LEGO City Undercover dev says the team wanted to avoid making a GTA game, scrapped zombie mechanic talk
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LEGO City Undercover may feature an open world, but it’s not overly comparable to Grand Theft Auto. It turns out that this was intentional.
During a recent episode of the Bits N’ Bricks podcast, lead animator Matt Palmer mentioned, “One thing we were keen to try and avoid was it becoming a Grand Theft Auto game.” Rather than being violent, the team “constantly stepped back from things and just made sure that we were looking at the fun and the funny element of what we could do.” That lead to elements like the grapple gun.
Palmer explained:
RiMS Racing – making of video #3 – “Details”
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Nacon and RaceWard Studio have readied the third behind the scenes video in a four part series for RiMS Racing. In it, the team is joined by collaborators from Brembo and Pirelli, who helped ensure players will experience a simulation that is as realistic as possible. Fans can learn how every single piece, from over 500 spare parts recreated in the game from actual manufacturers, will affect racing performance and the way their race feels.
Here’s the full video:
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Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot + A New Power Awakens Set trailer highlights battle system
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A new Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot + A New Power Awakens Set trailer is in from Bandai Namco. In this week’s video, we get a closer look at the game’s battle system.
Here’s the full trailer:
Shin Megami Tensei V daily demon vol. 052 – Basilisk
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Atlus has released the latest demon showcase video for Shin Megami Tensei V. For today’s update, we have a closer look at Basilisk.
Here’s the full video:
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LEGO City Undercover devs talk Nintendo’s role on the game, company was “very, very involved”
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LEGO City Undercover was a pretty big deal when it first appeared on Wii U close to a decade ago. It was planned as one of the system’s first major games, and was even published by Nintendo.
In a recent episode of the Bits N’ Bricks podcast, lead animator Matt Palmer and LEGO Group producer Darryl Kelley spoke in-depth about LEGO City Undercover’s creation. We also get to hear about Nintendo’s role. According to Kelley, the company was “very, very involved” – including development itself.
Below are Plamer and Kelley’s full words:
Kirby Star Allies director on when development began, series’ previous absence on consoles, more
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HAL Laboratory’s Shinya Kumazaki opened up about the making of Kirby Star Allies in a recently-released art book for the game. Kumazaki discussed when development began (planning was actually before the launch of Planet Robobot), the previous absence of Kirby side-scrollers on consoles, and more.
Nintendo Everything’s translation is below:
PJ Masks Heroes of the Night gameplay trailer
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Outright Games has issued a gameplay trailer for PJ Masks Heroes of the Night, its upcoming platformer adventure game. View it below.
PJ Masks Heroes of the Night will be available for Switch on October 29. More information can be found here.
Blazing Strike debut trailer
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Aksys Games and RareBreed Makes Games today shared the first official trailer for Blazing Strike, their upcoming 2D fighting game. We have it below.
Blazing Strike arrives for Switch in Spring 2022.
Piofiore: Episodio 1926 heading west in Summer 2022
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In partnership with Idea Factory, Aksys Games has announced plans to localize Piofiore: Episodio 1926 for the west. It will launch outside of Japan in Summer 2022.
Here’s a brief overview:
Kimi wa Yukima ni Koinegau coming west
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Aksys Games has revealed yet another Switch otome visual novel for the west. Kimi wa Yukima ni Koinegau, which previously released outside of Japan, will be localized for overseas fans. A release window has not been announced.
Thanks to Aksys Games, we have the following overview and trailer:
