Dedicated server support for Call of Duty: Ghosts isn’t just limited to the Xbox One, which had been confirmed previously. It sounds like all other platforms are being included in the mix – including Wii U… maybe.
Infinity Ward’s Mark Rubin confirmed on Twitter that dedicated servers “will be used on current gen, next gen and PC”. He wrote:
GHOSTS ONLINE CONNECTIVITY UPDATE: I wanted to give a quick update on some of the work that has been done to improve everyone’s online experience. We’ve already mentioned dedicated servers as part of the overall plan to improve connectivity. Dedicated servers will be used on current gen, next gen and PC with Ghosts. And, in order to make sure that people have the best possible experience regardless of platform, location or connection, Ghosts will be using a hybrid system of dedicated servers and listen servers. So no matter where you are the game will always be trying to give you the best online performance possible. There is also some great new tech in the matchmaking system that will place players in matches that have the best combined overall connectivity performance. Again these are just some of the things that are going into Call of Duty: Ghosts to give players a great online experience. Can’t wait to see you all online.
So I’m assuming Wii U is included here. But honestly, I wouldn’t be surprised if it wasn’t…
The first distribution event for Pokemon X/Y has been confirmed. Below are the details:
– Event lasts from Oct. 12th, 2013 to Jan. 15, 2014
– Distributed inside Cherish Ball
– Level 10
– Holds Blazikenite Stone
– Moves: Scratch, Growl, Focus Energy, Ember
– Speed Boost Ability
– Has Premier Ribbon
– Random nature
All you need to do in order to obtain Torchic is connect your 3DS to the internet. Simple as that!
Gorilla Press Games will soon be launching a Kickstarter for “Legend of the Lancer”. The Metroidvania-inspired game, initially planned for Windows, Mac, and Linux, will contain a Wii U stretch goal.
What’s Legend of the Lancer all about? IndieGames secured the following details from developer Paul Emanuel:
– Explore towns in the world of Umber
– Play as protagonist Sam Drexel
– Main goal is to enter a Master Jousting Tournament
– Compete in qualifiers in each town to work your way up the Jousting ladder to enter the Legendary Tournament
– Visit towns, complete quests, search for items
– The town leader will then allow Sam’s entry into the town’s qualifying tournament
– Can do this all in a non-linear fashion
– Every town has its own Legendary Boss that haunts, guards, or controls that area
– Bosses give randomly-generated spoils/drops when defeated
– Only have to complete 3 towns to enter the main tournament
– Multiple boss defeats and more paths taken will result in different outcomes
– Scroll around the map to select towns to visit
– Map changes based on the result of the ending level
– “If you defeat the Beast that guards the tower, then it will fall. If you defeat the Necromancer in the graveyard, then it will be covered in flowers and beauty.”
– HUD has a portrait of Sam as well as health and stamina bars
– Attachment icon can be seen on the bottom left of the screen
– Sam can use a magic Hilt that can be customized with different attachments
– Find the hilt attached with the basic lance inside the skull of a dragon
– Will come across more attachments including a hammer, grappling hook, and rocket lance attachment
– Cycle through attachments on the fly
– For instance, a player might slam the hammer to stun the opponent, knock him into the air with the basic lance, then shoot him with the rocket lance. The player can have up to 4 attachments attached in the Inventory menu at one time to cycle through.”
– Can summon a horse
– Horse is “useful to clear areas blocked by boulders, fight certain mid-bosses or bosses, and to help reach certain platforms. The horse will also be able to have armor and attachments that can be upgraded separately from Sam. When Sam jumps on the horse itself it will transform into a Biped horse. We drew this inspiration from Mega Man X.”
The Legend of the Lancer Kickstarter will begin on October 11.
Nearly a year after its launch, Nintendo is still being questioned about third-party support for Wii U.
After all, the company is missing out on key releases – EA confirmed earlier this year that it isn’t coming out with any titles for the system for the time being.
Nintendo doesn’t sound too worried about the third-party situation. Scott Moffitt, executive vice president of sales and marketing, pointed to support from Ubisoft, Disney, SEGA, and Warner Bros. as publishers supporting Wii U while speaking with Forbes. At the same time, he acknowledged that Nintendo must “continue to build the installed base to demonstrate that making games for Wii U is a good investment.”
During last week’s Nintendo Direct, a pair of special Wii Remote Plus products were announced. Mario and Luigi will both receiving specially-designed controllers next month.
Pre-orders for both Wiimotes are now open. You can reserve the Mario version here
or Luigi version here
.
In other news, I came across a discount for Tales of the Abyss
while browsing on Amazon today. The 3DS RPG is currently 50% off. It’s actually one of my personal favorite titles on the system, so I’d recommend it. It’s not for everyone, though!
NintendoWorldReport has published a new preview for Mario Party: Island Tour based on a recent press demo. You can find details rounded up below.
General
– Four mini-games playable in the press demo
– Everyone travels individually (ditches group travel from Mario Party 9)
– Banzai Bill board: climb up a mountain
– Roll the die and you can then risk making progress on the board or hide out in cave
– Whenever somebody rolls a Banzai Bill, it fires across one of the board’s horizontal ledges, knocking back everybody in its path
– Jiggle the die around on the touch screen and fling it onto the top screen to roll
Buzz a Fuzzy
– 4 players compete to fire arrows at a series of Fuzzies slowly moving around
– All players aim in the same area
– If you wait too long, another player could have stolen your Fuzzy chain
– Earn a point for each Fuzzy you hit
– 3 rounds where each players fires one arrow
– Hold the system up and move it to aim
– Fire by pulling back on the Circle Pad and then let go to fire
Slip Not
– Control your character while riding a raft down a winding, watery path
– Uses the 3DS gyroscope as you turn like a steering wheel
Ka-Goomba
– Uses the AR Cards
– First shoot at augmented-reality Goombas as they appear near the card
– Aim by moving the 3DS
– Regular Goombas are worth 1 point, Gold Goombas are worth 3
– Boss fight has you fighting a Whomp
– Earn last minute points by being the first to hit the Whomp’s weak spot on its back
Choicest Voice
– Uses the 3DS mic
– A random Mario character is selected and a clip of their voice plays
– Need to match the voice as closely as possible
– Judges within the game choose the best match
– The game only rates by the amplitude envelope
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How does Link’s house in Zelda: A Link Between Worlds differ in the light and dark worlds? See for yourself below!
