Batman: Arkham Origins producer Guillaume Voghel has shared a bit more about the game’s Initiation DLC.
Late last week, Warner Bros. shared details regarding Origins’s season pass, including one of the first tidbits about the new content. Initiation allows players to play as Bruce Wayne before he became Batman, “and face his final test to prove himself worthy to his greatest teacher, Kirigi.”
Voghel recently told Eurogamer of the DLC:
“You play as Bruce Wayne learning to be a ninja. That’s a really cool one. Narratively there’s some added content that will give players a little more background story.”
“[But] it’s not League of Assassins, it’s ninja-related. It’s when he learned to be a ninja and learned those techniques. He goes to a monastery – custom content was created for the DLC. You’ll be in Asia in the monastery. The team did a great job on that, it looks really good.”
Takashi Tateishi, the composer of Mega Man 2, is on board for Mighty No. 9’s development. Mega Man 1 composer Manami Matsumae and Inti Creates’ action-music veteran Ippo Yamada were previously confirmed for the project.
Nintendo has opened the official North American teaser site for Super Mario 3D World. The page can be found here. You can rewatch the game’s E3 trailer, or check out a few older screenshots.
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./01. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 #
02./00. [PSV] Yahari Game Demo Ore no Seishun Love-Kome Hamachi Gatteiru. #
03./28. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Real Reborn #
04./04. [3DS] Friend Collection: New Life #
05./06. [3DS] Mario & Luigi: Dream Team #
06./08. [3DS] Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life #
07./00. [3DS] Nobunaga’s Ambition
08./11. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
09./10. [3DS] Youkai Watch
10./00. [PSP] La Corda d’Oro 3: Full Voice Special #
11./03. [PSP] Brothers Conflict: Brilliant Blue #
12./07. [PS3] JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle #
13./12. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon
14./09. [PS3] Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Blacklist
15./14. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
16./00. [3DS] Romance of the Three Kingdoms #
17./02. [PS3] AKB1/149: Love Election #
18./18. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 #
19./00. [PS3] Phantom Breaker: Extra #
20./00. [3DS] Mushi Bugyou
James Anderson, a programmer over at Intelligent Systems, is listing a mysterious game for Nintendo’s new console on his LinkedIn profile.
On his CV, Anderson mentions that he’s “currently working on an unannounced title for the Wii U, as well as providing tools support for other internal teams.” There’s speculation that some of his responsibilities could be related to Wii Sports Club, though that’s far from confirmed.
Anderson most recently worked on Paper Mario: Sticker Star and Game & Wario.
In just 24 hours, Mighty No. 9 has smashed through another Kickstarter stretch goal. Combined funds on the crowdfunding site along with PayPal donations exceeded $2.9 million, meaning the title will be receiving an intro stage and boss.
Here’s what the stretch goal specifically entails:
“We add an epic introductory stage—complete with a closing boss encounter—that players will take on before facing any of the Mighty No. boss levels! This will help ease everyone into the world of Mighty No. 9, and serve as a nice primer on the basic game systems and controls!”
Mighty No. 9’s next stretch goal is a support character at $3.1 million. With the rate the Kickstarter is going, that target should be met before the campaign’s end on October 1.
Emily Rogers has returned with another rumor regarding the Wii U’s upcoming update.
A tweet Rogers published a short while ago states that the firmware is going live sometime this week, perhaps as early as Monday.
The tweet reads:
From what I hear there is a firmware update for Wii U this week. Most likely Monday. I don't know everything in update so don't overhype it.
— Emily Rogers (@Emi1yRogers) September 29, 2013
The Wii U’s next update is the second of two major firmware upgrades for the console. Nintendo hasn’t said what will be included, but the system’s speed (loading times and associated elements) should be improved.
