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The Last Guardian Still “On Track” – UPDATE: Not It Isn’t!
Update: It appears that Mr. McNamara had been misinformed as Sony Computer Entertainment President and CEO Jack Tretton confirmed today that The Last Guardian is now officially on hiatus.
While this news is disappointing it isn’t exactly unexpected. The last time the game was shown was during the 2010 Tokyo Game Show and since then the elusive title has sadly become vapourware and somewhat of a running joke within the games industry.
Farewell, The Last Guardian. We will miss you… weird cat-dog, eagle type-thing…
E3 2013: Two New Smash Bros. Instalments Confirmed
Fans of Nintendo Mascot brawler, Super Smash Bros. rejoice as two new instalments in the series have been confirmed, one for Wii U and one for 3Ds.
New characters have been revealed, including “The Villager” from Animal Crossing as well as Mega Man, both of whom are accompanied by their own stages.
Bowser, Donkey Kong, Fox McCloud, Kirby, Link, Mario, Pikachu, Pit, Princess Peach and Samus are all featured in the debut trailer, battling across various levels themed around The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, Nintendogs and The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and more.
The 2D beat-em-up gameplay appears to be traditional in both versions although the graphics differ significantly from past iterations The 3DS visuals are cell-shaded and cartoon-like, while the Wii U’s take full advantage of the consoles HD capabilities.
While no official details were provided, the the pair of games were given a 2014 release window.
Rob Gisbey is a content provider for Analog Addiction from Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. To listen to his acoustic demo check out his BandPage. To read his other articles and listen to the VxM Videogames Podcast head to MyIGN.
E3 2013: Retro’s New Game Revealed as Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Retro Studios’ mysterious new project has been unveiled as a new entry in the Donkey Kong Country series, entitled Tropical Freeze.
A sequel to the critically acclaimed Wii platformer, Donkey Kong Country Returns, Tropical Freeze tells the tale of Donkey Kong Island being overrun by a hoard of vicious Vikings from the North Sea.
The game remains faithful to the side-scrolling platforming of its predecessor but implements full HD graphics and the use of new dynamic camera angles.
Additionally Dixie Kong has been added as a playable character and can use her pony tail to fly for brief periods, further expanding gameplay possibilities.
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze will launch towards the end of the year, exclusively on Nintendo Wii U.
Rob Gisbey is a content provider for Analog Addiction from Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. To listen to his acoustic demo check out his BandPage. To read his other articles and listen to the VxM Videogames Podcast head to MyIGN.
E3 2013: The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD – Release Window Confirmed
This afternoon Nintendo showed off a brand new trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD, confirmed a rough release date and revealed a host of new and exciting features.
The game is set to feature full HD visuals rendered at 1080p and utilises shaders to improve character expression and refine texture graphics.
Several new features have been added to the game, including the ability to speed up Link’s ship, allowing exploration to be faster and more dynamic than before.
Assisted play will also be making its return in Wind Waker HD in the form on the Tingle Tuner. Using Miiverse players can post messages, which can put into bottles and cast into the sea. These comments and screenshots will wash up on the shores of other player’s games, allowing hints, warning and photos to be shared within the community.
The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD is set to arrive on the Wii U in October, 2013.
Rob Gisbey is a content provider for Analog Addiction from Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. To listen to his acoustic demo check out his BandPage. To read his other articles and listen to the VxM Videogames Podcast head to MyIGN.
E3 2013: Super Mario 3D World Announced
During today’s Nintendo Direct E3 presentation the prolific publisher announced a new 3D Mario game from EAD Tokyo – the team responsible for the stellar Super Mario Galaxy titles – in the form of Super Mario 3D World.
The new adventure obviously draws a huge amount of inspiration from EAD’s last outing – Super Mario 3D Land for Nintendo 3DS – and features co-operative play for up to four participants, allowing Luigi, Toad and Peach to aid Mario on his quest. However seeing as the Princess is a playable character this time around, evidently she won’t require rescuing, so it’s unclear what the plucky plumber’s mission will be at this point.
The Last Guardian Still “On Track”
Although Sony unquestionably put on an amazing, crowd-pleasing E3 presentation this year, many Team Ico fans were sorely disappointed that the long-delayed PlayStation exclusive, The Last Guardian was nowhere to be seen.
Fortunately after the conference came to a close, Game Informer’s Andy McNamara managed to grab a quick word with Sony and was able to inquire as to the current status of the fervently sought-after adventure title.
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare Leaked – Could it be a Shooter?
Recently a profusion of imagery has sprung up all over the internet showcasing an as-of-yet unannounced PopCap Games project, speculatively titled Plant vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare.
All-but-certain to be revealed at E3 this week, the new game is unlikely to be a traditional tower defence title, due to the imminent release of Plants vs. Zombies 2: It’s About Time on July 18 - and is suspected instead to be the long-rumoured PvZ shooter.
E3 promotional materials for Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow: Ultimate Edition hitting the PC
Konami has announced an Ultimate Edition of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow will be arriving on PC, both at retail and digitally in three months time
The Steam download of the gothic action-adventure will be made available across Europe on August 27, with a boxed version following on August 30. Both will feature the full game as well as two additional chapters entitled Reverie and Resurrection respectfully.
Injustice: Gods Among Us – Scorpion Trailer
Today Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment released a brand-new trailer, showcasing that legendary Mortal Kombat competitor Scorpion will be the next downloadable fighter to be added to the roster of DC Comics super-powered beat-em-up, Injustice: Gods Among Us.
The hell-spawned ninja has always been a favourite among Mortal Kombat fans and is one of the few warriors – alongside Raiden and Sub-Zero – to appear in every generation of NetherRealm’s much-loved fighting series.
Borderlands 2: Krieg’s Story Trailer
2K has released a brand new trailer, showing off the latest downloadable vault hunter for the critically and commercially acclaimed Borderlands 2 in all his maniacal glory.
Entitled ‘Krieg: A Meat Bicycle Built For Two’, this short film by Gearbox Software showcases one of the most hysterical and violent meet-cutes of all time, and provides us a bizarre gateway into the psyche of a psycho.
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