Monthly Archives: February 2017
FFXV’s Power Rangers Suits Have to Be Redesigned
Square Enix has announced it is delaying Final Fantasy XV's recently revealed Power Rangers-style costumes.
Called Magitek Exosuits, these new free costumes were originally supposed to be released on February 21. As noted by Kotaku, after getting plenty of feedback that these suits look nearly identical to what the Power Rangers wear, Square Enix realized it needs to redesign them.
Square Enix was contacted by those who own the Power Rangers IP, and so the company "spent the day looking into various things, and what we’ve decided is to redo the design,” as explained in the most recent Active Time Report.
Mass Effect’s New Asari Companion Is a Romance Option
BioWare has confirmed Peebee, Mass Effect: Andromeda's Asari squadmate, will be a romance option for at least one of the Ryder twins.
Mass Effect: Andromeda producer Michael Gamble confirmed the news on Twitter after Peebee voice actress Christine Lakin referenced the character's ability to "fall in love" in the video below. Since romance options will vary depending on your character, it's unclear whether Peebee will be a romance option for both Scott and Sara Ryder.
In the video, Lakin gives further insight into her Asari character, calling Peebee impulsive, quirky, and goofy.
KOTOR 2 Dev Nearly Made a Star Wars Action-RPG
Before developing Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II for LucasArts, Obsidian Entertainment wanted to make an action-RPG set in the Star Wars universe that used the Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance engine.
On the latest episode of our monthly interview show IGN Unfiltered, Obsidian CEO Fergus Urquhart said that after having worked with Snowblind Studios on the dungeon-crawling action-RPG Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance, and then developing the sequel internally, the studio was interested in making a similar style game set in the Star Wars universe.
"There hadn't been a game like that, like an action, Star Wars action-RPG," Urquhart said. As such, Obsidian's first pitch to LucasArts was: "What about using the Dark Alliance engine and making a Star Wars action-RPG?"
Hercules’ Kevin Sorbo Joins Supergirl as New Villain
Hercules actor Kevin Sorbo has joined the cast of Supergirl.
Sorbo, best known for his role as the title character in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, will have a recurring role in The CW series, where he'll play a mysterious new villain. In addition to his iconic role as Hercules, Sorbo played Captain Dylan Hunt in the TV series Andromeda.
Kevin Sorbo
"Since his days as Hercules, Kevin Sorbo has brought such a strong presence to the screen and we couldn't be more excited to have him join us on Supergirl," executive producer Andrew Kreisberg said in a statement.
Nintendo Will Add VR to Switch – If It Can Solve One Problem
Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima has explained that the company will add VR support to its upcoming Switch console if it can resolve issues of comfort over long periods of use.
Speaking to Nikkei, Kimishima explained that the company is "studying" how to implement virtual reality, but brought up its key concern in the process:
"If we are able to resolve the issues with playing
comfortably for long hours, we will support it in one form or another."
VR can suffer from a number of comfort-related issues, including simulated movement nausea, eye strain and the weight of headsets.
Dark Souls’ Developers Have Worked With The Expanse Writer
Co-creator of The Expanse, Ty Franck has revealed that he has worked with Dark Souls developers, FromSoftware on an unknown project.
After being asked whether he enjoyed Dark Souls by Glixel, Franck said: "Yeah, I actually have done some work with FromSoftware so... I'm, like, writing stuff for them, so I'm pretty familiar with the Dark Souls franchise."
Asked to clarify whether that was an ongoing project, he said, "I've done that in the past. It's all under NDA and stuff, but, yeah."
It's not clear whether Franck has worked on past games but still can't talk about them, or if his work was on an as-yet unrevealed project. One thing's clear - he can "guarantee" it's not Glixel's suggestion: 'Space Souls'.
External HDD Support Finally Coming to PS4 With New Update
The PlayStation 4 is getting external hard drive support in the next system update.
System Update 4.50, codenamed Sasuke, will finally let owners plug in a USB 3.0 external hard drive to expand the console’s storage. HDDs up to 8TB in size are supported, and transferring software or downloadable content can be managed via the settings menu. All applications stored on an external hard drive will still show up on the main home screen.
Also coming in the update is the ability to use screenshots as background wallpaper, a smaller quick menu which takes up less of the screen, a simplified notifications list (placing Game Alerts, Downloads, Uploads, and so on into one list), and the option to post directly into the Activity Feed. For PSVR owners, 4.50 lets them watch 3D movies in stereoscopic 3D directly on the PSVR headset.
Blizzard Announces the First Hearthstone Global Games
Blizzard has announced the Hearthstone Global Games tournament.
The 2017 event will feature 48 national teams compete against one another until only 16 remain. After that happens, the 16 will be seeded into a single elimination bracket, from which only four teams walk out and go on to battle at the live Global Games finals.
There’s a shared pot of over $300,000 up for grabs, with each member of the top team taking home $15,000 each. The setup for each team sees the top ranked player for each country automatically invited onto the team, with the other three members voted on by the community. More details on how to enter can found on the Blizzard website.
Death Stranding Will Feature Humor, “Is Not a Horror Game”
Hideo Kojima has discussed the upcoming Death Stranding, saying it will include the humor of his previous games and, contrary to its darkly surreal trailers so far, will not be a horror game.
Speaking to Glixel, Kojima explained that "I don’t have a dark mindset in particular. Death Stranding is not a horror game. I just wanted to make something that looks very unique, something you haven’t seen before, something with a more artistic slant to it. I’m not pursuing a dark aspect to the game."
It's still not fully clear how much of Kojima's Konami-era work will carry over into Death Stranding, but one prominent aspect seems to be making the jump:
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