Edited: 01/26/08
Excuse me while I get on my soap box.
That site that reports week old news on a daily basis actually came through today with some fresh news, reporting that Kudo Tsunoda...the guy that EA fired after EA Chicago (The boxing one), was put out to pasture. Well apparently Microsoft lowered their hiring standards and didn't let me know, because somehow Kudo Tsunoda is working with the XBOX division now. So unless Microsoft's future is in mediocre licensed fighting games, or mediocre boxing games, I am left having no fucking clue as to what brought this about.
I met Kudo back at E3 in 2005 through a friend. The guy came off as a total douchefuck, making inflammatory remarks about Knockout Kings, Ubisoft, and gay people. He managed to offend me about five times in a span of fifteen minutes, as he went through about four cigarette's.
Which brings me to my next point: What the fuck Microsoft?
Do you think bringing Don Mattrick and Kudo Tsunoda will revitalize the brand? We (gamers) HATE EA for the most part, and you're bringing on the people that have made EA the nihilistic bastards they are today. And throughout the process you have let go one of the better faces of the brand in Peter Moore, and have shooed J. Allard to a dark corner to attempt and shove the Zune down all of our throats.
Now, I'm all about the Zune, but c'mon, we all want our Allard back (at least they do over at TeamXBOX), and you're giving us a terrible public speaker in Mattrick, who has created a brand that prides themselves on yearly mediocrity. And now you bring on boxing game guy.
I don't see how letting Bizarre Creations, Bungie and Peter Moore out the door, while bringing in Don Mattrick and Tsunoda, is a good scenario in any way, shape or form.
EDIT: Oh my christ. Apparently, (According to Kotaku)Kudo is heading up the new Gears of War project...that's it...I'm done.
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As for Def Jam Icon, it's not bad, and it has a lot of great ideas. They just weren't exceuted to the fullest, and the game lacked polish. He's a good guy to have on board.
The guy just made a horrible impression when he starting talking shit about Ubisoft, saying: "Those french fuckers should just give up.", when it came to the much ballyhooed EA buying Ubisoft rumors a few years back.
Can you imagine if they pitched that idea but instead of rappers they were Popstars? Britney Vs. Mariah Carrey? with their music in the mix? Sounds comical and dumb..like Def Jam Icon..lol.
Using power rangers is taken, i'm sorry.
Secondly, TWO CBLOGS AT ONCE? It's called combination, motherfucker, does you spoke it?
Although you know Britney would clearly win every fight. She's got the crazy on her side
Probably no one, just some strange kid making shit up cause he's a fanboy or something.
And Riser Glen isn't a Power Ranger. He's a Justiriser.
White Ranger fails either way.
Would you care to elaborate why I am just some random kid fanboy?
And if you know anything about Sentai, you'd know that Dairanger was pure win.
Carry on.
I'm not going to start Dtoid drama, because this isn't the Joystiq comments section.
Let's find some common ground. We both <3 God of War.
And now we can carry on.
Yes, let's carry on.
Do it for the Rangers.
Oh, and whoever said they didn't like the white ranger as a kid... WTF? How can you even think the word "DRAGONZORD" without dying of awesome?
The White Ranger piloted the Tigerzord, and then the Falconzord.
Actually, the White Ranger was a part of Dairanger while the other rangers were a part of the Zyurangers. But before Season 3, Saiban had to film American footage to make up for the lapse in seasons. Also made for some fun editing of the zords, since they were from two different seasons.
The game has an uninteresting cast of characters and it's not like he's going into to Epic Games and calling all the shots. I'm pretty sure he has little to no control in the creative process.