A new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game is rumored to be in development by Rocksteady with the game set in a darker tone similar to the Batman Arkham series.

The game is rumored to be titled as "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Manhattan Crisis" and each turtle will have their own special attacks and attributes. Special flashback spots involving Master Splinter becoming a playable character were also hinted as a gameplay feature.

The game is also rumored to be for the Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii U with the Wii U getting special features designed for the tablet controller.

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Daily Recap:
1) Retro Studios rumored to be making a Star Fox game for the Wii U after the Official Nintendo Magazine hinted they are "barrel rolling" towards their next project in development.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/comm...star-fox-wii-u

2) Next Xbox console rumored to be about six times more powerful than the Xbox 360, use Blu-Rays as the disc format, contain a Radeon 6000 graphics card, have Kinect 2 be built-in, ban the ability to play used games, and roughly be 20% more powerful than the Wii U overall.
http://kotaku.com/5879202/sources-th...oduce-kinect-2
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...-power-of-360/

3) SNK Playmore will be releasing a new NeoGeo portable handheld with 20 built-in games, a rechargeable battery, 2GB of storage, and SD card support although no release date nor price was revealed.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/retr...atform-returns

LOL Ban the ability to play used games.

Priceless.

If they're going with a darker version of the ninja turtles, why bother with shit like the Turtle blimp? Why not source one of the darker versions of the franchise?

Turtle Zeppelin.

how would you stop used games?

There have been proposed and I think even patented systems where a certain part of the disc would either contain registration which you would have to link to the console (this may or may not be prohibitively expensive) or a layer/section that could be essentially "marked." There is at least the potential for it with Blu-Ray, though there is no evidence it's even feasible financially.

Remember also, this was going to be the big thing Sony did with the PS3, so take it for what it is: a rumour that is very likely nothing more than a pile of shit.

Uncle Phil as Shredder, please!!!

What's Microsoft worried about used games for anyway? They publish like 2 games a year anyway, not 50 like EA and such.

Pressure from the publishers.

Publishers already have the Online Pass and DLC to generate sales from used copies but I'd assume the rumored ban is targeted more towards Gamestop and other places that sell used games. Still makes less sense considering those same publishers do the most business with Gamestop.

Also makes less sense but not the first its been done to limit the ability to even share games on the same console with different accounts. A few DS games and Resident Evil Mercenaries on the 3DS have 1 save restrictions that make it impossible to share the game without deleting the game save. Ubisoft has a PC game that actually links access to whatever graphics card or motherboard was detected by the game during verification so changing it requires a new game to be bought.

Yeah, but they get money off the games that are sold. As such, we're totally stealing from Microsoft.

TMNT have never been dark. The original comic had a gritty, almost noir feel to it, but I would hesitate to call it "dark". And that was as mature as TMNT have ever gotten.

That 80s turtles meets 2000 turtles movie was great for fans in the know. Look it up. Had a great gag with original Shredder near the end.

I can play Neo-Geo on any format I like, but for some reason, I want this sexy beast

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"Darker" =/= "Dark." I'm sure you know that, and are just nitpicking in your normal ridiculous fashion, but just in case.

And yeah, nothing dark about a noir-like series.

I don't know..did you ever read the stuff that Image did?
http://www.comicvine.com/teenage-mut...tles/49-11889/

I remember one of the turtles losing his hand and another one got killed and turned into a cyborg. Even nudity. I don't know how they hold up now in adulthood as far as "darkness" goes but back when I was a kid..it was bleak.

I kinda agree with this post, but you're fucking ridiculous.

Okay, aspie.

A couple of Nintendo related news with the Wii U potentially getting a name change, a holiday 2012 release date, and the first ever yearly financial loss guaranteed in the company's electronic era history

According to Capcom's Yoshinori Ono, the Wii U has been improved and changed a lot since last year's E3 debut with a lot of changes being recently added. Ono stated the unrevealed features alone are enough to create a completely different experience that has no actual comparisons right now for consoles.

Satoru Iwata stressed the company is working to ensure both the 3DS and Wii U keep a steady pace of content and momentum with DLC and a stronger emphasis on digital content being the start. Nintendo was also rumored to have their new online network be named the "Nintendo Network" as part of the new changes in their online structure.

The Wii U was also rumored to be getting a name change to ensure no confusion will occur with consumers after the 3DS suffered early on due to most thinking it was just an extension of the DS and not a brand new system. The console is also targeted for a late 2012 release date in time to hit the Christmas holiday season.

In terms of finances, the company will officially post their first ever yearly loss in 30 years with the main issue being the one-time currency conversion causing the majority of the loss. The loss is expected to be around $575 million in comparison to early estimates by the company being around $54 million. Nintendo also cut sales forecasts for both the 3DS and Wii by about 2 million each.

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Daily Recap:
1) Blizzard cancels this year's BlizzCon expo with the main reason being the company's workload is too heavy for them to take the time needed to organize the expo this year.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/blizzcon-taking-year

2) The Resistance series could be ending due to Insomniac unwilling to work on future games and Sony unsure about the series future.
http://www.giantbomb.com/news/insomn...ranchise/3938/

3) Ubisoft is promising this year's Assassin's Creed game will be the "biggest to date" in terms of importance and status while potentially set up the next set of games in the series.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...ggest-to-date/

Welcome to the 21st century, Nintendo
 

I think you mean 20th.

