Gamasutra got the chance to sit down with Pandemic CEO Josh Resnick and, briefly, BioWare joint CEOs Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk, now working together as BioWare/Pandemic Studios. Among other topics, Resnick shared his thoughts on Nintendo's upcoming console Revolution. When asked if his studio is currently developing any products for the system, Resnick gave a standard diplomatic response, stating that he is "enthralled" with all three next-gen platforms and has not announced specific plans. Gamasutra asked if Revolution will have difficulties adapting to multiplatform development, to which he answered, "I agree that it's going to challenge the notion of just doing a port. I don't think it's going to be as easy to take a product from one console to the Revolution, and so I think we are going to be looking to see how we can tailor our products to that platform. But we do that also with other platforms as well, it's just that the Revolution may challenge us even more."

That's fairly expected, but Resnick had other comments as well. "The Revolution is a very different platform," he said, "and we've actually just seen some things behind closed doors that are just mind-blowing. Very very exciting. They're doing something that's very different and unique." Considering the controller has been public knowledge for months, with certain members of the press having received hands on demos, it's safe to assume Resnick is referring to some other as yet unmentioned functionality. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has hinted that there are still surprises left in store to be unveiled at E3, but it's a bit more convincing to hear from a third party source that these suprises will in fact be interesting.

1UP has some potential good news for Xbox 360-owning Bomberman fans. It seems that developer Hudson is considering bringing its classic multiplayer franchise to Xbox Live Arcade. While no plans have yet been made, the possibility of Arcade-izing the Sega Saturn version of Bomberman is currently "under evaluation." If you haven't seen the ridiculous Bomberman: Act Zero that's heading to Xbox 360 through traditional retail channels, just trust me, you want to see this Live Arcade thing happen.

Majesco has followed up on the recent offer by shareholders Trinad, who proposed to buy two million shares in the company (Nasdaq: COOL) at $1.50/share, as well as appoint three board members. Trinad made a similar proposal last year. Unsurprisingly, Majesco refused again, issuing a terse letter to Trinad which accused the investment group of trying to control the company without actually buying a controlling share or giving suitable compensation to shareholders. Majesco's Laurence Aronson and Louis Lipschitz, who drafted the letter, claimed that the company has enough capital to continue in the forseeable future, having reorganized the corporate focus to handheld and value games. It is unknown what action Trinad will take in response.

Majesco's stock last traded at $1.31, up $.02 from closing.

A multiplayer demo of the 360 version of Ubisoft's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter has hit Xbox Live Marketplace. It features the level Boneyard for up to 16 players.

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (GCN) interview with director Eiji Aonuma linked last night seems to be broken, but fortunately Shacker inarius found a complete mirror. Thanks!

It's taken longer than promised, but Microsoft has finally delivered a list of 360-compatible Xbox games. There are some striking absences there, but the list will be expanded over time, eventually comprising the entire Xbox library according to Xbox VP Todd Holmdahl. As previously announced, backwards compatibility requires having the 360's optional hard drive. The compatibility code for each game must acquired independently, and currently there are three delivery mechanisms in place: players can download the code from Xbox Live, burn it onto a writable CD from Xbox.com, or have a CD shipped by mail through Xbox.com.

One previously unannounced feature is that Xbox games played on a 360 will be upsampled to either 720p or 1080i and will receive the benefit of the Xbox 360's anti-aliasing. Bungie announced that Halo and Halo 2 would have these features when played on Xbox 360, but it appears now that it is simply standard practice. The only difference between the Halo games and the rest of the games on the list is that the compatibility code for Halo and Halo 2's single-player mode will be pre-loaded on the hard drive.

