When you think about G4, a few things may come to mind – X-Play, Attack of the Show, American Ninja Warrior, and… lots of old Cops reruns.
Early next year though, the network could be receiving a reboot along with a name change.
Variety is reporting that NBCUniversal, the parent company of G4, will rebrand the channel entirely. Video games would apparently still be featured, but the network would offer a more upscale and stylish format. The goal would be to entire the “modern male”. G4 would also look to go “in a direction reminiscent of GQ”.
Each one of Renegade Kid’s games has appeared on a Nintendo platform. The only semi-exceptions to this are Mutant Mudds and Dementium II, both of which have also been made for the PC.
Even though Renegade Kid has showed interest in the PC as of late, the studio won’t be abandoning its support for Nintendo platforms. In fact, co-founder Jools Watsham wrote on his blog recently that the company “would like to put the majority of our future development efforts into the 3DS eShop and Wii U eShop titles”.
“Porting Mutant Mudds to the PC, and selling it on Steam, has the potential of bringing some much needed funds into Renegade Kid, which will go straight into the development of new games. As we’re being perfectly – and frankly – honest here; I would like to put the majority of our future development efforts into the 3DS eShop and Wii U eShop titles (we’re authorized Wii U developers now btw – excite!).”
Thanks to Chad for the tip.
Say hello to “Little Masters”. In the game, players catch monsters, train them, and use them in battle. Sound familiar?
Bethesda isn’t in a rush to support Wii U.
PR and marketing VP Pete Hines, speaking with MCV in its latest issue, explained that the company’s “approach has been to put our games out on all of the platforms that will support them.”
Hines went on to say:
“So far the Wii hasn’t fitted into that. Whether Wii U does down the road is TBD.”
Square Enix recently confirmed that it would be pulling back the curtain on the Wii U version of Dragon Quest X at this year’s Tokyo Game Show. New information has since emerged about the company’s plans for the game (and the series overall), hinting that footage from the Wii U game will be shown.
Read on below for an overview of Square Enix’s full plans for Dragon Quest X at TGS.
– Stage is called “Dragon Quest X Wii U Demonstration Stage”
– Hosted by DQX producer Yousuke Saito
– Stage description says that we will be getting information about the Wii U version
– Based on the word “demonstration”, there could be a live demonstration with footage
– This isn’t specifically stated
– Dragon Quest X not playable at TGS
– There will be a “developers special talk”
– Saito and director Jin Fujisawa will detail the game’s big October update
– Series creator Yuji Horii will take part in a live recording of the Square Enix Chan! web radio program
– Horii and Saito will answer questions about Dragon Quest X
– Dragon Quest X photo contest and Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry’s Wonderland 3D tournament will be held at TGS
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NINTENDO AND THE BFI PARTNERSHIP CONTINUES WITH THE NINTENDO GALA
AND UK PREMIERE OF THE SAPPHIRES
PLUS A CHANCE TO SEE THEIR COMPETITION WINNER’S 3D SHORT FILM PRIOR TO THE NINTENDO GALA AT THE
56th BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL!Nintendo is thrilled to announce that its inaugural Gala screening at the 56th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express® (10 – 21 October 2012) will be the UK Premiere of feel-good comedy THE SAPPHIRES, about a larger than life female soul band, starring Chris O’Dowd.
Nintendo and the BFI, both committed to finding and nurturing the best new British film talent, have launched A Vision in 3D, a nation-wide competition, inviting emerging filmmakers to submit a short 3D film, using the wide range of filming modes on the Nintendo 3DS or Nintendo 3DS XL. Supported by Ridley Scott and focused around the theme of ‘British Summer 2012’, the winning short film will be premiered before the Nintendo Gala screening of The Sapphires at the BFI London Film Festival on Monday 15 October, 6pm, at Odeon West End.
The competition winner has the opportunity to be mentored by director Asif Kapadia and AV innovator Stuart Warren-Hill and will shoot a new short film on location in London, in collaboration with the two mentors and a professional crew.
The 3 runners-up in the competition will each receive a pair of tickets to the BFI London Film Festival and a BFI Membership for one year if they are over 18, or a one-year subscription to Sight and Sound Magazine if they are under 18.
