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RePLAY: The Wii U can’t run Crysis 3,
the father of Resident Evil returns
to survival horror and the attack of the ads on Xbox LIVE.
Recently there were conflicting rumors about the upcoming Wii U’s hardware capabilities. When one of Crytek’s
directors says there’s “not a fat chance” that the Wii U can run Crysis 3, the limitations of Nintendo’s
next console seems to be laid bare.
“I don’t think it’s
going to be possible,” Crytek’s Rasmus Hoejengaard told Destructoid. “It’s not
in the cards.”
Hoejengaard noted that
Crysis 3 is planned for the PC, PS3
and Xbox 360 however.
|Source: Destructoid
Shinji Mikami, the man
responsible for coining the survival horror genre, is returning to his roots
with a project codenamed “Zwei.”
In an interview
Famitsu, Mikami reveals that he’s the executive producer of Zwei, which happens
to be a survival-horror game. Mikami tells the magazine that he chose
survival-horror, a genre where he excels, to meet player expectations.
A first look at Zwei’s
image boards is expected later this week, of which Mikami said would be close
to expressing the game’s atmosphere.
|Source: Andriasang
Expect more commercials
in Xbox LIVE’s future: Microsoft revealed on Tuesday that more media apps will
now include 15 to 30 second TV-like ad spots.
ESPN, Last.fm, Manga
Entertainment, GameSpot and MUZU.TV join the rank of media apps that now show
video ad spots. Previously, only UFC, TMZ and Crackle engaged in the practice.
According to
Gamasutra, the move is part of a larger initiative to turn the Xbox 360 into a “full-blown
entertainment hub.” And Microsoft reports that the plan is working:
entertainment app usage has doubled every year for U.S. Xbox LIVE Gold members.
Case in point: ad
spending on Xbox LIVE has increased by 142 percent since 2010 and Gold members
spend an average of 84 hours a month using the service.
With these numbers, it
just makes sense for Microsoft to expanding its lineup of advertising partners
on Xbox LIVE.
|Source: Gamasutra
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