NBA Jam trailer heating up
Whispers of Conduit sequel
Over at the Game Developers Conference there have been rumors floating around regarding a sequel to The Conduit. Word has it there was a piece of artwork with a large number "2", done in the same style as the Conduit's logo. High Voltage Software deny all knowledge.
In an interview, producer Josh Olsen acknowledged some failings of the first game, particularly the generic setting.
"I think that's a very fair criticism. Looking at The Conduit, you're not really sure that you're in the world of The Conduit. Like you said, it's kind of generic. You could be anywhere. I think that was driven a lot by our push to make The Conduit in D.C. in realistic-looking environments, we wanted to make the graphics look as real as possible. But on the flip-side of that, it tended to make it look a little generic, a bit mundane."
"If you're playing Halo, or look at a screenshot, you know you're in Halo. I don't think that's the case with The Conduit. It's a very valid criticism that we took to heart and we're hoping to address in future games."
Would you be happy to see The Conduit 2?
Gladiator and Castlevania downloads
Monday again, that means more WiiWare and Virtual Console releases:
- Rage of the Gladiator (WiiWare)
- Triple Shot Sports (WiiWare)
- Castlevania: Rondo of Blood (TG-CD)
Rondo /ˈrɒndoʊ, rɒnˈdoʊ/ [ron-doh, ron-doh]
?noun,plural-dos. Music.
a work or movement, often the last movement of a sonata, having one principal subject that is stated at least three times in the same key and to which return is made after the introduction of each subordinate theme.
Y'learn something every day.
Last Ninja 3 refunds on Virtual Console
If you forked over 500 Wii points for Last Ninja 3 on Wii's Virtual Console you may have been disappointed with a bug that caused the game to freeze after the very first level.
This error affects everyone the same way, and publishers Commodore are unable to fix it, apologetically offering refunds to everyone who bought the game.
Despite the best effort of the Commodore Gaming development team, the crash in Last Ninja 3 occurring at the end of Level 1 could not be resolved due to a technical problem. Unfortunately this game uses Commodore 64 hardware specific features that can not be emulated by our software.
We are truly sorry for any inconvenience caused by the defective software. We will reimburse the 500 Wii Points you spent to purchase the game.
In order to do so, we would kindly like to ask you to provide the following information:
- Your Wii serial number - You can find it on the bottom of the console, marked as "Serial No:". The serial number begins with the letter L and ends with a number in a square.
- Your contact email address.
Please send this information by email to wii@commodoregaming.com
You will receive reimbursement in form of a Wii Points code within ten business days. Please note that, based on your Wii serial number, your purchase of the game will be verified before reimbursement.
All's well that ends well? Just goes to show the level of testing that goes into these releases though. Wap wap wap-wap.
Sam & Max Season Two
Dracula: Undead Awakening
Mega Man classic poll
With over a quarter of the votes, Silent Hill: Shattered Memories proved to be "Wii's scariest game" in our recent poll. Time for something else.
With Capcom reviving the classic NES-styled Mega Man games like there's no tomorrow (!), which of them is your favorite?
Mario and Luigi food shops
A recent discovery on Google Maps reveals that gaming legend Super Mario and brother Luigi have taken root in the UK to set up some food businesses:
The addresses can be found on Claremont Road in Manchester, England. Luigi's Take Away has been temporarily closed pending health & safety allegations over the use of magic mushrooms.
Cinging in the red
In disappointing news, Japanese developers Cing have filed for bankruptcy. The studio, most widely known for games like Another Code: R and DS adventures Hotel Dusk / Last Window are left owing more than 200 million Yen (2.21 million USD at the current Japanese exchange rate).
Cing also had a hand in the critically acclaimed Wii game Little King's Story. It's not yet known whether a buyer will step in to help out. Fingers crossed.
March 8th WiiWare & Virtual Console
Monday's here again, which means another bunch of releases on WiiWare and Virtual Console. It looks like a decent selection this week:
- Max and the Magic Marker (WiiWare)
- Dracula: Undead Awakening (WiiWare)
- Final Fantasy II (SNES)
Well, Max is win imo, don't know about the others?









