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- In 2005, games started rewiring our brains – The AV Club (2025)
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Activision confirms Call of Duty 10 will be released in 2013
Are you sitting down? You might want to sit down. Activision has announced something shocking at their quarterly financial conference.
A new Call of Duty game is in the works and will be released this Fall.
OK, that’s not very shocking. But Activision did announce Call of Duty 10 yesterday. That part’s true, however, we don’t know much about it at this point. Even the developer is a mystery. While 2013 is an “Infinity Ward year,” Activision has confirmed that Neversoft, Raven, and Sledgehammer are all working on Call of Duty-related projects. But here’s everything we know for sure, courtesy of Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg:
“The Call of Duty franchise continues to set the bar for innovation and we expect the new Call of Duty game in development for 2013 to raise that bar even higher.”
Even with that tiniest speck of confirmation, I will hazard a guess that Call of Duty 10 will be released for the PC, PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii U sometime this November.
[Source: GameSpot]
Hyrule Historia’s print run of 400,000 copies is good for #1 on NYT Bestsellers List
On the “Hardcover Advice and Miscellaneous” list that is. The top non-fiction book is actually Sonia Sotomayor’s My Beloved World, a spot its held for three straight weeks. But that doesn’t stop Dark Horse Comics from crowing about their “#1 New York Times Bestseller,” which they’ve begun to do on their official blog.
Dark Horse also revealed that the highly anticipated history of The Legend of Zelda series will have a record print run approaching 400,000 copies and that as long as the book continues to sell, they’ll continue to print it.
Hyrule Historia has everything a Zelda fan could ever ask for: “Never-before-seen concept art, the full history of Hyrule, the official chronology of the games, and an exclusive comic by the foremost creator of The Legend of Zelda manga, Akira Himekawa.” It was released on January 29 and is available at retailers everywhere for a retail price of $34.99.
Journey, The Walking Dead clean up at 2013 DICE Awards
A pair of downloadable games came away with almost half of all the awards handed out at last night’s D.I.C.E. Awards show. Journey, developed by thatgamecompany exclusively for the PS3, was the big winner of the night, nabbing eight awards including Game of the Year. Telltale’s The Walking Dead was also a multiple award winner, collecting four trophies.
Halo 4 (Visual Engineering and Connectivity) and XCOM: Enemy Unknown (Gameplay Engineering and Strategy/Simulation) were the only other games to win in more than one category.
Congratulations to the developers at thatgamecompany and Telltale Games. You can find a complete list of winners in all 25 categories after the break. (more…)
Nintendo announces ZombiU + Wii U console bundle
Ubisoft’s ZombiU is one of the unquestioned successes of the Wii U’s early life. The game has given the zombie genre a new twist and it has made more than a few gamers interested in the game of cricket. Hoping to hook new Wii U purchasers in the same way, Nintendo has announced its first special system bundle: the ZombiU Deluxe Set.
The ZombiU bundle comes with all the contents of the original Deluxe Set including a black Wii U system with 32GB of storage space, a Wii U GamePad, a copy of Nintendo Land (albeit as a download instead of as a disc), and an HDMI cable. It also includes a copy of ZombiU (naturally), a ZombiU-themed art book, and a Wii U Pro Controller. All this can be yours for $389.99 (a savings of $70 if all items were purchased separately)!
The ZombiU Deluxe Set will be available on February 17.
Next Assassin’s Creed game set for late 2013/early 2014
The Assassin’s Creed series has proved to be a big hit for Ubisoft and the publisher is gearing up to release a new game in the series very soon.
Speaking to investors today during the publisher’s quarterly financial report, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot confirmed that the game will be released during the 2014 fiscal year. Ubisoft’s fiscal year runs from April 1 through March 31, so expect the next Assassin’s Creed game to be released sometime this Fall or early next year.
Those hoping to continue the adventures of Assassin’s Creed III‘s Connor might be disappointed as Guillemot confirmed it’ll star a new main character and take place in a different time period:
“In financial 2014, we will introduce an all-new Assassin’s Creed hero, within an all-new team and time period, and we expect it to be another major leap forward for the franchise.”
And, if you were worried, it doesn’t appear that the Assassin’s Creed franchise will be ending anytime soon as “multiple teams” are working to create “multiple chapters” in the series:
“It is the benefit of multiple teams, working on multiple chapters of the brand, each getting several years to make their versions of an Assassin’s Creed game.”
[Source: Joystiq]
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Tagged Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
Nintendo Download: Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2, Brain Age 3, Mega Man 2, more
Nintendo is spreading out this week’s additions to the Nintendo Download across an entire week. Here’s what the schedule looks like:
Today, February 7
Wii U eShop: Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2
3DS eShop: Mega Man II, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell 3D, and Rayman 3D
DSiWare Shop: Ah! Heaven
A demo of Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan was also added to the 3DS eShop today.
Sunday, February 10
3DS eShop: Brain Age: Concentration Training
Tuesday, February 12
3DS eShop: Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 3D
More information on all of these games can be found after the break. (more…)
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Tagged 3DS, Brain Age: Devil Training, DS, Wii U
Just Stop! Sony and Microsoft Will NOT Block Used Games in Their Next-Gen Consoles
When the Internet decides to collectively believe something that’s just not true, we have to cry out… Just Stop! This is what’s making a Warp Zoned editor rip his computer from the wall in frustration today…
Even though Sony’s February 20th presentation is still officially known as “Meeting 2013,” and unofficially as their “See the Future” event, the gaming populace is resolute in its belief that the PlayStation 4/Orbis will be unveiled to the public on that Wednesday evening. Actually, I have a hard time disagreeing with the hive mind of the Internet on this one. The PS4 reveal is but a fortnight away, I’m sure of it. But the drones of the Internet have also decreed that Sony will include some kind of nefarious scheme within the PS4 that’ll disable used games on the system.
No! Just Stop! YOU. ARE. WRONG. (more…)
Rumor: Evolution Studios working on PS4 racing game
What is Evolution Studios up to? The MotorStorm developer’s last game was the PSN-friendly MotorStorm RC, and it was released almost a year ago. According to a report on STFU and Play, the answer is that Evolution is working on an unannounced racing game for the PlayStation 4/Orbis.
According to their tipster, Evolution has been busy ramping up production on the next-generation game thanks to an influx of talent from two recently shuttered studios: Bizarre Creations and Sony Liverpool. This includes Ged Talbot, the Lead Designer on Bizarre’s final game, Blur.
Evolution’s PS4 game is supposed to be similar in style to Project Gotham Racing and was said to be originally linked to the Gran Turismo series (similar to last year’s Forza Horizon). However, Sony Japan put the kibosh on that and now the title will stand on its own.
STFU and Play closed by saying the game would be formally announced during Sony’s “See the Future” event on February 20, so it’ll likely be a launch game for the PS4.
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Tagged DriveClub, PlayStation Meeting 2013, PS4