Naming games in a series is tough. Especially when a new edition comes out every year. If there was only a way to solve this problem. Like some other long-running series we could look to for reference. Too bad there’s none. Well, guess of Modern Warfare 2 is screwed.
News Blips:
• Who knew: Lame Call of Duty rip-off actually a Call of Duty Game? Apparently dumping the “Call of Duty” moniker off of Modern Warfare 2 is causing confusion amongst fans of terrorist-shooting games, as the awareness for the title has dropped 20%. You mean Modern Warfare 2 is a Call of Duty game? This is definitely news to us. But we also thought New Super Mario Bros. Wii was a new Super Mario Bros. game for the Wii, so what do we know? Wait, it is? Man, gaming titles are so confusing nowadays. [Gamasutra]
• Angry gamer casts “Lawsuitaga” on Square Enix. Seems like Esther Leong didn’t read the fine print — the San Francisco native is suing the role-playing game maker for 5 million (yes, million!) gil because of apparent false business practices used for the massively multiplayer online game Final Fantasy 11. Good luck winning that one, Leong. Hell, he has a better chance suing for false advertising based on the fact that this so-called “Final” Fantasy series never officially ends. Just try and explain that one, Square Enix! [1UP]
• Someone upset the man-god: The King of Fighters 12 delayed. The eye-pleasing 2D fighter looks like it won’t be hitting its original release date of mid July, or so says Kotaku. We don’t want to say blame former EGMer Shane Bettenhausen (now director of business development at KOF12’s publisher Ignition), but, hell, what are we saying: blame Shane! [Kotaku]
• This bad, bad, you know it: New Michael Jackson game in the works? OK, this news is probably about as real as Jacko’s mug, but apparently the King of Pop is creating a new videogame to coincide with his return performances in London. That alone sounds bogus, but this piece of intel truly grabs truth’s crotch: Apparently the game is in development for all current consoles except the 360. Yeah, there’s not enough “Jesus juice” in the world to make us believe this scuttlebutt. [Actiontrip]
Hit the jump for some video blips, including Megan Fox looking hot talking about some game or something, Jack Black looking OK for a dude talking about some game he’s in or something, a StarCraft cake, and…more.
Video blips:
• Droooooool…Megan Fox is hot. Oh, she also talks about Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
• Jack Black says funny things. Pimps Brutal Legend.
• Save yourself from productivity with Champions Online trailer. Now get back to work!
Cultural Blip:
• Food for strategic thought: StarCraft cake. Mmm — check out this Zerg-inspired StarCraft cake. Looks delicious…if you’re into eating alien bases, sicko. [technabob]
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