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San Diego Comic Con 2011

PlatinumGames — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 06:44:36 +0000

Hi, everyone. JP here. Even though PlatinumGames is located in Japan, it is really important that our staff get a feel for what is happening around the world. Of course, game shows like E3 and GC are important for this, but equally important is seeing what makes gamers, and fans in general, particularly excited. That [...]

MADWORLD Soundtrack Lyrics

PlatinumGames — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 15:14:35 +0000

Now that everyone can get their hands on the MADWORLD Soundtrack, we wanted to share something that we feel will make the experience just a bit more fun for you all. MADWORLD OFFICIAL SOUNDTRACK LYRICS (Contains explicit lyrics. PDF Format) Sing along with all your favorite tales of Deathwatch, murder, and mayhem. As this content contains explicit lyrics, please click more to verify your age before downloading.

PGTV Episode 7 – Greg Proops

PlatinumGames — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:25:00 +0000

In the second installment of the Soundelux Sessions, PGTV is joined by special guest, comedian Greg Proops, as they discuss his role as MADWORLD announcer Howard "Buckshot" Holmes, his previous experiences in games and Hollywood, and the gander of chili lunches when working in small, enclosed rooms. This content is intended for mature audiences. Click more to verify your age.

MADWORLD Soundtrack To Be Released

PlatinumGames — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:44:57 +0000

You asked for it, and we made it happen. Along with SEGA and Sumthing Distribution, you will finally be able to get your hands on a copy of the MADWORLD Soundtrack! On June 30, you can order your very own copy on CD for $15.99 USD. Digital Download will also be supported for those of you who are looking to load your music players without a physical disc. Keep an eye on http://www.sumthing.com/ as orders should become available soon! (Note: Sumthing allows mail orders from the U.S., its territories and possessions, military bases, Puerto Rico, Canada, United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Eire, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Greece, Luxemburg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Liechtenstein, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. If you don’t live in these areas, go for the digital version.) Click more to verify your age and check out a trailer for the MADWORLD SOUNDTRACK!

PGTV Episode 5 – Steve Blum

PlatinumGames — Sun, 31 May 2009 04:10:27 +0000

In this episode of PGTV, we travel to Hollywood, CA and sit down with voice actor Steve Blum, better known to PlatinumGames fans as Jack Cayman from MADWORLD. Find out why Jack wasn't what he expected, and how anime fans have threatened his life. This content is intended for mature audiences. Click more to verify your age.

MADWORLD Release Day Contest Winners!

PlatinumGames — Fri, 01 May 2009 09:44:47 +0000

MADWORLD Release Day Contest – And The Winners Are… We were shocked and surprised by the creativity in all of the entries for our MADWORLD Release Day Contest. PlatinumGames always knew we had incredibly passionate fans, but to see you all put that passion to work was absolutely great. Which is why picking winners for [...]

Mad Replay Value

Shigenori Nishikawa — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:45:28 +0000

Hey everyone. Are you hooked on MADWORLD yet? If you aren’t, come back and read this blog after you’ve cleared MADWORLD ten more times. MADWORLD is now available in Europe, so this blog is going introduce some replay goals that will make your MADWORLD experience ten times more fun. If you’ve already driven yourself mad [...]

Last Day To Enter The MADWORLD Contest

PlatinumGames — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 03:18:49 +0000

Remember, today is the last day to enter the MADWORLD Release Day contest. Up for grabs are three of the exclusive MADWORLD hoodies, and other cool, autographed bonus items! Here are the rules in case you forgot: So, what is this release day contest you ask? Simple… Take your camera with you when you go [...]

MADWORLD vs. The Wii Remote

Shigenori Nishikawa — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 04:35:24 +0000

Now that MADWORLD is released, I can focus this blog on things like difficult periods during development, or how to get the most out of your MADWORLD experience. I’m also going to do something new at the end of the blog – Insider Information! If you read my blog and then play MADWORLD, it will [...]

PGTV Episode 3: The Announcers – Part 2

PlatinumGames — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:00:54 +0000

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The Bloodbath Challenge Challenge

PlatinumGames — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:03:13 +0000

Hi, I’m Shuhei Rokumoto. I was primarily in charge of programming the environmental kills and Bloodbath Challenges for MADWORLD. By the time this blog post gets translated and posted, MADWORLD should be in everyone’s hands. Have you gotten a chance to put the game through its paces yet? If you have, you already know, but [...]

PGTV Episode 3: The Announcers – Part 1

PlatinumGames — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 01:48:40 +0000

In the latest installment of PGTV, JP talks with Shigenori Nishikawa and a secret special guest, while Mark joins JP to speak with the writers behind the four-letter fiasco that are behind MADWORLD's announcers, Howard and Kreese. This content is intended for mature audiences. Click more to verify your age.

MADWORLD Contest Reminder & Prizes

PlatinumGames — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 08:04:27 +0000

Thanks for all the awesome MADWORLD feedback everyone. We are all excited by how much you are enjoying the game! Last week, I mentioned a MADWORLD Release Day contest: So, what is this release day contest you ask? Simple… Take your camera with you when you go buy MADWORLD. Take a picture or a video [...]

MADWORLD NORTH AMERICAN RELEASE! YEAH!!

Shigenori Nishikawa — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 23:29:51 +0000

Finally! Finally! Today, users in North America can get their hands on their own copies of MADWORLD! We worked ourselves to the bone everyday, putting our blood, sweat and tears into the game so that this day would come, and we will never forget it now that it is here! But this day also means [...]

