StarCraft Source Code Discovered, Fan Rewarded for Returning it to Blizzard
Blizzard has showered a fan in rewards after the return of a lost gold master source code disc for the original 1998 StarCraft.
As spotted by Kotaku, Reddit user Khemist49 had purchased a "Box of Blizzard stuff" off eBay which happened to contain a disc marked "StarCraft Gold Master Source Code". Unsure what to do with the seemingly valuable object, he turned to Reddit for answers and, after having some users request the code be made freely available or to sell it, was contacted by Blizzard's legal team.
Xbox Scorpio Dev Kit Has a Frame Rate Counter Mini-Screen
We got a glimpse of the sleek Xbox Scorpio development kit last month, but a new video shows it in action - including its LCD screen with frame rate counter.
Windows Central's Jez Corden revealed the video on Twitter, confirming speculation that the front-facing panel was a screen of some kind:
Scorpio dev kit, kinda sexy no? #ProjectScorpio pic.twitter.com/o1FLT6Siv8
— Jez Corden (@JezCorden) May 3, 2017
This VR Game Takes You Inside Your Brain
VR has sent me to interesting places before - piloting starships, climbing mountains, even into cartoon shows I like - but I’ve yet to encounter anything that elicited a Keanu-esque “whoa” - at least, not until I dove into Charm Studios upcoming game FORM.
My demo started innocuously enough - I was in a fairly standard laboratory with high concrete walls, corrugated metal ceilings and equipment trapped somewhere in time between the late 1970s and today. Then, after a few “get comfy” tasks acclimating me to my virtual body, I was hurled into one of the strangest, most intriguing virtual spaces I’ve seen in any VR experience yet.
Gears of War Movie to Be Written by Avatar 2 Screenwriter
Universal Pictures has found a writer for its upcoming adaptation of the Gears of War movie.
IGN can confirm that Shane Salerno has been tapped to write the Gears of War screenplay. Salerno is credited as a writer on the four Avatar sequels currently heading into production.
The Coalition's Rod Fergusson confirmed last year that Universal Pictures had optioned the rights to adapt the Gears of War franchise for film, with Planet of the Apes series producer Dylan Clark, who gave an update on the film last year, on board to produce, as is Ted's Scott Stuber, via Universal's Bluegrass Films division.
Aquaman Logo Revealed as DC Film Starts Production
Warner Bros. has released the official logo for its Aquaman solo film to celebrate the start of production.
The film's logo sports the iconic Trident, with bold white lettering. Check out the image below. Director James Wan also recently shared a photo from the film's set to mark the first day of filming.
Aquaman logo.
Respawn Announces Mobile RTS Game Titanfall Assault
Titanfall developer Respawn has announced a new mobile RTS based on its popular IP.
The new RTS, dubbed Titanfall Assault, has players join the Frontier War by building a team of Pilots and Titans to take down the enemy team in real time. Burn Cards will also be collected and upgraded to give a strategic advantage during the fight.
Titanfall Assault is boasting PvP gameplay across multiple maps, however, at this time there is no mention of a single player campaign or story mode.
This isn't Respawn's first foray into a mobile Titanfall title, with the standalone card game Titanfall: Frontline canceled last year after unsatisfactory beta tests.
Defenders Team-Ups and Showdowns We Can’t Wait to See
Marvel's The Defenders will unite on Netflix this August, but we got a sneak peek of how all the titular heroes will work together in the recently released trailer.
With the exception of Jessica Jones and Luke Cage, none of these characters have met before, which means this sneak peek is our first look at how Matt Murdock, Danny Rand, Jessica and Luke work with others. Spoilers: there's a lot of fighting.
Based on the interactions we see in this trailer (talk about a great entrance, Matt Murdock), we put together a list of all the new team-ups -- and showdowns -- we now cannot wait to see play out in Marvel's The Defenders.
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Get Out’s Jordan Peele Signs Deal With Universal Pictures
Jordan Peele, director of Get Out and co-creator of Key & Peele, will continue to work with Universal Pictures, including on his next film, an untitled social thriller.
Universal today announced a two-year, first-look deal with Peele and his production company, Monkeypaw Productions, giving Universal the first opportunity of studios to invest in, produce, and/or distribute Monkeypaw films. Additionally, Peele will produce "a wide range of films" via Monkeypaw for Universal, including several that he will co-produce with Blumhouse's Jason Blum. The two worked together on Peele's directorial debut, Get Out.
New Google Docs Phishing Scam Is Deceptively Convincing
A new Google Docs phishing scam has surfaced, plaguing the email inboxes of many unsuspecting users.
According to Gizmodo, reporters from the outlet and others members of the media have received an email invite to view a Google Docs file. New York Times writer Zeynep Tufekci also encountered the scam and shared an image of the invite on Twitter:
Google Doc phishing scam invite received by Zeynep Tufekci