Monthly Archives: December 2016
The Last of Us Part II Co-Written by Westworld Writer
Halley Gross, a credited writer on two episodes of Westworld's first season, has been revealed as Neil Druckmann's co-writer for The Last of Us Part II.
Druckmann announced Gross' involvement in the game over the weekend on Twitter after the game was revealed earlier this weekend at PlayStation Experience 2016. Gross co-wrote the sixth and seventh episodes of Westworld's inaugural season, "The Adversary" and "Trompe L'Oeil."
"Halley's my kickass co-writer. Can't wait to share more of the story with y'all. Spoiler alert: it's intense," Druckmann wrote in response to a tweet from Gross. Druckmann is credited as the writer of the first Last of Us.
Out This Week: The Last Guardian, Dead Rising 4
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Valiant’s X-O Manowar Returns in 2017
Though Valiant's long-running series X-O Manowar recently wrapped up its 50-issue run, Aric of Dacia won't be out of the spotlight for long. Today Valiant revealed that an X-O Manowar relaunch is arriving in March 2017.
The new series will be written by Matt Kindt (Mind MGMT, Ninjak) and feature art from Tomas Giorello (Bloodshot Reborn), Doug Braithwaite (Armor Hunters), Clayton Crain (Rai), Ryan Bodenheim (The Dying & The Dead) and Mico Suayan (Bloodshot Reborn) in its first year.
X-O Manowar #1 cover by Lewis Larosa. (Valiant Entertainment)
Transformers: Last Knight’s Story, Characters Revealed
Four months ago, on a scorching hot August day, I joined a small group of journalists invited to the set of Transformers: The Last Knight, which at that time was about a third of the way through its planned 130-day shooting schedule. Knowing a little about the legend of director Michael Bay I dared to hope we might see a few explosions, possibly even from the director himself if rumors were to be believed. While Bay was incredibly friendly and even-tempered all day, he did not disappoint with regard to the literal fireworks.
As we walked onto the vast outdoor lot behind Michigan Motion Picture Studios in Pontiac, MI, we passed what looked like an eight-foot-tall Styrofoam sculpture in the vague shape of a robot head lying on the ground unattended. We saw a freestanding, multi-story glass elevator set we were told had been shot on just a few days before. Most impressive was a 300,000-pound platform balanced on a massive gimbal. Earlier in the shoot that platform had been raised to a 23-degree angle (though it would eventually go all the way up to 45) to send star Josh Duhamel and more than 30,000 gallons of water rushing to the bottom. Before we left for the day we were also given a chance to walk through several truly massive, Transformer-scale interior sets built for the film.
Capcom to Begin Reviving Its Dormant Franchises
With the long-awaited Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite revealed, Capcom has announced that it will now begin a process of "reviving series that have not had new entries recently".
In a press release, the publisher said that - after announcing the first MvC game in five years - it is looking to "enhance its corporate value even further by utilizing its library of rich contents."
However, no mention was made of what games might be up for a return. Currently dormant Capcom franchises include the likes of Mega Man, Onimusha, Power Stone, Viewtiful Joe and Dino Crisis.
The publisher also made clear that these revivals would be alongside its "regular major title releases each fiscal year", which include Resident Evil, Monster Hunter, and Dead Rising.
A Classic Piece of Spider-Man’s Costume Is Back in Homecoming
Spider-Man: Homecoming will see Tom Holland's Peter Parker don a long-forgotten piece of the hero's kit - his web wings.
Reported by Omelete (and translated by Collider), a clip from the film shown (but not publicly released) at Brazil's Comic Con Experience showed web wings as an upgrade to the suit seen in Captain America: Civil War.
Installed by Tony Stark and delivered by Jon Favreau's returning Happy Hogan character, the wings are shown after Spider-Man jumps from the top of the building, with Omelete saying they maintain "the blend of retro and technological" in Tom Holland's character's costume.
Resident Evil 7 Demo Coming to PC, Xbox One This Month
Xbox One and PC owners will soon have a chance to try out Resident Evil 7, as Capcom has announced a demo for both platforms will be available later this month.
According to the publisher's announcement, the demo will launch for Xbox One on December 9. Meanwhile, those on PC will be able to check out the demo starting December 19.
The Xbox One and PC versions will be the fully-updated "Midnight" edition of the Beginning Hour demo that's been available on PS4 in one form or another since E3 this year. The PC version will also the PC version offer an array of new settings and graphics options.
World of Warcraft ‘Vanilla’ Servers Will Reopen Next Week
Nostalrius, the World of Warcraft vanilla private servers, will reopen next weekend on Saturday, December 17.
After being shut down by Blizzard for breaching its terms of service, the Nostalrius servers - which allow players to play World of Warcraft as it was upon its initial release in 2004 - will be making a return, courtesy of The Elysium Project.
Elysium is an initiative that was started to recapture Blizzard's MMO in its original state. Check out the video announcement (spotted by Eurogamer) below:
Stress tests were held to great success this past weekend, pulling in over 10,000 concurrent players. Both the PvP and PvE-dedicated Nostalrius servers will open on December 17 at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 5pm UK time (or 4am AEDT on December 18).
MechWarrior 5 Coming in 2018
MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries has been announced and is slated to release in 2018.
Piranha Games, the studio behind MechWarrior Online, announced that it's developing the project (via RockPaperShotgun), which will be a single-player game will a full campaign mode. No specific platforms were announced.
According to the game's official site, MechWarrior 5 puts players in "the role of a rookie MechWarrior pilot thrust into combat as the Third Succession War continues to fracture the Inner Sphere." Throughout the campaign, players will "take contracts from the factions of
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The Best Xbox One S Bundle Ever
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