R.O.B.
14th August 2007, 06:20 AM
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<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/08/former-volition-trio-forms-blazing-lizard/">Blazing Lizard</a> has decided to table all other discussions for the moment, and answer one burning question. Gone are the questions like "Which came first, the chicken or the egg?" and "If a tree falls in the forest, and there is no one around to hear it, does it make a sound?" and "Do you want fries with that?" Instead they're heading back to the basics of stealthiness vs. swarthiness ... <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/19/avast-buckos-ninja-or-pirate/">"Ninjas or pirates?"</a> <br /><br />According to studio director Chris Stockton, "<span class="ds8">This is the ultimate in rivalries, and we aim to have them settle it with all out balls to the wall action." Nice! Although where will you be able to play this? No man, whether pirate or ninja, can say. The game "</span><span class="ds8">is poised to redefine consumer expectations of console downloadable games when it's released for a TBD platform in the first quarter of 2008." Very mysterious.<br /><br />In the meantime, check out the screenshots and concept art in the gallery below, and sharpen your peg legs and shurikens.<br /><br />%Gallery-5856%<br /></span><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.blazinglizard.com/>Read</a> | <a href="http://wii.joystiq.com/2007/08/13/age-old-pirates-vs-ninjas-question-to-be-settled-with-dodgeball/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://wii.joystiq.com/forward/964559/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://wii.joystiq.com/2007/08/13/age-old-pirates-vs-ninjas-question-to-be-settled-with-dodgeball/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><font size="1"><hr>SPONSORED BY: <a href="http://clk.atdmt.com/DEI/go/wblgsxbx0080000528dei/direct/01/">Age of Empires III - Real-Time Strategy Game</a> Control a European power on a quest to colonize and conquer the New World. <a href="http://clk.atdmt.com/DEI/go/wblgsxbx0080000528dei/direct/01/">AOE3</A> introduces new gameplay elements, as well as new civilizations, units, and technologies. <a href="http://clk.atdmt.com/DEI/go/wblgsxbx0080000528dei/direct/01/">http://www.ageofempires3.com/</a></font></p>
<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/08/former-volition-trio-forms-blazing-lizard/">Blazing Lizard</a> has decided to table all other discussions for the moment, and answer one burning question. Gone are the questions like "Which came first, the chicken or the egg?" and "If a tree falls in the forest, and there is no one around to hear it, does it make a sound?" and "Do you want fries with that?" Instead they're heading back to the basics of stealthiness vs. swarthiness ... <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/19/avast-buckos-ninja-or-pirate/">"Ninjas or pirates?"</a> <br /><br />According to studio director Chris Stockton, "<span class="ds8">This is the ultimate in rivalries, and we aim to have them settle it with all out balls to the wall action." Nice! Although where will you be able to play this? No man, whether pirate or ninja, can say. The game "</span><span class="ds8">is poised to redefine consumer expectations of console downloadable games when it's released for a TBD platform in the first quarter of 2008." Very mysterious.<br /><br />In the meantime, check out the screenshots and concept art in the gallery below, and sharpen your peg legs and shurikens.<br /><br />%Gallery-5856%<br /></span><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.blazinglizard.com/>Read</a> | <a href="http://wii.joystiq.com/2007/08/13/age-old-pirates-vs-ninjas-question-to-be-settled-with-dodgeball/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://wii.joystiq.com/forward/964559/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://wii.joystiq.com/2007/08/13/age-old-pirates-vs-ninjas-question-to-be-settled-with-dodgeball/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><font size="1"><hr>SPONSORED BY: <a href="http://clk.atdmt.com/DEI/go/wblgsxbx0080000528dei/direct/01/">Age of Empires III - Real-Time Strategy Game</a> Control a European power on a quest to colonize and conquer the New World. <a href="http://clk.atdmt.com/DEI/go/wblgsxbx0080000528dei/direct/01/">AOE3</A> introduces new gameplay elements, as well as new civilizations, units, and technologies. <a href="http://clk.atdmt.com/DEI/go/wblgsxbx0080000528dei/direct/01/">http://www.ageofempires3.com/</a></font></p>