Nintendo recently held a press event to show off the latest from Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. You can find details from Polygon’s report below – most of which pertain to multiplayer.

– When playing in multiplayer, Donkey Kong will be automatically granted to a buddy of the player’s choice
– This is instead of requiring them to find one in the level
– Control individual characters on-screen at the same time
– If one player dies, the other player can continue on
– Players have a set number of lives they can use
– Rescue downed players by breaking them out of a barrel
– Dixie moves more gracefully than Donkey/Diddy
– Dixie can move pirouettes across the stage or using her ponytail to helicopter over enemies
– Shake the Wiimote to have Dixie use her hair to slap the ground and shake things up
– This is unlike Donkey Kong, who pummels with his fists
– While on Donkey Kong’s back, Dixie can fire attacks at enemies with bubblegum gun
– Similar to Diddy Kong’s peanut popguns
– When Donkey Kong tumbles over the edge, Dixie will go down with him
– This takes two lives instead of one
– Some stages have players needing to be mindful of their surroundings and help your partner clear a path
– One level with fiery hazards has you pulling eggplant-like fruits filled with water and hurling them onto blazing bushes and enemies
– Minecart levels coming back
– In multiplayer while playing minecart levels, Dixie can ride on Donkey Kong’s back and assume a passive role, or jump in alongside him and duck to avoid damage
– Boss battle: fight against a Viking hat adorned seal that slides from one side of the stage to the other
– Time your attacks and work with your friend to more easily defeat the boss by landing jumps on his back

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New Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze screenshots

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Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Dixie Kong trailer

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Sonic Lost World footage

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“Freedom Cry” DLC announced for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag

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Note: Ubisoft also announced a Season Pass for Assassin’s Creed IV today, which won’t be coming to Wii U. The company’s US announcement did not mention specific platforms for the Freedom Cry DLC. We’re following up now to check in on the situation.

Ubisoft has announced “Freedom Cry” DLC for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag. The DLC takes place 15 years after the main game and stars Adewale – Edward Kenway’s second-in-command.

The official overview reads:

Born a slave, Adewale found freedom as a pirate aboard the Jackdaw where he became Edward Kenway’s second-in-command. Now, 15 years later, Adewale has become a trained Assassin who finds himself shipwrecked in Saint-Domingue without weapons or crew. He starts to meet locals in an effort to assemble a crew and steal a ship. The more he helps, however, the more he is drawn into the Maroon slave community. Forced to face his past, Adewale sets out to free the slaves and bring death to their captors. Over 3 hours of new single-player gameplay!

You can watch a trailer for the Freedom Cry DLC above.

Source: Ubisoft PR

Capcom’s NYCC 2013 lineup

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Capcom’s New York Comic Con 2013 lineup is in. Strider, Dustforce, and DuckTales Remastered will be playable at the expo.

Capcom will also set up a Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate lounge, featuring photo opps and a seating area with charging stations.

This year’s Comic Con takes place between October 10 and October 13.

Source: Capcom PR

Assassin’s Creed IV contains 5 hours of modern day content, only has to be played for 30 minutes

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Assassin’s Creed IV will offer an extensive amount of content in its modern day setting, but gamers won’t be forced to play through it all.

In a new blog post, Ubisoft estimated a five hour playtime to experience every bit of the modern day elements. But just 30 minutes is needed to progress through the main story.

Ubisoft says players will depart from the Animus a total of five times. What’s accomplished in each session only takes three to four minutes, the publisher said.

“It’s there to progress the story because there’s this meta story that we’re telling. Why are you researching Edward? Why him specifically? What did he do that’s interesting? There is a story that connects everything together. We pretty much tried to boil it down to its most core essence because we know there are people out there who really don’t like the present day, and that’s okay. You don’t have to like it, but it’s part of the brand. For the people who like the present day and are big fans, we put in a lot of fan service and a lot of fun optional content. You get to choose if you want it or not.”

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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U screenshot (10/8/13)

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Along with today’s screenshot, Sakurai passed along the following message on Miiverse:

Sonic’s standard attack is also known as PPK. He finishes off his move with a side kick.