For all intents and purposes:
Konami is kaput.
Rare has been retired.
Nintendo is non-responsive.
Capcom is creatively spent.
...but there is hope!
Rising from the ashes of dead developers like Mighty Phoenixes are the names we've grown to know and love or the concepts that have been proven true and steadfast in the industry...
Good-bye Mega Man!
...but do not despair!
Keiji Inafune is hard at work at Inti Creates!
Mighty No. 9 is looking just fine!
...and your X-like brother, the Azure Striker, has a series all his own now!
Thanks Leo ... Very nicely done!!
Mighty Number 9 is looking Mighty Fine! 
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Listen to Wu-Tang and watch Kung-Fu
Bye, Banjo!
You and the BattleToads may be owned by MicroSoft now, but...
...a new duo has emerged from the shadows to star in the game you cannot!
Maybe we'll never see another Metroid...
...but there are indie developers bordering on the verge of greatness to take it's place...
If EA can't even get SimCity right...
...maybe it's time for a tropico vacation?
Contrary to what may be thought...
...the heart and soul of side-scrolling shooters won't die with Konami!
...it was only a matter of time before someone else forced themselves on to the ultra-shooter scene!
The goal of this topic will be to highlight games made by indie developers or industry veterans that have gone off on their own to create the games that gamers want, unburdened by their corporate masters!
They may not share the same name as the classics, but their spirit lives on!
You cannot hide from us Hideo!
Doomo arigatou gozaimashita, Igarashi!
When your next castle is built, we will move in immediately!
You'd have to be Powerfully Stoned to not see the inspiration for this one!
phantom_leo said:Doomo arigatou gozaimashita, Igarashi!
When your next castle is built, we will move in immediately!
Now this is someone who's next game I am very eagerly looking forward to. 
Apparently we will learn of his next game tomorrow.
Great thread Leo, yup this is what we got now. It was on a bigger scale but Mikami with The Evil Within since he can't do RE anymore.
I sensed a disturbance in the force and came up with the most timely topic of all time...
Yeah. Really. I had no idea this was happening now! Can't wait to see what he makes.
Nice to see he's shooting for high end graphics.
robio said:Nice to see he's shooting for high end graphics.
2560x1600
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