Capcom shared a bunch of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies details during an E3 2013 live-stream event last week. Producer Motehide Eshiro was on hand for the Q&A.
For a roundup of information shared during the stream, check out the bullet-point summary below.
- The basic concept for Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies is “the dark age of the law”. It starts out with a bombing incident that takes place during a courtroom battle.
- The game itself won’t take on a darker tone. It will start out with more impact. It still has a lot of the flavour of the Ace Attorney games.
- In terms of volume of content, the game is close to Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations.
- Should take the average player 25-30 hours.
- Both Phoenix and Apollo will have their own court battles.
- Phoenix has a new suit because, while it’s only been a year since Apollo Justice, it’s been eight years since Phoenix battled in court, and they wanted him to appear more mature.
- Edgeworth is a chief prosecutor now, not just a regular prosecutor.
- The new prosecutor, Simon Blackquill, uses psychological manipulation in court, including on the judge. He’s paired up with a detective of his own, but you’ll have to find out why in the game.
- Simon’s psychological manipulation doesn’t work on the detective, since he’s a little clueless.
- Simon is a “very intimidating” adversary.
- The Jury System from Apollo Justice isn’t in Ace Attorney 5.
- Athena Cykes studied analytical psychology.
- “Lips are sealed” about Maya Fey.
- Fully animated cutscenes like in Layton vs. Ace Attorney.
- Will have full English voiceovers in the anime cutscenes.
- If you’re fans of the stepladder, it’s in there. “You have to find it.”
So much for that confirmation of Call of Duty: Ghosts on Wii U.
During a GameSpot stage show at E3 2013 last week, Infinity Ward’s Mark Rubin said that Ghosts on Wii U is “probably in the next-gen bin”, but noted that the studio isn’t discussing it “yet” because “we want to keep it mysterious”.
Ward has since backpedaled on those comments, telling GamesIndustry that he actually isn’t sure if Call of Duty: Ghosts will be available on Wii U.
“Ha! You know that’s funny, because I don’t even know the answer to that. I swear to God, I don’t. I was trying to say in the interview [that] I really don’t know and I’m not supposed to talk about it. I’m not supposed to talk about the fact that I don’t know.”
If Ghosts were to come to Wii U, Rubin believes that the game could look as good as other current-gen versions:
“I imagine [it could], yeah. If you look at the hardware specs, I think it would be more in line with 360 and PS3, but I’m not sure. There could be some things [in the hardware] that bump it up a little higher than that. I haven’t played with it enough to know. I have one at home, and I think it’s cool; I can’t stop playing ZombiU.”
And so we’re back to square one. Call of Duty: Ghosts isn’t confirmed for Wii U, but Activision nor Infinity Ward have said that it isn’t coming.
We have a few details on SEGA’s newly announced 3DS game, Hero Bank.
The battle life RPG features the cyber sport “Hero Battle”. Those who take place in these battles download hero data from racers, baseball players, or anyone else they can think of. They then duke it out in a virtual arena.
Hero Bank is a battle life RPG. After battling in one-on-one fights, players manage the cash they win. Rather than saving the world, your goal is to become a billionaire.
A new game in the Retro Game Challenge series (otherwise known as Game Center CX) is coming to Japan. Namco Bandai will publish the title this winter. G.rev, the studio behind G.rev, is developing.
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– | ![]() | 1 | THE LAST OF US | PS3 | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
– | ![]() | 2 | ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
3 | ![]() | 3 | LUIGI’S MANSION 2 | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
5 | ![]() | 4 | DONKEY KONG COUNTRY RETURNS | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
1 | ![]() | 5 | GRID 2 | XB360 | CODEMASTERS | CODEMASTERS | ||
18 | ![]() | 6 | TOMB RAIDER | XB360 | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | ||
2 | ![]() | 7 | GRID 2 | PS3 | CODEMASTERS | CODEMASTERS | ||
12 | ![]() | 8 | TOMB RAIDER | PS3 | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | ||
16 | ![]() | 9 | INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US | XB360 | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
6 | ![]() | 10 | DEAD ISLAND: RIPTIDE | XB360 | DEEP SILVER | KOCH MEDIA | ||
8 | ![]() | 11 | FAR CRY 3 | XB360 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
9 | ![]() | 12 | LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER: THE CHASE BEGINS | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
11 | ![]() | 13 | THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM – LEGENDARY | XB360 | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | ||
14 | ![]() | 14 | GOD OF WAR: ASCENSION | PS3 | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
17 | ![]() | 15 | ASSASSIN’S CREED III | XB360 | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | UBISOFT | ||
4 | ![]() | 16 | FIFA 13 | XB360 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
15 | ![]() | 17 | FAR CRY 3 | PS3 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
19 | ![]() | 18 | CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II | XB360 | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
36 | ![]() | 19 | INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US | PS3 | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
20 | ![]() | 20 | FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013 | PC | SEGA | SEGA | ||
– | ![]() | 21 | RUGBY CHALLENGE 2: LIONS TOUR EDITION | XB360 | ALTERNATIVE | ALTERNATIVE | ||
– | ![]() | 22 | RUGBY CHALLENGE 2: LIONS TOUR EDITION | PS3 | ALTERNATIVE | ALTERNATIVE | ||
29 | ![]() | 23 | ASSASSIN’S CREED III | PS3 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
26 | ![]() | 24 | GRAND THEFT AUTO IV | XB360 | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | TAKE 2 | ||
22 | ![]() | 25 | BIOSHOCK INFINITE | XB360 | 2K GAMES | TAKE 2 | ||
