Monthly Archives: August 2018
Shadow of the Tomb Raider Makes its Mayan Apocalypse Matter
Shadow of the Tomb Raider will be the final chapter in Lara Croft’s origin story, a transformation we’ve watched over the last five years as she evolves from a budding archaeologist reacting to a series of life-threatening circumstances, to a proactive agent of change in the world.
In Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Lara’s hunting Trinity, trying to dismantle it cell by cell and stop the organization from doing… something terrible. And that’s Lara’s problem, really. She’s so focused on the prevention of Trinity’s machinations, that she fails to fully vet her own actions. The consequence of this blind stop-them-at-all-cost motivation is her inadvertent triggering of an ancient apocalyptic scenario. Oops.
Mario Kart 8 to be Compatible with New Nintendo Labo Kit
When the Nintendo Labo: Vehicle Kit launches this September for the Nintendo Switch, players will be able to use the Toy-Con Car, Pedal, and Key to play Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Announced by Nintendo, the Nintendo Labo: Vehicle Kit will join the Nintendo Labo Toy-Con Motorbike as a viable way to control Mario, Yoshi, or your other favorite characters in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Mario Kart 8 to be Compatible with New Nintendo Labo Kit
When the Nintendo Labo: Vehicle Kit launches this September for the Nintendo Switch, players will be able to use the Toy-Con Car, Pedal, and Key to play Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Announced by Nintendo, the Nintendo Labo: Vehicle Kit will join the Nintendo Labo Toy-Con Motorbike as a viable way to control Mario, Yoshi, or your other favorite characters in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Bond 25: Edgar Wright Reportedly Among Frontrunners to Direct
Baby Driver director Edgar Wright is reportedly one of the top choices to direct James Bond 25.
Deadline reports that Wright is among the frontrunners to replace Danny Boyle, who left the project due to "creative differences." Some of the other top choices reportedly also include Jean-Marc Vallee, (Big Little Lies), David Mackenzie (Hell or High Water), and Yann Demange (White Boy Rick).
Vallee might reportedly be too busy to take on Bond 25, while Wright has supposedly expressed interest in directing a Bond film.
Bond 25: Edgar Wright Reportedly Among Frontrunners to Direct
Baby Driver director Edgar Wright is reportedly one of the top choices to direct James Bond 25.
Deadline reports that Wright is among the frontrunners to replace Danny Boyle, who left the project due to "creative differences." Some of the other top choices reportedly also include Jean-Marc Vallee, (Big Little Lies), David Mackenzie (Hell or High Water), and Yann Demange (White Boy Rick).
Vallee might reportedly be too busy to take on Bond 25, while Wright has supposedly expressed interest in directing a Bond film.
How Pokemon Cards Are Made in 8 Steps
It takes an entire year from start to finish to publish a new set of the Pokemon Trading Card Game (TCG). The process, handled by Creatures, Inc., is involved and thorough. It’s all-hands-on-deck, as game data designers, illustrators, play testers, and even marketing personnel strive to create one of the most popular children’s toys in the world.
Creatures, Inc. works to incorporate new game mechanics and popular characters from the TV show to remain consistent with those two core pillars of the Pokemon brand, while also paying acute attention into the strategies of competitive players so that the game remains balanced and fresh. Sometimes, the way competitive players use cards entirely alter how the next expansion set is made.
How Pokemon Cards are Made in 8 Steps
It takes an entire year from start to finish to publish a new set of the Pokemon Trading Card Game (TCG). The process, handled by Creatures, Inc., is involved and thorough. It’s all-hands-on-deck, as game data designers, illustrators, play testers, and even marketing personnel strive to create one of the most popular children’s toys in the world.
Creatures, Inc. works to incorporate new game mechanics and popular characters from the TV show to remain consistent with those two core pillars of the Pokemon brand, while also paying acute attention into the strategies of competitive players so that the game remains balanced and fresh. Sometimes, the way competitive players use cards entirely alter how the next expansion set is made.
Pokémon: Detective Pikachu Logo Revealed
Today, at the Pokémon World Championships in Nashville, TN, the official logo for the upcoming Pokémon: Detective Pikachu film was revealed, along with details about what fans can expect when the film releases next summer.
IGN's Senior Editor of Comics, Joshua Yehl, is in attendance and shared a screenshot of the logo, and revealed that this will be the "first ever live-action Pokémon movie."
In addition, the movie will "feature a battle between Pikachu and Charizard, and they prompted the crowd to chant for each Pokémon, shout "Critical hit!", and cheers/boo - and they recorded it to use in the actual movie."
Shigeru Miyamoto Criticises Free-to-Play Model
Nintendo developer, Shigeru Miyamoto, has criticised the free-to-play model, and says companies should "deliver games at reasonable prices" instead.
Miyamoto's comments were made at the Computer Entertainment Developers Conference (CEDEC), with Bloomberg reporting that Miyamoto has said that Nintendo is doubling down on its "fixed-cost model" despite the lack of success with it so far.
"We’re lucky to have such a giant market, so our thinking is, if we can deliver games at reasonable prices to as many people as possible, we will see big profits," Miyamoto said.
Fortnite: Mystery Lightning Strikes Begin Hitting Paradise Palms Area
Fortnite's rift is acting oddly again, firing lightning down onto the map.
The huge rift in Fortnite's sky is beginning to shrink, but it's not going quietly. It's begun to spew lightning bolts in the desert, at a specific point in the Paradise Palms area, as Season 5 draws to a close.
Map changes this late in the season aren't unusual, what with Season 3's meteor crash and Season 4's rocket launch kicking in a few weeks before they ended.