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QA Tweets Photo Of Revised Wii U Controller

sickr — Sat, 19 May 2012 21:22:54 +0000

A tester over at Tales Games has tweeted a photo of a slightly revised Wii U controller. The redesigned controller comes complete with twin Analogue Sticks, rather than Circle Pads, and features other minor tweaks. Nintendo has always maintained that we will see the final version of the Wii U controller at E3 2012, as the design which was revealed at last years E3 wasn’t final.

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IGN Readers Believe Microsoft Will Win E3 2012

sickr — Sat, 19 May 2012 19:19:14 +0000

Microsoft, rather than Nintendo or Sony, will win this years E3 event according to the majority of IGN readers who were surveyed in a recent poll. The publication asked its substantial user base a number of questions related to the forthcoming trade show and sadly the results make bad reading for Nintendo fans. Sony should be pleased as IGN readers were more interested in receiving information about the next PlayStation console during the event, rather (Read more...)

New Beyond Good & Evil 2 Screenshots

sickr — Sat, 19 May 2012 13:35:12 +0000

A fresh batch of Beyond Good & Evil 2 screenshots have leaked onto the web. The game was due to be developed for the current generations of consoles, but Ubisoft recently suggested that they were considering moving Beyond Good & Evil 2 to the next generation of home consoles. Let’s hope they decide to bring it to Wii U.

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Retro Studios New Game To Be “Star Fox & Metroid: Fusion Saga”?

sickr — Sat, 19 May 2012 11:40:46 +0000

The Paul Gale Network, which is renowned for posting rather obscure rumours, claims that the game Retro Studio’s is working on for Wii U is a Star Fox and Metroid collaboration. We already know that Retro Studios are possibly working on a Star Fox title for Wii U, although this idea sounds a little too far-fetched. All will be revealed at E3 which takes place in just a few weeks.

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Former NCAA athletes’ lawsuit against EA is so on

Jessica Conditt — Sat, 19 May 2012 00:45:00 +0000

EA's request to dismiss a class action lawsuit from former NCAA athletes has been denied, meaning the trial will movie forward and EA stands to lose more than $1 billion if found at fault.

The former NCAA athletes claim EA conspired with the NCAA and the CLC to have players sign away their likenesses and names to be used in video games without compensation. The players allege that in order to participate in NCAA sports (Read more...)

Wii U Patent Shows Off Wii Remote To Wii U Pad Point and Drag

sickr — Sat, 19 May 2012 00:39:37 +0000

An exciting new patent has emerged which was filed by Nintendo back in October. The patent depicts a player extracting and moving an object from the TV using the Wii Remote and transferring the virtual object to the Wii U controller. An example that Nintendo used is that the player is under attack from a UFO so the player uses the Wii Remote to help move a character from their television screen to the safety of (Read more...)

Rock Band Weekly: Iron Maiden

JC Fletcher — Sat, 19 May 2012 00:15:00 +0000

The "Maiden Epics" pack of Iron Maiden tunes coming to Rock Band next week has things that sound like they wouldn't be metal, but are, in fact, totally metal.

Like "Rime of the Ancient Mariner." Sounds like some old epic poem, right? Well, it is epic in that sense, as well as in the sense of being thirteen minutes long.

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SEGA Vintage Collection 3 hits XBLA and PSN starting next week

Stephany Nunneley — Fri, 18 May 2012 20:55:43 +0000

SEGA has announced a third collection of vintage titles from the publisher will arrive on PSN and XBLA starting next week. Get the list below.

All PSN games will be available individually, while XBLA games will be available in several package deals:

PlayStation Network – Release Date: 5/22 ($4.99 each)

Wonder Boy in Monster Land (Arcade)
Wonder Boy in Monster World (Mega Drive)
Monster World IV (Genesis/Mega Drive)
Super Hang-On (Arcade)
Revenge of Shinobi (Read more...)

Wii U Name Isn’t Going To Change And Other Rumours

sickr — Fri, 18 May 2012 20:04:29 +0000

GoNintendo has collected together a fine batch of rumours and facts that have been posted online recently regarding Wii U. Some of the information gathered is legitimate, while other bits could be seen as pure speculation. Hopefully the majority of our questions relating to the system will be answered by Nintendo during E3, or shortly after.

(RUMOUR) Insider claims that Wii U name is unlikely to change
(RUMOUR) Insider has seen something “green and white” (Read more...)

Iron Maiden pack hits Rock Band 3 next week

Stephany Nunneley — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:00:16 +0000

Rock Band 3 players will be the recipients of some rather awesome DLC next week when Iron Maiden tracks invade PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360. Called the Maiden Epics pack, tunes included in the DLC are: Phantom of the Opera, The Prisoner, The Flight of Icarus, Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Infinite Dreams , and Seventh Son of a Seventh Son. Not a bad one in the bunch there, and I’m personally, really looking forward (Read more...)