By Joey Davidson |
Welcome to the 31st episode of Tech on the Range! Your hosts for this week’s show are Sean Aune and Joey Davidson. We’ve also been joined by the gaming department’s Ron Duwell. You can find us each on Twitter. Sean Aune - @seanaune Joey Davidson - @JoeyDavidson Ron Duwell –…
By Joey Davidson |
Nintendo has just announced the date and time of its next Nintendo Direct. We already know that it will feature Smash Bros., a Mario Kart for the Wii U and a brand new 3D Mario title. The next Direct will happen June 11th, 2013. That’s right, the Tuesday of E3…
By Ron Duwell |
EA is still making Wii U games, according to the company’s CFO Blake Jorgensen. His statement counters that of spokesperson Jeff Brown who claimed that EA is no longer developing games for the latest Nintendo console. Jorgensen made his comment during that Stifel Nicolaus 2013…
By Joey Davidson |
Target has dropped the price of the Basic version of the Wii U from $299.99 to $239.99 in the face of exceptionally slow sales. The discount is good both in physical stores and through their online service. It appears that the price drop is not…
By Joey Davidson |
In Splinter Cell: Blacklist, agents will once again have the option to take on the world of high risk espionage in pairs. Ubisoft has released a brand new cooperative play trailer for the upcoming entry in the much loved Splinter Cell franchise. They’ve also tossed…
By Ron Duwell |
EA has already stated loud and clear how it feels about the Wii U and that it has no games in development for the system. However, a different publisher has stepped out of the shadows to dispute this and make it known it still believes…
By Ron Duwell |
Embattled creative lead at Precursor Games Denis Dyack has taken to YouTube in a 30 minute video to answer many questions about himself, his controversial background and business decisions, and the quality of his most recent game X-Men Destiny. Denis Dyack was the CEO of…
By Joey Davidson |
The Yakuza 1 & 2 HD collection has been announced for the Wii U. Want the bad news? It’s currently only being released in Japan. The news came during the Japanese Nintendo Direct presentation. Today, we have a brand new trailer and a whole slew of…
By Joey Davidson |
The good news? We have a brand new pre-rendered trailer for Batman: Arkham Origins. It clocks in at more than five minutes in length, and it looks interesting. The bad news? Confirmation has come from Wired that Kevin Conroy, who has played Batman since the debut of the…
By Joey Davidson |
For most fans of the Batman storylines set in motion, Kevin Conroy is Batman. The voice actor has spoken the words of the Caped Crusader since 1992. Calculators down, Conroy’s been doing Bats for more than 20 years. Kevin Conroy even played Batman in the stupendously terrific Batman: Arkham…
By Ron Duwell |
Never mind just the lack of Frostbite 3 or Madden 25 for the Wii U. EA doesn’t have any games in the works for Nintendo’s latest console. Period. EA spokesperson Jeff Brown confirmed with Kotaku that EA “has no games in development for the Wii…
By Joey Davidson |
This morning, Nintendo took to the Internet to present yet another Nintendo Direct show for their worldwide audience of fans. The presentation focused on Nintendo 3DS and Wii U titles set to release this summer. During the Nintendo Direct itself, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata announced…
By Joey Davidson |
Nintendo announced during this morning’s Nintendo Direct presentation that gamers will use new characters in Pikmin 3. The new characters are Alph, Brittany and Charlie. These new characters are fighting to save their doomed world. They need to collect fruit as a new food resource while…
By Sean P. Aune |
Nintendo announced a release date for The Wonderful 101 today during its Nintendo Direct presentation. Those looking forward to this highly anticipated game can set aside Sept. 15, 2013 as the day they can pick it up. Nintendo said more details will be coming soon,…
By Joey Davidson |
Nintendo announced some fresh information for New Super Luigi U during this morning’s Nintendo Direct. Mario does not appear in the game, so that means we need a fourth character for multiplayer. Gamers will be able to play as Nabbit. Nabbit was the thief that players…
By Sean P. Aune |
Nintendo revealed more details on the upcoming Game & Wario during its Nintendo Direct this morning. Two of the new gaming modes, both playable on the pad controller, include. Ninja Twins – The Patchwork game mode will allow you to solve puzzles with overlapping pieces…
By Joey Davidson |
Sega and Nintendo have, according to this morning’s Nintendo Direct presentation, entered into a partnership specifically for the Sonic franchise. Sonic: Lost World was announced for the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. This action-platformer will hit both platforms later this year.…
By Joey Davidson |
Nintendo is set to host a brand new Nintendo Direct presentation this morning, and you can watch it by playing the video above. Things will go live at 10am ET, 7am PT and 2pm GMT. We’re all set to follow along with the presentation, and we’ll post…
By Ron Duwell |
Ubisoft is not as confident in the success of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag as one would think after predicting it would come up short of Assassin Creed III‘s runaway sales figures. CEO Yves Guillemot stated in a post-earnings call that they are not expecting annual…
By Joey Davidson |
Today, Ubisoft released a brand new gameplay trailer for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag. This one’s called “Under the Black Flag.” Since its announcement, this is probably the most substantial gameplay trailer that we’ve seen for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag. Call me cynical, but…
By Joey Davidson |
The recently announced Batman: Arkham Origins has a brand new, short teaser trailer. The full trailer will drop next week. All in all, this is a super quick, pre-rendered trailer that shows nothing more than snow, an angry Batman, some combat and, of course, Deathstroke. Not…
By Joey Davidson |
Nintendo has announced that they will host yet another Nintendo Direct presentation tomorrow, May 17th, 2013. This presentation will focus, according to the release, on Nintendo 3DS and Wii U titles set to launch this summer. The Nintendo Direct presentation will start at 10am ET…
By Joey Davidson |
Late last month, it was rumored that Scribblenauts was about to see a collaboration with the DC Comics universe. That rumor has officially become reality, as WB Games has announced Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure. This brand new adventure from 5th Cell will feature…
By Joey Davidson |
Yesterday, Ubisoft released a brand new, wacky gameplay trailer for the upcoming Rayman Legends. This time around, our slapstick heroes vault off of an inflatable desert island to explore what lies beneath the waves in the ocean levels of the game. The trailer is actually…
