Late Night Consoling

Microsoft posted an interview with Hironobu Sakaguchi on their Japanese site. It discussed the two RPGs his company Mistwalker is developing for the next-gen Xbox. He dropped a few scant details on both. In essence, one will be a realistic adventure whereas the other will feature cute characters. Describing the realistic adventure, Sakaguchi said, "The story isn't about [the main character] growing up, as with many RPGs. The main character is more the type [of individual] that knows everything." As for the cutesy game, "It will feature a main character that keeps on going forward, without ever giving up, no matter what kind of hardship presents itself."

Sakaguchi also credited his decision to bring his two RPGs to the next-gen Xbox as having familiar relationships with those in the ranks at Microsoft Game Studios Japan. Although he did say that the next-gen Xbox would allow him "to do everything that I've imagined, in a world without any limits."

Sega announced that they will release a PlayStation 2 version of its famed Sega Saturn control pad. A select button is added to the front and two buttons are placed on the side for L2 and R2. It's Japan-only at this point and will sell for roughly $22 USD on March 24.

EuroGamer interviews the legendary composer, Nobuo Uematsu. TeamXbox talks with a few bigwigs at Midway about their decision to license the Unreal Engine 3. GameSpot has a video interview with a developer on Killer 7. GameSpy posts a video interview with Shane Kim, the head of Microsoft Game Studios. IGN chats with Steve Allison about L.A. Rush. GameSpot rounds up all the facts and rumors on the Xbox 2.