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Aiming to tide us over while a brand new Zelda is made Nintendo today announced that it has an all-newZeldagame in the works, but admitted it’d take some time to reach us. However, it did have something very exciting to satiate hungryZeldafans in the interim —The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Reborn! A full HD remake of the classic GameCube title,Rebornis slated for release in Fall and will feature one of the prettiest games of all time getting even prettier....

In this latest video for Hi-Rez Studio’sSMITE, we’re given an informative look at another one of the game’s playable characters: Bakasura. Beyond running down his various abilities, there’s a healthy amount of protips explaining how to, in theory, play Bakasura successfully. I’m unsure howSMITEwill ultimately fit into the landscape of multiplayer online battle arena games, but I’m increasingly feeling the urge to make time for it. Truth be told, the recent outcry from religious leaders has only intensified my curiosity....

Apologies for the lack of last week’s roundup, but I was in the grips of PAX and I’m still getting over it. Well, my jet lag at least. Let’s take a look at what’s for sale this weekend. To start, Steam has a pair of sales happening:Jordan’s already let us know about theTrinesaleand the other deal is 75% offCrysis 2: Maximum Edition. Elsewhere, GamersGate has a“Neocore Weekend” promotionreducing a bounty of games by developer Neocore, mainly in theKing Arthurfranchise, by up to 70%....

Bwahahaha! Bow before me, scrubs. No one can touch me atUltimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3! Okay, so that’s not true. I suck. And I’m a sore loser on top of that. But, with the PlayStation Vita’s touchscreen controls and a little practice, I’m busting off moves and aerial raves like never before. Look at me! Diehard fighter fans will scoff, but this opens up the game to a lot of other types of gamers that maybe aren’t as skilled with the quarter circle movement and the frame timing....

ROCK FLAG AND EAGLE! Microsoft has, at long last, made account migration an easy, automatic process. For years, folks who moved to new territories, like myself, were stuck with their Xbox Live accounts tied to their old homeland, unable to use any new credit cards, addresses, or local points cards. Now, you just have to go online anduse the account migration toolto select your new home — after going through a few simple online security hoops, of course....

How long does it take for humans to cooperate? About three days For those of you who haven’t playedFinal Fantasy XIV, a new patch just arrived that implemented a major mechanic into the game — worldwide monster hunting. The concept is simple enough. Across the world in each zone, various rare monsters randomly spawn throughout, granting those who kill them extra bonuses and rewards. These encounters are not instanced — or — they do not take place in separate locations for each party....

Expect to seeLeft 4 Dead 2‘s multiplayer scene get a healthy boost in player activity on April 22 — that’s when “The Passing” finally comes out for PC and Xbox 360. The long-awaited add-on has something new in store for us called Mutations. Described as “week-long runs of new gameplay modes,” Mutations include things like Realism Versus and Chainsaw Massacre. Valve has admitted to there being at least twenty of these various modes planned, but knowing the company, I could see the support lasting even longer....

PC, Mac, Linux and…Wii U? Inspired by the likes ofEarthworm JimandMega Man,Nefarioussticks with platformer tropes, with one inversion: you are kidnapping princesses. And each princess you kidnap changes how your character controls and plays. A princess with wings will make you lighter, for some reason. I don’t know why there are so many princesses in a world full of militarized police drones, cars, and bombs, but the animations are nice....

I have a horrible, guilt-ridden confession to make: I have never played aPrince of Persiatitle. Considering the type of story it is, I have even less excuse for not having played it, as I definitely enjoy the setting and the story sounds interesting. Truthfully though, after watching this trailer, I may have to go back and discover these games from the very beginning — I definitely felt inspired by what I saw....

The Just Add Water development blog has updated with a look at how much prettier (or uglier, depending on your standards for beauty) Stranger is going to be looking in the upcoming re-release ofOddworld: Stranger’s Wrathon PS3. As you can see from the above image, Stranger now has 20,000 polygons making up his imposing form, an increase of more than six times what he was rocking in the original Xbox release....

Wow! Chun-Li in a panda suit has to be one of the sexiest things I’ve seen in a video game in quite some time. Actually I’m kidding, but I will say Kuma rocking the R. Mika threads — with that unnecessarily peculiar bulge — is frankly, a little disturbing. A recent update to the officialStreet Fighter X TekkenJapanese website dropped a handful of new screens showing off some amazing character costume swaps as well as a character customization editor for the upcoming tag team fighter....

Latest reports from around the web all in one place Back in 2008, Destructoid created atagfor ‘PS4’. It’s about time we put it to good use. With Sonyostensibly planning to show off its new consoleby the end of the month and the rest of us salivating in anticipation, now is the time to gather all the info we currently have on the PlayStation 4 (codename: Orbis). [Psst … that image above is a fan mock-up....

While the Red Ring of Death debacle proved costly monetarily, as far as Microsoft is concerned, the image of theXbox 360has managed to remain relatively untarnished through it all. During a recentinterview with Venture Beat, Robbie Bach echoed that sentiment: In the ordinary course of something like this, you would expect it to show up in the customer reaction data. We just haven’t seen that. It speaks to the fact that they love their games and Xbox Live....