Gearbox praises Wii U power and more modern tech
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Gearbox Software, the team behind Aliens: Colonial Marines, once again has high praise for Wii U. It’s certainly encouraging to read about positive feedback when E3 2012 is less than two weeks away.
Speaking about making Aliens: Colonial Marines for Wii U, Gearbox senior producer Brian Burleson told Eurogamer that it’s “been pretty easy”. He feels that Nintendo’s console is “a powerful, powerful machine” capable of performing “a lot of cool new things”.
He said:
Metro: Last Light boxart
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The Wii U doesn’t have a boxart “template” yet, but this is the image we’ll be seeing on the Metro: Last Light packaging.
Vigil Games given “strict gag order”, can’t talk about Wii U until E3
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There’s an obvious reason as to why there has been a lack of significant Wii U news in the last year. Nintendo wanted all developers and publishers to keep quiet about the console until this year’s E3, when the company will finally be ready to blow the lid off everything.
So it really isn’t surprising that Vigil Games creative manager Jeremy Greiner has relayed the message that the studio can’t talk about the Wii U version of Darksiders II yet. He’s been given “a strict gag order”, meaning he can’t say much about the game or the console itself.
Greiner said:
“If I didn’t have a strict gag order on me, I’d love to talk about all the great features that we have, but what I can tell you is that it’s a next generation platform, and you should keep your eyes open. We’ll obviously be using the unique controller that it has to its utmost potential, but speaking to specific features or tech effects… well, that’s in Nintendo’s playground right now. And I know that they have plans for E3.”
Metro: Last Light live-action trailer
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Re-posting this since THQ was taking down all versions of this video yesterday. It’s been officially released now.
Assassin’s Creed III “Road To E3” video
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The staff behind Assassin’s Creed III discusses what it’s like to prepare their game for E3 and more in the video above. It’ll be one of the many games on-hand at Ubisoft’s press conference and booth.
Rumor: Killer Freaks in development since 2009
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Killer Freaks from Outer Space may have been in the works since 2009.
A LinkedIn profile from Yoan Fanise lists the development period. In October 2009, Fanise contributed to Killer Freaks’ “Pre production audio direction, Sound effects creation, Music and voice direction.”
We do know that Killer Freaks wasn’t always a Wii U title. It was originally pitched as a completely different project for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It would have featured those crazy Rabbids from Ubisoft’s now well-known IP.
LinkedIn resume says Ubisoft has a new Wii U studio
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Update: Annnd the big answer to all of this is that it’s not happening, which is probably what made this slightly confusing in the first place. Ubisoft Montpellier is making a Wii U game (Rayman Legends, surely), but a new studio hasn’t been formed. The end.
It appears that Ubisoft has opened a new studio dedicated to making Wii U projects. According to the LinkedIn profile of director Hervé Masseron, more information could be divulged at E3 2012.
A blurb on his CV roughly translates to the following:
“I work on the new game studio dedicated to Montpellier’s new console NINTENDO WII the U. … Meet at E3 for more info”
Masseron has been with the new studio since January 2012.
Another LinkedIn profile, which comes from concept artist Aymeric Kevin, mentions that Michel Ancel and Jean Christophe Alessandri are supervising Rayman Legends.
These findings have led to some speculation that Rayman Legends could be a Wii U exclusive, probably due to the fact that it’s being made by Ubisoft Montpellier. And one of the LinkedIn profiles above does mention that a Montpellier team is “dedicated” to the Wii U. Still, any exclusivity has not been confirmed.
The overall scope of Ubisoft’s new studio is a bit unclear. Is this a brand new division inside Montpellier? Has the Montpellier studio simply been divided? Or is this just a temporary shift in staff?
Metro: Last Light live-action trailer
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Ubisoft reveals E3 2012 lineup full of blockbuster games and surprises
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SAN FRANCISCO — May 23, 2012 — Today, Ubisoft announced that it will kick off the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 2012 with an invitation-only press conference at the Los Angeles Theater at 3 p.m. PDT, June 4. The press conference will feature demonstrations and trailers of Ubisoft’s upcoming lineup of franchise hits, including games for the new Nintendo Wii U™, as well as digital titles, special guests and surprise announcements.
Following the press conference, E3 attendees can visit Ubisoft’s booth — #1023, located in the South Hall of the Los Angeles Convention Center — to see and play the company’s latest titles. Games available at the booth will include Assassin’s Creed® III, Far Cry® 3, Rayman® Legends, Rocksmith™ and many more. The finale of the ShootMania Marathon, an e-sport competition based on Ubisoft’s ShootMania®: Storm also will be broadcast from the booth on at 11 a.m. PDT, June 6.
