Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Hudson 3DS titles listed as canceled in latest Famitsu]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/23/hudson-3ds-titles-listed-as-canceled-in-latest-famitsu/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/23/hudson-3ds-titles-listed-as-canceled-in-latest-famitsu/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/23/hudson-3ds-titles-listed-as-canceled-in-latest-famitsu/#comments This week's Famitsu notes that several Hudson 3DS titles have been canned, according to Andriasang. The current list includes some of the planned 3DS titles like Bomberman, Bonk and Omega Five, which were all announced last October.

Hudson has gone through a serious shift since the Konami takeover earlier this year. Konami is set to take full control of the company and replace Hudson's CEO with its own next week.

Update: A Konami spokesperson tells Wired the publisher hasn't "distributed any official list of Hudson products yet."

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If you thought Hudson was stopping at Deca Sports, Kororinpa, Bomberman and Omega Five for the 3DS, think again! Siliconera spotted two more planned 3DS titles on Hudson's website, namely Bonk and Tetris. It's worth noting that Hudson already has Bonk: Brink of Extinction (pictured) headed to WiiWare, XBLA and PSN at some point in the future. We're sure the simple 3D visuals would work out just fine on Nintendo's new handheld.

And Tetris ... well, Tetris is Tetris.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3dsbonkbonk-3dsdshudsonnintendotetrisMon, 18 Oct 2010 14:00:00 EST<![CDATA[New downloadable Bonk, Bomberman found on Hudson's website [update]]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/02/new-downloadable-bonk-bomberman-found-on-hudsons-website/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/02/new-downloadable-bonk-bomberman-found-on-hudsons-website/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/02/new-downloadable-bonk-bomberman-found-on-hudsons-website/#commentsNeoGAF user VideoMan discovered currently unannounced games on Hudson's website, including a multiplatform downloadable Bonk update, a Bomberman Live sequel, and a Wii/DS version of Big Fish Games' generically titled Rooms: The Main Building. Most of the pages have been removed, but Bonk is still up, and VideoMan saved the screenshots and product descriptions.

Bonk: Brink of Extinction is a WiiWare/PSN/Xbox Live Arcade 2.5D action platformer with online co-op (!) and eight different transformations. The 3D makeover the game has received is ... suboptimal, and the Adventure Island refresh wasn't great, but we can't help but be thrilled about the return of the Turbografx-16's mascot. It'll apparently be out first on XBLA in spring 2010.

Bomberman Live Battlefest is also coming to all three console download services, and adds new arenas, gametypes, and team play to, well, Bomberman. And Rooms: The Main Building seems to be a Wii/DS retail game, based on the PC slide-puzzle adventure.

We're contacting Hudson to learn what we can about the company's plans for these unannounced games.

Update: Hudson officially announced Bonk and Bomberman, and sent screens over. Screens for Bomberman and both the PSN/Xbox and WiiWare versions of Bonk can be found in our galleries.

Gallery: Bonk: Brink of Extinction (360/PS3)


Gallery: Bonk: Brink of Extinction (Wii)


Gallery: Bomberman Live Battlefest (PS3,360,Wii)

JoystiqNew downloadable Bonk, Bomberman found on Hudson's website [update] originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 10:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Attention "jailbroken" iPhone owners: Touch Arcade reports that it's now perfectly okay to Bonk your wunderphone without having to worry about its purty glass screen cracking. Emulator author ZodTTD (shall we kneel before him?) has ported the nifty TurboGrafx-16 emu, Temper, to iPhone as - wait for it - temper4iphone.

Temper was originally developed for the South Korean GamePark 2X handheld and ran ROM- and CD-Based titles designed for NEC's 16-bit system, which was a smash in Japan (as the PC-Engine) but enjoyed modest success in the West under its Turbo-fied moniker. As you can see from the embedded video, the emu is already plenty impressive. Unlike its GP2X counterpart, there's no support (yet) for CD-based game images, but compatibility with TG-16 ROMs (if you don't own the game, don't download em, 'kay?) is said to be high. Like previous emulators ported to iPhone, the retro console's controls are recreated on the touch screen.

Apple is expected to launch its "2.0" refresh of the iPhone along with the iPhone App Store in just a couple of weeks, and we'd be jazzed to see a proper Virtual Console-esque suite of "sanctioned" emulators offered for download via the service.

[Via TUAW]

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During an interview with Hudson's John Greiner, Nintendo Players' Chris Hardin asked about the possibility of a new Bonk game. Greiner answered with one of those noncommittal answers that we're all used to from the game industry by now, that gives just enough hope for some of us to become unreasonably hopeful.

