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“As many people can relate, being laid off is an emotionally distressing experience. When this happened to me, I was determined to turn this toward more positive ends. I began reaching out to others to see if they were interested in starting something brand new, using lessons learned from past experiences.

Denis Dyack was my first choice for Creative, as he has a keen understanding on the creative aspects of game development. It saddens me to read that people’s impressions of him are painted by anonymous accounts of other individuals. I’ve known Denis for 10 years now, and from first hand experience I consider him to be one of the most honourable people I know, and undeserving of the amount of negative accusations he receives.”

“I knew Shawn Jackson’s attention to detail, enthusiasm and experience would really balance our management team as Chief Operating Officer. The rest of the Precursor team is equally talented, and I’m amazed by the results we’ve achieved with our demo. Precursor Games has been built from the ground up to do something new, and we are excited to show and work with you on our first project—‘Shadows of the Eternals’.”

– Precursor Games CEO Paul Caporicci


It sounds like they’re definitely passionate about this project, but I’m still concerned that the likes of Dyack and Caporicci have gotten themselves into a bit of an Epic Mickey, trying to create something behind which there is far too much creative passion and not enough technical understanding. That being said, the company has said that they’re in regular contact with Nintendo about the project, and if anyone has a technical understanding of game design, it’s the Big N!

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This week’s Japanese eShop update is as follows:

3DS

Downloadable Titles
Korokesu – 500 yen
Sweet Rendezvous Saruppa – 600 yen (World 4 DLC +100 yen)
Maru G?kaku! ?y?j?h? Gijutsusha Shiken – 2,800 yen
Maru G?kaku! Kihon J?h? Gijutsusha Shiken – 2,800 yen

Virtual Console
Mario Bros. (Famicom) – 500 yen
Gradius (Famicom) – 500 yen

Wii U

Virtual Console
Kirby no Kirakira Kids (Super Famicom) – 800 yen
Kirby Bowl (Kirby’s Dream Course, Super Famicom) – 800 yen
Hoshi no Kirby 3 (Kirby’s Dream Land 3, Super Famicom) – 800 yen

Video Content

Kirby and Mario videos
Maru G?kaku video
Shin Megami Tensei IV video
Resident Evil: Revelations video

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According to the official Injustice: Gods Among Us Twitter account, downloadable content is coming to the Wii U version after all. DLC is expected to arrive this summer. That’s fairly surprising – to say the least – given recent statements from Warner Bros.

Here’s the tweet in full:

It’s nice to finally have a confirmation that the Wii U will be getting Injustice DLC, but you have to wonder why this content wasn’t out alongside the other versions. Hopefully these kinds of situations won’t crop up as often going forward…

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Taking its place aside Lost Planet 3, Monster Hunter 4 is poised for a massive marketing push and support in the west as Capcom plans on having it and the aforementioned sci-fi shooter hold up the company into the coming fiscal year. We saw something vaguely similar happen with Monster Hunter Tri on the Wii which sold fairly well for what it was, but I’d wonder if the more “core” orientation of the 3DS will help out Monster Hunter 4 where the third couldn’t gain traction.

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With official backing from Nintendo, Marvelous AQL created “Pokemon Tretta” for the Japanese arcades. It has players collecting different “Tretta” – take a look above for some examples.

What exactly is Pokemon Tretta, you ask? In it, players scan different Tretta into the machine, call out the appropriate Pokemon, and then engage in a 3-on-3 battle. Those who win receive new Tretta.

Pokemon Tretta is now making its way to the 3DS. Marvelous AQL has been put in charge of the project once again. Each copy will come with a Tretta reader device.

Pokémon Tretta Lab for 3DS is due out on August 10th for 3,800 yen.

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The second round of Nintendo’s Wii U Virtual Console “Start-Up Campaign” has kicked off in Japan today.

Those who purchase two of three Kirby VC games – Kirby’s Dream Land 3, Kirby’s Dream Course, and Kirby Star Stacker – can get a third free. The deal also is available for those who previously purchased the Wii version of the Virtual Console Kirby releases.

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Watch Dogs is a multi-team project. Along with main developer Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft’s Romania and Reflections studios are also working on the game.

Ubisoft Reflections isn’t just assisting on Watch Dogs. The team also has a brand new title of its own in development, managing director Pauline Jacquey has revealed.

Jacquey said at the UK’s Game Horizon conference earlier today:

“We work on Watch Dogs. We work on [Just Dance 4], and we work on something that I’m not supposed to tell you about. I wish that I could. It’s going to be announced at E3.”

Ubisoft Reflections previously created Driver: San Francisco. The team has collaborated with other Ubisoft studios over the past couple of years.

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CastleStorm is coming to at least one Nintendo platform – we just don’t know which.



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