Fry’s: LEGO City: Undercover pre-order for $43
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Fry’s is offering a discount on LEGO City: Undercover pre-orders. You can order the game for $39.99 and $2.99 for shipping, bringing the total to $43.
Check out the product page here.
Pokemon Twitter account also teases “big news” for Tuesday
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The official Pokemon Twitter account is also hyping up Tuesday’s announcement. Just a few minutes ago, a tweet was sent out stating that “big news” is coming on January 8.
Pokémon fans, mark your calendars! Check Pokemon.com on January 8th for some big news!
— Pokémon (@Pokemon) January 4, 2013
No matter what is planned, this Pokemon announcement appears to be a worldwide affair.
Watsham talks more about 3DS piracy, Renegade Kid planning support into 2014
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Renegade Kid co-founder Jools Watsham has published a second blog post focusing on 3DS piracy.
Watsham started out by looking to clarify his thoughts, as “some people have taken my comments as an attack on Nintendo, the 3DS, and the players.” But Watsham noted: “Nothing could be further from the truth.”
Watsham went on:
I understand that piracy is always going to exist, and that every market has some form of piracy. I accept that piracy will exist on the 3DS. The question is how much is it affecting the market? Some markets maintain a healthy business environment alongside piracy. I believe this is due to many factors, not least of which is the service provided in that market.
I don’t think there is a solution to piracy. It will always exist in some form. We just need to make sure the price of games is affordable. We need to make it easy to buy and own games. The availability and access player’s have to their games needs to be at least as easy and convenient as the ROM sites make it to illegally download a game file. Ideally, it should be better. If the player’s only question is, “buy or not buy?”, and not dealing with issues such as, “how do I transfer ownership of this game to my new system?” then we’ll have minimized the appeal of piracy.
Ultimately, Watsham noted that Renegade Kid’s “support of the 3DS platform couldn’t be stronger.” The studio has games planned for Nintendo’s portable into 2014.
Be sure to read the full blog post here.
UK’s best-selling games of 2012
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GfK Chart-Track has shared the top twenty best-selling games in the UK of 2012. A listing of the rankings can be found below.
1. Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Activision
2. FIFA 13 – Electronic Arts
3. Assassin’s Creed III – Ubisoft
4. Halo 4 – Microsoft
5. Hitman Absolution – Square Enix
6. Just Dance 4 – Ubisoft
7. Far Cry 3 – Ubisoft
8. FIFA 12 – Electronic Arts
9. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Bethesda
10. Borderlands 2 – 2K Games
11. Mass Effect 3 – Electronic Arts
12. LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes – Warner Bros
13. Need for Speed: Most Wanted – Electronic Arts
14. FIFA Street – Electronic Arts
15. Mario & Sonic: London 2012 Olympic Games
16. Skylanders Giants – Activision
17. Battlefield 3 – Electronic Arts
18. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 – Activision
19. Max Payne 3 – Rockstar
20. Sleeping Dogs – Square Enix
A look at how Wii U handles DLC
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Namco Bandai launched a Tank! Tank! Tank! basic pack on the Japanese eShop. The game comes with some content, but you’ll need to purchase a lot of DLC to get the full package.
Take a look at the video above to see how DLC is handled on Wii U. The process may change slightly from game to game, but on the whole, things should be similar.
Pokemon website confirms important announcement for Tuesday
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The official Pokemon website has been updated with a notice that an important announcement is set for January 8 – next Tuesday. We first heard that big news had been teased at the end of a Pokemon Black/White 2 video airing in Japan.
Of course, the page doesn’t give any clues about the nature of the announcement. Most folks are hoping for a new game reveal though.
Rock Band Music Store update (1/8/13)
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The following Rock Band Music Store songs will be made available on January 8:
Foster the People – “Pumped Up Kicks” – keyboard support
Foo Fighters – “These Days” (previously released on Wii)
Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera – “Moves Like Jagger “ – keyboard support
Each song can be purchased for 200 Wii points.
Source: Harmonix PR
Lots of Inazuma Eleven Go Strikers 2013 footage
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Nintendo UK: Wii U’s Q1 is “really strong”, “E3 will be another great show”
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Does the Wii U’s early 2013 lineup seem a bit… light? More on that later, but Nintendo UK’s James Honeywell would tell you otherwise.
Honeywell highlighted Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge, and Sing Party while speaking about the Q1 2013 lineup. He also said: “I’m sure E3 will be another great show and there will be lots of fantastic titles to come.”
“As well as a strong launch line up, we’ve also got a really strong Q1. We’ve got a lot of fantastic titles – Monster Hunter, Ninja Gaiden, Sing Party, fantastic titles for everyone. And beyond – I’m sure E3 will be another great show and there will be lots of fantastic titles to come.”
NetherRealm learning from Mortal Kombat 9, Injustice has more content
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Mortal Kombat 9 was NetherRealm Studios’ first true crack at a fighter following its transition from Midway Games. Adam Urbano, the company’s senior producer, feels the team learned a great deal from the project.
Urbano explained what the staff took away from Mortal Kombat 9 in an interview with NowGamer. He also revealed that Injustice: Gods Among Us, NetherRealm’s upcoming game, will offer more content.
“On one end of the spectrum, we learned what works, and on the other, what not to mess with. We’re retaining a lot of the key features like the amazing 3D graphics set on a 2D fighting plane, the need for tournament-level depth, and the success of having a ton of content available for players of all experience levels. We’re planning to have more content in Injustice than we had in MK9.”
Urbano also discussed the importance of improving DLC and netplay:
“We also paid a lot of attention to the things we know we need to improve. We weren’t happy with how we handled ‘compatibility packs’ for DLC play, so we have a whole new system that ensures all players get the content they need. We also spent two years focused on netplay, realizing that nothing matters more for network play than launching with solid, great fundamental netcode.”
