“The cities operate very similarly to the way Assassin’s Creed 2 did it. We brought it back to an Assassin’s Creed 1/Assassin’s Creed 2 style with open-ended assassination. I don’t know if it was a response to [criticism of Assassin’s Creed 3], because we started developing the game a year before Assassin’s Creed 3 came out, but we were all fans of the open ended quality.”

“I think we were actually looking back at Assassin’s Creed Revelations and Assassin’s Creed 3, both of which had kind of gone towards a more linear Uncharted style of experience. We wanted to go back to Assassin’s Creed 1/Assasson’s Creed 2 style open-ended assassinations, so even before we saw the result of what Assassin’s Creed 3 was doing, we just knew this was a philosophy we wanted to follow.”

– Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag lead writer Darby McDevitt

Darby also talked about the character of Edward Kenway, saying he’s perhaps a bit more like Ezio (ACII, Revelations) than Connor (ACIII) in terms of personality, but ultimately he’s different than any other characters in the franchise.

Via NowGamer

More Pokemon trademarks registered in the US, Pokemon Tretta Lab could be heading overseas

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Pokemon Tretta Lab may be heading westward. A couple of trademarks have been registered in the US which may have something to do with the 3DS game. Poketretta Battles and Poketretta Tournament are both official names in the states.

In other news, Pokefigure Arena and Pokefigure have also been registered in the US. Could these have something to do with a Wii U game involving NFC figures?

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Nintendo video covers exclusive Wii U titles

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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U screenshot (8/23/13)

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Ripstone planning to bring six games in total to Wii U eShop

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Ripstone Games has announced two titles for Wii U thus far: Knytt Underground and Pure Chess. The company also recently said that further support is planned.

Ripstone isn’t ready to reveal any new games just yet, but we were told that six games are planned for the Wii U in total.

Regarding future support for the eShop, creative director Phil Gaskell said the following in an interview that will be published on the site in just a couple of days:

“Yes we’ll be continuing to support Nintendo and the eShop. We’ve announced that the visually stunning Pure Chess is making its way over to both Wii U and 3DS, both of which look awesome and feature a great cross-platform multiplayer feature. We’re also working on a number of other games with developers that will appear on eShop but we’re not quite ready to show them off yet. Right now if we include the titles we’ve announced we have plans to bring 6 games to Wii U.”

High School DxD screenshots, limited edition, details

Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Screenshots | 1 Comment

Kadokawa Games sent out new details on its High School DxD game for the 3DS. You can find new screenshots (beware of some not safe for work images…) and details below, including information on a limited edition.

– Visual novel and turn-based RPG elements
– Take on fallen angels and other enemies
– Watch scenes from the first season
– These act as cut-ins during battle
– Boost, Attack, Dragon Shot, Dress Change, and Dress Break options during battle
– Dragon Shot: more powerful attack
– Dress Break destroys the opponents clothes if she is female
– Dress Change: change the opponent’s clothes
– Can use the Dress Break or Dress Change commands on an ally
– Limited edition includes earphones, a cord manager strap, two elastic bands, a microfiber cloth, and an illustrated card

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One Piece: Unlimited World Red screenshots

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Wonderful 101 has a hero based on Kamiya, plus a secret collaboration character

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The Wonderful 101 features the inclusion of a special hero. Believe it or not, it’s based on director Hideki Kamiya.

The hidden character was revealed in a newly published Iwata Asks today. Players will come across him if they “play it enough”. And according to Nintendo’s Shingo Matsushita, “he can do something a bit unique”.

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Lead writer compares Assassin’s Creed IV to the first two games in the series, includes open-ended assassinations

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