‘Watch Dogs’ lead designer leaves Ubisoft, joins EA to work on Need for Speed
Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in General Gaming, News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 0 comments
It’s unknown how reactionary this particular story should be as details are somewhat fuzzy, but here’s what’s known so far:
Jamie Keen worked at Ubisoft Montreal during the development of Far Cry 3, where he acted as lead game designer. This week, some of the gaming press took a look at his LinkedIn profile, and discovered that it lists him leaving Ubisoft Montreal in February 2012 to join up with EA and work on their upcoming Need for Speed title– many months before he finished work on Far Cry 3. Some are suggesting this is a typo, and it means to read “February 2013”. If it does, it means that he left during the development of Watch Dogs, on which he was also said to be lead designer.
If it isn’t a typo and he did leave in 2012, it means he was never lead designer on Watch Dogs and he didn’t finish work on Far Cry 3, which seems unlikely. Why he left the company in the first place is unknown, but we’ll keep you posted if this goes anywhere!
Miyamoto on Wii U NFC, dual GamePads, more regular announcements this year, E3 value
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 0 comments
The Wii U has been out for a few months now, but there is still one element of the console that remains untapped: NFC. No Nintendo or third-party games have yet to take advantage of the functionality.
When asked about Nintendo’s plans for Wii U’s NFC, Shigeru Miyamoto said:
“With NFC, that’s a feature that everyone that owns a Wii U can take advantage of. So that’s what we’re putting our priorities right now. We’re hoping that in the near future we’ll be able to show you something that will take advantage of the NFC on Wii U and people will be able to enjoy that.”
Kersploosh! will cost $3
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments
Update: Kerploosh! takes up roughly 200 blocks on an SD card.
Nintendo’s latest 3DS downloadable game, Kersploosh! will cost just $3 at launch. System owners can purchase the title starting on Thursday.
There’s a pretty good reason that Kersploosh! costs $3: it’s a bit light on content. Most players will probably be able to complete everything the game has to offer in a single play session.
PETA: Assassin’s Creed IV whaling mechanic is “disgraceful”
Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in General Gaming, News, Wii U | 0 comments
“PETA encourages video game companies to create games that celebrate animals – not games that promote hurting and killing them.
– PETA Statement
PETA is no stranger to criticizing video games– they’ve said themselves that they intentionally blow things out of proportion in order to draw attention to their legitimate cause– and today we get to hear about their opinions on Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, specifically the game’s whaling mechanic.
Whether the criticism is legitimate or not isn’t really up for debate– even PETA would likely admit (behind closed doors, of course) that going after artistic mediums isn’t always wholesome– but the question of whether the game is “glorifying” the action is still completely unknown. Plenty of games have violence, but not all of them glorify it, and we’ll have to wait and see whether this particular mechanic is made out to be a moral positive or simply a fact of life, as it was back then.
Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D heading to the North American 3DS eShop on Thursday
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, 3DS eShop, News, Podcast Stories | 0 comments
Capcom has announced that it will be releasing Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D on the North American 3DS eShop later this week. The game will be available digitally on March 7 for $19.99.
A European release for the eShop hasn’t been confirmed, though is likely planned for the near future.
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate launch trailer
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Naruto Powerful Shippuden footage
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Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate’s digital versions reconfirmed for launch, file sizes
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If you want to go digital with Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, Capcom will have you covered. The company has reconfirmed that Wii U and 3DS owners will be able to download the game at launch.
On Wii U, Ultimate is a 6.07GB download. The digital 3DS version is 1.74GB.
Nano Assault EX screenshots
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