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BOSTON – March 22, 2013 – Capcom, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, ended its panel at the PAX East convention today with the announcement that three titles from its revered catalogue – DuckTales, Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom and Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara – are making a welcome return on multiple platforms in the coming months.

Originally released in 1989 on the Nintendo Entertainment System, DuckTales was widely acknowledged as one of that generation’s seminal platform titles. Taking its cue from the Disney cartoon series of the same name, DuckTales Remastered follows the adventures of Scrooge McDuck as he explores differently themed worlds to collect their treasures and become the world’s richest duck.

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Update: Bumped to the top of the front page. Game is now confirmed. It’s a remake of the original side-scrolling platformer made by WayForward and features Scrooge as the lead character. It will be available this summer for the PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade, and Wii U eShop for $15.

New “Tutorial”, “Scrooge’s Money Bin”, and “Museum” areas are included, and the game will make use of a remastered soundtrack. Sprites have been re-created, and will offer 3D environments. “Authetintic” voice talent is on  board for the project.

Capcom has two video game announcements planned for PAX East 2013. One reveal is apparently a pair of Dragons & Dungeons games. Word on the street is that the other is some kind of new DuckTales.

NeoGAF member “Gunstarheroes”, who is attending PAX East this week, claims that Capcom’s booth at the show confirms a DuckTales title of some sort. It could be completely original, but I’m personally betting that it’s a remaster of the original NES game released over two decades ago.

Details are not immediately available. However, Capcom did recently confirm that its PAX announcements are digital, so you’ll likely be seeing the DuckTales title on the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade – at the very least.

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Capcom has confirmed rumors that it will be bringing two Dungeons & Dragons arcade games to the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade. Versions are also planned for the Wii U eShop and Steam.

Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom and Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow Over Mystara will be available collectively this June.

Thus far, Capcom has revealed that the two titles will support online play highlighted by drop-in, drop-out co-op play, customizable house rules, the original arcade mode with forking paths, and a new challenge system.

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Update: Welp, disregard the new Mega Man game news. Capcom’s Brett Elston clarified on Twitter that “discussions are still going”, though the company “will not announce anything until it’s ready”.

Capcom announced 3DS eShop release dates for Mega Man 4 and Mega Man 5 at its “World of Capcom” panel at PAX East today.

Mega Man 4 will arrive on April 25. Mega Man 5 is due on May 16. Capcom also mentioned a June launch for Mega Man 6, but did not provide a release date.

Elsewhere during the panel, Capcom spoke briefly about the Mega Man series in general. Although the company did not have any information to present to fans today, it did tease that a new project is in development. News will hopefully be shared by year’s end.

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Cult County is Renegade Kid’s first-person shooter for the 3DS eShop. We don’t have details yet, but you can find a teaser site here. Look out for information and media soon.

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In the past, European Wii U and 3DS owners could only purchase mature titles at night. There had been issues relating to German law, making it impossible to download such content during the day time.

The situation has, fortunately, since changed. Nintendo has confirmed that Wii U and 3DS users can now buy and download mature content at any time of the day.

A message from Nintendo reads:

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Retailers in the UK have been reducing the Wii U’s price in hopes of attracting new consumers. Unfortunately, the move hasn’t done much to boost sales.

ShopTo is one such retailer that initiated a price change “to test the market and assess the impact of a price change for a short period of time”, according to purchasing director James Rowson. But as Rowson told MCV, the price cut “has resulted in a smaller than desired increase in sales at this stage”.

MCV also cited one “top buyer at one of the UK’s biggest games retailers” who said that it is “looking to reduce [Wii U space] slightly but must admit [Nintendo’s] silence on strategy is deafening at the moment. They’ve got to do something otherwise it is GameCube all over again.”

Nintendo doesn’t seem too concerned at this point. A spokesperson relayed upcoming plans to discuss the company’s slate of software for the rest of 2013.

“We’ll be speaking to our retailers directly over the next few weeks to take them through our plans for building Wii U momentum over the course of 2013. We have a strong and broad line-up of software launching this year and we look forward to updating – and exciting – our partners over the coming weeks.”
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If you care to see downloadable content in Need for Speed: Most Wanted U, fans will need to show their support and purchase the game. Apparently.

Criterion creative director Alex Ward told one fan on Twitter:

Ward was pressed further by another fan on Twitter, to which he indicated that Wii U owners should be directing their comments to members of the Wii U team – perhaps suggesting that he has no input as to whether or not downloadable content will happen.

There are two minds that someone could have about this: Either you say “Okay, they gave us a quality port and one free bit of DLC– that’s enough to support it and hope for more!” or you say “They put out a year old game on a next gen console, the fact that they’re not giving us the DLC is absurd.”

Both sides have merits, but I’ve gotta give the edge to the former: The Wii U isn’t selling well. A game Criterion worked really hard on (it appears) probably won’t get the recognition it deserves. They may very well lose money on the product. The fact that they’re working so hard on it at all is admirable as far as I’m concerned, but more than anything it looks like a fun game that I haven’t played before. Shouldn’t that be the only deciding factor in whether you buy something!?

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Treyarch’s latest Call of Duty: Black Ops II patch is now available on Wii U. The update applies a bunch of different changes and makes a variety of improvements.

Full patch notes are posted below.

Feature Improvements:

• The globe heatmap is now visible on the GamePad while in the MP menu.
• Improvements made to increase the accuracy of Theater replays when following weapons in ADS.

Wii Remote changes:

• Mantling now requires pressing forward and holding the A button
• Camera lock will not prevent camera rotation while aiming down the sights
• Small increase to aim assist snap strength

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There are two possible ways to purchase Wii U games such as New Super Mario Bros. U. You can head to your local store and purchase a physical copy, or you can download the game through the eShop.

An alternative method may soon be available to consumers. Best Buy posted a product listing on its website for a digital download version of New Super Mario Bros. U. The listing may be a sign that retailers will soon begin selling downloadable versions of retail Wii U titles.

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