San Diego Comic Com starts next week, and Ubisoft has taken the wraps off of its plans or the convention, detailing the games that it will be bringing with it and exhibiting on the showfloor.

Among the games that Ubisoft will be bringing with it are highly anticipated titles such as Far Cry 4, Assassin’s Creed Unity, Just Dance 2014, and The Crew. Players can play the games with hands on demos and take part in other activities to win memorabilia related to the games.

In addition to the gameplay demos, Ubisoft will also be hosting two panels- one for Far Cry 4, and the other for Assassin’s Creed Unity (the latter hosted by Aisha Tyler).

San Diego Comic Con begins next week, and it will be host to a lot of gaming related activities, including the debut of exclusive footage of The Witcher 3, as well as the world’s first Super Smash Bros. for 3DS tournament. Stay tuned to GamingBolt for all the latest buzz.

In its regular financial report for the past 3 months, Ubisoft has revealed that Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag managed to ship 10 million units, marking it as a stupendous success. Though it doesn’t indicate number of units sold, it showcases that demand is very strong for the title.

Interestingly, it shipped 2 million units less than Assassin’s Creed 3 within the same period. Considering that Black Flag released for a new console generation as well as working to overcome the poor reputation brought on by its predecessor, it’s still an impressive feat. Meanwhile, Just Dance 2014 shipped 6 million units, and while 2 million less than its predecessor, it’s still a “leading casual brand on consoles.”

Rocksmith 2014 only managed to ship 1 million units however, with Ubisoft reporting “lower-than-expected” sales. As far as PS4 to Xbox One sales, Ubisoft games on the former managed to outsell the latter at 12 and 9 percent of total sales respectively. The PS3 followed suit with 28 percent of sales versus the Xbox One’s 27 percent.

Even with criticisms regarding the quality of launch exclusives and hardware issues, the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 have both been incredibly successful since their respective launches. Sony announced at the beginning of December that the PS4 had sold more than 2.1 million consoles since launch, while Microsoft touted the Xbox One as being the fastest selling console in the US for November.

Meanwhile, Amazon states that both consoles at their peak during the holiday season managed to sell 1,000 units per minute. This makes it fairly more reasonable that Sony will be able to sell 3 million PS4 consoles by December 31st.

The top selling titles on Amazon for the holiday season were also revealed and unsurprisingly, they’re all current gen titles. This includes Call of Duty: Ghosts (Xbox 360), Just Dance 2014 (Wii) and Grand Theft Auto 5 (Xbox 360). You’ve got to feel a pang of sadness for Nintendo considering the ultimately lackluster sales of the Wii U.

What are your thoughts on the success of both consoles? Will the PS4 emerge victorious eventually or are we just getting started with the new generation? Let us know below.

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Reporting after the PS4 Indian launch date event earlier today, we revealed that the console will be hitting our shores on January 6th 2014 with first party titles retailing for Rs. 3999 and third party titles retailing for anywhere between Rs. 2499 and Rs. 4499. Now, e-xpress Interactive has announced the price points for three more third party titles that will be launching alongside the console in India next year.

Ubisoft Montreal’s Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag will retail for Rs. 3499, while Just Dance 2014 will be available at Rs. 2999. Visual Concepts’ acclaimed baller NBA 2K14 will retail for Rs. 2999 in the meanwhile. Enticing prices overall or ridiculously over-priced? Let us know what you think below.

As of now, there are no plans for any software bundles from Sony in India, though retailers may feature their own. The console will retail for Rs. 39,990, with an extra DualShock 4 controller and the PS4 Eye Camera each retailing for Rs. 4990.

The game will feature more than 45 tracks which include recent hits such as “Applause” by Lady Gaga, “Blurred Lines” by Robin Thicke Ft. Pharrell, “Kiss You” by One Direction, “Get Lucky” by Daft Punk Ft. Pharrell Williams and “Starships” by Nicki Minaj and much more, with “Roar” by Katy Perry to be available as free DLC at launch.

The Xbox One version will support up to 6 people playing at once, which should be interesting when group dances come into play. The game will also support Xbox SmartGlass, which you can use to navigate menus and select songs using your mobile device.

Just Dance 2014 will also release in Europe, Australia and New Zealand on November 22nd, with a European launch for PS4 on November 29th. It is currently available for current-gen consoles.

On October 1^st, 4^th and 8th 2013, Just Dance 2014 was released on all current generation consoles (Wii, Wii-U, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3) and is also scheduled as a release title for the upcoming next gen consoles, the Xbox One and PlayStation 4.

