Nintendo Direct 5/17: Highlights and Recap

Nintendo Direct 5/17: Highlights and Recap

Posted By: Vincent Parisi In: Gaming News On: 17 May

Nintendo will be rolling out numerous Nintendo Direct video conferences leading up to E3, in wake of their decision to opt out of a major publisher briefing like year’s past. Today marks the first in a series of pre-show events to spotlight some upcoming 3DS and Wii U projects that will be rolling out this [...]

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April NPD: Injustice Gods Among Us beats down the competition

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Gaming News, PC, Playstation 3, Wii U, Xbox 360 On: 16 May

Has it been a month already? I’m still busy playing through all the games I bought in March, and apparently a lot of you guys are too: according to the NPD sales data released today, April was a pretty slow month for the industry. Only 4 out of the top 10 bestselling games for the [...]

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Scribblenauts Unmasked features over 2000 DC heroes and villains

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Gaming News, Handheld, Nintendo DS/3DS, PC, Wii U On: 15 May

How many DC Universe characters can you fit into one game? Over 2000 apparently, as Scribblenauts Unmasked’s developers are bragging that their upcoming DC-themed puzzle-platformer will feature thousands of characters spanning DC’s entire history.

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Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures is the Pac-Man reboot you didn’t ask for

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Gaming News, Playstation 3, Wii U, Xbox 360 On: 14 May

Pac-Man Championship Edition DX is one of the best downloadable titles of this generation — it’s fun, it’s accessible, and it’s insanely addictive. It’s what a retro revival should be: true to the original game, while at the same time making it feel fresh and new. Today Namco Bandai announced Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures, [...]

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Deals Roundup: Your Weekly Dose of Gaming Discounts/Downloads

Posted By: Vincent Parisi In: Gaming News, Nintendo DS/3DS, Playstation 3, PSP / Vita, Wii U, Xbox 360 On:

It’s mid-May, and while it’s not the biggest month for blockbuster titles, “The Big 3” are doing everything they can to ensure you have plenty of games to play during the spring semi-drought. Of course, the best part is that you won’t have to pay full price for any of the games or add-ons they’re [...]

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New Injustice Trailer Shows Off Batgirl Gameplay

Posted By: Vincent Parisi In: Gaming News, Playstation 3, Wii U, Xbox 360 On: 09 May

After a marketplace snafu inadvertently revealed Batgirl would be featured as an upcoming DLC character for Injustice: Gods Among Us, developer Netherrealm decided to go ahead and officially announce the bat-broad’s inclusion. Today, they’ve followed up that announcement with a first look at how Barbara handles herself against the likes of Joker, who many will [...]

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Shadow of the Eternals is being built with assets from a cancelled Silicon Knights project

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Gaming News, PC, Wii U On: 08 May

Shadow of the Eternals, the upcoming crowd-funded “spiritual successor” to Eternal Darkness, features assets recycled from a cancelled Silicon Knights project, which some fans have theorized might have been the oft-rumored Eternal Darkness 2.

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Deals Roundup: Your Weekly Dose of Gaming Discounts/Downloads

Posted By: Vincent Parisi In: Gaming News, Nintendo DS/3DS, Playstation 3, PSP / Vita, Wii U, Xbox 360 On: 07 May

May is in full swing, and rather than shower you with rain, your favorite gaming consoles are looking to sprinkle you with savings. There’s a lot to get through today, considering Sony has reverted to their old announcement method of hitting you with the entire months’ worth of PS+ announcements all within the first couple [...]

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Nintendo Wants Smartphone Applications to Run on Wii U

Posted By: Vincent Parisi In: Gaming News, Wii U On: 06 May

Nintendo is evidently rethinking their console strategy with the Wii U. Ever since the console failed to capture the hearts of the millions of original Wii owners like The Big N initially hoped for, the company has searched high and low for ways to market their next-gen offering. Following announcements like enhanced NFC integration and [...]

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Madden to skip Wii U in 2013

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Gaming News, Wii U On: 02 May

The bad news continues to roll in for Nintendo’s embattled console, as today EA announced that the latest version of Madden won’t be released for the Wii U.

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Nintendo Messages Wii Owners Encouraging Them to Adopt Wii U

Posted By: Vincent Parisi In: Gaming News, Wii, Wii U On: 01 May

It’s not exactly breaking news that the Wii U hasn’t been doing so hot ever since release. Last week, Nintendo global president Satoru Iwata finally gave a frank and candid response to the company’s lackluster console unit sales; citing, among other things, a lack of mainstream education about what the Wii U actually is. Now, [...]

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Deals Roundup: Your Weekly Dose of Gaming Discounts

Posted By: Vincent Parisi In: Gaming News, Playstation 3, PSP / Vita, Wii U, Xbox 360 On: 30 Apr

It’s April 30, and you know what that means: Only two more days until the midnight screening of Iron Man 3 for all the U.S. fans that would rather shoot adrenaline than sleep in the wee hours of the morning. Oh, and I guess it also means a week’s worth of new sales and specials [...]

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