So here we go again. Back on an airplane. This time I'm heading to
the US for one of our major press events: "Captivate 08". (Yeah, it
rhymes and I have no idea what they will call it in 2009 so don't ask).
Before,
I drop in to the city that never sleeps (which is good because recently
I, too, never sleep), I will be stopping off to visit a developer that
we may be using to do a project with in the future, but that is another
story for another time.
I should arrive in Vegas late Tuesday
night to talk over some final details with the team. Grin has
graciously allowed 3 of their staff to attend the event -- please hold
off on any "Lost Viking" references if you see them. Wednesday will be
full of last minute preparations and some licensing meetings. Then that
night it begins...
Setting up for a major event like this is
never easy. Not only does it usually mean putting together a new round
of trailers and screenshots, but often times you need to prepare a demo
for the press which is no easy task. I think you'll notice that the
podcast for this week was just about as ghetto as they come because we
had to cut and edit it on the fly. I promise they won't get any lower
in quality than this one in the future, so please bear with us.
However,
I can say that since we are going to be in Vegas with a lot of members
of the press, I plan to grab some of them and have a podcast with a
variety of different guys from different magazines. I don't know who is
on the official call list yet, but if there are any names that you
would like to hear from (in the gaming press) please feel free to list
them here.
Speaking of demos, Captivate 08 (again, it rhymes) is
going to be a major event for the Bionic Commando crew because it will
be the first place that the press will get the chance to "swing" in the
3D version. Although we have passed some of our other trials which
include internal review and focus tests, the gaming press is an
entirely different beast. And a lot of the time, I've noticed that
their first impression usually ends up being what their review is, so
we really want to nail this. I guess we'll see.
Not only will
the gaming press get the chance to play the 3D game for the first time,
but they will also get full hands-on with Bionic Commando Rearmed!
Lucky dogs! So expect to hear a lot of great Bionic Commando (and of
course Capcom) news.
One last thing: Since we will be busy with
the event this week, there won't be a lot of time for updates but I
have prepared a little something-something in the blog post department
that should keep you updated on one of the most anticipated parts of
Bionic Commando... the music. So keep on dropping by and wish us
luck... Something that we could all use in Vegas.
Ben
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Sweet!
I'm looking forward to hearing about that press think of the PS3/360/PC versions. I'd really like to know more about the game play since we really don't know much right now.Ben, I hope you can work out putting the BC:R soundtrack on iTunes. I really want to get MP3/AACs of the music to listen to from time to time instead of loading up BC.com
But, if you can't get it on iTunes. You may be able to sell it on PSN. Did you notice that Dylan Cuthbert, of Q Games, was able to release the enite Pixel Junk Monsters OST for download on the PSN? It's definately an excellent alternative to iTunes. What do you think, Ben?
Looking forward to new screens and videos, also try to get someone from the 1UP yours podcast or maybe Greg Miller from IGN (GameScoop and B3yond podcasts) he is such a hoot to listen to.
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I know Dylan. When drinking with his crew a couple of years ago. I think I "scared" them. But thanks for the advice. I'll look into it, but Dylan's team is treated as a "second party" by Sony so a lot of times they get to do the cutting edge stuff first.I'll see if Greg is attending the event. If so, I'll hit him up for join the podcast.
Gawd, it's midnight here in Cali (Just got in today) and the jet-lag is kicking my butt. Tomorrow is gonna be rough.
Ben
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Ben,Like Dancrane suggested, it would be great if you guys could get Garnet Lee and Shane Bettenhausen from EGM/1UP/1up Yours.
Welcome home
Since Greg Miller likes singing on his podcasts getting him to do an Elvis impersonation of Blue Suede Goo, er...shoes would be quite apropos.Good times
Well, what a trip. I'm pretty sure the media got the right impression of it. Well, at least I had a blast playing it well over 20 times through. I was one of the first on it wednesday, and I was literally the last one on before take down. *addict*Hanging with Lars, Ulf, and Gunner was awesome too. Hearing my ring tone go off in a meeting with Gearoid and Takeuchi, hilarious! Having Ben invite me up to his room... creepy... lol jk =D I had a great time with you guys. Thanks for making so much time for a lowly fan, seems like you spent more time hanging with me than with the media! haha
Next-Gen BC Multiplayer
http://arstechnica.com/journals/thumbs.ars/2008/06/03/bionic-commando-multiplayer-will-get-you-grapplin-hookedHaven't seen it here on the mainsite yet, but stuff is already coming. Hopefully the multiplayer will be XBox Live enabled!
Is it true?
I happened to read on Court Records that Ben promised to do a certain something if BC sold 2 million copies? If it is...Well...I can't think of anything to say...A lot of things...
were said in Vegas...And that promise will most definitely NOT "stand up" in court
Ben