Square Enix is currently developing a powerful, brand new engine – the Luminous Engine – that’s far off in the distance. The first technology demo will be shown in late 2012 or 2013, though the wait for its full completion will take even longer.
By the time Square Enix wraps up development, the Wii will be long gone as gamers will have moved on to Wii U. In spite of this, Square Enix is still apparently looking to make the engine compatible with Nintendo’s current console as well as the 3DS. Luminous will work with any system that can implement programmable shaders, so I’m sure it won’t be too difficult for the team to make the engine work on Wii U as well.
You can read more about the engine here.
So, Atari will be publishing The Kore Gang in North America. GameStop lists the game for an October 4 release.
You’ve got just two weeks left to show your love for The Legend of Zelda series by entering our “Make Your own Zelda Flipnote” contest. We’re celebrating 25 years of the The Legend of Zelda and asking you to come up with a creative Flipnote that pays homage to the legendary series in your own unique way!
You can create Zelda Flipnotes that celebrate memorable scenes, unique characters, challenging puzzles and more! The entries will be judged by several creators deeply involved in the Zelda series over the years, including Shigeru Miyamoto himself, and winning entries will then be published worldwide on the Nintendo Channel, Flipnote Hatena and The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary website.
European 3DS owners should prepare themselves for another round of eShop downtime. The service will be unavailable starting August 30 at 19:00 to August 31 01:00 GMT.
There hasn’t been any news regarding maintenance in North America/Japan, but we’ll let you know if we hear anything.
