Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag screenshots/art
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Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag multiplayer details
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Ubisoft has finally started to give an extended look at Assassin’s Creed IV’s multiplayer elements. Just recently, the publisher held an event, which allowed members of the press to see multiplayer in action. You can find details rounded up from a VG247 report below.
– New dimension to co-op, a system for creating your own multiplayer modes called Gamelab
– Interface has been revamped to better allow in-game comms
– Over 100 staffers working on multiplayer
– Ubisoft Annecy, Bucharest, Shanghai and Kiev are all involved
– Annecy believes Wolfpack co-op upgrade is a “big step”
– Discovery mode: “linear experience” with a “story wrapper” to ease people into co-op rather than a straight training mode
– Tutorial system was wanted when Annecy saw Wolfpack was attracting people over to online play who weren’t interested in versus modes, but the introductory elements were somewhat lacking
– Discovery supports up to four players
– Work as a team to complete missions that rise in difficulty
– This helps you accrue more time, bonuses, etc.
– Unleashed: attain as high a sequence as possible by lining up multi-kills and synched kills, defending chests, eliminating disguised enemies, beating infected opponents, etc.
– Gamelab: set up multiplayer as you please
– This has over 200 customizable elements
– Team wanted to give more power to the community, please them, make them happy
– Begin with a template based on existing modes before altering what you like
– “Pistolier” mode: kill only with pistol shots, and all melee murdering has been switched off; alters deathmatch-style play completely since you must target from afar
– Share Gamelab modes with friends, favorite them, upload them to the community, get promoted by Ubisoft
– Saba Island: a pirate hideout map
– Santa Lucian: fishing village and Portobello, a “really nice place occupied by pirates”
– Frantic Gamelab mode: turns all scoring off, awarding a single point for each kill
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag multiplayer footage
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Best Buy: Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge for $23
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Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge is being sold for cheap at Best Buy
as part of a “Deal of the Day” sale. The game is currently available for $22.99. Once Tuesday rolls on in, the deal will be gone.
The Wonderful 101 – blog post 2 now live
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Platinum Games has updated its Wonderful 101 blog with a second post. You can find it here. Today’s post covers the story and a bit of the Wii U game’s battle system.
Asda is no longer stocking consoles, games, and accessories. Pikmin 3, for instance, was not available through the UK retailer. Only eight products – made available for the Wii U launch – are present on the Asda Direct website.
Asda said in a statement:
“Asda continues to offer customers a selection of Wii U games and accessories through Asda Direct, but these ranges are currently not on offer in Asda shops.”
Nintendo has also commented on the situation, but has not explained why the company’s relationship with Asda has seemingly grown sour:
“Nintendo UK does not comment on specific business practices with individual retailers. However, as we have seen with Nintendo 3DS, software sells hardware, and with titles such as Wonderful 101, Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD and Super Mario 3D World already announced for this year as well as the recently released Pikmin 3 and New Super Luigi U having reached number 2 and number 6 in this week’s chart respectively, we are looking forward to the year ahead on Wii U.”
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U screenshot (7/29/13)
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Disney Infinity intended to act as replacement for licensed games
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Licensed games often tend to bomb from a critical standpoint, nor are they system sellers. So it makes quite a bit of sense for Disney to take a step back from this market and instead use the upcoming Disney Infinity title to promote new films.
You may have noticed that new releases such as Monsters University and The Lone Ranger did not receive their own video games. Instead, they’re getting their own Play Sets in Disney Infinity. We’ll likely be seeing similar promotion for future films, according to producer John Day.
Day told MCV:
“They serve as a perfectly adequate replacement for a standalone licensed product. We already use Infinity to support films and even events at the theme parks. That is part of Infinity’s purpose. The value there is really high and I’m prepared to stand behind any of those as excellent games by themselves.”
