I recently had a chance to interview Psycho Mantis himself, Doug Stone! Doug covers, MGS, MGS4 as well as various tv and film projects including the classic 80s cartoon M.A.S.K. Enjoy!
The article discusses a claim by an intellectual property (IP) expert that Nintendo likely does not hold patents strong enough to prevent the game developer Pocketpair from creating Palworld, a game that some believe resembles Pokémon. The expert suggests that Nintendo's legal challenges against Palworld could amount to nothing more than corporate bullying, as the patents Nintendo might be relying on are not robust enough to stand up to legal scrutiny. The situation could be seen as an example of a large corporation trying to exert undue influence over a smaller competitor.
Crazy how far they are willing to go over nothing rather than tell Game Freak to get their shit together and sort the quality of the mainline games out.
Personally I'd drop the two game bullshit, make a full on complete game, and take their time making the best game they can without relying on a silly battle gimmick they'll ditch after one game. Gimmicks out of battle is what they should be focusing on, beauty contests, berry making, secret bases, the underground, Seasons, events during day / night and post game content like travelling to a new location or something.
It's straight up bullying with mooney and using the government laws as a tool to do so. They should be fined.
Entering Q4 and with the impending release of the PS5 Pro and major AAA titles this holiday season, Dragon's Dogma 2 has a golden opportunity for DLC.
Where does the time go?
"Quick, switch the controller port!"
Lol, nostalgia. Those were the days <3 . Great hearing from Doug Stone and that he's still doing voice work (Dynasty Warriors 5, Viewtiful Joe, Code Geass and Black Blood Brothers). Hope he makes a return in the "supposedly" next MGS game.
I liked him in MGS 4, even if it was just a cameo.
Definietly one of Hideo's best characters...........
I'm really in need of another MGS fix. Clearly, MGS5 will be coming around one way or another. Metal Gear Rising looks pretty meh to me.
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"put the controller down flat on the ground!"
::rumbles::
"WOAH WTF!!!!"