Activision says they needed a new Skylanders portal for “new functionality”
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In the interview above, Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg is talking all about the upcoming Skylanders: Swap Force, and he addressed one of the key issues people have been having with the game: Why do they need to pay for a whole new portal to place their figurines on?
Well, according to Hirshberg the portal adds new functionality that lets it read the swapping parts of the upcoming came, meaning players can mix and match elements of characters in order to strategize (to whatever extent the game allows, anyhow) more efficiently.
Gearbox CEO comments on Aliens: Colonial Marines demo/final game discrepancies
Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 0 comments
Something happened with Aliens: Colonial Marines. The final product that we know of today is quite different than the demo showcased last year. It’s only natural to begin wondering about the discrepancies between the two.
Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford president addressed the situation – but only somewhat – on Twitter today. Pitchford understands that gamers are interested in receiving an explanation, and it sounds like official statements could be coming in the future.
Below are some of the Twitter exchanges between Pitchford and fans regarding the demo versus final game controversial:
@trav614 That is understood and fair and we are looking at that. Lots of info to parse, lots of stake holders to respect.
— Randy Pitchford (@DuvalMagic) February 19, 2013
@zerocrossing87 I cannot address that in Twitter.
— Randy Pitchford (@DuvalMagic) February 19, 2013
@handsomer_ralph We’re looking at that. Please forgive me for being very careful at the moment. Thank you for understanding.
— Randy Pitchford (@DuvalMagic) February 19, 2013
30% off Ubisoft titles on the Wii U eShop for a limited time
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Six Ubisoft titles have been discounted on the Wii U eShop. Through January 26, ZombiU, Assassin’s Creed III, Just Dance 4, Rabbids Land, Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2013, and ESPN Sports Connection are seeing 30% discounts.
Below is a listing of sales prices:
ZombiU – $41.99
Assassin’s Creed III – $41.99
Just Dance 4 – $34.99
Rabbids Land – $34.99
Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2013 – $34.99
ESPN Sports Connection – $34.99
For more information, visit the promo page here.
Assassin’s Creed III: Tyranny of King Washington – The Infamy hitting Wii U on Thursday
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Ubisoft is launching the first round of Assassin’s Creed III’s “Tyranny of King Washington” DLC this week. Thankfully, the Wii U will be receiving the content in just a few days. Ubisoft has confirmed that “The Infamy” will be available on Thursday.
LEGO City: Undercover producer on the game’s side content
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LEGO City: Undercover contains a ton of content. It has a huge overworld that takes ten minutes just to drive a loop around, a lengthy story, and plenty of side content.
Executive producer Loz Doyle detailed some of Undercover’s non-story elements in an interview with ONM.
Speaking about the game’s side-activities, Doyle said:
“There’s so much more outside of the story. As a robber you can steal cars and try to outrun the police, take part in vehicle and free-running time trials, be a limousine driver, catch renegade aliens, rescue cats, put out fires… the list goes on and on.”
Assassin’s Creed III: Tyranny of King Washington – The Infamy footage
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Notion Games now an official Wii U developer
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Notion Games has announced that it is now an official Wii U developer. The studio is currently working on Super Ubi Land for the eShop.
Art director Andrew Augustin tweeted yesterday:
Notion Games just got approved by Nintendo as official developers! yay!!! Thanks @dan_adelman @emi1yrogers@ackkstudios
— Andrew Augustin (@DatBoiDrew) February 19, 2013
Assassin’s Creed III: Tyranny of King Washington – The Infamy launch trailer
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Studio Gobo working on Disney Infinity’s Pirates of the Caribbean playset
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Disney Infinity isn’t being entirely made by Avalanche Software. There’s at least one other studio assisting on the project as well.
On Facebook, Studio Gobo posted a message confirming its involvement with the project. Gobo has been assigned to handle the Pirates of the Caribbean playset.
The notice in full:
“If you see any boats or pirates — that’s the bit that we are working on at Gobo. We’re responsible for the Pirates of the Caribbean playset in Disney Infinity. Very proud.”
Could Gobo be working on other playsets along with Pirates? And might there be other studios developing Disney Infinity?
Limited Dragon Quest X pre-paid card to be released in Japan
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To celebrate the release of Dragon Quest X for Wii U in March, Nintendo has teamed up with Square Enix for a limited edition pre-paid card. Aside from the pretty artwork, there isn’t much different about the card. You’ll pay 3,000 yen for use on Nintendo’s online shops.
