We’re excited for a new Kingdom Hearts. But we’re also excited for other unrealistic things that may or may not come true in the next decade, like multiple $$$-branded money bags randomly arriving at our doorsteps. Hopefully filled with bills of large denominations. ‘Cause penny-filled bags are like getting half-hearted DS games.
News Blips:
• Kingdom Hearts 3 excitement kept to a murmur. Chain-loving Final Fantasy Versus 13 director and Kingdom Hearts head honcho Tetsuya Nomura is a busy man. But he still has time to tug our heart strings — in an interview with Kingdom Hearts Insider, Nomura says he’s thinking about making Kingdom Hearts 3. Well, considering it takes about 5 years for a Nomura game in development to be released, we’d estimate a game in the thinking stage is, oh, about 10-15 years out. [Kingdom Hearts Insider via Kotaku]
• 360 Avatar wears a Halo shirt, Internet explodes. Be careful, this may just blow your mind: Joystiq has found pictures of a dude’s fake self wearing a fake Halo shirt on the 360 dashboard. Breathe, just breathe now. [Joystiq]
• PS3 games need more numbers at end of titles. The stat-trackers over at GameSetWatch show that some of the best PS3 exclusives to sell are ones that are sequels (with a few exceptions, obviously). Old is the new new, apparently. [GameSetWatch]
• Lost Planet 2 producer thinks demo is coming soon, he thinks. Gotta love a man who knows what he’s talking about. Lost Planet 2 producer Jun Takeuchi told the Japanese gaming press that a 4-player co-op demo for his upcoming third-person action game will arriving soon, he believes. Collective breath-holding starts…now. [Joystiq]
Hit the jump for some video blips, including Harry Potter straddling a broom, punishment via bullets, a NES doorbell, and…more.
Video Blips:
• Wave your wand like you just don’t care. For this Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince trailer.
• Bullets to the face equal punishment in The Punisher: No Mercy. Guess “time out” wasn’t working.
• You care about the people who make Madden NFL 10, right? Apparently EA thinks you do.
Cultural Blip:
• Bling-blong: NES doorbell. Most doorbells aren’t too fun to play (seriously, only one button?), but a creative modder turned his door-notifier into a far more interactive (and surely annoying) experience. [technabob]
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