Pikmin 3 coming August 4, The Wonderful 101 coming September 15

Nintendo outlined a slew of release dates during today's Nintendo Direct, which focused on its release plans for the summer. You'll be able to play Pikmin 3, The Wonderful 101, and Game & Wario before autumn (technically) begins.

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Updated with additional details from Sega.

Sega's next Sonic the Hedgehog game, Sonic Lost World, will be exclusive to Nintendo Wii U and 3DS. "The onetime rivalry between Mario and Sonic has grown into a friendship that has never been closer," Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime said in the announcement.

According to Nintendo, this announcement demonstrates "the commitment we have to bringing great games to the Wii U platform." This comes a day after EA officially announced it was not developing games for Nintendo's latest home console.

Read more: Agreement covers 'next three titles' of Sonic franchise »

We haven't heard a peep from Ubisoft on Rainbow 6 Patriots in a while, and a recent move from a retailer has raised further questions about the game's fate. GameStop has reportedly pulled the game from its database, and a source claims those in charge "actively flipped a switch" rather than any kind of automated time-based removal.

Read more: Rare to pull games from big publishers »

When Sony shut down Wipeout developer Studio Liverpool last year, a few former members banded together to set up Sawfly Studios. Its first game is, well, quite different to the futuristic racer--a urinary path-setting puzzler named Men's Room Mayhem. You'll get to play with it next week, publisher Ripstone announced today.

Read more: Oh, the perils of 'men's room etiquette!' »

With six days left on its crowdfunding campaign, retro "reset" Jagged Alliance: Flashback has only raised 65% of its goal. Oh, how tense! To tempt, tease and excite potential backers, developer Full Control has released a downloadable "diorama" with a rotatable in-engine peek at the art style it's bringing to the turn-based tactics 'em up.

Read more: Influenced by Dishonored »

If there's one thing I learned from my previous hands-on with The Last of Us, it's that it's not Uncharted. Approach the game like Nathan Drake, and you'll find yourself staring at a Game Over screen in no time. Rushing towards armed baddies will get you shot and killed instantly; trying to take a clicker head-on will get you bitten; trying to make giant leaps of faith will have you plummet to your doom.

But, it is a Naughty Dog game, and playing through more of the single-player adventure revealed that The Last of Us can be as much a blockbuster as it is a thriller.

Read more: An intelligent thrill ride »

Twisted Metal creator David Jaffe will be serving an advisory role on Autoduel, the inaugural project for indie developer Pixelbionic. The role makes sense, as the PC multiplayer car combat game is making no bones about paying homage to Jaffe's work.

Read more: Insterstate series vets also on-board »

Every massively multiplayer game has some sort of gathering mechanic where players can use items they find to craft useful things that they won't have to spend money on. The Elder Scrolls Online will be no different, as a new video talks about exploration and gathering in Tamriel.

Watch: How to gather and explore »

Injustice: Gods Among Us took the top position on the NPD charts last month. Critically panned Dead Island: Riptide took home the number two spot, proving that people still really like zombies, and that the original game actually managed to convert some fans.

Defiance also managed to crack the charts. The show has been doing well enough to be renewed for a second season, and it appears the game ain't doing so poorly itself. Finally, Lego City Undercover for 3DS manages to make the top 10--although its well-received, bigger-budget Wii U counterpart is missing from the charts.

Read more: EA suffers in latest sales chart »

Ninjas never go out of style. Indie developer Grip Games has announced its next title, Atomic Ninjas, for the PlayStation 3 and Vita. The multiplayer-focused action platformer will release this summer. The announcement promises cross-platform play and game syncing, but does not say whether the game would be cross-buy.

Read more: 'Malevolent creativity' »

EA spokesperson Jeff Brown confirmed to Kotaku that "we have no games in development for the Wii U currently."

The confirmation isn't entirely shocking, after EA announced that it had no plans to bring Madden NFL 25 to Nintendo's latest home console. However, the company said at the time that their relationship with Nintendo was "strong."

Read more: Frostbite doesn't support Wii U »

Epic Games has announced the next downloadable content for Gears of War: Judgment. It's titled the "Lost Relics" pack and will be coming in June. It include some new maps, an old favorite, and a new objective gametype, along with new weapon and armor skins.

Read more: Checkout returns, Breakout debuts »

Electronic Arts is getting into the MOBA business, as evidenced by the launch of a new website for "Dawngate" from new studio Waystone Games. Details are scarce, though, because it seems like EA may have flipped a switch a little earlier than intended.

Read more: 'Community-driven content and story' »

League of Legends traffics a lot of players on a daily basis--12 million at last count. That player count means it's bound to have some bad behavior, but it also gives developer Riot Games plenty of room for testing. It began a series of player behavior initiatives last year, and has detailed the results.

Read more: Tribunals, Honors, and priming messages »

Metro: Last Light developer 4A Games has worked in substandard industry conditions, according to former THQ president Jason Rubin. The executive laid out a fairly harsh picture of working conditions in the Ukraine, only to be met by some good-natured acknowledgement from the studio's creative director.

Read more: Power outages 'the norm' »