Monthly Archives: February 2016
Resident Evil 5 Map Coming to Umbrella Corps
Capcom revealed today that Umbrella Corps—its competitive shooter for PC and PlayStation 4—will feature the Kijuju map from Resident Evil 5. Kijuju is said to be the biggest map in the game, and will add to the growing list of maps already confirmed, which currently includes Umbrella Lab, Village, and Tricell HQ.
Capcom community manager Neil Gorton took to the company's blog to explain more. Though Kijuju will have lots of open space and plenty of underground tunnels, the map will come with its own set of dangers. In this map, Gorton wrote, players will not only have to fight the opposing team, but battle with Maijini, the "infected Kijuju inhabitants," as well.
3 New Batman v Superman Promo Images
Warner Bros. has released three new promotional images for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
The first two images (via Superhero Hype) are quad posters for the Zack Snyder-directed film featuring the World's Finest superheroes striking battle poses.
The final image comes from the film's official Twitter account and shows Ben Affleck's Bruce Wayne standing in the rubble of the Wayne Financial building in a shot that clearly evokes 9/11.
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice features the big screen debuts of both Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman and Jason Momoa's Aquaman and sets the stage for the upcoming Justice League movie.
How to Watch the DICE Awards
The DICE Awards will air during the DICE Summit in Las Vegas, Nevada next week, where small and large games across all platforms and genres will be celebrated for their artistic and technical achievements.
Games like The Witcher 3, Fallout 4, Undertale, Bloodborne, Ori and the Blind Forest, Her Story, and more have been nominated for awards, and Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima will be inducted into the AIAS Hall of Fame during the ceremony.
XXX 3: Jet Li Is Out and Donnie Yen Is In
It appears Jet Li wasn’t the one for xXx: The Return of Xander Cage, and instead the star of the Ip Man series, Donnie Yen, will take Li’s place.
According to Birth Movies Death, Li (The Expendables 3) dropped out "abruptly" for an unknown reason and xXx star Vin Diesel (Furious 7) posted an image of his presumed replacement on the set with Diesel and director D.J. Caruso on Facebook.
Halo 5 Maps Gets Valentine’s Day Theme
Halo 5: Guardians is looking to heat up Valentine's Day with its themed playlist.
The new playlist is called Valentine's Double Date, and with it, 343 Industries asks players to "take
relationship to the next level" with some "hot 'n heavy" 2v2 action. To access the new playlist, just boot up Halo 5 and head into the Arena multiplayer.
The playlist compiles a few custom maps colored pink and decorated with hearts. The 2v2 Slayer game type brings back Halo 2 Battle Rifles as a starting weapon.
If Halo's not your thing, a couple other games are setting up for a romantic weekend. Destiny recently launched its Crimson Days event, adding Crimson Doubles as a new gameplay mode, and Grand Theft Auto launched its Till Death Do Us Part Adversary mode as part of Rockstar's Be My Valentine event.
OK Go Gives Perform in Zero Gravity for Their Latest Music Video
The latest OK Go music video sees the band taking their typical, athletic madness into zero gravity.
The video for "Upside Down & Inside Out", which you can check out over at the band's Facebook page, was shot entirely in a plane flying over Russia. The aircraft did consecutive parabolas in the air until it achieved 27 seconds of weightlessness.
The 13 Best Anime Couples
Many anime relationships never come to fruition, and all we’re left with is our fanart. These 13 couples, however, found love in ways that not only strengthen the characters as individuals but also the anime.
Spoiler warning for the following shows: Code Geass, Sailor Moon, My Love Story, Toradora, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Steins;Gate, The Seven Deadly Sins, Spice and Wolf, Mobile Suit Gundam AGE, Dragon Ball Z, Sound! Euphonium, and Pokemon.
Guardians Vol. 2 Director Unviles Logo, Quotes Whitesnake
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 director James Gunn has revealed the logo for his upcoming Marvel film.
In a post on Instagram, Gunn shared a photo from the film's set, showcasing the movie's logo splashed across the back of a chair. Along with the image, the director wrote, "In the words of the great poet David Coverdale, Here I go again." The quote is in reference to the famous Whitesnake song.
Whether or not the song "Here I Go Again" will indeed be featured in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2's soundtrack is not yet known.
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Shorts Coming Soon
The first in a series of LEGO Star Wars shorts based around The Force Awakens will premiere Monday.
Disney announced that "Poe to the Rescue" will premiere on February 15 at 8 PM ET. The episode will feature Poe Dameron coming to save Admiral Ackbar from the clutches of Captain Phasma. It also promises appearances from Kylo Ren, C-3PO, and BB-8.
It's the first in "The Resistance Rises" series of LEGO Star Wars shorts, which will explore events that led to The Force Awakens. The network promises stories featuring Kylo Ren, Han Solo, Finn, Rey, BB-8, and Maz Kanata.
This follows recent news that other LEGO Star Wars anthology stories are incoming. The LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens game will add some additional story with the blessing and assistance of Lucasfilm. In addition, the upcoming Disney XD series LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures will follow a new set of characters and take place between Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.
Speedrunner Claims World Record for Playing 100% of The Witness
A speedrunner has claimed a new world record for completing a 100 percent run in The Witness.
FearfulFerret (via Eurogamer) took on the difficult task of rapidly playing through all of the content in the puzzle adventure game, clocking in the run at a record three hours, 16 minutes, and 21 seconds. He defines a 100 percent run as completing "everything tracked on the load screen."
A large chunk of that time was taken up by one puzzle requiring almost an hour to complete, in which time Ferret was able to leave, get food from a nearby restaurant, and return. See his run in the videos below.