Star Wars Pinball – Star Wars Rebels table footage
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment
A few days ago, Zen Studios updated Star Wars Pinball with a new table based on Star Wars Rebels. You can find some footage of it below.
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Yooka-Laylee reaches latest two stretch goals on Kickstarter
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Yooka-Laylee’s Kickstarter hasn’t slowed down since launching on Friday. The campaign has smashed through another two stretch goals within the past day or so. Playtonic will now create a N64 shader mode, a credits “GK Rap + Video” written by Grant Kirkhope, and a developer walkthrough/commentary video.
Yooka-Laylee is closing it at nearly $1.9 million on Kickstarter. 44 days remain before the Kickstarter campaign ends, so there’s plenty of time for additional stretch goals. The latest one, coming in at £1.5 million, will allow for an orchestral score.
Head on over to this page for the Yooka-Laylee Kickstarter.
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EDGE #280 review scores
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 9 Comments
This month’s EDGE review scores are as follows:
Mortal Kombat X – 5
Pillars of Eternity – 8
Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin – 9
Broken Age: Act 2 – 8
The Hunter: Primal – 4
Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. – 6
Affordable Space Adventures – 8
BoxBoy! – 8
Thanks to joclo for the tip.
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Even more Sin & Punishment: Star Successor Wii U footage (Wii download)
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Another round of footage has come in of Sin & Punishment: Star Successor via Wii download for Wii U. You can view the video below.
Yooka-Laylee Kickstarter funds surpass £1 million, clears all initial stretch goal
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 31 Comments
Playtonic’s Yooka-Laylee Kickstarter hasn’t slowed down since launching yesterday. The campaign has now raised over £1 million, and all stretch goals have been reached. Yooka-Laylee had already been guaranteed for Wii U, but thanks to the Kickstarter success, it will be on the platform day-one alongside all other consoles.
£1 MILLION! #YookaLaylee will release day-one on Wii U, PS4, Xbox One, Mac, Linux and PC! pic.twitter.com/Y0H3Y1cNjQ
— Playtonic (@PlaytonicGames) May 2, 2015
Here’s a look at all cleared Kickstarter stretch goals:
Next up for Yooka-Laylee is a N64 shader mode and a credits “GK Rap + Video” written by Grant Kirkhope. This will be confirmed at £1.1 million. Also planned is a developer walkthrough and commentary video at £1.2 million.
You can check out Yooka-Laylee on Kickstarter here.
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UCraft screenshots
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Screenshots of this week’s Nintendo Downloads (4/30/15, North America)
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Several new games out came out this week on the Wii U and 3DS eShops. If you’re interested in checking out what’s new in screenshot form, take a peak at the gallery below.
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Have a listen to the first piece of music from Yooka-Laylee
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Yooka-Laylee composer Grant Kirkhope has shared the first piece of music from Playtonic’s new 3D platformer. The track is simply called “Jungle”, and should play out in the relevant level. You can have a listen below.
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Yooka-Laylee screenshots/art
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FreakZone Games hoping to release MANOS: The Hands of Fate Director’s Cut on Wii U
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FreakZone Games’ first game for Wii U was Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures, which just launched last month. The studio may prepare a second title for the eShop, too.
On Twitter, FreakZone mentioned that the team hopes to get MANOS: The Hands of Fate Director’s Cut. There are no guarantees at the moment, though it’s a strong possibility.
FreakZone’s tweet is as follows:
MANOS: The Hands of Fate Director's Cut will be on Steam in June, I'm really hoping I can get it on Wii U as well 😀
— FreakZone Games (@FreakZoneGames) May 1, 2015
You can get a look at MANOS: The Hands of Fate Director’s Cut in the trailer below.