Dragon Ball XenoVerse Distorts the Canon so Fans Can Make it Right
Dragon Ball XenoVerse’s story decouples from the cannon and intertwines it with a new customizable character, offering fans new adventures within the familiar Dragon Ball universe, developer Masayuki Hirano told IGN.
“I would like to provide the users with an experience using the Dragon Ball IP they never had before, because our past titles had the same kind of experiences,” says Hirano via translator. “We would like to provide new challenges.”
As past titles have always stuck with Dragon Ball universe canon, Hirano explains that XenoVerse dishes out a new-world set-up with new scenes and story to offer all fans a fresh take on the series, veterans in particular.
Comic Book Reviews for January 21, 2014
It's a big week for Batman and Robin, as both got superpowers... but in separate comics -- Justice League #38 and Batman & Robin #38, respectively -- so no Super Duper Dynamic Duo like we've always dreamed.
Check Out Batman's Superpowers
At Marvel, we got a bunch of spider-comics with the penultimate chapter of Spider-Verse leading the charge in Amazing Spider-Man #19, plus a new costume for Venom in the pages of Guardians of the Galaxy #23.
On the indie side, we got the next chapter in the increasingly awesome Autumnlands: Tooth and Claw series, not to mention a ton of great new and returning IDW comics like G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes - Agent of Cobra, Samura Jack, and Galaxy Quest: The Adventure Continues. Never give up, never surrender!
Two Limited Edition Bloodborne PS4 Consoles Coming to Japan
Sony is releasing two limited-edition Bloodborne PlayStation 4 systems in Japan in March, featuring an engraving of the game’s title and protagonist on the hard-drive cover.
Listed on Japan’s Sony Store, the two black and white variants are priced at 47,480 yen (approximately $400 USD) with a March 26 launch date to coincide with the game's roll out in the region. The consoles come packaged with the Bloodborne Collector's Edition, a controller and a headset.
Batman Gets Superpowers in Justice League #38
Beware of spoilers for Justice League #38!
This week's Justice League #38 by writer Geoff Johns and artist Jason Fabok saw Batman getting new bat-like superpowers thanks to being infected with the Amazo Virus. His new powers render him blind but allow him control over sound, including super hearing and a sonic scream not unlike Black Canary's.
From Justice League #38 drawn by Jason Fabok.
343 Reveals Halo: The Master Chief Collection Beta Update Program
343 industries is opening up the testing of an upcoming Halo: The Master Chief Collection content update to select members of the Xbox One Preview program, according a developer blog post.
The developer is branching out to beta testing due to “the scale of the update” and “to ensure the official release is the best possible experience for all players.” The patch includes matchmaking and party system changes and 343 Industries expects to share further details closer to the official release.
Xbox One users who wish to participate in the content update must reside in North America, have a copy of the shooter and are Xbox One Preview program members. Players, selected based on “highest levels of engagement” with the compilation, will be able to download the update on January 23. 343 Industries offers an FAQ about the content update beta and Xbox One Preview program on the developer blog post.
Revisiting the Early Days of LucasArts With David Fox
Cast your mind back to 1982. It was a time of rapid technological progress – the Commodore 64 was introduced, Microsoft’s first Flight Simulator was released, Silicon Graphics and Adobe were founded, Sony debuted the 3.5inch floppy and Tron transported audiences inside the machine. Such was the promise and impact of home computers that - at the year’s end - Time magazine hailed the home computer as the ‘machine of the year,’ in place of its annual ‘man of the year’ cover story. (Yes, man of the year. That didn’t change until 1999.)
Take that, feeble humans!
This Week’s Deals With Gold Includes Skyrim, Sunset Overdrive
This week’s Deals With Gold offers a selection of discounted Xbox One and Xbox 360 titles and downloadable content, featuring Capcom Vancouver’s survival horror Dead Rising 3, Insomniac Games’ third-person shooter Sunset Overdrive and Frima Studio’s couch co-op platformer Chariot.
Five downloadable Xbox One games and DLC have been reduced by up to 50 percent off, such as Dead Rising 3: Apocalypse Edition, Sunset Overdrive and Chariot. Discounted titles marked with an asterisk are only available for Xbox Live Gold members:
Simon Pegg Will Co-Write Star Trek 3
Scotty actor Simon Pegg will be givin' her all she's got, cap'n, behind the camera as well as in front of it on Star Trek 3.
Deadline reports that Pegg, who plays the USS Enterprise's chief engineer Montgomery Scott in the rebooted film series, will co-write the script with Doug Jung, the creator of the TNT series Dark Blue. The original Trek 3 script had been worked on by Roberto Orci, who dropped out of both directing and writing the film. (Patrick McKay and John D. Payne were also writers on Trek 3.)
No Suicide Squad for Jake Gyllenhaal
Warner Bros.' Suicide Squad still needs to find their team leader.
Variety reports that Jake Gyllenhaal has passed on the role of Rick Flag, the field commander of the DC Comics supervillain team. The studio and director David Ayer, who had worked with Gyllenhaal on End of Watch, will continue their hunt for a replacement.
Tom Hardy had initially been cast as Flag, but recently dropped out of the movie (reportedly over either scheduling issues or script concerns, depending on who you ask).
Podcast Unlocked: Is HoloLens the Xbox’s Future?
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Packed show! We distill the Windows 10 event down to what it means for Xbox, including the HoloLens AR glasses that may sound familiar if you remember "Fortaleza" from the big Xbox One leak in 2012. Plus: we reflect on the Halo 5 beta, the Xbox One goes back to $349...again, and Undead Labs CEO Jeff Strain sits in for an epic 50-minute interview that covers his fascinating past working at Blizzard, his present-day State of Decay success, and his online future.