• 1. Development
• 2. Gameplay
• 3. Tracks

Development

The development cycle for the Just Dance series of games has remained largely unchanged since the first game in the series arrived in 2009, since then the games successful mechanics have seen little need for innovation and only minor tweaking, putting an emphasis on gameplay refinement rather than changing a winning formula. Players have been expecting a considerable jump forward in the games overall responsiveness and ability to better recognize player inputs thanks to the technological leaps made with the new Kinect Sensor and PlayStation 4 Eye.

This will give the game a much better degree of recognition when it comes to reading body movements, which are of course the central focus of the game. First announced during the Ubisoft press conference at E3 2013, this latest entry into the dance-centric series is also going to be the first Just Dance game to have a year following the title, rather than a number, with the last game being titled Just Dance 4, which was gifted with the 2013 Kids’ Choice Award.

Gameplay

Similar to all the previous Just Dance games in the series, the players’ goal is to mimic an on screen counterpart as they dance their way through a predetermined dance routine, to a song of their choice. The better the players’ synchronicity with this digital double and their entourage of backup dancers, the higher the score earned. Regardless of which console you purchase the game on, you will still have access to the “Classic” free dance game mode, wherein you choose a track that you want to dance to, and the computer AI generates a dance routine for you to follow. One of the newer gameplay modes, “On-Stage Mode” enables a new multiplayer focused dancing game.

Player one takes on the role of the main act, performing their dance routine as per usual, whereas players two and three fulfill the role of backup dancers performing their own separate routine which is designed to complement the first. If players have enabled Ghost Data recordings, then players can compete against each other’s digital counterparts,(similar to how racing games allow players to compete against ghost copies of their fellow players for a higher score) effectively creating a “dance of” scenario.

An exclusive game mode that’s reserved for the Nintendo Wii U and Xbox One versions of the game is an updated model of the “Puppet Master Mode”. In Puppet Master Mode, one player can choose to alter the game’s rules, current playing track and dance moves for the other 4 players. This is accomplished through the Wii  U’s gamepad touch screen, and the Xbox One’s accompanying app “Xbox SmartGlass” as part of Microsoft’s second screen initiative.

Thanks to the powerful new Kinect Sensor, the Xbox One version of the game will be able to support up to six players at once. For consoles that support microphone add-ons, there is also a karaoke mode in the game. Players are scored on whether or not they sing the right notes in the right key, but due to voice recognition limitations, they are not penalized for singing incorrect lyrics or using fractured sentences. Accurate notes is all that matters. The game mode “World Dance Floor”, will be made available on all consoles and serves as the game’s online multiplayer component.

All players around the world are placed on one huge scoreboard where they compete for rankings and high scores on leader boards, to make it fair and balanced; all players must dance to a set track list that cannot be altered. Exclusive to Xbox One and PlayStation 4 owners is the “Just Dance DJ” mode which is returning out of popular demand. This gives the player limited control over musical beats between songs, but more important when used in conjunction with “Endless Mode”, the player can continue directly from one song to the next differently each time.

Other returning game modes are Dance Mashups, Extreme and sweat versions as well as the competitive battle modes. Players that are utilizing an internet connection can share short clips of their dance routines directly to their Facebook page and twitter feed, as well as the Just Dance AutoDance network. One small change to gameplay is the difficulty, songs used to be rated by difficulty on a scale of numbers. This has been replaced with an Easy, Medium, Hard and Extreme difficulty selection.

Tracks

At the moment, the track list is subject to change due to DLC, Pre-Order incentives and regional differences. But right now, the following tracks have been confirmed to be in the final product by default alongside 4 confirmed regional exclusives.

