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Team ICO given special Visual Arts award at CEDEC 2008 (ICO)

Sep 27, 2008

At this year's CEDEC (CESA Developers Conference), on behalf of the entire team, Fumito Ueda, Junichi Hosono and Hajime Sugiyama were presented with a special award for Visual Arts for their contribution to the video game industry.

ICO won the award, surpassing other better-known titles like Final Fantasy, Gran Turismo and Metal Gear Solid. The game was praised for its atmosphere and presentation of contrasting light and shadow. Ueda had a few lines ready for the occasion:

"Thank you for this award. When we started working on ICO ten years ago, we faced many challenges because we wanted to create something which did not exist. We are now facing a similar challenge with our new project. Please wait a little more, we are sure you'll like it very much. Thank you again."

del Toro: "There are only two game classics. Both are by Team Ico." (ICO)

Aug 27, 2008

From PS3 Attitude, Brodiesan writes: "Though lauding the likes of GTAIV and Bioshock there are only two games del Toro considers good enough to warrant the moniker of "masterpiece": Ico and Shadow of the Colossus..."

Is an ICO 2 and Shadow of the Colossus 2 mixed game coming to PS3? (ICO)

Jun 26, 2008

In an interview with Fumito Ueda at the Nordic Game 08 event, he mentions being at work on a game that combines both the graphics and gameplay seen in his previous games ICO (2001) and its prequel Shadow of the Colossus (2005). VGB looks into the questoin: "Could the lead designer of those PlayStation 2 games be at work on a mixed sequel for the PlayStation 3?"

Twelve sequels we actually want (ICO)

Jan 3, 2008

Some people say you can have too much of a good thing, but we say they can bugger right off. A cake is good, right? But are two cakes bad? No, theyre just more cake, and we like cake so well take all we can get. Om nom nom. In gaming terms, the only thing better than a great videogame is a great videogame that acts as the start of a great franchise. Final Fantasy, Burnout, Super Mario Bros… We love them not only because theyre great but also because of what they later gave us. The only ...

Sony caught violating GPL (General Public License) (ICO)

Dec 1, 2007

The Inquirer - Nick Farrell, Wednesday, 28 November 2007:

"Open sourcer, Alexander Strange was snuffling around the European release of the game ICO when he noticed new files SRCFILE.TXT and TRFILE.TXT and had a look at them.

In amongst the tangled code were bits of the GPL library libarc for compressed data handling.

Sony, which is a big champion of protecting creative rights, has failed to credit the code's author or mention libarc or the GPL."

Ubisoft opens Offices in Mexico and Announce Mexico Show Line-Up (ICO)

Oct 26, 2006

Line-up announced for Electronic Games Show in Mexico. New office also setup for growing market.

IGPX videos roll out (IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix)

Jul 11, 2006

The Cartoon Network anime series IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix is coming to PS2s this September, and we've got footage of the mecha-racing game in action. It's not exactly surprising to see publisher Namco Bandai working on an anime adaptation, but IGPX is unusual in that it features team racing with ultra-high-speed giant robots. Promising "over 60 miles of ever-changing track," the game will follow Team Satomi as they pit their sword-swinging, fist-fighting robots against rival teams on courses ...

Sega confirms new dates for Hulk, Beijing PC and PictoImage (The Incredible Hulk)

Jun 25, 2008

VG247: Just got some new dates from Sega PR. And here they are.

* The Hulk PC ¿ public street date is now June 27
* The Hulk Wii ¿ public street date now July 4
* The Hulk PS2 - public street date is now July 11
* Beijing 2008 PC ¿ public street date is now July
* PictoImage DS ¿ public street date is Sept 5

The Incredible Hulk gets released in July for PC, PS2 and Wii (Europe) (Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction)

Jun 11, 2008

Sega has informed Strategy Informer that the PC, PS2 and Wii release of The Incredible Hulk will be released in July. No other further details were revealed.

The Incredible Hulk Muscles Its Way into Stores (Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction)

Jun 5, 2008

SEGA of America, Inc. today announced that THE INCREDIBLE HULK video game has shipped to stores across North America. Based on both the Marvel Studios feature film being released in theaters on June 13, 2008 and the popular Marvel Comics series created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.

Click through for all the details!

SEGA expecting strong sales for The Incredible Hulk (Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction)

Jun 5, 2008

PSU writes: "SEGA has said that the publisher is expecting its upcoming movie tie-in The Incredible Hulk to turn in a solid performance when the game hits shelves this summer.

Speaking to MCV, Ben Payne, Product Manager for SEGA UK, commented: "The Incredible Hulk is Marvel's second biggest property, so awareness of the character is high. As usual, the success of any film tie-in video game is linked to the film itself."

