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A full-blown Batcave is coming to Batman: Arkham Origins. While Asylum did introduce a small Batcave-like area of its own, this will be the first time that players will be able to explore the secret headquarters in all of its glory.

GamesTM offers up the following information in its latest issue:

Hanging like blackened teeth from the roof of the cave’s mouth, the sea of bats angrily disperses as the Batwing roars through the interior waterfall of Batman’s clandestine headquarters. The Batcave is a much larger expanse than the miniature proxy installed beneath Arkham Asylum in the first game. Iconic vehicles stand like trophies on raised platforms, his wardrobe emerges from the thick metallic walkways – enabling player’s to switch bonus costumes between missions – and every inch drips with canny references placed for the eagle-eyed – which, aside from a glimpse of a newspaper cutting of the Red Hood spotted in Gotham, proves GamesTM certainly is not. But it also serves as a practical base for Batman to upgrade equipment and polish abilities. The most notable addition being Challenge Maps, a separate feature of previous entries , now accessible from the Batcave.

You can find a few new Batman: Arkham Origins in the gallery above.

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The Wonderful 101 has seen a visual upgrade since it was initially shown to the public. Whereas some of the original shots featured some rather poor character models and textures, various aspects of the game have seen a noticeable improvement since then. Check out the comparisons above to see how The Wonderful 101 has changed since its reveal.

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

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Platinum Games has updated its Wonderful 101 blog with a seventeenth post. You can find it here. Today’s update covers Wonder-Yellow.


Nintendo hosted a panel on its Nintendo Web Framework technology at GDC Europe 2013 earlier today. An overview of what was shared during the event – including the confirmation that Glandarius Wing Strike is coming to Wii U – can be found below.

– Goal of the tech is to provide web game developers with a simple method of releasing their Javascript and HTML5 games on Wii U with little alteration to their core source code
– Essentially allows devs to copy and paste their games on Wii U
– jQuery, Underscore and Handlebars have been tested with the software
– Renderers and artistic tools like Processing.js and pixi.js have been tested as well
– Animation and utility libraries like Tween have also been tested for the hardware
– Kit libraries had the biggest focus at today’s panel, specifically Impact and Enchant
– Impact rep showed how quickly a game programmed in Javascript could be iterated upon using the Wii U dev kit and Web Framework software
– Sample game was an 8-bit platformer featuring elements divided into discrete layers, collision boxes, art assets and effects
– Game was loaded using the Framework software and then appeared on the networked Wii U devkit, with the GamePad showing important statistics and debug options for the software
– The demo handler showed how valuable a tool the GamePad could be in this method, activating and deactivating layers to go under the game’s hood, ensuring everything was working in a live environment
– Games running through the Framework can be compiled very quickly on Wii U
– Second demo showed how many elements could run on screen through the Framework
– Was a bullet-hell shooter, which rendered thousands of enemy bullets without causing a single framerate stutter
– Only took a week for the dev to create this project, ported and running on Wii U
– Second dev kit library Enhance wasn’t demonstrated during the panel
– The iOS game Glandarius Wing Strike, developed with the language, is in development for Wii U using the Nintendo Web Framework
– Devs using the Framework can access all GamePad functions (touch display, gyroscope, internal speaker, etc.)
– Can also publish their games to the eShop using the same guidelines as a traditional developer
– Such devs can set their own release date and price, bypass any concept approvals and post updates to the game (or post-launch DLC) without paying any certification fees

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This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

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LWTWTitleFormatLabelPublisher
11MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITIONXB360MICROSOFTMICROSOFT
2PAYDAY 2XB360505 GAMES505 GAMES
33ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF3DSNINTENDONINTENDO
74CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS IIXB360ACTIVISIONACTIVISION BLIZZARD
45THE LAST OF USPS3SONY COMPUTER ENT.SONY COMPUTER ENT.
6PAYDAY 2PS3505 GAMES505 GAMES
57FIFA 13XB360EA SPORTSELECTRONIC ARTS
168CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS IIPS3ACTIVISIONACTIVISION BLIZZARD
149GRAND THEFT AUTO IVXB360XBOX 360 CLASSICSTAKE 2
910LUIGI’S MANSION 23DSNINTENDONINTENDO
611MARIO AND LUIGI: DREAM TEAM BROS.3DSNINTENDONINTENDO
1712GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITYXB360ROCKSTARTAKE 2
813FIFA 13PS3EA SPORTSELECTRONIC ARTS
2214MAX PAYNE 3XB360ROCKSTARTAKE 2
1815TOMB RAIDERXB360SQUARE ENIXSQUARE ENIX EUROPE
1216ASSASSIN’S CREED IIIXB360XBOX 360 CLASSICSUBISOFT
1517THE SIMS 3: ISLAND PARADISEPCEA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
218TALES OF XILLIAPS3NAMCO BANDAI GAMESNAMCO BANDAI GAMES
1319TOMB RAIDERPS3SQUARE ENIXSQUARE ENIX EUROPE
1920BATTLEFIELD 3XB360EA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
2121FAR CRY 3XB360XBOX 360 CLASSICSUBISOFT
3622THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM – LEGENDARYXB360BETHESDA SOFTWORKSBETHESDA SOFTWORKS
2723LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROESXB360WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
2524RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTYXB360ROCKSTARTAKE 2
2425GOD OF WAR: ASCENSIONPS3SONY COMPUTER ENT.SONY COMPUTER ENT.
1026THE SMURFS 2DSUBISOFTUBISOFT
2327LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER: THE CHASE BEGINS3DSNINTENDONINTENDO
3428NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTEDPS3EA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
29HITMAN ABSOLUTIONXB360SQUARE ENIXSQUARE ENIX EUROPE
1130PIKMIN 3WII UNINTENDONINTENDO
2831NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTEDXB360EA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
3132ASSASSIN’S CREED IIIPS3UBISOFTUBISOFT
3933BIOSHOCK INFINITEXB3602K GAMESTAKE 2
3834MARIO KART 73DSNINTENDONINTENDO
2935SAINTS ROW: THE THIRD – THE FULL PACKAGEXB360XBOX 360 CLASSICSKOCH MEDIA
4036LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGSXB360WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
2037THE SMURFS 2XB360UBISOFTUBISOFT
3038FAR CRY 3PS3UBISOFTUBISOFT
3539NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 23DSNINTENDONINTENDO
3240FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013PCSEGASEGA

