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News Project Happiness is Now HomeTown Story
Developer reveals more details on the game
During E3 last year, Natsume teased the world with its next game, known only as Project Happiness. The official name has now been revealed, it'll be known as HomeTown Story - though we're sure there's still a lot of happiness involved. Yasuhiro Wada, creator of the Harvest Moon series, is the man behind...
News Corecell's ChronoBlade is Now Called AeternoBlade
The 3DS title isn't far from release
Thailand-based developer Corecell announced it was in the process of making a 3DS title called ChronoBlade back in 2011. However, although the game is still on track, it's received a name change. The managing director at Corecell recently told Cubed3 that the new name is AeternoBlade. AeternoBlade is a...
News Capcom Releasing Special Mega Man Ultrabook in Japan
North America's getting some flash drives, though
In December of last year, Mega Man celebrated its 25th anniversary. Yes, it was way back in 1987 when Mega Man blasted his way onto the NES and quickly cemented himself into gaming folklore. To celebrate the Blue Bomber's birthday, Capcom is releasing a special edition Mega Man Ultrabook. The design...
News LinkedIn Profile Reveals Ubisoft Montpellier Has Unannounced Multiplatform Title In The Works
It's a "full physics related project"
Ubisoft staffers certainly enjoy revealing things on their LinkedIn profiles. Last week an employee listed Splinter Cell: Blacklist as an upcoming Wii U title, and now another has added an unannounced project to their online CV. According to Gregory Riachi’s profile, Ubisoft Montpellier has been working on a...
News Two Tribes: Wii U is "Perfect For Us"
Developer may use Miiverse to share user-created content
Puzzle-platformer Toki Tori 2 has suffered a few delays in the run up to its highly anticipated release on the Wii U eShop. Two Tribes, the game's developer, told us in an interview last month that Nintendo was very understanding about the delay and told it to take its time in implementing...
News Crytek: Crysis 3 Was "Very Close To Launching" On Wii U
The game was running on Nintendo's system
EA published Crysis 3 in February on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Unfortunately, Wii U missed out on the futuristic first person shooter, but that hasn't stopped people holding out hope for it. Back in January, Cevat Yerli, CEO and founder of Crytek, the game's developer, said Nintendo and EA did hold...
News Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity Demo Arrives In North America Next Week
Well worth exploring
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity will be releasing on 3DS in North America on 24th March. The latest instalment in the sub-series will feature local multiplayer, have additional downloadable content and allows players to use the 3DS camera to scan objects and access new locations. Nintendo of America has announced it...
News Ubisoft Devoted Significant Resources to Watch_Dogs After E3 Reveal
Yves Guillemot is confident it will live up to the hype
Interest in Ubisoft's upcoming multi-generational Watch_Dogs title seems to be growing by the day. The game will be released on Wii U, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC and the yet to be launched PlayStation 4. It turns out Ubisoft really stepped it up a notch after announcing the game at last...
News Future Confirms An Official Pokémon Magazine For The UK
There'll be 13 issues a year
This is going to be a big year for Pokémon, with the series making the big leap over to the 3DS in October with Pokémon X & Y. The new iteration is set to be a complete overhaul of what we're used to, with it evolving into a fully 3D environment rather than the fixed overhead viewpoint. In order to help people...
News Crytek CEO: "The Notion Of A Single Player Experience Has To Go Away"
Wants to see Connected Single-Player or Online Single-Player instead
There's been a lot of talk about what the future holds for the video game industry and how games will be distributed in the coming years. Mobile gaming is becoming more popular, and retail games are starting to become more readily available through online stores. Free-to-play...
News Gaijin Games: Runner 2 Fix is On The Way
The patch is with Nintendo already
BIT.TRIP Presents: Runner 2 Future Legend of Rhythm Alien was released onto the North American Wii U eShop last week, representing the series' leap into the HD era of gaming. The release hasn't gone as smoothly as Gaijin Games would have hoped though, as many who downloaded it have been experiencing freezing...
News Notion Games "Would Love" To See Super Ubi Land On 3DS
It just can't get the staff
Super Ubi Land is currently being developed for the Wii U eShop and other downloadable platforms by Notion Games. The studio has teamed up with Maestro Interactive Games in order to bring the game out, and hopes to make good use of its official recognition as a Wii U developer by releasing more titles for Nintendo's new...
