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@LDXD

But madden isn't a dying series. I won't Argus it being the same thing every year because I agree on a base level it is (which is why I buy sports games every single year expect FIFA 13!) But the series isn't dying. I'd call it stagnate at nest due to this being such a long generation and no real hype in RL football right now. Plus EA needs some competition and hopefully not having a Wii U game means they get the NFL lisence took away from them..

My feelings for EA aside I don't think they have done anything deserving of death and millions of probable good people losing their jobs.

@LDXD

The term is couldn't care less.

Any who EA still makes a lot of money and with good cost cutting measures and a few hits they can stay at #2 behind Activision. Also Madden is far from a dying franchise, its not at FIFA levels but no one expects it too be and the game still makes a lot of money.

Also I find it odd how gamers talk about companies profitabilitesa despite not knowing that much. I mean going by what I hear from gamers every company not Activation/Nintendo or Microsoft should be dead.

@LDXD

Its pure logic. Both the 360 and PS3 got madden sorts games upon launch that while being more stripped down compared to the last gen games had online play and a big visual upgrade.

This is the same EA who has all but confrumed that Battlefield is going to be on next gen consoles as well. We already have news that the Tiger woods series was shuttered so a next gen version could be worked on.Ea has had PS4/Durango Dev kits since roughly around E3 2011.

It also wouldn't be Microsoft or Sony paying since this was on EAs roadmap for a while and the Wii U wasn't. Almost every major game coming up will be on every platform and EA is known to rest the series since next gen gets here. (Though it won't be such a great extent this time).

@LDXD

You mean the finical state of the company that will put the game on
Xbox 360
PS3
Vita
Ios
Android
Windows phone
Blackberry 10
PS4
Next box

Yet somehow doesn't have enough capital to do a cheap ass port to Nintendo systems like past iterations.

@Nintendo4Lyfe

Oh snap your right. I mean who in their right mind would something built off of Madden 2012 just with roster changes. Its not like a new madden game is coming this year for current gen consoles as well as next ones as well.

@Nintendo4Lyfe

Didn't the super nes have unparalleled third party support while the Wii U can't even get a madden game.

The Wii u box is pretty ugly compared o the Wii. Still being similar didn't help the consoles case.

@HeatBombastic

The Wii U launch was kind of horrible from the perspective of someone who owns an xbox 360. The only bright spots were ZombiU, nsmbu,nintendoland, and the eshop.

Its weird though seeing as the Wii U launch was pretty similar to the Xbox 360 launch line up.

@AJWolfTill

That's what im thinking the Wii U is going to recive he same version as the other next gen consoles.

@Pixelroy

Well yeah i'm assuming the are waiting for the next console to make a lot of the changes. I mean the Xbox is the only Microsoft product that uses Microsoft points despite Windows/phone stores not using the currency in favor of straight dollars.

@Pixelroy

I'm not saying that sony hasn't made strides in helping the indie scene but to say Microsoft hasn't or won't when we know literally nothing about the next gen xbox live. The only thing you could is look at the developer and store rules for the windows phone and windows store which looks good.

@Pixelroy

Yet I can name at least 10 indie games set for Microsoft platforms staring this month to June maybe.

Looks awesome guys can't wait for it too release. Now lets talk about a new FAST game.

and WIi Continues to be ignored.

So I can be cool like Lucas.

@Nintenjoe64

Wut these are most likely new Multiplayer maps and weapons.

@Prof_Elvin_Gadd

How dare you sully the good name of Mr.Caffine.

I hope they bring back Mr.Caffine from 2011.

Have we got dates for the big three.

Depending on what Microsot does on media features I would gladly drop $450-$500 on it. Also its highly speculated they're going to offer a cheap susidy model.

The headline doesn't feel me with confidence after Nintendo Squandered a e3 and half a year in terms of releases in my eyes.

@Tornado

But he did get Dues Ex and System Shock right. But I agree unless he I still trying to push the medium forward in this way I really can't take him seriously despite his message being a potential wake up call for the industry.

