News Blips: Origin on Wii U, no rush for BioShock film, and Harry Potter PS3 bundle

Today marks the zillionth time a friend yelled "Dovahkiin" into my face by way of greeting. And no, I'm not telling you why I'm keeping track of this.

News Blips:

[aditude-amp id="flyingcarpet" targeting='{"env":"staging","page_type":"article","post_id":689924,"post_type":"story","post_chan":"none","tags":null,"ai":false,"category":"none","all_categories":"games,","session":"D"}']

EA's digital distribution service Origin could become the face of the Wii U's online capabilities. An anonymous EA intern reportedly tipped Wii U Go with information revealing Nintendo deep in talks with EA to integrate Origin with the upcoming console. No official word from either companies yet, but I'm sure many gamers out there are already thinking along the same lines as Team Fortress 2's Engineer.

BioShock Infinite Creative Director Ken Levine isn't anxious for a film set in the dystopian franchise. "There's no burning [desire] to have a movie made just to get made," he told IndustryGamers. "It's really got to be something that will give the fans something that they want, and really introduce those who don't know BioShock to something that is consistent with the game, and is it going to be a good representation of the game." Obviously, this calls for more explosions and science-fiction noises.

Sony announces a Harry Potter-themed PlayStation 3 pack. For $250, purchasers get a Blu-ray copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, (in which everyone's favorite merely-adequate-wizard-teen faces the reanimated corpse of Leona Helmsley…er, Voldemort) download codes for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, and a 30-day trial of PlayStation Plus. Oh, and the console. But who cares about that junkpile when you've got actor Daniel Radcliffe's doe eyes to stare into on the box?

---

Got any hot news tips? Send 'em over to tips@bitmob.com.