Microsoft has frequently stated that the first batch of compatible games would be comprised of the system's bestselling titles. That said, if you're wondering why Yourself!Fitness and SeaWorld: Shamu Deep Sea Adventures made the cut while Psychonauts, Beyond Good & Evil, Indigo Prophecy, and more did not, it might be because for some bizarre reason those first two games shared technology with games that were bestsellers. Holmdahl explains, "As we focused on the top sellers, we discovered that many other games worked due to similarities in their technology. ...Games that share engines and technology...have made the launch lineup as a result." Of course, it's still a bit odd that games like the Splinter Cell titles, the Burnout titles, the Project Gotham Racing titles, and even Madden didn't make the first round.

As more rounds of games are made compatible, they will be added to that list on Xbox.com.

Epic's Mark Rein generated some press when he made some rather gleefully pointed comments regarding Nintendo's Revolution controller at a recent IGN event; he also, many said, grossly overstated the importance of improving graphics in games relative to other areas of improvement. The other day, Eurogamer asked Nintendo's Jim Merrick what he thought of Rein's comments, and Merrick responded that Rein was speaking about the Revolution from an uninformed perspective, and that Rein should get his hands on it before making judgments.

Eurogamer has stepped in as a mediator once again, and talked a bit to Rein about his comments. Rein did a bit of clarifying and a bit of backpedaling, explaining that in regards to graphics, he was stating that "the most significant improvement we get" with new consoles is improved graphics. As far as the Revolution goes, Rein apparently called Merrick up after seeing the latter's comments, to find that Merrick didn't seem to be holding a grudge; Merrick still offered Rein a dev kit, and Rein accepted the offer. Rein said, "If the [Revolution] can run [Unreal Engine 3], it'd be fantastic to have it on there," though of course his comments do not indicate any kind of formal support.

Rein briefly touched on actual Epic-related news, saying that work on Gears of War (X360) is progressing fine, and that no PC port is currently being planned; decisions such as that are up to publisher Microsoft. He also said, "We're going to be doing a game for PlayStation 3, we just haven't come out and announced it yet. I think it's pretty clear people know we're going to be doing Unreal Tournament." Finally, Epic is also doing preliminary research for the next-next-gen Unreal Engine 4.

In an interview with Xbox Evolved today, BioWare joint CEOs Dr. Ray Muzyka and Dr. Greg Zeschuk revealed that BioWare plans to create a sequel to Jade Empire (Xbox). When queried about whether the title might show up on PlayStation 3, Muzyka responded, "Microsoft has been a great supporter of BioWare in the past...We've also said in the past that we're working on not just one, but two Xbox360 titles. Enough said. ;)"

BioWare's other 360 title is the previously-announced Mass Effect (X360), the first in a planned trilogy. Zeschuk commented in the interview that the overall story arc for the trilogy has already been planned and BioWare plans to release all three titles for 360 within this upcoming console generation.

Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz, Tack Jim Kim of MMO publisher NCsoft revealed that his company has already begun development on games for next-generation consoles. However, it appears that the Xbox 360 is not included in that development, suggesting that the company is working with Sony's PS3 or the Nintendo Revolution. Kim also noted that the Korean company, which currently has offices and development studios in South Korea, California, and Texas, will be opening a European base of operations as well.

As far as whether the in-progress console work will be on existing titles or new franchises, Kim did not comment. The company current operates Lineage and Lineage II, Cryptic Studios' City of Heroes and City of Villains, and ArenaNet's Guild Wars, all currently exclusively for PC.

Here's your daily dose of unconfirmed Xbox 360 news! Claims are floating around such places as the official Bizarre Creations forums that Bizarre's Project Gotham Racing 3 (X360) does not run natively at 720p but rather at 1024x600 upscaled to 1280x720, in order to ensure that the game runs smoothly at 30 frames per second. People with access to Xbox 360 debug units and review builds of the game have taken screenshots (an example .bmp mirrored here) using the game's screenshot utility--which are claimed not to have been edited, resized, or otherwise tampered with in any way--that turned out to be 1024x600. Even if it's true, it shouldn't be particularly noticeable; the person making the claim states he didn't notice until taking the screenshots. The main complaint that has been voiced is more that such a technique would violate Microsoft's promised 720p minimum native resolution for all 360 games.

