Mario Kart 8 – Rainbow Road footage (Special Cup)
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Mario Kart 8’s Super Horn can appear when you’re in first place
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I thought this might be a sort of obvious feature, though perhaps not to all. In any case, yes: you can find the new Super Horn item in Mario Kart 8 even if you’re in first place. It should help to occasionally take out some of the frustration players have when they’re leading the race, only to be done in by the blue shell.
Mario Kart 8 – Balloon Battle in Yoshi Valley
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Best Buy: Assassin’s Creed III for $10
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Assassin’s Creed III is available at Best Buy for an incredibly low price. The retailer is selling Ubisoft’s game for only $9.99. This price is valid both in-store (including in-store pickup) and online.
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Disney Infinity 2.0 seems slated for September
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When Disney Interactive revealed Disney Infinity 2.0 earlier this week, the company only provided a vague “Fall 2014” launch window for the game. However, executive producer John Vignocchi appears to have offered something more specific.
Vignocchi showed up during a recent webcast for Disney Infinity – shown above. At the 8:25 mark, he states that Disney Infinity 2.0 will be available in September.
Disney Infinity 2.0: Marvel Super Heroes details
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Polygon has gone live with a new Disney Infinity 2.0: Marvel Super Heroes article featuring comments from executive producer John Vignocchi and TQ Jefferson, vice president of production for games at Marvel Entertainment. You can find the roundup of information below, and the site’s full article here.
– Began development while the original Disney Infinity was being made
– Some of Marvel’s top creatives, including writer Brian Michael Bendis and chief creative officer Joe Quesada, have been involved in the project for the past year
– Idea of bringing in Marvel characters started in 2011
– “This has been a long time coming.”
– Will drawn upon the much larger Marvel universe of heroes, villains, teams and intergalactic locations
“What you’re going to see as we roll out and reveal more characters, is that they’re going to be more characters that you’ve known forever and they make sense. And the other characters, you may not know them as well, but once you see them in-game, you’re going to understand why we made the choices that we made. These characters bring a certain narrative strength with them and, just as important, they bring a unique bit of gameplay with them … [these are the] characters that are the most fun to play … that have the most impact on story.” – Jefferson
“Once you see the full spectrum of characters, it’s not just an Avengers game. It’s very much a Marvel super heroes game.” – Jefferson
“We made sure that we focused on characters that were very game-able and that were priorities to Marvel moving forward.” – Vignocchi
– The characters, the story, the settings used in play sets will all tie together in a narratively connected way
– Play Sets will have a “common theme between them.”
“One thing we haven’t talked about that’s really exciting is crossover characters, characters that will have specific content and stories from one play set to another to fully flesh out the world of how all the Marvel Super Heroes collection is connected.” – Vignocchi
– More than just a new set of characters/technological gimmicks
– Gameplay tweaks included
– This includes how characters play/evolve and how they create custom levels and game types in the Toy Box
“For us, the focus came down on innovating on the software side of things. Ultimately let’s not forget that we’re a video game at our core. Really providing the most value to our players and responding to what they were asking for was our top priority.” – Vignocchi
– Characters from the original Disney Infinity will be getting a boost in 2.0
– These upgrades are in-game and won’t require new purchases
– Players will be able to play with their existing collection, further level those characters up and unlock new abilities for them
– New Disney and Pixar-themed content also coming
Hori’s Mario Kart 8 accessories will be available in North America
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Hori’s Mario Kart 8 accessories are heading to North America. Amazon is listing
the Mario/Luigi racing wheels as well as the Mario/Luigi GamePad protectors. At the moment, release dates for the various products haven’t been finalized.
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Amazon Germany offering Mario Kart 8 Steelbook Edition
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Those who purchase Mario Kart 8 from Amazon Germany will have the opportunity to receive a little something extra. For ten additional euros, consumers can purchase the Steelbook Edition of Nintendo’s racer. It’s a nice little bonus!
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Next Call of Duty is “Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare”, trailer
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Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare will be released on November 4.
Note: until we receive an official confirmation that Advanced Warfare is Wii U bound, this is probably the last time you’ll see this game mentioned here.
Thanks to Cameron for the tip.
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U screenshots (5/2/14) – Dillon Assist Trophy
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In addition to today’s screenshots, Sakurai passed along the following message on Miiverse:
We didn’t introduce ALL of the Assist Trophies in the Smash Bros. Direct. Here’s Dillon from Dillon’s Rolling Western!! He may rival Sonic in the art of rolling.
This is his trophy. He may be an animal, and his buckles are definitely on the adorable side, but there’s no denying he looks cool!! His Assist Trophy can even do things like a quick charge.
