The Walking Dead: The Game Collector’s Edition is a GameStop pre-order exclusive

GameStop will be offering an exclusive collector’s edition version of The Walking Dead: The Game. In order to purchase it, you’ll need to pre-order with the retailer.

The Walking Dead: The Game Collector’s Edition costs $69.99. It launches on December 4 and includes the following items:

• A disc containing all five episodes of the game
• The Walking Dead Compendium One (which normally retails for $59.99 and includes the first 48 issues) with exclusive Charlie Adlard cover art
• A Collector’s Edition box featuring Charlie Adlard artwork

According to Telltale, this collector’s edition will be “extremely limited”. For those wondering, the Compendium won’t be sold outside of the package.

The collector’s edition will be sold for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. A standard version of the retail release will also be out on December 4 for $29.99.

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Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus XBLA/PSN trailer

Media Create software sales (10/8 -10/14) – Top 50

01./00. [3DS] Bravely Default: Flying Fairy (Square Enix) {2012.10.11} (¥6.090) – 141.529 / NEW <85,68%>
02./01. [PS3] Resident Evil 6 (Capcom) {2012.10.04} (¥7.990) – 92.921 / 727.854 (-85%)
03./00. [3DS] Project X Zone (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.10.11} (¥6.280) – 85.539 / NEW <57,55%>
04./02. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2013 (Konami) {2012.10.04} (¥7.980) – 50.144 / 274.028 (-78%)
05./00. [PS3] Tokitowa: Time and Eternity # (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.10.11} (¥7.980) – 32.215 / NEW
06./07. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) – 29.651 / 1.246.707 (-1%)
07./06. [3DS] Style Savvy: Trendsetters (Nintendo) {2012.09.27} (¥4.800) – 22.195 / 122.391 (-35%)
08./11. [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire! (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.05} (¥5.040) – 18.458 / 190.370 (+62%)
09./00. [PS3] Rocksmith (Ubisoft) {2012.10.11} (¥8.880) – 13.964 / NEW
10./00. [PSP] Diabolik Lovers # (Idea Factory) {2012.10.11} (¥6.090) – 13.173 / NEW
11./08. [PSP] SD Gundam G Generation: Overworld (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.09.27} (¥6.280) – 10.788 / 249.333 (-62%)
12./04. [PSP] Sol Trigger (Image Epoch) {2012.10.04} (¥6.279) – 10.197 / 52.234 (-76%)
13./10. [NDS] Pokemon Black 2 / White 2 (Pokemon Co.) {2012.06.23} (¥4.800) – 10.100 / 2.799.467 (-17%)
14./00. [PS3] Dishonored (Bethesda Softworks) {2012.10.11} (¥5.980) – 9.984 / NEW
15./03. [PSP] Summon Night 3 (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.10.04} (¥3.990) – 8.823 / 60.276 (-83%)
16./12. [3DS] Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone (Nintendo) {2012.09.13} (¥3.800) – 7.255 / 86.014 (-30%)
17./15. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.12} (¥5.040) – 6.410 / 235.676 (-7%)
18./14. [PSP] Final Fantasy III (Square Enix) {2012.09.20} (¥3.990) – 5.048 / 74.118 (-33%)
19./19. [3DS] Brain Age: Concentration Training (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥3.800) – 4.639 / 178.791 (-13%)
20./22. [3DS] Kobitodzukan: Kobito Kansatsu Set (Nippon Columbia) {2012.07.26} (¥5.040) – 4.536 / 110.398
21./20. [WII] Dragon Quest X: Mezameshi Itsutsu no Shuzoku Online # (Square Enix) {2012.08.02} (¥6.980)
22./25. [WII] Wii Sports Resort with Wii Remote Plus # (Nintendo) {2010.11.11} (¥5.800)
23./16. [PS3] Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (Spike Chunsoft) {2012.09.20} (¥8.190)
24./28. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800)
25./27. [WII] Mario Party 9 (Nintendo) {2012.04.26} (¥5.800)
26./18. [3DS] Medarot 7: Kabuto / Kuwagata (Rocket Company) {2012.09.13} (¥6.090)
27./23. [3DS] Samurai Warriors: Chronicles 2nd (Koei Tecmo) {2012.09.13} (¥6.090)
28./09. [PS3] F1 2012 (Codemasters) {2012.10.04} (¥7.770)
29./13. [PS3] Dead or Alive 5 # (Koei Tecmo) {2012.09.27} (¥8.190)
30./34. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Definitive Edition # (Bandai Namco Games) {2011.11.23} (¥5.040)
31./35. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land # (Nintendo) {2011.11.03} (¥4.800)
32./26. [PSV] Ys: Foliage Ocean in Celceta # (Nihon Falcom) {2012.09.27} (¥7.140)
33./30. [WII] Just Dance Wii 2 (Nintendo) {2012.07.26} (¥5.800)
34./05. [360] Resident Evil 6 (Capcom) {2012.10.04} (¥7.990)
35./00. [360] Rocksmith (Ubisoft) {2012.10.11} (¥8.880)
36./21. [PS3] Sleeping Dogs (Square Enix) {2012.09.27} (¥7.980)
37./24. [PS3] Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.09.13} (¥7.980)
38./33. [3DS] Little Battlers eXperience: Explosive Boost (Level 5) {2012.07.05} (¥4.400)
39./36. [WII] Kirby’s Dream Collection: Special Edition (Nintendo) {2012.07.19} (¥3.800)
40./31. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate # (Capcom) {2011.12.10} (¥5.800)
41./40. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry’s Wonderland 3D # (Square Enix) {2012.05.31} (¥5.490)
42./47. [3DS] Nintendogs + Cats: French Bulldog / Shiba / Toy Poodle & New Friends (Nintendo) {2011.02.26} (¥4.800)
43./29. [PSV] Earth Defense Force 3 Portable (D3 Publisher) {2012.09.27} (¥6.090)
44./42. [PS3] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 – Dubbed Edition (Bargain Edition) (Square Enix) {2012.09.06} (¥3.990)
45./43. [WII] Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo) {2008.01.31} (¥6.800)
46./44. [PS3] Assassin’s Creed I + II Welcome Pack (Ubisoft) {2012.07.19} (¥2.940)
47./32. [PSP] Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate Portable # (Kadokawa Games) {2012.09.27} (¥6.279)
48./50. [PSP] God Eater: Burst (PSP the Best) (Bandai Namco Games) {2011.09.15} (¥2.800)
49./00. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (PSP the Best) (Capcom) {2011.09.22} (¥2.990)
50./45. [3DS] Rune Factory 4: A Fantasy Harvest Moon (Marvelous Entertainment) {2012.07.19} (¥5.229)

