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Is it true? Devil May Cry 4 coming to the 360
digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/gaming_news/Devil_May_Cry_4_coming_to_the_360'; Jonah tipped us off on the contents of his official Playstation Magazine (yes, the same one with the Gears ad). Inside, there is an article discussing the future of Devil May Cry 4 and whether it will remain a PS3 exclusive. PSM is reporting that Capcom will be showing some more Microsoft love and will be bringing the series to the Xbox 360. We've all heard this rumor before, but we're starting to feel a little more giddy by the day. Are you guys interested in Devil May Cry 4 coming to the 360 and do you think it'll help with console sales?[Thanks, Jonah]
Humor us -- Devil May Cry 4 screens!
Sure, there probably are other games out there with new screenshots... but would you rather see a fairly generic sports athlete doing a fairly generic athletic activity, or a fairly genetic FPS screenshot with fairly generic weaponry and scenery (albeit gorgeous)... or would you rather see some off the wall "so bad it's good" Devil May Cry 4 screens? What? Seriously? You don't care? That's sad. Well, if you're one of the chaps who don't care much for this franchise, then don't worry about it -- skip this over. But if you're excited about this game, take a gander! Also, we'd like to mention this: if you think that once this game comes out, this site will be plagued with biased reviews, think again. I, personally, prefer a reviewing method similar to Famitsu: I'm going to grade games based on others in the same genre. In the case of sequels, I'm grading them in relation to their brethren first and then other games in the same genre. Sounds fair, right? This blogger will have to brush up on his FPS's though, to properly grade quite a few games. Time to dust off the N64 and pop in Goldeneye.
Hmm... okay, Devil May Cry 4 info -- Kyrie revealed!
This is going to be a bit personal and no one probably cares to know, but Kyrie is one of my favorite names. So imagine my excitement when reading on the DMC4 official site that the female lead in the new game is named just that -- Kyrie. The girl is dressed like, let's be honest, a princess, and in the TGS trailer, she was singing, too. What else is of interest is that she and Nero, the new hero, sort of have a thing going between them. A love interest, of sorts. So... she'll probably be a little more important in the final game -- shaping the lives of other characters and whatnot. Probably get in trouble and have to be rescued by Nero a time or two. Perhaps complain about something being too dangerous and Nero spouting some overdramatic, cliche line in such a way that it's humorous. There's also some new DMC merchandise and more journal entries (but we can't really read that). As always, we'll cover it as news surfaces.
Capcom wants happier PS3 news!
After the success of the mediocre hack n' slash fairly recently released Dead Rising and the supposed lackluster showing of Devil May Cry 4 at TGS (what a pack o' lies! Rebuttal still holds), Capcom has had enough of this negative Sony media (chances are they don't read PS3Fanboy, which they should... it's awesome). USA marketing VP Charles Bellfield, according to NextGen, "had some comments about the bad press that the PS3 has endured as of late, saying that Sony's console shouldn't be underestimated--during the interview he almost seemed giddy about the technical prowess of the PS3."Now, the interview is long and informative... most of the questions revolve around the loss of Clover Studios, but we'll skip those and focus on the Sony-specific issues. Not because the loss isn't important, but we're not focusing on it for now. So what does Bellfield say about the negative press? "I would like more positive angles of PS3 to be portrayed within the media than what's going on at the moment. It has a huge potential; firstly as the PlayStation brand and it's got great technical capabilities. I see it every day through our content-and I would like that positive story about it to be out there." Come on, Bellfield! We're hyping up your DMC4 like nobody's business! The positive stories are out there... it seems that even bigwigs in the gaming world are starting to roll their eyes at the overwhelming bias against Sony.
Goodie! Updated Devil May Cry 4 info and screens
We promised a revisit to the Japanese DMC4 website on the 15th and here we are. So what's new? Aside from a bunch of stuff we can't read... under the newly opened "WHAT'S Devil May Cry" link at the bottom, there is what appears to be a summary of Dante's story. Or at least, oodles of screens from previous games and bits of artwork as well. The diary has been changed, as well. Many of the previous screenshots were removed, but one still remains of some in-game footage. It's hard to make out, though.Our beloved Dante has a few new pieces of concept art (looking very Breath of Fire IV in style, as previously stated) and two shots of in-game footage (though presumably cut-scene in nature... however, DMC cut scenes never had much of a boost over regular graphics). Is it just us, or does Dante kind of look like Viggo Mortensen? Just a little? Nero has a few pictures updated also and he's looking pretty much... awesome. What else can we say? Look at the site, consider buying an HDTV because this game deserves that much. We'll revisit DMC4 again after the Tokyo Game Show.
