Monthly Archives: June 2017
Xbox Project Scorpio Teasers Contain Hidden Messages
Microsoft has been spending its run-up to E3 by posting tiny teasers for its soon-to-be revealed Xbox One upgrade, Project Scorpio - and a few of them appear to contain hidden messages.
As spotted by Twitter user XboxInGame (reported by WindowsCentral), two teasers include sets of numbers, letters and symbols. One video includes the phrase "X10S101-317" (or perhaps "X105101-317") (see below) - WindowsCentral's theory is that "X10S"/"X105" may refer to the console model itself, while "101317" could signal a release date - Friday, October 13. There's no other indication that that's necessarily true, but it's compelling.
Win a Rare, Custom-Made Overwatch PS4 Controller
It's no secret that Overwatch has taken over the social lives of many in its first year. With the game's first birthday celebrations drawing to a close, we're celebrating by giving you a chance to win a totally unique, handmade, Genji-themed PS4 controller.
The controller was designed by Marcos Cabrera from the ARTtitude collective, in collaboration with Blizzard.
Indie MegaBooth Creators Announce MegaShow Events
The creators of Indie MegaBooth have partnered with Sony and Adult Swim Games to create MegaShow, a roaming series of one-day events that combine games, music and art.
The first MegaShow will take place in Atlanta on July 15, located at the Tabernacle from 1pm-1am - tickets will go on sale from June 13.
A full line-up of games, music acts and artists will be announced when tickets go on sale, but it promises to "feature indie and local community content across a variety of playful mediums to bring people together to celebrate and connect with one another."
The MegaShow is also still accepting local vendors and artists to participate - if that sounds like you, head to the MegaShow website.
Top 10 Spider-Man Gadgets
Spider-Man, Spider-Man, does whatever a spider can… and whatever a scientist can, because on top of all of his spider-powers, Peter Parker’s intellect makes him one of Marvel’s most ingenious inventors.
Here are the top 10 gadgets that help him fight crime as Spider-Man.
Starting off, Spider-Man’s utility belt holds many of his gadgets, but it also has the awesome yet rarely utilized ability to shine the Spider-signal. While it doesn’t strike as much fear into the hearts of criminals as that other guy’s signal, he does use it to light the way in dark places, and a recent upgrade gave it a UV setting for when Spidey investigates crime scenes.
Dissidia Final Fantasy NT Announced
Arcade fighting game Dissidia Final Fantasy is coming to PlayStation 4 in early 2018, Square Enix announced today.
The 3v3 brawler comes to console with over 20 playable characters from the Final Fantasy franchise, including Final Fantasy XV's Noctis, according to Amazon's product page. The PS4 version also includes a new story mode written by Kazushige Nojima, who's also worked on Final Fantasy XV, Kingdom Hearts, and the upcoming Final Fantasy VII Remake.
Other new additions to the console version include an offline single-player mode, private matches, and additional battle rules. Square Enix notes the arcade version of Dissidia Final Fantasy will continue to receive updates before they hit PS4.
Little Nightmares Season Pass Announced
Bandai Namco has announced Little Nightmares Secrets of the Maw, an expansion pass containing 3 new chapters for the side-scrolling horror game.
The first of the new chapters, The Depth, takes place in the Maw's decayed, flooded basement and will be released in July. The Hideaway, a "machine-themed section," will follow in November. The final chapter, described only as "a last secret location offering a different perspective on
Six’s adventures," is due out in January 2018.
The new chapters will tell a "parallel escape story" to the main game, according to the announcement, with players controlling The Runaway Kid, another prisoner aboard the Maw.
For more on this year's surprise horror hit, check out IGN's Little Nightmares review.
Death Stranding Will Not Be at E3, Hideo Kojima Confirms
Death Stranding will not be shown off at this year's E3, creator Hideo Kojima has confirmed.
Taking to Twitter, Kojima apologised that development has taken priority over any new footage:
Apologies to our fans, Death Stranding will not be @ E3 as we are fully focused on development. Pls see me with @geoffkeighley on 6/14! pic.twitter.com/w9JfmEOqF4
— HIDEO_KOJIMA (@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN) June 7, 2017
That said, Kojima himself will be appearing on Geoff Keighley's YouTube Live Show, which means we may yet learn some new details in interview form. It proves to be an interesting interview, as he'll be talking to the upcoming Metal Gear Solid movie director, Jordan Vogt-Roberts:
Atlus Announces 3 Nintendo 3DS JRPGs Coming to USA
Atlus has announced JRPGs Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth, Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology and Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux will be coming to the Nintendo 3DS in the Americas.
Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth has a release window of Fall 2017 and is the fifth installment of the Etrian Odyssey series (we reviewed the fourth in 2013). It follows a new adventurer as they attempt to reach the top of the towering Yggdrasil Tree - check out the announcement trailer for Etrian Odyssey V below.
Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology is an expanded Nintendo 3DS port of the 2011 original that adds more gameplay and story content. It's due to hit the west in early 2018.
$200,000 in Merch Stolen from Largest Star Wars Collection
An estimated $200,000 USD worth of Star Wars merchandise was stolen from Steve Sansweet, the owner of the world's largest private collection of Star Wars memorabilia.
The collection, which Sansweet has accumulated over the last 40 years, contains 400,000 items in total, according to ABC7 News (via Variety). Notable items include a $5,000 USD wind-up R2D2, a $1,000 USD cardboard Death Star, and "every action figure."
The Bay Area collector says he began buying memorabilia because it was like "bringing home a piece of the movie." He added, "I didn’t mean to have the world’s largest collection, it just happened."
Telltale Games’ Minecraft: Story Mode – Season 2 Revealed
Telltale Games has announced Minecraft: Story Mode - Season 2, a continuation of the episodic series based on Mojang's Minecraft.
Hero in Residence, the first episode of the five-part second season, will be available for download on July 11 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, Mac, iOS, and Android devices. The voice cast for season 2 includes Patton Oswalt, Catherine Taber, Ashley Johnson, and Scott Potter. Members of the Minecraft YouTube community will also cameo, including Stampy Cat and stacyplays.
Minecraft: Story Mode - Season 2