Monthly Archives: October 2015
Activision Delays Release of Last-Gen Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5
Activision is delaying the release of last-gen versions of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5.
In a statement to Eurogamer, the publisher did not confirm how long the delay would be, but did confirm that following overwhelming criticism of the current-gen releases, it was focusing "on fixes and content updates for PS4 and Xbox One".
The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of the game had been scheduled to release on November 13, 2015.
"We are working closely with our developers to address the issues identified by our community," states Activision. "Our development resources are fully focused on fixes and content updates for PS4 and Xbox One, so we have decided to delay the release of THPS5 on PS3 and X360.
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Games
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Octodad: Dadliest Catch Wii U Release Date Confirmed
Octodad: Dadliest Catch releases on Wii U on October 29, 2015 in North America and Europe.
The Wii U version includes Off-TV Play support, 4 player co-op using almost every Wii U compatible controller, and it's own set of in-game achievements.
"We couldn't be more excited to get the game out to more excellent players," says developer Young Horses.
As "awesome fans have been so patient", there will be an introductory sale price of 20 percent off from October 29 to November 5, 2015, so you can pick it up from the Nintendo eShop for $11/€11/£10.
Octodad: Dadliest Catch is already available on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. For more, check out IGN's Octodad review.
PayDay 2 Developer Tweaks Controversial Microtransaction
PayDay 2 developer Overkill has slightly tweaked how its handling microtransactions.
According to the latest changelog, safe drills have been added to the card loot drop reward table.
The news comes after the release of the Black Market update, which introduced random loot drops via locked safes. Prior to the latest changelog, the only way to access the aforementioned safes was by purchasing drills with real-world money from the Steam marketplace.
In our review of PayDay 2, we said: “Played as intended with a group of friends, PayDay 2 is much like one of its heists: things can get a little sloppy, but the potential payoff is big. Parts of its presentation are lacking, and the state of its single-player is criminal, but overall, it's a deep, addictive co-op shooter that tickled my inner burglar.”
OITB’s Laverne Cox to Play Frank N Furter in Rocky Horror Remake
Fox’s The Rocky Horror Picture Show TV remake has found its new Dr. Frank N Furter.
E! Online reports Orange Is the New Black’s Laverne Cox has been cast in the role made famous by the original actor Tim Curry in the film version. Of course, the role has also been played by countless others on the Broadway and West End stages.
Laverne Cox as seen in Orange Is the New Black
Rock Band 3 Export for Rock Band 4 Coming Later This Year
Harmonix has confirmed via a post on its blog that Rock Band 3 tracks will be exportable into Rock Band 4. The team is working to have this process available with the planned December 8 feature update.
It was known that previous Rock Band game disc exports would be made available to load into Rock Band 4 (with the exception of The Beatles: Rock Band, which was never enabled for export) but as there had never been an export key made available for Rock Band 3, whether tracks from that would ever make the jump remained up in the air.
Monster High Live-Action Movie Reportedly Hires Director
Universal appears to have found its director for the live-action Monster High movie.
Deadline reports The DUFF director Ari Sandel will reportedly helm the film based on the “billion dollar” toy franchise featuring high school aged children of classic Universal movie monsters (Dracula, Frankenstein, Wolfman, etc).
The movie’s story centers on monster teens searching for their real identities, while dealing with their secret identities at their secret high school academy. The film will be written and produced by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, who both worked together on high school dramas The O.C. and Gossip Girl.
Up: Couple Play Carl and Ellie Duet for 60th Anniversary
An 80-year-old couple celebrated their anniversary by dressing up as Up’s Carl and Ellie and playing a duet.
YouTube star and pianist Jason Lyle Black produced and uploaded the video of his grandparents performing their rendition of “Married Life”, the theme for Carl and Ellie from the film.
In the video, Black’s grandfather can be seen sporting Carl’s trademark thick-rimmed glasses, bowtie, and a tennis-ball outfitted cane.
As the couple plays the duet, a montage shows various pictures from the couple’s life, as well as some adorable nods to the film like the “Adventure Book” and the family dog reacting to a “Squirrel!” shout.
Unlocked: Super Time Force Creator on Developing for Xbox
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On this week's Xbox show, Capybara Games co-founder Nathan Vella (creator of Super Time Force and Below, among others) sits in on the whole show. He updates us on the Xbox One-exclusive below, shares Xbox development insights, talks Back to the Future Day with us, September NPD sales numbers, EA vs. Square Enix on remasters, and more. Plus: your chance to win a Halo 5 prize pack including a copy of the game and an Astro A40 Halo headset!
Ant-Man 2 Seeks to Bring Back Director Reed
Marvel Studios reportedly wants Ant-Man director Peyton Reed back to helm the recently announced sequel, Ant-Man and the Wasp.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the studio is in negotiations with Reed to return to direct the sequel, which is slated for a summer 2018 release. No screenwriters have been hired yet.
Reed took over directing the original Ant-Man amid a cloud of controversy after Edgar Wright quit the project close to production. Reed's Ant-Man ended up both a critical and commercial success, becoming the ninth highest-grossing domestic release of 2015 with $178.8 million.