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Call of Duty games moving to three year development cycle

By Andrew Yoon, Feb 06, 2014 2:45pm PST

Activision has announced that future games in the COD series will move to a three-year development cycle. The series has traditionally maintained a two-year cycle until now, with developers Infinity Ward and Treyarch alternating annual releases.

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"1 and 2 were damn DAMN fun games in SP. Ditto MW1 actually, they've been shitty rehashes ever ..."

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Sonic Boom announced for Wii U and 3DS, not developed by Sonic Team

By Ozzie Mejia, Feb 06, 2014 12:20pm PST

Sega has revealed an all-new Sonic game called Sonic Boom for Wii U and 3DS, which will feature a whole new look for the blue hedgehog and precede an all-new CG animated series.

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"Though in this trailer the voices somehow sound better. I'm positively surprised. Bring it on."

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Child of Light brightens up on April 30

By Steve Watts, Feb 06, 2014 10:00am PST

Child of Light will release on April 30 for $14.99, Ubisoft announced today.

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"Hopefully this game is good. Don't know much about it, but UbiArt Framework from Michel Ancel's ..."

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Shovel Knight uses 3DS StreetPass for five-second battles

By Ozzie Mejia, Feb 05, 2014 4:30pm PST

Shovel Knight will take advantage of the Wii U and 3DS' capabilities by incorporating Miiverse and StreetPass features.

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"This game will very likely be close to a day one perch. Just to decide which version to get, ..."

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A World of Keflings coming to Wii U by end of March

By Robert Workman, Feb 04, 2014 1:00pm PST

The Wii U will soon get its fair share of Keflings. NinjaBee has announced that A World of Keflings will finally make its debut on the Wii U in just a couple of months.

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Fraud led to accidental deactivation of Watch Dogs trademark

By Andrew Yoon, Feb 03, 2014 6:00pm PST

Ubisoft has temporarily lost the trademark for Watch Dogs as someone pretending to be CEO Yves Guillemot requested the "express abandonment" for...

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"They probably believed the imposter because he knew how to correctly pronounce the name "Yves ..."

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Rumor: new Sonic game coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Wii U

By Nathaniel Hohl, Feb 03, 2014 10:00am PST

According to a new poster ad, SEGA is already working on a new Sonic game that will be coming to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

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"I believe there's an agreement for a specific number of exclusive games (4 I think), but not for ..."

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Nintendo considering mergers and acquisitions, says president

By Steve Watts, Feb 03, 2014 6:20am PST

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata says the company is considering mergers and acquisitions as an option for its strategy going forward, following a financial report that showed Wii U still floundering.

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"Well some of us do still give a shit because every mario game is fun"

- godm0de see all 55 comments

New game releases of February 3-9

By Alice O'Connor, Feb 02, 2014 7:00am PST

Pinch, punch, first new releases of the month! (Check your retailer's returns policy.) We'll see the launch of Fable Anniversary, Bravely Default, Jazzpunk, The LEGO Movie Videogame, Outlast on PS4, Dustforce on PlayThings, and oodles more.

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"I actually have pictures from my bikini shoot. Will you vote for them? I will send more sexy ..."

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Indie games offer cross-promotional sale on Wii U

By Steve Watts, Jan 31, 2014 8:15am PST

A group of indie developers have gotten together to offer a cross-promotional sale on their Wii U games. If you own (or buy) Toki Tori 2, Mighty Switch Force, Runner 2, Spin the Bottle, or Giana Sisters, all of the others will be 60% off.

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"Great games, cheap prices on good platform. Shame I got three of those on PC already through ..."

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Batman: Arkham Origins story DLC cancelled for Wii U

By Alice O'Connor, Jan 31, 2014 6:45am PST

One more piece of Batman: Arkham Origins DLC is still to come, a little story campaign, but it won't be coming to Wii U. Warner Bros. has confirmed that it's cancelled the Wii U release, as there's not enough interest. You know, the real Batman would stick up for the underdo...

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"Not just that it was cheaper. For example in Finland all the versions seemed to be same priced, ..."

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Lucario joins Smash Bros for Wii U and 3DS

By Ozzie Mejia, Jan 31, 2014 6:00am PST

The Steel/Fighting-type Pokémon, Lucario, is bringing his unique aura back to Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS, making his triumphant return from 2006's Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

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Wii U update to start up games faster this summer

By Steve Watts, Jan 30, 2014 8:30am PST

Nintendo is planning an update for this summer that will give players a "Quick Start Menu" option for the Wii U, letting you select from five games as soon as you start up the console and bypass the Miiverse console startup screen.

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"Yeah, the Wii U startup isn't terribly long but it comes across as sluggish. And it resembles ..."

- EnhancedInterrogator see all 6 comments

Mario Kart 8 dropping in May

By Steve Watts, Jan 30, 2014 7:30am PST

Mario Kart 8 will be coming in May, Nintendo announced at its recent financial briefing.

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"I don't get it. Why not use the GamePad screen in the same way as the bottom screen in MKDS and ..."

- Grape Flavor see all 4 comments

Nintendo DS games coming to Wii U Virtual Console

By Steve Watts, Jan 30, 2014 6:20am PST

Nintendo's Satoru Iwata says that DS games will be coming to the Wii U Virtual Console, as part of a company effort to "focus on enriching the value of the GamePad to give momentum to Wii U this year."

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