The weekly news roundup is here! A few interesting stories and the VGA winners after the jump. I'm also including the reveal trailers from the VGAs. Some interesting stuff there, especially a Bioware Command and Conquer, Alan Wake: American Nightmare and The Last of Us by Naughty Dog. Some cool stuff. Also, if you can, donate to Child's Play!
More issues at Team Ico...
Well,
this is unsettling. First, we have reports that Fumito Ueda (Team
Ico's founder) has left Sony. Now we learn that the executive
producer Yoshifusa Hayama on The
Last Guardian
has left for UK's Bossa Studios. That's a lot of high-ranking folks
leaving a project that has been in development for over 4 years.
While Ueda has stayed with the project, it appears that Hayama is
gone (see the full press release in the link). I was a bit worried
about The Last
Guardian
before, but now it's full-blown trepidation. (via Joystiq)
That's two of three!
Another
of the Wii's final games, and a good looking RPG to boot, is
confirmed for Europe. The
Last Story,
made by Final
Fantasy
creator and head of Mistwalker Studios Hironobu Sakaguchi, is due in
Europe this coming February. Out of Operation Rainfall's three
targets, two have now been confirmed (though no US date has been set
for Last Story,
but we'll probably see it anyhow). That just leaves the more obscure
Pandora's Tower
without any release outside of Japan. If Last
Story
comes to the States, that will be another good JRPG worth checking
out. (via Joystiq)
Miyamoto and friends
Shigeyu
Miyamoto, Mr Mario/Zelda/Nintendo himself, has said in an interview
with Wired that he's “retiring from [his] current position”
within the company. Panic ensued that the man behind nearly all Nintendo's
success (and most of my childhood toys) would leave and then...what?
Doom? Destruction? Plagues of locusts? He's the
creative force, but he also has many developers to work with and
train. He has said that he wants to mentor the younger/next
generation of Nintendo minds and help them find their way. Losing
such a creative mind would be damaging, sure. But there are many new
faces that could be the next Miyamoto waiting for their time to
shine. Nintendo said as much while clarifying the comments, and that
should alleviate most fears. I'm sure the man behind Mario will be a
fixture in the industry for many years to come. (via Game Informer and Joystiq)
Free (or super cheap) DLC? Yes, please!
Fans
of Bastion are getting
free/cheap DLC for Christmas! The Narrator fleshes out his backstory
in an arena “Who Knows Where” room. There is also a Casual mode
(once you get a New Game +) to just enjoy the game's story. It will
be free for PC/Chrome gamers and cost 80 MS Points ($1) for XBLA
folks. Guess it's time to fire up the 360 again. Bastion
is totally worth it, and this is a pretty cool bonus!
The Spike VGAs Winners
Game of the Year: Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Studio: Bethesda
Best Xbox: Batman: Arkham City
Best PS3: Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Best Wii: Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Best PC: Portal 2
Best DLG: Bastion
Best Portable: Super Mario 3D Land
Hall of Fame: The Legend of Zelda series
Some of these look pretty damn cool. Others are head-scratchers. Game Trailers has them all in the link above.
The Last of Us by Naughty Dog
Bioware Victory brings us Command and Conquer: Generals 2
Alan Wake: American Nightmare looks cool!
I am so excited for Mass Effect 3, and this makes me so happy!
Bioshock: Infinite keeps looking better and better!
Remember Raiden from MGS 2? Yeah, he's awesome now in MGR: Revengenace
And here we have the fine gents at 1Up discussing their takes on the VGA reveals. (via 1Up)
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