Ubisoft has released a Watch Dogs 2 trailer showcasing what’s new in the free April update, including the added Showdown mode, online races and extra gear.
In addition to this, the ‘No Compromise’ DLC is now available for the PS4. In No Compromise “players can discover how a new DedSec operation goes wrong when the Russian Mafia gets involved”. Sounds interesting, no?
No Compromise will be available on Xbox One and PC next month, on May 18th. Check it out in the trailer below.
Here’s what appears to be the final trailer for Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap. The 2D platformer will hit the digital stores for PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch tomorrow. It’s also scheduled to be released on PC in June.
Developed by Lizardcube and published by DotEmu, the game boasts multiple characters, HD or 8-bit style graphics, topical humour and a glorious soundtrack.
Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap is based on the 1989 game, Wonder Boy III: The Dragon’s Trap, released for Sega’s Master System back in the day. Where does the time go?
Your target is the dreaded dragon’s room – good luck!
It seems that Nintendo have proven quite a lot of people wrong. The Nintendo Switch is now their fastest selling console ever, selling 906,000 units in March alone.
Analytics firm NPD Group revealed the new figures that saw The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild sell 1.3m copies – 925k of those were for the Switch, 460k for the Wii U.
Yes that’s right, more copies of the game were sold than actual Switch consoles. Why? Basically people really love Zelda and decided to buy two copies of the game…
It’s worth remembering that the Wii U also sold very well at launch with 890k units, but that was after 41 days on the market – the Switch has beaten that in 28 days.
Nintendo’s share price at the time of writing is now 2.06% up – it seems even the fickle shareholders are liking what they see. The Super Mario maker will be providing its own set of figures at the end of the month, but for now, this is impressive stuff.
The company will need to keep the momentum going, however, as we all know that console sales can dip dramatically after an initial rush. See the poor Wii U.
Still, there’s going to be some champagne bottles being popped at Nintendo HQ right about now.
Sally here. So I recently played a little bit of Mr. Shifty on the Nintendo Switch. I found it to be very satisfying and fun to play!
The HD rumble was an extra quirk and made me feel even more of a badass when combined with the awesome music. I will happily get back to playing the next few levels later on.
So far, so good.
You can check out the video below.
Xbox’s leading man, Phil Spencer, has confirmed that the next Xbox after Scorpio is already being planned.
In a new interview with Gamasutra, Spencer said the following:
“The planning for what happens after Scorpio in the console space is already underway. You have to think about it that way. Like, what is the next thing?
“We – I – remain committed to the console space. We think it’s critically important.”
It comes as no surprise to learn that the future of Xbox itself is in progress – console manufacturers normally have their next project lined up as soon as a year after the launch of their last one.
The real question is: should you go out and buy the Scorpio at the end of the year, or wait for the ‘true’, more powerful Xbox a few years later?
Get a life – a virtual one you mean?
We always thought it was funny when people used that saying. Especially as we’re always getting lives with our D-pads. There’s no way you can keep going without making sure you’ve got a good stock of them right?
Well, that’s what D-pad Joy is all about. We play and talk video games, but more importantly, we’re proud to play and talk video games. It’s a wonderful pastime that we, and many others, hold dear in our joyful hearts.
And yet, video games are still regularly attacked for ‘promoting violence’, ‘creating anti-social individuals’ and causing ‘mayhem in our society’. None of this is true, of course. But here we are.
We’ll be happy when the above claims are dropped against video games. We’ll also be delighted when video games are truly, and rightfully, recognised as the works of art that they are.
Until that day dear reader, keep gaming, and keep being awesome.
You can stop ticking the days off, a new Nintendo Direct is coming. The presentation will take place tomorrow at 3pm Pacific / 6pm Eastern / 11pm UK / midnight CET. Yes, it’s time to hype it beyond belief, only to be disappointed later.
According to Nintendo the focus will primarily be on ‘ARMS and Splatoon 2‘, although both the Switch and 3DS are mentioned as well. What about the Wii U? Oh, right…
Are you excited?
Source: Nintendo
In Switch docked mode, Lego City Undercover runs pretty smoothly and isn’t far off the PS4 version. We did notice a few dips in the frame rate when in portable mode, however.
You can check out 15 minutes of gameplay in docked mode below.