• Pitbull feat. Christina Aguilera “Feel This Moment”
• Nicki Minaj “Pound The Alarm”
• One Direction “Kiss You”
• David Guetta feat. Sia “She Wolf (Falling To Pieces)”
• Far East Movement feat. Cover Drive “Turn Up The Love”
• Olly Murs feat. Flo Rida “Troublemaker”
• PSY “Gentleman”
• Robbie Williams “Candy”
• Gloria Gaynor “I Will Survive”
• Nicki Minaj “Starships”
• Ray Parker Jr. “Ghostbusters”
• Rihanna “Where Have You Been”
• George Michael “Careless Whisper”
• Gwen Stefani feat. Eve “Rich Girl”
• Village People “YMCA”
• Mick Jackson “Blame It On The Boogie”
• Katy Perry “I Kissed A Girl”
• Mungo Jerry “Summertime”
• Chris Brown “Fine China”
• Ke$ha “C’Mon”
• Daft Punk “Get Lucky”
• Wisin & Yandel feat. Jennifer Lopez “Follow The Leader”
• Daddy Yankee “Limbo”
• Bob Marley “Could You Be Loved”
• Disney’s Aladdin “Prince Ali”
• will.i.am feat. Justin Bieber “#thatPOWER”
• Robin Thicke feat. T.I., Pharrell “Blurred Lines”
• Louis Prima “Just A Gigolo”
• Ricky Martin “Maria”
• Abba “Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)”
• Dancing Bros “Moskau”
• Duck Sauce “It’s You”
• Ariana Grande feat. Mac Miller “The Way”
• Lady Gaga feat. Colby O’Donis “Just Dance”
• Lady Gaga “Applause”
• Bog Bog Orkestar “Isidora”
• Frankie Bostello “The Love Boat”
• Imposs feat. Konshens “Feel So Right”
• Jessie J “Wild”
• Rutschen Planeten “99 Luft Ballons”
• Sentai Express “Nitro Bot”
• Sammie “Miss Understood”
• The Sunlight Shakers “Aquarius / Let The Sunshine In”
• The Girly Team “Flashdance… What A Feeling”
• Jason Derulo “The Other Side” America Exclusive
• Ivete Sangalo “Dancando” America Exclusive
• TAL “Danse (Pop Version)” Europe Exclusive
• Fedez “Alfonso Signorini (Eroe Nazionale)” Europe Exclusive

DLC songs

• Katy Perry “Roar” (Free DLC at launch)
• Austin Mahone “What About Love” (Release date TBA)
• Capital Cities “Safe And Sound” (Release date TBA)
• Miley Cyrus “We Can’t Stop” (Release date TBA)

Note: This wiki will be updated once we have more information about the game.

The 47-strong track listing is refreshed with the usual eclectic mix of old and new, with more available to download should you wish. From Gloria Gaynor’s I Will Survive to Robbie Williams’ Candy, or ABBA’s Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! to Gentleman from PSY, there’s literally something for everyone. There’s even a random Aladdin song – which is a little weird.

First up, the menu screen is a marked improvement on last year’s effort. The way Kinect switches between game modes and selects dances is much better, having dispensed with the Just Dance 4 “grab and pull” mechanic and replacing it with a much more effective hover option to select from a long list of tracks and game modes on the scrolling carousel. If you don’t fancy navigating with Kinect, there’s always the controller – which makes things a lot easier.

"Thankfully, Just Dance has never taken itself too seriously and doesn’t demand the same kind of dedication as the likes of Dance Central to learn the moves perfectly. Sadly though, there’s no dedicated practice mode; Just Dance just kind of throws you into the action and if you mess up, so be it."

Once you’ve picked your track, you’re in familiar territory: bright backgrounds and nicely animated (and appropriately costumed) dancers fill the screen, along with a gauge that shows how successful you are at replicating their moves. At the bottom of the screen, a scrolling display shows your next few moves. Match them adequately and you get points. Get more points than your opponents and you win. Simple. The points earned let you unlock new dances and challenges through the ingame shop, extending the game’s replayability factor.

As before, you and up to three friends can hook up in the comfort of your own living room and have a go at classic dance offs or Battle Modes, Extreme dances and mash ups – each player designated a colourful character onscreen to imitate.

Thankfully, Just Dance has never taken itself too seriously and doesn’t demand the same kind of dedication as the likes of Dance Central to learn the moves perfectly. Sadly though, there’s no dedicated practice mode; Just Dance just kind of throws you into the action and if you mess up, so be it. There are, of course, the usual Kinect issues and a lot of the time it doesn’t seem to matter whether your arm or leg is swung in the right direction as you’re praised for pulling off a perfect move anyway.

"A most welcome addition is the new World Dance Floor, which finally sees the introduction of an online multiplayer mode. If you don’t have friends in the same room, you can now catch up with them online and challenge them to a dance off."

Still, the fact that the accuracy is slightly debatable isn’t a dealbreaker as you’ll no doubt be having too much of a good time to be distracted by little things like that. And besides, it makes the game far more enjoyable for all generations – children, in particular, would be put off if it were too unforgiving. After each dance, the Autodance feature allows you to watch and edit a video of your exertions, which fortunately nearly always makes you look better than you actually were.

And, as ever, you can also sit back and watch other hot and sweaty people around the globe strutting their funky stuff, if you desire. The major change this year though, is that you don’t just have to watch others, you can actually dance against them…

A most welcome addition is the new World Dance Floor, which finally sees the introduction of an online multiplayer mode. If you don’t have friends in the same room, you can now catch up with them online and challenge them to a dance off – and if you haven’t got any friends (!), why not pit your wits against strangers from around the globe. Players join a virtual crew to compete – boys can take on girls or different crews can fight it out – which really adds to the fun.

