Monthly Archives: December 2017
Overwatch Heroes Go on an Explosive Payload Mission
Welcome back to Brick Battles, our new stop-motion animated series that brings your favorite video game worlds to life. Each episode is made in conjunction with the talented folks at Digital Wizard Studios, and for this first season we're focusing on Blizzard's popular hero shooter, Overwatch.
In Episode 4, the Overwatch heroes compete in a talent show. Watch "The Payload" in the video player above to see what happens when Overwatch heroes swap their housecleaning chores for an explosive payload mission on Route 66.
Why Robin’s Titans Costume Has Fans Divided
The first look at Robin from the upcoming live-action Titans series has received a largely positive response, but a particular group of fans aren't so happy. While the costume is impressively accurate to the comics, the man under the mask is Dick Grayson (played by actor Brenton Thwaites), yet he's wearing the costume of another Robin, Tim Drake.
Sony Exec on If Opening E3 to the Public Was Successful
Sony Interactive Entertainment America President and CEO Shawn Layden gave his opinion on this year's E3 during an interview with Kinda Funny Games' Greg Miller at PSX 2017's opening ceremony.
When comparing the differences between Sony's PSX and E3 presentations, Layden pointed out E3 is primarily a trade show, which is why Sony takes on a different presentation style for PSX and E3.
Miller then asked what Layden thought about E3 being open to consumers this year.
"I thought, I'll be honest with you guys, I think the ESA sold 15,000 consumer tickets for that and it really brought the crowd to the edge of pain," Layden said. "And I won't bore you guys with the details around that, but if you're going to design a trade show or a consumer show, those are two different beasts."
All the News and Trailers From PSX 2017’s Keynote
Sony kicked off PSX 2017 with an opening ceremony featuring a host of new game reveals, teases of already announced titles, and more.
Read on for a breakdown of the event's biggest moments.
While Media Molecule re-revealed Dreams at The Game Awards earlier this week, more footage of the game debuted at PSX. Watch the demo below, along with developer commentary, below.
Sony Santa Monica's Cory Barlog was also present at the opening ceremony, and offered some new insight into the God of War gameplay previously released at Paris Games Week. Give it a look below.
Sony Exec Hints You’ll Be Able to Change Your PSN Name by Next Year’s PSX
Shawn Layden, the president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment America, hinted that players could be able to change their PSN name by the next PlayStation Experience.
"Let me put it this way: I hope we'll see events occur so that you don't have to ask me that question next PSX," Layden said to Kinda Funny's Greg Miller when Miller asked when players could change their PSN names during the PSX opening celebration.
Sony told IGN about some of the challenges the company faces in allowing players to change their PSN name back in 2014.
Layden also discussed whether E3's public access was a success at this year's show, and God of War's game length was revealed earlier in the PSX opening celebration.
MediEvil PS4 Remaster Announced
MediEvil is getting remastered for the PlayStation 4, Sony announced at the 2017 PlayStation Experience.
Aside from being remastered in 4K, no other details were given on the MediEvil remaster in the announcement trailer. MediEvil first launched on the PlayStation in 1998.
Donut County on PS4, a Last Guardian PSVR experience, and new God of War details were also announced at PSX.
Mega Man Invades Monster Hunter World
Capcom's own Mega Man will make a cameo in Monster Hunter World in the form of 8-bit gear for Palicoes, the Felyne hunting companions.
Monster Hunter World will also feature classic tunes from Mega Man tied to certain weapons, including Dr. Wily's Stage and Fire Man, in celebration of Mega Man's 30th anniversary.
Check out the full new story trailer for Monster Hunter World below, which includes a look at the Mega Man collaboration at the end.
An exclusive Horizon: Zero Dawn crossover with Monster Hunter World was also announced earlier this year at Sony's Paris Games Week. For more on Monster Hunter World, check out everything you need to know about this weekend's Monster Hunter World Open Beta and 47 Changes Only Fans Will Notice.
New God of War Details Revealed
Sony shared additional details on God of War at the PSX 2017 opening ceremony, including its development progress and length.
Santa Moncia Studios' creative director Cory Barlog revealed God of War is in its final phases, and they're currently play testing.
"I’m feeling very good about things," Barlog said. "I would love to be able to tell people when we’re going to release it, but my dog ate the release date, so I don’t have that right now."
God of War is still expected to be released in 2018. Originally, Barlog expected God of War to last about 15 hours, but after finishing play tests conducted over the past few weeks, God of War's total gameplay time was found to be between 25 and 35 hours.
The Last Guardian Experience, Wipeout Coming to PSVR
A virtual reality experience set in the world of The Last Guardian is coming to PlayStation VR.
Sony shared the news tonight during its PSX 2017 opening celebration. Players will be able interact with Trico in a standalone experience that lasts for about 15-20 minutes. It will be available for free on the PlayStation Store on December 12. Additionally, Sony confirmed you don't need to own The Last Guardian to download the VR experience.
Sony also announced that Wipeout: Omega Collection is coming to PlayStation VR. All of the tracks and modes from the collection, as well as new exclusive ships and interiors, will be featured in the game. VR support for Wipeout: Omega Collection will be available via a free update coming in early 2018.
WTF Is Alita: Battle Angel? We Breakdown the Trailer
After years of talk, we finally got our first trailer for Alita: Battle Angel, the live-action adaptation of the cult manga-turned-anime Battle Angel Alita, known in Japan as Gunm (pronounced “Gahn-Muh”).
Watch the trailer here:
In a nutshell, Alita is a hyper-violent dystopian cyberpunk version of Pinocchio with a dash of Rollerball thrown into the mix -- James Cameron’s been talking about turning it into movie for over a decade, and now it’s in the capable hands of Robert Rodriguez. Hopefully this is more in line with Sin City than Shark Boy and Lava Girl, but if nothing else, it’s using a lot of the tech that Cameron developed for Avatar, so it’s undoubtedly going to look cool.