It looks like GameStop and Nintendo’s online store aren’t the only places you can get your eager hands on the highly-praised Wii RPG Xenoblade Chronicles, as the game can apparently be rented from GameFly as well.
Visiting GameFly’s official website lets you queue up the game, which was originally a Japan-exclusive, but will now see the light of day in North America on April 6.
Previously, is was said that XC would only be available from GameStop or Nintendo’s online store. Whatever the case, I’ve already queued up the game up in GameFly account and put it all the way to the top of my GameQ list in hopes of dusting off my Wii and seeing just how awesome XC really is.
If you enjoyed the original Epic Mickey back in 2010 you will probably like the trailer up top. Epic Mickey 2 is coming and this time it will be multi-platform, which means that there will be versions for the PS3, XBOX 360 and Wii. This time around the game will support multi-player co-op and that would be awesome to see in a game like Epic Mickey. Check out the teaser trailer up top and be sure to look out for Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two, which is coming out on early fall of 2012.
Ea will be shutting down some of the servers for their older games, which includes titles like The Godfather 2, Burnout Revenge on the Xbox 360 and many more that you can see in the list below. Usually when EA does this it means that those games are not as popular as they were when they came out, which means that about 1 percent of gamers will be affected by this. You can click here to see the whole list go games.
The awesome people behind Trine have announced that downloadable content will be making it’s way this summer to Trine 2. According to Mikael Haveri, who told fans over GDC that puzzles in the new DLC will include water, light, magnetic and low gravity elements and in addition to that it was revealed that the DLC will bring new skills, a new story and about six new stages along with some returning favorites.
In addition to all of that awesome Trine 2 news, Haveri revealed that Frozenbyte is working on a new IP that aims to release via digital distribution, which means XBL Arcade, PSN and then of course Steam. Be sure to continue checking with us as more details come our way.
According to our sources, the upcoming Nintendo Wii U will be getting a new name and will become available around this holiday season. The current name “Wii U” will confuse a lot of people out there that are not gamers and are planing to buy the console to a loved one. To avoid disappointments and help with sales, the folks over at Nintendo are going to rename it. This reminds me of Kinect and the Playstation Vita when they were first announced. Back then these devices had different names and eventually it was announced that their names would change.
As of now take this as a rumor, but as always keep checking with us as more details come our way.
