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Batman: Arkham Origins gets new storyline DLC this year

By Jenna Pitcher on Jan 02, 2014 01.02.14

New story downloadable content is set for Batman: Arkham Origins in 2014, according to a teaser announcement posted on the official Batman Arkham Facebook page. "All-new STORY DLC coming in 2014! More details to come..." the post reads accompanied by a picture illustrating the Humanitarian of the Year Awards statue encased in ice. The recent announcement follows a teaser image posted on the Facebook account last week, stating "You are cordially invited to the Humanitarian of the Year Awards at the Wayne Manor on New Year's Eve." A new online multiplayer mode, "Hunter, Hunted," rolled out for the title mid-December for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Windows PC versions of the game. The game also recently received the Initiation challenge map pack, an add-on set within North...
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Call of Duty, Just Dance and GTA 5 lead Amazon's bestselling games

By Michael McWhertor on Dec 27, 2013 12.27.13

Calling the 2013 holiday shopping season the company's best ever, online retailer Amazon announced this week it sold more than 36.8 million items worldwide on Dec. 2, the day on which Cyber Monday fell this year. The bestselling video game during the holiday season, Amazon said, was Call of Duty: Ghosts for Xbox 360. The other two bestselling games during the holiday shopping season were Ubisoft's Just Dance 2014 for Wii and Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto 5 for Xbox 360. Both Ghosts and GTA 5 were included in Amazon's Cyber Monday sale. While Amazon didn't provide specific sales for those three titles, it did boast of another metric. According to the company, the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One were so popular that customers bought more than 1,000 units per minutes at the peak of sales...
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Meet the people who keep some of your favorite games running

By Brian Crecente on Dec 27, 2013 12.27.13

In many ways, 2013 was the year of the spectacular network outage.The inability to keep gamers connected online hampered everything from the launch of major video games like SimCity, GTA Online and Battlefield 4, to console services like the PlayStation Network, Xbox Live and, just this week, Nintendo's online network. Server issues were even among the problems that thwarted a successful rollout of HealthCare.gov. As Electronic Arts' recently promoted CEO, Andrew Wilson, told Polygon in a November interview, all of mankind is transitioning to a digital world, and that transition brings with it some major issues. "As all of mankind right now transitions to a digital-type world and a digital-type experience, and you think about the scale and the load that comes from all of mankind...
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Nintendo reminds consumers that the Wii U is a new system

By Jenna Pitcher on Dec 22, 2013 12.22.13

Nintendo's latest advertisement for the Wii U attempts to clarify with consumers that the console is an entirely new system and not just a peripheral upgrade for the Wii, as well as highlighting the system's features and new game releases. The advertisement describes the Wii U console as "an entirely new technology and true successor to Wii." The two minute video also outlines the Wii U's features and "exclusive library of games" such as Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD, Pikmin 3, Super Mario 3D World, Wii Sports Club and more. Earlier in the year, Nintendo global president Satoru Iwata acknowledged that slow sales of Wii U units were partially due to people's misconception that the console is simply a peripheral upgrade for the Wii. He also said that Nintendo has been unable to...
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Cranky Kong tackles new heights in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

By Megan Farokhmanesh on Dec 18, 2013 12.18.13

Donkey Kong's oldest buddy in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Cranky Kong, will give players the power to pogo over danger, as demonstrated by a recent hands-on event in San Francisco. Cranky Kong was revealed as the game's latest playable character — joining Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong — during VGX 2013. In Tropical Freeze's single-player mode, players will always take control of the game's titular ape, Donkey Kong. DK is far from on his own, however; buddies ride along on his back and offer special attacks and abilities. In the case of Cranky, that includes the ability to defy gravity and bounce over otherwise deadly spikes with a pogo stick. Like Diddy and Dixie, Cranky can also take out enemies with a long-ranged attack. Unlike Diddy's pop-gun or Dixie's bubblegum attacks,...
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Wii Sports Club introduces golf to the mix starting today

By Emily Gera on Dec 18, 2013 12.18.13

Nintendo's Wii Sports Club introduces golfing to its roster of sports minigames starting today on Wii U, it was announced during Nintendo Direct. The new release features the original nine-hole course seen in prior iterations of the game, as well as courses based on Nintendo's 25 year-old title Golf first released to the Nintendo Entertainment System. in 1984. The game will begin distributing online later today, and Wii U owners who have the automatic software downloads feature enabled will find the software already on their Wii U menu screen. Additionally, a 24-hour free trial will be made available.
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How to Survive finally coming to Wii U next year

By Emily Gera on Dec 16, 2013 12.16.13

The multiplatform zombie-heavy title How to Survive is shuffling onto Wii U consoles in 2014 following its release of Windows PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 earlier in November, publisher 505 Games told Nintendo Everything. The title was expected to hit Nintendo's eShop in fall of 2013 alongside its other platform releases. How to Survive won't launch on Wii U with online multiplayer, however. The title will include local multiplayer similar to that offered on other systems. How to Survive puts players onto a remote island off the coast of Columbia infested with cannibalistic zombies. Players will harness the game's survival guide and crafting system as they hunt for food and water, build shelter, craft tools and weapons and defend themselves against the undead threat.
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Nintendo boss Iwata on Wii Fit U and taking the stairs to his office

By Colin Campbell on Dec 11, 2013 12.11.13

A new Iwata Asks transcript has been released in which Nintendo's president Satoru Iwata talks to colleagues about Wii Fit U and its Fit Meter, while also offering a little insight into his own attempts to stay healthy.Wii Fit U, due to be launched in full this week, allows players to exercise using the Wii U Balance Board and / or the Wii U GamePad. It also comes with a Fit Meter, a portable device, manufactured by Panasonic, that users can wear throughout the day, so that their non-Wii U exercises, including day-to-day activities like housework or climbing stairs, can be uploaded to Wii Fit U and incorporated into its calculations. Wii Fit U has been available as a free demo on Wii U since November. The full package goes on sale this week, including the Fit Meter, for $19.99. "I...
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How Rayman Legends' underwater stealth world came together

By Samit Sarkar on Dec 04, 2013 12.04.13

Rayman Legends developer Ubisoft Montpellier had a challenging task in creating the underwater universe of the platformer's "20,000 Lums Under the Sea" world, and its designer went through the process on the UbiBlog today. The studio had to ensure that the world was very different from the water world of Rayman Legends' predecessor, 2011's Rayman Origins. The first game's water sequence was bright and colorful; in contrast, the one in Legends is ominous and foreboding. Going along with the dark theme, the developers decided to excise visible lums (the Rayman games' happy-go-lucky collectibles). Ubisoft Montpellier also tweaked the standard underwater-level formula by setting 20,000 Lums in a massive underwater dome, which allowed the studio to build swimming sections as well as...

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Square Enix bringing nine games to Jump Festa '14

By Samit Sarkar on Dec 04, 2013 12.04.13

Square Enix will show off nine of its games at Jump Festa '14, the annual anime and manga exposition in Japan run by magazine publisher Shueisha, Square Enix announced today. The video game publisher will showcase the games in various forms — playable demos will be available for some titles, while others will be shown only in trailers. Here's the full list: Dragon Quest X: Version 2 (Wii, Wii U, Windows PC) – trailer Bravely Default: For the Sequel (Nintendo 3DS) – trailer Final Fantasy 10/10-2 HD Remaster (PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita) – playable demo and trailer Dragon Warrior Monsters 2 (3DS) - playable demo and trailer Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call (3DS) - playable demo and trailer Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix (PS3) - playable demo and trailer D...
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