Greiner said that "We've had a lot of fan requests for Bonk, and it has been the second-best selling TurboGrafx title. It's not unlikely." Not unlikely is kind of ... likely. (By the way, if we had to guess the most popular TG16 game, it would be the excellently multiplayer Bomberman '93.) Bonk recently returned in the cell-phone game Bonk's Return, so a new Bonk game on consoles is not that far-fetched.

Greiner also said that Hudson is committed to releasing Turbografx-16 titles for now, meaning that Hudson's games for other consoles would have to wait. This isn't an ironclad rule, given that quite a few NES games from Hudson have made it out (Milon's Secret Castle, Solomon's Key, Star Soldier, Adventure Island, and Lode Runner). Greiner was specifically referring to Bomberman 64 when he told Nintendo Players that "Nintendo 64 games might come later."

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Racketboy's Turbografx-16 coverage continues, and continues to be excellent. We totally feel obligated to cover it, because it's about our favorite underdog VC system.

This time, the focus is on the games that made the system so awesome. And also Keith Courage in Alpha Zones. Categorized by, among other criteria, storage format and by whether each is an arcade port or an original game, this list of "Games that Defined the Turbografx-16" covers a lot of the best games for the system. There's quite a bit of stuff on the list, like Alien Crush and Blazing Lazers, for you to go buy on the VC now, and other stuff like Devil's Crush that will ensure that the VC will be providing us with rich, flavorful content for quite some time.

JoystiqTurbografx primer part 2: the games originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 12:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We knew it was coming, since it's been released in Japan, but the ESRB's ratings page has provided further confirmation that Air Zonk is on the way. Bonk fans and shooter fans alike (that had better include everybody) would do well to check out this adorable horizontal shmup starring the "punkic cyborg" descendent of the original Turbografx-16 mascot. Appropriately, Zonk was the mascot for the Turbo Duo, which was a later TG16 variation that included built-in CD hardware.

[Via Siliconera]

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We don't know exactly what part Atlus played in the development of the Turbografx-16 mascot game, but their name is totally on the title screen, so we're totally making the suggestion to you! Should you happen to attend this year's Anime Expo event in Long Beach, California, you can take part in an Atlus costume contest! As Bonk, obviously!

The company will hand out mysterious prizes to the person with the best costume based on an Atlus character. The convention runs from June 29th to July 2nd, so you'd better start sewing that singlet! All of the Bonks, and other attendees, will also get a chance to see upcoming games at a panel discussion on Sunday, July 1st.

You could go as the doctor guy from Trauma Center, or even, we guess, a character from a game that's not on the Wii, but trust us on this one. Giant-headed caveman trumps anime doctor every time.

[Via GayGamer]

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A listing from the computer system at Hollywood Video hints at the possibility of a new Bonk game coming to the Wii at a budget price of $14.99. The release is most likely a port of a previous Bonk game (or a collection of them). However, the Virtual Console has already enjoyed two Bonk releases (with a third, Bonk 3: Bonk's Big Adventure, confirmed for the future), so maybe Hudson saw the demand for the big-headed caveman and whipped up something special for Wii owners? Then again, it could be a belated Y2K computer prank, in which case we'll be in the cellar eating canned food for the rest of the week. Just in case.

[Via Nintendo Wii Fanboy]

JoystiqRumor: New Bonk game headed to the Wii originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 13:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This picture of a Hollywood Video listing teases us with the delightful possibility of a new Bonk game on the Wii, at a $14.99 price point. It's highly doubtful that it would just be a retail release of the $6 Virtual Console game, so this could potentially be something new! Or at least something new to us. Some possibilities:
  1. It's a Wii port of the Gamecube remake, which was never released in the US, and is apparently quite good. It's something that certain Wii Fanboy bloggers have been pining for over the last few years.
  2. It's a console release of the Bonk's Return cell phone game.
  3. It's an original game! For $15 somehow!
  4. It's a trick! Get an axe.
We wouldn't mind any of the three possibilities that result in a game being released. We love Bonk and would be thrilled with a new Bonk release, much like a pithecanthropus computerurus would be thrilled by delicious meat popping out of a giant squashed flower.

