starsign, Blue Dragon Plus, and Heroes of Mana for DS. 1-UP also recently completed its 3DS game Fantasy Life for Level-5.
Revelations producer on possible Resident Evil reboot, future, 3DS sales
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One day in the future, Capcom’s legendary Resident Evil series could see a reboot.
Resident Evil: Revelations producer Masachika Kawata commented on the possibility of changes following Resident Evil 6’s mixed reception, and specifically commented on the suggestion of a more open-world approach in a Eurogamer interview:
“If we did [go with an open-world], we would want to preserve what Resident Evil is and what makes it appealing to fans, while also making it accessible to new players. It would almost entail having a slight reboot to get the series into a place where it would work with open-world gameplay. That’s just a personal opinion. A lot of decisions would have to be taken before something like that is done to the series, but it is something that… There is a possibility.”
Club Nintendo Japan adds a spiral notebook
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A new reward has landed on the Japanese Club Nintendo site. Members can now order a special Mario spiral notebook for 120 points. 88 pages (44 sheets) are included.
Square Enix picks up new “Blood Masque” domains
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Square Enix has a couple of new “Blood Masque” domains under its built. On January 29, BloodMasque.com and BloodMasque.net were both registered.
We’ve never heard of Blood Masque prior to today. Is it a new game?
Iwata implies he may resign over poor sales performance
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Satoru Iwata has been Nintendo’s corporate president and CEO for over a decade. But if the company can’t reach a goal of 100 billion yen in operating income for the next fiscal year, Iwata has hinted that he may be willing to step down.
Iwata noted during an analysts’ meeting earlier today:
“We feel greatly accountable for this severe outlook. …we plan to actively release our key titles for Nintendo 3DS which could potentially lead the markets this year.”
Iwata was later asked how he would take responsibility if the goal is not met. In response, he said:
“Please understand that [achieving it] is my commitment.”
Ubisoft shelved a Prince of Persia game in 2011
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After releasing Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands in 2010, Ubisoft Montreal began work on a new entry in the series. The project, which would have landed on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and perhaps a Nintendo platform given the franchise’s past – was canned one year later.
Christophe Prélot, a senior level artist at Ubisoft, lists the shelved Prince of Persia as being “FPP”. That means the game was in a first playable publishable stage – it may have been nothing more than CG before being scrapped.
Ubisoft stated earlier this week the Prince of Persia series has been “paused”. The series may not resurface for quite some time, but Ubisoft Montreal CEO Yannis Mallat nonetheless said the IP is “as important as any other franchise” for the company.
