Square Enix says the world-wide console market is growing increasingly difficult to thrive in
Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in General Gaming, News | 0 comments
Ah yes, more financial briefing news from various companies’ third quarter meetings. Today’s quotes? From Final Fantasy and Tomb Raider publisher Square Enix, who says that they had to operate at a loss this past quarter due to how hard it is to make money in an “increasingly difficult” console market:
“During the nine-month period ended December 31, 2012, the Company has not recovered the operating loss posted in the six-month period ended September 30, 2012, primarily due to the increasingly difficult condition of the world-wide console game market, under which the Group is struggling to achieve a fair expected return on its investment.” – Square Enix statement
Well, I see many developers and publishers making quite a bit of money on this industry. I think the real problem here is that Square Enix is putting out games that are good, but not quite up the alley of most consumers in most regions right now. You’ve gotta read the markets, and the markets aren’t asking for mediocre Final Fantasy games, Square!
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed 3DS footage
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Axl Rose is set to lose his lawsuit against Activision
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A few years ago, Axl Rose (frontman of Guns N’ Roses) sued Activision for apparently breaching contract and using “Welcome to the Jungle” fraudulently in Guitar Hero 3. He also said that the game shouldn’t have been allowed to use the Slash character model, because Activision supposedly said there would be no in-game references to Slash or his band “Velvet Revolver”.
I can’t comment on the validity of any of these claims, but the judge in the case dismissed it pretty early on– setting a court date for this month– and apparently things aren’t looking that much better for the former GNR frontman this time around.
Atari approved for bankruptcy financing, should continue to operate
Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in General Gaming, News | 0 comments
I don’t know much about the technical talk going on here, but from what I understand Atari has secured “debtor-in-possession” financing, which will allow it to continue operating through its recently filed bankruptcy. The total amount they obtained was $5 million, with stipulations of the funds being that they would be under advisement by a firm who would help them decide how and where to sell their assets.
Well… I guess we’ll see how long it takes before someone else takes over the Atari name and tries to revive it!
Injustice: Gods Among Us match-ups: Batman vs. Bane, Wonder Woman vs. Harley Quinn
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments
For the next ten weeks, Warner Bros. and NetherRealm Studios will allow fans to vote on Injustice: Gods Among Us characters that would come out on top in a particular fight. Winners will be decided on Friday and new match-ups will go live the following Monday (except for today). Characters that are victorious will be featured in new gameplay videos.
This week’s matchups are Batman vs. Bane and Wonder Woman vs. Harley Quinn. You can vote here.
Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 launch trailer
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Gyrozetter: Wings of the Albatross scan
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Bayonetta 2 monster snippet is real-time, other tidbits
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Believe it or not, we’ve already been given a first look at Bayonetta 2.
Nintendo produced a new behind-the-scenes video for its Nintendo Direct presentation in January, and showed a very brief snippet of a monster at the end. That one second of footage was produced in real-time, according to director Yusuke Hashimoto.
Hashimoto tweeted a few days ago:
“The monster that appears at the end of the Bayonetta 2 ‘making-of’ video is done in real-time on the Wii U (the first in-game footage?).”
Hashimoto later tweeted that the developer video’s music is one of the new songs included and Bayonetta 2.
Last but not least, producer Atsushi Inaba also confirmed on Twitter that a ROM check on Bayonetta 2 has been completed. Good news, I suppose!
Death Inc. could come to Wii U
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
Death Inc. is yet another Kickstarter project that could make its way to Wii U. Developer Ambient Studios is only working on PC, Mac and Linux versions at present, but it sounds like a release on the Wii U eShop could be possible.
An Ambient spokesperson said the following when asked about a Wii U version:
“A Wii U version would be amazing! First thoughts on this are (bearing in mind I’m at home, so I can’t talk to any of the programmers right now) is that we’re building in Unity. I have no idea whether the engine supports that platform nor the additional work that would be involved in getting it to work. If however, it does and the kickstarter is successful and the game is well received, then I would love to take a look into doing this. It’s a great idea!”
Just what is Death Inc.? It’s a strategy game that has you playing as the Grim Reaper, who is looking to spread the bubonic plague. Ambient is made up of former employees from Media Molecule, Lionhead and Criterion – a nice selection of talent!
Of course, before Ambient Studios can proceed with Death Inc., the indie dev needs to meet its Kickstarter goal. £23,024 has been raised thus far. A £300,000 total needs to be met before March 6.
