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Gosh, this is a strange move.

Let's just hope it's rated M for Maya XD

_{apologies for making the worst jokes ever}

Kind of reminds me of what happened with Capcom and their 90% sequels policy. And then their top developers will break off and form their own studios, with blackjack and Playstation Vita's.

Calling it!

@ngamer155 Publishing internationally costs a lot of money, and iirc Goodbye Galaxy's self published games didn't go worldwide. Circle actually has a great track record for international publishing

EDIT: I remembered wrong, Goodbye Galaxy never self published, but they did work with less reliable publishers before.

The only press that I'd heard about this game was from a blog about violence in gaming, where a playtester was repulsed by the game's audacity to give a moral choice (whether to kill or spare a guard) after it forced him to torture that same guard in a plot-related event.

And then that scene was removed. Yay for human decency! There was actually some interesting discussion on this topic stemming from this game in particular. I'm rather interested to see how it turns out.

I have an unreasonable amount of expectations for this game

Really hope that it's going to be amazing

Lol I completely forgot Dream Team was coming XD

Might get that, idk. Kokuga also looks amazing

Probably won't get it. I don't get enough streetpasses to make a purchase worthwhile

playing multiplayer games by yourself with play coins is really sad.

So this game has permadeath? Not getting it then.

_{I'm such a wuss XD}

I would disagree. Having an old character in a new gameplay style might cause a bit of confusion for the sake of consistency. Plus, new characters with distinct personality traits can take a bland game structure into new and interesting areas.

I guess, new characters and same game framework isn't great, while new game framework and same characters is alright. But new characters in a new game framework, that should be the ideal.

Oh goodness it's everything I could want in a shooter! Does it have CPP support? Rotating a gun with L and R sounds like a pain :/

I have actually wanted to try one of these games for a while as well. It does sound misogynistic on the surface, but from what I've heard, "virtual pet" does not begin to describe the nature of this game. A lot of thought is put into the dialogue and the characters are treated like real people rather than programming. (well, I only know about this from Waltz )

Of course, I'd still be labelled as "le creeper" if I ever got caught playing a dating sim no matter how well it was written

I'm actually pretty interested. Megaman and board games might make a good mix. I hope it's not going to be rare though :/

It really depends on the game. For Animal Crossing, I wouldn't mind microtransactions if the purchasable items were also obtainable by playing the game regularly as well. That way, people who want can fast-track to decking out their house by paying a little extra while the others don't feel left out. But if there were exclusive items or minigames for paying customers (and no feasible reason why those items couldn't be available to everyone), then it would be a nuisance.

Jake Kaufman's returning? Oh boy am I glad to hear that

The soundtrack to the first game was fantastic, and I listened to it for months even after I completed the game!

Drinking tequila and playing games to recover from a cold...

I find this man intriguing and I would like to subscribe to his newsletter.

_{Wait, isn't it summer in Japan?}

It makes me happy that there are still developers like these guys in the world. On some days I'd want to play social games just to have a bit of mindless fun, but on others I'd want to get totally engrossed in a story which isn't afraid to challenge my own perceptions.

But maybe I'm getting too deep into this :/

... ergh, I might stick with Colors3D then. I mean sure, an entire year of subscription will cost 12 dollars and that's seriously cheap, but making animations sounds like the biggest timesink ever.

...I'm going to printscreen this comment because I'm probably going to be addicted to flipnote a few months after it comes out...

I'm only going to get Space Harrier

I own Super Hang On and Sonic already, and I can't see why I would enjoy Altered Beast without a lot of nostalgia value to stand on.

It's sad that there are only 4 classics coming out from SEGA though. I hope some other companies follow suit! /pokes Capcom and Konami

My condolences to the families involved.

I'm actually pretty glad that the event's not going ahead though. I can't see how this could possibly not go badly, considering some other gory advertising tactics (Dead Island torso ahem). Let's leave the violence inside the games and not bring it into the real world.

I remember playing this back in the day with the family. Sure doesn't sound like a family game though, and I certainly don't remember Marian getting killed at the start D:

Is Download Play confirmed?

This was a fun arcade game. It probably wouldn't be fun on 3ds though, because you're not really hitting a drum :/

I wish DJMAX would make its way to the 3DS, but it's only on Vita atm

A 1-man studio making an action adventure game... That's seriously ambitious! Hope it turns out well!

If SUMO made the next Mario Kart... that would be beyond amazing! Transformed proved that they're more than worthy of making an incredible kart racing game which respects the history of its mascots.

Breath of Fire

The complaints in America must have been really strong to force them to... throw in the towel.

