Monthly Archives: October 2015
Wasteland 2 Developer Expands With New Studio
InXile Entertainment is preparing to open a second location.
The developer of notable games such as Wasteland 2, Bard's Tale IV, and Torment: Tides of Numenara, InXile announced today they will be opening a brand new studio in New Orleans, Louisiana with plans to hire at least 50 people over the next five years.
This is the company's first expansion outside of its normal headquarters in Newport Beach, California, and marks a significant milestone in their growth and success. Studio leads hope their move to Louisiana will help encourage more growth in the city's tech field and potentially offer employment to recent area college graduates.
New Sherlock Holmes Game Announced for 2016
Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter is coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC in spring 2016, Bigben Interactive and developer Frogwares have announced.
The Devil's Daughter will feature five unique cases for the famed detective to solve. Holmes will also be confronted with "family stories, irresistible emotions, and an occult revenge," according to Bigben.
Get your first look at the next Sherlock game in the gallery below.
The Devil's Daughter will be the eighth Sherlock Holmes game released since 2002 -- the latest being 2014's Crimes and Punishments, which was also developed by Frogwares.
For more, check out IGN's review of Crimes and Punishments, which praised its gorgeous visuals, arresting cases, and varied puzzles.
Domino’s Reveals Its Purpose-Built Pizza Delivery Vehicle
Domino's has unveiled the DXP - its first vehicle designed specifically for delivering pizza.
The DXP, which is essentially a heavily modified version of the 2015 Chevrolet Spark, has all the features needed to get your dinner to your front door at the right temperature. The standard insulated carry-bag typically used to keep pizzas warm has been replaced by an entire oven that keeps pizzas heated at 140°F. (The oven door is connected to the driver's key fob to prevent any would-be pizza thieves from sneaking a piping-hot slice while the driver completes a delivery.)
Real-Life Pokemon Gym Coming to Japan
Pokémon EXPO Gym, a fun-filled learning center geared towards kids, is coming to Japan, Sanoyas Interaction has announced.
According to Inside Games (via Siliconera), this real-life gym will open its doors in Osaka on November 19, and will offer fans of the popular creature-collecting franchise Pokémon-related tips tricks. Various training programs will be available, where participants can earn an array of rewards, including special Pokémon for use in the mainline 3DS games.
Space Roguelike Everspace Coming to Xbox One
Non-linear space shooter Everspace will be coming to Xbox One in 2016. The crowd-funded game was already slated for release on PC.
The game will join the Xbox One line-up as part of Microsoft's ID@Xbox program. ID@Xbox is the company's self-publishing platform, intended for independent developers who want to bring their games to Xbox One and PC.
Rockfish Games’ CEO Michael Schade told Xbox Wire his company is "trying to set Everspace apart" from other space shooters that focus on tremendous scope or realism. The company hopes to do this using what it calls a "very distinct art style" that shows a vibrant and colorful outer-space setting.
Android: Netrunner to be Adapted into a Mobile Action RPG
Android: Netrunner is getting an adaptation for mobile, but it's not in the same style as the popular tabletop game.
Instead, the team at Legacy Games is creating a top-down, free-to-play action RPG set in the Netrunner universe, where players take a much more involved amount of control over their character's actions.
In the tabletop card game, players act as "runners," people who infiltrate and steal information from major corporations. Rather than relying on cards to convey hacking and the procuring of info, an action RPG format will make things feel much more direct.
Batman & Robin Director Helming Play About Video Game Addiction
Batman and Robin director Joel Schumacher is set to helm Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom, an off-Broadway play focusing on a small community's video game addiction.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the play centers around "a quiet cul-de-sac community gripped by rapidly spreading addiction to an online zombie-killing game that blurs the boundaries between the real and virtual worlds, reflecting a growing divide between distracted parents and alienated teens in suburban America."
Written by Jennifer Haley, Neighborhood 3 is set to run from November 16 through December 20 at the Flea Theater in the New York City neighborhood of Tribeca.
Daredevil’s Kingpin to Play Wizard of Oz in Emerald City
Vincent D'Onofrio will play the Wizard of Oz in NBC's upcoming television series Emerald City.
According to Variety, D'Onofrio, who also stars as Kingpin in Marvel's Daredevil, has been cast as the "enigmatic leader" of Emerald City. He'll be joined by True Detective's Adria Arjona, who's set to play Dorothy.
D’Onofrio in Marvel's Daredevil
Force Awakens: John Boyega’s Full Reaction to the Trailer
After John Boyega shared a brief snippet of his reaction to the full trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the actor who plays Finn in the movie posted his full reaction to social media.
Boyega took to Facebook to post the entire video, which he had cut down to 15 seconds when he posted it on Instagram. The reaction makes it easy to become endeared with Boyega, who gets so excited he rolls over the back of the couch he's sitting on, and even shows off some lightsaber moves.
Back to the Future II Writer: Old Biff Based on Trump
Back to the Future Part II writer Bob Gale says he intended the bullying villain Biff Tannen to bear a resemblance to real estate mogul and current Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
"We thought about it when we made the movie! Are you kidding?" Gale told The Daily Beast. “You watch Part II again and there’s a scene where Marty confronts Biff in his office and there’s a huge portrait of Biff on the wall behind Biff, and there’s one moment where Biff kind of stands up and he takes exactly the same pose as the portrait? Yeah.”
In the movie, Biff misuses time travel to make himself wealthy by betting on sports events with a sure bet on the results. He uses it to become a gambling mogul and then segues into political action, complete with self-aggrandizing propaganda that plays in his own buildings calling him "America's greatest living folk hero."