Bandai and Q-Entertainment creates "qb" brand

[passerby]

Famitsu.
http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/2004/12/03/103,1102066215,34196,0,0.html

Q-Entertainment is where Tetsuya Minakuchi(spelling?) , creator of SC5 and Rez resides as CCO(Chief Creative Officer). In this agreement, Bandai publish games by Q-Entertainment under the brand "qb" - "Quest Beat". Games under this new label will be identified as being easy to play, without needing a manual, fresh and original, and a mix of game, music and other genres.

Their first game is Lumines, released on PSP. Screens at link.

 

[zurich]

The man is a genius.. I will follow him wherever he goes!

 

[jarrod]

Nice to see Miz hook up with a big partner after Sega tried to make him Naka's lackey. The partner being Bandai makes it a little bittersweet too, as they were the first of Sega's failed merger attempts back in the mid 1990s. It's also nice to see Bandai allying with a critically (though not commerically) successful designer to set up a boutique branch, shows they have some level of ambition in gaming beyond just pumping out licensed shovelware.

Lumines and Meteos both look great, but I hope to see qb extend beyond handheld puzzle games in the future.

 

[marconelly!]

www.lumines.jp

This teaser site alone brings Rez-like cheer and excitement to my heart )