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Most had expected Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 to be this year’s Call of Duty title. That didn’t happen, as Activision ended up revealing Ghosts. But what about the future of the Modern Warfare sub-series?

For now, Infinity Ward doesn’t intend to continue on with Modern Warfare. Community manager Tina Palacios, speaking with OXM, said the following when asked about the similarites between the Ghosts and Modern Warfare title/logo art:

“With the storyline, we knew that we wanted to end the Modern Warfare franchise, and we wanted to go in a new direction. I can say that our focus and only focus is on Ghosts right now as it is, and we have no other plans at this time… when we were creating Ghosts, we really got inspired by Ghost from Modern Warfare 2, just by how he looks.

“It made sense for these soldiers we have in Ghosts who want to hide their identities would have the same masks and face paint. I think it would be safe for me to say that just knowing the characters from our previous games didn’t have a backstory, that’s what really pushed us forward. We thought we need to really establish that.”

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Renegade Kid is busy finishing up Treasurenauts and Mutant Mudds for PlayStation platforms. Additionally, co-founder Jools Watsham has teased a new “secret project”. The game has been given the code name “CGC”.

Watsham wrote on Twitter:

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Square Enix tends to hold its Final Fantasy franchise close to the vest. The series hasn’t changed hands in the past, with Square Enix deciding to develop each new game internally.

Now here’s a crazy thought: how about an Eidos-made Final Fantasy? You may remember that Square Enix absorbed the company a few years ago, and is now a close partner as a result.

Interestingly, Square Enix has considered bringing in an outside developer to work on Final Fantasy – including Eidos. There have been discussions about the possibility, according to Yuji Abe. Abe said Square Enix would “think about” allowing an external team to take on Final Fantasy “if we find the right team of developers, the right people who really wanted to do it, and we had the right game”.

He told OXM:

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If you haven’t already, you can pre-order the Zelda Box Set at any of the following retailers:

Amazon (has biggest discount)
Barnes & Noble
GameStop

You can also get further insight into the Zelda Box Set’s manufacturing process here.

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Two and a half days were needed to create the painted mural above, which is a promotion for The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. If you’re in Los Angeles and stop by the World 8 Game store, you can see it in person.

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Nintendo of America has shared photos of a Mario-themed nursery – you can find them above. It was created by two parents for their daughter.

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In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime said “Brazil has huge potential.”

But there are a few problems Nintendo is facing. For one thing, the Big N’s hardware typically goes for over $1,000 in Brazil, a significant price hike that plagues other technology companies as well.

This could be remedied, at least somewhat, if Nintendo were to manufacture some of its hardware directly in Brazil. While Reggie says Nintendo has considered doing so “a number of times”, the country’s manufacturing industry may not be up to the task due to a lack of technical capability. Nintendo has concerns about piracy in Brazil as well.

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Need for Speed… Millionaire? Believe it or not, Criterion did indeed toy around with such a concept.

Criterion creative director Alex Ward revealed the canned idea on Twitter, which was an experiment that came about prior to Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit’s development.

Need for Speed: Millionaire would have allowed players to buy all available Supercars for you and your friends after winning a lottery. Ward said the game “was supposed to be Freeburn meets Top Gear challenges.” It was in a playable state, but Criterion only tried things out for about six months before moving on to Hot Pursuit.

Ward’s tweets in full:

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Kotaku has discovered some interesting cameos in Batman: Arkham Origins/Blackgate. Due to potential spoilers, we’ve posted the information after the break.

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