Disney Interactive today released the winners of the Disney Infinity “Aladdin Challenge.” Players were asked to use “Aladdin” themed toys from the Toy Box Vault, including the Cave of Wonders, Agrabah Guards, Agrabah Palace and the Princess Jasmine Townsperson to re-create favorite scenes from the classic Disney film. The top five winning submissions are now available to download on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii U.
Independent video game developer Finish Line Games announced today it will bring it’s cartoon-inspired vehicle combat title, Cel Damage HD, to the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita this spring as a cross-buy title.
As of May 20th, the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service will be discontinued and it will no longer be possible to use online features of Nintendo DS/DSi and Wii software such as online play, matchmaking and leaderboards.
Unaffected services
The following services are not affected by the termination, and will continue to be available after May 20th:
Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games will not be affected but it will not be possible to use online features of Wii software played in Wii Mode on Wii U, and of Nintendo DS games played on Nintendo 3DS.
List of affected Nintendo-published games
Online features and services of the following Nintendo-published games for Wii and Nintendo DS will no longer be available as of May 20th:
Wii
Wii Ware
Other
Nintendo DS/DSi
Nintendo DSiWare games
The ID@Xbox program allows for independent developers to take advantage of special toolkits to self-publish their games on the Xbox One. There are currently more than 200 developers creating games with ID@Xbox – and of that, there are a some great Canadians on the list including Compulsion Games, Frima, HB Studios, Holmade Games and Xona Games.
The list of new developers who have confirmed their partnership with the program includes:
Respawn Entertainment today announced Titanfall has gone gold and will release March 11th for Xbox One and PC. An Xbox 360 port in development at Bluepoint Games is scheduled to release March 25th.
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Turbine today announced that on Friday, March 14th, Infinite Crisis, the multiplayer online battle arena, will enter Open Beta. To celebrate this milestone three never-before-seen Champions have been revealed. Green Arrow, Aquaman and Mecha Superman will join the lineup of Infinite Crisis Champions, which includes Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman, among many others.
In Open Beta, players will be able to test their skills on Infinite Crisis’ new tri-lane map, “Gotham Divided,” where two universes collide and players can battle across Gotham City and its Multiverse variant, Gotham by Gaslight.
Tecmo Koei today introduced the line-up of new warriors that expand the existing roster of over 80 playable characters in Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition and Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends. Chen Gong, Fa Zheng, Lu Lingqi, Yu Jin and Zhu Ran now join the historic struggle for dominance in Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition for PlayStation 4 and PS Vita and Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends for the PlayStation 3. Both titles will release simultaneously on March 25th.
Telltale Games has released the first official trailer for ‘A House Divided,’ the next episode of The Walking Dead: Season Two. Episode 2 – ‘A House Divided’ will release on March 4th for PlayStation 3 via PlayStation Network and PC via Steam, the Telltale Games online store, and other digital distribution outlets. The Xbox 360 date will be confirmed shortly.
Telltale Games also confirmed today that the PlayStation Vita version of The Walking Dead: Season Two is tracking for release towards the end of March.
NIS America today announced that Kadokawa Games and Nippon Ichi Software have collaborated to offer Disgaea DLC for Demon Gaze at launch. For the first month upon release on PSN, players can download a number of Disgaea characters for free and add them to their list of party member appearance choices. Characters being offered are Etna, Flonne, Sicily, Asagi, and Prinny.
Deconstructeam and Devolver Digital have released a teaser trailer for their upcoming indie thriller Gods Will Be Watching, arriving on PC via Steam, Humble, and GOG this June.
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