[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) SALES & FREEBIES:

• Several retailers are currently holding sales on PS4 bundles.
  https://www.destructoid.com/three-gr...s-404509.phtml
• Green Man Gaming is currently holding a Winter Sale for PC games from now till January 9th.
  https://www.dealzon.com/deals/green-...nter-sale-2016
• Activision announced Call of Duty Infinite Warfare will be free to play starting on December 15 till December 20.
  https://www.destructoid.com/activisi...e-404488.phtml
• For those who own Bastion on the Xbox 360, the Xbox One version of the game is currently available for free for a limited time (offer ends on January 1st).
  http://www.gamespot.com/articles/gra.../1100-6446189/
• Gamestop is currently having a big sale on used Infinity and Skylander figurines for those interested. Deal is "Buy 10 for $20" and lasts till December 17th.
  http://www.gamestop.com/gs/pages/lan...re-xmas-07.jpg

2) According to sales data, The Last Guardian's launch week sales ended up being higher than past Team ICO studio games in the UK although wasn't enough to be in the Top 5 selling game for the week there.
https://www.destructoid.com/the-last...k-404466.phtml

3) Some Nintendo related news includes:

• Unlike how Nintendo treated Metroid's 30th anniversary, Nintendo is already teasing they have something special planned for Kiby's 25th anniversary next year.
  https://www.destructoid.com/i-sure-h...h-404435.phtml
• During a recent interview with Glixel, Shigeru Miyamoto revealed one of the regrets he has in gaming development was not creating Minecraft since Nintendo had potential ideas for a similar game going as far back as the N64 era.
  http://www.glixel.com/interviews/shi...-apple-w455043
• According to reports, Universal Studios is currently planning for Nintendo themed amusement parks to be finished by 2020. Early designs for the parks hint at them being mainly based on the Mario series for a theme.
  https://www.destructoid.com/super-ni...d-404439.phtml

4) Majesco announced they are dropping out of the gaming industry and are entering the medical industry as part of a merger with bio-tech company PolarityTE. Majesco had been dealing with serious financial issues the past few years with the remaining founders leaving the company last year.
https://www.destructoid.com/majesco-...s-404045.phtml