Monthly Archives: June 2018
Fallout 4’s Building Systems Were Nearly Cut from the Game
Developers from Bethesda Game Studios have said that Fallout 4’s base building mechanics were almost cut before launch.
In a new documentary from Noclip looking at the history of Bethesda Game Studios, Studio Director Ashley Cheng said that Fallout 4’s ‘workshop’ building and settlement systems almost didn’t make it into the final game. "The Workshop mode in Fallout was on the cutting block for so long,” Cheng said, “we just weren't sure 'does anyone even care about this?'"
Lead Producer Jeff Gardiner went on to explain that “Workshop was the easiest thing for us to cut because… it was ancillary to the rest of the game. It was a side thing.” Gardiner said that had they committed to it earlier, it could have potentially been woven into the main quest line.
Pokemon Company Confirms Next Game for Second Half of 2019, Features New Pokemon & Enhanced Graphics
Pokemon Company CEO Tsunekazu Ishihara has shared a few more details regarding the upcoming core Pokemon game due out in 2019 for Nintendo Switch. Speaking with Japanese publication Famitsu, which released an extensive feature on Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu and Let's Go Eevee, Ishihara finally shed some light on Pokemon 2019 for Nintendo Switch.
Ishihara has reconfirmed that fans can expect to get their hands on the core title in the second half of 2019, which may not be a big surprise for most fans as the majority of core Pokemon titles typically release in November.
Peter Jackson Confirms He’s Not Involved in Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Series
Peter Jackson will not be working on Amazon's The Lord of the Rings series in any capacity.
Speaking to French publication Allocine (translation via The Playlist), Jackson confirmed he won't be involved with the show. This is despite previous reports suggesting Jackson was talking with Amazon about potentially working on the series.
“I’m not involved at all in the Lord of the Rings series," Jackson said. "I understand how my name could come up, but there is nothing happening with me on this project."
Super Troopers Helmer Jay Chandrasekhar Has Met With Marvel Studios
Marvel Studios has reportedly met with Super Troopers director Jay Chandrasekhar for a new MCU project.
That’s what the actor/director known for his comedic chops revealed in a recent interview with SyFy Wire. “We just had a general meeting. I'm sure I'm not the only one,” Chandrasekhar said.
“They sent me the Marvel Encyclopedia and they said, what do you guys want to do? So, it's upstairs,” added the two Super Troopers movies helmer. “My kid's going through it. And he's going to make a list of what he thinks we should do, and I'll go through it. I'm curious to see what a 13-year-old's mind comes up with.”
30 Photos From the Cowboy Bebop 20th Anniversary Cafe
The Good Smile x Animate Cafes in Akihabara and Osaka are celebrating Cowboy Bebop’s 20th anniversary in style! From May 15th to June 10th, fans can immerse themselves in the jazzy world of Cowboy Bebop by sampling themed food and drinks while surrounded by brand new art of Spike, Jet, Faye, Ed, and Ein created for the cafe.
The Cowboy Bebop anime is notorious for its rather… unique food, but rest assured that everything at the Good Smile x Animate Cafe was perfectly palatable. In fact, the food was surprisingly good! View the photo gallery below to see the decorated cafe and the food I tried while I was there.
I’ll admit I tried the prairie oyster hangover cure drink out of morbid curiosity and because I have a secret desire to be as cool as Spike, but it was surprisingly good! Once you get over the weird sensation of having a whole raw egg yolk busting in your mouth, that is… (Japan has strict quality control standards for eggs, so raw eggs are both quite common and safe to eat).
Fan Artists Resurrect ‘Marvel Swimsuit Specials’ With Sun-kissed Sketches
Marvel’s heroes are charged with protecting the world from evil, so when there’s a break from the chaos, who’s to say they don’t deserve a little time off to relax on the beach? The Marvel Swimsuit Specials of the ‘90s imagined what this would look like in a collection of drawings done in the style of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit specials, showing Marvel mainstays in their swimmies enjoying a day on the sand. And now they're making a comeback of sorts.
Spurred on by comic writer Leah Williams tweeting about the need for Marvel Swimsuit Specials to return and centered around the #MarvelSwimsuit2018 hashtag created by artist Megan Levens, fans artists and pro creators alike have been showing off their own drawings of Marvel heroes having fun in the sun. Check out a few of our favorites below.
Total War: Three Kingdoms Delayed to 2019
Total War: Three Kingdoms has been delayed to Spring 2019, according to information provided at the end of their latest trailer for the game.
Previously scheduled for a Fall 2018 launch, it appears that developer Creative Assembly needs a little more time to finish their latest Total War title. When the Total War team initially announced Three Kingdoms on Twitter, they revealed that the game would be the first in the series to explore ancient China.
The Cao Cao In-Engine Trailer dives into Three Kingdoms' plot, where a child-emperor is being manipulated by the tyrant Dong Zhuo, and other warlords and generals must work together to end his oppression. The trailer focuses on one leader, Cao Cao, a major figure of the Three Kingdoms time period which took place during the 2nd and 3rd centuries. His cunning strategy was integral in uniting China to unseat Dong Zhuo, after which Cao Cao took his place as Grand Chancellor of China.
Fortnite Scratch is What Happens When Fortnite is Banned in Schools
It's all fun and games until Fortnite is banned at school, at least until you discover Fortnite on Scratch.
Scratch is an online coding community where kids can create and share their own games and animations, but students are now using it to play knockoff versions of Fortnite when it's banned from school. Among the hundreds of Fortnite related creations, the fan game simply titled "Fortnite" by 5j-essex, is by far the most popular with over 500,000 views since it was uploaded in January of this year.
"Fortnite" by 5j-essex
The Gifted Casts Empire Alum Grace Byers For Season 2
Fox’s The Gifted has added an Empire alum to its Season 2 cast. Grace Byers has been cast in a villainous role in the X-Men spinoff series.
According to Marvel, Byers will play the character of Reeva, who is described as a “smart, charming, authoritative, elegant, beautiful woman who is ruthless in her efforts to fight for her people. She leads an elite band of followers and has a soft spot for her new recruits, but is still capable of extreme violence in defense of her vision.”
Reeva will be joining forces with Polaris (Emma Dumont), Andy Strucker (Percy Hynes White) and the Frost sisters (Skyler Samuels), who split from the Mutant Underground at the end of the dramatic Season 1 finale. They will be part of the new Hellfire Club’s “Inner Circle.”
The Best New TV Shows of 2018 (So Far)
The sheer number of new TV shows dropping in 2018 is daunting, with streaming services like Netflix promising 1,000 original programs by the end of the year.
Let's not forget, cable and premium providers like HBO and Showtime have their own packed slate of series still to come in 2018, while the broadcast networks recently announced all the new shows they plan to debut this fall. So, how do you navigate this crowded television landscape?