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GT5 - New Details on Car Damages, Downloadable Cars
Here are some Excerpts from the latest edition of Car and Drive issue magazine in which they give more details about the next GT5 game.
Excerpts :
- They talk about the whole GT series and the some technical differences between them and the latest iteration - GT5.
- They talk about the Polyphony's studio and how the developers spend their time there. Some have cots with sleeping bags under their desk to take power naps.
- They mentioned that the soonest GT5 would be released would be Spring 2008 but that it could be pushed back because Sony is giving them as much time as they need - Kaunori Yamauchi wants it done right.
- Yamauchi said for GT1, one car was one day's work for one man, GT3 was one man's work for 30 days, and GT5 one car is one man's work for 180 days!
- Yamauchi mentioned to program 700 cars would take at least 5 years so GT5 will obviously have less. Players will be able to download more cars in the future. Mentioned some game upgrades will be supplied and sold online in the future.
- One of the future upgrades may be crash damage. Some reasons given as to why it doesn't have it yet are that it needs to be done realistically, the physics engine would need to be updated and that some car companies don't want their cars portrayed with crash damage - even if it's just virtual.
- Realistic crash damage alone is basically double the work. The way Yamauchi wants it done would mean each body panel of each car would have to be modeled separately - intact and crumpled - with the resulting changes in light and shadow.
- "Yamauchi never intended GT to appeal to a mass audience. He believed only a real otaku, or hobby fanatic, would take the time to explore it's many nooks and crannies. Indeed, the first version was altered for the US market to make it more accessible." The game was tweaked by Taku Imasaki for American buyers by speeding up the game by 25%, changed the gravity so cars flew longer, and added the instant-play option. Imasaki's changes didn't win him many friends at Polyphony.
Thanks to TwinsPoppa
Also i would like to add a rumor from egm and a blog from one of the developers of heavenly sword
Latest EGM Rumors - Marvel Nemesis 2, Street Fighter 4, King of fighters
The latest rumor section of Electronic Gaming Magazine have new rumors on announced and un-announced titles.
Capcom close to announcing Street Fighter 4. Our best bet is that, this game will be for consoles including the wii. Electronic Arts(EA) is making 2 fighting games. One of them is Marvel Nemesis 2 which is rumored to be in "3D" and will have dark and gritty like Gears Of War . Mortal Kombat sequel, EGM does not specify if this rumor is the already public known next gen Mortal Kombat game for consoles or another new Mortal Kombat game. And finally, New King of Fighters game is heading for the arcades with console releasing following.
Blog Link: http://blogs.ign.com/Heavenly_Sword/2007/06/29/58758/
Heres a pretty interesting picture i found
I have really really bad news
Beautiful Katamari Skips PS3, Goes Wii Rumor: Sources allege publisher has quietly canned the PS3 build of the quirky title; started work on Wii effort instead. by Matt Casamassina
showUSloc=(checkLocale('uk')||checkLocale('au'));document.writeln(showUSloc ? 'US, ' : ''); June 29, 2007 - Namco Bandai revealed earlier this year that it was developing the next-generation Katamari Damacy sequel, Beautiful Katamari, for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Up until recently, the developer continued to work on both versions of the project. However, sources close to Namco Bandai tell IGN that the studio ran into some trouble with the port of the game to PlayStation 3 and these issues, coupled with the stalled sales of the system, have led to the project's quiet cancellation. Looking to better-than-expected sales of Wii, the company has, say insiders, re-shifted resources to ready a Wii build of Beautiful Katamari instead. Given that the title cannot be ported from Xbox 360, the game is being re-concepted for Wii.
This is not the first time Katamari has been rumored for Wii. In early 2007, reports of Katamari for Wii began to surface. However, development sources indicated at the time that Namco was not thrilled about the prospect about moving forward with the project, mostly because it was not convinced that Wii would be a success. The game's original creator has in the past been critical of Nintendo's platform, too.
We contacted Namco Bandai for comment, but a spokesperson for the company did not return our inquires in time for the publishing of this article.
As always, until we get an official confirmation from the company, this story should be considered rumor. However, when asked, our well-placed sources said the information was "100 percent reliable."
Stay tuned in the coming weeks for more.
I have really really bad news
Beautiful Katamari Skips PS3, Goes Wii Rumor: Sources allege publisher has quietly canned the PS3 build of the quirky title; started work on Wii effort instead. by Matt CasamassinashowUSloc=(checkLocale('uk')||checkLocale('au'));document.writeln(showUSloc ? 'US, ' : ''); June 29, 2007 - Namco Bandai revealed earlier this year that it was developing the next-generation Katamari Damacy sequel, Beautiful Katamari, for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Up until recently, the developer continued to work on both versions of the project. However, sources close to Namco Bandai tell IGN that the studio ran into some trouble with the port of the game to PlayStation 3 and these issues, coupled with the stalled sales of the system, have led to the project's quiet cancellation. Looking to better-than-expected sales of Wii, the company has, say insiders, re-shifted resources to ready a Wii build of Beautiful Katamari instead. Given that the title cannot be ported from Xbox 360, the game is being re-concepted for Wii.
This is not the first time Katamari has been rumored for Wii. In early 2007, reports of Katamari for Wii began to surface. However, development sources indicated at the time that Namco was not thrilled about the prospect about moving forward with the project, mostly because it was not convinced that Wii would be a success. The game's original creator has in the past been critical of Nintendo's platform, too.
We contacted Namco Bandai for comment, but a spokesperson for the company did not return our inquires in time for the publishing of this article.
As always, until we get an official confirmation from the company, this story should be considered rumor. However, when asked, our well-placed sources said the information was "100 percent reliable."
Stay tuned in the coming weeks for more.
haseeb_1989
So they'd be willing to spend a lot of money creating a new katamari for the Wii, rather than a little extra money getting it to work on the ps3? I smell BS.
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