Disney Interactive have announced Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two is a launch title for the Wii U. the game will come out on 30th November. Disney Interactive have detailed some Wii U Specific features like how the GamePad will be used to show a detailed map of Wasteland that will feature waypoints and markers, which also help with quests and sidequests. another GamePad use is to access sketches and activate them for in-game use.
TT Games have released a second behind the scenes look at LEGO Lord Of The Rings. this video is more a general video that talks about things including the in-game character models, trying to balance humour and story telling, and some character combinations.
With the recent released of Robotics;Notes, the third game in 5pb's "Augmented Science Adventure", i inquired with 5pb if the series would be translated into English and released across the UK/EU and USA. unfortunately 5pb say they have currently no plans to release an english language version. however they also said they wouldn't rule the possibility in the future. the PS3 versions of each game are region free.
EA have announced FIFA 13 sold over 4.5 Million in just its first 5 days on sale. the game went in at number 1 across 40 countries worldwide. in the UK, FIFA 13 sold 1.23 Million in it's first 48 hours on sale, becoming only the second ever franchise to sell 1 Million + in 24 hours. on 30th September, FIFA 13 online traffic was the most in EA 's history with around 800,000 people playing the game online simultaneously. more than 66 Million online game sessions have already been played.
Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics have released a new behind the scenes look at Tomb Raider. this video focuses on the story behind the game and features writers and members of the dev team. they talk about what they wanted to do with the story, how they want to be different from other games and other Tomb Raider Games. the video is taken at ComicCon and also features fans talking about the game.
Sega and Arkedo have released a launch trailer for Hell Yeah! Wrath Of The Dead Rabbit. the game has just come out on the EU Playstation Blog and is free for Playstation Plus Subscribers. there is a game trail, but you can buy the game for £9.99/€12.99/AU$19.95.
Rovio have announced that Bad Piggies has become their 3rd number 1 game on the App Store this year. Bad Piggies has become their fastest selling game on the App Store, reaching number 1 in just 3 hours. Rovio have revealed the first update for Bad Piggies will come in the next few weeks and it will be free. it's called "Flight Into The Night" and it will bring more levels, more unlockable content and a plot twist!