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LWTWTitleDeveloperLabelPublisher
1PAYDAY 2OVERKILL SOFTWARE505 GAMES505 GAMES
12MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION4J STUDIOSMICROSOFTMICROSOFT
73CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS IITREYARCHACTIVISIONACTIVISION BLIZZARD
24FIFA 13EA CANADAEA SPORTSELECTRONIC ARTS
55ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAFNINTENDONINTENDONINTENDO
66THE LAST OF USNAUGHTY DOGSONY COMPUTER ENT.SONY COMPUTER ENT.
37THE SMURFS 2UBISOFT (OSAKA)UBISOFTUBISOFT
88LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROESTRAVELLER’S TALESWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
99TOMB RAIDERCRYSTAL DYNAMICSSQUARE ENIXSQUARE ENIX EUROPE
1310GRAND THEFT AUTO IVROCKSTAR NORTHXBOX 360 CLASSICSTAKE 2
1011ASSASSIN’S CREED IIIUBISOFT (MONTREAL)XBOX 360 CLASSICSUBISOFT
1612THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM – LEGENDARYBETHESDABETHESDA SOFTWORKSBETHESDA SOFTWORKS
1213NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTEDCRITERION GAMESEA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
1414LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGSTRAVELLER’S TALESWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
1115FAR CRY 3UBISOFT (MONTREAL)UBISOFTUBISOFT
1516MAX PAYNE 3ROCKSTAR VANCOUVERROCKSTARTAKE 2
1817GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITYROCKSTAR NORTHROCKSTARTAKE 2
1918BATTLEFIELD 3DIGITAL ILLUSIONSEA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
2619BIOSHOCK INFINITEIRRATIONAL GAMES2K GAMESTAKE 2
2120RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTYROCKSTAR SAN DIEGOROCKSTARTAKE 2
2221LUIGI’S MANSION 2NEXT LEVEL GAMESNINTENDONINTENDO
3022HITMAN ABSOLUTIONIO INTERACTIVESQUARE ENIXSQUARE ENIX EUROPE
2023SAINTS ROW: THE THIRD – THE FULL PACKAGEVOLITIONXBOX 360 CLASSICSKOCH MEDIA
1724MARIO AND LUIGI: DREAM TEAM BROS.ALPHADREAMNINTENDONINTENDO
3225SKYLANDERS GIANTSTOYS FOR BOBSKYLANDERSACTIVISION BLIZZARD
2426THE SIMS 3: ISLAND PARADISETHE SIMS STUDIOEA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
2527GRID 2CODEMASTERSCODEMASTERSCODEMASTERS
3728CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3INFINITY WARD/SLEDGEHAMMERACTIVISIONACTIVISION BLIZZARD
429TALES OF XILLIANAMCO TALES STUDIONAMCO BANDAI GAMESNAMCO BANDAI GAMES
2730CRYSIS 3CRYTEKEA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
2931THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIMBETHESDAXBOX 360 CLASSICSBETHESDA SOFTWORKS
2832DEAD ISLAND: RIPTIDETECHLANDDEEP SILVERKOCH MEDIA
3633MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTERDANGER CLOSEEA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
3534GOD OF WAR: ASCENSIONSCEA SANTA MONICASONY COMPUTER ENT.SONY COMPUTER ENT.
3135TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 14TIBURON ENTERTAINMENTEA SPORTSELECTRONIC ARTS
3336LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER: THE CHASE BEGINSTRAVELLER’S TALESNINTENDONINTENDO
2337PIKMIN 3NINTENDONINTENDONINTENDO
38MARIO KART 7RETRO STUDIOS / NINTENDONINTENDONINTENDO
39JUST DANCE 4UBISOFT (FRANCE)UBISOFTUBISOFT
40SLEEPING DOGSUNITED FRONT GAMESXBOX 360 CLASSICSSQUARE ENIX EUROPE

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