“I wanted the soundtrack to have a different atmosphere from the games I’ve worked on up to now, and that’s why I asked Shimomura to be our main contributor. Once development began to gather steam, we got to a point where we had to pick a title from a list of candidates. In the end, we decided to include ‘Xeno’ as a sort of symbol for the game. I wanted it to have some sort of aspect in common with the Xeno games of the past, and around that time I also realized that the ending wouldn’t work without a vocal song. All that combined meant that Mitsuda was the only person I could really ask.” – game producer Tetsuya Takahashi
“It definitely feels like high fantasy, what with all the pristine nature and clear blue skies. Yet, at the same time, you look at the tentative list of track names and there’s titles lke ‘Shoulder Map’ and ‘Shin Meadow,’ and I thought someone was joking with me at first! I remember how odd it all seemed when I learned about how the game takes place atop the bodies of giant gods.” – Yoko Shimomura, composer
“The game was mostly complete by the time I came along. The feel of the game was already set in stone, of course, but I still asked if I could read the script first, which turned out to be absolutely huge — I didn’t know if I could get myself to read through all of it, but I managed it anyway. It’s a really epic tale, very much a Takahashi production.” – Yasunori Mitsuda, composer
“The game’s structured around this clash between man and machine, so I’m putting in a lot of sounds I don’t normally use alongside electric guitars to give the music a confrontational nuance. I had a request from Takahashi for this incredibly long track — long for me, anyway; around nine minutes. It had to match up with a movie, too, so I was all ‘No way I can do nine minutes!’ Then his request changed; he said to me ‘I still need nine minutes, but change it up in the middle,’ so now he was basically requesting two songs from me!” – Yoko Shimomura, composer
– 90 tracks
– Shimomura in charge of the composers
– Mitsuda worked on the ending music
– Ending music sung by Sarah Lim
I’ve been incredibly impressed with the music we’ve heard so far for Xenoblade. I highly suggest taking a peek at the game’s teaser site if you already haven’t. The compositions on there are worth listening to!
West Hall
South Hall
Nintendo has a big area to showcase their upcoming games once again. Let’s hope Zelda Wii will be playable!
“In any project like this there’s always tough decisions to make that mean leaving features or ideas behind. An example is the Challenge Mode. In the conception and the main development phases, this feature was much more robust. If we had been able to complete it, it would have allowed you to replay individual missions as desired, with new enemies and new challenges attached to each run. But near the end of the project, it became clear that our remaining technical hurdles meant that finishing this feature would have meant not finishing other key features… so the mode had to be scaled back.” – Jason Vandenberge
It sounds as though the original Challenge Mode could have added a great deal of replay value to Red Steel 2. Being able to take on new enemies and challenges would have been a big incentive to return to the game.
Barcelona, May 12 2010.- Korner Entertainment S.L. and Continental Producciones S.L. proudly announce the release of ‘My Fireplace’ for WiiWare. Now users will be able to turn their television into a fireplace, equipped with realistic graphics… and a fire that will almost burn them!
But… what is ‘My Fireplace’? The answer is very simple: ‘My Fireplace’ is exactly what it seems. So you are about to try the first hyper-realistic fireplace simulator for WiiWare. Because… how many times have you wished you had a fireplace at home? Now, for the first time with the Wii, you can turn your television into a fireplace. And what’s more, it’s not going to be just any old fireplace. It comes equipped with realistic graphics and a fire that will surprise you.
1. [DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2
2. [PSP] Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
3. [Wii] New Super Mario Bros. Wii
4. [Wii] Mario Kart Wii
5. [DS] Tomodachi Collection
6. [Wii] Wii Fit Plus
7. [DS] Pokemon Ranger: Tracks of Light
8. [PS3] Super Street Fighter IV
9. [PSP] Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2010
10. [DS] Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver
Third Installment of Popular Series Now Offers Online Play and Collection of Five New Games
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – May 11, 2010 –The EA Play Label of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced it is developing HASBRO FAMILY GAME NIGHT 3 for release in Autumn 2010. Available at retail just in time for Christmas, HASBRO FAMILY GAME NIGHT 3 will feature a suite of five new digital versions of popular Hasbro game brands for the Wii™, Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system, and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system. HASBRO FAMILY GAME NIGHT 3 will also deliver an exciting new dimension of online play designed to bring friends and family together from living rooms around the world.
The HASBRO FAMILY GAME NIGHT 3 collection of titles will appeal to the entire family with digital versions of their favourite game brands brought to life in a new theme park setting with the loveable MR. POTATO HEAD returning as the host and park guide. Featuring both classic and remixed versions, players can spin the wheel of fate in THE GAME OF LIFE, find out “whodunit” in CLUE, tie themselves in knots with TWISTER, trigger crazy chain reactions in MOUSE TRAP, and try their hand at YAHTZEE Hands Down.
Update: Make sure you check out this page for additional pictures of Black/White.
According to CoroCoro, Black/White will feature the Isshu Region and the characters will be older this time around. Additionally, while the magazine does not confirm it, it is rumored that the new Pokemon might be called Pokabu (Fire Pokemon) , Mijumaru (Water Pokemon), and Tsutaja (Grass Pokemon).
Madden NFL 11
FIFA ll
NHL 11
NBA Live 11
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11
New EA Sports Active
New Sony and Microsoft Motion Control Games
New Harry Potter Game
New Hasbro Titles
Sims 3 On Consoles
Sims 3 PC Expansion Packs
New Need for Speed
Dead Space 2
Medal of Honor
Crysis 2
BulletStorm
Star Wars: The Old Republic.
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Sorry to those that were looking forward to perhaps joining us for this week’s game night, but we will have to skip game night this week! I’m unfortunately not going to be home either Thursday, Friday, or Saturday night, and so we’ll have to miss out for the first time yet! Of course, you’re all free to play games regardless of whether I’m there or not, but there will be no officially “sanctioned” game night. Many apologies to those who wanted to play! Be sure to mark your calenders for the following weekend, though!