JoystiqRumor: Hollywood Video computer hints at budget Bonk originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>bonkbonks returnBonksReturncavemangenjinhollywoodhudsonnintendonintendo wiiNintendoWiipcrumorswiiTue, 12 Jun 2007 10:00:00 EST<![CDATA[The Joystiq Weekend: June 9 - 11, 2007]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/11/the-joystiq-weekend-june-9-11-2007/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/11/the-joystiq-weekend-june-9-11-2007/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/11/the-joystiq-weekend-june-9-11-2007/#comments Check out Joystiq reader Albert Art's latest creation: a Bonk figuring using a do-it-yourself Munny custom vinyl toy kit. You might remember Munny from an incident involving Epic and a Gears of War doll. We love the meat weapon accessory. Check out the highlights for this weekend:

Joystiquery
Japanese hardware sales, May 28 - Jun. 3: Custom excuse edition
Podcast Rodeo for June 10: There's A Tear in My Ear
This is madness! This is Pac-Man 2!
Today's Little Mac-iest video: Punch-Out!! trailer
Today's most transformed video: Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime
Today's saddest video: Breakin' up with Crackdown
Weekly Webcomic Wrapup: afterlife edition

News
Church of England threatens Sony with lawsuit
Kane & Lynch gets new, mullet-rich trailer
Halo 3 beta goes to a happier place
New games this week: Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree edition
Virtual Console adds Sonic 2, Golden Axe 2 and Lode Runner 1
Sony officially announces The Agency for PC and PS3
EA's Boogie-bundled Wii microphone pictured
id Software debuts new engine at Apple conference
MS knows console price sweet spot, they aren't going there
Sony vs. Church of England, meanwhile CNN has field day
Talismoon tiltBoard 360 mod gets major upgrade
Electronic Arts to bring "games" to Mac
Concept art for new Warren Spector game
Disney to triple spending on game development
Prince of Persia Classic confirmed for XBLA this week
Omega Five, not another Harvest Moon

Rumors & Speculation
Rumors: PaRappa 3 to PS3, Silent Hill 5 has US developer

Culture & Community
South Park's Kenny takes Mii form, is killed
Final Fantasy anniversary bash in SF on 26 June
Reasons to own a PSP, and there's 60 of 'em
Xfire Debate Club debates the console war (defense forces, UNITE!)
iTunes on the Wii for free, whee!
Great moments in game ad cheese
Introducing PlayStation.Blog, Sony's official blog
Capcom CPS-3 arcade board finally cracked
Ex-Nintendo chairman now Japan's third wealthiest
Halo 2, Shadowrun made playable on XP
The Texas game development finance provisos

JoystiqThe Joystiq Weekend: June 9 - 11, 2007 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 23:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Australia never got an official release of the NEC Turbografx-16 system, so they never got the chance to ignore classics like Bonk's Adventure and Alien Crush like we did here in the States.

Hudson, proving that they are good people, are going to start releasing Turbografx games on the Virtual Console in Australia, starting this July. They plan to release more than 60 games this year, which is 36 more than are currently available in the US. That indicates that not only will Australia be completely caught up with us, but that we'll all get a bunch more TG16 games this year!

Does this mean that we'll get MSX games in the US? Please?

JoystiqAustralia to be Bonked originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 14:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Warning sign of things to come: This week's Virtual Console update in Japan has got us buying up Wii Points and deleting the Everybody Votes Channel in anticipation.

This Wednesday, Wii owners lucky enough to have access to the awesome Japanese Virtual Console will be able to download Hudson's Air Zonk, the future-Bonk cute 'em up for the Turbografx-16. Also from Hudson, Challenger for the Famicom, which we hadn't really heard of! And in a shocking turn of events, Japan is just now getting Bravoman. U.S.A.! U.S.A.!

The last item on the list is Sega's Kid Chameleon for the Genesis, which, in addition to being a fun platformer with a lot of mask-based personas and abilities, is a great argument for the Virtual Console's save system.

JoystiqKid Chameleon, Zonk for Japanese Virtual Console this week originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 21 May 2007 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We've previously seen Afterburner and Lemmings re-tooled, to make them suitable for our favorite portable. While both of those titles are enjoyable, there is still a ton of gold to be mined from the past, then reshaped into something grand and new. With that in mind, I thought it we'd do a public service, and remind publishers of some of those titles. Here they are in no particular order:

  • Bionic Commando
  • Contra
  • Lunar
  • Streets of Rage
  • Splatter House
  • Bonk
  • Strider
  • Double Dribble
  • Golden Axe
  • Shinobi
  • Out of this World
  • Zombie Ate My Neighbors

Those are a few of the titles we'd like to see. But what does our opinion matter? Let us know what games we missed, or what classics you'd like to see resurrected on the PSP.

