The Crew – more rumored details
Posted on 10 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in Rumors, Wii U | 0 comments
For those unaware, The Crew is a rumored next generation racing game coming from Ubisoft, with details having been leaked prior to its likely reveal at E3. Here’s what we know via an alleged playtester of the game:
– The Crew is expected to play similar to Ubisoft Reflections most recent racer Driver: San Francisco, with a semi-arcade style of racing.
– As with Driver: San Francisco, The Crew will be open world with the ability to travel between New York City and Los Angeles, though the scale of these cities has been reduced.
– It is not clear whether you will travel through wilderness to reach each city or whether the game will simply load in each area.
– The Crew will also feature a similar ‘Google Maps’ style mechanic, presumably for navigating the open world.
– A ‘Freeride’ mode will be available too, which the option to choose between missions or challenges.
– Multiplayer will feature 8 players in either competitive or co-operative gameplay, though no more specific details were provided.
– As is the case with Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs – and presumably many of the publisher’s next-gen games – The Crew will come with a companion app for mobile devices.
– It is presumed that The Crew’s release date will be before the end of 2013, presumably to tie into a next-gen release. With such a close release date, it’s safe to assume The Crew will be announced at E3 2013.
We’ll probably hear a lot more about this game at E3 in just 8 days.
Rumor: All three of Nintendo’s exclusive Sonic games due out this year
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Podcast Stories, Rumors, Wii U | 0 comments
Nintendo has a deal in place with SEGA for three Sonic titles. Two have been revealed thus far: Sonic Lost World and Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. These games, along with a third unannounced project, are allegedly launching this year.
In a press release covering the recent Sonic Lost World news, Nintendo of Germany stated:
“Today, they (Sega) revealed further details of the second of three titles, which the two companies will release exclusively on Wii U and 3DS. All three games will be released this year.”
I’m having a difficult time believing this. Mario & Sonic seems like a game suited for 2014, and we have yet to see the third Sonic game. Stranger things have happened, though!
Rumor: Scribblenauts Unmasked releasing on September 24
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Rumors, Wii U | 0 comments
Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure may be releasing on September 24. A “source close to publisher Warner Bros.” provided Nintendo World Report with the date, but it “could change.”
Last year’s Scribblenauts, Scribblenauts Unlimited, shipped in November. The series’ first entry came out in September, so I suppose anything is possible.
Rumor: Ubisoft to reveal new racing series “The Crew” at E3 2013
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Rumors | 0 comments
A new report claims that Ubisoft is creating a brand new, realistic racing franchise known as “The Crew”, with a reveal planned for E3 2013. It’s rumored to be in the works for both next-gen and current-gen consoles.
Ubisoft Reflections is said to be heavily involved with The Crew. Ivory Studios is apparently contributing to development as well.
Rumor: Retro working on “new brand”
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Podcast Stories, Rumors, Wii U | 0 comments
E3 2013 may finally be where we are given a first look at Retro Studios’ Wii U game. Nothing is guaranteed, but Nintendo’s Hiro Yamada did tease last month that he “hope[s] to introduce it to you in the not so distant future.”
As far as what Retro is working on, that’s pretty much anyone’s guess. However, IGN’s Peer Schneider did offer up potential insight during a Nintendo Voice Chat” feature (24:17 mark).
He said, “I’ve heard rumors that Retro’s game is a new brand.”
This seems to imply that Retro is working on a new IP, but nothing is set in stone, and the wording is slightly nebulous. Here’s hoping that Nintendo will finally pull back the curtain on the company’s project next month.
GameFly: New Adventure Time game launching in November
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii U | 0 comments
Last week, D3Publisher revealed “Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I DON’T KNOW!”. The announcement did not offer up a release date – only a vague “fall” window was provided.
According to a listing on GameFly, the new Adventure Time will be available on November 12. That’s not official, but it’s the only thing we have to go on at the moment. Plus, last year’s Adventure Time did ship in November as well.
Sumo Digital tweets hinting at some kind of Mario/Sonic racing crossover?
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Rumors | 0 comments
SEGA is working in partnership with Nintendo on three Sonic games: Sonic Lost World, Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, and an unannounced project. Could that last one be some kind of racer from Sumo Digital, the maker of Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed?
Sumo executive producer Steve Lycett sent out a few very interesting tweets last month. Lycett’s messages allude to the fact that he’d like to follow-up Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed with a new game that “could finally settle some arguments” such as “Who’s really win a kart race”. When one user mentioned a Pac-Man World Rally crossover, Lycett said he “was thinking there are bigger rivals” – like Mario and Sonic, maybe?
I can imagine two possibilities: a completely brand new game involving Mario and Sonic, or some kind of appearance in Mario Kart’s new Wii U outing. On the other hand, it’s possible that this is nothing at all and we’re completely looking into things.
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
Rumor: A couple of Sonic Lost World tidbits, more news on May 29
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Rumors, Wii U | 0 comments
SEGA may have let a couple details slip about Sonic Lost World through its official Sonic Facebook page.
Three images are rumored to have been shown on the page while more information had been promised for May 29. The first photo described sounds quite a bit like the official artwork piece released today. Another image, Sonic Stadium writes, “is said to have featured the outline of six ‘guardians’ from the game who may be friends or foes.”
One reader tip sent to Sonic Stadium reads:
Leaked Famitsu scan reveals a few returning characters in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies
Posted on 10 years ago by Patrick(@Patricklous) in 3DS, 3DS eShop, News, Rumors | 1 Comment
Wow, there really has been a lot of news about Ace Attorney 5 making the rounds lately. Just yesterday we we reporting about the game’s localisation and earlier today the game’s Tokyo Game Show demo was made playable online (only in Japanese, naturally). Now a rather legitimate-looking Famitsu scan is showing off a couple of familiar faces that are set to make a return appearance. Unless you want to surprise yourself when the game releases later this year, head on over the break to check it out.
2K Sports apparently confirms no WWE 2K14 for Wii U
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Podcast Stories, Rumors, Wii U | 1 Comment
A portion of a Eurogamer article seems to confirm that WWE 2K14 won’t be heading to the Wii U.
2K Sports told the site that the wrestling game will be launching on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, but “the game will again skip Wii U” – just like WWE ’13.
Eurogamer’s Wii U comment comes after the PS3/360 remark, so it’s not entirely clear if 2K Sports made an exact confirmation about the status of WWE 2K14 for Nintendo’s console (and we’re waiting for Take-Two/2K to come out and provide an official statement). Still, it’s not looking good, folks.
