Aliens: Colonial Marines is still missing in action on Wii U. It was supposed to be out before the end of March, yet it’s nowhere to be found. SEGA, Gearbox Software, and Wii U-specific developer Demiurge Studios aren’t talking about the status of the project.
And so, no one would be the least bit surprised if the game was cancelled outright. That may very well be the case here.
German retail sources are apparently saying that they’ve been told about Aliens: Colonial Marines’ non-release for Wii U. In other words, it has supposedly been cancelled. This would apply to Europe if true, but one would think that it would be canned for North America as well.
Unsurprisingly, Criterion Games is working on an “unannounced racing title” that is set to launch this year. The news comes from the LinkedIn profile of Criterion’s lead cinematic artist for marketing. It also popped up on a second CV.
New Need for Speed? Burnout? Road Rash? I’m guessing we’ll find out sometime around E3 2013.
Meanwhile, Criterion creative director Alex Ward tweeted yesterday that he had spent “another #epic day working with an #epic team on something #amazing”.
Nintendo prepared two rounds of downloadable content for Fire Emblem: Awakening. As of now, there are no plans for a third.
Masahiro Higuchi, speaking with 8-4 in an interview published earlier this week, said that the team would be open to making more DLC if given the chance. He did note though that there aren’t any plans for the future. Nintendo director Genki Yokota also hinted that anything would be possible “if there’s a demand for it.”
8-4:
You’ve completed two full rounds of DLC so far in Japan — is that everything? Any plans for more in the future?Higuchi:
No comment. (laughs) Well, if we have the chance we’d certainly like to do more, but as of now there are no plans for a third round.Yokota:
There aren’t any plans, but if there’s a demand for it… (laughs)