JoystiqWise Fwom Yor Gwave: Some classics we'd like to see resurrected on PSP originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 15 May 2007 03:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Today's Virtual Console releases all have one thing in common: a love for violence to the head. Whether it be Bonk using his noggin as a weapon, Mac delivering that eleventh uppercut to Glass Joe or Akira Yuki landing three extra backfists on the nose of his opponent, these releases are sure to spark violent tendencies in children under the age of two and one-third.

Punch Out!, already out in Europe, is Nintendo's entrant for today's triumvirate of releases. The full serving, available on US Virtual Consoles at 9 a.m. PT, includes:
  • Punch Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream (NES, 1 player, 500 points)
  • Bonk's Revenge (TurboGrafx16, 1 player, 600 points)
  • Virtua Fighter 2 (Genesis, 1-2 players, 800 points)

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JoystiqPunch Out, Virtua Fighter and Bonk hit the Virtual Console originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 09:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sure, we knew the game would be coming, but we had no idea as far as what date it would arrive. Well, it turns out Hudson is kind of heart, as their Virtual Console section of their website details Bonk's Revenge as being released this Monday. Now, we've had VC updates in the past where we were only given one game, so let's hope that Bonk's second adventure isn't left all alone this Monday.

Anyone interested in downloading this game?

See also: Wil Wheaton loves the VC

[Via digg]

Update: Neglected a word in the post. All is fixed. Thanks, Dan Russell!

Update 2: Wow, talk about dropping the ball. I updated the post and didn't even fix it! It has been corrected now.

JoystiqHudson confirms Bonk's Revenge for Monday's VC update [update 2] originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 15:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We're jealous of the Japanese Virtual Console selection already. It's even worse now that we've seen the newly-announced games for April. There is some really great stuff coming out next month-- at least it means there's a chance we'll get it at some point. The new games include awesome selections like Final Fight (SNES), Puyo Puyo Tsuu (Genesis), Punch-Out!! (NES), and Star Fox 64 (N64). Really, the whole list is packed with awesomeness.

Of special interest to us: Ninja Gaiden (NES), which we pretty much don't need to say anything about, because who hasn't played Ninja Gaiden, and Air Zonk, the futuristic Bonk spinoff that exemplifies the term "cute-'em-up".

JoystiqJapan's VC announcements for April: Boxers, ninjas, and punkic cyborgs originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Hudson Soft is giving Wii owners its second dose of Bonk with Bonk's Revenge. The Turbo-Grafx 16 platformer is due sometime next month on the Virtual Console, according to the publisher's official list. Also on the list for next month are Dragon's Curse, Bravoman, Battle Lode Runner and Shockman. Bravoman stands as only the second TurboGrafx-16 game from Namco Bandai, and only the fourth title not distributed by Hudson Soft.

The first title to be released, Dragon's Curse, is scheduled for next Monday, April 2. All titles will be priced the usual 600 Wii Points for purchase. Also known for next month are three from Sega, including a 2-dimensional Virtua Fighter 2. No word on what classic titles, if any, Nintendo will release in April.

JoystiqBonk takes Revenge on the Dragon's Curse, and 3 more coming to VC originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 14:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Not to be outdone by Capcom's Virtual Console plans revealed earlier this week, Hudson has announced five TurboGrafx-16 games coming to the the North American shopping channel this April: Battle Lode Runner, Bonk's Revenge, Bravoman, Dragon's Curse, and Shockman.

Bonk's Revenge builds upon the original adventure's headbutting formula, adding more complex levels and tightened graphics. Battle Lode Runner gets a similar visual upgrade from its Commodore 64 trappings, and it even features multiplayer action.

Dragon's Curse, or Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap in Japan, should be available to purchase by next Monday. Players will be able to take on the forms and powers of five different creatures in this side-scrolling RPG, questing to regain their original human body. Bravoman and Shockman sound like Mega Man spin-offs, and you wouldn't be too far off with that assumption! They're both action-platformers overloaded with robots and larger-than-life bosses.

All five of the Virtual Console games will be priced at 600 Wii points.

JoystiqFive TG-16 games coming to VC next month originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Of the download services for the new consoles, Nintendo's Virtual Console provides the most faithful representation of older games. ToeJam & Earl on the Wii looks like ToeJam & Earl on the Genesis-- no borders, no filters, no "enhancements." We appreciate Nintendo's decision not to try to improve on the resolution or anything, since we see the VC as a form of preservation.