News Nintendo Gives US Government Recommendations on Tackling Piracy Abroad
Brazil, Mexico, China, and Spain are the biggest culprits
Every year copyright holders get the opportunity to make anti-piracy recommendations for the US Trade Representative’s Special 301 report. The report gets published on an annual basis and identifies countries that, in the eyes of the US, are not doing enough to put a stop to copyright...
News Nano Assault EX Blasting Into Europe on 7th March
Assaulting the 3DS eShop soon
Nano Assault has been available on the 3DS for quite a while now. It was released back in 2011 and was so successful the developer, Shin'en Multimedia, decided to make a Wii U title in the series known as Nano Assault Neo, which can be found in the eShop. Since then the studio has been working on another iteration for...
News The Amazing Spider-Man: Ultimate Edition Not Releasing Down Under
Australia misses out on yet another Wii U title
Australian Wii U owners are having a tougher time than those in other regions, with a handful of games not making the trip Down Under. Activision has confirmed that another of its Wii U titles will not be releasing in Australia. This time it's The Amazing Spider-Man: Ultimate Edition. This is the...
News Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers Has A Little Less Voice Acting in North American Version
Only a few minor NPCs have been silenced, though
Last year Atlus confirmed that Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers, which has been out in Japan since August last year, will be coming to North America on 16th April 2013. Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers is an updated version of the Saturn original, and it will be the...
News Wii Mini Shifts 35,700 Units in Canada
Who needs internet connectivity?
It's been announced recently that the Wii Mini is on its way to European shores. Once a Canadian-exclusive, the stripped down system cannot play anything other than Wii games, has no slot for an SD card and is unable to connect to the internet. So how has the Wii Mini done in Canada? Since its release on 7th...
News Vblank Entertainment: Nintendo is "Great To Work With"
Retro City Rampage developer says Nintendo is welcoming to small developers
Retro City Rampage will most likely be WiiWare's swansong when it finally becomes available for download on 28th February, and its developer Vblank Entertainment seems to have enjoyed working with Nintendo while making it. Speaking on Twitter Brian Provinciano, the game's...
News THQ To Sell Majority Of Its Remaining IPs This April
There's hope for Darksiders yet
THQ auctioned off most of its assets last month, resulting in several studios and IPs being picked up by the highest bidders. Sadly, it appeared that the Darksiders franchise was dead and buried due to its studio, Vigil Games, not finding a suitable bidder. However, it looks as though there may still be hope for it...
News Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge Update Now Available
Brings some new costumes and more ninja trials
Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge may be making the leap over to other consoles but that doesn't mean Team Ninja has neglected bringing any new content to the Wii U version. A new update is available right now and can be downloaded automatically by simply booting up the game. It's free of charge and brings...
News Ubisoft: Beyond Good & Evil 2 Is On The Way
Yves Guillemot confirms the sequel is coming
Beyond Good & Evil emerged on a multitude of platforms — including the GameCube — ten years ago now and people have wanted to know about its sequel ever since. Beyond Good & Evil 2 has certainly been an elusive one; news on its release has been pretty thin on the ground leading many to...
News Four Major 3DS Titles Given Australian Release Dates
Luigi's Mansion, Fire Emblem, Mystery Dungeon and Animal Crossing all dated Down Under
Nintendo Australia has kindly announced the release dates for four of the year's biggest 3DS titles. Aussies will be able to go hunting ghosts in Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon on 28th March. Fire Emblem: Awakening will be released from its slumber on 20th April...
News Bioware: "No Plans" To Bring New Mass Effect 3 DLC To Wii U
Citadel and Reckoning DLC unlikely to see the light of day on Wii U
Mass Effect 3 was released for Wii U on launch day, and included all of the downloadable content that had been made available up to that point. Since then Bioware, the game's developer, has released further DLC for the epic sci-fi adventure in the form of the Omega Pack, which saw...
News Mythical Pokémon Meloetta Available at GameStop in March
Music to our ears
Pokémon fans in North America are to receive a special treat in March, as the mythical Meloetta will become available to download onto your Pokémon Black and White or Pokémon Black and White 2 cartridges at GameStop. Meloetta is a Normal Pokémon that can double up to become either a Psychic or a Fighting type during an actual...
