Now here is something you don’t get every day! As a game music fan I am always on the lookout for new game music or game related music. And this time I bumped in to this little jewel! It’s a bit launchie but I really like it may be you do to? Well have a listen here!

Ever thought of making games rather than playing them? NiSuTe and I are now dedicating time to giving advice on what you need to do to become a game developer, whether you’re an aspiring 3D Artist or you want to become the next Peter Molyneux, Shigeru Miyamoto or Will Wright creating the best game the world has set eyes upon. We will be guiding you from learning 3D basics, programming and game designs as well as many other game industry roles. We’ll have interviews from people just like you who have made it from the deepest depths of their dark bedrooms, to the shinny offices of some of the worlds leading game developing companies.

Thank you for you time, you’ll hear more from us soon...

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Dutch publisher Lighthouse Interactive says it’s been granted a license to publish and develop games for the Nintendo DS and Wii in Europe.

Best known for hardcore PC games such as Overclocked, Sword of the Stars and Ship Sim, the publisher has given no indication as to what kinds of games it intends to release on the formats, and whether they will be part of new or existing franchises.

Lighthouse was bought by Canadian developer SilverBirch in April, who already have a publisher license agreement with Nintendo and are currently working on a Nintendo DS (and PSP) version of Xbox Live Arcade hit N+.

Steve Wall, co-founder and vice president of Lighthouse Interactive commented: “This is a significant milestone in the continued growth of the company. It gives us the opportunity to further expand our product catalog and take Lighthouse Interactive to the next level. We look forward to working with Nintendo.”

The fantasy action adventure game Overlord will be followed by a sequel next year, Codemasters and developer Triumph Studios anounced today.

In development for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, Triumph promises "epic battles, all new Minion play mechanics, stunningly detailed new visuals and a fresh theme" for the game.

The Overlord franchise is heading to new platforms as well. Also scheduled for a 2009 release are Overlord Dark Legend, an all-new action adventure game for the Wii featuring minion control through the Wii Remote and Overlord Minions, a puzzle action game for the Nintendo DS. Both these games will be developed by Climax Studios.

Following Gamasutra's report this morning of significant layoffs at Midway's Austin studio, the company has confirmed the cancellation of an "as-yet-unannounced" project at the facility.

With the cancellation comes Midway's confirmation of a "reduction in force of a portion of the affected development team." Between 90 and 130 studio employees, the company says, are impacted by the decision.

A Midway SEC filing shows the layoff decision, which reduces 10 percent of the company's overall workforce, is part of a plan approved today by its Board to reduce costs. Midway's second fiscal quarter showed a $34.8 million net loss and a 26 percent year over year revenue drop from $31.8 million to $23.4 million.

According to the same filing, Midway will write down $10 million in development costs on the canceled project, and that it will be paying out $1.2 million in severance related to these layoffs.

The studio will remain open, playing host to the company's Central Outsourcing Group, while two teams there will continue work on "unnamed prototype projects" that Midway notes are both new IP.

Interim CEO and president Matt Booty said, "While this was a very difficult decision, we feel it was the right thing to do for the future of Midway. We view every game as an investment that must meet certain standards for quality, scheduling, and profitability."

Analysts say Wii supplies are higher now in U.S. stores than they've been in the past, and that while the upcoming July NPD results are expected to show a continuing summer decline for Wii sales, the console is set to storm retail once again in the Fall and holiday season.

Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter says that Nintendo likely produced some 2.4 million Wiis in July, as part of a 25 million total ship goal for the fiscal year.

Historically, says Pachter, the company's sent only about a third of its total production to the U.S. to date, resulting in a shortage.

"We saw the shortage relax somewhat in April," says Pachter, citing 714,000 units sold through that month, followed by 675,000 in May, and 667,000 in June.

Now, ahead of NPD reports for the month of July, Pachter predicts Wii sales might show a summer lull at 650,000 units sold -- but thereafter, sales of the console could start climbing for the million-per-month mark in August.

"We expect the monthly figure to increase once the company is able to deploy its recent production increase to the U.S.," he says, "and we expect monthly sell-through to increase by as many as 300,000 units per month, beginning in August."

Lazard Capital Markets analyst Colin Sebastian also expects the NPD to show a July decline in Wii sales, but calls it a "hardware calm before the storm" of the holiday season. Sebastian notes that Wii stock at overseas retailers also looks high.

Sebastian also predicts Xbox 360 price cuts in the fall, in addition to "enhancements" to both PSP and DS.

InvenSense, the company that makes the MotionPlus accessory, has told Eurogamer the relationship with Nintendo is "not an exclusive" one.

Joe Virginia, VP of wireless business and corporate communications, says other companies are interested in the tech - but he's not naming any names.

