With Mega Man Universe already in the cards, fans of the Blue Bomber already have a lot to look forward to. But now rumors are pointing to even more in store, with a new Mega Man Legends title said to be in the works.
A source tells Mega Man fan site Rockman Corner that a new entry in the series that spawned on the PlayStation One is currently in development. The game is not confirmed to be Mega Man Legends 3, but is being considered by the developers to be the next entry in the series. Unfortunately, that’s all of the information the mole is willing to reveal at this time, saying the project is rather secretive. (But not that secret, we suppose.)
Why lend any credence to these rumors, being spread by the elusive tipster known only as “The Shadow”? Well, it turns out this is the same person who pegged the release of Mega Man 9, along with very specific details that later panned out. But as always, take this for what it is — just a rumor. If it is true, expect to hear more about it after Capcom’s Mega Man Universe buzz starts to die down.
Rumor: Source Of MM9 Leak Says Mega Man Legends Sequel In Development [Rockman Corner]
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Here’s a beefy video for Halo: Reach. It’s an extended version of the “Deliver Hope” live-action trailer released last week. How extended? How about a full minute and then some? Does that kick you in the britches?
All that extra time was put to good use by investing in dramatic pauses. Seriously, what’s with the Spartan holding a bomb near detonation, seeing that there’s thousands of Covenant mucking about and then deciding to ponder for a bit before chucking the explosive. That’s just silly.
Tecmo Koei has announce its Tokyo Game Show line-up and the words “ninja,” “gaiden,” “dead,” “or,” and “alive” are sadly absent. Here’s what they’ll be showing on the floor:
- TRINITY: Souls of Zill O’ll (PS3)
- Warriors: Legends of Troy (PS3/360)
- Quantum Theory (PS3/360)
- Ishin No Arashi: Shippu Ryouma (Nintendo DS)
- Winning Post 7 2010 (PS3/PSP/PC)
- Nobunaga’s Ambition Online (PS2/PC)
- Uncharted Waters Online (PS3/PC)
- Dynasty Warriors Online (PS3/PC)
- Nobunaga’s Ambition (iPod Touch/iPhone)
- Kanji Shaker (iPod Touch/iPhone/iPad)
- Annie’s Wild Shot (Android)
Many of these games are Japan-only titles, including Winning Post 7, Ishin No Arashi, both Nobunaga games, Kanji Shaker, and Annie’s Wild Shot. That doesn’t mean we won’t cover them when we’re at the show next week, but it does mean we’ll be digging around for games we just might see on our shores.
I suspect that Tecmo Koei may have something else up its sleeves next week — it usually holds a “Western-friendly” gathering with additional titles (and a lot of alcohol)– but we’ll just have to wait to find out.
The folks at Joystiq were tipped that a PS3 bundle will be coming to Best Buy for Madden NFL 11. This bundle will cost $349 and will include a 250GB PS3 and the game. For those that count their pennies, this is the same cost as the standard PS3 250GB system, so you’re getting the game for free.
Joystiq’s sources say that the bundle will be available on Madden launch day, August 10th. Doubters? You shouldn’t as the bundle is already live on the Canada site for Best Buy.
Source: Best Buy to offer 250GB Madden NFL 11 PS3 bundle [Joystiq]
Last week it was reported that Mistwalker boss and Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi would be retiring after The Last Story. This week, it turns out that there was a translation error and that Sakaguchi does in fact have no plans to retire after the Wii game is done.
“Emotionally it feels like this is my last work, while pouring everything I have gotten into this project,” is what he actually said.
So, Sakaguchi will still stick around after the rather cool looking roleplaying game is finished. Considering he still owes us a Lost Odyssey 2, I’d say that’s pretty damn good news!
Sakaguchi not retiring after all? [Eurogamer]
There. You can see it above. Reportedly this ad for an upcoming black Xbox 360 “Slim” (doesn’t look that slim) popped up on Italian gaming website Console Tribe. It has since been taken down, but the internet is faster than that and grabbed a shot of it.
The ad said the new 360 would have a 250GB HDD, built-in WiFi (it’s a miracle!) , and compatibility with “Kinect.” The general assumption, which could be 100 percent wrong, is that Kinect is the actual name of Project Natal. Some digging through the source of Console Tribe shows that Microsoft owned ad company Atlas Solutions pushed the ad and image automatically to the site. The ad linked back to Microsoft’s Italian page.
Video of the ad in action below.
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If you want to look at my fat face rambling pointlessly at our Vtoid honcho, then you’re in ABSOLUTE FRIGGING LUCK, Above is a video where, indeed, you will see my fat face rambling pointlessly at our Vtoid honcho. In this video, we discuss the hardware that will be shown off at E3 this year, from Project Natal to PlayStation Move to the 3DS.
Bonus points for all of you who spot the nuclear blast that appears to overcome LA halfway during the interview. We have no idea what happened, but it’s fantastic. Check it out if you want!
Tony Hawk: Ride and its board controller were just a bad ideas. Seriously, is anyone out there still attempting to play it? I can’t imagine that even the most die-hard of fans are still falling all over their living rooms pretending like it is fun to use that stupid board. However, the board is not entirely useless. It can evidently be made into an actual skateboard.
As you will see above the fellows at SECSFilms have made the Tony Ride, an actual skateboard made out of the Tony Hawk: Ride skateboard. The video is basically them pulling off plenty of tricks, but what is really surprising is how durable the damn thing is. I would have expected the board to crack from some of the stuff they’re doing, but it holds up well.
Now, if someone can convert my extra Rock Band guitars into real guitars I’d be eternally grateful.
[Thanks, Zerstorer23]
Yesterday, we anonymously received images of a rather strange looking ION-branded controller. We reached out to ION to see what it had to say about the unannounced product, and it was surprisingly forthcoming.
The company confirmed that what we’ve seen is called the “ION Total Control,” and it will be revealed at E3 next week. In size and feel, ION says it’s very similar to the Xbox 360 controller, with the triggers replaced by a “patent pending mouse-like button design.” The unique controller is being designed with MMO and first-person shooter players in mind, with 100% customizable back-lit buttons.
“We decided to go with a wired design to provide maximum performance at the lowest price,” the company said regarding its decision to skip the wireless route.
Interestingly, the controller was designed by Jonathan Hayes, the man responsible for overseeing the design of the Xbox 360 console. ION also adds that “leading MMO game designers” provided input on the devices design, as well.
We’ll keep an eye open for this at E3, but now that you know what it is — are there are any MMO or FPS players who think they might get use out of something like this?
Last week, we posted a strange Xenoblade commercial starring Mayu Watanabe. Now the promising Wii RPG has gotten another one, starring the same lovely Japanese singer and full of yet more cryptic oddness.
In the last video, Watanabe said she wanted us to “use” her body. This latest one has her saying, “What will happen to us from here on out?” The video is titled Uncertain Future, which would explain her line of questioning. Whatever it means, it’s strange and pretentious, which makes it perfect for promoting a JRPG!
I’m quite looking forward to this, along with The Last Story and Arc Rise Fantasia. It’s a good year to be a Wii-owning JRPG fan, that’s for certain.
[Via GoNintendo]