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EA Sports employee slams Wii U on Twitter. Calls console “crap”. Nintendo “walking dead”

by Shane Willoughby - on May 18th 2013 - No Comments
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Game industry folk say the darndest things on Twitter. In the wake of Mircosoft’s Adam Orth and THAT “always on” Twitter rant, EA Sports software employee Bob Summerwill has decided to give his employer a potential PR headache by lashing out at Nintendo’s Wii U console, calling it a “crap” and “awful...

Yakuza 1 & 2 HD confirmed for Wii U, hitting Japan this August

by Joseph Murphy - on May 18th 2013 - No Comments
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Nintendo has confirmed Yakuza 1 & 2 is getting a HD revamp. Hitting Japan on August the 8th, it’s currently unknown if the title will hit European, or even North America shores, but it will contain brand new features including upscaled graphics and new elements that incorporate the Wii U gamePad. We can only hope a breeze blows...

New Super Luigi U confirmed for full retail release, will ship as DLC too

by Joseph Murphy - on May 18th 2013 - No Comments
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Nintendo has confirmed New Super Luigi U will hit stores, as well as shipping via digital download. Announcing the news earlier today, the publisher confirmed the title will release digitally on June the 20th, then on July the 26th across Europe, and then finally on August the 25th across North America. Will you be picking it up through retail,...

Confirmed: FIFA 14 not in the works for Wii U. Poor FIFA 13 sales deciding factor

by Shane Willoughby - on May 18th 2013 - No Comments
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FIFA 14 is not in development for Wii U. EA remarked earlier today that they were not currently working on any projects for Nintendo’s console, but many thought that the format-centric FIFA franchise would almost certainly be an exception. As it turns out, its not. In an statement released by Eurogamer, EA Sports said it took the...

Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games announced for Wii U

by Shane Willoughby - on May 17th 2013 - No Comments
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Nintendo’s latest Ninty Direct presentation has revealed a new Mario & Sonic collaboration in Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games for Wii U. The new game will feature a wide variety of Olympic winter sports – including but not limited to – skiing, snowboarding, bobsledding, pairs figure skating and...

Sonic: Lost World announced exclusively for Nintendo Wii U and 3DS

by Shane Willoughby - on May 17th 2013 - No Comments
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SEGA has announced details of an exclusive partnership with Nintendo which means that Nintendo platforms have will be the “number one destination” for the next three Sonic games, starting with Sonic: Lost World on Wii U and 3DS. “Sonic the Hedgehog has proven incredibly successful on Nintendo platforms and we are pleased...

EA reveals they have “no games in development for the Wii U”

by Joseph Murphy - on May 17th 2013 - No Comments
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EA has confirmed they “currently” have “no games” in development for Nintendo’s struggling platform. Speaking to Kotaku, EA’s spokesperson Jeff Brown revealed the publisher has nothing in the pipeline for the Wii U. E3 2012 saw ex-main man John Riccitiello claim the console “speaks directly to...

Batman: Arkham Origins gets stunning debut teaser trailer

by Joseph Murphy - on May 16th 2013 - No Comments
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WB Games has released the debut teaser trailer for Batman: Arkham Origins. The teaser comes with the news that May the 20th will reveal a full whack of leather, swords and much more. Hit play and see what you think. Arkham Origins releases this October on PC, PS3, Wii U, and the Xbox 360. ...

Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures announced for consoles this winter

by Shane Willoughby - on May 15th 2013 - No Comments
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Namco-Bandai has announced a winter release for Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures for PS3, Wii U and Xbox 360. The game is based on the as yet to be aired DisneyXD TV animated series of the same name. The series has been created and produced by Avi Arad, director and founder of Marvel Studios The game sees you take hold of Pac-Man in...

“Arr” You Ready? New Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag trailer shows pirates up to no good

by Shane Willoughby - on May 15th 2013 - No Comments
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Drinking? Fighting? Looting? Shooting? Stabbing? Sharks? High-Seas shenanigans? It can only mean that Ubisoft has released a new Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag trailer. Black Flag is due this October on current gen-consoles, PC and next-gen consoles. Get the new gameplay story trailer below. ...

Ubisoft working on “prototype” of ZombiU 2, still “too soon” to reveal more

by Joseph Murphy - on May 15th 2013 - No Comments
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Ubisoft is working on a prototype of ZombiU 2, that’s according to Ubisoft Montpellier’s creative director Jean-Philippe Caro. Speaking on twitter, Jean-Philippe Caro replied to a fan wondering if there would ever be a sequel, to which the director confirmed the team are certainly up to something: “thank you for your...

New Shadow of the Eternals video shows 9 minutes of gameplay

by Shane Willoughby - on May 11th 2013 - No Comments
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Eternal Darkness “spiritual successor” Shadow of the Eternals has been received a new nine minute gameplay video courtesy of Percursor Games. The developers are currently seeking crowd-funding for the project and still has some way to go if it wants to hit its $1.5 million goal. Theres’s still some 26 days left to go to...

Wii U dev kits of Just Cause developer Avalanche Studios “collecting dust”

by Shane Willoughby - on May 9th 2013 - No Comments
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Just Cause developer Avalanche Studios have been quoted as saying that despite how great they think the Wii U is, the developer’s dev kits are rendered unused in the office and are now merely “collecting dust”. In an interview with Pressfire translated by The Escapist, founder Christofer Sundberg said that Avalanche want...

We are all we’ve got: Leaked retail poster confirms Call of Duty: Ghosts release date

by Shane Willoughby - on Apr 30th 2013 - No Comments
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If ever you had any doubt that Call of Duty: Ghosts was all but the real deal, a leaked promotional poster from GameStop has not only confirmed the legitimacy of the title, but a November 5th release date for the game also. The double sided poster appears to sport the game’s leaked box art and additional promotional art. It also...

Watch Dogs dated for November 22nd. New trailer is “Out of Control”

by Shane Willoughby - on Apr 29th 2013 - No Comments
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Ubisoft has revealed that Watch Dogs will launch on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC and Wii U on November 22nd. The date announcement was accompanied by a new “Out of Control” trailer. There was no mention of the PlayStation 4 version of the game. The game will also launch with four different editions. The Dedsec Edition (at...