Yet another week has ended, which means two things: 1) We’re one week closer to the release of next-gen systems (who’s excited) and 2) another entry of the Weekly Wrap-Up is coming your way. Below, you’ll find brief summaries of our top 5 stories from this week, as well as a few stories that were interesting, but weren’t quite that big to make the cut. As always, if you want to read the full story, simply click on the link hidden in the titles. If you have suggestions for future entries, feel free to email me at jeremy.tyler@bagogames.com.
Here we go.
Number 5
Walking Dead Game of the Year Edition Spotted
NeoGAF spotted a possible Game of the Year edition for The Walking Dead by Telltale Games in a new ESRB listing today.
While Telltale has yet to confirm that this edition is in the works, the listing indicates that the game will be released on PC, Mac, PS3, and 360.
Including the recently released DLC, 400 Days, there are six episodes in total for the current Walking Dead Game. Telltale stated yesterday that more information regarding the second season will be announced later this month.
Number 4
Gamers Discover Game Breaking Bug In Newly Released Pokemon X & Y
Gamers have been reporting that they have discovered a game breaking bug in Pokemon X and Pokemon Y which, according to reports online, can only be solved by gamers deleting their game save and starting their adventure all over again.
The issue has been found in the in-game city, Lumiose City. If a gamer saves their game in this area than, if online reports are to be believed, Nintendo 3DS systems become unresponsive when trying to load the file.
This particular bug has only been found in European and Japanese versions of the game currently.
Number 3
Watch Dogs Delayed Until Spring 2014
Watch Dogs has been delayed and will not be making its original launch date, Ubisoft has announced, and will now be coming out sometime during Spring of 2014.
In a statement posted to the Ubisoft Blog, the Watch Dogs dev teams had the following to say:
Our ambition from the start with Watch Dogs has been to deliver something that embodies what we wanted to see in the next-generation of gaming. It is with this in mind that we’ve made the tough decision to delay the release until spring 2014.
We know a lot of you are probably wondering: Why now? We struggled with whether we would delay the game. But from the beginning, we have adopted the attitude that we will not compromise on quality. As we got closer to release, as all the pieces of the puzzle were falling into place in our last push before completion, it became clear to us that we needed to take the extra time to polish and fine tune each detail so we can deliver a truly memorable and exceptional experience.
Number 2
Best Buy Restock Supplies of Xbox One: Day One Edition
IGN has spotted that Best Buy have restocked their supplies of the Xbox One Day One Edition consoles through their website although the system is only available for store pick-up only as according to its product page.
The Xbox One Day One Edition features everything you need to start enjoying next generation gaming with your new console whilst also including a commemorative controller and an exclusive achievement.
Number 1
Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Coming to PS4, to be Playable at BlizzCon
Reaper of Souls, an expansion announced for Diablo III, has now been confirmed to be making the next-gen leap, as Blizzard has revealed that it will also be coming to the PlayStation 4.
A demo of the PS4 version of the game will be playable at BlizzCon (Nov 8th and 9th) in both single-player and co-op forms and will have players exploring the haunted streets of Westmarch as one of our five original classes or the recently revealed Crusader. The DualShock 4 controller is said to utilize the touch screen to keep players out of the menus and keep their monster killing momentum going.
Honorable Mentions
This week had a lot of big news and the news staff and I found it hard to narrow it down to the usual five stories:
- Pokémon X and Y Sell 4 Million Units Worldwide
- Microsoft Announce That 80 Million Xbox 360 Consoles Have Been Shipped
- Nintendo Discounts Refurbished 3DS, 3DS XL & DSi XL Handhelds at Nintendo Online Store
- Xbox Live Games with Gold Program Extended
If you missed out on the big news items this week, you can check out our weekly podcast and get an audio update of this week’s madness from our podcasting team. Listen to us as we talk about some things seriously and a few other things not so much. We guarantee this episode will make you shake your fist at times and nod your head at others.