So what'd Capcom's site reveal for Devil May Cry 4? [Update 2]
Sometimes having a computer that would accurately translate Japanese writing would be great. All this one gets is a bunch of question marks and a "TGS" every once in a while. Of course, we're talking about the Devil May Cry 4 website that has launched -- more specifically, a link that leads to what appears to be the production team's journal. There are a few nifty pics under the journal area, at least. You can also order a soundtrack CD, aptly titled "Dangerous Hits". The other things available as of 11:47 PM (will check it out around 12:30 and update) are a few pictures of both Dante and Nero. With things set up the way they are, our previous hypothesis may prove true: Dante will be playable and have an independant but parallel story with the new hero, Nero (who looks like an official spokesman for cool). The site also seems to hint that more screenshots of each character in action will be added on 9-15-06. Since PS3fanboy is completely into Devil May Cry, we'll definitely keep you up to date on this.[Update: you can check out a screenshot or two here. Gorgeous doesn't begin to describe it!]
Devil May Cry 4 information leaked a tad early
Considering there is a countdown about to run out at the official Web site, we expected to get more information on the PlayStation 3's standout title Devil May Cry 4 relatively soon. But, thanks to the power of the Internet and Japanese magazines, we can get the goods just a wee bit earlier. According to a rough translation of Famitsu, this is what you're gonna get with DMC 4: The game takes place after DMC 1, but before DMC 2. You play as a new lead character by the name of Nero. Nero has devilish right arm. He can draw enemies toward himself and then throw them. The combo system has as base the one from DMC3 and they are revising/reworking details according to the fans' comment-remarks. Nero's sword has a bar. The sword has some kind of a driving force in it. It's a new way/element to enjoy the sword handling. At the Tokyo Game Show there will be real-time footage. You can view the magazine scans of the article and photos here: scan 01scan 02scan 03scan 04 It's nice to know there will be "real-time footage" at TGS, but how about some real-time gameplay on the show floor? That'd certainly be a nice way to extend the olive branch to disheartened Sony fans -- especially when you break the news to your Japanese base about getting the short end of the stick come launch day. [Thanks, Gerard Flannory]
Devil May Cry resurfaces
Capcom announced intentions of bringing Dante to the PSP a long, long time ago. Since then, we haven't even heard a murmur of a PSP version of Devil May Cry. Well, according to Jeux France, our fears can be rested: Devil May Cry for PSP will be coming. No new details were revealed, but the website has detailed scans from Famitsu of the upcoming PS3 sequel, Devil May Cry 4: The Awesomeness.(Disclaimer: That subtitle's not real. It's what I like to call a "joke.")
Japanese mag surveys development community on PS3
In the latest issue of the Japanese magazine Ge-Maga, which is also the longest running magazine in Japan, an anonymous survey was held regarding developers takes on Sony's slammin' console. Since most of us can't read kanji very well, IGN did the honors of translating the stats and they are summarized below: Price: 90.29% -- think it's too pricey 9.71% -- think it's juuuuuuust right Two Hardware Models Approach: 56.31% disagree with it 39.32% agree with it 4.37% have no opinion Launch Titles? 55.82% don't think they'll help sell PS3 39.32% say they're fine and dandy like sour candy 4.86% are unsure how the launch titles will help E3 Impressions? 48.54% unchanged 32.52% are less confident 3.39% felt relieved 15.55% have no impression to give Sales Goal of 6M units by March '07? 62.13% say no way 35.43% say yes way 2.44% say maybe This may seem dismal news to the PS3 fan, but remember -- there's still the Tokyo Game Show in September. Hopefully PS3 can pull out a few surprises like Devil May Cry 4 or Resident Evil 5. Those would help on its launch, but in Japan at least, Sony's main competition will be the Wii.
