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Monthly Archives: February 2013
Rumor: Yo Ho, Yo Ho… a pirate’s life for Assassin’s Creed IV
Get out your pegleg and your gangplank and your Jolly Roger as Ubisoft’s next game in the Assassin’s Creed series will take place on the high seas… if a Kotaku tipster is to be believed.
According to the source, the pirate-themed game will be known as Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag and a marketing poster promoting the game (posted by Kotaku) is said to appear in stores on March 4.
Ubisoft has previously confirmed that the next Assassin’s Creed game starring “a new hero in a new time period” will be released in late 2013 or early 2014.
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Tagged Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
Daily Scoop: February 26, 2013 – Go away, winter!
Yet another cold day is sweeping by. I’m getting some kind of cold, so of course, no matter what the temperature is outside, I’m freezing! I wish I was home with a blanket, my cats, and Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch. And maybe some hot chocolate, and marshmallows, and some mac ‘n cheese… What can I say? I’m a simple lady.
Not a lot of deals really today – GameStop’s weekly ad has some great stuff. You can get Dead Space 3, Far Cry 3, and Halo 4 for just $39.99 each. They’re also having a pretty huge Skylanders Giants sale – starter packs are $10 off and you can get a free sidekick when you purchase a battle pack!
Did somebody say t-shirts? (more…)
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All 12 of Sony’s internal studios are working on PS4 games
Shuhei Yoshida, the President of Sony Worldwide Studios, has been talking to everybody since the PlayStation 4 was unveiled last week. And in a recent conversation with IGN, the executive confirmed that every Sony Computer Entertainment studio is working on at least one PS4 game:
IGN: “Is it fair to say that all of the first party studios are working on PS4 games?”
Yoshida: “Is it fair or not fair? It is fair to say.”
Thanks to the PlayStation Meeting 2013, we know that Media Molecule is busy sculpting clay figures and that Guerrilla Games (Killzone: Shadow Fall), Sucker Punch (InFamous: Second Son), Evolution Studios (DriveClub), and Sony Japan Studio (Knack) will have something ready for the system’s launch or soon after.
This news means that Polyphony Digital’s Gran Turismo 6 is likely a PS4 game and Naughty Dog is surely hard at work on Uncharted 4, but what are Guerrilla Cambridge, Sony Bend, Sony London Studio, Sony San Diego Studio, and Sony Santa Monica Studio up to?
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Tagged PlayStation Meeting 2013
Respawn Entertainment will be attending E3 2013
Jason West and Vince Zampella left Infinity Ward in March 2010 amidst a flurry of controversy and formed Respawn Entertainment less than a month later. A little over a month after that, they teamed up with Electronic Arts and began work on their first game, a sci-fi shooter. After three years of development, it looks like we’ll finally get to see their handiwork at this year’s E3 Expo:
I’ve gotten a ‘few’ questions about @e3expo plans this year. Yes, we will finally be at E3!
— Vince Zampella (@VinceZampella) February 25, 2013
And lest you think Zampella will just be walking the show floor, he has no plans to appear at E3 empty handed:
I have no intention of showing up empty handed! I can’t say anything else right now.
— Vince Zampella (@VinceZampella) February 25, 2013
Wii Mini coming to the UK in March
The Wii Mini, the Canada-exclusive Wii revision that was released this holiday season, is no longer exclusive. Today, Nintendo UK announced that the Wii Mini will be taking a trip over the pond when the console is released in the UK on March 22nd. Though no price was announced, it is safe to assume it will be around the $99 (£63.50) price mark of its Canadian counterpart.
The Wii Mini was released in Canada on December 7, 2012. It lacked GameCube compatibility, an SD card slot, Wi-Fi support, and most importantly only supports composite video output. In the press release, Nintendo did not state plans to release the Wii Mini in the United States, Asia, or the rest of Europe.
Kickstart This! Don’t Throw Rogue System Omega With Your Enemy Golem Mind
Welcome to our monthly trek into the tumultuous world of crowdsourcing donations that is Kickstarter. As always, we have picked a handful of new gaming projects that we feel are worthy of your hard-earned cash. You could master how to manipulate the world with your brainwaves in Throw Trucks With Your Mind, or spread the bubonic plague in Death Inc. Perhaps you would rather fly trading missions through space in Rogue System, or play as an elemental wolf in Omega. If that does not whet your appetite, you could also play a mash-up of old games in Enemy, or delve into Jewish folklore to take on The Golem. (more…)
Daily Scoop: February 25, 2013 – Another Monday
I hate you, Monday. I hate how quickly you bring an end to my beloved weekend. Can’t you just give us some time together? We’ve earned it!
There are some good deals going on today, if you look hard enough! Best Buy is selling a Halo 4-Branded 2000 Microsoft Points Card with 400 Free Points for $24.99.
As always, there are also a few good deals at Amazon as well. Call of Duty: Black Ops II is $39.99, Max Payne 3 is under $20, and the PS3 250GB Amazon Exclusive Family Entertainment Bundle is $150 off. Yowza.
Got a couple of great t-shirts today! (more…)
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Just Add Water confirmed as PS4 developer
You can add another developer to Sony’s lineup of Playstation 4 developers. In a blog post on their official site, Just Add Water confirmed they are developing for the next-generation system. The company is best known for the remastering of Oddworlds: Stranger’s Wrath and the Playstation Network hit, Gravity Crash.
Just Add Water has been silent for a while now, but this has been due to “building a team we’re proud of, finding the best talent to give Oddworld the care and attention it deserves.” So Oddworld is coming to PS4? Not so fast, Just Add Water was quick to say they cannot comment on the game they are developing, but “it’ll be worth the wait.”