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The Joystiq Weekend: March 17 - 18, 2007
by Ross Miller 
{ Mar 18th 2007 at 11:59PM }
Joystiquery
Japanese hardware sales, Mar. 5 - Mar. 11: GDC ruined everything edition
Today's spoilerest game video: God of War 2 ending
News
Steam injected with Eidos games
Best Buy done with PS3 20GB model
Lowenstein's 'final' interview: Game reviews influence industry
Consoul shows more bizarre European PS3 marketing
Within a Deep Forest creator Nifflas interviewed
Mii channel began as a DS project
Lord of the Rings Online team confident entering MMO market
Jack Thompson responds biblically to Take-Two
Lord of the Rings Online music system
Rumors & Speculation
Rumorang: NiGHTS returning on the Wii -- Part 2
Rumor: Beautiful Katamari to hit Xbox 360, PS3, Wii this year
Culture & Community
How much longer can Xbox Live charge consumers?
Beware the April Fools in mid-March
Game name stereotypes
Howling Rayman Raving Rabbids cake
A couple more Rayman videos
by David Hinkle { Aug 24th 2006 at 11:00AM }
With the Leipzig Games Convention going on, a couple more videos of everyone's favorite crazed bunnies have hit the intertubes and are among the best of the bunch. Well, they're all among the best of the bunch, so...I guess...well...take it as you wish. While our usual procedure is to embed the video into the post, since we've got two we must ask that you click the continue link and check them both out, embedded, after the break.[Thanks Marc!]
Fresh Raving Rabbids scans
by David Hinkle { Aug 11th 2006 at 9:30AM }
Two new scans have hit the net for Michel Ancel's latest title Rayman Raving Rabbids. The scans, which look like they could be from a German Nintendo Power or some such other magazine, depict a sad, imprisoned Rayman, along with his purple, dance-loving, alter-ego escaping from several bunny UFOs on the wings of a hawk. It looks as if we get a peek at one of the game's many minigames as well.
In what appears to be some sort of disgusting peeping Tom exercise, we assume Rayman must quickly open doors to bathroom stalls where bunnies are trying to "do their thing." We're sure this minigame will end up being a lot more fun, and less disgusting, once we actually see it in action.
Honestly though, why are the bunnies holding plungers if there is obviously no plumbing?
Michel Ancel discusses Raving Rabbids
by David Hinkle { May 23rd 2006 at 8:08AM }
Michel Ancel, whom's past contributions to the gaming world give him near-godlike status, recently sat down with the resident Wii guy Matt over at IGN and discussed the upcoming Rayman: Raving Rabbids. The focus of the title, which is more humor-based rather than an epic tale of lost civilizations or some such other conflict, is about "Love and power!" Michel even goes on to discuss, rather in-depth, what the control scheme on the launch title will be. With the nunchuk attachment dictating movement, rolling, and jumping, the Wiimote will be utilized to fight, ride animals (such as that spider), and...dance.
No, that isn't a joke.
Rayman Raving Rabbids announced
by David Hinkle { May 3rd 2006 at 3:00PM }
Our earlier reports of a Rayman ressurrection left you all without a name for the game or any kind of information on the premise of the title. Well, the game has now been dubbed Rayman Raving Rabbids and some tidbits of information have been placed on the table. The premise of the title revolves around a group of uncontrollable bunnies whom threaten the very existence of Rayman's world. It's obviously up to him to stop them, through new abilities and the help of friends.
When asked to comment on the project, Sir Ancel said "After wrapping up Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie, the team here in Montpellier sat down to talk about having some fun with Rayman and his universe. We are running into a bit of a problem, though, because our game has been invaded by thousands of raving mad and vicious bunnies, who have apparently been preparing this assault since the very first Rayman game. We are now sending an SOS to all motivated gamers to help us get rid of them as fast as possible!"
I don't know about you fine readers, but this game is in my top 5 anticipated titles for E3. I cannot wait to get my hands on this and see in what ways Michel is going to push the envelope and improve upon what is already one of the greatest franchises in gaming history.
Rayman sequel announced for holiday 2006 release
by David Hinkle { Apr 5th 2006 at 8:31PM }
OK, you might want
to sit down for this one. Wait...you already read the title? You also sit at your computer checking this page? OK, I
get it. It was a bad joke. I'm sorry.Yet, the recent announcement of a Rayman sequel, one being head up by Ubisoft's Montpellier studio, who is helmed by franchise creator Michel Ancel, doesn't necessarily come as a shock due to the leaked list of upcoming titles from Ubi that Eurogamer already ran. Ancel, whom you're obligated to call Sir, has one excellent track record in the industry, so this latest installment in the franchise should be a treat. In coming to the next generation of consoles, we anxiously await what ways in which Michel and his team will utilize the Revolution's unique control scheme.
