Monthly Archives: September 2015
Rare Shows Off Its Unreleased Conker Game
Rare has released a video which reveals some details of its unreleased game, Conker: Gettin' Medieval.
Conker: Gettin' Medieval wasn't actually a sequel to Conker's Bad Fur Day, it was "an Xbox project we worked on after Live and Reloaded," says concept artist Peter Hentze in the video.
Designer Chris Seavor was interested in multiplayer. He wanted to make a game that was "completely online, and it was a bunch of levels that chained and you could come in with your mates and fight other people... In Gettin' Medieval we added medieval war, so it was siege warfare as well."
An interesting point is that Conker wasn't actually going to be the main character. "The whole thing that held it together was Death. Death was going to be the main character," said Seavor. "Now Conker would have a guest appearance, but really it wasn't about him, it was the world of Conker."
Doc Brown Stars in Back to the Future Anniversary Collection Teaser
Universal has released a new teaser trailer for the 30th anniversary Blu-Ray and DVD collections for the Back to the Future trilogy.
The teaser trailer below shows Christopher Lloyd, in new footage as Doc Brown, exiting the famous time traveling DeLorean on October 21, 2015, but what happens in the end is "to be continued."
The new Back to the Future collections are coming out on October 21, the day that was visited in Back to the Future Part II.
Yesterday, we caught wind of a possible leaked diagram of a Pepsi Perfect bottle, which fans may recognize from the film.
9 More Blindspot Scripts Ordered
NBC has ordered nine additional scripts for their new series Blindspot.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Blindspot, starring Jaimie Alexander, reached 10.6 million viewers after debuting a week ago, which then grew to 15.2 million after three days of delayed viewing, making a notably strong showing among the fall's new series.
The nine additional scripts order does not guarantee that the show will get what's referred to as a full "back-nine" order, expanding Blindspot from it initial 13 episode pick up to a full 22-episode season. However, it's clear NBC is optimistic about the series and wants those scripts ready for the likely scenario that they do order a full season.
PlayStation 4 Update 3.00 Goes Live Soon
The PlayStation 4's 3.00 system update will roll out from tomorrow.
The update, codenamed Kenshin, introduces a significant number of UI enhancements and brand-new features to the PlayStation 4 dashboard.
Included in the update is Request to Share Play and Broadcast, a feature that enables you to watch a friend play, or - with your friend's permission - try a game out yourself.
A new Events app has been added, which will give you "an overview of activities taking place in the games you play most", and you can now also join communities based around shared games and genres. Live from PlayStation aims to keep you updated on the hottest gaming trends by "viewing the most popular broadcasts, video clips, and screenshots uploaded from around the world".
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 Full Download Is Just 4.6GB
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 first update will be bigger than the size of the full-game download.
According to The Games Cabin, players who have pre-ordered the game and are downloading in advance of the full release later today are discovering that the initial download is just 4.6GB. The first update, on the other hand, tops out at 7.7GB.
THPS 5 will have 20-person multiplayer, but no multiplayer will be available on the last-gen console versions. Activision recently revealed the full list of songs set to form the soundtrack of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5.
Riot Games Is Working on a New Mystery Project
League of Legends developer Riot Games is working on something new.
Speaking via Twitter (thanks Reddit) Lead Designer for Riot Games R&D Ryan Scott responded to a host of fan questions regarding what comes next for eSports juggernaut.
It all starts with a fan asking Scott what it is he’s working on. To which Scott replies “No deets for a while, but trying to get the ‘s’ in the Riot Games name.”
Watch This Robot Struggle to Assemble IKEA Furniture
Researchers at the Nanyang Technological University are testing well their robots can complete tasks by making them assemble IKEA furniture in cluttered environments.
Robots can cook and are widely used in manufacturing assembly lines, IKEA even uses them to flat pack their furniture, but doing highly dextrous everyday tasks are a challenge, especially in messy environments.
To develop the ability to complete real world tasks that require fine motor control in cluttered situations, Francisco Suarez-Ruiz and Quang-Cuong Pham are making a robot build an IKEA chair.
The robot sports six cameras for vision and two six-axis motion arms with parallel grippers that have force sensors. The sensors allow the robot to “feel” how firmly it grips objects and when the object meets resistance.
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Project Spark Going Fully Free, Some Buyers Being Refunded
Team Dakota's sandbox Project Spark will get its biggest overhaul yet with a major update as it transitions to a free and open platform on October 5.
According to a forum post by the developer, Project Spark will move from a free-to-play model to a fully free platform, unlocking all paid downloadable content.
Players who previously purchased DLC or bought the the retail disc edition on or after July 28, 2015, are entitled to Microsoft Store credit. This also applies to remaining in-game tokens. The credits will be awarded automatically to players roughly 30-60 days after October’s update.
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Microsoft will stop producing DLC and future feature development to encourage players to generate more content. Official development on Conker's Big Reunion, the episodic series created in the Project Spark engine, will also cease.
The First Trailer For The X-Files Revival is Here
Two new teasers for the massively anticipated revival of Chris Carter's X-Files have landed.
The teasers, which debuted during Gotham and Minority Report tonight on FOX, form a single trailer that gives us a lot of tasty clues on what we should expect from the six-episode 'event series'. Check them both out below.
The final series of the X-Files will reunite Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) in their never-ending quest to find the truth, which, as the trailer tells us, is "still out there". It will debut January 24, 2016.