Monthly Archives: December 2015
System Shock 3 Teased by Otherside Entertainment
OtherSide Entertainment has launched a teaser site, confirming System Shock 3 is in development.
Aside from a large "System Shock 3" logo plastered across the main page, the teaser site doesn't offer any further information about the game.
OtherSide was recently formed by the creative team behind Ultima Underworld, and is currently working on a spiritual successor to the role-playing series with Underworld Ascendant. Studio co-founder Paul Neurath worked on System Shock 2 at his former studio LookingGlass.
Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power Announced for PlayStation 4
Frozenbyte has announced that Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power will be coming to PlayStation 4.
Pricing and release date will be announced at a later time, but it is expected to release before the end of 2015.
"We're happy to confirm the PS4 version of Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power. It's been a rollercoaster of a year but closing it with the PS4 release gives me great satisfaction," said Frozenbyte CEO Lauri Hyvärinen.
The PS4 version of Trine 3 will include The Quest for Cake level which was recently released for PC. It will also feature local co-op, will run at 1080p 60fps, and will support Stereoscopic 3D.
Trine 3 released on PC earlier this year, but received some negative feedback, which prompted a response from the developer.
Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star Release Date Announced
Mediatonic and Devolver Digital have announced that Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star will be coming to Steam on December 15, and PS4 and Vita on December 22.
The holiday-themed sequel to Hatoful Boyfriend will cost £7 in the UK, while pricing details for North America and elsewhere have yet to be announced. Players will "travel to fantastically styled worlds, meet interesting new chickadees, and find romance in the elegantly designed winter wonderlands."
We first learned that Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star would be coming this year back in June.
Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday star will have new story elements that tie back to the original, along with plenty of manga and anime references. In IGN's review of the first game, we said that it "nails its plot with the help of its well-written characters."
Cyberpunk 2077 Reportedly Targeting 2016 Release
Cyberpunk 2077 may be releasing a bit earlier than expected, as a new report claims CD Projekt RED is planning to release the game by the end of 2016.
According to Gamereactor Germany (via Destructoid), a "source close to the company" has told the outlet the studio is aiming to launch the game sometime next year.
If the report proves true, this would be a significant bump forward in the game's release schedule, as earlier this year CD Projekt RED said it plans to focus on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt for the next couple years and won't be discussing Cyberpunk 2077 again until 2017.
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X-Men’s Shawn Ashmore Interested in Playing Iceman as Gay
While at the 2015 Game Awards to promote his upcoming game, Quantum Break, actor Shawn Ashmore told us that he would be down for playing Iceman in another X-Men movie. Iceman recently came out as gay in the comics, and Ashmore said he was interested in portraying that turn of events on screen.
“Obviously the comics and movies are separate. I wonder what the transition would be because we’ve sort of established Bobby as having a love interest in Rogue and having a love interest in sort of Kitty Pryde, but I think it’d be really interesting,” Ashmore said. “I think it’d probably be the most interesting thing that could happen to Bobby in the films. If they decided to take the story that way, it’d be incredibly dramatic, it’d be an interesting storyline, and it would give Bobby a great character arc. I’d definitely be open to that, but again, I’m not sure if they want to take the character in that direction. I have no idea how they would play that out. I think it’d be very interesting.”
12 Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know About Gremlins
Since smashing its way onto screens in 1984, Gremlins has become a festive mainstay, the film’s combination of slapstick comedy and brutal horror making it a twisted alternative to other, tamer holiday fare. But how well do you really know this tale of cute creatures turning into malevolent monsters hell-bent on death and destruction? To test your knowledge, the following are 12 things you might not know about this Christmas classic...
Here’s George Lucas’ Verdict on The Force Awakens
The father of the Star Wars franchise has seen Star Wars: The Force Awakens and is a fan...kind of?
LucasFilm President Kathleen Kennedy told THR that Lucas "really liked" the film after attending an early screening.
But when Vulture had the opportunity to ask Lucas to elaborate on his thoughts, he was less effusive. “I think the fans are going to love it,” he said. “It’s very much the kind of movie they’ve been looking for.”
A more reserved statement than "I really liked it" perhaps, but an unsurprising one considering Lucas' recent comments where he equated letting go of his franchise to going through a divorce.
Number of Netflix Original Series to Double in 2016
Netflix is doubling its output for scripted, original shows, says chief content officer Ted Sarandos.
Sarandos spoke at the UBS Media Conference this morning (as reported by the Verge) and announced that Netflix will almost double the 16 scripted shows that aired in 2015, bringing the total to 31.
"It's not just a lot of volume," said Sarandos. "This is quality stuff."
Fans of Netflix originals like Jessica Jones, Daredevil, House of Cards, and Orange is the New Black already know this to be true. According to The Verge, this success is two-fold—because of Netflix's expansion, other networks are wary about licensing to the streaming service. Netflix has "to make even more of its own original content to remain competitive."
Powers: Season 2 First Trailer Revealed
The first official trailer for Powers: Season 2 has been unveiled.
Big changes are in store for the second season of the PlayStation Original series, as Detectives Christian Walker (Shalto Copley) and Deena Pilgrim's (Susan Heyward) search for the killer of Retro Girl (Michelle Forbes).
Get a sneak peek at what's to come in the show's official "first look" trailer below.
That's not the only thing new in Powers: Season 2, as back in October, executive producer and comics co-creator Brian Michael Bendis announced Wil Wheaton is joining the show in an "exciting, mysterious and powerful" role.