More TGS Highlights and Random Thoughts - Nick

Hey everyone, just an update on my highlights of the Tokyo Game Show and a few random thoughts and ideas about the future of this little project.

- New Metal Gear Trailer was impressive but unusual. Showed footage of Naomi Hunter being hunted by some unseen person, a weapons launderer with a pet monkey, and that soldier who is always having irratable bowel syndrome in the previous installments. Overall, the game still looks incredible and I can't wait to slip into Snakes boots. Should be reservable sometime relatively soon... I hope. I'm getting ancy.

- Silent Hill Origins for the PSP was surprisingly absent from the show floor. Konami would not release an explanation but I must admit, it has me a little bit worried. I really hope it doesn't get pushed back again. I am really hoping to be playing that through this holiday season.

- Square Enix announced 3 new Kingdom Hearts titles, none of which are Kingdom Hearts 3. Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep will be a single player adventure on the PSP that takes place before the events of the first game. The next title, Kingdom Hearts: 358/2, starring Roxas, will be a DS title that sports 4 player simultaneous play and will explain what happened while Sora was sleeping. Finally, Kingdom Hearts: Coded will be a mobile cell phone title which i'm sure most of you will never play.

On another note, I have been thinking a lot about my future dealings with the game industry, including this site and my career choices I will be making in the next few years. I know that all 3 of us here on this site, plan to be involved in the industry in some shape or form in the future and that has got me thinking about what I could do to really become more involved. I already work the retail aspect but what would be a good way for someone at my level to move forward in a way that will benefit me and this site? I have decided to do some research and hopefully plan a trip to Japan around this time next year in order to attend the Tokyo Game Show. I think that by attending the show, I would personally learn a lot and of course, it would make some great material for our podcast. Of course, I hope that David and Brad will be interested but we will see what happens. That's all I have today, i'll be back tommorrow with a new post and a new podcast. Peace!