Former Bionic Games creative director Mike Stout has shared some incredibly interesting insight into the development of Spyborgs.
For those who are unaware, Spyborgs is Capcom’s Wii-exclusive title developed by Bionic Games. After its initial reveal, the project underwent a major overhaul following feedback from fans.
Stout says that Bionic had just six months to recreate its game from scratch for Capcom. Amazingly, Capcom ended up shipping an incomplete, pre-beta build in North America as the final version. Unlike Europe, the US received a game with untuned difficulty and companion AI that “just didn’t work.”
Stout also touched on the relationship between Bionic Games and Capcom. Sadly, both companies ended up treating each other very poorly.
You can find all of Stout’s tweets after the break. Please note that some of the messages contain strong lanauge.
Two more Mega Man games are due out next week – Mega Man II and Mega Man III. Mega Man IV is slated for May 15, followed by Mega Man V on May 22 and Mega Man Xtreme 2 on May 29. Plenty of classic games to look forward to!
This week’s 3DS eShop deals are as follows:
Myst – $6.99 (was $9.99) permanent
Deer Drive Legends – $6.99 (was $9.99) permanent
Rage of the Gladiator – $3.49 (was $6.99) through 5/22
Fishdom H2O: Hidden Odyssey – $3.99 (was $4.99) through 6/5
Puzzler World 2013 – $6.99 (was $9.99) permanent
Castle Clout 3D – $2.99 (was $4.99) through 5/31
American Mensa Academy – $6.99 (was $9.99) permanent
Tappingo – $1.99 (was $2.99) through 5/15
10-in-1: Arcade Collection – $1.99 (was $2.99) through 5/22
101 DinoPets 3D – $2.99 (was $4.99) through 5/31
Puzzler Brain Games – $6.99 (was $9.99) permanent
Bird Mania Christmas 3D – $0.99 (was $1.99)
PIX3D – $1.99 (was $3.99) through 5/22
SpeedX 3D – $1.99 (was $3.99) through 5/22
The images above are snapshots taken from VideoGamer’s Mario Kart 8 video. We also have just a few more details after the break, which are slightly spoilery (when you unlock certain characters).
Armature Studio and Warner Bros. Interactive have prepared a new update for Batman Arkham Origins Blackgate: Deluxe Edition. The thing is, we’re not sure what it changes/adds at the moment. We’ll let you know if we receive any additional information.
And here’s the file size of the other new Wii U eShop title launching today: Abyss. The game is only 127MB. You should be able to easily fit that on your Wii U’s internal memory or external harddrive.
Stick it to the Man is one of two new games hitting the North American Wii U eShop today – the other being Abyss. Keep in mind that the download takes up about 1,100MB of space. Not too large of a game!
If you have a European 3DS system, you can download a demo for The Denpa Men 3 as of today. Unfortunately, it’s not yet available in North America as a result of “technical issues.”
The official Facebook page for The Denpa Men confirms that the demo will now launch in the states next Thursday.
French developer Bloomylight Studio is hoping to bring its new action/platformer title “Lynn and the Spirits of Inao” to Wii U as well as PC, iOS, and Android. There’s not too much information available at present, though the studio’s own teaser website is located here. Bloomylight suggested that a crowdfunding campaign will be announced in the future.
Source: Bloomylight Studio PR
