Assassins Creed III moves into the Americas set against the events of the American Revolution in the 18th century. Taking the role of a new protagonist, Connor, he becomes the new voice for justice in the ancient war between the Assassins and Templars. ...

Assassins Creed is back and bigger than ever in the third numbered installment in the series. Taking place in 1775 at the cusp of the American Revolution, you play as Connor, a Native American warrior who fights to protect his homeland and its people. Connor is the catalyst the sparks the young nation’s revolution.

Assassins Creed III is set for release on October 30th 2012 on Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U, and PC.

Nintendo’s Satoru Iwata has announced that the Wii U won’t support the capability of playing DVD or Blu-Ray movies. In an investor Q&A, Iwata stated that people already owned devices for that entertainment purposes and “it didn’t warrant the cost involved to build that functionality into the Wii U console because of the patents related to those technologies.”

It doesn’t necessarily mean that you can’t watch movies on your Wii U. Netflix may be coming as a form of instant streaming for the new Nintendo console. And if the company can produce a Netflix stream on the Wii U controller screen, that’d be perfect.

Valhalla Game Studio’s head Tomonobu Itagaki has stated that his new game, Devil’s Third, won’t see a release till 2013. Andriasang reports new information related to the game. Devil’s Third may be coming to the Wii U system, as THQ and Ninja Gaiden’s creator are looking into putting it on the system. However, he isn’t putting it on Kinect which would make sense given this.

Appparently, the game is finished but needs more content in order to be a complete product. Multiplayer is playable, however the studio is currently working on supporting more players at a time. Multiplayer will be its own mode and won’t feature co-op play. More details are expected at this year’s Tokyo Game Show.

Alot of people, me included, were initially confused when we first saw footage of HD Legend of Zelda on the newly announced Wii U. Since it wasn’t formally announced, we figure that Nintendo was testing the reactions of what Link would be like in glorious high-definition and I will admit it garnered my attention.

The tech demo video I posted below doesn’t show off any actual gameplay since its all scripted but gives you kind of an idea of how the next Legend of Zelda will work with the features attached with the Wii U controller: moving, panning the video around, pulling up the map, inventory, and HUD, switching between day and night, and looking on both the Wii U controller and the televsion simultaneously. (more…)

In a report by Game Informer, the Nintendo Wii U may not be using friend codes on their next-gen console.

Ubisoft director Adrian Blunt stated during a demo of Ghost Recon Online that the Wii U won’t have friend codes but rather the publisher is employing their own user account system to be used with the game. “Rather than using friend codes, which we’ve had in the past, we’re able to connect players in a much easier way, which allows us to have a community that’s playing together in the game.” However, it could just mean that Ubisoft is integrating a system similar to UPlay rather than Nintendo directly stating that they will be ditching friend codes.

Alright, this has me sold. It’s bloddier, quicker, and includes online multiplayer. Ninja Gaiden 3 is set for release in 2012 for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. Players can engage in decapitating their enemies through visceral ways and the plot? Apparently, we will learn more about Ryu’s motivations and the person behind the mask. Hopefully, this doesn’t go the route of Team Ninja’s other project, Metroid: Other M.

Ninja Gaiden 3 will introuce online multiplayer for the first time with support for up to eight players in the game’s online mode. Co-op and competitive play are confirmed along with “new challenges, characters, and missions.” A Wii U version is also teased, Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge, but that’s all that Tecmo Koei is saying about the game at this point. (more…)

The new Super Smash Bros will release on Nintendo 3DS and the newly revealed Wii U. President Satoru Iwata explained in the E3 press briefing that game developer Masahiro Sakurai is onboard with the project.

From Shacknews

“A few months ago I explained the concept of Wii to Mister Sakurai, who was developing [Kid Icarus: Uprising],” Iwata said. “We were discussing which platforms his next game should be developed for–Nintendo 3DS or Wee U? What Mister Sakurai suggested then was an idea to make Smash Bros. for both Nintendo 3DS and Wee U, to make it work together on both platforms.

“Since his team is still involved in the final work for Kid Icarus maybe I shouldn’t go into any detail today, but I think I have just promised you that Smash Bros. will be developed for Nintendo 3DS and for Wee U, and that the software will work together in some fashion.”