"Thankfully this film is going to be massive, and is well timed, in that it gives Indy IV its deserved moment in the spotlight, and is released two weeks before Prince Caspian."

Iron Man to appear in The Incredible Hulk (Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction)

Apr 23, 2008

TVGB: "You've probably all seen the concept art above from The Incredible Hulk game, heard the news that Tony Stark will be making an appearance in the new Incredible Hulk movie and also heard that Hulkbuster armor will be making an appearance in the Iron Man game. Putting these three news items together one could easily jump the conclusion that Iron Man is going to make an appearance in the Hulk game. Well I'm here to tell you that that assumption would be completely and totally correct."

Incredible Hulk Wii vs. 360, PS3 screenshots (Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction)

Apr 8, 2008

The difference is slightly more than a wii bit when it comes to Gaming Target's comparison between of The Incredible Hulk on next-gen systems and other "next-gen" system. Notice the the decreased muscle definition as well as the barren city detail in the Wii version (the first image) and the higher textures of the true next-gen version (second image).

"The Incredible Hulk doesn't release until early June, in conjunction with the upcoming Edward Norton movie. So, there's some time for Marvel's green superhero to take some vitamin supplements. But here's a quick comparison of how he's shaping up...

Judge for yourself"

New Hulk game for summer 2005 (Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction)

Dec 17, 2004

Vivendi have announced the first details of a new Hulk game for PS2, Xbox and Gamecube. Called simply The Incredible Hulk, the title is currently being developed by Radical Games - also the people behind last year's The Hulk. The action-adventure will offer fully destructible environments while the Hulk will have the ability to (wait for it) "weaponise any object". The free-roaming landscapes allow players to jump anywhere, climb anything and smash everything - even entire buildings. We're also ...

Southpeak Releases Iridium Runners for PlayStation 2 (Iridium Runners)

Feb 20, 2008

SouthPeak Games announced today that Iridium Runners has shipped for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system. The high intensity on-foot racing title developed by Playstos Entertainment is rated "E" for Everyone and is available now.

Gamefly Charts: Iron Man Tops GTA IV? (Iron Man)

May 13, 2008

Iron Man knocks Grand Theft Auto IV off the top spot on the Gamefly Top Ten 'Most Queued' list. Not surprisingly, Mario Kart Wii continues it's reign at the top of the Nintendo Wii list, while PlayStation 3 gamers also have Grand Theft Auto IV queued up at the top.

Queue up the complete Gamefly Top 10 most requested list:

All-Star Cast for Ironman The Video Game (Iron Man)

Mar 20, 2008

From the article: "SEGA Europe Ltd., SEGA® of America, Inc. and Marvel Entertainment, Inc. announced today that the Iron Man video game, based on the successful Marvel comic book series and the upcoming film by Marvel Studios, will feature the voice talents of Robert Downey Jr., Terence Howard and Shaun Toub. All three actors will reprise their onscreen roles of Tony Stark (Downey), Lt. Col. James "Rhodey" Rhodes (Howard), and Yinsen (Toub). The Iron Man video game launches day and date with the blockbuster movie on May 2, 2008."

Retail Radar: UK dates for Fable 2, Ghostbusters (Iron Man)

Mar 17, 2008

Play.com let slip dates for a bunch of titles including Fable 2, Ghostbusters, Prototype, Ninja Gaiden II, and The Bourne Conspiracy.

The dates:
- Fable 2: May 30
- Ghostbusters: September 26
- Prototype: June 27
- The Bourne Conspiracy: June 27
- Ninja Gaiden II: March 28
- Iron Man: May 30
- WALL-E: May 4
- Lego Batman: "sometime in September"

Iron Man, Hulk, Alien games power Sega's reinvention (Iron Man)

Mar 2, 2008

It's no mean feat powering up from being video game publisher No. 14 in 2004 to becoming the industry's sixth largest third-party publisher today. But Sega of America is tasting that success. Industry analysts credit its president and COO since 2005, Simon Jeffery, as the force behind the company's struggle to reinvent itself.

In fact, come May 2, when the Marvel Enterprises-produced "Iron Man" blasts into movie theaters, Sega is counting on the day-and-date release of its video game version to inject even more life into what was once a very anemic portfolio.

"Historically, Sega hasn't been part of the license business," explains Jeffery. "But we felt that in order to gain market momentum, we absolutely needed to have big game-appropriate movie licenses under our belt."

Iron Man game designers using ILM model (Iron Man)

Oct 30, 2007

The Iron Man video game has two strikes against it, by merit of being (1) a licensed product and (2) poised to be released alongside a movie. However, there are some benefits to the movie connection. Speaking to USA Today, Sega of America Senior Producer Mike McHale revealed that they had received the CG model for Iron Man himself created by Industrial Light & Magic for use in the film.