Gaming is still a pretty fledging art form and were now just coming arcoss a time where games can be taken more seriously as an art form or just having a competent narrative. There have been few examples thus far (bioshock, the original Mass Effect, Journey, the walking dead, Alan Wake, Heavy Rain, spec ops) with Bioshock infinite being the latest and being appulded more for its narrative strides more than having any real gameplay innovation.

This is a good thing but will probably still be a bit harder as the industry instead strives for more yearly blockbusters.

Why does the Wii U get the lame pointless voice over.

Trailer and how I feel about the port aside it looks like straight right has put in a lot of work into this game. Looking forward to seeing the gamepad guide and the developer commentary.

Happy anniversary noe lets get freaking plastered.

@seronja

lol what I love BG&E but the game was a bomba sales wise.

I can see why some would have series fatigue but I've only played the mainline games and just started the third game this weekend.

@MadAussieBloke

You do realize that everything developed by unreal doesn't fit into a werid non defined term only well the less desirable side of gamers use.

So it won't get Unreal Engine 4 good to know. If epic won't spend the time to optimize Unreal Engine 4 for Wii U than what are the chances that some external company that has its hands full with the actual development of the game will take time out to port the engine to Wii U. Only way this will happen at this point is if Nintendo itself takes the engine and ports it and the chance of that are happening are pretty slim.

Hate to rain on the parade but by the logic rein is giving here than the WIi would have gotten unreal 3 ports. SO while its quite possible it probably won't happen unfortunately,

@Exile20
first off we don't know if the nextbox will have BC.

second isn't being close to PC mean just that at least in the case of xbox running DirectX. Even now the 360/Windows 8/Windows phone are getting crossports and the 360 doesn't even hare the same NT kernel.

I could see of this was a 720/</PS4 only game like thief. But this has a ps3/360 version meaning no excuse.

@ritsuka666

What is excatly westernized at square enix other than edios? I mean none of heir games play like WRPGS and mostof the combat and interface plays like it build off of final fantasy 12.

Damn You DC for killing Young Justice and Green Lantern.

will buy this though.

Pretty mcuh the main reason I was buying one.

Seems pretty complicated for something that could be achieved quicker and easier with cloud integration. But alas Nintendo is always five years behind on something's.

So the PlayStation version will be using the PlayStation app support and the Xbox version will be using smart glass support. Yet somehow ubisoft doesn't know how to use the Wii U tablet. Ahem.

Good news for the developer. Bought the game yesterday and it plays like megaman. Stuck on the train boss so far.

@star-fox

38 studios had big troubles and wasn't the studio behind Halo backed by activison publishing.

Game was workers on six years for Dour platforms kind of hard to just throw on a fifth. Game isn't set for this year though and activation does like money.

Time for the green bean to get some screen time.

Looks a cool but isn't time to move to 3DSware.

Shouldn't all of this have been happening anyway seeing as Nintendo owns the studio. I imagine that there would be video conferences almost everyday and sharing resources through something like Google Docs and Office 365.

Doesn't better hardware alsoeffect non graphical aspects of gaming. Why focus only on graphics when you can look at stuff like AI or partical effects that aso get better with hardware jumps.

@nomeacuerdo

That's not how the industry works. Apple had record profit last week but their stick plummeted due to lack of growth. (Which is stupid)

This is good all things considering but the investors will probably complain about Nintendo slashing hardware expectations on the Wii U and 3DS despite software sales being great.

For the most part people (investors and Analysts) with no real background on how the market worked expected the Wii U to pull Wii numbers right out the gate.

Also screw you Wall Street Journal Pay Wall.

Unfortunate I didn't realize that thew IP was held by different people.

I do agree with the Nintendo charm part of then store. I haven't used the Wii U eshop but I've find that while all of nintendos other stores suck compared to say XBLA they do have a charm about them

Calling it now its going to be similar to Elder Scrolls/Dragon Dogma. Maybe a smidge of multiplayer as well.

Maybe we might see Miyamoto's new game.

I though eshop was only updated on Thursday?

Good to see indie of a huge variety are embracing the eshop.

@Hokori

Well one off the, was a Twp year old ga,e with the doc coming pout from launch to march.

The other just came out a few months ago and will be supported for dlc for a while.