Monthly Archives: February 2015
Phantom Dust Reboot Developer Closes
Darkside Games, the studio behind the development of the upcoming reboot of Phantom Dust, has closed down.
In a statement to IGN, a spokesperson said Microsoft partnered with Darkside Game Studios in the development of "Phantom Dust," but its "working relationship has now ended."
The spokesperson added that Microsoft has "great respect for their studio and their work in the industry." Microsoft also confirmed to IGN that development on Phantom Dust will continue.
Kotaku reported in response to the ending of the professional relationship with Microsoft, Darkside Games has closed down.
This Week on the PSN (February 17, 2015)
Every Tuesday, Sony drops a bunch of new stuff onto the PlayStation Network. Those with a PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, or PlayStation Vita can download these goodies, which include PSN games, movies, themes and more. While the Official PlayStation Blog outlines these updates in full each week, we thought we'd help truncate the good news into something more digestible.
Here are this week's new PS4 games. Keep in mind that The Order: 1886 won't be available until Friday, February 20th.
- Dead or Alive 5: Last Round ($39.99)
This Week on the PSN (February 17, 2015)
Every Tuesday, Sony drops a bunch of new stuff onto the PlayStation Network. Those with a PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, or PlayStation Vita can download these goodies, which include PSN games, movies, themes and more. While the Official PlayStation Blog outlines these updates in full each week, we thought we'd help truncate the good news into something more digestible.
Here are this week's new PS4 games. Keep in mind that The Order: 1886 won't be available until Friday, February 20th.
- Dead or Alive 5: Last Round ($39.99)
Blackest Night Comes to DC Deck-Building Game
Cryptozoic Entertainment, maker of board and card games, is priming to release two new additions to their DC Deck Building Game. For the uninitiated, the game lets players become a hero, like Batman or Green Lantern, and build a custom deck full of equipment, super powers, and the like to topple powerful villains. The winner is the one who collects the most victory points, which are earned from buying cards and defeating bad guys.
The first piece of new content is the Crisis 2 expansion pack, out in late February, which can be used with any of the three core sets. It pulls heavily from DC's Blackest Night event comic, which saw DC characters alive and dead become horrifying Black Lanterns aka super-zombies. It features Crisis cards, which gives players the option to play cooperatively instead of competitively.
Blackest Night Comes to DC Deck-Building Game
Cryptozoic Entertainment, maker of board and card games, is priming to release two new additions to their DC Deck Building Game. For the uninitiated, the game lets players become a hero, like Batman or Green Lantern, and build a custom deck full of equipment, super powers, and the like to topple powerful villains. The winner is the one who collects the most victory points, which are earned from buying cards and defeating bad guys.
The first piece of new content is the Crisis 2 expansion pack, out in late February, which can be used with any of the three core sets. It pulls heavily from DC's Blackest Night event comic, which saw DC characters alive and dead become horrifying Black Lanterns aka super-zombies. It features Crisis cards, which gives players the option to play cooperatively instead of competitively.
Tomb Raider, Hitman: Absolution Headline Square Enix Humble Bundle 2
A pay-what-you-want collection of Square Enix games is available through Humble Bundle from today through March 3.
The base bundle includes Hitman: Absolution, Supreme Commander 2, and Hitman Go (Android). Those who pay more than the $5.92 USD average will also receive Thief, Murdered: Soul Suspect, and Deus Ex: Human Revolution -- Director's Cut, with additional games coming soon.
If you choose to pay $15 USD or more, you'll get all of the previously listed games, as well as Sleeping Dogs and 2013's Tomb Raider reboot.
Tomb Raider, Hitman: Absolution Headline Square Enix Humble Bundle 2
A pay-what-you-want collection of Square Enix games is available through Humble Bundle from today through March 3.
The base bundle includes Hitman: Absolution, Supreme Commander 2, and Hitman Go (Android). Those who pay more than the $5.92 USD average will also receive Thief, Murdered: Soul Suspect, and Deus Ex: Human Revolution -- Director's Cut, with additional games coming soon.
If you choose to pay $15 USD or more, you'll get all of the previously listed games, as well as Sleeping Dogs and 2013's Tomb Raider reboot.
9 Things You Didn’t Know About Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3DS
With the release of The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D, producer Eiji Aonuma finally shut the door on a remake that took three years to create. But for Aonuma, the journey could also be considered a personal one. Majora’s Mask was his first game as director of the series. And with this remake, he had to confront decisions he made over a decade ago. “Remakes kind of hurt,” he told us last week, but despite this Aonuma said he also learned a lot. Read on for our interview.
How long have you wanted to talk about Zelda: Majora’ Mask 3D? I feel like, as press, we’ve been pestering you for a while about it.
9 Things You Didn’t Know About Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3DS
With the release of The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D, producer Eiji Aonuma finally shut the door on a remake that took three years to create. But for Aonuma, the journey could also be considered a personal one. Majora’s Mask was his first game as director of the series. And with this remake, he had to confront decisions he made over a decade ago. “Remakes kind of hurt,” he told us last week, but despite this Aonuma said he also learned a lot. Read on for our interview.
How long have you wanted to talk about Zelda: Majora’ Mask 3D? I feel like, as press, we’ve been pestering you for a while about it.
Apple Reportedly Working on An Electric Car
Reports have surfaced claiming the company that brought us the iPhone is now researching its own electric car.
"People familiar with the matter" told The Wall Street Journal that Apple has hundreds of employees working on an automobile dubbed Project Titan. Separately the Financial Times published a report claiming that the company had hundreds of employees at a secret location designing automotive products and possibly even a car.