Monthly Archives: October 2016
Godzilla 2 Taps X2 and Superman Returns Screenwriter
X2 and Superman Returns co-writer Michael Dougherty will reportedly pen the sequel to 2014's Godzilla. He'll be joined by Zach Shields; the duo previously collaborated on Krampus, last year's Christmas-themed horror film.
According to Variety, these hires may indicate Legendary Pictures is establishing a writers room for its cinematic universe of giant monsters, which includes Godzilla and King Kong, among others.
Is Blizzard Hinting at Hearthstone for Nintendo Switch?
Blizzard may already be teasing the possibility of Hearthstone, their wildly successful free-to-play digital card game, coming to the newly revealed Nintendo Switch.
Despite Activision-Blizzard not technically being on the list of third-party partners released by Nintendo, the official Hearthstone Twitter account posted this earlier this morning, telling Nintendo that "we see you."
While the image below is clearly from Hearthstone, this is in no way an offical game announcement, and could just be a cute Twitter joke rather than a hint that Hearthstone will appear on Switch. We've already reached out to Blizzard, and are waiting to hear back from them.
PlayStation 4 Pro Has an Extra 1GB of RAM
Sony's enhanced PS4 will feature an extra 1GB of RAM, PlayStation 4 Pro lead architect Mark Cerny has revealed.
In an interview with IGN, Cerny explained that because PS4 Pro is part of the PlayStation 4 generation, the company took a "different direction" in upgrading the hardware, when compared to the significant memory upgrades typically seen in the shift to an entirely new console generation.
"We felt games needed a little more memory, about 10 percent more, so we added about 1GB of slow, conventional DRAM to the console," Cerny explained.
He went on to note that on the standard PS4, when moving from application to a game, that application remains resonant in the system memory to allow for fast swapping between the two. With PS4 Pro, that application is moved to the extra 1GB of RAM when swapping to a game, freeing up nearly an entire gigabyte of the console's remaining 8GB of GDDR5 RAM.
Nintendo Confirms Amiibo Support for Nintendo Switch
The Nintendo Switch home gaming system will "absolutely" support amiibo for compatible Nintendo Switch games, Nintendo has confirmed to IGN.
"If a Nintendo Switch game supports amiibo then the Nintendo Switch home gaming system will as well," a Nintendo representative told IGN.
Nintendo also clarified a couple more features of its newly unveiled Nintendo Switch console, including the function of the Nintendo Switch Dock seen in its announcement trailer, which you can watch below.
"The Nintendo Switch Dock has been created so that it is extremely easy to seamlessly switch from playing games on a TV to transition into a portable mode," a Nintendo representative told IGN.
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Grand Theft Auto V is a Steal at $30
$30 is as cheap as GTA V ever gets, and Best Buy's official eBay store has copies for that exact price.
- Grand Theft Auto V $30 (PS4)
What’s New in Splatoon and Mario Kart for Nintendo Switch
The reveal of Nintendo's upcoming new console, the Nintendo Switch, included gameplay footage of both Mario Kart and Splatoon. And while Nintendo has yet to confirm whether these games are updated versions of the Wii U's Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon or new games entirely, the footage teases some new content updates for both games.
So what's different in the Switch's takes on these two Nintendo franchises? Let's take a deeper dive into the footage and check it out.
The Mario Kart footage starts off with a familiar track — the Mario Kart: Double Dash Gamecube course Yoshi Circuit, which was made available as Mario Kart 8 DLC — but quickly introduces a few changes. Among them:
PS4 Players to Get ‘First Access’ to Some Red Dead 2 Content
PlayStation has announced a partnership with Rockstar that will give PS4 players online DLC timed exclusives and will bring the original Red Dead Redemption to its PlayStation Now service.
"We are pleased to announce that PS4 players get first access to earn select online content in the vast open world of Red Dead Redemption 2", reads a PlayStation Blog post.
No details are given about what that online content might be, with PlayStation adding only: "Check back on PlayStation.Blog for more details soon and for all of the latest information on Red Dead Redemption 2."
Star Wars Battlefront DLCs Free For Weekend in November
Star Wars Battlefront's first three DLCs will be free to play during the weekend of November 18 through November 20.
The free trials of Outer Rim, Bespin, and Death Star will be accompanied by a quadruple XP score event during the same weekend, according to EA.
Star Wars Battlefront Ultimate Edition will also be available in November. The special edition includes the game, season pass, and the three already released content packs, plus the Rouge One: Scarif DLC coming in December.
Legends of Tomorrow Producer on Justice Society Easter Eggs
Thursday night’s new episode of Legends of Tomorrow will introduce the Justice Society of America, as the Legends travel to 1942 and encounter the iconic team.
The episode includes a trip to the Justice Society headquarters and eagle eyed viewers may spot some notable inclusions from the comics. Explaining the approach to the headquarters, Legends EP Marc Guggenheim explained, “I pulled a lot of comic book reference for the art department. I really, really wanted it to have that sort of brownstone
, chock full of trophies." He also said, with a grin, that his big demand was, "There's got to be a table with the Justice Society emblem on it!”
Guggenheim added, “As far as the various different Easter eggs, those were all the brainchildren of the art department and the set dressers. Sometimes I'll specifically call out, ‘Oh, I'd really love to see X, Y, or Z in there,’ but didn't do that in this case. I think they crushed it. I think they did an amazing, amazing job and that was a real location that we brought in set dressing for. We didn't build that as a set.”
Minecraft: Story Mode Episode 1 Now Free
The first episode of Minecraft Story Mode is now free on Xbox One, Xbox 360, Windows 10, iOS, Android, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation 4.
For PlayStation customers, Episode One: The Order of the Stone is available for free right now in North America, and will come to European regions “very soon.”
Minecraft Story Mode features an original story with branching outcomes decided by player choice. The series follows the exploits of Jesse, an unlikely hero who is given a sword and must embark on a quest through the world of Minecraft, all with the help of his trusty hammy sidekick Reuben.
In our review of Episode One, we said it’s a lot more like Telltale’s The Walking Dead series than you’d expect.