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Rayman creator: Wii U “surprisingly powerful”, Legends using new lighting engine

Rayman creator Michel Ancel isn’t just impressed by the technology inside the Wii U GamePad. He’s also more than pleased with the console’s hardware.

Speaking with Nintendo Power this month, Ancel noted a couple of times how he finds the Wii U to be “surprisingly powerful.” Like most developers, he’s noticed that the system offers “a lot of memory”, which allows for “huge textures”.

Because of the hardware behind Wii U (and thanks to Ubisoft’s own optimizations), the Rayman Legends team has been able to implement a new lighting engine. Sprites now have proper lighting as well as shadows.

“What surprises me with Wii U is that we don’t have many technical problems. It’s really running very well, in fact. We’re not obliged to constantly optimize things. Even on the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions [of Origins], we had some fill-rate issues and things like that. So it’s partly us – we improved the engine – but I think the console is quite powerful. Surprisingly powerful. And there’ a lot of memory. You can really have huge textures, and it’s crazy because sometimes the graphic artist – we built our textures in very high-dentition. They could be used in a movie. Then we compress them, but sometimes they forget to do the compression and it still works! [Laughs] So yeah, it’s quite powerful. It’s hard sometimes when you’re one of the first developers because it’s up to you to come up with solutions to certain problems. But the core elements of the console are surprisingly powerful.

