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Varia Games has launched a Kickstarter for ReVeN. Those interested in the project can back the game here.

ReVeN is described as “a 2D shooter/platformer EVOLVED that will take you back to the good old days of classics like Metroid and Megaman while adding gameplay twists using our EDM system to add RPG elements that can be found in Crysis and Deus Ex.” Quite a bit to take in on that statement alone, though the video above should give you a better idea as to what the team has in store.

Varia Games hopes to raise $18,000 for ReVeN by February 22. The Kickstarter just went live yesterday, but has already raised $1,800.

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Famitsu recently caught up with a few members of The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds team to gain insight into the project’s development. Director Hiromasa Shikata, lead programmer Shiro Mouri, and lead designer Koji Takahashi spoke about a number of topics, including Link’s wall-merging ability.

Here’s a roundup of what was shared, courtesy of Siliconera’s translations:

Shikata on how Link’s ability to become a painting and part of a wall came to be…

“The thought of having link become a drawing on a flat surface seemed interesting to me; an idea that came out of nowhere. However, I thought that simply having him be part of a flat surface would’ve made it no different than a side-scrolling game, so we thought it would be better to have him turn along the corners of the walls, after further consulting with the [other members of staff].”

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It’s been a busy day for Yoshi’s New Island news between the game’s new trailer and press previews. NintendoWorldReport is the latest outlet to share a write-up, and we’ve rounded up details from the article below.

– Game takes place immediately after the original Yoshi’s Island
– Starts out by showing a recap of the first game, the final screen, where the baby heroes are held high is shown
– Then scrolls down to show the proud new parents
– “These aren’t our babies!” they exclaim
– Stork screwed up
– Mario ends up on Floating Egg Island
– This is the second home for the Yoshis
– Bowser wants to turn the island into a resort
– Little Eggs, Bigg Eggs, Chomp Rock ‘n’ Roll are among the game’s stages
– These are easy tutorial levels
– Little Eggs introduces the egg making and throwing mechanics and the giant egg
– With the giant egg, the more destruction you cause, the more extra lives you earn
– Can create a giant egg by eating a giant Shy Guy
– To do this, you have to rapidly press the tongue button like reeling in a fish
– Two button configurations
– World 1-6: Bouncy Beanstalk Walk
– This stage has beanstalks that grow to reach new places, includes leaves that will hold your weight for only so long
– 2-7: Hidey-Hole Hooligans has the Wall Lakitus who destroy bits of the levels as they target your head
– 4-1: Hop ‘n’ Pop Till You Drop has lots of aerial platforming and floating balloons to traverse
– The level is full of bubbles, many of which contain enemies or bombs
– The bonus ring mechanic has changed, making unlocking each world’s bonus level a different experience
– For each flower you collect in a stage, you’ll get one chance at receiving a medal from the end goal
– Once you obtain 30, the bonus level unlocks
– No StreetPass support
– Can send gameplay data to Nintendo

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Namco Bandai has gone by the name “Bandai Namco” in Japan since Bandai and Namco merged back in 2005. Overseas, though, the “Namco Bandai” name has been kept in tact.

That’s changed following a meeting of the board of directors held in Japan yesterday. The names of all 31 subsidiaries have been unified, and will be known as “Bandai Namco” going forward. In doing so, the company hopes to enhance the value and appeal” of the brand.

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Renegade Kid co-founder Jools Watsham has posted a few more Moon Chronicles/Moon comparisons on Twitter. Check them out in the gallery above.

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Kameo: Elements of Power wasn’t always planned as an Xbox 360 title. Rare was initially making the project for the GameCube alongside the likes of Donkey Kong Racing.

In the end, Microsoft ended up purchasing Rare, and Kameo was moved to the Xbox (ultimately the Xbox 360). But you may be interested to hear that the GameCube release, while “quite a different game” on the platform, “was quite far along.”

Former Rare staffer Phil Tossell said on Twitter:

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Shortly after confirming a release month for Retro City Rampage on 3DS, Vblank Entertainment also shared a price point for the download. It will cost $9.99, according to the game’s official Twitter account.

Retro City Rampage will likely end up being one of the eShop’s smallest games – it weighs in at just 16MB.

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And so the Watch Dogs Wii U cancellation saga has, thankfully, come to an end. GameStop Italy and GameStop US say that the whole situation of pre-orders being removed was due to an error in its system. The game can be reserved once again for Wii U, and there shouldn’t be any confusion from here on out. I have no idea why Ubisoft didn’t just come out and say that the game was in the works from the get-go, but at least we finally have an answer!

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More Yoshi’s New Island details have emerged from IGN’s recent preview. Continue on below for a roundup of the site’s information.

– Stork accidentally delivered Baby Mario and Luigi to the wrong house before it lost them over Egg Island
– The villainous Magikoopa named Kamek has rushed away with Baby Luigi in tow.
– Areas include playful hills, a jungle area, and a mountain area
– Small floating pair of binoculars lets you scan around a stage using the accelerometer
– Different control options
– Two different configurations for jumping and moving
– These options specifically altered placement of the lock-on button
– Choose between Hasty, Patient, and Gyrosensor controls to customize how lobbing Yoshi eggs worked
– Hasty: follows the same rules as the original; holding the R button kept the targeting cursor moving, let go to fire
– Patient: requires two taps to fire an egg – one to start up the aiming cursor and another to throw
– Gyro: tilt a 3DS to line up shots
– Find 20 red coins, 5 flowers, 30 stars to reach 100% in each level
– Vehicle portions have you navigating with the 3DS gyro sensor
– Go through an area dressed up as a Yoshi Kart and speed through a later space as a helicopter

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