Rune Factory 4 pre-orders open
Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
XSEED announced Rune Factory 4 for North America last week. The game is now available for pre-order. Gamers can reserve Rune Factory 4 from Amazon here
or GameStop here.
Spector says he is definitely not retiring, devs need to stop making games “for teenage boys” if they want to reach a new audience
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Warren Specter has to be the most beloved game developer who isn’t actually that great at the technical aspect of game design in the industry right now. I mean, he has made some utterly incredible games– Deus Ex being perhaps his most famous– but recent products of his have been flawed (Epic Mickey) or downright poorly designed (Epic Mickey 2). Going into the future, the recent string of less-than-perfect games isn’t deterring him from continuing, however, and he says he has plenty more to make:
– Game designer Warren Spector
“I want content that is relevant to my life, set in the real world. If we’re going to reach a new audience, we have to stop making games for teenage boys.”
– Game designer Warren Spector
Philosophies like that second one are why people hold Spector in high regard, despite the shaky quality of some of his releases. He knows where the gaming industry should go and he knows how to keep the art on par with any other expressive media, he just can’t do it all the time. I truly hope going forward he manages to strike that balance of art and technicalities!
Ubisoft blasted on Miiverse for Rayman Legends news; devs not happy either?
Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 0 comments
To say the least, Wii U owners aren’t pleased with the news that Rayman Legends is going multiplatform. Due to the new SKUs, the game won’t be available until September. The delay was announced just weeks before Legends was supposed to launch on Wii U.
Wii U users took to Miiverse today to voice their displeasure with Ubisoft. You’ll find tons of commentary from system owners on the Uplay community complaining about the news.
But Wii U fans aren’t the only ones unhappy with Ubisoft’s announcement. One of the developers (take this with a grain of salt – he’s apparently “Xavier”, on stage at Ubisoft’s E3 presser last year to show off the title) wrote a fairly lengthy reaction to the delay. Xavier noted how members of the team “spent 6 months barely seeing our wifes, kids, and friends” as they crammed to get Rayman ready for release this month. It was “for nothing”, however, and “it was a hell to swallow” the news. Xavier does stand by the quality of Legends though, and hopes consumers won’t neglect it simply because of what some believe is a poor decision from Ubisoft.
A translated forum post from the ElOtroLado forum reads (thanks to NeoGAF’s Tiamant):
Latest German Wii U commercial highlights Pikmin 3
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Nice to see Pikmin 3 getting some love!
Etrian Odyssey IV QR codes trailer
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Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate servers are region-locked
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Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate implements region-locked servers. As a result, you’ll only be able to play the game online with others in the same territory as you.
Let’s say you live in the US. Unfortunately, the region-lock will prevent you from experiencing Ultimate with gamers in Europe and Japan.
Capcom community specialist Yuri Araujo, a noted Monster Hunter fan, is none too pleased with the news. While Araujo noted that he’ll be passing along “the demand and feedback”
I’m not thrilled with the servers being split either… I am definitely aware of the demand and feedback, not only in this thread, but also from threads before finding out these bad news; so be sure that I will pass it along.
There is no guarantee this will change though. =/
20 minutes of Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 footage
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There will be a new Call of Duty this year
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A new Call of Duty game is coming this year. Surprised? Didn’t think so!
Activision shared the news during its fourth quarter calender 2012 results. The company didn’t divulge any specific details, however.
Dig Dug out on the North American 3DS eShop next week
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Next Thursdays is Valentine’s Day. You can celebrate the event by purchasing Dig Dug. Okay… the two are completely unrelated, but indeed: Dig Dug will be out on the North American 3DS eShop next week. Pricing will be set at $3.99.
