Disney has seen massive layoffs at its gaming sector today. According to a New York Times report, 700 employees have been laid off. That accounts for 26 percent of its staff.
Disney Interactive president James A. Pitaro said:
“These are large-scale changes as we focus not just on getting to profitability but sustained profitability and scalability.”
A couple of new deals have hit the North American 3DS eShop. They are as follows:
Fishdom H20 – $3.99 (was $4.99) until April 6
Angry Bunnies – $6.99 (was $8.99) until April 6
My Exotic Farm – $6.99 (was $24.99) permanent
My Farm 3D – $6.99 (was $7.99) until April 3
Crazy Kangaroo – $1.99 (was $3.99) permanent
SpeedX 3D Hyper – $1.99 (was $2.99) until April 1
Monster Shooter – $1.99 (was $4.00) until April 3
Ubisoft senior producer Dominic Guay has opened up about Watch Dogs’ lengthy delay on Wii U.
The publisher announced plans today to ship the title across all platforms on May 27 – except for Nintendo’s hardware. Guay couldn’t offer up an exact date as to when Watch Dogs will be hitting Wii U, but said an arrival later this year is a “possibility.”
Guay told Polygon:
“Yeah it’s still alive. We still haven’t defined a ship date for it, though. So it’s on hold, to a certain extent for shipping.”
“We don’t have a specific ship date for it yet so it’s considered within the year. So we’re going to look at that and we’re going to let people know as soon as we figure out an exact date for it.”
A pair of Ubisoft titles have received permanent price discounts on the Wii U eShop. As of now, Assassin’s Creed III is available for $19.99. Splinter Cell: Blacklist’s price has been slashed to $39.99.
DrinkBox has sent out an official announcement about Guacamelee: Super Turbo Championship Edition, posted below. Several screenshots of the game are also now available.
DrinkBox Studios to Slam Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition onto PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and Wii U TM
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Toronto – March 6, 2014 – It’s time for Guacamelee! fans to return to fighting form as DrinkBox Studios today announces that it will bring its award-winning action-platformer to the PlayStation ® 4 system, the Xbox One all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, the Xbox 360 games and entertainment system from Microsoft, as well as the Wii U™ system from Nintendo. Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition – which is among the first indie titles scheduled to launch via Microsoft’s ID@Xbox program for independent game developers on Xbox One – will feature a bevy of new content, including an extended story with new game areas, a new boss character, powerful new player abilities and many other enhancements.
New Features for the Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition Include:
Korean indie developer Turtle Cream has announced “6180 the moon” for Wii U. The game will be available on the eShop this summer.
6180 the moon is a platformer that previously landed on PC. In the game, the top and bottom of the screen are connected so that players can jump over the screen and come out of the bottom (and vice versa).
You can check out 6180 the moon in action above.
Yumi’s Odd Odyssey will launch in North America on March 20, Natsume has announced.
The publisher shared the news on Twitter with the following message:
Excited to confirm Yumi's Odd Odyssey will be available exclusively on the US 3DS eShop starting in just 2 weeks, March 20th! #YOO-HOO!
— Natsume Inc. (@Natsume_Inc) March 6, 2014
