More Skullgirls news-
First of all, my condolences to Japan ;A; I have some friends over there, and some friends who have family over there- and I wish for their safety.
If you guys happen to be in the east coast, you should check out the demo of Skullgirls at PAX East in booth #750, going on this weekend. You can even get a temporary tattoo of the logo ;A;bbbb Play the game, see it in person!
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Hmm, on another note though, there is something I really need to get off my chest. I'm going to try to spread this around because it's kind of bothering me.
I am very displeased with how misleading the PR announcements are about crediting me for Scott Pilgrim. It's also annoying how the press misinterprets the PR release. I'm not sure who's more to blame exactly. I'm to blame as well, for not keeping a closer eye on this sooner. It's pretty frustrating, embarrassing, and annoying, honestly. Don't get me wrong, I like Scott Pilgrim a lot and Mal is a great guy, but I feel really bad that this is like some misled attempt at riding on his coat-tails. It's true that what they wrote in the press is *technically* correct, ("whose work has appeared in Scott Pilgrim") but only by just barely. I did a guest art piece that shows up in one of the volumes of the comic. Under the same logic, I believe that Andy Helms, Corey Lewis, and a whole bunch of other artists who did guest art for Mal can make that same claim. It's very misleading ><;;;
When I listed all of the stuff prior to Skullgirls that I was involved with, mostly print stuff at this point. I guess Scott Pilgrim stood out to them, and they played it up way too much... and only by itself. At least they mention Lava Punch, which I find pretty fascinating ( a series of comic anthologies that my friends put together that I contribute to: http://www.lavapunch.com/ ) I'm just annoyed by the fact that a person has to be from-something before. It also totally gives a certain slant when presenting it, that I honestly don't want. (The official trailer doesn't help much either... ) I'd rather just be known for Skullgirls, or maybe just have no precedence. Mike Z and Reverge itself has all the cred on their own to help back up this game, anyway~
I'm going to list my past jobs / work, to give you a more accurate sense of where I come from.
-I was one of the artists at Gaia Online- items, art assets, character designs, illustrations
-I worked at Playdom- as a contract artist / animator
-I've done some freelance work for WayForward- I think I was credited for Shantae: Risky's Revenge, and I did some work for other stuff that I can't mention yet, I'm sure.
-I've contributed to my friends' Lava Punch anthologies.
-I've had illustrations show up in the following books: Udon Street Fighter Tribute, Udon Darkstalkers Tribute, Scott Pilgrim, Girls of Gaming (incidentally, there was an article on Skullgirls itself in that particular issue too, back before we were officially picked up)
Anyway, I'm not sure how others perceive it, but I feel really terrible and annoyed at this mix-up. I don't know if my rambling here will help any, but I'm going to try to spread this around.
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Now that that's out of the way... (I hope)
I'm sure you guys have seen these links- but some pretty cool videos in regards to Skullgirls~! Mike Z, the lead programmer / gameplay-designer / legendary tournament fighter is the one talking / demonstrating the game in these videos:
http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-ex-skullgirls/17-3845/
GiantBomb's Quick Look EX for Skullgirls
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/gdc-11-skullgirls/711306
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/gdc-11-skullgirls/711325
Some cool videos from Gametrailers.com that shows combos and the tag team mechanics
Kotaku seems to be quite enthusiastic about the game as well, which is pretty cool. It's fascinating (dare I say addicting) to read all the different reactions to the game. I guess it can be pretty polarizing haha~
And also, check out this awesome trailer~!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkzfU2oIB9o ;;w;;bb best.
Thank you guys for all the support, by the way. It really means a lot to us. Expect to hear more news about Skullgirls in the near future~
If you guys happen to be in the east coast, you should check out the demo of Skullgirls at PAX East in booth #750, going on this weekend. You can even get a temporary tattoo of the logo ;A;bbbb Play the game, see it in person!
---
Hmm, on another note though, there is something I really need to get off my chest. I'm going to try to spread this around because it's kind of bothering me.
I am very displeased with how misleading the PR announcements are about crediting me for Scott Pilgrim. It's also annoying how the press misinterprets the PR release. I'm not sure who's more to blame exactly. I'm to blame as well, for not keeping a closer eye on this sooner. It's pretty frustrating, embarrassing, and annoying, honestly. Don't get me wrong, I like Scott Pilgrim a lot and Mal is a great guy, but I feel really bad that this is like some misled attempt at riding on his coat-tails. It's true that what they wrote in the press is *technically* correct, ("whose work has appeared in Scott Pilgrim") but only by just barely. I did a guest art piece that shows up in one of the volumes of the comic. Under the same logic, I believe that Andy Helms, Corey Lewis, and a whole bunch of other artists who did guest art for Mal can make that same claim. It's very misleading ><;;;
When I listed all of the stuff prior to Skullgirls that I was involved with, mostly print stuff at this point. I guess Scott Pilgrim stood out to them, and they played it up way too much... and only by itself. At least they mention Lava Punch, which I find pretty fascinating ( a series of comic anthologies that my friends put together that I contribute to: http://www.lavapunch.com/ ) I'm just annoyed by the fact that a person has to be from-something before. It also totally gives a certain slant when presenting it, that I honestly don't want. (The official trailer doesn't help much either... ) I'd rather just be known for Skullgirls, or maybe just have no precedence. Mike Z and Reverge itself has all the cred on their own to help back up this game, anyway~
I'm going to list my past jobs / work, to give you a more accurate sense of where I come from.
-I was one of the artists at Gaia Online- items, art assets, character designs, illustrations
-I worked at Playdom- as a contract artist / animator
-I've done some freelance work for WayForward- I think I was credited for Shantae: Risky's Revenge, and I did some work for other stuff that I can't mention yet, I'm sure.
-I've contributed to my friends' Lava Punch anthologies.
-I've had illustrations show up in the following books: Udon Street Fighter Tribute, Udon Darkstalkers Tribute, Scott Pilgrim, Girls of Gaming (incidentally, there was an article on Skullgirls itself in that particular issue too, back before we were officially picked up)
Anyway, I'm not sure how others perceive it, but I feel really terrible and annoyed at this mix-up. I don't know if my rambling here will help any, but I'm going to try to spread this around.
---
Now that that's out of the way... (I hope)
I'm sure you guys have seen these links- but some pretty cool videos in regards to Skullgirls~! Mike Z, the lead programmer / gameplay-designer / legendary tournament fighter is the one talking / demonstrating the game in these videos:
http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-ex-skullgirls/17-3845/
GiantBomb's Quick Look EX for Skullgirls
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/gdc-11-skullgirls/711306
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/gdc-11-skullgirls/711325
Some cool videos from Gametrailers.com that shows combos and the tag team mechanics
Kotaku seems to be quite enthusiastic about the game as well, which is pretty cool. It's fascinating (dare I say addicting) to read all the different reactions to the game. I guess it can be pretty polarizing haha~
And also, check out this awesome trailer~!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkzfU2oIB9o ;;w;;bb best.
Thank you guys for all the support, by the way. It really means a lot to us. Expect to hear more news about Skullgirls in the near future~