MADWORLD US Advertisements!

PlatinumGames — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 02:16:39 +0000

Here is a glimpse at the ads that will be running in the US for MADWORLD. This ad almost made the cut, but SEGA and PlatinumGames instead wen with this design: You can download high-res versions of the ads on our Flickr stream. We also teamed up to make two great TV spots in the [...]

MADWORLD Unboxing and MADWORLD Release Day Contest!

PlatinumGames — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:00:19 +0000

One of the perks of the job is getting things just a bit earlier than everyone else, especially when you happened to have made the thing in question. So since the team at PlatinumGames got the jump on things – here is the retail package for the US version of MADWORLD in all it’s glory. [...]

What MADWORLD Still Lacked

Shigenori Nishikawa — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:00:17 +0000

MADWORLD had started to slowly coalesce as a game for me. I could see its core. However, I still had this nagging impression that we were a bit too rough in how we were handling violence. I began to wonder… “Hmm… There has to be a way to make this more over-the-top and comical.” Around [...]

The Enemies Of MADWORLD

PlatinumGames — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:00:46 +0000

Hi. I’m Hirono Sato, a game designer on MADWORLD. I was in charge of player interactions, as well as all of the enemies and bosses. I wanted to jump in on the blog and talk about enemy AI for a bit. Before we get started, one thing you should know about MADWORLD is what it [...]

A Different Sense Of Humor

Shigenori Nishikawa — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 03:16:30 +0000

I hope you all enjoyed my blog entry last week, and I’m happy that you are interested in our little game called MADWORLD. I think for this blog, I’ll continue from where I left off with my first post. Our team developed MADWORLD here in Japan, and almost all of the staff were Japanese. I [...]

TRIUMVIR x MADWORLD

PlatinumGames — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:05:51 +0000

Can’t get enough of MADWORLD? Want to try and get a free copy? Go hit up Triumvir’s website. Not only are they an awesome brand, but they have also made some incredibly MADWORLD killer combo stickers. To celebrate the occasion, they are giving a mess of stickers, tshirts, and even a copy of MADWORLD away [...]

PGTV Episode 2: MADWORLD Studio Tour

PlatinumGames — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 05:44:26 +0000

Join JP Kellams and lead character designer Masaki Yamanaka as they give you an inside look behind-the-scenes of MADWORLD and PlatinumGames. This content is intended for mature audiences. Click more to verify your age.

The MADWORLD Soundtrack

PlatinumGames — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:52:09 +0000

Hello, I’m the composer of MADWORLD, Naoto Tanaka. So have you checked out the music in the trailers? When I check out the comments, it seems like someone is always asking “What song is this?” or “Who’s the artist on this song?” I thought that would be a good topic to blog about. This post contains content intended for mature audiences. Click more to verify your age.

My Trip To New York ComicCon

Shigenori Nishikawa — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:00:28 +0000

I was planning on continuing my story from the last post, but it is going to have to wait until next time. Why? Because from February 2-8, I went to New York to present MADWORLD at the New York ComicCon! I had been looking forward to the event, filled with incredibly excited and anxious energy [...]

Drawing In Black & White

PlatinumGames — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:43:54 +0000

The first concept we started out with from an art design standpoint was creating graphics that would reinforce that player would not feel guilty for the brutal things that happen in the game, but instead would be able to have fun and laugh. However, for me as a designer, my goal was to create art [...]

MADWORLD Deathwatch Sports Trailer 2

PlatinumGames — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 03:21:48 +0000

Here is the first of our series of MADWORLD TV sports trailers. Join Bob and Duke as they educate you in the finer points of Deathwatch. This content is intended for mature audiences. Please click more to verify your age.

The Challenge of MADWORLD

Shigenori Nishikawa — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 01:53:05 +0000

Hello everyone! Allow me to introduce myself. I am the ‘demented director’ of MADWORLD, Shigenori Nishikawa. A few minutes ago, I was playing MADWORLD and shoving signs into enemies. I had sign-planted five enemies in a row, when my producer, Atsushi Inaba, came up to me and said, “If you’ve got time to play MADWORLD, [...]

MadWorld Release Date And New York Comic Con

PlatinumGames — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 08:14:55 +0000

If you live in North America, get ready to paint the black and white town red on March 10! That’s the day you can march into stores and purchase PlatinumGames’s first title, MADWORLD! Want to get your hands on MADWORLD before everyone else? Then head down to the New York Comic-Con this weekend and get [...]

PGTV: The Platinum Lounge Ep. 1 with Shigenori Nishikawa

PlatinumGames — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:10:08 +0000

Here is the first episode of our podcast series, PGTV.

The PlatinumLounge gives you a seat at the table as we talk with the creators here at PlatinumGames. Join JP Kellams and Mark MacDonald as they sit down with MadWorld director Shigenori Nishikawa, who discusses the genesis of MadWorld, the influence of western games, and why a transexual film director is one of his favorite game characters of all time.

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THE MADWORLD BLOG

Atsushi Inaba — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:09:24 +0000

Hello. I’m Atsushi Inaba, producer of MADWORLD. Today marks the start of the MADWORLD Blog. This blog should give you an insight into quite a few areas: How did they make this crazy game? What the hell were they thinking while making this crazy game? First, I need to say something. Something you need to [...]

MADWORLD Happy Holidays 2008 Trailer

PlatinumGames — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:03:38 +0000

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MADWORLD Games Convention 2008 Trailer

PlatinumGames — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:01:34 +0000

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