'Uncharted' for PlayStation 4 listed on Germany GameStop website

Was there ever any doubt that Nathan Drake and company would be back for another installment on the PlayStation 4? Another overseas gaming website has given us an unofficial confirmation that there will be Uncharted on Sony's new console.

A listing was found on the Germany GameStop website today. It's generic with no real information, more like a place holder of what's to come. The title is simply Uncharted, potentially giving the notion that there will be a subtitle for the game instead of a continual count of numbers.

No cover art is available, and neither is a date. Basically, this listing could be nothing more than GameStop just putting in the place holder because they expect an Uncharted title to be released on the console, as all of us expect. There's been hints at it, but nothing's been officially confirmed.

Typically, if there are more games made by Sony than just the original three on consoles, the number was abandoned. This happened with both Killzone and God of War, with the former receiving the Shadow Fall subtitle and the latter getting Ascension.

These games don't continue the trilogy, but instead create a new part of the story set well before or after the events of the original trilogy.

Hopefully we'll be seeing an official announcement soon and more information on the next Uncharted game.

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Sly Cooper, PlayStation All-Stars on sale for $20 at GameStop

Both Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time and PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale are available for $19.99 on PlayStation 3 at GameStop.

The Sony exclusives are cross-buy, meaning that the game can also be played on Vita. Amazon has price matched PS All-Stars, but still has Sly Cooper listed at $27.56. The Vita version will be a digital download that can either be done straight to the handheld or transferred over.

Remember: cross-buy doesn't work in reverse. If the Vita version of the game is purchased, then that game will can only be played on the handheld. Amazon currently lists Sly Cooper at $17.95, and PS All-Stars is even more expensive than the console edition.

Despite the announcement that Santa Monica will no longer create downloadable content for PS All-Stars, the game is still worth considering for a purchase. The brawler is unique enough from traditional fighting games; it's just unfortunate that it didn't sell well enough for more DLC or a potential sequel.

Sly Cooper is definitely worth a purchase for all adventure fans. It's old-school platforming that doesn't stray from its roots in the PS2 editions; it feels like a simple HD upgrade of one of those games.

[Source: Cheap Ass Gamer]

GameStop Features Unlimited PlayStation 4 Pre-Orders

Missed out on an opportunity to pick up a PlayStation 4 through Amazon for launch day? Not to worry -- one of the largest video game chain stores will have a unit available for everyone.

Julian Horsey from Geeky Gadgets reports that GameStop will have an unlimited number of pre-orders for Sony's next-gen console.

Sony has sent to GameStop that the company can sell as many Sony PlayStation 4 preorders as they like.
It was rumoured that Sony put a 100 unit limit on preorders for its Sony PlayStation 4 per store, but now that limit seems to have been lifted and an unlimited amount of Sony PlayStation 4 devices are now available to preorder from any GameStop store.

Obviously, there's probably some restrictions like limiting one per household, and there's nothing in the article that confirms this will be given on the launch day. Signs point to that, but if not then there would rarely be any point buy the unit from GameStop and a majority of gamers can save on tax by just getting one shipped through Amazon. The standard edition is still available for purchase at the same price.

[Source: Geeky Gadgets]

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Opinion: How Nintendo Can Save Themselves After Wii U Crisis

Nintendo is in a bit of trouble, and it's time for a completely new model to save the company from becoming Sega 2.

The new console is heading down the same road all of the other Nintendo machines since the N64 -- a loss of third-party support and relying on the company mascots to bail them out in sales.

According to Games Radar, the company is just about ready to pull the basic version of Wii U from stores.

GameStop stores have reportedly been sent the following message from head office: “Nintendo Wii U Basic Recall - Two Week Preparation On Tuesday, 6/18, all stories will need to return all new/unopened Wii U Basic (020359). .. Stores that have 10 or more in stock will receive shipping cartons from the [distribution center]. .. All other stores will need to save shipping cartons for this recall." GameStop hasn’t returned a request for further information, while Nintendo said it wouldn’t comment on its business practices with retailers.

It's time for Nintendo to use a new strategy. First, they need to dissssociate themselves from the "Wii" brand. The name has only lost them money since the initial run and these days people just get bummed out remembering all the potential they thought the console had with its new motion controls.

Apparently Nintendo is trying to market to gullible families that own a Wii and want them to upgrade. That's setting sail to fail. No one is falling for the marketing gimmick of, "Oh hey that family is having so much fun with the Wii U, LET'S UPGRADE CHILDREN!"

What needs to happen is a complete relaunch of the system two years from now. Since people are digging relaunches, Nintendo needs to do a relaunch themselves and call the new system: NES.

The plan is so obvious, it's brilliant. I'm not saying re-release the 25+ year old catalog, but the design should be the old NES system with the same name.

Think about it. Insert the disc into mock NES cartridge. Before putting it in the system, that person has to blow on the cartridge before putting it in. Click the cartidge into place and press the power button. Auto-load the game, and you'll have a selling point compared to newer consoles that have to install the games first.

Make the console as powerful as the Nextbox and PS4. Copy the dual shock controller (they basically did with the Classic Controller Pro anyway) and let games install while people play them to eliminate as many loading times as possible to emulate playing a game on cartridge.

The design of the controller needs to resemble the old NES rectangle while adding on the additional buttons to play next-gen games while retaining the comfort to play old games.

Tack on a one-terabyte hard drive, include greatest hits from the entire Nintendo archive, and give access to the entire Nintendo backlog for downloading to make up for screwing the pooch with overpriced, way too spread out Virtual Console releases.

Stamp a $450 price tag on it and throw it into stores. Afraid no one will buy it? Give a payment plan and offer a free year of Internet service.

Alas, this pipe dream will never come to fruition. It's really not possible, but it's a direction that Nintendo needs to look at. Even if Nintendo had a flop on their hands, nothing was worse than the Virtual Boy and they're still alive and kicking.

But the times of rehashing the same bullshit over and over on different consoles is tedious. If they want to give the players nostalgia, they should go all-in with the console as well.

[Source: Games Radar]

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