Level-5, of Professor Layton franchise fame, has hired Yasumi Matsuno (Tactics Ogre, Vagrant Story) in an unknown role. Speaking with Famitsu (translated by Andriasang) Matsuno stated that he wished to work on more “compact games” with shorter development cycles, something geared more towards children. Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino told the magazine that he and the […]
A lengthy Q&A session on the official Kojima Productions Podcast has given us some preliminary info on what to expect on Metal Gear‘s 25th Anniversary. Hideo Kojima personally answered some pre-E3 questions with his trademark blunt-vagueness. The bullet points of the podcast can be viewed after the jump, courtesy of Andriasang.
The latest Famitsu (via Andriasang) revealed that mech giants of Armored Core 5 will launch onto Japanese shelves this October, meaning an early 2012 release in the West. A closed beta will become available shortly before the game’s release in Japan.
Never one to let a good property go without a sequel, Square Enix recently announced that it is broadening the Chaos Rings iOS franchise with both a prequel and sequel installment. According to Famitsu (thanks Andriasang), Chaos Rings Omega will hit the iOS next month in Japan, with Chaos Rings II following sometime later in […]