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Gaming:
- Kojima Productions’ Ryan Payton debunks MGS4’s rumored 90-minute cutscenes, retroactively clarifies reviewer-unfriendly NDA (Kotaku; Kotaku)
- Despite Crytek CEO’s promise of no more PC exclusives, Crysis: Warhead turns out to be PC-exclusive parallel story starring secondary squadmate (BusinessWire)
- Metal Gear Solid 4 receives coveted 40/40 from Famitsu, joins such as Ocarina of Time, Soulcalibur, Nintendogs in perfect score pantheon (Kotaku)
- Famitsu reveals Tenchu 4 in development for Wii (1UP)
- Tomy and D3 Publisher confirm Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2 for Wii, claim improvement over Japanese version (VerticalWire)
- Former Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O’Connor helping to create free online debate game based on real law (Huffington Post via GamePolitics)
- PS3 Red Alert 3 put on hold (Playstation Universe)
Industry:
- Without head ninja Itagaki, decapitated Tecmo’s shares slump 10% (GameSpot)
- Take-Two doubles take in Q2 (New York Times)
- Ubisoft calls Sony PSP ‘directionless,’ holding back on development accordingly… (GamesIndustry.biz)
- …but happy to work with iPhone/iPod Touch (CasualGaming.biz via Pocket Gamer)
- Develop Awards finalists announced (Develop Mag)
Play: Devil May Cry 4 PC demo — see if Capcom has finally learned how to port a game (FileFront, GameSpot)
Watch: Resident Evil 5 trailer dissected, plot and gameplay details extracted (GameTrailers)
Research: So-called game addicts neither anti-social nor shy, according to study (News.com.au via GameSpot)
Download: Guitar Hero III gets whopping five new master track song packs in June (Press release via MCVUK)
Perspective: Forbes says Apple iPhone/iPod Touch could kill the Nintendo DS (Forbes)
Mad Skills: YouTube gamer nails GH3 Through The Fire and Flames on Expert, 100% (YouTube)
Trials and Tribulations: Jack Thompson walks out of Florida Bar hearing, files 4500 word objection; Bar recommends “enhanced disbarment” (Kotaku, GamePolitics)
Tags: Apple, Crysis, Devil May Cry, edutainment, Famitsu, Guitar Hero, iPhone, Jack Thompson, mgs4, Naruto, Nintendo DS, PSP, Red Alert, Team Ninja, Tecmo, Tenchu, Tomonobu Itagaki, Ubisoft







June 5th, 2008 at 9:51 pm
“NARUTO: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2 will support widescreen (16:9) and progressive scan at 480p when it hits stores this fall.”
YES! Thank you, Tomy! This is my biggest pet peeve with the first CoN Revolution. I’m happy it’s being fixed for this edition of the game.