It’s a pretty comprehensive package and there are loads of other play options if you have the energy: take centre stage and have your friends perform as your backing dancers or sing along to the lyrics displayed at the bottom of the screen.

Then, for the more masochistic gamers, there’s the Just Sweat exercise mode, which – exactly as the name suggests – is where you dance to burn off calories. Play a series of songs back to back as part of a program spanning 10-40 minutes – guaranteed to make you sweat/pass out! Alternatively, you can switch the calorie counter on to monitor you whenever you play.

This year’s Just Dance is brilliant fun and even the most self-conscious dancers – myself included – will quickly get into the groove.

This game was reviewed on the Xbox 360.

Nintendo and Ubisoft have announced that a Wii U bundle with Just Dance 2014, the newest entry in Ubisoft’s obscenely popular dance based video game series, will be available starting November 22, in what sounds like a suspiciously timed move to possibly maximize sales to casuals even as the other next generation consoles launch.

The bundle will be launching in UK, but it will also be made available in Benelux, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and certain Export EU territories. It will include a Wii U Basic console (which comes with 8GB of memory), the Wii U Gamepad, the Wii Sensor Bar, a Wii Remote Plus, and disc versions of Just Dance and Nintendo Land. So, apart from the space issue (which can be expanded with any USB hard drive anyway), it’s a really good deal.

Just Dance 2014 will also be launching on PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, Xbox One, and PS4 in addition to the Wii U.

Songwriter/producer Dr. Luke, who composed Perry’s “Roar” chimed in about Just Dance 2014, stating that, “Just Dance has been able to take my music to a more interactive level and connect millions of fans with the songs in a way that brings them into the actual experience. I look forward to watching people dance to our music in the game for years to come”, says famous s, who notably composed and produced Katy Perry’s “Roar” included in Just Dance 2014.

Just Dance 2014 launches on October 4th in the UK and October 8th in North America for PlayStation 3, Wii, Wii U and Xbox 360. It will also release on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 this November.

· Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) – ABBA
· The Way – Ariana Grande Ft. Mac Miller
· Could You Be Loved – Bob Marley
· Isidora – Bog Bog Orkestar
· Fine China – Chris Brown
· Limbo – Daddy Yankee
· Get Lucky – Daft Punk Ft. Pharrell Williams
· Moskau – Dancing Bros.
· She Wolf (Falling To Pieces) – David Guetta Ft. Sia
· Prince Ali – Disney’s Aladdin
· It’s You – Duck Sauce
· Turn Up The Love – Far East Movement Ft. Cover Drive
· Alfonso Signorini (Eroe Nazionale) – Fedez
· The Love Boat – Frankie Bostello
· Careless Whisper – George Michael
· I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor
· Rich Girl – Gwen Stefani Ft. Eve
· Feel So Right – Imposs Ft. Konshens
· Wild – Jessie J Ft. Big Sean
· I Kissed A Girl – Katy Perry
· C’mon – Ke$ha
· Applause – Lady Gaga
· Just Dance – Lady Gaga Ft. Colby O’Donis
· Just A Gigolo – Louis Prima
· Blame It On The Boogie – Mick Jackson
· In The Summertime – Mungo Jerry
· Pound The Alarm – Nicki Minaj
· Starships – Nicki Minaj
· Troublemaker – Olly Murs Ft. Flo Rida
· Kiss You – One Direction
· Feel This Moment – Pitbull Ft. Christina Aguilera
· Gentleman – PSY
· Ghostbusters – Ray Parker Jr.
· Maria – Ricky Martin
· Where Have You Been – Rihanna
· Candy – Robbie Williams
· Blurred Lines – Robin Thicke Ft. Pharrell
· 99 Luftballons – Rutschen Planeten
· Miss Understood – Sammie
· Nitro Bot – Sentai Express
· Danse (Pop version) – TAL
· Flashdance…What A Feeling – The Girly Team
· Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In – The Sunlight Shakers
· Y.M.C.A. – Village People
· #thatPOWER – will.i.am Ft. Justin Bieber
· Follow The Leader – Wisin & Yandel Ft. Jennifer Lopez

We can hop aboard anything with George Michael (no pun intended) and Daft Punk, though we’re unsure about Robin Thicke and Justin Bieber. What are your thoughts on the track list? Let us know below. Just Dance 2014 will release on October 4th for PS3, Xbox 360, Wii and Wii U. It will also release for PlayStation 4 on November 15th in North America and November 29th in Europe, with the Xbox One version releasing on November 22nd.