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(01/18/17 11:37pm)
by Graham Taylor
Less than a week after they unveiled the Switch, Nintendo was back at it again with another Direct presentation, this time focusing on the Fire Emblem series.
Kicking off this Direct was the announcement of Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, a game inspired by Fire Emblem: Gaiden. Gaiden was the second Fire Emblem game, and this will be the first time it is released outside of Japan. While the turn-based, squad building action the series is known for will return, Echos will also introduce third person dungeon crawling. It will be out on May 19 for the Nintendo 3DS family of consoles.
Following that, Nintendo announced another new game in the series. While it has yet to be named, a new main title is in development for the Switch, the first home console release for the series in ten years.
Revealed at the Switch conference, Fire Emblem: Warriors was once again shown off. Not a lot of new information was featured, but fans did get a brief glimpse of gameplay (being similar to other Warrior games), and a release window of Fall 2017. On top of that, it was also announced that the game would be available for the New 3DS as well as for the Switch.
Finally, the presentation ended with a lengthy look at the upcoming mobile Fire Emblem game, Fire Emblem :Heroes. The game will have players fighting mini turn-based battles on an 8x6 grid, and will have new characters as well as returning ones from most of the series' main entries; some, however, will return as heroes, while others will become enemy combatants. Players will also be able to vote for new characters to be implemented into the game via a community vote. The game will offer micro transactions, and will be released on February 2 for Android devices, and "soon" for iOS users.
Despite being only 20 minutes long, Nintendo was able to offer up a lot of new information that is sure to keep fans more than excited for this coming year.
Update: Nintendo has confirmed a simultaneous release for Fire Emblem: Heroes.
Fire Emblem Heroes will be released on iOS and Android on February 2. #FEHeroes pic.twitter.com/IcNvMb8I0y
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) January 19, 2017
Both versions of the game will release for Android and iOS devices on February 2.
Images: Businesswire, Techno Buffalo, Nintendo
(12/02/16 7:40pm)
by Ian Pemberton
Another year brings us another Game Awards along with its set of newly-crowned winners. So, who won? A note about this year’s Game Awards: they’ve decided not to include Developer of the Year in this year’s selection of accolades, replacing it with the Best Direction award.
That being said, here are the winners:
Game of the Year:
Winner: Overwatch (Blizzard)
Nominees:
Doom (id Software/Bethesda)
Inside (Playdead)
Titanfall 2 (Respawn/EA)
Uncharted 4: A Theif’s End (Naughty Dog/Sony)
Best Independent Game:
Winner: Inside
Nominees:
Firewatch (Campo Santo)
Hyper Light Drifter (Heart Machine)
Stardew Valley (ConcernedApe/Chucklefish Games)
The Witness (Thelka, Inc.)
Best Narrative:
Winner: Uncharted 4: A Theif’s End
Nominees:
Firewatch
Inside
Mafia III (Hangar 13/2K)
Oxenfree (Night School Studio)
Games for Impact:
Winner: That Dragon, Cancer (Numinous Games)
Nominees:
Block’hood (Plethora Project/Devolver Digital)
Orwell (Osmotic Studios/Surprise Attack)
Sea Hero Quest (Glitchers)
1979 Revolution (iNK Stories)
Best Game Direction:
Winner: Overwatch
Nominees:
Dice (Battlefield 1)
id Software (Doom)
Naughty Dog (Uncharted 4)
Respawn (Titanfall 2)
Best Art Direction:
Winner: Inside
Nominees:
Abzu (Giant Squid/505)
Firewatch
Overwatch
Uncharted 4
Best Music/Sound Design:
Winner: Doom
Nominees:
Battlefield 1
Inside
Rez Infinite (Enhance Games)
Thumper (Drool)
Best Mobile/Handheld:
Winner: Pokemon Go (Niantic)
Nominees:
Clash Royale (Supercell)
Fire Emblem Fates (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo)
Monster Hunter Generations (Capcom)
Severed (DrinkBox Studios)
Best Action Game:
Winner: Doom
Nominees:
Battlefield 1
Gears of War 4 (The Coalition/Microsoft)
Overwatch
Titanfall 2
Best Action/Adventure Game:
Winner: Dishonored 2 (Arkane Studios/Bethesda)
Nominees:
Hitman (IO Interactive/Square-Enix)
Hyper Light Drifter
Ratchet and Clank (Insomniac Games/Sony)
Uncharted 4
Best RPG:
Winner: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt -- Blood and Wine DLC (CD Projekt RED)
Nominees:
Dark Souls 3 (FromSoftward/Bandai Namco)
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (Eidos Montreal/Square-Enix)
World of Warcraft: Legion (Blizzard)
Xenoblade Chronicles X (Monolith Soft/Nintendo)
Best Fighting Game:
Winner: Street Fighter V (Capcom)
Nominees:
Killer Instinct Season 3 (Iron Galaxy Studios/Microsoft)
King of Fighters XIV (SNK/Atlus USA)
Pokken Tournament (Bandai Namco/The Pokemon Company)
Best Strategy Game:
Winner: Civilization VI (Firaxis Games/2K)
Nominees:
Fire Emblem Fates
The Banner Saga 2 (Stoic Studio/Versus Evil)
Total War: Warhammer (Creative Assembly/Sega)
XCOM 2 (Firaxis Games/2K)
Most Anticipated Game:
Winner: Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo)
Nominees:
God of War (Santa Monica Studio/Sony)
Horizon: Zero Dawn (Guerrilla Games/Sony)
Mass Effect: Andromeda (Bioware/EA)
Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar)
Best Performance:
Winner: Nolan North as Nathan Drake, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
