The soul of Mega Man will live on thanks to fans all around the world.
That’s right, the Kickstarter, created by Keiji Inafune’s company Comcept has finally completed and not only did they hit their goal, but they exceeded it by more than 4 times. At a whopping $4,000,000 USD (combined Kickstarter and PayPal backers), Mighty No. 9, the spiritual (and completely unrelated) successor to Capcom’s beloved Mega Man… [ Read More... ]
If you’re an old school gamer like me, chances are you’ve been let down over the years by the companies who used to make your favorite games. Classic franchises like Mega Man, Gradius, and Shinobi have pretty much vanished. Good news is on the horizon in the form of Mighty No. 9. This is Keiji Inafune’s spiritual successor to Mega Man and he’s looking to the fans … [ Read More... ]
When you talk about video game composers, Michiru Yamane is a name that is held in high regard along with her contemporaries including Nobuo Uemtasu, Koji Kondo, and Yuzo Koshiro. Although she is most famously known for Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, she has enjoyed a diverse career in video game music.
Select Michiru Yamane Discography:
Castlevania: Bloodlines
Contra: Hard Corps (with Akira Souji, Akira Yamaoka, and Hirofumi … [ Read More... ]
If you’re like me (and I apologize in advance if you are), you were an early adopter of the awesome Oculus Rift SDK (I don’t apologize for this because it’s incredible). You bought the dev kit for the purpose of research and development. Awesome right? Yeah, until you remembered you’re running a 2009 Macbook Pro with 256mb of VRAM (or similar outdated hardware). Short of the simple (but effective) “Tuscany … [ Read More... ]