Well, maybe not forever, but game publisher Activision and comic publisher Marvel have renewed their X-Men and Spider-Man license contract. The extended deal gives Activision the right to develop and publish games based on the two popular licenses until 2017. Most recently, Activision published Ultimate Spider-Man (PS2, Xbox, GCN, DS, GBA, PC) and X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse (PS2, Xbox, GCN, PSP, PC).

Official Xbox Magazine UK has an interview with Rare's Chris Tilston and Dale Murchie, the lead designer and story writer respectively on Perfect Dark Zero (X360).

The House of Mario turned a big profit this past fiscal year, nearly tripling their numbers over last year. Nintendo's net profit was $809 million, compared to just $307 million last fiscal year. Overall sales were at $4.77 billion with $2.39 billion coming from North America.

The developers of Knights of the Old Republic and Jade Empire have at least two titles in development for the Xbox 360. Although no other details were shared, it has been long rumored that KOTOR3 is in development somewhere. Co-CEOs Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk also added that they are extremely impressed with all next-gen platforms and even hinted at entering the portable market.

The independently-developed cult-hit, Alien Hominid, appears ready to make the jump to the portable gaming scene as confirmed by the game's European publisher, Zoo Digital Publishing. They only confirmed a release for Europe, but a US version is likely.

Put on your rumor helmets because this is a biggie! In an interview with Joystiq, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer may have accidentally hinted that Will Wright's galaxy-spanning Spore will find its way onto the Xbox 360. Ballmer was saying how Microsoft needs to be the leaders in innovation. "We've got to be there telling the story and showing those things which are more interesting," he said, "Whether it's a Spore or a Kameo, which is a different kind of game for the console world."

Game Informer chats with Clover Studio's Atsushi Inaba, the man behind Viewtiful Joe and the upcoming Okami. GameSpot interviews Nintendo Vice President George Harrison.

The Internet was ablaze with the rumor that new content for Halo 2 was on the way. Word first got out when the Korean Xbox site updated with a list for the "Halo 2: X-Pack." Bungie updated their website addressing the rumor. "Next week, we're going to have a major announcement about the details of our new maps," the statement read. "...but we can tell you this much - our entire plan is designed to make new content available for everybody, those with Xbox Live and those without Xbox Live. We hope in the end, everyone will be satisfied."

The latest issue of Game Informer sheds a few clues on how the Revolution will not use the traditional buttons, as suggested by President Iwata. The controller will ditch convention and focus on touch screen technology. The argument for would be that it now puts the entire control scheme into the hands of the developers, allowing them to create the method of interaction. However, gamers lose tactile feedback. Truth or an April Fool's joke?

IGN discovered that SEGA has registered the trademark Gunstar Super Heroes suggesting that a new game for the series may be on the way. No other details are available at this time, but IGN had plenty of speculation. They suggest it may be a port of the Genesis title from over ten years ago, which would make it likely to appear on the GBA.

Don't touch that dial because right around the corner is PSP Radio! Sony announced the ad campaign saying that the PSP Radio program "will bring dedicated PSP-themed radio shows to listeners in key urban markets during evening drive times including New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, Philadelphia and San Francisco. Listeners in these markets will experience five days of original PSP programming starting on March 28." The show will be hosted by Carson "I Banged Jennifer Love Hewitt and Tara Reid" Daly.

Square Enix revealed a new date and location for the touring Final Fantasy: Dear Friends concert. This one will take place on May 16, right before E3, at the Universal Amphitheater. The concert will be conducted by Grammy award winner Arnie Roth and performed by the World Festival Symphony Orchestra and the CSUF University Singers. Please, everyone wait until I've bought my tickets before trying to place an order.

GamesIndustry.biz talks with Square Enix's Shinji Hashimoto about FF7: Advent Children and Kingdom Hearts 2. 1UP has an article that gathers the opinion of the PSP from different developers. TeamXbox has a video interview with Greg Zeschuk about Jade Empire. IGN speaks with EA's VP of marketing about the NFL deal.