Nominees:
Alex Hernandez as Lincoln Clay, Mafia III
Cissy Jones as Delilah, Firewatch
Emily Rose as Elena, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
Rich Summer as Henry, Firewatch
Troy Baker as Sam Drake, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
Best VR Game:
Winner: Rez Infinite (Enhance Games)
Nominees:
Batman: Arkham VR (Rocksteady Studios/WBIE)
EVE: Valkyrie (CCP Games)
Job Simulator (Owlchemy Labs)
Thumper (Drool)
Best Family Game:
Winner: Pokemon GO (Niantic)
Nominees:
Dragon Quest Builders (Square Enix)
Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens (TT Fusion/WBIE)
Ratchet & Clank (Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Skylanders: Imaginators (Toy for Bob/Activision)
Best Sports/Racing Game:
Winner: Forza Horizon 3 (Playground Games/Microsoft Studios)
Nominees:
FIFA 17 (EA Canada/EA Sports)
MLB The Show 16 (SCE San Diego Studio/SIE)
NBA 2K17 (Visual Concepts/2K Sports)
Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 (PES Productions/Konami)
Best Multiplayer Game:
Winner: Overwatch (Blizzard)
Nominees:
Battlefield 1 (DICE/EA)
Gears of War 4 (The Coalition/Microsoft Studios)
Overcooked (Ghost Town Games/Team 17)
Titanfall 2 (Respawn/EA)
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft)
Best eSports Player:
Winner: Coldzera – Marcelo David (SK Gaming, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
Nominees:
Faker – Lee Sang-hyeok (SK Telecom T1, League of Legends)
ByuN – Hyun Woo (Starcraft 2)
Infiltrator – Lee Seeon-woo (Team Razer, Street Fighter V)
Hungrybox – Juan Debiedma (Team Liquid, Super Smash Bros.)
Best eSports Team:
Winner: Cloud 9
Nominees:
SK Telecom T1 (League of Legends)
Wings Gaming (DOTA 2)
SK Gaming
ROX Tigers (League of Legends)
Best eSports Game:
Winner: Overwatch (Blizzard
Nominees:
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (Valve)
DOTA 2 (Valve)
League of Legends (Riot)
Street Fighter V (Capcom)
Trending Gamer:
Winner: Boogie2988
Nominees:
AngryJoeShow
Danny O’Dwyer
JackSepticEye
Lirik
Best Fan Creation:
Winner: No winner announced
Nominees:
Brutal Doom 64
Enderal: The Shards of Order
Another Metroid 2 Remake
Pokemon Uranium
The struck-through titles were removed from the nominee list due to copyright infringement problems with Nintendo.
At the end of the day, the multi-winning games are:
At 4 awards: Overwatch. It won Best Direction, Game of the Year, Best Multiplayer, and the fan-awarded Best eSports game.
At 2 awards: Doom. It won Best Music/Sound Design and Best Action Game.
At 2 awards: Inside. It won Best Art Direction and Best Indie Game.
At 1.5 Awards: Uncharted 4. It won Best Narrative and a Best Performance for Nolan North’s portrayal of series protagonist Nathan Drake.
Interestingly, The Witcher 3 received last year’s Game of the Year award, Best RPG award, and Best Developer Award; their DLC has also taken Best RPG, making it the first-ever game to win the same award two years in a row in Game Awards history.
That wraps it up this year’s Game Awards!
Sources: Game Awards Livestream, GameSutra
Images: Just Push Start, PushSquare, Polygon, Destructoid, GameSpot
(11/30/16 8:49pm)
by Ian Pemberton
Since its reveal in October, developers have been showing mixed signs toward the upcoming Nintendo console, the Switch. Developers including Electronic Arts (EA), Capcom, Take-Two, and Ubisoft have all made comments about upcoming partnerships between themselves and Nintendo, but nothing definitive has reached the public.
Nintendo’s stock fell to the lowest point in a month’s time shortly after the unveiling, revealing an initial underlying skepticism towards the upcoming system.
The Wii U’s lack of third-party support was compounded by the fact that many developers found the system difficult to design for due to its specialized nature, one of the many that caused the infamous Virtual Boy to fail spectacularly. However, Nintendo is trying to prioritize third-party support as a key feature. Take-Two President Karl Slatoff says that “The Nintendo folks I think are making a great effort to reach out to third-party developers, which I think is fantastic.”
While many of these companies were mentioned in the official press release for the Switch, many of them are still reluctant to mention details or specifics. CFO of EA Blake Jorgensen mentioned only days prior to a positive statement from Peter Moore (Chief Competition Officer) that despite willingness to cooperate, many higher-ups have reserved feelings about the console due to mobile competition. Jorgensen speaks in an interview, “Will people be interested in a portable device alongside their regular portable device that they have today?”
Despite the fact that Skyrim is played in the actual release trailer for the Switch, Bethesda refuses to confim whether or not it plans to release the game on the console, although they have released that a partnership between the two companies is ongoing. Nintendo also mentioned during an October analyst meeting that they plan on giving more information about the system during a livestream on January 13, following the presentation with live public demonstrations world-wide.
Until then, the only game to be officially confirmed for the Switch is ConcernedApe’s Stardew Valley. Whether or not this is because of Nintendo’s secretive nature over the ‘NX’ or developers getting cold feet remains to be seen.
Sources: GoNintendo, GamesIndustry, Nintendo
Images: Nvidia’s Blog, Wired, IBTimes