Ubisoft avoided pirate clichés with Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag
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Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag features a pirate setting, but that doesn’t mean it’ll fall to the kind of clichés you’d expect from such a game. Ubisoft looked to create a fairly authentic experience, so you won’t be seeing things like talking parrots. You won’t be walking the plank either.
Game director Ashraf Ismail told DigitalSpy that the team was keen to avoid pirate clichés during the development of Black Flag.
He said:
“We don’t have talking parrots, we don’t have walking the plank – walking the planks didn’t even exist at that time. We did take a few liberties from a gaming perspective. We have treasure maps, for example, which pirates didn’t have, but this is more of a gameplay mechanic. Generally speaking we really avoided cliches. Even the way pirates spoke, it wasn’t as cliche as we imagine today. We have amazing voice acting in this game, and the actors did a phenomenal job.”
Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition not coming to Wii U
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 8 Comments
Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition, announced earlier today, will not be available on Wii U. NetherRealm Studios creative director Ed Boon has confirmed that the re-release isn’t planned for the console.
A tweet from Boon reads:
RT @KyleJastrick @noobde No Wii U version of Ultimate? EB: No Wii-U version.
— Ed Boon (@noobde) October 7, 2013
RT @Omegaduelflame @noobde ..the original game came out on Wii u so this should too make it happen ed EB: Its not as simple as that.
— Ed Boon (@noobde) October 7, 2013
Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition is coming to almost every major platform – PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, Xbox 360, and PC. It’s unfortunate to see Wii U being left out of the mix.
UK software sales (Week ending 10/5) – Wii U/3DS charts
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The latest Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Wii U
1. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD – Nintendo
2. Nintendo Land – Nintendo
3. Rayman Legends – Ubisoft
4. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo
5. New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
6. Disney Infinity – Disney Interactive
7. Pikmin 3 – Nintendo
8. Just Dance 2014 – Ubisoft
9. ZombiU – Ubisoft
10. LEGO City: Undercover – Nintendo
3DS
1. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
2. Luigi’s Mansion 2 – Nintendo
3. LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins – Nintendo
4. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
5. Mario & Luigi: Dream Team – Nintendo
6. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
7. FIFA 14 – EA
8. Super Mario 3D Land – Nintendo
9. Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D – Nintendo
10. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity – Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track
Off-screen Watch_Dogs footage
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Warner Bros. says LEGO games are facing “absolutely no fatigue at all”
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii, Wii U | 1 Comment
LEGO games tend to release on a regular basis. This year alone we’ve seen LEGO City: Undercover, LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins, and LEGO Legends of Chima: Laval’s Journey. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes is also due out later this month.
Yet despite the frequent launches of LEGO titles, there is “absolutely no fatigue at all and there is actually a demand for different experiences.”
Warner Bros. senior vice president for international games Olivier Wolff told GamesIndustry:
UK software sales (Week ending 10/5)
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This week’s UK software sales are as follows:
Individual formats
LW | TW | Title | Format | Label | Publisher | |||
1 | 1 | FIFA 14 | XB360 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
3 | 2 | GRAND THEFT AUTO V | XB360 | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | |||
2 | 3 | FIFA 14 | PS3 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
4 | 4 | GRAND THEFT AUTO V | PS3 | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | |||
– | 5 | THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: THE WIND WAKER | WII U | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
– | 6 | F1 2013 | XB360 | CODEMASTERS | CODEMASTERS | |||
– | 7 | F1 2013 | PS3 | CODEMASTERS | CODEMASTERS | |||
5 | 8 | MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION | XB360 | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | |||
– | 9 | JUST DANCE 2014 | WII | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
6 | 10 | THE LAST OF US | PS3 | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | |||
11 | 11 | DISNEY INFINITY | XB360 | DISNEY INFINITY | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS | |||
– | 12 | NBA 2K14 | XB360 | 2K SPORTS | TAKE 2 | |||
7 | 13 | PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2014 | PS3 | KONAMI | KONAMI | |||
9 | 14 | SAINTS ROW IV | XB360 | DEEP SILVER | KOCH MEDIA | |||
8 | 15 | TOM CLANCY’S SPLINTER CELL: BLACKLIST | XB360 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
15 | 16 | ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
– | 17 | NBA 2K14 | PS3 | 2K SPORTS | TAKE 2 | |||
19 | 18 | DISNEY INFINITY | WII | DISNEY INFINITY | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS | |||
10 | 19 | KINGDOM HEARTS HD 1.5 REMIX | PS3 | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | |||
13 | 20 | DIABLO III | XB360 | BLIZZARD | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
14 | 21 | TOM CLANCY’S SPLINTER CELL: BLACKLIST | PS3 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
28 | 22 | MAX PAYNE 3 | PS3 | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | |||
20 | 23 | CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II | XB360 | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
27 | 24 | MAX PAYNE 3 | XB360 | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | |||
17 | 25 | FIFA 14 | WII | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
– | 26 | MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER | XB360 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
33 | 27 | GRAN TURISMO 5 ACADEMY EDITION | PS3 | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | |||
30 | 28 | DISNEY INFINITY | PS3 | DISNEY INFINITY | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS | |||
