July 11, 2007 - Q Games, a gaijin-heavy development studio down in Kyoto, is hard at work on Pixel Junk, a new gaming property for the PlayStation Network. That much has been known since March, following the product's unveiling in Famitsu. Today, we at long last have additional details, thanks once again to Japan's biggest games magazine.
Pixel Junk isn't a gaming service as originally suggested by the magazine. It's actually just a series of downloadable games, with a new entry set to be released every one or two months. Q currently has six titles planned for the series, and is even hoping to continue beyond that.
The first entry, due for Japanese release in August, is Pixel Junk Racers. This 2D overhead racer looks like it will have some intense races, as over 60 cars will appear on the same track, all powered by some nifty AI routines. While controls are meant to be simple, allowing players just to change lanes and accelerate, you'll have some strategic options at your disposal. When you pass other cars, your speed increases, and you'll occasionally burst into flames, becoming temporarily invincibility. Q is working on 10 courses and 15 game modes.
Next up following Pixel Junk Racers is Echolism. Little is known about the game, which is said to feature rhythm action gameplay. Q is pairing up with Kyoto-based musicians for the sound side of the game.
All the Pixel Junk games will share one thing in common: 2D visuals. In an interview with Famitsu, Q president Dylan Cuthbert mentioned that the 2D graphics engine will make use of the latest technology, exactly as you'd expect of the PS3. In particular, they'll all be HD compatible.
Pricing for the Pixel Junk games hasn't been finalized, but Q expects somewhere between 500 to 900 yen for the Japanese market.
Square Enix launches Final Fantasy X 25th anniversary site, revealing new Nomura art, books, music releases, and merchandise.
Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.
They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.
they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.
Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted
Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments
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.
Why did Sony push Shuhei Yoshida out of his role leading PlayStation's first-party games? He'd overseen some huge successes. Well, apparently, he didn't listen.
Yeah I can see that for sure. Shuhei Yoshida should have been in charge not Jim Ryan.
It should be free highway for him now.. but Sony are too stupid to see this, especially that moron Hulst
Wtf why all that anger. PlayStation is dominating on every level. Besides I think there is a little more to hiring a CEO than just who is available. Its not like its a athlete your team wants to buy.
S2Killinit
live service failures, chasing trends, closing studios. yes dominating
Sony is Dominating because competition is not existing. Compared to previous gens this is the poorest in terms of software offerings.
Last gen we got Uncharted 4 Lost Legacy and TLOU2 from ND alone.
This is so far a remasters gen, with no competition to lift up the quality
..."PlayStation is dominating on every level"....
...Really???
PlayStation are soon heading into a new generation in the not to distant future. They currently have the worst customer satisfaction they've ever sustained as a company. The company is heading for a huge crash while at the same time they'll need to be planning how they are going to try and win back that favour and the build up to their new releases.
Yes financially they're winning but they're going to have to ride out this complete public corporate disaster. No one has faith in the company or the product anymore. They've damaged their public image so much this generation. Greed can kill anyone.
He would've done the same thing and fire Jim Ryan and Shuhei would be the villain. Why?
Because Elite creates the narrative and distraction for gamers, users and citizens.
More confirmation that Jim Ryan is the culprit for what has happened to Sony. Hulst needs to go too. What sucks is that a lot of the good top heads at Sony are no longer there. I wish that guys that were forced out prematurely by Dumbo Jimbo like Shuhei and Layden came back.
Yep. Yoshida was responsible for bringing one of the best games of this generation to playstation (Stellar Blade). He is an actual gamer and is in touch with what gamers want (creative, fun games, not GaaS and agenda pushing). He also seems like a genuinely nice guy if you watch some interviews. Of course they got rid of him.
Makes you wonder if MS even thought about hiring him after Phil and Sarah were leaving. He certainly couldn't make their situation any worse.
All the gamer/consumer lead heads are gone across PS and Xbox. shuhei gone phil's gone (questionable) but gone. The future of gaming is somewhat uncertain across the board.
