Apparently Tim Schafer misses platformers more than he misses adventure games.
As most people know, Tim Schafer built his industry name through work on adventure games, specifically the Monkey Island series, Day of the Tentacle and Grim Fandango.
Riot Games' soon to be released title, League of Legends, is taking the Defense of the Ancients gameplay mainstream
Back in 2003, a custom game scenario called Defense of the Ancients (known by fans as DotA) was made for Warcraft 3. This modified multiplayer map basically took the game’s hero classes, and made them the core game mechanic with support from AI controlled minions. The scenario was an instant hit and within only a few years the game reached worldwide popularity. It became arguably the world’s most popular unsupported game mod, even finding its place in tournaments like the World Cyber Games. Now in 2009, developer Gas Powered Games is trying its hand at a modified version of the game marketed towards more than the mostly hardcore audience that has enjoyed it to this point.
With BioWare recently expressing that they could bring it to the PS3, and two new website listings, the rumor is gathering steam.
UPDATE: EA has confirmed with Eurogamer that the game is not coming to the PlayStation 3.
While BioWare didn't confirm that they were making a PlayStation 3 version of the game, they did mention that they could do it if they wanted to.
With the series being less popular in the West than it is in Japan, the removal of fees and inclusion of Wii Speak sweetens the deal.
In a recent interview with Gaming Union, Capcom USA spokesman Chris Kramer revealed that Capcom is strongly considering removing the fee structure for Monster Hunter Tri in America.
