A little speculation from GameTrailers on what’s next…
My lips are sealed, as always.

One of the things that I have been working on lately is the PlatinumGames Facebook page.

It opened to the public on Thursday evening JST, and the response has been great. Over 440 facebook users have become a fan of our company, and I couldn’t be happier.

I really like what facebook is doing with the F8 platform. Sure, Beacon was a mess, but F8 opens up facebook pages to non-facebook users while enticing them to join by offering higher levels of interactivity. It also keeps a uniformity in design that myspace really doesn’t afford you.

If you haven’t yet had the chance, take a look at the page by clicking the screenshot above. It is hosting blogs from Hideki Kamiya (Resident Evil 2, Devil May Cry, Viewtiful Joe, and Okami fame) and Shinji Mikami (the creator of Resident Evil, director of Resident Evil, Resident Evil 4, and God Hand), along with a welcome post from me, and links to some press coverage we’ve gotten recently.

However, what excites me most about the page is the users discussing and interacting with us and each other. I can’t wait to see where it takes us.

Finally, I’ve been pondering the role of auteur theory in games. I haven’t quite developed my ideas into a coherent blog post, but when I do, I hope it sparks some discussion.