News: Comic con bits and pieces

July 19, 2005, 03:44 PM

by brandon, via various -
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Some rumors, some truths at Comic Con this year. Alien Hominid is indeed coming to GBA in north america, and Zoo will be the ones bringing it to the territory. I played an early build, and it seems to be coming along nicely - not developed by the behemoth, but by Tuna Technologies, who seem to be doing a decent job. You should really buy things at the Alien Hominid store (figures, shirts, etc), so they don't starve to death.

The new Behemoth game is a 4-player hack and slash game, with magic, multiple weapons and levelups. It is largely River City Ransom inspired, in addition to some obscure game I'd never heard of that Dan Paladin mentioned - Dragon something. I think he made it up.

Backbone will be doing more with Death Junior. Can't say more than that. The game is coming along nicely, pretty much done, as I understand, and their comic is quite good!

Capcom, at a Comic Con panel, reportedly said that Street Fighter 4 is in the works. No further details, unfortunately.

Update! Totally forgot to mention this one - man-on-the-street Frank Cifaldi discovered that Acclaim's ill-fated Contra-like game based on The Red Star has gotten picked up by a new publisher. Can't say who at this time, but the game is, we are assured, coming out.