Several industry observers have suggested that we may see GTA V in the late part of 2010 – but rumors of a release of another Madden title have already begun swirling for that period, and some in the industry have even suggested that the “sequel fever” gripping the industry may also strike the Rock Band and Guitar Hero franchises. If that’s the case, we can certainly look forward to a crowded holiday season in 2010!
In a statement, Square Enix responded by saying it was exploring its options along with belt designers, manufacturers and distributors, who are ramping up production to meet the increased demand. “We continue to search for ways to develop our games responsibly,” the release stated, while adding that “We wouldn’t do it if it didn’t look awesome.”
I had never even heard of Rock Band. If you had told me, “Oh, yeah, it’s a videogame where you pretend to play the drums to songs,” I would have laughed at you. But how innocent I was. Turns out that was wrong, though. Rock Band is a videogame where at 2 in the morning, someone decides they want to try to play Metallica just by stomping their foot on the ground of the room right above your bedroom. And failing. Seven or eight times in a row.
“As I understand Freud, dreams are just small concerns of the day made into images that point to deeper desires and fears. But I work in a bank. I can’t imagine what goes through my mind at work that would make me dream of a tree with a boner nose making me swallow apples and spit them back at his face.”
Rasool: You don’t really expect a terrorist leader to get a real sense of ennui upon seeing the infidel government fall to pieces under a hail of bullets and missiles – but I mean, what, do they think we never played Fallout 3?
“Sure, I haven’t played one of these FTSes since Halo 3, but I was really good at that,” he told us. “Plus, I loved that game – it was amazing that they managed to fit a full 40-hour campaign onto one DVD. Beat that, PS3!”
This week brings the 2009 Tokyo Game Show, and with it an assortment of rumors, speculation, and Western journalists remarking about how wacky Tokyo is. We thought we’d share a few of the rumors that have come across our desks in the past few days.
Attempts to drag more excitement out of the game led Walsh to throw a number of Beatles-themed Rock Band parties. “It turns out all people want to talk about is why their favorite song isn’t in the game. Jennifer, my girlfriend, was all like ‘Where’s “Hey Jude”? Where’s “A Day in the Life”? What the fuck is “Boys”?”
