Yukio Futatsugi and Kentaro Yoshida will speak about the concepts for the art and design of the ‘Panzer Dragoon’ series on the Sega Saturn, as well as the sequels. They will disclose what they had intended with the idea of making an unusual shooting game that combines dragons and homing lasers, the thought process that went into planning the world’s unique atmosphere, and how they decided on the art style for the dragons. They will also talk about the concepts for the art and game design for Zwei, as well as what they had hoped to achieve with with Saga and what had to be done to make it a reality. The presentation was made with the help of Tomohiro Kondo and Masanobu Kusunoki, who were pivotal members of the development team at Team Andromeda. The talk is scheduled for Wednesday, March 20 @ 2:00pm in Room 303, South Hall

Capcom’s Hideaki Itsuno, director of classic games including ‘Power Stone 2’, ‘Dragon’s Dogma’, ‘Rival Schools’ and multiple titles in the ‘Devil May Cry’ series, partners with his colleagues Michiteru Okabe (senior producer) and Matt Walker (producer) to discuss the team’s approach to making standout, impressive action games through the lens of ‘Devil May Cry 5’. In this lecture, Itsuno will discuss how he works backward from a player experience and vision-based goal to build out compelling gameplay for the newest title in the ‘Devil May Cry’ franchise, and the visceral specifics that lead to a winning formula. Thursday, March 21 @ 5:30pm in Room 303, South Hall

Legendary Japanese rock band X-Japan is scheduled to play COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL in April. Band guitarist Sugizo is hoping he will receive his travel visa in time to make it to the show. On Twitter he told fans, “Sorry for making you worry.” He is rehearsing for the show while still in Japan.

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