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Disney shuts down LucasArts
Sad, yet not surprising news to report: Disney is shutting down LucasArts effective immediately. Close to 150 LucasArts staff members have been laid off, and all current projects have been cancelled, including Star Wars 1313 and Star Wars: First Assault. According to Kotaku, Star Wars 1313’s future may still be saved, but will possibly not be licensed out to a different publisher. Disney has...
Buggy: Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked
Yesterday I shared news of the upcoming North American release of Shin Megami Tensei IV and overall feedback about the game is positive. However, those that bought Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked in the European market are not so happy about their purchase. Apparently, the game suffers from in-game freezes, and other various bugs. Luckily, Ghostlight and ATLUS are working togethe...
Shin Megami Tensei IV Coming To North America
This summer, the great minds from ATLUS are bringing Shin Megami Tensei IV to North America. Featuring new demons, vast dungeons, brilliant story with multiple plot lines, game altering decision making, and much more, Shin Megami Tensei IV is sure to please not only the fans of the original 2004 release, but new comers to the titles as well. Built for the 3DS with enhanced graphics, 3-D dungeons,...
Mark Rein doubles back, says Unreal Engine 4 can run on Wii U
Epic’s Mark Rein found himself in a bit of controversy this week when asked about the possibility of Unreal Engine 4 working on the Wii U. Rein’s original response at the 2013 Game Developers Conference was a staunch “No” followed by laughter. “I just laugh at the question…Unreal Engine 4, we’re not PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, or Wii U. It’s next-gen te...
Happy April Fools!
Much like last years Google Maps homage to the NES, there are a lot of jokes circulating the internet today. Instead of setting myself up to fall for one of the multitude of pranks out there, I thought I would take the opportunity to remind everyone about the Infendo Forums. If you haven’t visited and/or signed up for a free account yet, I urge you to do so. It is a great place for the rea...
Nintendo Web Framework: the Indie developers are coming
Seemingly out of nowhere during GDC 2013, Nintendo announced the Nintendo Web Framework which is a development environment based on WebKit technologies, supporting application development on the Wii U system using HTML5, JavaScript, and CSS. What this potentially means is that Nintendo is lightening up its attitude towards smaller indie developers, currently making great games and applications for...
Miyamoto Makes His Mii Verse Debut!
Everybody loves Miyamoto, I mean I have never spoken to someone that dislikes him. So, his absence from the Mii Verse was really quite sad. Last week, the father of Mario and Link (You didn’t know that Luigi and link were the same? I mean, they both wear green hats and shirts, Sure their hair is different, and the noses aren’t the same, but the space time continuum can wreak havoc on...
Mii Verse Coming To Smartphones and Web Browsers In May
Since it was announced, I have been wondering how Nintendo will incorporate the Mii Verse into the mobile platforms. During a talk at the Game Developers Conference, Kiyoshi Mizuki (Mii Verse Producer) confirmed that the Mii Verse will be available on Smartphones and Web Browsers within the next couple of months (May). At first we can expect an app with basic functionality, such as posting comme...
PAX East Ducktales Gameplay Footage
The return of Ducktales, even if it is a remake, still has me a little giddy. I have replayed the original a couple of times, and cannot wait to play it again upon release. If only I could have been at PAX East… I may not have been able to attend PAX East this year, but my friend Thomas did. While there, he was able to get some footage of the Ducktales Demo. The short video isn’t p...
Yoichi Wada, President of Square Enix, Steps Down
According to Notice of Change in Representative Directors memo released today by Square Enix, President Yoichi Wada will be stepping down from his position within Square Enix. This announcement comes after Square Enix revised its net income loss from ¥3.5 ($37.163M US) billion to ¥13 billion (138.034M US), following a decline in Western sales. The revision is said to be “due to slow sales ...
Nintendo Theme Park Not Impossible
Well it looks like Miyamoto’s not shooting down this rumour, as ABC recently asked Miyamoto if he would consider a physical park instead of the digital park that is Nintendo Land. Though Nintendo is focusing on their own hardware and software development, Miyamoto says that a Nintendo themed park isn’t as far fetched as it seems. ABC: “Nintendo Land” very much teased us, and everyone w...