PALGN writes: "We chat to Warren Leigh, the Producer of Beijing 2008, and ask what gamers can expect from the upcoming Olympics videogame.
PALGN recently had the opportunity to interview Warren Leigh, the Producer of Sega Superstars Tennis and Virtua Tennis 3, and ask him about the upcoming Beijing 2008 videogame. In the interview, Leigh has discussed a range of topics including Beijing 2008's customisation options, if there will be any unlockable content, and what's changed from previous Olympic videogames.
PALGN: To start off, can you introduce yourself and tell a little about your role with Beijing 2008?
Warren Leigh: Hi, I'm Warren Leigh, and I started working in the industry back in '99, joining SEGA in '04 to work on Xbox OutRun 2 which was my 1st SEGA produced title.
I then spent the next 2 years working on the Football Manager franchise with Sports Interactive.
In more recent years I was the Producer for Virtua Tennis 3, SEGA Superstars Tennis and now Beijing 2008. It's been a very difficult few years for me juggling the production on so many high profile titles, but I've worked with some of the best development teams from around the world, and enjoy making great games.
I was a SEGA fanboy back in the days and feel I've now truly found my home."
Amazon have released their video game deal of the day for Thursday.
Nominations for Develop Industry Excellence Awards are unveiled, and two developers are likely to walk away with most of them.
Rockstar and Media Molecule will be contesting for the most category nominations. Rockstar snags six of them with GTA: Chinatown Wars and GTA IV: The Lost and the Damned from Rockstar while Media Molecule's LittleBigPlanet alone is nominated for another five.
Wouldn't be surprised if Rockstar takes all their 6 nominations and brings home several prizes =)
Do you still suffer from Olympic fever? Are you constantly checking NBC looking for any glimpse of a balance beam, pool, or waving country flags? Fear not, Summer Athletics is here with your cure. Sure, you would think that an Olympic-styled game would just add fuel to the fire, but Summer Athletics is all but guaranteed to drown it, like Michael Phelps treats other Olympians' dreams.
If you remember the ancient Commodore 64 title, Summer Games, you know what to expect. The title is surprisingly similar, given the twenty-plus years between the two games. You have the option to play a single event, compete in a set of events (including a traditional decathlon), or build an athlete from scratch with career mode. The game gives you twenty-six events to play, in seven different categories. Save the lame career mode and a handful of additional events, it feels strikingly similar to the classic Commodore 64 title, except the older title actually plays better.
