The Legend of Zelda CGI movie that never was

by David Hinkle on Aug 2nd 2013 11:00PM

A pitch reel from Imagi Animation Studios for a CGI The Legend of Zelda film, proposed in early 2007 and subsequently turned down, has made its way online. It was supervised, shot and edited by animator Adam Holmes, who thankfully posted it to his online portfolio for us all to see – well, not here. Embedding has been disabled on the video.

Imagi Animation Studios, formed in 2000, is the outfit that produced TMNT, the studio's first major feature release. Two years later, Imagis followed up TMNT with Astro Boy, which reportedly lost money on its initial $65 million production budget.

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[PS4] "Always online" was apparently never really considered an option by Sony

[PS4] "Always online" was apparently never really considered an option by Sony
So, there's been a lot of controversy surrounding the possibility that Microsoft's new console could be required a constant internet connection (depending on your interpretation; personally I don't think they'll pursue it in this manner). A lot of people were quick to cast the spotlight back on Sony; who, despite never mentioning always online during their PlayStation 4 showcase, never actually denied its inclusion.

However, Gaming Everything spied an interesting statement during an interview in Game Informer claiming that Sony never considered going down that road.

“Did we consider it? No, we didn’t consider it. The main reason being that many countries don’t have robust Internet connections. It makes sense for people to have Internet connections to play online games, but for offline games there are many countries that we saw do not really have robust Internet,” Shuhei Yoshida told the magazine.

So, what do you think? Is this just Sony playing the role of a 'good guy' or do you think they genuinely never considered implementing in with the PlayStation 4? Its worth noting that patents surfaced suggesting that Sony might have been investigating its use at one point.

Or will Sony still announce some sort of incentive to be constantly connected to the internet heading into E3?

Thanks Eurogamer.

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Mole Kart is the iOS Mario Kart rip-off you never wanted

by David Hinkle on Jan 12th 2012 11:00PM

It's not the first blatant rip-off to appear on the App Store by any stretch, but it might be one of the most obnoxious. Mole Kart is the quintessential Mario Kart clone, copying key gameplay mechanics, power-ups and even track designs from Nintendo's classic rubber-band racer. To top it off, it has fewer memorable characters and, based on the video above, what looks to be some way janky steering.

The game is currently available for $2.99 on the App Store and is compatible with both the iPhone/iPod Touch and iPad, granted they're running iOS 4.1 or later. Also, you'll need a high tolerance for cartoon moles because this game is totally full of them.

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