In one of the more unexpected Xbox 360 announcements out of Japan, the latest issue of Famitsu is home to first details on The Idol Master, an Xbox 360 adaptation of the 2005 arcade game of the same name. The game will be published in Japan through Bandai Namco Games.
The arcade title off which the 360 version is based places you in the role of a new music producer at 765 Productions. You select a girl from a set of candidates, and attempt to make her into an idol over a period of a few weeks, working, via mini games, on such areas as vocals and dancing. Fail to reach your intended audience numbers, and you're stripped of your producer role.
A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.
Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.
15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.
The name "Hewson" carries a special weight for anyone who grew up during the golden age of British computing. As the son of Andrew Hewson—the man behind legendary publisher Hewson Consultants—Rob Hewson didn't just grow up playing video games; he learned to spell his name from their title screens. However, Rob didn't just rest on his family's 8-bit laurels. From leading major LEGO franchises at TT Games to tackling the high-stakes world of technical porting at Huey Games, Rob has carved out a unique path in an ever-evolving industry. In this candid interview Rob to discussed the burden and beauty of a family legacy, the technical "scar tissue" left by the ambitious Hydrophobia, and why porting a masterpiece like Inscryption to consoles is far more than a simple copy-paste job.
To celebrate Tomb Raider: Legend's 20th anniversary, the official channels have shared an early in-development gameplay demo.
