Monthly Archives: August 2017
Jurassic World Evolution Announced
Microsoft revealed Jurassic World Evolution today during its Gamescom 2017 briefing.
Coming in summer 2018 to Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC, this park-building sim is being created by Frontier Developments, who has worked on the RollerCoaster Tycoon series as well as Elite: Dangerous.
The reveal trailer points to gameplay that involves building a park, breeding some dinos, and probably dealing with some problems when said dinos get out of their pens.
“As long-time fans of the entire Jurassic series we’re thrilled to be putting players in charge of their own Jurassic World,” said Frontier’s Chief Creative Officer, Jonny Watts. “We’re excited to bring over fifteen years of management, simulation, and creature development expertise to a destination and franchise that remains an inspiration to us.”
Five Fixes for Splatoon 2
On the latest episode of our weekly show, Nintendo Voice Chat, we talked about what improvements we’d like to see made to one of our favorite Nintendo Switch titles: Splatoon 2. Nintendo has already started to tweak and further balance the game with post-release updates and, like the original game for Wii U, it will be supported with free new maps and weapon additions over many months of its lifecycle. But we’re hoping Nintendo also delves a little deeper and fixes and upgrades some core features.
The Hitman’s Bodyguard Is No. 1 at Weekend Box Office
Despite garnering an overwhelmingly negative reception from critics, The Hitman's Bodyguard exceeded expectations, placing first in its domestic debut at the box office this weekend.
The Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson-led action-comedy from director Patrick Hughes earned an estimated $21.6 million in its opening weekend, already making back a significant portion of its production budget of approximately $30 million.
This weekend also brought with it the release of Logan Lucky, which underwhelmed with a third place debut. While it was well received by critics, the Steven Soderbergh-directed heist comedy, starring Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Daniel Craig and Riley Keogh, earned an estimated $8.1 million in its domestic debut. When adjusting for inflation, this puts Logan Lucky below Solaris' $6.7 million debut in 2002, making it the lowest wide release opening of Soderbergh's career. The film reportedly cost $20 million to market, on top of a production budget of $29 million.
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No More Single-Player Updates for Mass Effect: Andromeda
Mass Effect: Andromeda will no longer receive new single-player updates or content.
BioWare announced the final update was 1.10, confirming there are no more future bug fixes or tweaks forthcoming. However, the game's multiplayer will still receive ongoing support, including new character kits and missions, details for which will be revealed at a later date.
As for the unresolved plot of the missing Quarian Ark, BioWare will explore and finish this plot thread, as well as tell brand new stories, via comics and novels.
Reports of no plans for Mass Effect: Andromeda single-player DLC surfaced in late June. Casey Hudson, the project director of the original Mass Effect, recently returned to lead BioWare as the new general manager.
Super Troopers 2 Release Date Announced
Super Troopers 2 is coming to theaters next year on April 20, 2018, Broken Lizard has announced.
The filmmakers confirmed the movie will indeed get a wide theatrical release. Post-production on the comedy sequel was completed earlier this month.
Super Troopers 2 release date, via Broken Lizard's official site
WWE SummerSlam: 5 Matches We’re Most Excited About
On Sunday, August 20th, WWE SummerSlam roars into the Barclays Center in Brooklyn for a stacked card of action featuring all major titles on the line, a handful of grudge matches (possibly featuring a demon or two), and -- assumedly -- a need to try and outshine NXT: TakeOver Brooklyn III from the night before.
Let's dig into the card and shine a spotlight on the bouts that we're most excited for. From Sasha vs. Alexa to...a late entry in the field of "Hey, this is actually interesting now," John Cena vs. Baron Corbin, here are the 5 matches we can't wait to see.
What Obi-Wan Was Doing Between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope
Rumors of a solo Star Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi solo project have been floating around for some time now, but a new report indicates that Ewan McGregor will return to the role in a new series for the Disney+ streaming service.
While we know very little about this project so far, and Disney and Lucasfilm haven't even confirmed it yet, rumors have said that the Obi-Wan solo project won't be an origin story but rather a direct prequel to A New Hope, depicting the character's lonely days in the deserts of Tatooine as he watched over a young Luke Skywalker from afar. And really, that approach makes a lot of sense for the character.
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