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Outspoken Tokyo Vikings developer Tomonobu Itagaki has been chatting withKotakuabout life, love and bouncy boob physics. While the interview is laden with his usual bravado and trash talk, theNinja Gaidencreator did have some very interesting words to say about the Japanese game industry. “I think that, in time, it will end up much like the Japanese film industry, you know?,” he explained. “I mean it will become similar in terms of its competitiveness in mass markets, its ability to raise funds, and its technological prowess....

‘Not leaving Metal Gear behind’ A Konami representative has rubbished reports that the developer/publisher has ceased making video games for consoles. Although the company has not officially responded to the speculation, a Konami rep responded to areddit User(viaNintendo Life), stating that it was “definitely not” turning its back on console game production. “I can promise you that we’re definitely not leavingMetal Gearbehind or anything like that,” wrote the rep in an email....

There’s nothing worse than swinging in New York City and having all that momentum slam to a halt after getting stuck in a wall. Thankfully, the latest update forMarvel’s Spider-Man 2fixes some troublesome clipping issues and a bug that could corrupt your save file. The latter issue is clearly the larger concern. Thankfully, according to the notes released by developer Insomniac Games, the bug appears only in a very specific situation....

Concurrent player-count peaks at 79 Ubisoft’sMight & Magic Showdown, which has been in Steam Early Access, will close its servers July 31 after a very disappointing run and a consistently dwindling playerbase. The arena combat game, which also featured a novel model-painting mode, has had problems building interest in the half-year it has been in Early Access. Its users had an average playtime of around six hours, and within the least few days the game has struggled to entice a single player online....

DLC Gremlins: The New Batch The Game Awards will air on December 3, and with it, a few reveals from some major studios. One such reveal involves WB’sMortal Kombat X, which already has new confirmed DLC, as told by a tweet from Ed Boon. I mean, everyone basically wants Baraka to happen at this point, but I hope we get more wacky additions like Jason and The Predator. I don’t really playMortal Kombat Xall that much anymore, so some fresh new additions would probably bring me back in....

Courtesy of the latest issue ofPSM(April 2007), comes some fleshed out info on the upcomingNinjaGaidenSigmafor the PlayStation 3. While it’s easy to try to write this game off as a next-gen port of a last-gen game, there’s clearly more here than a new coat of a paint. New chapters; entirely reworked graphics; a new playable character (Rachel) with her own story missions; and more goodies, including boob jiggle physics found in other Tecmo classics (and I’m not talking about Tecmo Bowl)....

Color me bias Not sinceSpelunkyhave I been so excited for a game featuring a pug. The Night of the Rabbitis Daedelic’s (Deponiaseries,Harvey’s New Eyes) latest adventure epic and a welcome return to comedic fantasy after the underwhelmingA New Beginning. The title comes to PC/Mac on May 28; no digital stores are announced but Daedelic titles usually make it to Steam, GOG, and GamersGate (among others). The adventure follows a 12-year-old boy who finds himself on a quest to becoming a wizard, after a rabbit pulls him into a magical realm filled with talking animals and magic....

Also, Hyrule Warriors DLC It’s uh, a stale week unless you’re really big intoMario Party, and I don’t know a lot of people who are at this point in their long, fight-filledMario Partycareers. I think we’ve all had enough broken controllers, cartridges, discs, and consoles for a lifetime (I’m still ready to rage anytime though and will give this one a shot down the road). Anyway, on Wii U you’ll be able to pick upTwisted Fusion, Gravity+, Pinball Breakout, Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, Mario Hoops 3-on-3,andHyrule Warriors‘Link Between WorldsDLC pack....

Great,anotherOuya update. This one’s pretty cool, though. Namco Bandai has just revealed that they’re working with Ouya to bring some of their franchises to the upcoming console. Here’s the word from Carlson Choi, Namco Bandai’s VP of marketing: Namco Bandai Games and Ouya are currently in active discussions to bring some of the world’s biggest gaming properties to the exciting new open gaming platform. Namco Bandai brings with it a rich history of iconic gaming franchises, from classics like Pac-Man and Galaga, to seminal franchises like Tekken and Ridge Racer, and we’re excited to explore how we can work with Ouya to bring some great titles to the forthcoming console....

The PSP2 has not yet been officially announced, but that hasn’t stopped industry analyst Michael “Bullet Hammer” Pachter from declaring it stillborn. He thinks Sony’s next attempt to revitalize the handheld will fail hard. “I think the PSP was dead on arrival and I think the PSP2 is going to be dead on arrival,” says the smooth talking analytical fox. “We’re approaching saturation in the handheld market. We’re starting to see DS hardware sales crack, the iPod Touch is cutting into the handheld market....

It’s hitting pre-alpha soon, too Singularity 6, a new studio made up of developers from companies like Blizzard, Riot, Epic, Zynga, and Sony, has announced their first game: an MMO with a bit of town life calledPalia. As shown in the short trailer released today,Paliasees players awaking as a human in a world and venturing out towards a quiet town. Humanity was once a legendary race, but inPaliait disappeared thousands of years prior....

More cloning, jump on roofs As Nintendo tries to furiously patchAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsto nerf certain ways to make money, players continue to find ways around it. Let’s start with the new duplication method, as there’s a new one every week and it’s easier to break down. As you may remember, folks have been duping items in inventive ways for weeks (Nintendo patched the first widespread method near the game’s launch), but this method involves mail....

I’m not really much of aTekkenplayer, but I’ve always seen the series as Namco’s Lamborghini or Ferrari line of cars. With every iteration, nothing much really changes except for the style, and every time a new one comes out the connoisseurs must have it.Tekken 6is no different.Tekkenplayers, like the rich people who buy new cars every year, will be clamoring to buyTekken 6on day one. Why? Because it’sTekken, and there’s a number 6 attached to the end of it....