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So my 31st birthday passed and my wonderful wife gave me a Wii U to celebrate the occasion. Knowing what I was getting into with another Nintendo console I have to say I am really liking it a lot. The UI is a bit of a mess and you can tell Nintendo is really trying to appeal to both casual and hardcore gamers at the same time, but as I said I know what I am getting into with a Nintendo console. Right now I have Nintendo Land and New Super Mario Bros. U but mostly I wanted the thing because I’m a huge retro gamer and I wanted a new console to hold my old Virtual Console games on. 

Overall, I’m a very happy camper.

So I finally beat Bioshock Infinite. Of course, no spoilers will be said but I’ll just say this; If you like video games, and chances are that you do. You owe it to yourself and your loved ones to play this game and finish it.

Polygon has some details regarding Microsoft’s next console. A few interesting tidbits have been revealed. First of which is the ability to setup auto capturing of what they are calling “magic moments” as in setting up the system to record when you reached specific achievements, but it can also be as simple as getting a headshot. 

The “always on” talk is still there, and seems very likely at this point, but according to their sources, whether the system will need to constantly check back with the network or just a one time thing at startup is up to the publisher. 

Another interesting detail is that Microsoft may allow developers to add achievements without the need of DLC. The thought process behind this seems to be that this greater freedom allow developers to track gameplay habits and perhaps steer gamers into a specific direction in need comes up. Interesting, but I’m not sure if I like that idea just yet.

A few other things were mentioned but I’ll let you read it for yourself. 

So here we have it. Microsoft is set to reveal their next iteration of the Xbox in style May 21, 2013. What do you think we’ll see? Or more importantly do you see this as being more media heavy or game centric? 

A new Legend of Zelda is coming to the Nintendo 3DS this year. The game is set to take place in the same universe as Link to the Past but will have a different storyline and different dungeons. I can’t wait. LttP is one of my favorite games of all time. 

Edit: Looks like its official, the title will be Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 2.

Who’s getting getting Injustice: Gods Among Us tomorrow? For which console? 

Bioshock Infinite’s Columbia recreated in Minecraft, of course. Find more on EGDE.

Game Informer has Batman: Arkham Origins on its May cover. Apparently, Rocksteady isn’t working on this one. Developing Batman: Arkham Origins will be Warner Bros. Montreal led by game designer Eric Holmes formally of Epic Games. Erik’s is responsible for The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction and Prototype.

The game takes place, as you might have guessed, before the previous two games, and will feature a “young and unrefined Batman as he fights many of his foes for the first time.” The game is set to be released October 25 for the Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U, and the PC.

While I initially found it off putting that Rocksteady wouldn’t be working on this, I realized that probably has more to do with the end of this console cycle than anything else. Why tie up your triple A developer on old consoles when there are new exciting ones right around the corner.