Ubisoft is (probably) working on a Wii U MMORPG
A set of job listings for Ubisoft Quebec would certainly lead you to believe so. The set was tweeted by Emile Gauthier, a “communication guy” at the company, as a public call for talent to work on an upcoming “AAA MMORPG game”. [blackbirdpie id=”143719963339915265″] Sounds like we’ve got an announcement from Ubisoft to look forward to in […]
Zelda Wii U will “challenge” series conventions
Many gamers (myself included) have been greatly enjoying The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword over the past couple of weeks, pleased with all the new and refreshing gameplay elements it brought to the Zelda franchise. However, in the newest issue of Nintendo Power, Eiji Aonuma revealed that Skyward Sword was only the beginning – Zelda Wii U is […]
Vigil want augmented reality in Darksiders 2
Vigil’s Colin Banstead, the director of Darksiders 2, has some interesting ideas in mind for making use of the Wii U controller. Specifically, he’s interested in an augmented reality-esque implementation of a throwing mechanism. One thing I saw at the [E3] press conference that I thought would be cool is using the controller as a […]
Square Enix confident in the Wii U, but not “certain”
Square Enix’s Yoshinori Kitase, who previously mentioned the possibility of bringing Final Fantasy to the Wii U, has commented on the Wii U, praising its tech specs and HD visuals. However, while he hopes that his company’s multiplatform titles will see releases on it, he isn’t entirely sure it’s going to happen. With the Wii U, […]
“Project Cars” slated for the Wii U
Project Cars (tentative title), a racing simulation game, might be coming to the Wii U as well as the Xbox 360 and PS3. The game, which is currently in development, is uniquely using community feedback to improve and change the game. The whole point of WMD was creating a game where you’re listening more to the […]
Reggie believes the Wii U has a chance to “disrupt the market” like the Wii did
Reggie spoke on how Nintendo plans to approach the development of Wii U projects now that his company has a powerful HD platform to work with. In a nutshell, he wants to really drive the controller’s touchscreen and connectivity features home as the console’s defining features, and thinks the Wii U has a chance of […]
Nine new Ninja Gaiden 3 screenshots
Tecmo Koei released nine beautiful screenshots of Ninja Gaiden 3 today. Note that they’re from the Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 version of the game, and not the Wii U version known as Razor’s Edge, but you can expect the latter to look every bit as good as these. They were accompanied by the following description in Tecmo Koei’s […]
Killer Freaks from Outer Space was once ‘Killer Rabbids’ for Xbox 360/PS3
It takes a long time to make a game, so it’s not uncommon for a console launch to be full of games that were once in production for another system. It seems that Killer Freaks from Outer Space is one of those games, originally having been proposed for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. More […]
Assassin’s Creed 3 slated for 2012
Ubisoft’s Yves Guillemot confirmed that work is already underway on the next installment in the Assassin’s Creed series, which is due for release next year. I have the pleasure to announce today that there will be another full-fledged Assassin’s Creed title next year. It will be another major release, and we will be communicating more about […]
Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge to be a Wii U launch title
At their last investor relations meeting, Tecmo Koei revealed that Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge is slated to be a Wii U launch title. It’s looking like a very solid game so far, so it’ll be great to have it there right out of the gate. What’s more, Amazon are already taking pre-orders, so if […]
