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SDCC 2011: The Evolution of Darksiders II – Playing With Death
With the original Darksiders, the development team was “searching around” trying to find the “soul” of the title. Vigil Games director Marvin Donald expresses that “[they] didn’t really know what Darksiders was until the end.” But, not with the sequel. “This time you’re playing Death, another of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. You may [...]
Netflix Introduces New Plans, Increases Prices
Netflix has revealed its plans to “upgrade” its overall pricing structure, for both its mail-in and streaming services. These price changes won’t take affect for existing costumers until September 1st, but the change will be immediate for all incoming costumers. According to the company’s official blog, the change will replace the existing plans, adding a [...]
EB Games Australia Refusing To Sell Resident Evil: Mercenaries 3D
Update – It seems that GameStop won’t be accepting trade-ins of The Mercenaries 3D because of the irremovable saves situation. According to different sources, it seems that the conduction will be a company wide policy. In addition, Gamefly won’t be pushing the title for rent. The used game debates have generated a certain amount of [...]
E3 2011: Miyamoto – The Wii U Won’t Blow Away Rivals
The graphical capabilities of the hardware is something that’s been “hard to explain” — even developers have struggled when explaining it. However, Shigeru Miyamoto was a little more specific in his explanation. In an interview with Gamespot, Miyamoto said that the Wii U may not “necessarily dramatically outperform the systems that are out now.” The [...]
E3 2011: What’s Under Hood? IBM Spills The Chips on Wii U
Here’s something. According to IBM, Nintendo’s newly unveiled console, the Nintendo Wii U, is packing the same processing technologies found in Watson, the artificially intelligent, supercomputer that dominates at Jeopardy. The microprocessor is a 45nm custom chip with “a lot” of embedded DRAM. The custom chip takes advantage of a silicon-on-insulator design, so it’s capable of [...]
E3 2011: Luigi’s Mansion 3DS Teased
During it’s press conference, Nintendo teased multiple titles, but Luigi’s Mansion being teased for 3DS was a surprise. Anyway, Nintendo said that there will be more that one mansion this time around, however no other details where given about the title.
E3 2011: Here’s Nintendo’s New Platform, The Wii U
The anticipation all comes down to this announcement. Nintendo has unveiled its next platform, the Nintendo Wii U, the successors to the acclaimed motion-based platform. The announcement came during this morning’s press conference, along with confirmation of the innovative table-based controller, which features both thumbstricks and touchscreen aspects.
Nintendo Confirms Next Console
During a financial forecast meeting, Nintendo Japan confirmed its plans to release a brand new home console in 2012. The console is rumored to be more powerful than either of its competitors current consoles. The still-unnamed system will be announced and playable at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles this June. According to Nintendo, [...]
Nintendo Set To Reveal New Console
There are reports circling that Nintendo’s next console will be debuting at E3, introducing the maker of Mario and Zelda into the high-definition console era. These reports will confirm rumors that have been swirling for months about the decline in its home console. Furthermore, its rumored that the console will be “more powerful” than current-gen [...]
PAX 2010: Epic Mickey’s Epic Introduction Continues
“Mickey is an adventurous and rambunctious mouse,” said Warren Spector, creative director and vice president, Junction Point. “I want to bring his personality to the forefront, place him in a daunting world and connect his spirited character with video game players worldwide. Ultimately, each player decides for him- or herself what makes Mickey cool.”
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