Armature Studio, the company founded by key Metroid Prime developers, hasn’t produced many games since its inception in 2008. But it did work on one huge project that eventually made its way to the trash bin: Maverick Hunter.

This first-person shooter was a new take on the Mega Man X series. Mega Man creator Keiji Inafune even signed off on the game, but right around the time when he left Capcom, Armature’s work on Maverick Hunter was scrapped.

Tons of details have now emerged on the cancelled Mega Man project through a new Polygon report. For a full summary, read on below.

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Arc System Works is readying its first, original game for the Japanese Wii U eShop.

In just a few weeks, the digital store will be receiving Othello. It’s pretty much the classic board game without any major additions or changes. Gamers can play the entire experience directly on the GamePad or on a TV.

Arc System Works will release Othello on April 17 for 500 yen.

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LEGO handheld games have never managed to stack up to their console counterparts. That could be the reason why TT Games plans to mix things up with LEGO Marvel Super Heroes.

The upcoming title will offer fans “some quite interesting things”, according to producer Phil Ring. He also teased that the team has “got some cool things and there will be a point in the future where we start to talk about the handheld, start to show it, show how we’re making this game, how it’s different.”

Ring said:

“We’re only showing the 360 code at the moment, we haven’t made any announcements on the handheld. We want to do something that is different to what we’ve done in the past, so we’ve got some cool things and there will be a point in the future where we start to talk about the handheld, start to show it, show how we’re making this game, how it’s different. We know that it’s the Marvel world and we still want to tell the same story as the console, but the way it plays and what you do in the game, we’re looking at doing some quite interesting things.”

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Update: Added in pure gameplay.

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

Numerous pieces of evidence have surfaced over the past few months suggesting that a Wii U version of Splinter Cell: Blacklist is in the works. Here’s another one: the game is now listed on Amazon France.

Why Ubisoft hasn’t confirmed Blacklist for Wii U yet remains to be seen. Either a whole bunch of people are making mistakes, or Ubisoft is just being difficult.

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Activision is treating the Wii U very strangely in Australia. In the past, the company declined to bring The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct and 007 Legends to the console. Now Activision has confirmed that it won’t be releasing Fast & Furious: Showdown on Wii U either.

None of these games are system sellers, but the Wii U does need games and this isn’t exactly the best trend to set. You have to wonder what kind of support Activision will be giving Nintendo’s new system in Australia going forward…

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I was always wondering when we’d start to see the drop-off in remakes and HD re-releases of old games, so maybe this news from Capcom is a clue that things will start to tire shortly. After all, we’ve gone through Ico, Metal Gear Solid, Street Fighter games, Resident Evil titles… and so many more! We’re bound to run down soon.

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Software

1. Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream
2. Toki Tori 2
3. LEGO City: Undercover
4. Nintendo Land
5. Runner2
6. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
7. The Cave
8. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
9. Need for Speed: Most Wanted U
10. New Super Mario Bros. U
11. Trine 2: Director’s Cut
12. Puddle
13. Nano Assault Neo
14. Little Inferno
15. Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition
16. Scribblenauts Unlimited
17. ZombiU
18. Chasing Aurora
19. The Croods: Prehistoric Party!
20. Rise of the Guardians: The Video Game

Videos

1. Iwata Plays: Game & Wario
2. Need for Speed: Most Wanted U Trailer
3. Injustice: Gods Among Us Trailer
4. Toki Tori 2 Video
5. LEGO City: Undercover
6. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Trailer
7. New Super Mario Bros. U Video
8. Runner2 Trailer
9. Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream Trailer
10. LEGO City: Undercover Trailer 4
11. LEGO City: Undercover Trailer 2
12. LEGO City: Undercover Accolades Trailer
13. LEGO City: Undercover Trailer 3
14. The Cave Trailer
15. Trine 2: Director’s Cut Video
16. LEGO City: Undercover Vehicles Trailer
17. The Croods: Prehistoric Party! Trailer
18. The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct Trailer
19. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Video
20. LEGO City: Undercover Disguises Trailer

Source: Wii U eShop