Monthly Archives: March 2017
Resident Evil 7 Was Originally Much More Like RE6
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard was originally more like Resident Evil 6 when Capcom first started developing the game.
In a YouTube video about the making of Resident Evil 7, producer Masachika Kawata revealed the studio was struggling to come up with a way to reinvent the long-running horror series.
"We were still developing the concept with the same kind of mindset" the team had for Resident Evil 6, "but it wasn't really coming together," Kawata said.
It was only when executive producer Jun Takeuchi started sharing his ideas with the rest of the team when everything began to click. Takeuchi was the one who wanted to change the camera to first-person and made it abundantly clear throughout development that the focus should be on horror.
8 Things You Didn’t Know About Breath of the Wild
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild doesn’t put you on a set path, it doesn’t hold your hand, and we love it for that. Nintendo had to conduct a lot of experiments in order to make a dynamic, open world game like it. We recently sat down with game director Hidemaro Fujibayashi, technical director Takuhiro Dohta, and art director Satoru Takizawa to learn more about the process of creating one of the boldest entries in Nintendo’s lauded Zelda series.
Different teams take a variety of approaches when making prototypes at Nintendo according to Breath of the Wild director Hidemaro Fujibayashi. “Even with the Zelda franchise, it’s different,” he said. “For example, Breath of the Wild started with less than 10 people.” Fujibayashi told us a small team can work on early ideas to make a game for roughly a year or possibly longer, and there isn’t a set time limit. The first phase is spent figuring out the game idea the team wants to make. Once the initial prototype is completed, the findings are presented to Nintendo’s senior staff. If it proves the ideas will work, the team begins staffing up.
Netflix Testing Button to Skip Opening Credits
Your binging might get a bit more streamlined and less repetitive, as Netflix is testing out a way for viewers to quickly skip the opening credits in shows.
Twitter user Mehedi Hassan discovered a "skip intro" button - which reportedly works with shows that begin with cold opens as well as regular titles sequences - hovering over the opening minutes of shows such as House of Cards, Mad Men, and Iron Fist.
Netflix finally has a Skip Intro button!! (cc @CaseyNewton) pic.twitter.com/V8NEQvhlW3
DC Rebirth’s Superman Mystery Solved
One of the bigger mysteries of DC Rebirth has finally been answered in Action Comics this week.
Warning: full spoilers for Action Comics #976 follow!
When DC Rebirth began last year, readers learned that the New 52 reboot was the result of Doctor Manhattan meddling with the DC timeline, removing ten years and profoundly altering the lives of DC's heroes and villains. But that didn't answer the question of why there were two versions of Superman and Lois Lane occupying the same world - the New 52 versions and the classic versions that escaped the death of the pre-Flashpoint universe. That confusion only grew after the New 52 versions of Superman and Lois both died in separate but similar circumstances last spring.
Wrestling Wrap Up: Why Bray Should Stay Champ Past Mania
We're only a week away from Lethal Leap Year and the big showdown between Big Bartholomew and the Sea Creature!
Also, will Tex Ferguson even be in any shape to fight his former friend Chad 2 Badd? Both of his eyes are gone!
Naturally, as you could have easily predicted ahead of time because I'm a foolish baby forever doomed to distraction, all I really want to talk about this week is Southpaw Regional Wrestling. For those out there uninitiated, here's the first taste...
New to Netflix in April
Netflix rings in April with awesome '80s murdering monsters like Gremlins, Freddy Krueger, and Fievel (oh, you know he had a dark side) along with Christopher Nolan's The Prestige, Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List, a new standup special from Louis C.K., a new Netflix Original movie from Adam Sandler, a Bill Nye talk show, and the official reboot-quel of Mystery Science Theater 3000, starring comedian Jonah Ray.
Plus, there are new seasons of DC's Legends of Tomorrow, Wynonna Earp, Chelsea, The Great British Baking Show, and more while the second half of Baz Luhrmann's The Get Down arrives.
Here's the full list of everything headed to Netflix in April.
A Weekend with the Family (2016)
Apple Launching Snapchat Competitor, Clips
Clips, a new Snapchat-like app from Apple, will release this April for iOS.
The upcoming free app will allow you to create and share videos with graphic overlays, various filters and other effects. You'll be able to combine photos, video clips and music, and then share your creations via the Messages app or post them on social media and video platforms like Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Vimeo.
Clips lets you customize your videos with filters and other effects. Image credit: Apple
Alan Tudyk Reveals K-2SO’s Original Ending in Rogue One
K-2SO's original ending in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was less heroic than the version that wound up on screen.
Spoilers for Rogue One ahead.
K-2SO actor Alan Tudyk recently told CinemaBlend that they shot a scene where K-2SO was killed by Director Krennic (Ben Mendelsohn) himself, with the villain pulling the trigger on the android. However, the death scene didn't feel right, and K-2SO was ultimately given more of a heroic sendoff instead.
Meanwhile, in an interview with Slash Film, Tudyk also revealed that the android was part of the battle on the beaches of Scarif in the original cut of the movie. After entering the first building where the Death Star plans were held, Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones), Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) and K-2SO then had to enter a different building to transmit those plans.
Destiny’s Age of Triumph Stream Shows Off New Weapons and Gear
Bungie showcased new gear and revised weapons during its final live stream leading up to Destiny Age of Triumph, the final update coming to the company's online multiplayer shooter.
Earlier in March Bungie teased new Destiny armor sets for Vault of Glass and Crota's End, ad today they finally showed them off. New armor sets will be available for all of the previously released raids. Each set is designed around the specific enemy race found at the raid and include flashy new visual effects, like regenerating armor pieces and other highlights. The Age of Triumph armor set was also shown off and can only be attained via the Treasure of Ages chests detailed last week.
We’ve Found the Best Gaming Chairs for Your Sitting Needs
As gamers, we’re incredibly devoted to the hardware supporting our hobby. Consoles, graphics cards, peripherals—let's be honest, we're kind of obsessed. But despite all the time and attention spent acquiring the best gear, one simple but important component is often overlooked: where to rest our butts.
That's where a good gaming chair comes into play. It doesn't have to be labeled as such, either: any chair you're sitting in while gaming technically becomes a gaming chair. That said, the best gaming chairs aren't just the chaise lounger you play the Nintendo Switch on. No, you want something comfy, yet supportive, for those long hours of gaming. Without further ado, here are the best gaming chairs.