Monthly Archives: October 2016
Nintendo Reveals Two New 2DS Colors
Nintendo revealed two new color schemes for its 2DS handheld today, citing an "unforeseen incident" as the reason for their creation.
The new scheme swaps the traditional color setup of the 2DS — black on the front, blue or red on the sides — putting the primary color front and center and shifting the black to the sides.
According to Nintendo, despite allowing Mario's brother Luigi to run the 2DS factory (as seen in the video below, which also features the new color schemes), the color swap was "not at all caused by Luigi accidentally entering the wrong manufacturing code."
"This new color swap will be remembered alongside other such innovations as jelly and peanut butter, or roll and rock," Nintendo said in a statement along with the reveal of the new designs.
Gears of War 4 Includes In-Game Rewards for Playing Previous Gears Games
Developer The Coalition has revealed that having played any of the previous Gears of War games will unlock in-game "Legacy Rewards" for Gears of War 4.
For those who currently subscribe to Xbox's Gold program, or are a silver member and have logged into their Gamertags at least once in the past year, and have played any of the four previous Gears games, those players will receive the "First Wave" legacy emblem, available in the game's customization menu.
Additionally, eligible Legacy players will receive an extra Operations Pack, including one customization item and four cards of any type. The packs, which will roll out to qualifying players sometime this week, will be sent via an Xbox Live message and will be redeemable through December 31.
Why Bloodstained Was Delayed to 2018
At the start of September, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, a new Metroidvania game funded through Kickstarter last year, was delayed to 2018. Director Koji Igarashi, most famously known for his work as the creator of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, said he needed additional developer support in order to complete the game and reach his quality standards. Earlier today, Iga announced that he's partnering with 505 Games. The publisher is the newest partner in the saga to create Bloodstained. The record-setting campaign pulled in over $5.5 million USD and became the highest funded game project in the crowdfunding site's history.
Sony: PSVR Is ‘Step One in a Very Long Journey’
Future versions of PlayStation VR are almost certainly on the horizon, as SIE Worldwide Studios chairman Shawn Layden strongly suggested that Sony is already working on improved versions of its upcoming VR headset.
When asked whether or not PlayStation fans can expect future iterations of PSVR, Layden told IGN, "we are constantly iterating and innovating our hardware almost the minute that
delivered the first," citing Sony's 21-year history of continually improving the PlayStation platform.
"When you deliver unit 'A,' you know 'A Prime' is already in design," the Sony exec explained. "You can look at the first generation of the product and see the future about where you want to go," he added, highlighting the fact that "there are certain technologies that we need to incorporate" as well as "certain technologies that don't exist yet."
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Gets a Publisher
505 Games has signed on to publish Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, producer Koji Igarashi announced today in an update on the game's Kickstarter page.
Speaking in an announcement video, Igarashi explained 505 and its "vast marketing power" will be working with his small team to bring Bloodstained to more players. 505 has also published games such as Abzu, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, and Payday 2.
Developed by Inti Creates, Bloodstained is a 2.5D action adventure game, directed and produced by Igarashi, whose past works include the critically acclaimed Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and other titles in the Castlevania series. Bloodstained will also feature the work of Castlevania composer Michiru Yamane.
Arrow: Stephen Amell Talks Season 5’s Legacy Theme
Arrow: Season 5 sees a lot of big changes for Oliver Queen -- new job, new allies, new enemies -- but it's also a season that is busy looking back to its roots. The theme of "legacy" is woven into many of its facets: the villain Prometheus is a result of the Green Arrow's actions, the flashbacks will finally set the stage for the Oliver viewers met in Season 1 and Arrow's team will include new recruits who have been inspired by Star City's resident superhero.
Suicide Squad Extended Cut Coming to Blu-ray
Suicide Squad's home entertainment plan has been revealed, including the theatrical version and an extended cut of the film. It will be available on Digital HD on November 15, while the physical Blu-ray and DVD versions will be released December 13.
The extended cut adds 13 more minutes of previously unseen footage to the film, and will also be available to own on Digital HD. An Ultra HD Blu-ray of Suicide Squad will cost $44.95, while the Blu-ray 3D combo pack will go for $44.95, the Blu-ray combo pack for $35.99, and the 2-disc DVD special edition for $28.98. Suicide Squad: Extended Cut will be available on the Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D combo pack, and Blu-ray combo pack. All Blu-ray editions come with a digital version of both the extended film and the theatrical version in Digital HD.
One Piece Film: Gold Coming to North American Theaters
One Piece Film: Gold is getting a limited theatrical release in North America, showing up on silver screens from January 10 to 17.
Funimation Films is bringing the 13th movie in the anime franchise over from Japan, where One Piece Film: Gold has made $48.7 million at the box office.
The poster for One Piece Film: Gold
“We’re confident that this film will create a new generation of fans for the franchise as well as grow the audience
Beyond Good and Evil Is Free On PC This Month
In celebration of its 30th anniversary, Ubisoft announced today that subscribers to its Ubisoft Club program will be able to play Beyond Good & Evil on PC for free this month.
Originally released in 2003, Beyond Good & Evil is a criticailly well-received action platformer from the mind of Rayman creator Michel Ansel. It follows an investigative reporter, Jade, as she attempts to expose a government conspiracy threatening her home planet, Hyliss.
Beyond Good & Evil will be available for thirty days, starting on October 12. It will only be available to those who have subscribed to the Ubisoft Club, a free program to anyone with a Uplay account. Other games that have been offered include Prince of Persia: Sands of Time and the first Splinter Cell game.
Flow, Flower Soundtracks to Be Released on Vinyl
The soundtracks to thatgamecompany's two games before Journey, flOw and Flower, will be released on vinyl via iam8bit, the online retailer announced today.
Pre-orders will open tomorrow at 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET for both vinyl offerings on iam8bit's official website. The flOw vinyl, featuring Journey composer Austin Wintory's score, will cost $25 and feature album art by Filip Hodas.
The Flower vinyl, featuring Vincent Diamante's score, will cost $35 and also have art by Hodas. Both soundtracks have an estimated shipping date of Q1 2017.
Check out the art for both new soundtracks below:
flOw first released on PlayStation consoles in 2007, while Flower came to the PS3 in 2009. Both games were coupled together with thatgamecompany's third title in Journey: Collector's Edition.