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Another Wii U firmware update arrives, said to improve system stability and user experience
0By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | December 5th, 2012 |Uncategorized
It is not a great day to be a Wii U owner as Nintendo has released yet another firmware update for its next-generation console. The new update is reported to weigh 625MB, with the Japan-based company claiming that the downloading and installation may take up to an hour to complete. Nintendo has also warned users not to cut off the power to the console or interrupt connectivi...
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Nintendo of America boss responds to Wii U criticism
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | December 5th, 2012 |Uncategorized
While there is no doubt that Wii U sales figures in North America are nothing to sneeze at, it is felt by some analysts that the launch of Nintendo’s first-ever HD console could have gone smoother. The bulky day-one firmware update that Wii U owners had to download after excitedly taking their system out of the box came as a huge turn-off for many consumers. Even though th...
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First Resident Evil 6 DLC headed to Xbox 360 later this month
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | December 5th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Resident Evil 6 is all set to become even more exciting for Xbox 360 owners as the first major downloadable content (DLC) for the survival horror third-person shooter is on its way. Capcom is releasing the first post-launch DLC for the latest title in the Resident Evil series on December 18, which will exclusive to the Microsoft console for now, while there is no telling if and...
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World of Goo co-creator reveals why he left EA
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | December 5th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Electronic Arts (EA) is without any doubt one of the giants in the gaming industry, with the publisher finding an immense amount of success through its renowned franchises over the years. That, however, has not made the company immune to criticism. Instead, the publisher finds itself getting grilled by analysts on one issue or another. While EA has been facing external criti...
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Black Ops 2 holds its ground against Far Cry 3’s insanity
By: Moses Abaortae | December 5th, 2012 |Uncategorized
United Kingdom: The critically hailed third instalment in Ubisoft’s rejuvenated series fails to take over the number one spot as the Call of Duty series continues to dominate. It has been seven days since the last weekly software sales charts were released and this week sees a new entry. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is doing what every Call of Duty game in th...
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THQ offering its best games for a little over free
By: Moses Abaortae | December 5th, 2012 |Uncategorized
The Humble Bundle on Steam will see the likes of Darksiders, Red Faction: Armageddon and Company of Heroes offered for $1, with anything extra being donated to charity. In the first move of its kind, the flailing publisher is looking to get some good karma or rather get in Santa Clause’s good books as it is planning to sell its best titles for $1 each, with consumers able to ...
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Dead Island: Riptide dev slams German Censorship Board
By: Moses Abaortae | December 5th, 2012 |Uncategorized
The game’s creative producer, Sebastian Reichert, has a go for the inconsistencies of the institution comparing Dead Island’s ban to Gears of War being allowed to be sold in German retail outlets. The German Censorship Board is one of the stricter ones in the world. It does not allow games to be released in the country that do not pass their extensive policies. Blood needs ...
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The Nintendo Wii U sells out on UK launch
By: Moses Abaortae | December 5th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Over 40,000 consoles were sold on the opening day of the Wii U’s release in the United Kingdom creating a shortage in the region. Nintendo working to replenish stock. The first batch of sales figures for Nintendo’s latest consoles are in and it makes for some positive reading for the manufacturer. The Wii U sold over 400,000 units on in its first week in the United States a...
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525,000 PS3s and 160,000 PlayStation Vitas sold on Black Friday
By: Moses Abaortae | December 5th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Sony delighted with Holiday Season sales as both consoles see massive spike in sales following Black Friday and the week preceding it with Jack Tretton, the President of SCEA, taking the opportunity to comment express his pleasure. Sony reports impressive sales figures following Black Friday as their main console, the PlayStation 3 sells over half-a-million units in six days, w...
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Survey hints at next Assassin’s Creed setting and characters
By: Moses Abaortae | December 5th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Ubisoft asks fans whether they wish to see Connor and Desmond return and if they want another instalment of the franchise to be set in the American Revolution. There seems to be a very clear pattern emerging when it comes to Ubisoft’s approach to the Assassin’s Creed series. The game is currently the studio’s best-selling series of all time with Assassin’s Creed 3 break...
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Original Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance bosses didn’t make the final cut
By: Moses Abaortae | December 5th, 2012 |Uncategorized
The concepts thought up by Kojima Productions were scrapped from the final Platinum Games version as they did not fit in the new direction the game was taking following the switch in developers. Just to add a bit of background and avoid any confusion from the start, Metal Gear Solid: Revengeance was originally intended to be the first game to be developed using Hideo Kojima’s...
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Dota 2 Heroes – An Introduction to Puck the Faerie Dragon
By: Jason McCarthy | December 4th, 2012 |Featured
Puck the Faerie Dragon is an intelligence hero that is most commonly picked for the side-lanes because of his survivability, but he is a true asset in team fights and can be an absolute pain in the ass to kill. His first spell Illusory Orb will send a magic orb 1800 units in whichever direction you choose. It will deal 280 damage to any unit it passes though. The damaging orb i...
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Report – Rayman Legends arriving on February 26, 2013
By: Jason McCarthy | December 4th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Rayman Legends will be reportedly hitting the shelves on February 26. 2013, or at least that is what Pure Nintendo wants its audience to believe. The bi-monthly publication, which aims to continue what magazines such as Nintendo Power started, claims to have received a confirmation from Ubisoft that the game will be getting releasing in the final week of February. If the dat...
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Wii U sales touch 400,000 during week 1 in UK, games fail to secure place in Top 10 on UK chart
By: Jason McCarthy | December 4th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Wii U has already reached the European shores and so far, the going has been pretty smooth for Nintendo’s first-ever HD console. Launching in UK and the rest of Europe on November 30, the console has made a pretty decent impact in the market. So far, 400,000 units have been sold, which is a very impressive figure, considering that it has hardly been seven days since the co...
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Peter Molyneux refutes speculations of his impending retirement
By: Jason McCarthy | December 4th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Video game designer and programmer Peter Molyneux has shot down speculations of his plans to retire from the game making business. The 22Cans founder is among the established gaming industry veterans who have played a huge role in helping the industry its glory. It is for this very reason that the speculations of his retirement following his statement during an interview wit...
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Wii U is good but not great, says game designer Peter Molyneux
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | December 4th, 2012 |Uncategorized
The video game designer and game programmer Peter Molyneux feels that Nintendo’s latest console is good, but still leaves plenty to be desired. Wii U is without any doubt a very different console to say the least. Never before has a system been as much about its controller as Wii U. Of course, innovation is something that has always set the Japan-based company apart from i...
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Wii U to have different online services than its rivals, says Nintendo boss
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | December 3rd, 2012 |Uncategorized
The new Nintendo console Wii U has already hit the market in North America and Europe, marking the start of the next-generation era. Irrespective of what the analyst had been saying ever since the console was revealed at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) earlier this year, Wii U has made a real solid impact in the market. That, however, has not proved to be enough to wi...
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Nintendo boss apologises over Wii U’s mandatory day-one firmware update
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | December 3rd, 2012 |Uncategorized
The day-one patch for Nintendo’s first-ever HD console Wii U has not gone down very well with the users. The Japan-based company’s president Satoru Iwata acknowledged the inconvenience that the console owners had to face and apologised for it. Nintendo had been boasting a host of new features for its Wii U since the past few months, which included the novel TVii service,...
