Today's News:
1) Some Mario Kart 8 related news as Nintendo hosted a special Mario Kart 8 themed Nintendo Direct today, the company confirmed the Mario Kart 8 bundle will also be available in North America, and are giving away a free digital game for those who register MK8 at Club Nintendo. The bundle is priced at $329 while the free game offer is a choice between New Super Mario Bros. U, Pikmin 3, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD or Wii Party U (UK/Europe have a different set to choose from).
http://www.screwattack.com/news/mari...gital-download
http://www.destructoid.com/mario-kar...r-274010.phtml
2) SALES & FREEBIES - For those interested, Gamestop is currently having a "Buy 2, Get 1 Free" sale on used games. Microsoft revealed Saints Row the Third and Dust: An Elysian Tail will be May's Games for Gold freebies. Nvidia is currently offering a free digital copy of Watch Dogs with purchases of select GeForce GTX graphics cards.
http://www.gamestop.com/gs/weeklyad/...d=eml_10001443
http://www.destructoid.com/saints-ro...d-274026.phtml
http://www.destructoid.com/pick-up-s...c-273990.phtml
3) Rockstar has listed their games affected by Gamespy's server shutdown with games such as GTA V to remain unaffected, games like GTA IV and Red Dead Redemption to lose Social Club support, and games like Max Payne 3 to lose all online multiplayer support.
https://support.rockstargames.com/hc...cles/203102767
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...rver-shutdown/
4) Based on recent job postings, Guerrilla Games is currently developing an unannounced game that is likely an online-only multiplayer game and would feature microtransactions.
http://www.destructoid.com/guerrilla...s-274017.phtml