Lot of sequel talk this morning. One officially announced, the other not. To keep with the theme, we’ll be doing a sequel to this post later today. It’ll be like Teen Wolf Too. Without the stupid punctuation.
News Blips:
• Eidos steals number 4, attaches it to Thief. The publisher (who recently got sntached up by Japanese role-playing game giant Square Enix) officially announced Thief 4. Good news for gamers, bad news for number 5. [Shacknews]
• EA developer unofficially announces Dead Space 2; PR feel neglected. A technical director over at EA foolishly listed Dead Space 2 on his LinkedIn account not knowing job-searching nerds would apply his mistake to the web. Well, he is a “technical” director — what did you expect? [Eurogamer]
• Weekly Nintendo download titles feel naked without box. Three choices this week: Real Soccer 2009 (as opposed to “fake” soccer?) for DSiWare, Family Pirate Party for WiiWare, and Galaxy Force II for the Virtual Console. Do us a favor, give these guys some clothes — it’s embarrassing. [Joystiq]
• Brutal Legend concept art shows us different concept of main character. It appears main character Eddie used to look like Motorhead’s lead singer Lemmy. Behind the scenes stuff is always cool, just ask fellow Bitmobber Brett Bates. [1UP]
Click the jump for some video blips, including some Duke Nukem Forever footage, a funny Punch-Out!! ad, a Game & Watch TV, and…more.
Video Blips:
• Duke Nukem Forever not forgotten just yet. Thanks to this video.
• Punch-Out!! ad dances like a fly, bites like a mosquito. Or walks the dog. We’re not really sure, actually.
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• Journalists yap about videogames for those who care. Topic of interest: Third-party games at E3.
Cultural Blip:
• Game & Watch & TV? Sure, why not? A nostalgic modder gutted a crusty Nintendo Game & Watch and put a tiny TV in its place. Pretty cool, but we’re waiting for the DVR-enabled upgrade. [technabob]