Nintendo 3DS XL and the BFI present A Vision in 3D offers an incredible introduction to the film industry for the next generation of UK film talent.
Award-winning director, Ridley Scott said: “Digital and 3D filmmaking is within the grasp of everyone these days. I’m excited by all the skill and talent that’s emerging in the UK, telling stories in different ways and it’s vital that it gets our support. This competition launched by the BFI and Nintendo opens up a big opportunity for emerging filmmakers to make their mark and they should grab it with both hands. I can’t wait to see the results.”
Nintendo UK Marketing and PR Director, Shelly Pearce said of the partnership: “We are extremely excited to be working with the BFI to provide a platform for future 3D film-making talent to showcase their work. The Nintendo 3DS XL & Nintendo 3DS video camera offers people a chance to explore their creative side and we can’t wait to see how the British people are spending their summer.”
Clare Stewart, BFI Head of Exhibition added, “The BFI London Film Festival is thrilled to be working with Nintendo on this innovative new partnership that provides an opportunity for emerging filmmaking talent to be mentored in 3D filmmaking and we look forward to showcasing the winning film at the festival this October.”
A Vision in 3D is supported by competition figurehead Ridley Scott (Prometheus, Blade Runner, Gladiator) and entries were judged by an expert panel that included competition mentors Stuart Warren-Hill – an AV artist and innovator in the field of electronic music and visual media, founder of Hexstatic, Holotronica and co-founder of the Big Chill – and Asif Kapadia, director of hit documentary Senna.
In addition to this competition and as part of their wider cultural partnership, Nintendo and the BFI are working together on a number of exciting new 3D content projects, details of which will continue to be announced.
Participant Biographies:
Figurehead, Ridley Scott
Renowned, Academy Award®-nominated director Ridley Scott has been honoured with Academy Award® nominations for Best Director for his work on Black Hawk Down, Gladiator, and Thelma & Louise. All three films also earned him DGA Award nominations. Scott most recently released the acclaimed smash hit Prometheus starring Michael Fassbender, Noomi Rapace and Charlize Theron. Currently he is in production on The Counselor, written by Cormac McCarthy and starring Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt, and Javier Bardem. In 2003, Scott was awarded a knighthood from the Order of the British Empire in recognition of his contributions to the arts.Mentor, Asif Kapadia
BAFTA award winning Asif Kapadia is a British filmmaker and has directed numerous award-winning films, including The Sheep Thief (1997), The Warrior (2001), which won the BAFTA Award for Best British Film 2003 and Senna (2010), which is the highest grossing British documentary of all time, and won BAFTA Awards for Best Documentary and Best Editing and the World Cinema Audience Award Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival 2011.Mentor, Stuart Warren-Hill
UK based Stuart Warren-Hill is an audio visual artist and Innovator in the field of electronic music and visual media. Founder of Hexstatic, Holotronica and co founder of the Big Chill, Stuart has been pushing AV boundaries since the early 1990’s. He has collaborated Coldcut, David Byrne, Faithless and George Michael. You can find out more about Holotronica and Hexstatic at www.holotronica.com and www.hexstatic.tv
Source: Nintendo PR
More Bravely Default: Flying Fairy details are included in the latest issue of Jump.
First up, there will be SpotPass support (hopefully this wasn’t mistranslated…). Players will see Norende Village’s resident count rise through SpotPass and Internet transfers. With a higher population, the town’s recovery will improve.
Jump also has the first information on “Crystal Spirits.” They’ll be joining Anies as he looks to free the crystals.
Although Bravely Default will be missing out on the Tokyo Game Show in playable form, Square Enix is readying yet another demo, which should be out soon. If TGS attendees have the demo downloaded and bring along their 3DS, they’ll be able to exchange data with the development team.
The word out of Jump’s latest issue is that a new Toriko game is in the works for the 3DS. Toriko Gourmet Monsters! will be released this winter, according to the magazine.
The title is a Gourmet Monster Raising RPG. That likely means players will be collecting and raising monsters.
More details should be on the way, so stay tuned for that.
