"We're at the opposite end of the scale to where Microsoft normally are," says creative director.
Lionhead isn't just a bunch of yes-men in branded T-shirts, leaping through hoops proffered by Uncle Microsoft, creative director Gary Carr has insisted to OXM. As with Forza 5 developer Turn 10, the manufacturer has been careful not to meddle with Lionhead's studio culture and creative "identity" - the recent appointment of the "very, very non-Microsofty" former Cryptic CEO John Needham as studio head is proof of this, Carr suggests.
"TV is going to be one of those things that's like a tree, we've just got to chop it down.".
For better or worse, Microsoft has made much of the Xbox One's capabilities that don't involve playing games, but seeing as many of these ulterior functions won't be available on Day One in certain regions, is this really a smart move? Albert Penello, Microsoft's senior director of product management and planning, seems to think so, as they're still part of the company's long-term 'vision.'
"If violence will give new emotions that are important to the game, I want to put it in there".
At TGS this week, Eurogamer asked MGS creator Hideo Kojima whether the torture scenes in Metal Gear Solid 5, glimpsed briefly in its trailers, would hand over control to the player. Following on from that, EG also asked whether such scenes were necessary in games, and if there should be restrictions on how they are implemented.
"Of course we're interested" in Xbox One and PS4, says Dan Houser.
Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser is "interested" in creating games for Xbox One and PS4, but insists this wasn't remotely a consideration during development of the resolutely current gen GTA 5. Houser's lot aren't in the business of employing technology for technology's sake, apparently, and they haven't set aside ideas, features or content for any hypothetical future releases.
Beta footage includes hands-on time with Robin, Bane and the Joker.
You know how I'm going to spend my time in Batman: Arkham Origins multiplayer? Not playing Robin. To recap, the online is a three-way affair - one side plays Bane's team, one side plays that of the Joker, and the final two players star as the Dynamic Duo, taking the gangsters apart from the shadows as they scrabble over territory.
Microsoft's Spencer promises announcement closer to console's Japan release date.
So, I've been on a boat for the past couple of days - no, not a cutting-edge clipper armed with the latest in telecommunication devices, but a hideous old narrowboat, stuffed full of chemical toilets and loved ones. As a consequence, I've not had much opportunity to suckle upon yonder news grapevine. Has anything Big happened this week, other than that GTA 5 thing? And in particular, has anything come of all that teasing Microsoft Studios boss Phil Spencer did about the firm's Tokyo Game Show showing?
"Next-gen will take us beyond the current open world experience".
Grasshopper Manufacture's Suda 51, the brains behind games like Lollipop Chainsaw, No More Heroes and the recent misogynistic misfire Killer is Dead, is already setting his sights on the potential for next gen, and has specific ideas on how next gen technology can be used to bring players together on a deeper, more emotional level.
Witching Urn, War spell, Agility stat and more revealed.
In some games, relinquishing your humanity in order to totter around the world as an emaciated corpse is a Bad Thing. In Dark Souls, it's a recipe for comparative peace and quiet. Other players can't invade your world and murder/troll you while you're undead, see. Except now, it seems, they can. New Dark Souls 2 details have surfaced care of Polygon and Gamespot, hinting at a game that's far more PvP-oriented than the original.
"Circumstances have changed a bit".
Katsuhiro Harada, Tekken producer and all around dude, has hinted that Tekken Revolution - a free to play fighter and presently a PS3 exclusive - could be on the way to Xbox in the future, given that other free-to-play games, like World of Tanks and Killer Instinct, are starting to emerge on the Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
"We hope to bring it to Xbox One in some form.".
Gears of War on Xbox One will happen when Epic says it'll happen, Microsoft Studios boss Phil Spencer has told Japanese mag Famitsu, as passed on by Dualshockers - the implication presumably being that there's little chance of a Bungie and Halo-style parting of the ways 'twixt the franchise and its creators.
14 billion Yen deal to be finalised by 1st November.
Cast your mind back, fair reader. You might recall a news item a few months ago, when we reported that Atlus was facing sale or restructuring after its parent company Index Holdings filed for bankruptcy. That was a sad day for fans of excellent Japanese imports, but luckily it seems like this tale has a happy ending.
Misery loves company.
Hot on the heels of the co-op character and Psychopath unveiling last week, Capcom Vancouver has released a fresh batch of screenshots, depicting co-op character Dick and the first of the game's Psychos based on the seven deadly sins - Greed.
"We will have some new announcement for TV shows coming pretty soon".
Microsoft is said to be looking into a potentially vast number of TV offerings for the Xbox One, Microsoft Studios head Phil Spencer told Bloomberg at TGS this week.
"I think time will tell what these new platforms can do".
Speaking with Xbox Wire, Battlefield's executive producer Patrick Bach has dropped the strongest hint yet as to exactly how the previously confirmed Xbox One Kinect integration will feature as part of DICE's upcoming blockbuster, Battlefield 4.
"We're happy for fans to upload footage of their gameplay".
Hey internet. Hello? Hellooo? Ah, who am I kidding - you're all off playing GTA V aren't you? Well if you are, and if you plan on livestreaming your derring-dos and don't dos, Rockstar's support page has a few friendly guidelines it'd like you to bear in mind.
Hey Sebastian, are these your frie-ARRGH!.
As part of their showing at the Tokyo Game Show this week, Shinji Mikami and Tango Softworks have unleashed a brand new trailer for upcoming survival horror The Evil Within upon the world, and they certainly haven't scrimped on the buckets of corn syrup.
Current platforms confirmed after Kickstarter page reaches $2.2m milestone.
Following a surge of support and backing on its Kickstarter page, Mighty No. 9 - a spiritual successor to Capcom's Mega Man series helmed by creator Keiji Inafune - will launch on all current gen platforms, including the Xbox 360.
"By giving the player the choice - the experience becomes better".
Ubisoft's upcoming side-scrolling RPG Child of Light - due out on the Xbox One and Xbox 360 in 2014 - is turning heads left right and centre. Partly due to the fact that it looks utterly gorgeous, but also because it has gone down the unusual route of casting a pre-pubescent girl in its title role.
"I wouldn't want to count a company out".
Mega Man creator Keiji Inafune has spoke up in defence of Microsoft's decision not to launch the Xbox One in Japan until 2014, just as the company gears up to debut the console to Japanese consumers at this year's Tokyo Game Show.
Also: buy and customise a car on the go, then pick it up instantly in-game.
Having eviscerated Facebook, Rockstar's turned its satirical eye upon Apple and the iTunes Store. Available free to iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad users running iOS 4.3, the "iFruit" app allows you to pimp out an in-game ride while you're away from your console, and unlock new behaviours and items for Franklin's dog Chop by interacting with a Tamagotchi version of the animal.
