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We never expected Metal Gear mastermind Hideo Kojima to have much of a say in the upcoming Castlevania game, so we're not too surprised to hear his involvement is mostly to give the series a new face. Literally.
News Blips:
• Kojima tells new Castlevania developers to whip it good. Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima reveals his involvement with the upcoming console version of Konami's classic Castlevania series is less hands-on than most probably realize. His biggest contribution so far? Asking developer Mercury Steam to change the main character's mug to look more "heroic." Oh, and he also suggested that the story make absolutely no goddamn sense via painfully long cut scenes. Hah! We kid. We hope... [1UP]
• Sega vows to keep Wii classy with mature games. It may seem like a risk to release blood-filled games like Mad World and House of the Dead: Overkill on the family-friendly Wii, because, well, it is. But that's not going to stop Sega from losing money making more M-rated games. [Games Industry Biz]
• Remember Michael Jackson through World War 2 fashion. EA is showing its respect to the recently deceased King of Pop via new costumes for Battlefield Heroes modeled after Jackson's iconic Smooth Criminal and Bad outfits. Thankfully, you don't have to pay for them either. Though at least one crotch grab is recommend upon wearing. [Joystiq]
• Japanese developers love spazzing out, too. Japanese gaming mag Famitsu recently talked to a trio of famous game designers (Grasshopper Manufacture head honcho Goichi Suda, Level-5 president Akihiro Hino, and Q Entertainment's Tetsuya Mizuguchi) about this year's E3 and all seemed to dig Microsoft's body-happy Project Natal gizmo. Mizuguchi even thinks these motion-controlled machines harness the power of 1.21 gigawatts, saying "the door to the future has been opened." Doc, this is heavy... [1UP]
Hit the jump for some video blips, including a truly evil Final Fantasy game, MAG classes, a really emo game shirt, and...more.
Video Blips:
• Be an evil asshole in Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Dark Lord. And then run out of breath after saying that long-winded sentence.
• Learn about the different classes in MAG. We like the ones that shoot guns.
• Shatter looks like Arkanoid and something else. Geometry Wars. First-class analysis here, folks.
Cultural Blip:
• Shot through the heart, and this shirt is to blame, it gives videogames...a bad name. Feeling sad? Pick up this emotastic Woot shirt for 10 bones. Then cry for at least 1-90 minutes. [Destructoid]
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