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Cabela’s Big Game Hunter: Pro Hunts is heading to Wii U, according to a new listing on GameFly. The title is also slated for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

This will likely be your standard Cabela game fare. We’ve seen plenty of these titles on other platforms – including Wii.

In any case, if GameFly’s listing is accurate, we’ll be seeing Cabela’s Big Game Hunter: Pro Hunts in store shelves no March 25.

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Activision has officially announced Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark, set to release on various formats in June.

Here’s the game’s official overview:

Serving as a follow-up to both the upcoming TRANSFORMERS live-action film and Activision’s TRANSFORMERS: WAR FOR CYBERTRON and TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON titles, TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE DARK SPARK jumps worlds and factions as it weaves the tale of the hunt for an ancient relic as powerful as the Matrix of Leadership – the Dark Spark. Players will be able to switch between the heroes of the noble AUTOBOTS and the nefarious DECEPTICONS throughout the single-player campaign. Similar to High Moon Studios’CYBERTRON entries in the highly regarded series, gameplay features nimble, fast-paced running-and-gunning combat paired with traversal and vehicle action across open battlefields for large-scale, dynamic conflicts.

Rise of the Dark Spark will feature the return of Escalation – a wave-based, survival-style gameplay mode that supports up to four players online cooperatively. Players will also find new, upgradeable defense systems, recognizable adversaries, and even more playable characters from past and present.

Developer Edge of Reality has also included a new leveling system so that progress is unified in single-player and multiplayer. “Experience earned in any part of the game unlocks potent awards and tactical loadout choices – including new characters, stronger weapons, special abilities and consumable bonuses – for use throughout the entire game,” Activision says.

You can find today’s full announcement below.

A bunch of details regarding Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark have come in from the Toy Fair 2014. You can find a roundup of information below.

– Story campaign, co-op Escalation modes included
– Take command of a Transformer aligned with the Autobots or the Decepticons
– Protect our planet or destroy it
– Story campaign mode world has 1-4 players offline
– Online co-op Escalation mode works with up to 4 players as well
– Out sometime this year
– Made by Edge of Reality on consoles
– WayForward seems to be handling the 3DS version (not confirmed)
– Story incorporates War For/Fall of Cybertron and the movieverse
– Not a movie-based video game, but it incorporates many elements of it
– Story, “runs in parallel” to Age of Extinction.
– A portion of the game takes place on Cybertron, and another portion on Earth (with Age of Extinction characters)
– Voice actors include Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime and Gregg Burger as Grimlock
– Gameplay will be similar to that of Fall of Cybertron
– Multi-player cooperative will be available, but not cooperative campaign

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Listings on Amazon UK have leaked “Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark”, the next video game based on the classic franchise.

Sadly, Amazon doesn’t provide much in the way of details. The retailer does, however, offer up the following tidbit:

The next installment in the incredible Transformers gaming franchise, Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark is an exciting action game that is perfect for veteran fans and newcomers.

Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark will also feature some adventure aspects as well as “adrenaline-packed gameplay”.

Amazon’s listings indicate that Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark will be available for Wii U, 3DS, PS4, PS3, Xbox One, and Xbox 360.

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Skylanders infographic

Posted on 10 years ago by (@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments

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With Activision having recently confirmed that the Skylanders franchise has collected $2 billion in franchise revenue, the company has now released an infographic covering the series’ history and sales. You can find it above.

Unsurprisingly, Activision intends to publish a new Skylanders game this year. What’s interesting though is that Toys for Bob has returned as the project’s primary developer.

Toys for Bob worked on Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure and Skylanders Giants, but wasn’t too involved with 2013’s Skylanders Swap Force. Vicarious Visions was put in charge of last year’s title, with Beenox handling the Wii version.

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Since Skylanders made its debut, the series has grossed over $2 billion worldwide for Activision. That figure is as of December 31 of last year. According to Activision, roughly 175 million Skylanders toys have also been sold.

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Infinity Ward and Treyarch have acted as the two big developers behind Call of Duty. But today, Activision confirmed the addition of one more major team: Sledgehammer Games.

Starting with this year’s Call of Duty, new entries in the series will take on a three-year development cycle. Infinity Ward, Treyarch, and Sledgehammer will rotate on yearly releases. Sledgehammer will be responsible for the unannounced 2014 title.

Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg said during a financial call today:

“This will give our designers more time to envision and innovate for each title. Simultaneously, it will give our content creators more focus on DLC and micro-DLC which, as you know, have become large and high-margin opportunities and significant engagement drivers. Finally, we’ll give our teams more time to polish, helping ensure we deliver the best possible experience to our fans – each and every time.”

(Activision) needed a third studio capable of delivering the level of excellence required for the West’s biggest interactive entertainment franchise (and that Sledgehammer Games fits the bill.) They demonstrated their skill on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and on their past highly-rated games.”

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