“And because we’re developing for Wii U, we don’t have to worry about cross-platform optimization.

“We can push what the console can do; push it to its limits. And of course, we have a new lighting engine. In fact, the game engine for Origins was mostly just classic sprites in HD, but now we can light them and add shadows and all these things. So there is some technical innovation with the engine itself. “

BioShock Infinite “Beast of America” trailer, out February 26

Ancel still not ready to talk Beyond Good & Evil 2

Can you believe that in around a year from now Beyond God & Evil will be celebrating its tenth anniversary? Time really does fly by!

Ubisoft first teased a sequel, Beyond Good & Evil 2, over four years ago. We haven’t heard much about it since then.

It shouldn’t come as a shock that creator Michel Ancel franchise’s creator still has nothing to say about the project. He was asked for any sort of update in this month’s Nintendo Power, but Ancel was only able to reply with the following:

“[Laughs] I think the Wii U GamePad could be used nicely as a camera… [Laughs] No, to be honest, I’m really focused on Rayman Legends right now. I’m surprised how much of our energy it’s taking because I expected it to be an easier game to make. But because of the Wii U GamePad, we’re really focusing on this one. I can’t talk about what the next game will before us because it’s not set in stone yet, so I guess I don’t have a better answer for you. Sorry! [Laughs]“

Level-5 America tease is probably something you shouldn’t get excited about

Level-5 International America posted a message on its Facebook yesterday hinting that something big could be on the way. When it comes down to it though, it may not be worth getting excited over.

The company wrote the following:

“Fridays are great, but we’re looking forward to next week, North America!”

Next week is important for Level-5 International America: it’s first published game, Liberation Maiden, is hitting the 3DS eShop on Thursday. Something tells me that this is what the company was referring to.

On the other hand, if an announcement would be taking place on Friday, then that can’t be about the downloadable game.

Either way, we’ll know what’s up with the message in a few days.

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New Dragon Age III: Inquisition details

Update: Added in concept art images that aren’t blurry (via).

BioWare brought along some new details about Dragon Age III: Inquisition to the Edmonton Comic and Entertainment Expo earlier today. Creative director Mike Laidlaw and other members of the team spoke about customization, save imports, the scope of the project, and more.

Producer Cameron Lee was also in attendance and was able to provide information discussed at the event via Twitter. He also snapped a couple of art concept photos shown to attendees, but they’re a bit blurry. You can nonetheless view the images as well as details concerning Dragon Age III below.

- Cinematic designer Jon Perry said this is the longest pre-production he’s had on the game compared to any other BioWare project
- Castle control teased
- One level in the game is as big as all of Dragon Age II’s levels
- Customization will have a better focus than in Origins
- Will feature follower customization
- When asked how much control you’ll have over your character, Mike said “you will be human”
- “backgrounds will be in DA3 even though you will be human, it’s not playable but it does significant impact on the story”
- Regarding save game imports, players will be able to bring choices across
- The team is investigating some ways without save imports
- Flemeth teased for the game

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Mew-Genics is Team Meat’s next game

Team Meat, the developer behind Super Meat Boy, has a brand new project in the works. No, it doesn’t have anything to do with meat.

Say hello to “Mew-Genics”. Ed McMillen says that the game is “by far the strangest project I’ve ever worked on.” Not much was revealed, but it “will be randomly generated, strange and involve cats.”

McMillen and Team Meat stated on the studio’s blog that the team is “moving quite fast on it and should be able to start talking about platforms, more gameplay details and screen shots soon.” Stay tuned for that!

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Another mysterious PlayStation video: “The Arrival”

Sony has released a second mysterious video following the one shared a few days ago, known as “The Reload”. The one above is called “The Arrival”.

Some people have guessed that this could be related to a promotion for PlayStation All-Stars, but that’s obviously one of many possibilities. What say you?