"Of course we're incredibly pleased - delighted would probably be a better adjective - that Nintendo approached us... but it's not an exclusive relationship," said Virginia. "I can't get into details about other folks that are interested in this technology, but as you might imagine of course there is more interest out there."

Read on for the full details.

Probably one of the biggest news of late regarding Xbox is the overhaul that's being done to the dashboard. It looks as though Microsoft is using some cover-flow effects a la iTunes and generally just streamlining the interface for more dynamic content. Also, Xbox 360 users will receive their own Avatars (Miis in Nintendo speak).

What's interesting is that these Avatars are being built so they can integrate into other mediums. For example, you can use your own personal Avatar as the actual character in a game. Of course, not all games will have this ability; especially upon its release.

"Microsoft is currently in talks with game developers to find out what are the best ways of implementing the Avatars – either as 3D characters that will take the place of the game's hero or as 2D static images. This means that technology is slowly advancing to the point where players will be able to insert a virtual-self in the video games they play – something like holograms and true virtual reality. Which is amazing!" – Softpedia

In addition to using Avatars in actual games, MS is looking into using the Avatars outside of XBL. Currently, we can post customized Gamertags on web sites, forums, etc.; MS is looking into doing that sort of thing with their Avatars in social networks such as Facebook. Gamertags are static, but having interactive Avatars... hmmm, that could be very cool indeed.

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Here's a video about the KOG design and printing process. This was shot in Oct. 2007 at the KOG office in Kyoto and the printing factory on the outskirts of town during the printing of the Ultimate Chimera and Sharks shirts.

Sadly, there's no video of the shirts being assembled post-printing, so you'll have to imagine that part for yourselves. Enjoy!



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OBJECTION!

Only one name strikes fear into the hearts of evildoers everywhere: Phoenix Wright, ace attorney. Join Phoenix Wright and his adorable assistant Maya–plus Miles Edgeworth, Detective Gumshoe, Franziska von Karma, and others–as they investigate twenty intriguing cases. And find out why Phoenix Wright has devoted his life to fighting injustice!

Acoarding to amazon the book will hit North America in September so start saving to get together the $10.17 excl shipping and you will be able to read true the adventures your self.

Today we finally upgraded the forums, and with that comes a load of new features, but no fitting theme to match the site yet. Check it out regardless, while we work on making it fit in a little better!
It should be noted that the links in Columns, Articles and News posts that used to point to the forum, are no longer working. You should be able to find the respectable post in the respectable section on the forums though, so not all is lost. We are trying to fix at least the newest entries, but know that most pervious links to the forum will be broken.

Hello members and visitors of the nisute website, i would like to inform you that the website will be down later today, at 22.00 hours (that is 10 PM for you US-based folks) GMT+1 time. This was decided after we found that the need to fix the issues that are currently have, and the benefits of upgrading to phpbb3, by far out-weight continuing as we have been doing for quite some time now.

We will be cleaning up the forums, removing dead topics, rearranging everything, and upgrading to phpBB3 afterwards.

The planned timespan is 2 hours, but it's possible we run late due to the amount of work to be done, the upgrade, getting everything tidy again, and dealing with possible issues. At the very latest, we expect the website to be back somewhere during the 23rd, which would mean the site will be offline for just over 24 hours in the worst case scenario.

If you have/found a nice looking theme for phpBB3 that sort-of fits the rest of the site, please do let us know in the forums before or after we start the process!

Yes I am thanking all the NiSuTe Club members for supporting NiSuTe’s latest replacement for the back breaking 80KG Nokia Television! Thanks to Maurice who works at Philips he managed to get us a brand new 32” LCD TV that weights 60KG less than the Nokia predecessor for a really great price. And thanks to the fact that the Philips is an HD ready TV we can enjoy the games we play at the GDE a little bit more! The TV isn’t fully paid up to now and Maurice paid it for us. So please do continue in supporting us so we can pay Maurice back.

So thank you all for your contribution to make this possible!!

If you want to contribute to this to you can donate your gift to:

191254134 (Rabobank)
TNV C.H Fouchier
And put as note your name and the line “Supporter Gift.”

Some say its dull i say its brilliance! want to know more than click here.

Oh yeah it’s that time of year again where the weather is getting better and better and that calls out for a party again! It’s the NiSuTe BBQ party! So make sure you don’t miss out the next GDE on the 7th of June! If you’re on a special dyed or vegetarian be sure to let us know.



You can E-mail Christel if you have special wishes or questions on: fouchier(at)nisute(dot)com People that also help out on this event are Maikel de Bakker and Kennith van Eijden. To go to the forum section please klik on the picture above.

(PS: if you want to help out by making a salad or anything else please do let Christel know!)