All of EA’s future games will utilize micro-transactions of some kind
Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in General Gaming, General Nintendo, News, Podcast Stories | 0 comments
After we heard that Dead Space 3 would give players the ability to pay a few extra bucks for upgrades to weapons, items, and armor in-game, a lot of people were concerned: If EA was bringing this trendy business practice into a truly core franchise like Dead Space, what would games like Madden and The Sims look like in the future? According to the mega-publisher, they’ll look awfully similar:
– EA CFO Blake Jorgensen
I can’t imagine too many gamers are happy about this, but if history is any indication, these things will pass. Such things are trendy now– like social networking interaction– but they don’t represent the core of what the fun of games is about, and they can be ignored. Only when EA starts forcing you to participate in the micro transaction model should you be worried!
Notion Games “would love” to bring Super Ubi Land to 3DS
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
Super Ubi Land is in the works for a few different platforms such as the Wii U eShop. While it isn’t planned to hit the 3DS or PlayStation Vita, developer Notion Games “would love” to make that happen.
The one stumbling block is a lack of staffers. Currently, Notion Games’ Andrew Augustin doesn’t foresee a portable version happening due to a lack of resources.
According to Augustin:
“I would love to have Super Ubi Land on handheld devices like the Nintendo 3DS and Playstation Vita. I don’t have plans to bring them over because I haven’t found anyone to help port to those consoles. I really would like to find a programmer in the Austin, Texas area to help Notion Games and be a part of the team so we could bring our games to as many platforms as possible.”
Devil Summoners: Soul Hackers’ cut voicework is limited to map NPCs
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
Atlus recently said that it cut down on Devil Summoners: Soul Hackers’ voicework “just a bit”. The publisher has since clarified that statement.
Almost all of the original voices have been recorded in English. The only exception pertains to map NPCs. Writing on the company’s official forums, Atlus noted that the decision was made to save time and costs.
“The voicework that was cut was the map NPCs. The reason we cut that was because the JP version used one voice for every type of person: every man had the same voice, every woman had the same voice. It was pretty ridiculous, since these are definitely not the same person. To save time (and, yes, costs for studio work and actors), and to improve the work as a whole, we took out that bit.”
Pauline Jacquey becomes Ubisoft Reflections managing director, studio working on new projects
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Ubisoft Reflections is best known for its work on the Driver games. It is also assisting Ubisoft Montreal with Watch Dogs. Aside from the upcoming open-world title, Reflections is developing a number of unannounced projects.
Unfortunately, Ubisoft hasn’t specified what these games actually are. The news was shared as part of an announcement confirming Pauline Jacquey as the subsidiary’s new managing director.
Retro City Rampage footage
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii Shop Channel | 0 comments
Runner2 causing lock-up issues on Wii U
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
Runner2 is an absolutely lovely game. We suggest that you grab it from the Wii U eShop when you have the chance. There is just one problem with Runner 2’s release: lock-up issues.
Numerous users have noted that Runner2 causes the Wii U to freeze and lock-up when exiting the game. This doesn’t appear to be isolated, unfortunately.
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
Off-TV play and cross-region online play coming to Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Wii U
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 0 comments
Capcom is working on an update for Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate on Wii U that will launch in April. It’ll bring about off-TV play as well as cross-region play. The latter feature will allow players in North America and Europe to participate in online battles together.
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate launches on Wii U and 3DS next month. The game will be available in North America on March 19 and Europe on March 22.
The official announcement regarding off-TV play and cross-region online play is posted below.
Activision community manager on Black Ops II DLC for Wii U
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Podcast Stories, Videos, Wii U | 0 comments
So basically… still no news.
PDP unveils ‘Disney Infinity’ figures for in-game use
Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in 3DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments
Following in the footsteps of Skylanders, Disney and PDP have unveiled the very first figurines for their upcoming NFC-based game Disney Infinity, shown above. There are four figures displayed (two from Monsters Inc., two from Cars) and a showcasing stand for them, but PDP says the stand will be able to house multiple toys, the power discs (to get them into the game) and other accessories as well.