30 | ![]() | 26 | GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY | XB360 | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | ||
23 | ![]() | 27 | POKEMON MYSTERY DUNGEON: INFINITY | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
35 | ![]() | 28 | MONSTER HUNTER 3 ULTIMATE | 3DS | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | ||
– | ![]() | 29 | BATTLEFIELD 3 | XB360 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
27 | ![]() | 30 | THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM – LEGENDARY | PS3 | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | ||
33 | ![]() | 31 | RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTY | XB360 | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | ||
25 | ![]() | 32 | FIRE EMBLEM: AWAKENING | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
37 | ![]() | 33 | FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 | XB360 | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
– | ![]() | 34 | NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
24 | ![]() | 35 | DEAD ISLAND: RIPTIDE | PS3 | DEEP SILVER | KOCH MEDIA | ||
– | ![]() | 36 | FORZA HORIZON | XB360 | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
40 | ![]() | 37 | THE WALKING DEAD | XB360 | TELLTALE GAMES | TELLTALE GAMES | ||
7 | ![]() | 38 | REMEMBER ME | XB360 | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | ||
21 | ![]() | 39 | METRO LAST LIGHT | XB360 | DEEP SILVER | KOCH MEDIA | ||
– | ![]() | 40 | CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II | PS3 | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD |
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– | ![]() | 1 | THE LAST OF US | NAUGHTY DOG | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
– | ![]() | 2 | ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
1 | ![]() | 3 | GRID 2 | CODEMASTERS | CODEMASTERS | CODEMASTERS | ||
7 | ![]() | 4 | TOMB RAIDER | CRYSTAL DYNAMICS | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | ||
2 | ![]() | 5 | FIFA 13 | EA CANADA | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
11 | ![]() | 6 | INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US | NETHERREALM STUDIOS | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
5 | ![]() | 7 | FAR CRY 3 | UBISOFT (MONTREAL) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
4 | ![]() | 8 | THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM – LEGENDARY | BETHESDA | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | ||
8 | ![]() | 9 | LUIGI’S MANSION 2 | NEXT LEVEL GAMES | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
10 | ![]() | 10 | ASSASSIN’S CREED III | UBISOFT (MONTREAL) | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | UBISOFT | ||
6 | ![]() | 11 | DEAD ISLAND: RIPTIDE | TECHLAND | DEEP SILVER | KOCH MEDIA | ||
– | ![]() | 12 | RUGBY CHALLENGE 2: LIONS TOUR EDITION | SIDHE | ALTERNATIVE | ALTERNATIVE | ||
13 | ![]() | 13 | LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES | TRAVELLER’S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
15 | ![]() | 14 | CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II | TREYARCH | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
9 | ![]() | 15 | DONKEY KONG COUNTRY RETURNS | MONSTER GAMES | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
14 | ![]() | 16 | BIOSHOCK INFINITE | IRRATIONAL GAMES | 2K GAMES | TAKE 2 | ||
23 | ![]() | 17 | THE WALKING DEAD | TELLTALE GAMES | TELLTALE GAMES | TELLTALE GAMES | ||
20 | ![]() | 18 | GRAND THEFT AUTO IV | ROCKSTAR NORTH | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | TAKE 2 | ||
18 | ![]() | 19 | LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS | TRAVELLER’S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
3 | ![]() | 20 | REMEMBER ME | DONTNOD ENTERTAINMENT | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | ||
39 | ![]() | 21 | BATTLEFIELD 3 | DIGITAL ILLUSIONS | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
26 | ![]() | 22 | GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY | ROCKSTAR NORTH | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | ||
19 | ![]() | 23 | LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER: THE CHASE BEGINS | TRAVELLER’S TALES | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
22 | ![]() | 24 | GOD OF WAR: ASCENSION | SCEA SANTA MONICA | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
27 | ![]() | 25 | RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTY | ROCKSTAR SAN DIEGO | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | ||
16 | ![]() | 26 | RESIDENT EVIL: REVELATIONS | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | ||
28 | ![]() | 27 | FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013 | SPORTS INTERACTIVE | SEGA | SEGA | ||
31 | ![]() | 28 | SNIPER: GHOST WARRIOR 2 | CITY INTERACTIVE | CITY INTERACTIVE | CITY INTERACTIVE | ||
17 | ![]() | 29 | METRO LAST LIGHT | 4A GAMES | DEEP SILVER | KOCH MEDIA | ||
24 | ![]() | 30 | NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED | CRITERION GAMES | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
12 | ![]() | 31 | SKYLANDERS GIANTS | TOYS FOR BOB | SKYLANDERS | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
37 | ![]() | 32 | TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 14 | TIBURON ENTERTAINMENT | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
25 | ![]() | 33 | THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM | BETHESDA | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | ||
– | ![]() | 34 | HITMAN ABSOLUTION | IO INTERACTIVE | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | ||
34 | ![]() | 35 | MONSTER HUNTER 3 ULTIMATE | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | ||
32 | ![]() | 36 | SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED | SUMO DIGITAL | SEGA | SEGA | ||
30 | ![]() | 37 | POKEMON MYSTERY DUNGEON: INFINITY | SPIKE CHUNSOFT | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
– | ![]() | 38 | MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER | DANGER CLOSE | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
36 | ![]() | 39 | DEFIANCE | TRION WORLDS | TRION WORLDS | TRION WORLDS | ||
33 | ![]() | 40 | FIRE EMBLEM: AWAKENING | INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO |