Apple Announces new 128GB iPad

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Jason Nason

Apple announced today what everyone had been buzzing about yesterday … a new iPad. But wait, before you jump up and down with excitement there is one thing you should know. This isn’t a new iPad. It’s the same iPad you (may already) have. It’s just has more storage space.

The most recent iPads, including the iPad Mini, has a maximum storage capacity of 64GB, so this newly announced model has twice the storage space. This is great if you are running out of space on your current iPad and have about $1000 to drop on a shiny new one.Read More

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Ah! Heaven Coming to DSiWare [UPDATED]

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Jason Nason

Another DSiWare title is set to arrive on North American shores within the next few weeks as the latest venture from Circle Entertainment has popped up on Nintendo.com. The game is a tower style climbing platformer and will arrive on Nintendo DSiWare on February 7th.

Ah! Heaven, is a platform game developed with an Eastern ink painting style. You play as a soul willing to ascend to heaven. The game’s story tells that “Though heaven’s gate is open, God will not take you there, you have to go by yourself.”Read More

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New GTA V Artwork Found at GameStop

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Jason Nason

An observant person at a local Gamestop store stumbled upon some new artwork for the upcoming game GTA V. The art is part of the preorder campaign for the game from Rockstar and there are two pieces in question.

The first features someone racing through shallow water under a bridge brandishing a machine gun. There is a helicopter visible overhead which likely means that the person is being chased by the police. The second shows another masked man inside a jewelry store holding another automatic weapon.Read More

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January 24th Nintendo Download

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Jason Nason

The Cave finally lands on the Wii U this week as the highly anticipated game is released. Plus the Wii U Virtual Console Trial Campaign, just announced yesterday, also makes its debut with Balloon Fight. A few more Wii U and 3DS titles, but nothing for the Nintendo Wii or the Nintendo DSi. That’s a shame. I really hope that there are more DSiWare titles in the pipeline.

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Luigi’s Mansion Sequel Multiplayer Mode Detailed

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Jason Nason

Nintendo has revealed new information about Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon on Thursday afternoon. The game will feature local and online multiplayer modes, as well as Download Play capabilities.

Up to four players can play together as they enter the the ScareScraper, which is jam-packed with paranormal creatures. In Hunter Mode, each player controls a different color Luigi and is challenged to hunt down ghosts and use effective teamwork to clear each floor of the tower before the clock strikes zero. Bonuses and upgrades can be earned depending on how well the team performs. There will also be boss battles at the top of each tower. Players can choose the number of floors in this mode ranging from five, ten or twenty-five. The difficulty can also be adjusted.Read More

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Wii U Direct – Two Zelda Games on the Horizon

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Jason Nason

Nintendo unveiled plans on Wednesday’s Nintendo Direct for not only a brand new Zelda game for the console but also the HD update and refreshing of GameCube Zelda game The Wind Waker.

With the newest Zelda game not coming around for quite some time as it’s still in development, Nintendo released details of the Wind Waker. The updated and upgraded Wind Waker will be released this fall for the Wii U. After showing off a demo of the Wii U using the Zelda game at E3 in 2011 the developers continued to see what they could do with the new system. They felt that Wind Waker wouldn’t just be a simple update but needed to be fully transformed into HD in a new game.Read More

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Wii U Direct – Other News and Notes

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Jason Nason

Nintendo will be releasig two updates to the Wii U which will alow software to launch faster and a quicker return to Wii U menu. The first update will happen in the spring with the second in the summer.

VIRTUAL CONSOLE

Nintendo is launching their Virtual Console for the Wii U and you’ll be able to play VC games on the Wii U Gamepad right after Nintendo releases their Spring update. Both NES and SNES games will in introduced on the service as well as the eventual additions of Game Boy Advance games.Read More

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Bankrupt THQ has been Disolved and Sold

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Jason Nason

Today, THQ was officially sold and auctioned off.

The company’s assets have been divided and sold off, though the deal is pending approval. Here is a breakdown of who purchased what:

• Sega agreed to purchase Relic
• Koch Media agreed to purchase Volition and Metro
• Crytek agreed to purchase Homefront
• Take 2 agreed purchase Evolve and
• Ubisoft agreed to purchase Montreal and South Park
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Wii U Direct – New Yoshi Game Coming

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Jason Nason

Nintendo revealed that the company is working on a new game staring Yoshi for the Nintendo Wii U. This will be the first game to feature the dino as the main character since Yoshi’s Story for the Nintendo 64. That game was released back in 1998!

If you’ve played that game it was pretty fun, though people either love it or hate it. I’m of the latter. Loved it and played it a lot on my N64. It’s also been released as a virtual console title for the Wii.Read More

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Wii U Direct – New Wonderful 101 Trailer

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Jason Nason

Nintendo showed off a new video for Platinum Games’ upcoming project The Wonderful 101 at the Nintendo Direct on Wednesday.

No further details of the game were released and there is still no firm release date, but the new gameplay footage ramps up the excitement for the quirky title.

With one hundred unique characters in the game I think that Platinum and Nintendo would remiss not to capitalize on that an spin off other media opportunities when the game launches. If there is nothing planned in the way of anime or manga then some collectables would be a nice fit for the look of the series.Read More

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Wii U Direct – New Xenoblade Game Coming Soon

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Jason Nason

Monolith Soft is working on a new title for the Nintendo Wii U and it looks like it’s going to be in the Xeno series of games, but what it is and when it will be released is still a mystery. Presumably it will be a direct followup to last year’s Xenoblade Chronicles for the Wii.

Nintendo unveiled the teaser trailer at the latest Nintendo Direct and the game looks gorgeous.

The game features the character design of Kunihiko Tanaka, music from Hiroyuki Sawano and comes from executive director Tetsuya Takahashi.Read More

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