Information Update // Noticias Nuevas - Nintendo 3DS & PSVita

Information Update - Nintendo 3DS


1.- Respected online gaming publication Edge has awarded Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D a more than respectable 8/10. The magazine is notorious for its strict scoring policy, so an 8 is a great score for the game which has had a mixed critical reception since its E3 début.

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Xbox World magazine is reporting that Microsoft is hard at work developing a Wii U tablet controller for its next Xbox console. 

The controller will be “an HD screen surrounded by the traditional 360 buttons and sticks” and the controller “could be a remote control when you’re watching TV, a browser when you’re on the internet, extra buttons and information when you’re playing a game or a portable display when you want to take your game with you.” Expect to see it at E3 in June along with Wii U.

Retro Studios the development studio behind the Metroid Prime series and Donkey Kong Country Returns is apparently recruiting new staff members to help with a game that reportedly features hand-painted visuals. While there’s no hint regarding what the team are currently working on, legendary games designer Shigeru Miyamoto has said previously that he would like Retro Studios to try their hand at a new Zelda game.

2.- Epic Games vice president Mark Rein has told journalists that the company plans to show-off its next generation Unreal Engine 4 this year. The news has sparked further rumours that next generation consoles from Microsoft and Sony will be revealed to the public, along with Nintendo’s forthcoming Wii U, at this years E3 event in June.

“People are going to be shocked later this year when they see Unreal Engine 4 and how much more profound an effect it will have.”

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Mister Gaga