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The Frostbite game engine doesn’t support Wii U and studio DICE feel its resources are best employed elsewhere. That’s the cold truth of EA’s decision not to release Battlefield 4 on Nintendo’s Wii U, making it the latest triple-A game to snub the machine. The game is currently confirmed for …
Read More »Epic Mickey 2 Vita port revealed for UK
Disney has revealed a PS Vita port to try and breathe new life into Junction Point’s 2012 commercial disappointment, Epic Mickey 2. Disney UK tweeted a shot of the Vita box art (pictured), stating that the version will launch sometime later this year. The Playstation Europe blog later posted that …
Read More »Two more core games skip Wii U release
The self-perpetuating circle that is denting Wii U’s chances on the market has claimed two more victims. Firstly, Saints Row IV publisher Deep Silver has confirmed to Polygon that the recently announced Saints Row IV is not due to make an appearance on Nintendo’s machine. Secondly, fans of Dead Island: …
Read More »Wii U Virtual Console not compatible with older saves
Save game data for games downloaded from the Wii’s Virtual Console will not be compatible with the upcoming Wii U versions. Nintendo announced last week that the upcoming Wii U Virtual Console will offer updated versions of previous titles that will offer off-TV GamePad support. That’s not a function available …
Read More »EA decides against Wii U port of Crysis 3 for "business" reasons
Crytek will not be bringing Crysis 3 to Wii U. CEO and founder Cevat Yerli would to, the exec claims, but EA has apparently told him it has no interest in publishing the game on Nintendo’s new platform. "There has been discussions between Nintendo and EA and Crytek, but the …
Read More »Platinum labels PS3’s Bayonetta as its "biggest failure"
Bayonetta is a modern Japanese classic. As long as you played it on Xbox 360. The PS3 version – a port of the Xbox 360 code – was handled by an in-house team at publisher Sega. The result was a release dogged by framerate and control issues. The biggest failure …
Read More »Sony working with Bethesda on Skyrim: Dawngaurd fix for PS3
PS3 owners are facing the very real possibility of missing out completely DLC release Dawnguard. The download has been available for Xbox 360 for some weeks and arrived on PC a few days ago. It is the first DLC for the game and sees players taking on a vampire Lord …
Read More »The World Ends With You – Solo Remix hits App Store at high price
The World Ends With You – Solo Remix has landed on App Store, with Square Enix once again slapping a large asking price for one of its iOS ports. An errant listing on the company’s site last week all but unveiled the DS title was heading to the platform, though …
Read More »FIFA 13’s PS3/Vita dream will have to wait
It was the first conversation we had as soon as FIFA for Vita was announced. You’ve had a late night taking your Manager Mode team to the brink of league glory. Your rush down your breakfast, sync your Vita with your PS3, hop off to work and claim a glorious …
Read More »Polytron: Zynga pitched Fez mobile port
Polytron’s Phil Fish has revealed that Zynga sought out the indie studio with hopes of porting their XBLA platformer Fez to mobile devices. GI.biz tracked down a series of tweets from the polarizing developer that explained the exchange. "Zynga approached us to port Fez to mobile. We politely refused. So, …
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