Today's News:
1) EA currently facing several public and legal issues regarding Battlefield 4 with allegations of EA failing to inform investors beforehand of the halt of all DLC work for the game, possible SEC violations by senior executives who sold their stocks at "artificial" high prices before the DLC announcement, and recent news of DLC packs do not carry over with the Upgrade program (at least confirmed for PS3 to PS4 version).
http://www.screwattack.com/news/ea-c...er-battlefield
http://www.polygon.com/2013/12/18/52...-battlefield-4
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/a...der-bonus.aspx
2) Namco states they are considering expanding the Dark Souls series to include mobile devices and teased series developer From Software might not develop it due to their lack of experience with mobile development.
http://www.destructoid.com/namco-ban...e-267833.phtml
3) Nordic Games states they are reviving the MX vs ATV series with MX vs. ATV Supercross to be released next year as a downloadable title for Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Mac, and Linux
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...nt-early-2014/
4) Nintendo announces Funky Kong will appear in Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze although did not reveal if he will be a playable character or act as just a shopkeeper in the game like Cranky Kong was in DKC Returns.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...opical-freeze/
* 2013 TPWW Gammys Awards still open for voting with the event ending tomorrow. While the Gammys end tomorrow, the game giveaway at the other place lasts till December 25th so the offer to give away a potential game code as a gift extends to that date if I manage to get one by then.
http://www.tpwwforums.com/showthread.php?t=125521