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How the Driver franchise laid the foundation for Watch Dogs

By Andrew Yoon, Dec 18, 2013 12:45pm PST

Ubisoft was working on a driving game, potentially to be part of the Driver franchise. However, after its cancellation, it laid down the foundation to become Watch Dogs.

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"That's a pretty solid analogy. I had actually forgotten about that."

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Mario Kart 8 trailer shows off high-flying antics (and baby-people)

By Andrew Yoon, Dec 18, 2013 10:00am PST

The Mushroom Kingdom is a horrifying place. At least, that's the lesson to be learned from this new two minute trailer for Mario Kart 8.

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"Man, this looks so good! Watching this video kind of makes me wish the Wii U was in 3D because ..."

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Rosalina and Luma join Super Smash Bros for Wii U and 3DS

By Ozzie Mejia, Dec 18, 2013 9:35am PST

Rosalina and Luma have come crashing in from Super Mario Galaxy to do battle in the Super Smash Bros. arena on both Wii U and 3DS.

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"I've never been clear on whether LSP is the princess of Lumpy Space, or a space princess that is ..."

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Wii Sports Club rolls out Golf today

By Alice O'Connor, Dec 18, 2013 9:10am PST

Wii Sports Club debuted with tennis and bowling, but if you want a little more up your sleeve to help settle family arguments over Christmas, Nintendo has you covered. Golf has rolled out onto Wii U today, with the same price model of $1.99 to play all three sports for one d...

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NES Remix shaking up classics on Wii U today

By Alice O'Connor, Dec 18, 2013 7:30am PST

Nintendo has shook up some of its classic NES games in a compilation named NES Remix, which either smooshes several together ("mashes them up," in the vernacular) or changes them for cheeky challenges. In a fine feat of secret-keeping, it was only announced this morning and ...

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"This looks like the kind of game you made up as a kid. "Wouldn't it be cool if you could ..."

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Sonic Lost World getting Nintendo-themed DLC

By Steve Watts, Dec 18, 2013 7:22am PST

Sonic Lost World for Wii U is getting two DLC packs based on popular Nintendo franchises. The first, Yoshi's Island Zone, is available now for free.

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"Definitely the weirdest mashup I've seen in a while. But the footage actually looks fun."

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Yoshi's New Island coming in spring

By Steve Watts, Dec 18, 2013 7:09am PST

Nintendo narrowed the release windows for two of its first-party titles today. Both Yoshi's New Island for 3DS and Mario Kart 8 for Wii U will launch in spring 2014.

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Dr. Luigi starts practicing December 31

By Steve Watts, Dec 18, 2013 6:56am PST

Nintendo announced Dr. Luigi today, a spin-off of Dr. Mario with modes from past games and a new "Operation L" mode with combination pills. It's coming December 31.

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Hyrule Warriors mixes Zelda and Dynasty Warriors

By Alice O'Connor, Dec 18, 2013 6:45am PST

A crossover between The Legend of Zelda and Dynasty Warriors may not be something you've clamoured for, but it's something you're getting. Nintendo today announced Hyrule Warriors for Wii U, a spin-off from Tecmo Koei's hack 'n' slash series which series Link murdering horde...

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"Remember, the last time Nintendo and Tecmo collaborated, we got Another M. That said, I'm ..."

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How To Survive Wii U version still alive for 2014 release

By Ozzie Mejia, Dec 17, 2013 6:00pm PST

505 Games has acknowledged a delay for the Wii U version of How To Survive, noting that it's now slated for a 2014 release.

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CastleStorm catapults onto Wii U on December 26

By Ozzie Mejia, Dec 16, 2013 5:30pm PST

Zen Studios' CastleStorm is preparing to hit the Wii U on December 26 with exclusive GamePad controls.

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"I bought that game on 360 and couldn't really get into it. Played kind of like shit."

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LEGO The Hobbit first trailer shows off movie cast

By Alice O'Connor, Dec 16, 2013 6:30am PST

With hobbits and dwarves now frolicking around the screen of a cinema near you, Warner Bros. today released the first trailer for its latest plastic adaptation, LEGO The Hobbit. As with TT Games' LEGO The Lord of the Rings, this is lifting dialogue and plot from the movies, ...

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"Yeah it's kind of silly how they handle it in the LOTR game. It's like a giant gold bangle lol. "

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New game releases of December 16-22

By Alice O'Connor, Dec 15, 2013 8:00am PST

Next week brings the start of The Walking Dead: Season Two, on some platforms at least, along with the PS4 version of flOw, the HD-ified PC port of DS FPS Dementium II, Terraria and Eufloria for Vita, and oodles more Vita games. The Walking Dead may be coming to PS3 too, but...

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Sonic Lost World update adds more lives, makes GamePad controls optional

By Andrew Yoon, Dec 12, 2013 4:00pm PST

Sonic Lost World had a lot of issues at launch. Sega is attempting to address at least a few of them in a new title update.

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"It's nowhere near the quality of Sonic Generations. One small step for man, one giant leap ..."

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Call of Duty: Ghosts adds killstreak skin DLC for $2

By Andrew Yoon, Dec 11, 2013 1:45pm PST

Tomorrow, "The Wolf" DLC will launch on Xbox platforms. For $2, this will transform the Guard Dog killstreak into a wolf.

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"It will randomly go and hunt for deer during the match and your epeen weapon of choice gets ..."

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