39 | 29 | TOMB RAIDER | XB360 | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | |||
21 | 30 | SAINTS ROW IV | PS3 | DEEP SILVER | KOCH MEDIA | |||
22 | 31 | ROME: TOTAL WAR II | PC | SEGA | SEGA | |||
25 | 32 | PAYDAY 2 | XB360 | 505 GAMES | 505 GAMES | |||
36 | 33 | LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES | XB360 | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | |||
12 | 34 | PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2014 | XB360 | KONAMI | KONAMI | |||
18 | 35 | FIFA 14 | VITA | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
29 | 36 | RAYMAN LEGENDS | XB360 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
23 | 37 | DIABLO III | PS3 | BLIZZARD | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
32 | 38 | CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II | PS3 | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
35 | 39 | TOMB RAIDER | PS3 | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | |||
– | 40 | FARMING SIMULATOR 2013 | XB360 | FOCUS HOME INTERACTIVE | KOCH MEDIA |
All formats
LW | TW | Title | Developer | Label | Publisher | |||
1 | 1 | FIFA 14 | EA CANADA | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
2 | 2 | GRAND THEFT AUTO V | ROCKSTAR NORTH | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | |||
– | 3 | F1 2013 | CODEMASTERS BIRMINGHAM | CODEMASTERS | CODEMASTERS | |||
– | 4 | THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: THE WIND WAKER | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
3 | 5 | MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION | 4J STUDIOS | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | |||
6 | 6 | DISNEY INFINITY | AVALANCHE SOFTWARE | DISNEY INFINITY | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS | |||
– | 7 | NBA 2K14 | VISUAL CONCEPTS | 2K SPORTS | TAKE 2 | |||
7 | 8 | TOM CLANCY’S SPLINTER CELL: BLACKLIST | UBISOFT (TORONTO) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
– | 9 | JUST DANCE 2014 | UBISOFT (FRANCE) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
4 | 10 | PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2014 | KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT | KONAMI | KONAMI | |||
8 | 11 | SAINTS ROW IV | DEEP SILVER VOLITION | DEEP SILVER | KOCH MEDIA | |||
5 | 12 | THE LAST OF US | NAUGHTY DOG | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | |||
13 | 13 | LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES | TRAVELLER’S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | |||
15 | 14 | MAX PAYNE 3 | ROCKSTAR VANCOUVER | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | |||
9 | 15 | DIABLO III | BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT | BLIZZARD | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
11 | 16 | CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II | TREYARCH | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
10 | 17 | RAYMAN LEGENDS | UBISOFT (FRANCE) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
20 | 18 | ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
19 | 19 | TOMB RAIDER | CRYSTAL DYNAMICS | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | |||
29 | 20 | MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER | DANGER CLOSE | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
16 | 21 | NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED | CRITERION GAMES | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
12 | 22 | KINGDOM HEARTS HD 1.5 REMIX | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | |||
21 | 23 | LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS | TRAVELLER’S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | |||
14 | 24 | GRAND THEFT AUTO IV | ROCKSTAR NORTH | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | TAKE 2 | |||
24 | 25 | ASSASSIN’S CREED III | UBISOFT (MONTREAL) | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | UBISOFT | |||
17 | 26 | SKYLANDERS GIANTS | TOYS FOR BOB | SKYLANDERS | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
23 | 27 | FARMING SIMULATOR 2013 | GIANTS SOFTWARE | FOCUS HOME INTERACTIVE | KOCH MEDIA | |||
22 | 28 | PAYDAY 2 | OVERKILL SOFTWARE | 505 GAMES | 505 GAMES | |||
27 | 29 | FIFA 13 | EA CANADA | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
31 | 30 | THE SMURFS 2 | UBISOFT SF/WAYFORWARD | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
37 | 31 | FINAL FANTASY XIV: A REALM REBORN | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | |||
26 | 32 | FAR CRY 3 | UBISOFT (MONTREAL) | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | UBISOFT | |||
36 | 33 | GRAN TURISMO 5 ACADEMY EDITION | POLYPHONY DIGITAL | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | |||
30 | 34 | CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 | INFINITY WARD/SLEDGEHAMMER | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
34 | 35 | THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM – LEGENDARY | BETHESDA | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | |||
28 | 36 | ROME: TOTAL WAR II | CREATIVE ASSEMBLY | SEGA | SEGA | |||
32 | 37 | HITMAN ABSOLUTION | IO INTERACTIVE | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | |||
25 | 38 | GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY | ROCKSTAR NORTH | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | |||
35 | 39 | BIOSHOCK INFINITE | IRRATIONAL GAMES | 2K GAMES | TAKE 2 | |||
– | 40 | THE BUREAU: XCOM DECLASSIFIED | 2K MARIN | 2K GAMES | TAKE 2 |
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U screenshot (10/7/13)
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Along with today’s screenshot, Sakurai passed along the following message on Miiverse:
Here’s a close-up snapshot of Fox McCloud’s Blaster. It can open up.
[Interview] How to Survive director talks game’s lengthy development, Wii U version, and more
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More Super Mario 3D World screenshots/art
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“Big” Injustice: Gods Among Us news coming next week, says Ed Boon
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NetherRealm Studios creative director Ed Boon has teased “big” news for Injustice: Gods Among Us.
Boon wrote on Twitter that an update will be shared sometime next week. He could be referring to the New York Comic-Con, which kicks off on Thursday.
Boon tweeted:
Big INJUSTICE news next week? Perhaps.
— Ed Boon (@noobde) October 6, 2013
Perhaps Boon is referring to Injustice: Gods Among Us – Game of the Year Edition. While Warner Bros. hasn’t announced the re-release, several retailers and ratings boards have hinted at a future reveal.