Ubisoft has announced its full lineup for Gamescom 2013. Attendees will be able to go hands-on with Assassin’s Creed iV: Black Flag, The Crew, a series of Might & Magic games, The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot, Rayman Legends, Splinter Cell: Blacklist, and Watch_Dogs.

Below is an overview of each:

• Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag: The newest installment in the acclaimed Assassin’s CreedTM franchise where gamers will relive the Golden Age of Piracy and become Edward Kenway, a charismatic yet brutal pirate captain, trained by Assassins.
• The Crew: A revolutionary next-gen action-driving game to be released early 2014 and taking place in a massive open world version of the United States of America.
• Might & Magic® Duel of Champions Online Card Game: An online strategy card game set in the fantastic Might & Magic® universe. Players can choose a hero, build their deck, and defeat opponents in epic card battles!
• Might & Magic® Heroes® Online: A free-to-play strategy RPG game in which players control powerful Heroes and their armies, battling throughout the fantasy world of Ashan.
• Might & Magic® X Legacy: An authentic solo experience in the classic first-person RPG genre, with a turn-based gameplay system. By creating and leading a group of adventurers in and around the exciting city of Karthal, and battling powerful mythical creatures while collecting ancient magical treasures, players will determine the fate of the Agyn Peninsula.
• The Mighty Quest for Epic LootTM: A new free-to-play IP from Ubisoft Montreal for the PC that thrusts players into an outrageous medieval fantasy world called Opulencia where wealth, status and showboating are the name of the game.
• Rayman® Legends: Ubisoft Montpellier’s unique platformer for up to four players, with stunning visuals and innovative gameplay featuring the classic hero and his friends.
• Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell® BlacklistTM: Sam Fisher returns as leader of 4th Echelon, an elite counter-terrorism unit armed with a new mandate to hunt down the masterminds behind The Blacklist, a series of deadly escalating attacks on U.S. interests. To stop the Blacklist countdown, gamers will choose the best way to face any challenge by tapping into Sam’s arsenal of lethal skills and training.
• Watch Dogs: The versus mode in the companion app, Watch Dogs – ctOS Mobile, will be available for fans to enjoy. In Watch Dogs, players will be immersed in a living, breathing and fully connected recreation of Chicago. Players will assume the role of Aiden Pearce, a new type of vigilante who, with the help of his smartphone, will use his ability to hack into Chicago’s central operating system (ctOS) and control almost every element of the city. The city of Chicago is now the ultimate weapon.

Along with the titles above, Ubisoft intends “to share details on a new next-gen IP currently in development”.

Source: Ubisoft PR

Pikmin 3 has “secret memos”; collect 10 to form a code that will be used later

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Those who are playing Pikmin 3 may come across a number of “secret memos” scattered throughout the single-player experience. A message posted by Shigeru Miyamoto on Miiverse confirms that ten exist, and the lot can be put together to form a code.

What mysteries lie within the code haven’t been revealed for the time being. Miyamoto will be back at a later date to explain how players can use it.

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Target advertises Wii U… by showing a Wii console

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When the Wii U was first revealed, some people were confused as to whether the console was brand new or simply an add-on for the Wii. Things have become clearer since then, but the uncertainty hasn’t dissipated completely.

Retailer giant Target seems to be among those who remain confused about the Wii U – at least if a recent ad is to go by.

A new ad posted online indicates that Target used a Wii console to show the Wii U. As you can see in the photo above, a GamePad controller sits on top of a Wii system – not a Wii U console. Ah well… close enough.

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Disney Infinity “Toy Box Combat” trailer

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Iwata doesn’t think Wii U’s concept and potential have been rejected, development talk

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Nintendo president Satoru Iwata recently conducted a wide-scale interview with Toyo Keizai Online. Among the topics discussed include the Wii U and his thoughts when it comes to being a developer.

You can find a few tidbits below, courtesy of Kotaku. We’ll have more quotes from the interview over the next few days.

Here’s a look at the Japanese Zelda: Wind Waker HD boxart

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We have a first look at the official Japanese boxart for The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD. Take a look below:

Zelda: Wind Waker HD will be hitting Japanese store shelves on September 26.

Monster Hunter Frontier G trailer

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String of Major Monthly Releases for Wii U Kicks off with Pikmin 3

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The Long-Awaited Sequel Touches Down with New Pikmin Types, Gorgeous HD Graphics and a Variety of Single- and Multiplayer Modes
REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The sense of discovery from exploring a beautiful alien planet. The exhilaration of battling an imaginative array of strange creatures. The heartache of losing some of your devoted Pikmin to a hostile world. The satisfaction of leading an army of loyal Pikmin to victory. These are some of the feelings experienced when playing Pikmin 3, launching in stores and in the Nintendo eShop on Aug. 4, exclusively for the Wii U console. From the mind of Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of iconic series like Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda and Donkey Kong, Pikmin is back … and the intergalactic adventure of a lifetime is about to begin.
Pikmin 3 tells the story of three space explorers – Alph, Brittany and Charlie – who crash land on an alien planet and must collect fruit for their starving home planet. To accomplish their goal of collecting fruit, the explorers must gather and lead an army of different Pikmin creatures, battle the local wildlife and work to solve puzzles, all before the sun goes down at the end of each day.

Sakurai not including Wii Fit Trainer/Villager in new Smash Bros. just to surprise people

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Most Smash Bros. fans likely didn’t expect Nintendo to announce Wii Fit Trainer as a playable character in the new Wii U and 3DS games. Yet, during E3 2013, Nintendo did just that. The company also revealed the Animal Crossing Villager, a character that you wouldn’t exactly peg as a fighter under normal circumstances.

Masahiro Sakurai told GamesTM this month that the their inclusion isn’t simply a means of surprising players. Rather, he feels that they “are very unique characters and they lend themselves well to the Smash Bros. family because they bring things we don’t already see.”

Sakurai said:

“The Wii Fit Trainer and the villager from Animal Crossing, there may be some people out there being like, ‘Okay, great, now you’re going out on a limb, you’re trying to do something strange or unusual, but there’s really no meaning behind it, you’re just doing it for…’ I don’t want to say shock value, per se, but just to surprise people. And that’s really not the case. I think these are very unique characters and they lend themselves well to the Smash Bros. family because they bring things we don’t already see.”

Thanks to joclo for sending this our way.