UK software sales (Week ending 7/27)
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Individual formats
| LW | TW | Title | Format | Label | Publisher | |||
| 2 |  | 1 | MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION | XB360 | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| – |  | 2 | PIKMIN 3 | WII U | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 1 |  | 3 | THE LAST OF US | PS3 | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 4 |  | 4 | ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 3 | | 5 | MARIO AND LUIGI: DREAM TEAM BROS. | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| – | | 6 | NEW SUPER LUIGI U | WII U | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 13 | | 7 | GOD OF WAR: ASCENSION | PS3 | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 9 | | 8 | LUIGI’S MANSION 2 | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 15 | | 9 | GRAND THEFT AUTO IV | XB360 | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | TAKE 2 | ||
| 6 | | 10 | FAR CRY 3 | XB360 | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | UBISOFT | ||
| 18 | | 11 | FIFA 13 | XB360 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 12 | | 12 | THE SIMS 3: ISLAND PARADISE | PC | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 21 | | 13 | ASSASSIN’S CREED III | XB360 | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | UBISOFT | ||
| 19 | | 14 | GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY | XB360 | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | ||
| 16 | | 15 | MARIO KART 7 | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 17 | | 16 | TOMB RAIDER | XB360 | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | ||
| 23 | | 17 | TOMB RAIDER | PS3 | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | ||
| 10 | | 18 | FAR CRY 3 | PS3 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 24 | | 19 | BATTLEFIELD 3 | XB360 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 22 | | 20 | LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER: THE CHASE BEGINS | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 14 | | 21 | CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II | XB360 | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 20 | | 22 | THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM – LEGENDARY | XB360 | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | ||
| 8 | | 23 | MAX PAYNE 3 | PS3 | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | ||
| 11 | | 24 | MAX PAYNE 3 | XB360 | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | ||
| 25 | | 25 | RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTY | XB360 | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | ||
| 5 | | 26 | DYNASTY WARRIORS 8 | XB360 | KOEI | TECMO KOEI EUROPE | ||
| 30 | | 27 | NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 7 | | 28 | DYNASTY WARRIORS 8 | PS3 | KOEI | TECMO KOEI EUROPE | ||
| 29 | | 29 | ASSASSIN’S CREED III | PS3 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 40 | | 30 | LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES | XB360 | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| 32 | | 31 | THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM – LEGENDARY | PC | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | ||
| – | | 32 | TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 14 | XB360 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 27 | | 33 | DONKEY KONG COUNTRY RETURNS | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 34 | | 34 | GRAN TURISMO 5 ACADEMY EDITION | PS3 | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 37 | | 35 | FIFA 13 | PS3 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 31 | | 36 | THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM – LEGENDARY | PS3 | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | ||
| – | | 37 | PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE MIRACLE MASK | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| – | | 38 | THE SIMS 3 | PC | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 35 | | 39 | NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED | PS3 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 28 | | 40 | DEADPOOL | XB360 | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD |
All formats
| LW | TW | Title | Developer | Label | Publisher | |||
| 2 | | 1 | MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION | 4J STUDIOS | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| – | | 2 | PIKMIN 3 | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 1 | | 3 | THE LAST OF US | NAUGHTY DOG | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 4 | | 4 | ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 3 | | 5 | MARIO AND LUIGI: DREAM TEAM BROS. | ALPHADREAM | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 9 | | 6 | FIFA 13 | EA CANADA | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 6 | | 7 | FAR CRY 3 | UBISOFT (MONTREAL) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 8 | | 8 | THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM – LEGENDARY | BETHESDA | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | ||
| 10 | | 9 | TOMB RAIDER | CRYSTAL DYNAMICS | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | ||
| 12 | | 10 | LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES | TRAVELLER’S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| 13 | | 11 | ASSASSIN’S CREED III | UBISOFT (MONTREAL) | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | UBISOFT | ||
| 14 | | 12 | GRAND THEFT AUTO IV | ROCKSTAR NORTH | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | TAKE 2 | ||
| – | | 13 | NEW SUPER LUIGI U | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 7 | | 14 | MAX PAYNE 3 | ROCKSTAR VANCOUVER | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | ||
| 19 | | 15 | LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS | TRAVELLER’S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| 11 | | 16 | CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II | TREYARCH | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 17 | | 17 | GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY | ROCKSTAR NORTH | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | ||
| 5 | | 18 | DYNASTY WARRIORS 8 | OMEGA FORCE | KOEI | TECMO KOEI EUROPE | ||
| 21 | | 19 | BATTLEFIELD 3 | DIGITAL ILLUSIONS | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 15 | | 20 | NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED | CRITERION GAMES | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 23 | | 21 | GOD OF WAR: ASCENSION | SCEA SANTA MONICA | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 16 | | 22 | LUIGI’S MANSION 2 | NEXT LEVEL GAMES | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 22 | | 23 | SKYLANDERS GIANTS | TOYS FOR BOB | SKYLANDERS | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 20 | | 24 | THE SIMS 3: ISLAND PARADISE | THE SIMS STUDIO | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| – | | 25 | THE SMURFS 2 | UBISOFT (OSAKA) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 34 | | 26 | TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 14 | TIBURON ENTERTAINMENT | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 25 | | 27 | MARIO KART 7 | RETRO STUDIOS / NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 18 | | 28 | RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTY | ROCKSTAR SAN DIEGO | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | ||
| 27 | | 29 | GRID 2 | CODEMASTERS | CODEMASTERS | CODEMASTERS | ||
| 24 | | 30 | DEADPOOL | HIGH MOON STUDIOS | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 28 | | 31 | BIOSHOCK INFINITE | IRRATIONAL GAMES | 2K GAMES | TAKE 2 | ||
| 30 | | 32 | LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER: THE CHASE BEGINS | TRAVELLER’S TALES | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 29 | | 33 | INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US | NETHERREALM STUDIOS | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| 31 | | 34 | THE WALKING DEAD | TELLTALE GAMES | TELLTALE GAMES | TELLTALE GAMES | ||
| 26 | | 35 | ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES | GEARBOX SOFTWARE | SEGA | SEGA | ||
| 40 | | 36 | CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 | INFINITY WARD/SLEDGEHAMMER | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 37 | | 37 | SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED | SUMO DIGITAL | SEGA | SEGA | ||
| – | | 38 | BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY – GAME OF THE YEAR | ROCKSTEADY STUDIOS | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| 35 | | 39 | HITMAN ABSOLUTION | IO INTERACTIVE | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | ||
| – | | 40 | METRO LAST LIGHT | 4A GAMES | DEEP SILVER | KOCH MEDIA |
