Sting and Idea Factory performs the Fu-Sion-Ha dance and becomes Super Sting

[Aeolus]

http://andriasang.com/con0cc/super_sting/

No mention of specifics outside of a fantasy strategy RPG but here's hoping we're looking at a Sting game with IF levels of proliferation (though maybe not as quick to the bargain bin as their usual schlock).

[cj_iwakura]

Well, as long as it uses Sting's art, writing, gameplay, and IF's...
Uh...

[Starmongoose]

...money?

[Eusis]

Well, as long as it uses Sting's art, writing, gameplay, and IF's...
Uh...

Grunt labor?

[Dice]

Well, as long as it uses Sting's art, writing, gameplay, and IF's...
Uh...

.."quality"?

[Eusis]

Maybe Idea Factory will maintain the office? Get them food? Make them coffee?

[Dice]

Draw 15 year olds with large titties and pink hair.  ...Pictures can't say no.

[Zendervai]

Well, as Hakuoki showed, Idea Factory isn't actually that bad at story when its what they focus on.

[cj_iwakura]

Agreed, but Sting aren't V/N devs(not to my knowledge anyway), so I can't see IF being much help.


It's scary that Siliconera has an extremely devout IF defense force.
In fact, that's the only place I know that has one.

[Dice]

It's scary that Siliconera has an extremely devout IF defense force.
In fact, that's the only place I know that has one.

Sometimes i'm surprised that Level-5 still does.

[cj_iwakura]

It's scary that Siliconera has an extremely devout IF defense force.
In fact, that's the only place I know that has one.

Sometimes i'm surprised that Level-5 still does.

Well, Level-5 still has a pedigree at least. It's falling fast, but hey.

[FlamingR1ft]

St!ng are one of my favourite companies. I feel like this is some kind of sick nightmare. Someone pinch me.

[cj_iwakura]

I'm not sure it's new topic worthy(and I bet asking at NeoGAF would get me banned, since they're staunchly anti-Famitsu scans), so I'll ask here: anyone know why Famitsu scans became downright contraband-caliber lately?

It's a bannable offense at NeoGAF, and no news sites post them anymore. How did a magazine get that much pull?

[Eusis]

It IS posting something from a publication without permission, and in the case of Neogaf they have a lot of readers from around the world. That, and I wouldn't be surprised if more and more people in Japan started hunting down foreign sites who don't think it really matters since it's not published in their area.

[Bill]

I'm not sure it's new topic worthy(and I bet asking at NeoGAF would get me banned, since they're staunchly anti-Famitsu scans), so I'll ask here: anyone know why Famitsu scans became downright contraband-caliber lately?

It's a bannable offense at NeoGAF, and no news sites post them anymore. How did a magazine get that much pull?

From what I understand, Famitsu asked NeoGAF administrators (and various news sites - in the past, places like IGN and GameFan would repost Famitsu screenshots) to respect their copyright and prevent scans from being shared.

This isn't a recent trend either. Famitsu and other publications have been cracking down on scans since at least 2003. Didn't stop blogs and message boards from sharing them, but I think people have gradually lost interest in the images.