Apparently a Crytek employee got the upcoming shooter Crysis 3 running on the Wii U. However, this is not a sign that they are developing the game for the Wii U as they were just seeing what the console could do.

The rumour also claims that the Wii U was able to run the game at 30-35 FPS in 720p HD. It was also claimed that the Crytek employee thinks the Wii U can run Crysis at 1080p HD if the controller is turned off. However, they were unable to test out that theory as they couldn’t turn the controller off with the dev kit they had. The controller itself is apparently able to stream the game at 480p. The game was said to have great lighting and particle effects on par with the PC version.

If this is true it certainly adds new discussions for the Wii U ‘power debate’ but I would suggest that you take this rumour with a truckload of salt.

In episode three of the “Behind the Mask” video series, Vigil Games have been explaining the main character’s story. The video also features some gameplay footage of Death in action.

A few days ago, Ubisoft released a teaser trailer of Assassin’s Creed III encouraging people to tweet, post and share in order to unlock the full trailer. This how now been accomplished and you can view it below.

Ubisoft have recently announced that Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth will be making its way to the Wii U and the Xbox Kinect. The game will feature characters from the Avengers as well as other heroes and villains from the Marvel universe. The game will feature environments inspired by the comics and will release for  the Kinect and Wii U later this year.

Ubisoft EMEA Marketing and Sales Director Geoffroy Sardin said:

We are excited to team up with Marvel Entertainment to bring some of the most iconic comic book characters from the Marvel line-up to life in motion-gaming. Fans of the Marvel universe and superhero games are going to love the extensive combinations of characters, motion-controlled moves and competitive gameplay.

A new trailer has been released showing a small peek at Assassin’s Creed III’s protagonist, Connor. At the end of the video, gamers are encouraged to unite together by tweeting and posting to unlock the world gameplay premier of Assassin’s Creed 3. To get more information about the campaign or to help unlock the trailer click here.

Ubisoft’s sequel to Beyond Good and Evil (which released on the PS2, GameCube, Xbox and PC in 2003), has now been reconfirmed to be in development and it has been strongly hinted to be coming to the next generation of consoles. In a video interview, creative director Michel Ancel said:

We are in an active creation stage and at this moment we are only focusing on the game and making it the best game that we can. I can say that it’s a very ambitious game and we need some tech to achieve that ambition. We focus on the game. We create it first, then we’ll see what can run it. We don’t say 2013 because we don’t know when it will come. We’re working to create a great game and it needs more tech.

Last year,  Ancel did say the game wasn’t coming to this generation of consoles because of technical issues and the scope of the game.

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In the latest edition of Pach-Attack, video game analyst Michael Pachter has been answering questions on the Wii U.

Have a peek at the video after the break and share your thoughts.

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Pictures have surfaced on the internet listing several upcoming Wii U games. The pictures were apparently taken by an employee of Blockbuster UK and show a list of Wii U games on the Blockbuster database.

Most of the titles are ones that have already been announced but there are some interesting additions such as Splinter Cell, Shield Pose and Zombie.

Check out the lists for yourself below.

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There has been quite a debate going on about where the Wii U ‘sits’, in terms of console generations, ever since it was revealed at E3 2011. Some people have described the Wii U as a machine in-between this generation and the next, others believe that the Wii U is truly a next generation console and some have claimed it is not as powerful as this generation of HD consoles.

Adding to this to this debate, EA’s Cam Weber has claimed that the Wii U is truly a next generation console. In an interview with Game Informer, when asked whether the Wii U was a next generation console he said:

Absolutely. It’s a [new] platform with a new controller input, so we’ll do everything we can to deliver an experience that will take advantage of the hardware for that consumer.

New gameplay footage of the upcoming racing game, Project cars, has been released. The game, which is scheduled for release in 2013, will be releasing on the Wii U, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.