Monthly Archives: April 2015
Ratchet and Clank Dev Is Releasing Its First PC Game Soon
Insomniac, the developer of game series like Ratchet and Clank and Sunset Overdrive, is soon releasing its first PC game ever.
It's called Slow Down, Bull, and the game doesn't look like anything the studio has made before. The developer streamed some of its development last June while the game "wasn't even half finished," but now it has a release date. It comes to Steam on April 20.
Today’s Destiny Patch Is 6GB
If you're hoping to play Destiny anytime soon, you better turn on your console now - today's 1.1.2 patch clocks in at a massive 6GB, as discovered by IGN's Destin Legarie.
This update makes a number of improvements, including changes to the competitive mode, bug fixes for Raid bosses Atheon and Crota, and a new Colorblind Mode.
Mortal Kombat: Every Scorpion and Sub-Zero Fatality Ever
During the weeks leading up to Mortal Kombat X's release we took a trip down memory lane and popped in some of the older Mortal Kombat games. We played through every entry in the series, dug out our Dreamcasts to play Mortal Kombat Gold and even played the abysmal Sub-Zero Mythologies. The result? A few videos that collect every fatality ever for some of the most iconic characters of the series. Below you'll find every single fatality for both Sub-Zero and Scorpion and as a bonus I even threw in Kano, Raiden, Reptile, and my personal favorite Kung Lao.
Hanzo is here to cut you to pieces or impale your face.
The ninja in blue is here to make you blue.
Hat-talities at their best.
App Store Update: April 14
Every day hundreds of new apps make their debut on the App Store, and hundreds more are updated or reduced in price. We have sifted through the noise and highlighted those select few that might be worth your attention.
Note: The prices and deals compiled below are accurate at the time we published this story, but all are subject to change.
Foldify Dinosaurs – ($3.99)
Bring some of your iPad gaming screentime fun into the real world with this latest sequel in the Foldify series, as each installment in this franchise teaches you how to make tangible papercraft creations. This one's packed with the thunderous lizards of the ancient world!
You Can Finally Play Hearthstone on Your Phone
Quick, reach into your pocket. Is there an iPhone or an Android device in there? Well, starting today, you can play Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft on your smartphone.
Last month at PAX East 2015, Blizzard announced that its free-to-play card battler would be coming to the iPhone and Android within a couple months of the announcement.
It appears the time is now, but at the time of this writing, searching for "Hearthstone" under the "iPhone apps" category on Apple's iTunes store won't get you any closer to smiting your foes across platforms.
To get the app on iPhone you'll need to check out the "Featured Apps" section of the App Store. Using the search function will only return companion apps and guides for the game, but in all likelihood the current situation is temporary.
Apple Announces WWDC 2015 Dates
Apple has announced that its 26th Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) will take place from June 8 to 12 in San Francisco's Moscone Center.
The event is developer-focused, revealing the future of iOS and OS X so that developers can create innovative apps with Apple's most recent technology. It will feature over 100 technical sessions and hands-on labs to help developers fine-tune their apps.
WWDC will also host the Apple Design Awards, which will showcase the best apps released in the last year for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac.
Tickets will be issued through a random selection process; developers can apply at the WWDC website from now until April 17. There are also up to 350 WWDC scholarships available, offered a chance at a free ticket to students and members of certain STEM organisations. Select sessions will be livestreamed on the website, and videos of all technical sessions will be available by the end of each day.
Bloodborne Load Time Patch Coming This Month
The Bloodborne update which reduces load times is coming by the end of April, Sony said.
In a post on the PlayStation Blog, Sony says patch 1.03 will optimize performance and "reduce certain load times." It also "resolves an issue that resulted in abnormal game behavior after many continuous hours of play."
Could this be in reference to the bug that causes Bloodborne's bosses to be much easier after leaving the game idle for 12 hours? We reached out to Sony for clarification.
Online play will also be disabled for a short time while the servers are updated. Sony has determined that the downtime will take place at 1am PT during a non-Friday weeknight to "disrupt the fewest players," and it will target similar times for any future updates.
Podcast: The newest Blu-rays from George Clooney and Tom Hardy explored
From their secluded home-theater compound, film critics Wade Major and Mark Keizer mix insightful commentary with irreverent banter, covering the latest DVD and Blu-ray news and new releases of the week, including studio, independent, television and special-interest titles.
Digigods Podcast, 04/14/15 (MP3) -- 33.1 MB
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Batman’s Arkham Knight Will Have Origin Revealed in DC Comic
Want to know the origin of the Arkham Knight, the villain of the upcoming Batman: Arkham Knight video game? Well, DC Comics has you covered. A new six-issue comic book mini-series by writer Pete Tomasi and artist Alisson Borges called Batman: Arkham Knight - Genesis, out July 29, will explore the villain's mysterious past.
Batman: Arkham Knight - Genesis #1 by artist Stepan Sejic
The Brilliance of Black & White Buttons in Guitar Hero Live
Freestyle’s Guitar Hero Live is an interesting, technically ambitious deviation from expectation, and its guitar also reflects the changing tides for the franchise. Initially, its custom design looks familiar, like Guitar Hero 5’s axe, almost Fender in its shape. Very little stands out as remarkable. It’s small. It’s plastic. It’s a Guitar Hero guitar.
It isn’t until you hold the device that its familiarity truly sets in – and it’s strongest differentiating factor smacks you across the fingers.
Guitar Hero Live abandons the series’ usual five-fret, five-color system for creating chords. Green, red, yellow, blue, and orange buttons, each set to a single slot on the fret board, are a thing of the past. Guitar Hero Live’s guitar uses just the top three frets, divided down the middle to create one button on the inside, and another on the outside of each fret. The six buttons are then divided in a binary black/white, rather than singular colors. The buttons on the inside of the fret board are labeled black, and the outside frets are labeled white.