Monthly Archives: April 2015
Could There Be a New Rival Schools Game?
Capcom director Hideaki Itsuno has been coming up with ideas for a new entry in the Rival Schools fighting game franchise.
While there are no announced plans of a new game right now, Itsuno was replying to fan questions at NicoNico Chokaigi 2015 about the future.
"I'd like to make a new fighting game," was his answer to one question. Another fan asked directly about a new Rival Schools game, to which he replied "I've already thought of a new story."
Itsuno co-directed Rival Schools: United by Fate which came out in the late 1990s. If you don't know what it is, you could check out IGN's review from all the way back then.
Just Cause 3 Gameplay Trailer Reveals Insane Aerial Stunts
Square Enix has released the first gameplay trailer for Just Cause 3, revealing plane-jacking, skydiving and wingsuits.
The trailer, which you can see above, is the first proper look we've had at what's coming in the next entry in Avalanche Studio's series when it releases later this year.
Avalanche recently told IGN that Just Cause 3 doesn't need multiplayer, but that didn’t stop the Just Cause community from making a multiplayer mod for Just Cause 2.
How Wolfenstein: The Old Blood Continues to Shun Modern Shooter Trends
Wolfenstein 3D may be the granddaddy of the first-person shooter as we recognise it today but the relevance of Wolfenstein’s once-venerable name has faded over the decades. Today huge numbers of gamers flock to the likes of Call of Duty and Battlefield; these are the modern era’s shooters du jour. To many, Wolfenstein is a curiosity from another age.
Nonetheless, 2014’s Wolfenstein: The New Order arrived as an extremely timely antidote to today’s increasingly homogenised shooter set. Rather than a multiplayer-focussed experience with a brief, token single-player mode tacked on, The New Order looked to the likes of rich and lengthy solo shooters like Starbreeze’s The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay and The Darkness for inspiration. It’s little wonder considering MachineGames, the team behind The New Order, was founded by several key former members of Starbreeze.
Silent Hill is the Real Victim in the Konami/Kojima Split
Less than a year after it was announced, Guillermo del Toro and Hideo Kojima’s Silent Hill project is dead. R.I.P., Silent Hills - we hardly knew ye.
The cancellation is a nasty little period at the end of a very public - yet frustratingly obscured - spat between Silent Hill publisher Konami and Kojima, its golden boy gone rogue. Konami’s subsequent voluntary delisting from the NYSE has fueled speculation that it’s on its way to the great publisher graveyard; particularly angry folk are arguing that it belongs there.
Life-Size Lego Car Actually Drives
Someone has constructed a life-size Lego car, and it works.
According to YouTube videos shared on Mental Floss, "a teenage genius from Romania" named Raul Oaida constructed the car in collaboration with Australian marketer Steve Sammartino.
The car is comprised of more than 500,000 Lego pieces and is based on a hot rod design.
The dials and wheels/tyres aren't made of Lego, but almost everything else, including the engine, which appears to be powered by compressed air.
The Lego hot rod reportedly has a top speed of 30km/h, powered by four orbital engines with a total piston count of 256.
GameStop Raising Money for Make-A-Wish Next Month
You could help grant a kid's wish by purchasing video games at your local GameStop next month.
GameStop has announced that beginning on May 1 and running through the end of the month, it will be accepting donations for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Customers will be able to donate $1 USD, $5, $10 or more in-store at GameStop, as well as the retailer's technology branded stores Spring Mobile and Simply Mac. Kongregate customers will also be able to donate with their online transactions.
As a reward for donating, the retailer is offering customers a coupon good for 10% off their next purchase of a used game and PowerUp Rewards members will earn triple rewards points.
"GameStop has a deep history with Make-A-Wish, and we are thrilled to have another opportunity to support such a meaningful organization," GameStop Chief Financial Officer Rob Lloyd said in a statement. Lloyd also serves as a member of the Make-A-Wish North Texas board.
Avengers 3 Movies Will Shoot Back to Back
Chris Evans believes that both parts of Avengers: Infinity War will shoot back to back over a nine-month period.
Evans spilled the beans in an interview with Esquire, which also confirms his Captain America character will survive Captain America: Civil War to make it to the third Avengers movie.
He also confirmed that shooting on Civil War commences "in a couple
weeks" and will conclude principal photography in "August or September".
EA Promises to Change the Way It Deals with Origin Refunds
Electronic Arts is changing its ‘no refunds’ policy for games purchased through Origin following warnings from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission that the policy breaches Australian Consumer Law.
According to a statement issued by the ACCC, EA has submitted a court-enforceable undertaking to the ACCC where it acknowledges that Origin's refunds policy and representations made to consumers about their rights likely breached Australian Consumer Law.
“Businesses such as EA selling digitally downloadable goods cannot avoid their responsibilities under the Australian Consumer Law just because they are located outside of Australia,” ACCC Chairman Rod Sims said in a prepared statement.
Five Nights at Freddy’s 4: The Final Chapter Launch Announced
The last installment of Scott Cawthon’s point-and-click survival horror series, Five Nights at Freddy’s 4: The Final Chapter, is due to hit October 31.
The Halloween launch date reveal comes via the developer’s official website in the form of teaser image of iconic animatronic bear, Freddy Fazbear.
Shredder Cast for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2
Brian Tee has been cast as Shredder in the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 movie, according to Variety.
Tee starred in 2013's The Wolverine as Noburo Mori and in the web series Mortal Kombat Legacy as Liu Kang. Tee will work alongside comedian Tyler Perry as scientist Baxter Stockman and Arrow's Stephen Amell, who will be playing Casey Jones.