Cloudberry Kingdom Interview: Pwnee Studios’ TJ Lutz on Wii U and the Art of the Platformer

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Andrew Rainnie

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Today, Ubisoft announced that it’ll distribute Pwnee Studios’ ridiculously hard platformer, Cloudberry Kingdom. The game will be available on the PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade, Steam, and Wii U eShop this Summer.

Less than five months old, the Nintendo Wii U eShop is thriving and it is already home to a variety of interesting titles. In the first of a series of interviews looking at indie game development on the platform, TJ Lutz, Vice President of Pwnee Studios, answered some questions about their upcoming 2D platformer.

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Nintendo Download: Dillon’s Rolling Western 2; Injustice, Kirby’s Adventure out next week

Posted on April 11, 2013 by John Scalzo

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Nintendo’s weekly “Nintendo Download” typically highlights games that will be available on the 3DS eShop and Wii U eShop during the next week, but this is getting ridiculous. Today, gamers can give three new games a shot:

  • Dillon’s Rolling Western: The Last Ranger and Soccer Up 3D on the 3DS eShop
  • And Clash of Elementalists on the DSiWare Shop.

Next week, major new releases Injustice: Gods Among Us (Wii U) and Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers (3DS) will be released, along with Wii U Virtual Console title Kirby’s Adventure.

Want more details on all of these titles? They’re available after the break.

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Barry Sanders, Jerry Rice, Arian Foster, Adrian Peterson advance in Madden 25 Cover Vote

Posted on April 11, 2013 by John Scalzo

maddennfl25-covervote-round5Down goes Deion! Down goes Deion!

The man with 47 nicknames has been bounced from the Madden NFL 25 Cover Vote by Jerry Rice, the greatest wide receiver of all time. I guess if you’re going to lose, there’s no shame in losing to someone like Jerry Rice (who, if you recall, had to earn his spot in the Cover Vote). The remainder of the quarterfinals included a Barry Sanders win over Joe Montana and victories by Arian Foster (over Russell Wilson) and Adrian Peterson (over Robert Griffin III).

So the final “Old School” matchup features Jerry Rice (#1) vs Barry Sanders (#3) and the final “New School” matchup will be Adrian Peterson (#2) vs Arian Foster (#4). Be sure to get your votes for the semifinals in today at ESPN.com/MaddenVote. Voting is open now through April 17.

Madden NFL 25 will be released for the PS3 and Xbox 360 on August 27.

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Tearaway enters the PS Vita fold on October 22

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Alex Foote

tearaway-boxesMedia Molecule has revealed the boxart and release date for their upcoming PlayStation Vita title Tearaway. Tearaway will hit shelves on October 22, it will also come with a reversible cover that shows Iota and Atoi on either side.

Players will control one of two messenger buddies around the vibrant, papery worlds, allowing them to poke holes in the terrain, unfold bridges, blow things around, and paint the local wildlife in whatever color they feel.

Media Molecule’s Community Manager, James Spafford, told the PlayStation Blog more about the game, saying: “You’ll uncover a magical dimension inspired by folklore, and built realistically from paper that unfolds and comes alive before your very eyes. As you explore this world you’ll meet the papercraft creatures that live within it, help out strange new friends and encounter dangerous challenges.”

Rex Crowle, the Lead Designer on Tearaway, spoke a bit about the title in a video interview that also shows off a lot of Tearaway’s gameplay. You can find it after the break.

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Daily Scoop: April 10, 2013 – Just shirts today

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Nicole Kline

Hey everyone! It’s a super quiet day for deals, so all I’ve got for you is t-shirts. I know, I know – you’re so bummed out! Look at it this way: more time to play the backlog you actually have instead of adding to your backlog. You silly!

I guess I could tell you to go check out this week’s Humble Weekly Bundle, which features Blendo Games. You can get Flotilla, Atom Zombie Smasher, Air Forte, and Thirty Flights of Loving, all if you pay over the current average (which is $3.74 right now). Scoop ’em up!

And now: the shirts!

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Gears of War: Judgment Review: The Verdict is Fun

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Troy Matsumiya

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Gamers can be fickle and are often quick to judge a game by its cover, so let’s get this out of the way. Yes, Gears of War: Judgment is Microsoft and Epic’s way of squeezing in one more iteration of the phenomenally successful franchise before the next generation Xbox is released. Yes, it does have an “expansion pack” feel to it at times. But most importantly, yes, it’s damn fun – in fact, it’s probably the most fun of the series.

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Go behind-the-scenes of CoD: Black Ops II’s “Mob of the Dead” in this trailer

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Alex Foote

Treyach’s development team has shed some light on “Mob of the Dead” in this behind-the-scenes video of the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops II DLC pack “Uprising.”

The video shows the process of taking the famous island prison of Alcatraz and turning it into a terrifying background for the much-loved Zombies game mode. The development team also talks voice actors, weapons, and some of the mode’s new features.

“Mob of the Dead” (and the rest of the Uprising Map Pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops II) is set to be unleashed on the Xbox 360 on April 16. A PC and PS3 release will follow in the coming weeks.

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Tom Clancy’s: Splinter Cell: Blacklist officially confirmed for Wii U

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Alex Foote

splintercell-fisherOn Wednesday, Nintendo and Ubisoft officially confirmed that Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Blacklist will be available on the Wii U in addition to the previously announced PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 editions.

Wii U users will be getting “a unique gaming experience” as Ubisoft plans to enhance the gameplay using the Wii U’s GamePad controller.
The GamePad will also players to “operate innovative gadgets, take out enemies and move through the environment, and intuitively switch between weapons, among other features.”

Splinter Cell: Blacklist will sneak onto the Wii U on August 20 in North America, August 22 in EMEA regions, and August 23 in the UK.

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