MTV Multiplayer's Patrick Klepek reports:
In a surprise move, Nintendo have announced a new brand, targeted at casual gamers, much like EA's 'Freeplay' range. This new brand goes by the name of 'Shake it Up Baby', and will allow less seasoned gamers to jump right in to the most complicated of games.
Platinum Games confirmed at Game Convention that online Mad World features are being considered.
Platinum Games chose Wii as the platform for its ultra-violent, black and white blood bath, MadWorld, because "it feels like a game that is at home" on Nintendo's console. Hmmm.
via Eurogamer:
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Sega has unveiled a whole bunch of release dates for its upcoming line-up, including Sonic Unleashed, Aliens: Colonial Marines and Space Siege.The, dare we say, promising-looking Sonic Unleashed has been given a strong November date, while Aliens FPS Colonial Marines has unfortunately slipped into 2009. Golden Axe: Beast Rider, if anyone cares, hits shelves in September.Chris Taylor's Space Siege has also been branded with a ...
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Ripping people's hearts out, cutting blokes in half with a chainsaw - that's what's going down in these gory new MadWorld screens, and we like it. That pretty much sums up the whole game. You play as Jack, the man with the chainsaw arm, and you brutalize people in the most horrific ways. Sega called it "comical violence" in a press unveiling, so somehow that makes it okay for Nintendo's family-friendly ...
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The staff of PlatinumGames is absolutely dedicated to the production of high quality, original titles. While the three titles we have announced may differ with regards to platform and tone, we believe that they all share the absolute highest level of quality.
Director of upcoming gore-fest from SEGA and Platinum games details why such a game is a good fit for Wii.
VG247: A now-pulled story on a magic site we've agreed not to mention has reported that Sega's signed three games from Platinum Games, the studio formed from ex-Clover staffers - including Resident Evil legend Shinji Mikami - after the Capcom closed the outfit.