By: Eddie Makuch Longtime Mario sidekick Yoshi is featured in Wii U launch game Nintendo Land, but he may be getting a game of his own. Listings at Best Buy and its subsidiary Future Shop for “Yoshi’s Land” have appeared and even revealed details about the unannounced game. The product description for Yoshi’s Land says players will see Yoshi as never before: in high definition. … Continue reading Yoshi’s Land spotted for Wii U
By: Guy Cocker It’s been a tough six months for developer Irrational Games and its latest game, Bioshock Infinite. In May, publisher Take-Two announced that the game was being pushed back beyond its scheduled October release date to arrive on February 26, 2013 instead. Then, in August, a number of the team’s top development staff began leaving the company. First were director of product development Tim Gerritsen and art director … Continue reading Bioshock Infinite will not feature multiplayer
By: Eddie Makuch Nintendo‘s new Wii U console launched today in the United States without one of its more novel features: Nintendo TVii. The Mario maker told GameSpot last night at the Wii U launch event in New York City that the streaming service’s delay to December was borne of a desire to make it “absolutely perfect.” “Well, I think everybody who knows Nintendo, knows that Nintendo wants everything … Continue reading Why Nintendo TVii missed Wii U launch
By: Eddie Makuch The Wii U‘s Nintendo Network is not entirely free. According to a Wii Usupport page, parents or guardians must pay a one-time fee of $0.50 to create a Nintendo Network account for children under the age of 13. This acts as proof of consent to create a Nintendo Network account, and is in accordance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). According … Continue reading Wii U charges 50 cents to register minors
By: Erren Van Duine Final Fantasy Type-0′s English localization was nearly complete, if a source close to Operation Suzaku is to be believed. “According to our source, who recorded voice-over for one of the characters in the game, at least 90% of the English localization is complete. The dubbing sessions took place in the last quarter of 2011, just after the release (October 27th) of Final Fantasy Type-0 … Continue reading Final Fantasy Type-0′s English localization was nearly completed last year
By: Eddie Makuch CBS Films has tapped Scott Derrickson (Sinister, The Exorcism of Emily Rose) to direct the upcoming Deus Ex: Human Revolution film adaptation, the company announced today. He will also write the screenplay for the film alongside C. Robert Cargill (Sinister). The untitled Deus Ex film will be produced by Roy Lee (The Departed, The Ring) and Adrian Askarieh (Hitman). John P. Middleton, … Continue reading Exorcism director behind Deus Ex movie
By: Erren Van Duine Square Enix has yet to localize Final Fantasy Type-0 due to market reasons. That’s quite obvious given the state of the PSP outside of Japan. One could argue the company waited too long to make any localization decision on the title, but Hajime Tabata has provided a few words instead that may encourage you. “Due to market reasons, we are taking … Continue reading Square Enix taking a “clean slate” approach in terms of plans for bringing Final Fantasy Type-0 to the west
By: Eddie Makuch The Sons of Anarchy game has screeched to a halt. Show creator Kurt Sutter said on Twitter today that he is no longer trying to bring a game based on the FX biker drama to market. “I’m done,” he said. “No interest from industry, little support from Fox. It B dead.” Just yesterday, Sutter reached out to Grand Theft Auto and Red … Continue reading Sons of Anarchy game ‘dead’
By: Laura Parker A PlayStation 3 user has reportedly discovered a hidden benefit to Sony’s PlayStation Move Racing Wheel peripheral. According to Albert Chen, whose discovery was reported on iWaggle 3D, the peripheral appears to add motion control to any game, even those that do not necessarily support Move. Chen said that his tests with the PS Move Racing Wheel showed that it would work … Continue reading PS Move Racing Wheel works with any game
By: Eddie Makuch Microsoft’s removal of the Facebook and Twitter applications on Xbox Live recently was no mistake. The company confirmed to IGN that the apps will be “retired” with the mandatory Xbox 360 dashboard update that is currently rolling out. It was rumored that Microsoft removed the apps to encourage gamers to use Internet Explorer through their consoles. The company did not deny this, … Continue reading Microsoft ‘retiring’ Xbox Facebook, Twitter apps