Should have been called "NintendOnline".

They should totally claim they did it before everyone else.

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In a world of good versus evil, Sodomy may be the biggest threat to the Galaxy.

Seriously, fucking hilarious (albeit unintentionally)

While Rage was the first game to lock out single player content, EA has decided to expand the idea after it was discovered Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning comes with an online pass.

The problem is while Rage only locked away access to an extra gate and still restricted access to online multiplayer, KoA: Reckoning is only a single player game and restricts a lot more content.

Destructoid revealed the Online Pass restricts access to 7 quests in the game's storyline and even can lock out review copies of the game. It was also discovered the bonus content for playing the Mass Effect 3 demo is locked out for used copy owners.

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Daily Recap:
1) Gearbox delays Aliens: Colonial Marines from its original Spring 2012 release to now a Fall 2012 release date with the main reason being they need more time to work on the game.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...lay-confirmed/

2) CD Projekt announces The Witcher 2 (Witcher 2:Assassin’s of Kings Enhanced Edition) will be released for the Xbox 360 on April 17.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...ate-announced/

3) New details for Animal Crossing 3D were revealed such as your character gets an assistant to help you as the mayor of the town and the Street Pass function allows guests to have their houses in the "model homes" district.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/new-...ng-3ds-details

Oh good. online passes for offline games.

I guess I should get cracking on Witcher 1 since that's not showing up on the 360?

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Where did those clips come from

EA's really taking this online pass shit too far. I'm still furious that my new copy of Fight Night Champion won't go online because my code didn't work.

Did you call customer support?

Roomate tossed the code out while I was at work. It's a lost cause. But if I weren't being penalized for being a loyal customer, I wouldn't have to go through that anyway. Honestly, I could go out and buy another 360 and mod this old one so I can pirate games soooo easily. Every time I get dicked over like this, I'm just more and more tempted. It's like they don't want my money, just my frustration.

Update to Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning having the online pass as it looks like either EA completely screwed up during the printing or didn't consult 38 Studios over the decision.

Apparently the game doesn't have an actual online pass, instead the locked content was meant to be part of their DLC plans with the first being a free launch day pack for those who bought the game new. It also appears this pack wouldn't be going on the marketplace for a while.

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Er, that is a single-player online pass...

Yeah it still ends up that way but I guess from other stories about the game's development, EA is really rushing them to finish the game and their plans for DLC never included any passes.

38 Studios decided to put the first DLC pack as a "free" pack for new owners which is why its on the disc but EA wanted an online pass used to generate extra sales from used owners.

Didn't Schilling previously claim he completely supported the online pass?

Yes he did although I'm not sure if he ever went as far as going to non-online/MMO type games.

He wouldn't have a choice with this game due to EA funding the project and determining what gets done. Although his studio already had to deal with an EA mistake considering some people having problems with the demo when 38 Studios said they were not ready to make a demo and the demo itself was done by a different studio.

It was in response to the online pass to THIS game. Kinda curious as to why you would think this would not relate to this specific, offline only game.

You obviously don't know how game developers work [/Rog]

A couple of Wii U news with the first being Nintendo won't be mandating developers to only make games in HD for the console and the other being the origin of the tablet controller comes from one of the concept arts for the Wiimote.

Unlike Microsoft who made a demand of every single Xbox 360 game must be in HD, Nintendo won't be making the same rigid demand for the Wii U. The main reason was to give developers a lot more choices in developing the games with the extra power being used to beef up performance or other non-graphical parts of their games.

Nintendo also wants to help shorten development time for developers so that game development doesn't become out of control in terms of costs and time. The Wii U will also be a lot more focused on having third party studios develop Nintendo-owned games than what was done on the Wii and past Nintendo systems.

While the tablet controller shares a lot of its design with other tablet devices, the original idea for the controller actually existed during the development of the Wiimote. Based on concept designs released last year for the Wiimote, one of the plans for the Wiimote involved a touchscreen pad built-in which was eventually removed during the final design of the Wiimote.

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Daily Recap:
1) The original Everquest will go on the free-to-play model as part of its 13th anniversary celebration starting on March 16 with heavy restrictions on what can be done for free.
http://kotaku.com/5880579/the-origin...-13th-birthday

2) Microsoft debunks any rumors and news of the next Xbox debuting during this year's E3 show by saying they have no plans to reveal anything about the next Xbox this year. Sony also claimed in other reports they have no plans for any system debuts for the next 2 years either.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...eveal-in-2012/

3) Microsoft is fighting to win ownership over the fake Halo 4 beta website domian as both a way to combat phissing attacks done to fooled users and to prepare for the eventually official release of the beta.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/micr...-4-beta-domain

4) Assasin's Creed 3 currently rumored to involve George Washington with the potential of part of the game taking place in New York during the Revolutionary Era.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/rumo...rge-washington

New York during the american revolution? That's an odd time period to choose.

Why?