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Well, so much for the rumor that Criterion Games is working on a new version of Need for Speed: Underground. Criterion creative director Alex Ward took to Twitter earlier today in light of the recent speculation and indicated that the team has moved on from remakes and reboots.

He wrote:

Criterion is working on a new racer – it’s just not Underground.

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The latest issue of Dengeki PlayStation contains a promotion for its upcoming Nintendo sister publication. On April 20, the first ever edition of Dengeki Nintendo will be published. Included in the ad is a teaser indicating that GungHo’s Puzzle and Dragons will be coming to a Nintendo platform.

News has since leaked that the series is heading to the 3DS – specifically Puzzle & Dragons Z. We don’t have the specifics just yet, but I imagine that we’ll be hearing something more concrete soon.

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Almost all of the Wii’s significant channels will be coming to an end in June.

In Europe, Australia, and Japan, five services will be going offline. While nothing has been announced by Nintendo of America, we’ll likely be hearing something very soon from the subsidiary.

The Nintendo Channel, News Channel, Forecast Channel, Everybody Votes Channel and Mii Contest Channel are included in the group. You also won’t be able to send and receive messages through the Wii Message board. On the bright side, the Wii Shop Channel will still be accessible.

“We at Nintendo sincerely thank you for your continued patronage of our company’s products. We apologise to those of you currently using these services, and ask for your understanding. The above services will no longer be available even if they are started up from the Wii Menu. However, services other than those mentioned above, such as the Wii Shop Channel and ‘Today’s Accomplishments’ on the Wii Message Board, will remain available.”

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We just mentioned a couple of days ago that Batman: Arkham Origins and Origins Blackgate pre-orders have opened at all major retailers. Today, Amazon has thrown in an extra bonus with reservations.

Those who pre-order either the console title or handheld entry will receive $10 in credit. You can find a link to all SKUs here.

Other Amazon deals include the Wii Classic Controller Pro – White for $12.10 and Kingdom Hearts 3D for $19.99. Amazon also price-matched GameStop’s $10 discount for Naruto Powerful Shippuden.

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Criterion Games’ next racer could be Need for Speed: Underground.

EGM got its hands on a logo – shown above – that could be included on the game’s boxart, but cautions that it could be a mockup. The publication has heard rumblings of Criterion working on Underground and the “image is most likely linked to a real project currently in development.”

Need for Speed: Underground would presumably be a unique take on the 2003 racer and its sequel. According to EGM, the new game iis set in an original Bayview setting rather than the area featured in Underground 2.

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Namco Bandai has announced Power Rangers Megaforce for North America. It will offer side-scrolling action based on the Nickelodeon TV series that has players defending Earth against the Warstar aliens.

Thus far, Namco Bandai has provided the following information:

In this new chapter of the popular Power Rangers video game series, fans play as their favorite Megaforce Ranger while the supporting Power Rangers provide their boundless advice and encouragement to players as they battle their way through challenge after challenge. The Rangers’ vocal and physical support will prove valuable as challenging situations and conditions arise in an attempt to foil players’ advancement. Power Rangers MEGAFORCE will plunge players into intense battles against repulsive enemies, but by forming gigantic Megazords, the Rangers will be able to implement powerful combos to help get them on the path to victory.

To enhance the player’s experience, Power Rangers MEGAFORCE will allow fans to scan official Power Rangers MEGAFORCE Morpher Cards to power up within the game. Players will also be able to utilize the Nintendo 3DS camera to take a picture and watch themselves actively morph into their favorite Megaforce Ranger to fend off enemy encounters with their own hands.

Power Rangers Megaforce launches this fall.

Source: Namco Bandai PR

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This is a situation that Nintendo fans should be accustomed to by now. A small developer is making a game, and has strong interest in bringing it to the Wii U eShop.

The title in question this time around is “Super Comboman”, a project that was already fully-funded on Kickstarter late last year.

Interabang Entertainment’s Justin Woodward describes Super Comboman as a “2D physics based action brawler that is a mix between Final Fight, Smash Bros. and Marvel Vs Capcom”. Players use “combo momentum” in various ways, including puzzle solving, environment destruction, and enemy takedowns.

When we last heard about the game, Interabang and Nintendo had been… talking. Now a Wii U eShop release sounds much more likely, though nothing is set in stone.

Woodward said that the team is “extremely interested” when it comes to bringing Super Comboman to Nintendo’s console:

We are extremely interested in porting Super Comboman to Wii U but we would need more interest to do another crowd-funding campaign.

Right now, we are interested in getting the Nintendo audience involved with our development and to see what we need to do in order to either launch a Nintendo-focused crowd-funding campaign or just figure out how to fund the port ourselves after the game is completed.

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