It is especially maddening, then, to hear that VC games default to widescreen when played on HDTV's. This seems to fly in the face of what the VC is about. We're sure some of you are HDTV owners, and we want to know: does this bother you as much in practice as it bothers us in theory (no HDTV here)? Or have you gotten used to switching the aspect ratio every time you want to play Vigilante? Or ... are you playing in a non-archival resolution? Don't tell us if you are. We don't think we could take it.

[Thanks for the idea, RD!]

JoystiqWii Warm Up: Virtual Console on HDTV originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 25 Mar 2007 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Bad news for both of the people that preordered this one. O3 have delayed the US release of Milestone's shmup Radio Allergy until March 30th. The game, known as Radilgy in Japan, was released on the Gamecube in May of last year. We understand the delay-- shooting games have so much text to translate. Or maybe they didn't want to bring the game out in the midst of a busy Gamecube release season.

Also (and this is what makes this news item explicitly appropriate for Wii Fanboy) O3 have deployed the "Rhythm Tengoku trick" in marketing their game-- there's a little "Wii Compatible" icon on the box. They might as well use every tactic they can think of; we get the feeling that selling a shmup for the Gamecube in 2007 is harder than, well, a certain kind of frantic videogame that is notorious for difficulty.

We'd actually like to see the "Wii Compatible" tactic used by other developers to sell localized versions of obscure titles from the Gamecube back catalog at budget prices, but we think it would take a more popular game to start a trend. What do you think?

JoystiqRadio Allergy delayed to March originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 11:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We were a little concerned when the Wii's Virtual Console launched this Sunday without any downloadable TurboGrafx-16 games, despite a promise from a Nintendo press release that Bomberman '93 would be one of the games that was "ready to play on launch day." Were there problems finalizing the Wii's TG-16 emulator? Licensing issues still to be worked out with HudsonSoft? A general feeling that players didn't care about the little known system?

Well, it seems our rhetorical hand-wringing was a little premature, because as of today Bomberman '93 and Bonk's Adventure are both downloadable from the Wii Shop Channel for 600 Wii points ($6). A post from Hudson staffer John on the Hudson Entertainment forums suggests the games were indeed playable on dev kits by launch day, but might have been delayed due to a hitch in the certification process for the TG-16 games. Whatever the reason, we're just glad the problems have been worked out and we can now play around with the original headbanger to our heart's content.

JoystiqTG-16 games hit the Wii originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 21 Nov 2006 16:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Over at the official Hudson forums, the above image was posted by a Hudson employee while posing the question of whether this was a "taste of things to come?" or not. The poster, one Dementia, seems to enjoy torturing loyal Hudson fans, dangling the smallest morsel of delicious meat above their cramped cage, just out of their malnourished hand's reach. Shame on you Dementia...

Instead of torturing everyone with what could be, why not just find the proper outlet to announce something for you?

[Via N-Sider]

JoystiqHudson contemplates new Bonk game on the Wii? originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 10 Aug 2006 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Just after these things were all taken care of, here we go again with more completely unsubstantiated rumors. Found on a gaming forum (always a reliable source of information) the post goes on to say that an old "college roommate" hooked him up with some key details to the future of the Xbox 360. They are:
  • "Sometime around november 2006, MS is launching a complete media service on the marketplace. This will range from 99 cent songs, to 3.99 streaming movies."
  • "AT next E3, MS will announce a parternship with Blizzard that will bring World of Warcraft exclusively to 360."
  • "Halo 3 will be out before X'mas 2006. Exact words were Quarter 4 of 2006."
  • " There will be over 50 Sega dremcast games on the xbox live arcade within 2 years. Launched a handfull at a time, he said the first game will be Bonks adverture, which should be out in September 2006."
In a word: bullspit. The horrible grammar and spelling are enough to clue you in to the fact that this couldn't have been written by a college graduate (at least not an English-speaking one). Second big clue is that the seminal platformer, Bonk's Adventure, was not only not a Dreamcast game, but it wasn't even a Sega Genesis game. It was a Turbo-Grafx title! Some simple Google-action should have cleared that up.

Regardless of the veracity of the claims, do you think Microsoft should be exploring these options? I think WoW on the 360 would definitely be a killer-app.

[Thanks, The_Solidshadow]

JoystiqOut with the old rumors, in with the new originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 07 Feb 2006 01:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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