Monthly Archives: May 2016
The Last Guardian: New Gameplay Details, 2016 Release Confirmed
New gameplay details have emerged for The Last Guardian, Sony's hotly anticipated action-adventure game.
Issue 294 of Edge Magazine has early impressions and an interview with designer Fumito Ueda.
The main character will have a "mirrored shield," which can shine a beam of light that acts as a marker for the creature, Trico, to fire a red lightning beam from his tail. Edge's demo used this mechanic to solve environmental puzzles such as removing wooden walls and destroying rock faces.
According to Edge, Trico will apparently be a "free-spirited creature that fragrantly disregards your attempts to tame it." This lack of complete control of the creature is important to Ueda "because there are a lot out there where you can do that. I think I've had enough of them."
Report: True Detective Likely Not Getting a Third Season
After a poorly received second season, a third run of True Detective is unlikely to make it past the starting blocks.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, HBO's new programming chief, Casey Bloys has his sights set on other projects.
Citing as-yet unnamed "HBO sources," the report claims that "a new project from creator Nic Pizzolatto is more likely" than a third season of the criminal drama. Regardless, "the fate of True Detective now fall
to
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Bloys shifted from his previous role as head of comedy to replace Michael Lombardo as programming president. Lombardo had served HBO for over 30 years.
Ubisoft Releases Sizable List of Known Issues for The Division
There are currently seven known issues in The Division which are being looked at by Ubisoft, and 18 more possible problems are under investigation.
This isn't counting the problem affecting PC players since patch 1.2 which has been deleting characters, much like how Xbox One players saw their characters disappear after patch 1.1.
Ubisoft has released the list of known issues on its forums. Here's the list of what users have been reporting:
Monster Hunter Stories Japanese Release Date, Amiibo Unveiled
Capcom has announced Monster Hunter Stories will be releasing in Japan for 3DS on October 8.
This news comes from Gematsu, who also say it will cost 5,800 yen (~$53) at retail and 5,546 yen (~$51) to download.
There will also be three amiibo figures launching alongside the game, that will unlock special in-game monsters. "One-Eyed Rathalos and Rider (Female)" and "One-Eyed Rathalos and Rider (Male)" each cost 1,800 yen (~$16), and "Nabiru" costs 1,200 yen (~$11). A second set of amiibo will launch after release.
If you already have a Monster Hunter Generations save on your 3DS, you'll get an additional Dinovaldo costume for Nabiru.
New Hitman Screenshots Show Agent 47 in Marrakesh
Square Enix and Io Interactive have released a bunch of new screenshots showing off Hitman's next location—Marrakesh.
Taking to the Moroccan streets, Agent 47 will encounter a "maze of alleys" filled with plenty of "opportunities and challenges" to take on. Marrakesh will come with 20 levels of mastery when it launches on May 31.
New weapons, gear, starting locations, and agency pickups will be awarded for good work.
Hitman's new mission, which was detailed with the episode's release date announcement, offers two targets—a private banker called Claus Strandberg, and army General Reza Zaydan. Marrakesh will also feature new elusive targets and escalation contracts.
Top 10 Most Successful Alien Invasions in Movies
If the past few decades' worth of science fiction movies have taught us anything, it's that aliens rarely come in peace. They might appear in the form of a massive armada or shape-shifting monsters, but their goal is always the same — destroy humanity and take over the world.
Admittedly the goods guys usually pull out a W in the third act, but you can’t fault the invaders for trying. This list takes a look at how close some of cinema’s most famous aliens came to ultimate victory, and how much of humanity was displaced along the way. We’re also knocking points from the extraterrestrial baddies if they forgot to factor something incredibly obvious in to their evil plans, like I dunno… water?
Devolver Announces “Absolver” From Ex-Ubisoft Paris Developers
Devolver Digital has teamed up with Paris-based developer Sloclap to bring you Absolver, an online combat RPG coming to PC and consoles.
Absolver is the first game from Sloclap, an independent studio founded in 2015 by developers who worked together at Ubisoft on Watch Dogs and the Ghost Recon series. It puts players in the shoes of a 'Prospect' who joins an "elite corps of combatants" called Absolvers to maintain stability in the world. Players will wander through Absolver's world and pick up new combat styles, attacks, powers and weaponry, while fighting other warriors in "an intense real-time flow of attacks, dodges, feints and counters, with all aspects of gameplay customizable, including combat styles, weapons and even individual attack sequences in the player's Combat Deck."
PSVR Was ‘Truly Awful’ on Launch PS4s
The PS4 Neo was introduced because running VR on original launch PS4 tech was “truly awful,” an anonymous chief technical officer (CTO) has claimed.
"PSVR was going to be terrible on a
PS4,” the source told Edge Magazine. “It was going to be truly awful. Something a bit more powerful starts to bring VR into range. If you want to deal with crazy requirements for performance in VR, you absolutely have to
."
For clarity, the above quote says “was.” As in past-tense. It’s possible the source was referencing the state of launch PS4 consoles prior to the introduction of a VR external processing unit, or even launch PS4s prior to Sony unlocking further internal core access.
Comic Book Reviews for May 25, 2016
This was one of the biggest comic book weeks of the year. DC effectively closed out the New 52 with the release of Superman #52 and Justice League #50, while also offering a tantalizing glimpse of what's to come with DC Universe Rebirth #1. As if that weren't enough, they also kicked off the bizarre Scooby-Doo reboot, Scooby Apocalypse. Marvel, meanwhile, delivered the controversial Captain America: Steve Rogers #1 and new issues of popular books like The Mighty Thor, Deadpool, Star Wars and Extraordinary X-Men. And for fans of the long-running indie series Rachel Rising, it was a bittersweet week as Terry Moore brought the book to a close.
Scroll down to check out our reviews for these and various other new releases, and be sure to let us know your favorite comics of the week in the comments below.
New Minecraft Mode Officially Revealed
Microsoft is adding new game modes to Minecraft: Console Editions, based on popular activities the Minecraft community are already orchestrating themselves. The first of these ‘mini games’ is ‘Battle’, a Hunger Games-inspired game mode that focuses on fast-paced multiplayer, with up to eight players per battle.
You're spawned in a rotation of three different maps, facing towards a little mountain of chests, with a countdown timer letting you know when to run straight for them. Charge ahead as soon as that timer hits zero and open the chests before the other players do, and you’ll be greeted with a bunch of randomized loot that will either help you take out other players, or defend yourself against them.