Monthly Archives: March 2018
State of Decay 2’s Xbox One X Enhancements Detailed
State of Decay 2 developer Undead Labs has confirmed the specific Xbox One X enhancements that their upcoming open-world zombie-survival game will have to IGN. "There are significant visual enhancements we're able to deliver thanks to the Xbox One X," said Undead Labs studio head and State of Decay 2 executive producer Jeff Strain. "Extra memory and greater processing power gives us a more stable frame rate and let’s us do more with higher resolution textures. When you're in the game, you'll immediately see the difference – denser foliage, detailed shadows, depth of light from farther distances, and more detailed character models. It makes the world feel more crisp, vibrant, and like real life. And of course, it lets us run the game in 4k and HDR, which a lot of fans are excited about."
PUBG PC Update Adds Emotes, Achievements, and More
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' latest PC update introduces emotes, achievements, and more.
"PC 1.0 Update #7 has been released on live game servers," the game's official Twitter account announced. The new features, which were were detailed in the 2018 road map, include emotes, 37 Steam Achievements, an in-game friends list, various bug fixes, and more.
Young Dumbledore Featured on Fantastic Beasts 2 Poster
Warner Bros. has released a new Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald poster.
The new poster provides a fresh glimpse at not only Eddie Redmayne's Newt Scamander, but also Jude Law as young Albus Dumbledore. Give it a look below:
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald poster, via Warner Bros.
In addition to Redmayne and Law, the film stars Johnny Depp as Gellert Grindelwald, who, after escaping custody, sets out to gather followers as he seeks to have pure-blood wizards rule the world.
Pillars of Eternity 2 Delayed a Month
Pillars of Eternity 2's release has been delayed from April 3 to May 8.
"We know you're as excited as we are about the upcoming launch of Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire," said Obsidian. "As you have probably guessed, Deadfire is a huge game - significantly larger than the original Pillars of Eternity. Obsidian has been working harder than Abydon himself to make every inch of it awesome, as well as incorporating all the great feedback we have been getting from everyone playing the backer beta.
"With this in mind, we are taking just a few extra weeks to polish and put those finishing touches on the game."
The title was announced last year, with PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch versions to follow, after the game's PC release.
Beautiful Video Game Reel Serves as Response to Trump
In response to President Trump and the White House's violent video game reel, Games for Change has released an 88-second montage showcasing "a different view of games."
The reel features stunning and emotional clips from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Horizon Zero Dawn, Life is Strange, Ori and the Blind Forest, and a handful of other games from the past few years. In the video's YouTube description, Games for Change says it was "compelled to share a different view of games" after the release of the White House's 88-second, violence-focused video.
Nicolas Cage Will Finally Get to Play Superman (in Teen Titans GO!)
Teen Titans GO! to the Movies will feature Nicolas Cage voicing Superman.
USA Today reports the feature-length animated movie, based on the Cartoon Network show, has enlisted an all-star voice cast, which includes singer/songwriter Halsey as Wonder Woman, rapper Lil Yachty as Green Lantern, and of course Cage as the Man of Steel.
Nicolas Cage as the Superman who never was.
V-Rally Franchise Rebooted After 16 Years
V-Rally 4 has been announced for release on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC, bringing back the series after a 16 year hiatus.
Bigben Interactive and Kylotonn Racing Games collaborated on the title, which intends "to remain faithful to the identity of the franchise" and "strike a perfect balance between sensation, presentation, and simulation, while offering the best graphics and gameplay the latest technology can support."
Both the French development studio and publisher are in their wheelhouse, having previously worked on WRC 7: World Rally Championship and TT Isle of Man.
Fox Will Reboot Buffy the Vampire Slayer When Joss Whedon Wants To
Fox has "frequently" discussed rebooting Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but it seems Joss Whedon will get to decide if an when he'd want to bring the series back.
Head of the Fox Television Group, Gary Newman said at the INTV Conference in Jerusalem (via Variety) that Fox is open to doing a new iteration of the series but only if Whedon gives the green light.
“It’s something we talk about frequently, and Joss Whedon is really one of the greatest creators we ever worked with,” Newman said, “When Joss decides it’s time, we’ll do it. And until Joss decides it’s time, it won’t happen.”
Black Panther Is the Best Hope Against Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Infinity War features the villainous Thanos setting out to gather the Infinity Stones in order to achieve godlike power, and it’s up to the Avengers to stop him. Even though the team has a couple heavy hitters, they’re going to need more than that to combat Thanos and his four Black Order generals and savage Outrider army. How fortuitous, then, that February’s smash hit Black Panther introduced the technologically advanced nation of Wakanda led by T’Challa, who just happens to be an ally of the Avengers.
IGN and a small group of press visited the Atlanta set of Infinity War where we saw a scene being filmed and got the chance to interview to members of the cast. The scene saw the Avengers disembarking a Quinjet after landing in Wakanda and being greeted by T’Challa, flanked by his guards. The Avengers lineup included Captain America, Black Widow, Falcon, Bruce Banner, James Rhodes, and a wounded Vision being supported by Scarlet Witch. They came to Wakanda so Vision could be given medical attention after being attacked (presumably by the Black Order, as glimpsed in the Infinity War trailer) for the Mind Stone embedded in his forehead, and also to ask T’Challa for Wakanda’s help in defending the Earth against Thanos.
Black Future ’88 Is a Neon-Lit Dystopian Rogue-Like
We've somehow survived as a species long past last century's science fiction expectations, but Black Future '88 takes the 20th-century idea of a 20th-century apocalypse and takes us back to the future.
The stylish, retro-futuristic world of Black Future '88 pits you against an "always evolving procedural tower," as you battle your way to its top to defeat its "insane owner" Duncan, the person behind the nuclear armageddon shaping the world of Black Future '88.
Since the collapse of society, no one keeps time, stopping all calendars at 1988 when the cataclysm occurred. Instead, time is measured "in minutes left to live."
Black Future '88 has 5 different zones to battle through on your way to the final showdown, as well as 5 playable characters with "unique buffs and weaknesses."