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Radical Fish Games’ 2D action-RPG Cross-Code could make its way to the Wii U eShop. The indie dev is making the game for PC through HTML5, which, with the arrival of Nintendo Web Framework and other tools, is now a possibility for the system.

For now, Radical Fish Games is focusing on completing Cross-Code for PC. The team does have some interest in bringing the title to the Wii U, so it’s something that can be considered once the main game wraps up development.

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Arkhamverse Expands with Prequel Story

And New Addition of Handheld Games with BATMAN: ARKHAM ORIGINS BLACKGATE

Burbank, Calif. – April 9, 2013 – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment today announced Batman: Arkham Origins™ and Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate™, the next installments of the blockbuster Batman: Arkham videogame franchise. Batman: Arkham Origins will be available for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 system, the Wii U™ system, and Windows PC. Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate™ will be available for the Nintendo 3DS™ handheld system, and PlayStation®Vita handheld entertainment system. Both titles are scheduled to release worldwide Oct. 25, 2013.

Developed by WB Games Montréal, Batman: Arkham Origins features an expanded Gotham City and introduces an original prequel storyline set several years before the events of Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City, the first two critically acclaimed games of the franchise. Taking place before the rise of Gotham City’s most dangerous criminals, the game showcases a young and unrefined Batman as he faces a defining moment in his early career as a crime fighter that sets his path to becoming the Dark Knight. As the story unfolds, players will meet many important characters for the first time and forge key relationships.
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate is a 2.5-D game developed by Armature Studio that brings the Batman Arkham experience for the first time to Nintendo and Sony handheld systems. A companion game to Batman: Arkham Origins, players can continue the storyline of the console version and discover more details of the Dark Knight’s past.

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In the same day in which we were talking about Armature’s canned Mega Man first-person shooter, it has been revealed the the company is working on Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate. The 3DS and PlayStation Vita title will offer 2.5-D Metroid-style gameplay that is a standalone experience from the upcoming console game.

Blackgate is set after the events of Arkham Origins. Fans of the Batman franchise can expect a mix of exploration and action.

Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate launches on October 25 – the same day as the console version.

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2013 is expected to be a big year for Pokemon. In the games department alone, there’s a lot to look forward to. Pokemon X and Pokemon Y are coming this year – the first Pokemon entries for the 3DS, in full 3D, and with worldwide simultaneous launches. There’s also Pokemon Rumble U, the franchise’s first Wii U title. And let’s not forget about Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity, which just came out in North America a few weeks ago and will be making its way to Europe next month.

That’s a lot to handle, but there is also a new Pokemon TV series and film, new events, and toys coming. These items along with the anticipated game releases make 2013 “a key year”, according to the Pokemon Company International.

Marketing director Anthony Cornish said:

“Undoubtedly 2013 is a key year for us to grow and usher in a new era for Pokémon with Pokémon X and Pokémon Y and the introduction of new characters as the launch platform. We believe these games will appeal to all generations both veterans and newcomers to Pokémon.”

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Update: Batman: Arkham Origins confirmed for May Game Informer cover. Added in a few more details below.

– Made by Warner Bros. Games Montreal instead of Rocksteady
– WB Montreal has full access to Rocksteady’s custom modified Unreal engine to capture the look and feel of the Arkhamverse
– Deathstroke appearing for the first time in a core Arkham game
– Creative director is Eric Holmes (lead designer of The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction and Prototype)
– Wii U/PS3/360/PC

Batman: Arkham Origins has been confirmed as the third entry in Warner Bros. new series that began in 2009. First details have been leaked through a product listing on Best Buy, with further information possibly due later today.

Players will explore Batman’s past in Arkham Origins, as the name suggests. The game takes place before the franchise’s first two titles as the hero “faces a defining moment in his early career that determines his fate and leads him to meet many important characters for the first time and forge key relationships that shape his destiny.”

Batman: Arkham Origins launches on October 29. Look for the full fact sheet from Best Buy below.

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Finding new trademarks are all the rage these days. So here’s another one for you: Cross Horizon from Marvelous AQL.

Cross Horizon is an interesting trademark. It doesn’t appear that Marvelous AQL registered the name in Japan – it’s strictly a US filing. Cross Horizon was registered on February 8 and mainly pertains to “video and computer game programs,” “video games software,” and “computer game software”.

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Armature Studio, the company founded by key Metroid Prime developers, hasn’t produced many games since its inception in 2008. But it did work on one huge project that eventually made its way to the trash bin: Maverick Hunter.

This first-person shooter was a new take on the Mega Man X series. Mega Man creator Keiji Inafune even signed off on the game, but right around the time when he left Capcom, Armature’s work on Maverick Hunter was scrapped.

Tons of details have now emerged on the cancelled Mega Man project through a new Polygon report. For a full summary, read on below.

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