Monthly Archives: December 2016
Crash Bandicoot, Tony Hawk Dev Working on Destiny
Vicarious Visions, the Activision-owned studio that has developed games for a host of the publisher's franchises, will now be collaborating with Bungie on Destiny.
An announcement photo published by Vicarious Visions reveals the studio is "partnering with Bungie to further expand the award-winning Destiny universe."
Vicarious Visions' announcement post
Super Mario Run Won’t Come to Nintendo Switch
Super Mario Run isn't planned for a release on Nintendo Switch.
Speaking to CNET, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime explained why the mobile game won't move to the upcoming hybrid console. "Development for Super Mario Run is different than development for Nintendo Switch," he said. "With Switch we're going to have a variety of input devices, a variety of ways for you to interact with the game."
"Here, it's all the screen. So it's a different type of development challenge. But at the core, our developers are looking to create content that you really can't get anywhere else, you can't experience anywhere else ... that's a core philosophy that's going to continue."
Westworld: 7 Likeliest Theories About Season 2
Fan speculation abounded during Westworld: Season 1, and online theorizing about the hit HBO show was so abundant that many of the big twists were figured out long before they played out on the small screen. Even though Season 2 won't premiere until 2018, more speculation has already started on what the next season could entail based on what we saw in the Season 1 finale and interviews that have since been conducted with the cast and creators.
Here's a breakdown of the best of the best of fans' Season 2 theories, and a huge one that has already seemingly been disproven. Full spoilers for Westworld: Season 1 and potential spoilers for Season 2 continue below, so read on at your own risk. Also make sure to check out the 13 questions we have for Westworld: Season 2.
Sea of Thieves Announces Alpha Playtest
Sea of Thieves will be getting a technical alpha playtest starting on December 16 for selected players from the game's Insider Programme.
The first technical alpha will help "make meaningful changes" to Sea of Thieves through Insider feedback, testing, and data insights, according to developer Rare. No word was given as to what will be available in the playtest as its contents are subject to the NDA all Insiders must agree to when signing up for the Insider Programme.
"At its heart, our upcoming shared world pirate game Sea of Thieves is all about you, your friends and the high seas adventures you’ll be embarking upon together," said executive producer Joe Neate. "With this in mind, our ongoing approach to game design is to craft a wealth of features and systems suited to all manner of player motivations."
EA Announces Sea of Solitude
The next EA Originals game is Sea of Solitude, by Cornelia Geppert and her team Jo-Mei Games.
Patrick Söderlund, executive VP at EA, revealed the partnership with Sea of Solitude on the company's website. "Like many of you, I saw the first glimpses of Sea of Solitude last year," he wrote.
"I was stunned by the intensity of the imagery and the emotional view into the universe of Kay, the central character."
In Sea of Solitude's world, humans become monsters if they become too lonely. That's apparently the case with Kay, who is looking for a way to change back.
Kay realizes on her journey that other monsters aren't her biggest enemy.
Our Closest Look at the Nintendo Switch Yet
Nintendo gave the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon the first public demonstration of its next gaming platform, the Nintendo Switch. We’ve been hungry for more info about the console/handheld hybrid since it was unveiled last October, and last night’s segment may have given us a few more clues about the it.
Read on for a closer examination of the Switch (and lots of speculation) and the ports and buttons we observed.
Legends of Tomorrow: The Legion of Doom Strikes!
The Legends of Tomorrow midseason finale airs tonight, and IGN has a preview of what's to come in the episode, as the team travels to 1927 Chicago.
In the exclusive clip below, Sara (Caity Lotz), Stein (Victor Garber) and Jefferson (Franz Drameh) are confronted by Damien Darhk (Neal McDonough) and Reverse-Flash (Matt Letscher) - in an episode that will also include Malcolm Merlyn (John Barrowman) and Captain Cold (Wentworth Miller), as the full Legends of Tomorrow version of the Legion of Doom begins to come together.
Legends of Tomorrow: "The Chicago Way" airs Thursday, December 8th at 8:00pm ET/PT on the CW.
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These 90s Batmobile and Batwing Toys Are Spot-On Animated Series Replicas
Just in time for the holidays, DC Collectibles has released a new Batman: The Animated Series style Batwing and Batmobile.
They're available for sale separately, but we took some fancy pictures so you can see just how cool they are - click right to see all the images:
The Batwing is a full 36" and neatly fits two 6" action figures inside, once you slide open the top. It has two moving wheels and light-up headlights, breaks, and engine, and costs $175.
The Deluxe Batmobile (not to be confused with the original 'Batman: The Animated Series Batmobile') actually comes with an Animated Series style Batman and Robin, as well as a light up Bat-Signal, on wheels.
Into the Badlands: Season 2’s Fight’s Will Be Even Bigger
AMC's action-packed Into the Badlands is returning next year and IGN has a look behind-the-scenes at the show's Fight Camp.
Season 1 established the show's post-apocalyptic, feudal-inspired world, filled with Barons and their armies, known as "Clippers." And wow can these characters fight, beginning with Sunny (Daniel Wu, who also executive produces).
In the clip below, you'll see the training for Season 2 that took place in Ireland -- where the show now films -- with a focus on Into the Badlands' formidable females, as Emily Beecham (playing the incredibly deadly Baron known as "The Widow"), Ally Ioannides (as Tilda, the Widow's daughter) and Sarah Bolger (as the surprisingly manipulative Jade), along with Wu and stunt coordinator Mickey Facchinello, discuss what goes into learning to fight in the Badlands. The inclusion of Bolger is especially notable, given we never saw Jade fight in Season 1 - strongly indicating the character might have some new skills in Season 2.
iam8bit to Release Ocarina of Time Soundtrack on Vinyl
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time soundtrack, newly recorded by a 64-piece orchestra, will be released on vinyl via iam8bit, with pre-orders going live tomorrow.
iam8bit has announced that Koji Kondo’s Ocarina of Time score will be available for pre-order for $40 on the company’s website beginning December 9 at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET/6 p.m. GMT/4 a.m. AEST. Check out the vinyl collection below:
The album art comes from Ryan Brinkerhoff, and is set to ship worldwide beginning in Q2 2017. The collection features 180-gram heavyweight colored vinyl, a diecut Ocarina window, a gold foil Triforce stamping, and gatefold artwork in collaboration with Materia Collective.
iam8bit’s recent video game vinyl soundtrack releases have included Rez Infinite, Flower, and fl0w.