FriskyTanuki
01-26-2006, 03:26 AM
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6143053.html
The 2006 Konami Gamers' Day in San Francisco had more than just games on display today. Wilson Cheng, product manager at Konami Digitial Entertainment, said, "I am very happy to announce that Konami will be introducing a new type of genre that combines different types of media onto one UMD disc."
Thankfully for longtime Konami fans, the subject of the "new genre" is something gamers will be very familiar with. It also appears to answer questions raised by legendary designer Hideo Kojima, who recently told Famitsu that he was working on a non-game project for the PSP called Metal Gear Solid BD.
Metal Gear Solid Digital Comic (working title) is an interactive comic-book-style story from franchise creator Hideo Kojima and producer Noriaki Okamura. Artwork will be provided by Australian comic book artist Ashley Wood, who fans may know from his work on Todd McFarlane's Spawn and the Metal Gear Solid comic books.
"MGS Digital Comic goes way beyond just clicking through scanned comic book pages," said Ryan Payton, international manager of Kojima Productions. "It provides an involved interactive experience as players must investigate the MGS story, link together plot points, and complete the puzzle of the Metal Gear narrative through multiple play throughs."
It's unclear just how interactive the comic will actually be, but a trailer shown at the event certainly confirmed it will be animated. Voice bubbles appear in sequence with the game's audio, and static images slide across the screen as comic-style effects like "Bang!" or "Pow!" appear on screen when characters fire bullets.
Konami has not announced a release date or price for Metal Gear Solid Digital Comic.
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6143103.html
Today, the publisher revealed that it will be releasing The Silent Hill Experience for the PSP. Instead of a proper Silent Hill game, the Experience will contain an interactive comic, music from the series, and various video presentations.
The comic will be based on the story of the upcoming film, and will be drawn by Steve Perkins and Alex Shibao. Fans can navigate the six 15-minute chapters using the controls on the PSP, and also check out the Dying Inside comic series, optimized for the PSP.
The music portion will feature twenty tracks from the Silent Hill games chosen by the game's composer, Akira Yamaoka. Video content includes an interview with Silent Hill director Christophe Gans, a chat with Yamaoka, and cinematics from the Silent Hill games.
The Silent Hill Experience will be released in April 2006. No rating or pricing information has been announced.
Sounds pretty cool. I wonder if this will become a big trend on the PSP.
The 2006 Konami Gamers' Day in San Francisco had more than just games on display today. Wilson Cheng, product manager at Konami Digitial Entertainment, said, "I am very happy to announce that Konami will be introducing a new type of genre that combines different types of media onto one UMD disc."
Thankfully for longtime Konami fans, the subject of the "new genre" is something gamers will be very familiar with. It also appears to answer questions raised by legendary designer Hideo Kojima, who recently told Famitsu that he was working on a non-game project for the PSP called Metal Gear Solid BD.
Metal Gear Solid Digital Comic (working title) is an interactive comic-book-style story from franchise creator Hideo Kojima and producer Noriaki Okamura. Artwork will be provided by Australian comic book artist Ashley Wood, who fans may know from his work on Todd McFarlane's Spawn and the Metal Gear Solid comic books.
"MGS Digital Comic goes way beyond just clicking through scanned comic book pages," said Ryan Payton, international manager of Kojima Productions. "It provides an involved interactive experience as players must investigate the MGS story, link together plot points, and complete the puzzle of the Metal Gear narrative through multiple play throughs."
It's unclear just how interactive the comic will actually be, but a trailer shown at the event certainly confirmed it will be animated. Voice bubbles appear in sequence with the game's audio, and static images slide across the screen as comic-style effects like "Bang!" or "Pow!" appear on screen when characters fire bullets.
Konami has not announced a release date or price for Metal Gear Solid Digital Comic.
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6143103.html
Today, the publisher revealed that it will be releasing The Silent Hill Experience for the PSP. Instead of a proper Silent Hill game, the Experience will contain an interactive comic, music from the series, and various video presentations.
The comic will be based on the story of the upcoming film, and will be drawn by Steve Perkins and Alex Shibao. Fans can navigate the six 15-minute chapters using the controls on the PSP, and also check out the Dying Inside comic series, optimized for the PSP.
The music portion will feature twenty tracks from the Silent Hill games chosen by the game's composer, Akira Yamaoka. Video content includes an interview with Silent Hill director Christophe Gans, a chat with Yamaoka, and cinematics from the Silent Hill games.
The Silent Hill Experience will be released in April 2006. No rating or pricing information has been announced.
Sounds pretty cool. I wonder if this will become a big trend on the PSP.