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News leaked out a few days back that Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag will be launching in North America on October 29. Ubisoft officially confirmed the date today, as well as the release timing for Europe. Black Flag will be out in the country just a few days later – November 1.

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Capcom is continuing to highlight creatures from Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate. The latest, Jade Barroth, is a Brute Wyvern in the game.

Jade Barroth screenshots and details are posted below, straight from Capcom-Unity.

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Walmart subsidiary ASDA is selling the Wii U at a discount. The Basic model is available for £199 while the Deluxe release can be purchased for £249. Both editions have been dropped by £50.

For the time being, ASDA is the only retailer in the UK offering these discounts.

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The App Store is ripe with Nintendo rip-offs. Here’s a look at a new one, which takes “inspiration” from Donkey Kong:

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Software

1. F-Zero
2. Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition
3. BIT.TRIP Presents… Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
4. Nintendo Land
5. Trine 2: Director’s Cut
6. The Cave
7. Balloon Fight
8. Nano Assault Neo
9. Little Inferno
10. Puddle
11. ZombiU
12. New Super Mario Bros. U
13. Assassin’s Creed III
14. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
15. Just Dance 4
16. Rabbids Land
17. Scribblenauts Unlimited
18. Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2013
19. ESPN Sports Connection
20. Funky Barn Download

Videos

1. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Trailer
2. Nintendo Direct: February 14, 2013
3. BIT.TRIP Presents… Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien Trailer
4. F-Zero Trailer
5. Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition Video
6. Trine 2: Director’s Cut Video
7. LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins Trailer
8. The Cave Trailer
9. LEGO City: Undercover Trailer
10. New Super Mario Bros. U Video
11. Nano Assault Neo Video
12. Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move Trailer
13. Puddle Video
14. Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 Video
15. Rabbids Land Video
16. Little Inferno Video
17. Scribblenauts Unlimited Video
18. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Video
19. The Cave Character Trailer
20. Little Inferno Video 2

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A new Wii U system update is now available for Wii U. Users can upgrade their console to version 2.1.3.

According to a notice posted on Nintendo’s official support site, the download makes “Further improvements to overall system stability.”

The page also confirms that a bigger firmware release – announced a few months back – is due out in April. It “adds new features and further improvements to the user experience”.

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The Assassin’s Creed franchise has featured a female lead before, but not when it comes to the mainline series. Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag will be maintaining the tradition with Edward Kenway as the game’s star.

Ashraf Ismail, Black Flag’s creative director, was recently asked about the decision to highlight men in the Assassin’s Creed series thus far:

“It’s a bit of a tough question. Really early on, we decided to tell the story of the Kenways. So we already had in place the idea to tell Edward, Haytham, and Connor. This was actually years ago, we had this. …we actually never thought, ‘could this be a woman?’ …from the pirate perspective, there were a few famous women pirates. But it wasn’t common. So we didn’t want that element to be a detail people got stuck on.”

Regarding the possibility of releasing a mainline Assassin’s Creed with a female protagonist, Ismail said:

“I would say it wouldn’t be surprising to see a female assassin coming up in a mainline Assassin’s Creed. But for us, for AC4, it was always Edward.”

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