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Shinji Mikami is Dragonborn Pictured: Resident Evil’s creator...
Shinji Mikami is Dragonborn
Pictured: Resident Evil’s creator Shinji Mikami chilling with the Dovahkiin statue at his company’s office.
Mikami is apparently a pretty big fan of Bethesda’s Skyrim. “It’s a fantastic game. Just amazing. To have such a huge open world and so much freedom is wonderful, and the gameplay too is so varied,” says Shinji. “It’s so time-consuming - but that’s a great thing. If I was still a student I’d be all over it.”
Now that Mikami’s new studio, Tango Gameworks, is apart of the ZeniMax corporate fold (which includes Bethesda and their epic fantasy works), the game designer can’t help but ponder on an open-world game of his own. “It would be a game that mixes the best of the old kind of games with this relatively new open-world concept,” he muses while also admitting the hypothetical project would have to work within the boundaries of limited staffing (“We don’t have hundreds of staff, so I’d keep it simple”).
Tango Gameworks is currently headlong into development on a new survival horror title codenamed Zwei. Last we heard, Shinji wanted Zwei to be his last directorial gig. I guess that all hinges on whether or not wide, open expanses of virtual fields draws him back in.
galaxynextdoor: Alduin’s Wall. Constructed in the Bethesda...
Alduin’s Wall. Constructed in the Bethesda offices to commemorate Adam Adamowicz, who was the lead artist for Skyrim and the Fallout games, and sadly died earlier this year. What an incredible way to honour someone. Well played, Bethesda.
Via: how-a-quirk-works
Prepare Yourself, ‘Dawnguard’ is Coming to Skyrim This Summer A...
Prepare Yourself, ‘Dawnguard’ is Coming to Skyrim This Summer
A DLC expansion is finally on its way to The Elder Scrolls V, but unfortunately only one-third of the game’s fans will get to enjoy it. An exclusive timed release for the Xbox 360 version of the game, Dawnguard is being made available for download this Summer off of Xbox Live. PC and PS3 owners will still be privy to the content – just on a different time table. The extra heat radiating from your computer is normal; it’s merely the collective scorn seething from the internet.
The announcement shouldn’t be that surprising, though. Microsoft and Bethesda’s courtship has been long and storied, dating back to Morrowind’s exclusivity to the original Xbox and Windows PC, with recent examples cropping up like, say, today’s fresh Kinect compatibility update to Skyrim where you can harness shouts like a true dovahkiin and let neighbors loudly know how alone you are (I jest; but seriously, Apartment 310, keep it the fus down).
When it comes to details, Bethesda has gone only as far as making Dawnguard’s name public, pushing a full reveal to June’s E3. During the stretch between now and then, the company says more free updates should be expected.
