Good morning and welcome to a not-exactly-bursting-at-the-seams edition of Gaming News Wrap. Yes, we can always do with more brains…
The Xbox One will automatically record your last five minutes of gameplay – this is (obviously) shorter than the at least 15 minutes Sony has promised for the PS4. You will be able to (on both platforms) edit the footage on the fly with titles, voice-over or extra footage recorded using Kinect. [More on Eurogamer]
Initial shortages at launch for the PS4 and Xbox One should be expected according to an industry analyst. No shit Sherlock, considering the majority of retailers have closed pre-orders already. [More on Gamespot]
Ready at Dawn’s boss Ru Weerasuriya reckons GameStop is profiting at “the expense of developers [and] also the consumers.” [More on GI International]
The star of Telltale Games’ The Walking Dead season one – Clementine – will be returning in season two. [More on GameInformer]
The first batch of FIFA 14 Ultimate Team details have been released. New Chemistry Styles “make every player and every team unique”. [More on CVG]
The ‘Martian Manhunter’ DLC for Injustice: Gods Among Us will be out on 30 July. No price for the playable character has been revealed yet. [More on CVG]
Playground Games – the developer who was behind Forza Horizon – is busy with a brand new racing game. This is according to the studio’s careers page which suggests the game is due for release late next year. [More on Videogamer]
Wargaming (World of Tanks) is working with Microsoft to ensure that the “frequent updates” needed for a “meaningful free-to-play” are sped up with regards to the QA and certification process. [More on Polygon]
A new patch for Aliens: Colonial Marines has been released and brings about a number of AI tweaks, as well as making ‘Recruit’ difficulty easier. For the full patch notes, head here.
A new Assassin’s Creed comic book has hinted at the future of the series after the pirate edition. The comic book is called ‘Assassin’s Creed: Brahman’ and is set in India. [More on CVG]
Videos
This new trailer for Ultra Street Fighter IV shows off four of the five new fighters.
http://youtu.be/EV-6bXpbm-c
A second Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game (simply called Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) has been revealed by Activision. The game – developed by Magic Pockets – will be out 22 October in US, 23 October in Asia and Australia, and 25 October in EU and Latin America.
Learn the basics in this Pikmin 3 video.
Screenshots
- Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag [via AllGamesBeta]
- Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z [via AllGamesBeta]
