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Electronic Arts on Tuesday released the first gameplay trailer for Need for Speed: No Limits, a brand new racing game coming to iOS and Android devices later this year, and it does not disappoint.

The gameplay sequences, which include police chases, drifting, and all manner of colorful environments, certainly look incredible. It’s astonishing to see how far graphics have come for mobile games in recent years.

When EA announced No Limits back in November 2014, the publisher said the game was built “from the ground up” to deliver “insanely fast driving” and “incredible graphics.” In all, the game aims to “redefine” street racing for mobile devices.

“We’re constantly amazed by the power and performance we’re able to get out of the latest phones and tablets and think you will be too,” EA said at the time.

Australia-based studio Firemonkeys, which also developed the visually stunning mobile game Real Racing 3, is behind No Limits. Real Racing 3 is a free-to-play game, but EA has yet to announce any details regarding the business model for No Limits.

If you’re not interested in mobile games, EA’s Ghost Games is already “deep in development” on the next core Need for Speed game for consoles. This game, which should launch in 2015, is described as “highly innovative,” though no other details about it are available.

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The upcoming live-action movie based on Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed series starring Oscar-nominated actor Michael Fassbender will hit theatres on December 21, 2016. 20th Century Fox announced the date this week (via The Hollywood Reporter), which is one week after the first Star Wars spinoff from Disney.

Previously, the Assassin’s Creed movie was scheduled to come to theaters in August 2015, but Fox delayed the project in September 2014 due to reported production issues.

Fassbender will play the lead role in the film, which will be directed by Justin Kurzel, who directed Fassbender in upcoming movie Macbeth. No other cast members or plot details have been announced.

Talking about the movie last year, Fassbender said the Assassin’s Creed film will be respectful of the game. At the same time, however, the actor pointed out that “we also want to bring new elements to it and perhaps our own vision of things that already exist in the game.”

Ubisoft has a total of six movies in the pipeline. In addition to Assassin’s Creed, the Paris-based publisher is making movies based on its Far Cry, Rabbids, Watch Dogs, Splinter Cell, and Ghost Recon franchises. In all instances, Ubisoft will retain creative control through its Ubisoft Motion Pictures group.

Though the Assassin’s Creed movie won’t arrive until 2016, fans of the stealth-action series are getting a new game next year in the form of Assassin’s Creed Victory, which is set in Victorian era London, according to a recent leak.

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Select Club Nintendo customers across Europe are being offered the chance to buy a limited edition New Nintendo 3DS.

This one-off handheld, called the ‘New Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Edition,’ features a custom white cover with Nintendo characters etched into the casing. It comes with a limited edition attachable faceplate, as well as a 4GB memory card and pair of AR Cards.

Those chosen by Nintendo can purchase the bundle for £180, and will find out via email whether they have been selcted. For now this offer is only available to certain Club Nintendo users, and not all of them, while there appears to be no other way to buy the handheld.

When asked by GameSpot how Nintendo selects customers for the chance to buy the Ambassador Edition, the corporation said it was “unable to disclose such business information.”

It added: “However we would like to reassure you that we are continually looking at different promotional offerings we can bring to consumers at various times throughout the year.”

“The terms and conditions for such promotional activities are individual to each promotion, but we will endeavour to bring you more promotional activities in the future, which we hope you will be able to take advantage of.”

The New Nintendo 3DS and 3DS XL launched across Japan in October. A North America and European release is pencilled in for 2015.

It comes with various hardware improvements, such as a small C-Stick next to its face buttons, which effectively works as a second analog stick.

Also featured are two new shoulder buttons–ZL and ZR–along with what Nintendo is calling “Super-Stable 3D,” which will broaden the viewing field of the stereoscopic 3D.

Upgraded hardware will allow the system to run faster, while the in-built NFC technology will enable the use of Nintendo’s Amiibo figurines.

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A user has created a workshop item for Dota 2 which transforms the in-game shopkeeper into Valve CEO and co-founder Gabe Newell. Reported via Eurogamer, the item can be viewed on the game’s Steam community workshop and was created by Down_Limit.

According to the user, the model was created “in gratitude to the development team” who worked on Dota 2. Steam members can vote for whether they would like to see the item used in-game. The creator hopes to have it added to the upcoming New Bloom Festival event, for which Valve has put the call out for user-made items themed around Chinese New Year, Chinese history, and Spring.

Would you like to see this item come to Dota 2? On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate the model’s resemblance to that of Gabe Newell? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

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Sony has now sold more than 18.5 million PlayStation 4 units worldwide, the company announced today in a Japanese press release translated by Reuters. This is up from 13.5 million at the end of October 2014. The new milestone counts consoles sold up to January 4, 2015.

In addition, Sony revealed that it now has 10.9 million PlayStation Plus subscribers, which is up from 7.9 million at the end of October 2014. A PS Plus subscription costs $50 per year.

Sony achieved the new PS4 sales figure despite some strong headwinds in recent months. The rival Xbox One outsold the PS4 in November, while a Christmas Day DDoS attack brought down the PlayStation Network for upwards of 48 hours, causing headaches for millions.

It’s possible PS4 sales could have been even stronger if it weren’t for supply issues in Europe during Christmas, according to PlayStation president Andrew House. The executive also admitted that PS4 sales conditions were “tougher” in November due to the Xbox One price cut.

By comparison, the Xbox One had shipped 10 million units as of November. Microsoft has not provided a new sales tally since. We’ll have that information for you as soon as it becomes available.

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