Daily Blips: Game News from May 27th, 2009

Yeah, we know -- this Kojima Productions teaser business is getting a little ridiculous. Don't worry -- this will all be over next week. Or will it? Oh, god...

News Blips:

• Yawn: Kojma Productions teaser still teasing. Yep, that damn cryptic site from the Metal Gear makers is still displaying random crap for you to ponder over. Today, however, it showed off something very interesting: the face of Solid Snake's pops Big Boss. Oh my god! What does this mean? Here, let us tell you: It obviously means the new game will feature bosses who are big. Duh! Do we have to figure out everything out for you? Answer: yes. [1UP]

• High Voltage stick yet another game in Wii socket; parents concerned for their safety/intelligence. Yesterday, we told you The Conduit developers are making the bloody, Roman-inspired fighter Gladiator A.D. for the Wii. Well, today they announced another Wii game, this one being a 4-player online co-op shooter entitled The Grinder. In the game, you fight hordes and hordes of undead things. Not zombies, though! Oh, no. Instead, you'll be taking a right turn and blowing the brains out of vampires and werewolves. Hmm, wonder why they didn't just call it "Right 4 Dead." [IGN]

• Oh, snap: African photo-shooting simulator finally showing up in America. The long-forgotten PS3 safari photography game Afrika is coming to the States thanks to niche publisher Natsume. Hopefully the elephants will clean up their mess before we breakout our fancy dancy telephoto lens. [IGN via 1UP]

• Disney Interactive scratch booty, out comes Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned. Propaganda games, the folks behind the recent Turok reboot, are developing a new action role-playing game based on the Pirates of the Caribbean flicks. We hope this game has good ARRmor! Seriously, that wasn't an ARRbitrary pirate joke. Uh, and neither was that one. Ahem. [IGN]

Hit the jump for some video blips, including a revealing Dark Void trailer, nightmare-inducing Super Mario figures, a retro 360 controller mod, and...more.

Video Blips:

• Dark Void trailer is dark, mysterious. Watch the developers talk about why we love mysterious voids of darkness.

• 1UP shoots Bayonetta developers some questions. And they answer when you click "play."

Cultural Blips:

• Mario figures overdose on magic mushrooms. Check out these bizarro custom-made Mario toys. Then erase your memory and move along. [Infinite Lives]

• Xbox 360 controller gets plastic surgery to look like Super NES Advantage. A dedicated modder whipped up this working Xbox 360 controller using a Super NES Advantage shell. [technabob]

Tags: Daily Blips, Kojima Productions, Metal Gear, Bayonetta, The Conduit, Gladiator A.D., Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned, Turok, Dark Void, Super Mario, The Grinder

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Brett Bates

May 27, 2009

Psst, Donahoe: That IGN link calls the High Voltage game The Grinder, rather than The Grind. Although The Grind would be a great name for a roguelike.

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Sam Fishery

I'm slightly disappointed that Kojima is once again making a Metal Gear game even though he told everyone that he wasn’t. He really needs to do something new. Does anyone else feel this way?

Michael Donahoe

Oops! I lost the first half of post this morning due to my computer being an asshole, so I wrote that entry again from memory. And, well, The Grind sounds better than The Grinder. Unless the game was about making spices -- then it would be awesome! And about the Kojima shenanigans -- I think Big Boss is just a red herring. ;)

Jasmine Maleficent Rea

I am so happy about the Afrika news. Every so often I would watch videos and remind myself that I could import it if I wanted to. Also, I agree with Michael on Big Boss showing up. I've lost patience with the countdowns to the countdowns, but it seems to be dipping into shameless teasing.