Nintendo promised it'd bring faster Wii U menu loading in a system update, and it certainly seems it'll deliver. The company has released a video showing the main menu loading a good fifteen seconds faster after quitting a game under the upcoming firmware--a whopping 60% improvement.
When Capcom debuted DuckTales Remastered at its PAX East panel, the reaction was palpable. The classic NES game is still held in high regard, and an HD version with the pedigree of developer WayForward behind it seems like a perfect match on paper. But the proof is in the gameplay, and after some time with it at PAX East, I'm convinced that it's on the right track to honor the game's legacy.
Juggling two jobs can be difficult for anyone, but Captain Edward Kenway seems to take the responsibilities of both pirate and Assassin in his stride. Ubisoft today dropped a "gameplay reveal" trailer for Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag, showing the kind of salty shenanigans players can expect from its latest open-world murder simulator.
The upcoming "Director's Cut" version of Deus Ex: Human Revolution for Wii U promises to fix one of the weakest aspects of the original game: the boss fights. Responding to fan complaints, producer David Anfossi said that, if he could do it all over again, wouldn't remove the boss sequences, but he would do them correctly. "I'm pretty sure that now we have the knowledge to do it correctly," he said back then.
Well, that's exactly what they're planning on doing.
Capcom released two Dungeons & Dragons brawlers in the mid-1990s, and they are now bringing them back as a collection called the Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara coming this June, the company announced at its panel at PAX East today.
The compilation, developed by Iron Galaxy, will include Tower of Doom from 1993 and Shadow Over Mystara form 1996, confirming a recent listing by the Korean ratings board. It will be available digitally for Wii U, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC for $14.99 (1200 Microsoft Points).
The classic world of DuckTales is coming back in a brand new game. DuckTales Remastered is being developed by WayForward Technologies and will be published by Capcom. It will be available for download this summer on Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, and eShop for Wii U for $14.99 (1200 Microsoft Points).
After an extended silence, we finally have some indication that Dragon Quest X is coming to the west. A French retailer has listed the Wii U version of the game, marking our best bet at getting the game since it was announced for Japan in 2011.
As expected following a retailer slip, Square Enix is indeed bringing Deus Ex: Human Revolution to Wii U in 'Director's Cut' form. What is unexpected, however, is that it supposedly does actually rework the game a little, including improved AI, "visual improvements", and a reworking of the widely-disliked boss battles.
TT Games has built a substantial brand name around its Lego line, but that success has relied mostly on the games' proximity to popular existing brands. Watching Batman or Luke Skywalker mime their way through parodies of their own most famous moments has been fun, but they require a certain cultural awareness. Lego City Undercover feels like the developer set a dare for itself: make a game even funnier than the branded titles, with its own original characters, and set in a world that is exponentially more ambitious.
And shockingly, TT Games has pulled it off.
The 3DS game Resident Evil Revelations is coming to PC and consoles with a few extras thrown in for good measure. Capcom announced a newly playable character, enemies, and some features unique to the Wii U today, in preparation for showing the game this weekend at PAX East.
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It appears that Deus Ex: Human Revolution is getting a port to the Wii U. A retail listing shows a "Director's Cut" of the game releasing for the Nintendo platform on May 7.
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Next week's bulging bag of new releases includes the brosome Gears of War: Judgment, intriguing GTA-ish LEGO City Undercover, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, the PC edition of Trials Evolution, zombie shooter The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct, Zen Pinball 2 for Wii U, and Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon on 3DS. Exciting times!
Since the first Skylanders debuted, we've been wondering when Nintendo would apply that approach to Pokemon. It just seems so obvious. Now with the third Skylanders and Disney Infinity on the way, it seems Nintendo is finally jumping into the figure-collecting pool with Pokemon Scramble U. But its approach is slightly different than its competition.
In this in-depth feature, we explore where the "present day" narrative of Assassin's Creed 4 can go. Note that there are many spoilers from across the entire Assassin's Creed franchise.
In unveiling Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag, Ubisoft has revealed their vision of the Golden Age of Piracy. Fans are learning much about Edward Kenway and the pirate's life that will surround him. However, little is known about the modern-day setting for Black Flag. Following the fate of Desmond Miles in Assassin's Creed 3, there's a lingering question mark as to where AC's modern narrative goes from there, with the answers only lying within Abstergo.
Activision plans on producing fewer licensed games, but the company still has a few left to make. Game listings from an Australian retailer point to a game called Fast & Furious: Showdown, releasing near the upcoming movie Fast & Furious 6.
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