Is Brütal Legend Headed to the Wii?
Rumors persist that Double Fine Productions [http://www.brutallegend.com/home.action] may not be making it.
Brütal Legend, Tim Schafer's heavy metal adventure, is currently in development for the 1Up [http://www.xbox.com], who asked Schafer about it when they interviewed him roughly a month later.
His response was telling. Instead of confirming or denying the story, he asked his public relations representative how he should answer the question before replying, "We are making an Xbox 360 and a PS3 version of Brütal Legend." It's not the sort of response one would expect to such a simple question, unless the truth is a Closely Guarded Secret.
Taking the matter even further, the Cut Scene [http://weblogs.variety.com/the_cut_scene/2009/04/brutal-legend-is-coming-to-the-wii-double-fines-not-making-it.html] reports that Schafer was telling the truth, "just not the whole truth." According to the site, Double Fine is making the game for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 while EA is contracting the Wii version out to another studio entirely, although who that is remains unknown. The alleged Wii version of the game went into development only recently, and so most likely won't be released until well after the 360/PS3 versions.
Whether it's a direct translation of the game or a Wii-specific version similar to commitment [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/89534] to increased development for the Wii, and the awkward silences from Schafer and EA, which refused to comment on the report, aren't going to make this rumor go away.
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Rumors persist that Double Fine Productions [http://www.brutallegend.com/home.action] may not be making it.
Brütal Legend, Tim Schafer's heavy metal adventure, is currently in development for the 1Up [http://www.xbox.com], who asked Schafer about it when they interviewed him roughly a month later.
His response was telling. Instead of confirming or denying the story, he asked his public relations representative how he should answer the question before replying, "We are making an Xbox 360 and a PS3 version of Brütal Legend." It's not the sort of response one would expect to such a simple question, unless the truth is a Closely Guarded Secret.
Taking the matter even further, the Cut Scene [http://weblogs.variety.com/the_cut_scene/2009/04/brutal-legend-is-coming-to-the-wii-double-fines-not-making-it.html] reports that Schafer was telling the truth, "just not the whole truth." According to the site, Double Fine is making the game for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 while EA is contracting the Wii version out to another studio entirely, although who that is remains unknown. The alleged Wii version of the game went into development only recently, and so most likely won't be released until well after the 360/PS3 versions.
Whether it's a direct translation of the game or a Wii-specific version similar to commitment [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/89534] to increased development for the Wii, and the awkward silences from Schafer and EA, which refused to comment on the report, aren't going to make this rumor go away.
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