Majesco Entertainment’s future continues to look grim. Former vice president of publishing Casey Lynch is no longer with the publisher, and said in a tweet that the company is “downsizing”.

The message reads:

. @Majesco is downsizing & I am moving on. Thx for supporting @Midnight_City, more soon on where I'm headed next (hint: its super rad!) <3
— Casey Hobogle Slayer (@lynchtacular) December 2, 2014

Meanwhile, Game Informer attempted to reach Midnight City communications director John Kopp via email, but was presented with an auto-reply stating that he is also no longer with the company.

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Hackers uncover new information about Hoopa in Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 7 Comments

Remember this Pokemon?

How about this one?

As it turns out, they’re one in the same. The release of Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire combined with some work done by hackers confirms that Hoopa is featured in the first screenshot above, while the second image is Hoopa’s alternate form.

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Shin’en shares an update on FAST Racing Neo, sticking with Nintendo platforms

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U eShop | 9 Comments

We’ve still yet to see a proper reveal of FAST Racing Neo. The game was announced last year, and only screenshots have trickled in since then.

Shin’en probably hasn’t had much to say since the team is very busy with development. Art director Martin Sauter told Nintendo Life that FAST Racing Neo is the studio’s “biggest project we’ve worked on for a long time.”

It still sounds like Neo won’t be released in the near future. Shin’en has “something running and the gameplay is fine”, though content still needs to be added.

Sauter said:

Definitely, it is the biggest project we’ve worked on for a long time. It’s just much more work to get that quality level of racing on consoles this generation has given us, so we have to look at; we can’t deliver at a level below that. The Wii U is a great machine, so we need to add so many things to hit that level and we’re pretty sure we can achieve that, but it takes time to build it up and put it together. We’re in a good way though, we have something running and the gameplay is fine, so we just need to add content.
The core of the game is basically done. It’s just content now, which is a lot of work. We’re small, it needs time, but I’m very optimistic that you’ll see something that Nintendo console fans can be happy with.

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Lost Heroes 2 commercial

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Takahashi discusses the concept behind Xenoblade Chronicles X’s mechs

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 19 Comments

Xenoblade Chronicles X director Tetsuya Takahashi has shared more about the game on the official Japanese Twitter account. He spoke about art designers Takayuki Yanase and Kouichi Mugitani as well as the title’s Dolls.

First, here’s Takahashi on Yanase:

“Mr. Yanase is a well-known designer that has worked on Gundam 00 among other things. The concept for the Dolls in this project was that one single convertible frame be able to transform into several vehicles, so I asked for his help, knowing that he would be able to realize that [concept]. If I recall correctly, I asked for his help around the time that Kotobukiya announced its new plastic model “Frame Arms Series.”

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UK Mario Kart 8 DLC Pack 1 commercial

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Lost Heroes 2 trailer

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Toss N Go trailer

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Image & Form reconfirms SteamWorld Heist for both 3DS and Wii U

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We’ve heard talk of SteamWorld Heist coming to 3DS and Wii U in the past. But today, Image & Form made it official.

#SteamWorldHeist will come to all current platforms. Which one'll you choose? http://t.co/aHsFeHL8IV #Heistuesday pic.twitter.com/ZU9Z6FEzg1
— Image & Form (@ImageForm) December 2, 2014

The exact order of SteamWorld Heist’s launch is currently undecided. Image & Form is planning a “staggered release strategy, meaning we’ll bring Heist to one (maybe two) of the platforms on day one, then release it for the next platform, etc.”

On another note, SteamWorld Heist will be localized into various languages.