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Assassin’s Creed III to be most pre-ordered Ubisoft game ever

Earlier today, Ubisoft released information pertaining to pre-orders for the popular game, Assassin’s Creed III. Within the three weeks the game has been available for pre-order in North America, it has exceeded the reserve amount for previous games in the series within the same timeframe. Although Ubisoft did not release any information pertaining to the […]

Toki Tori 2 may have Steam Cloud support

Two Tribes, who are responsible for the development of Toki Tori 2, recently made a tweet hinting that the game may have Wii U and Steam cross support. Simply tweeting, “Cross platform PC/Wii U saves! Wouldn’t that be nice ;)” one could assume this as fact, but it may still be too early to say. […]

First trailer & gameplay footage of Epic Mickey 2 to be revealed next week?

GameTrailers have booked some exclusive time with Junction Point and Warren Spector, and there’s a good chance that Epic Mickey 2 will be a major focus of their next episode, which airs on March 22. GTTV will have the world exclusive reveal trailer and first gameplay anywhere of Warren Spector’s next yet-to-be-announced game. It’s going to […]

More new Ninja Gaiden 3 screenshots

Team Ninja and Tecmo Koei have released yet another sweet batch of Ninja Gaiden 3 screenshots. As usual, you can see them all after the break.

Assassin’s Creed 3 artwork blowout

Ubisoft have released a slew of concept artwork from the developers of Assassin’s Creed 3, which you can admire for yourself after the break.

Lots of new Darksiders 2 footage

GameTrailers had the chance to get a close look at Darksiders 2 at GDC, and they’ve got lots of fantastic in-game footage in episode 512 of their GT.TV show. You can watch it after the break.

The Xbox 720 will not be shown or released this year

There have been a lot of rumours and rumblings about the Xbox 360’s successor. We haven’t reported on most of them since this is a Wii U blog, after all, but this particular one is worth pointing out because it’s great news for the Wii U. According to Bloomberg, Microsoft plan to launch the Xbox […]

The gameplay in Assassin’s Creed 3 changes with the seasons

Assassin’s Creed 3 features changing seasons, which will affect the game’s mechanics. For instance, snow will slow down your movement, and might even block paths entirely in winter. As the in-game seasons change, you may, for instance, find traveling via tree-hopping to be a more effective way to get around. This sounds like a really c00l […]

Video: Ninja Gaiden 3 – Developer Diary #6

The sixth and final Ninja Gaiden 3 developer diary has been released, which tells us a bit more about the game’s storylines. You can watch it after the break.

Sonic is a “perfect fit” for Wii U, according to SEGA

SEGA’s Takashi Iizuka, who leads Sonic Team, thinks that Sonic and the Wii  U were meant to go together. He explains that the Wii “created that living room experience with families, and it had great success,” and that “adding the controller, and in a sense upgrading the Wii, [the Wii U] has got potential to […]