I'm a little divided on this. It's nice that Nintendo is allowing LP's to continue happening to begin with (it's a legal grey area, to say the least), although taking the advertising revenue seems a little odd. I initially thought that Nintendo was going to insert ads for their own games onto LP videos, which would have made a lot more sense, but I'm not sure.

There are LP-ers who make fantastic commentary and put a lot of effort into their videos, and it's a shame that their effort won't get rewarded. On the other hand, LP-ing isn't exactly a legitimate occupation...

Plus, by making an LP the player is making an advertisment for Nintendo's games anyway. I don't really see the logic in making a deterrent for LP's, especially for Nintendo, since they focus more on gameplay than spectacle anyway.

Cobalt was one of the better looking colours IMO. The metallic red looks good enough, but lately I've been wanting something a little more discreet so that people on the train might think I'm just playing with a tablet or something.

This video is really heartwarming, to see all these people gathered together doing what they love, and winding up with such incredible results. It almost makes me want to get into game design.

"Do you like your calamari with a side of pain?"

Why did I find this so funny! Oh man I'm still laughing hahaha

Honestly, this is pretty gross. It does remind me of the infected swimming pool from the game though, which made me absolutely terrified because I thought it would come to life at some point.

Oh, that's a shame. Although if this game winds up being as creepy as I hope it will, I might just need a MvDK game to play afterwards so the tension gets diffused

Going to nab Starship Damrey and Bloody Vampire. I'll wait for a review of Minis on the Move though

It's an interesting campaign, I'll admit, although I'd made my decision to purchase this game a very long time ago

This game actually sounds really interesting. I hope the story's good!

Probably Picdun and Super C for me. Publisher Dream sounds interesting, but I'll wait for the review in case it's actually the exact same thing as Bookstore Dream. Even with the same terrible soundtrack.

And I must say, these weekly updates have been pretty sweet lately

"the studio wants The Denpa Men 2: Beyond The Waves to be just as hard as the games in the Dragon Quest series"

This makes me a little worried...

This actually looks like a lot of fun. I really enjoy these mini-stage style challenge platformers.

At the moment, my interest for these titles goes

Monsters Appear on Friday > Starship Damrey > Bugs vs. Tanks. I have a lot of respect for Inafune, but the other two titles just seem much more creative and interesting, which is what I enjoyed so much about Guild01. It's a shame that Monsters might not get localised, but I understand since it seems very tailored to Japanese audiences.

I also hope there's a bit more to ease the player into the fighting game genre, especially the rules and strategy of each particular game. I remember jumping into a Street Fighter game and having no idea how to get the edge over an opponent, and the training mode didn't help too much either. It wasn't until I looked up combos online that I could have a bit of success.

I understand that there are fans who would rather combos remain discovery/experimentation based though. I'm not entirely sure which way is best.

Did someone say Karp?

I rather like this game's visual style

I loved Phantasia to death, except I couldn't find a copy of any of the future games. I'd always wanted to get vested into the Tales series, but I can never seem to find them

Holy cow, that's a sweet discount on VLR! And FE: Awakening... tempting, but I might pass

If Australia decides to implement this as well, I sure hope they put up some worthwhile prizes for us to redeem the stars with

I have no use for a Wii remote stand or a DS stylus set.

The Monsters game looks so incredible right now... I really like the art style! The sci-fi game also looks promising.

I haven't quite been able to get into Saints Row. Even if I did though, I'd probably be more inclined to get it on PC than on a console. I guess there is a market for Dead Island and Saints Row on WiiU, but I wouldn't blame the developer for assuming it's a small one.

It's odd though, now both GTA and Saints Row are skipping WiiU. Maybe this will boost Lego City's sales?

It's amazing how different a person can seem on a 170 character Tweet compared to a well rounded interview. Great piece!

was it a spot of wishful thinking to hope for a HarmoKnight discount? Ah well...

The Elements game actually looks somewhat interesting. I'll wait for a review though

@DeviousSnorlax I always wonder why the people who complain about Garbodor don't complain about Muk.

And the new mewtwo... I don't like it much, but maybe just because it doesn't look as evil/serious as the original design. I always thought it made a good foil to the more cute design of Mew.

Wow. Roger Ebert was a seriously respected and intelligent man, I'm sure a lot of people myself included are saddened by his passing.

and @MarkyVigoroth, I find it rather disrespectful when people celebrate another's death just because they disagreed with one of their points of view. I'm glad to see this site doesn't have any disrespectful people

We're also getting harvest moon this week?!?!?

I'll get Code of Princess, Harvest Moon, Luigi's Mansion and I'll consider the discount Heroes of Ruin.

Good thing my week off is right around the corner