At E3 2014, Nintendo will offer a series of new channels to communicate news directly to its key audiences. This includes a new format for unveiling news: the Nintendo Digital Event; a Super Smash Bros. tournament; a slate of live game demos from the Nintendo booth; and an opportunity for fans to play Super Smash Bros. for Wii U for the first time at their local Best Buy – all under the unifying banner of “Play Nintendo.”
Super Smash Bros. Invitational
2014 will see the arrival of not one, but two new Super Smash Bros. games: Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. To commemorate this occasion, Nintendo is inviting 16 Super Smash Bros. players to the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles to compete in a Super Smash Bros. for Wii U tournament. Fans in the audience and watching a live stream online will see new Super Smash Bros. characters clash with existing favourites in action for the first time. More important than declaring a winner, however, this event is a celebration of all things Super Smash Bros. More information about the 16 invited participants in the tournament, the identity of the announcers, and how fans of the franchise can view the tournament in person and via webcast, will be communicated shortly.
Nintendo Digital Event
Every year, Nintendo looks for the best way to show its games and share its news with fans, media and other key audiences. In 2013, Nintendo decided to forgo a traditional press conference and use a video – in that case a Nintendo Direct – to share its news from E3. The company is building on that approach at E3 2014 with the “Nintendo Digital Event,” a new kind of video program that will reveal and provide further detail about the gaming experiences on the way for Nintendo platforms in 2014 and beyond. The Nintendo Digital Event will air at 12pm ET on Tuesday, June 10th.
Nintendo Treehouse: Live @ E3
This year, Nintendo will offer fans a deeper look at it’s biggest games of E3, with information directly from the source. The “Treehouse,” the Product Development department at Nintendo of America, will provide game demos live and unscripted from Nintendo’s booth. This new program will be live streamed during all hours of the E3 show.
Super Smash Bros. Smash Fest @ Best Buy
In 2013, Nintendo expanded its E3 activities outside of the walls of the Los Angeles Convention Center by letting fans play some of the games being played on the show floor at participating Best Buy stores. The partnership between Nintendo and Best Buy continues in 2014 and will mark the first time that fans have had the opportunity to get their hands on Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
Bethesda Softworks has released a new gameplay video for Wolfenstein: The New Order. In this video, entitled Stealth vs Mayhem, you’ll see some of the paths that B.J. can choose in his mission to bring down General Deathshead and the Nazi forces.
Wolfenstein is slated for release on May 20th on the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.
Independent developer LightBulb Crew today announced their upcoming MOBA, Games of Glory. In Games of Glory, players enter a futuristic universe called Synarchy, and take control of champion Clones from clubs all over the galaxy, who fight to impose their supremacy.
Independent developer Nowhere Studios has released a cinematic teaser trailer for its upcoming story driven platform game Monochroma.
Set in an alternate dystopian state during the 1950’s, Monochroma follows the story of a boy and his brother who witness a horrific crime committed by an evil corporation. Narratively led, with no cut-scenes, text or spoken words, Monochroma offers a visual, intellectual and emotional attachment, as the brothers work together to progress past devilishly clever puzzles to save their world from tyranny.
Starting this June, Xbox Entertainment Studios will debut Xbox Originals – premium dramas, comedies, documentaries, animation, unscripted shows, and live events. Available only on Xbox 360, Xbox One, and other Microsoft devices, every Xbox Originals show will offer interactive capabilities, as well as unique interactive features customized on a per-show basis.
Xbox Entertainment Studios has attracted top Hollywood talent to develop its original programming slate, with names like Steven Spielberg and Ridley Scott attached to two separate scripted projects based on the Halo franchise. Other shows in production include an unscripted series about international street soccer, an original drama about robotic servants in a dystopian world, and a documentary about the search for discarded Atari games in a desert landfill – which were unearthed yesterday in New Mexico – amongst several others.
Activision has released the launch trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man 2, available tomorrow, April 29th, for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS and PC.
Electronic Arts today announced Madden NFL 15 will be available on August 26th for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. To celebrate the news, EA has released the first Madden NFL 15 video, featuring Carolina Panthers linebacker and Defensive Player of the Year Luke Kuechly. Fans can tune in to the NFL Draft on ESPN and NFL Network on May 8th at 8pm EST for a special Cover Vote announcement.
Activision and Bungie have released a new gameplay video offering fans their first look at a Strike, a cooperative mission and one of the many activities featured in Destiny.
Additionally, new details for pre-order incentives have been announced. GameStop Power Up Rewards members who pre-order Destiny at retail stores will receive the GameStop Exclusive Upgraded Sparrow. This in-game, customized, red-colored personal-transport features an upgraded boost, faster speed, and higher durability than the standard Sparrow. The Exclusive Upgraded Sparrow will put GameStop’s Power Up Rewards members ahead of the game when Destiny launches on September 9th.
Mimimi Productions and Unity Games today announced that the 3D action adventure game, The Last Tinker: City of Colors, will be available for PC on May 12th via Steam. To celebrate the impending release, a new gameplay overview trailer is now available providing a first-hand look at Koru’s adventures in Colortown.
TwinGalaxies.com announced a new 24/7 interactive live streaming original programming channel called Twin Galaxies Live. The channel is set to launch on April, 28th. It features Skype and Twitch integration and is powered by a proprietary multi-camera technology platform.
Twin Galaxies Live’s all-original programming will be comprised of multiple live weekly series broadcasts and specials that will focus on a broad spectrum of video gaming activities, interests and player achievement. These will include live interactive gaming events with celebrities, “Release Day” open box gameplay, live video game world record attempts, tournaments and challenges, news talk shows, professional video game playthroughs and instruction, and programming that celebrates gamers at large.
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