Nintendo head honcho Reggie Fils-Aime sits down with G4TV’s Adam Sessler to answer questions about the Nintendo Wii price-cut, whether there’s a Wii 2 in the works, and if third-party developers are losing faith in the console when it comes to more mature games. Will Reggie crack under the pressure or will he and Adams finally make a love connection? Check out the video at G4TV or stay here and watch it below:
Our friends at G4TV have some interesting video to show you from Adam Sessler’s latest rant on Sessler’s Soapbox to previews of Borderlands and Left 4 Dead 2:
X-Play gets an exclusive first look at 4-player cooperative play in Borderlands. Gearbox Software CEO & President Randy Pitchford walks Morgan Webb through the process, showing her how players can join and leave games seamlessly, how players can trade loot and weapons in game, and how different characters can use skills and abilities to work together. The enemies multiply and get tougher as more players join, but experience and loot drops get better as well.
Borderlands COOP Preview
X-Play previews a new build of Left 4 Dead 2 showing off gameplay from the Swamp level and showing players why it might be satisfying to use melee weapons like the frying pan, and why infected - “mud men” love to run on all fours. Bizarre. X-Play L4D 2 Preview
This week on Sessler’s Soapbox, G4’s most outspoken personality talks about censorship and how he expected more of an uproar over Grand Theft Auto IV than what actaully materialized. He also talks about how the Wii has helped bring videogames into the mainstream, and the distractions of the mainstream media right now. His concern, and the real topic of this Soapbox is, “be ready for a barrage of controversy over some game in the near future” when healthcare and the economy are no longer the top issues in the country. Watch it now on G4.
The latest edition of Sessler’s Soapbox on G4TV.com deals with the importance of indie games, a topic that is near and dear to my heart. This week Adam talks about how the industry really needs to embrace the indie scene and the star developers it is producing, or at the very least learn from it. He also plugs two events he’ll be taking part in during Comic-Con next week. You can check it out below.
Update: Evan Narcisse filmed various speakers during the panel session - you can find links to these clips after the jump sprinkled liberally throughout my notes..
We give you a rundown of one of the most explosive (and fun) panels at GDC - Killed by Friendly Fire: Critics Rant - and we give you the entire session in audio format so you can judge for yourselves. But first a rundown of all the dirty little details right after the break..
