Monthly Archives: July 2017
What Does Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite Want to Be?
At E3, fans got their first hands-on with Capcom’s latest fighting title at E3’s showroom floor. The developers emphasized that the game is far simpler than its predecessors: combos are easier to initiate, the series’ focus on assists is no more, and you’re only selecting two heroes instead of three. The lesson Capcom seems to be projecting is: “fans thought Marvel vs.Capcom 3 was too complex.” Even the title, “Infinite,” suggests that the game is meant to be a clean break from the series’ legacy.
It’s hard not to see the game’s focus on story-mode and simple gameplay as a reaction to what happened with Street Fighter V’s disastrous launch. Last year, SF V alienated a lot of fans by launching without an arcade mode, an insufficient tutorial mode, and a reduced roster. Sales disappointed and the community revolted-- creating a PR nightmare for Capcom.
Lost Rayman Game Now Playable
A prototype for the unreleased Super Nintendo Rayman game is now playable for free.
Kotaku reports developer Omar Cornut, founder of Lizardcube, successfully uploaded the prototype to Dropbox. However, you'll need a SNES emulator to play it. You can check out footage of the title here.
It's still very much just an early build of the game, containing only a single small environment, a few character animations, and the ability to jump. Cornut received the prototype - and approval to put it online - from Rayman creator Michel Ancel, who re-discovered it last year.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Dev Shows Off New Map
PlayerUnknown himself has shown the first shots of Battlegrounds' second map, set in a desert.
A new development office for the game has been set up in Madison, Wisconsin, with that new team working on the map.
I'm at our new @PUBATTLEGROUNDS office in Madison today. The team is working on our desert map. Here's a WIP preview of this new location... pic.twitter.com/ReLbsvwv9A
— PLAYERUNKNOWN (@BattleRoyaleMod) July 3, 2017
Warriors All-Stars Is a Dynasty Warriors Spin-Off Worth Paying Attention To
Cards on the table: I love Dynasty Warriors. I love its repetitive, therapeutic approach to action. I love that it claims to represent Chinese history, but still throws in people with magical powers or who use wolves’ heads as weapons. I love that its solution to getting bored of a character is to include 80 more to try. God, I love Dynasty Warriors.
Its spin-offs, however, are another story. With a few exceptions, the licensed side-series Koei Tecmo regularly creates have consistently disappointed, whether that’s because they’ve felt less well thought-out, dropped a core idea, or simply lacked the charm of developer Omega Force’s key franchise.
UK PlayStation Plus Membership: 15 Months for the Price of 12
Amazon UK Prime Day 2017 has been officially announced. Check our Amazon Prime Day page here.
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PlayStation Plus Membership 15 Months for the Price of 12
The PlayStation store have released a new promo whereby new users can get 15 months worth of PS Plus for the price of 12 (£39.99). Read more about PlayStation Store's 15 Months PS Plus for the price of 12 promo.
Heroes of Skyrim: Dragons, Shouts and Sweet Rolls
With the recent release of Heroes of Skyrim, The Elder Scrolls: Legends has seen its biggest injection of cards – 154 - since launch and its first attempt to really capitalise on a specific segment of The Elder Scrolls fanbase. Skyrim, after all, is the titan of the series. As much-loved and successful as games like Morrowind and Oblivion were, the release of Skyrim was the moment The Elder Scrolls series was truly embraced by the mainstream. Its legacy is such that the game is still being re-released and coming to new platforms.
New Plots Details For Fantastic Beasts 2 Revealed
The sequel to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them has started filming, and new details on its plot have been revealed.
A press release for the upcoming untitled sequel reveals that the film will be set in 1927, a few months after Newt (Eddie Redmayne) captured the Dark Wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Johnny Depp). Grindelwald has since escaped, and amassed followers to his pro-wizard, anti-non-magical-beings cause.
"The only one who might be able to stop him is the wizard he once called his dearest friend, Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law)," reads the plot description, "but Dumbledore will need help from the wizard who had thwarted Grindelwald once before, his former student Newt Scamander. The adventure reunites Newt with Tina, Queenie and Jacob, but his mission will also test their loyalties as they face new perils in an increasingly dangerous and divided wizarding world."
Gigantic Boku no Hero Academia Cosplay Gallery
Anime Expo without cosplay wouldn't seem the same, but thankfully cosplayers were in full effect, showing off both their fandom and their artistry.
We brought our cameras to the Boku no Hero Academia cosplay meet-up and took a ton of shots. Check them out in the gallery below.
If that didn't sate your cosplay appetite, check out our Nier Automata cosplay gallery for even more amazing creations.
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The Jetsons to Become a Live-Action TV Series
Warner Bros. is looking to bring back the classic cartoon The Jetsons as a live-action TV series, with Back to the Future writer/director Robert Zemeckis on board as an executive producer.
According to TV Line, the new series will take George, Jane, Judy, and Elroy Jetson — plus their dog Astro — 100 years into the future and be set in 2118. The original animated series, which took place in 2062, was also set 100 years ahead of its 1962 debut date.
Zemeckis will reportedly produce the series alongside Family Guy executive producer Gary Janetti and Cast Away producer Jack Rapke.
Here’s What Yakuza 6’s New Engine Brings to the Crime-Drama Series
Now an older man at 48, Kazuma Kiryu is at odds with the world around him. Fresh out of prison, he learns that Haruka, the orphan girl he has protected since the first game, is in a coma after a hit-and-run car accident, and has left behind a newborn son, Haruto.
It’s not long before Kiryu is plunged back into the criminal underworld, as he takes Haruto on a trip across Japan to Hiroshima to discover the mystery behind Haruka’s tragic circumstances.
By now we know what to expect from a Yakuza game – exceptional storytelling, visceral violence and absurdist humor – but Yakuza 6: The Song of Life ups the ante in terms of production.
Built in the all-new Dragon Engine, for the first time it offers a near-seamless experience, allowing Kiryu to enter buildings, shops and restaurants with no loading screen (except for when entering some cut-scenes or accessing certain mini-games). Random street battles occur seamlessly too, with the added bonus that you can now choose to run away from a fight. The new engine can also handle more on-screen characters, so get ready to brawl with dozens of enemies at once.