Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel Will Get Claptrap DLC
During a panel at PAX South, developer Gearbox revealed that future campaign DLC for Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel will give players a new perspective on longtime character Claptrap.
"We've been working really hard on a campaign DLC that lets you go inside the mind of Claptrap," the developer explained. As it was only a tease, no further details about this DLC are currently known.
Gearbox also announced a new playable character named Lady Hammerlock for Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. The sister of Sir Hammerlock from Borderlands 2 and The Pre-Sequel, she will be a new sniper character available for download on Tuesday, January 27. There's also reason to believe the next Borderlands game will be announced very soon.
The Jetsons Animated Movie in the Works
Meet George Jetson, his boy, Elroy, daughter Judy, and Jane, his wife -- but this time on the big screen.
Deadline reports that Warner Bros. -- which had long been working on a live-action adaptation of the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon -- is actively developing an animated feature film of The Jetsons.
The studio has hired Short Circuit remake writer Matt Lieberman to script the film, who Deadline claims "is working from scratch on a fully animated version."
The last time a Jetsons movie was in the news was in 2012 when there were reports of a live-action movie somehow involving Kanye West, but that incarnation appears to have fizzled out.
Guess Who’s Going to Be in Episode 2 of Tales From The Borderlands…
Everyone's favorite Catch-a-Ride proprietor, Scooter is officially making an appearance in Tales from the Borderlands Episode 2: Atlas Mugged. During Gearbox's big panel this morning at PAX South, they ran a scene from the upcoming episode in which Scooter is apparently getting ready to undertake a new business venture. From the sounds of things, Mike Neuman will be reprising the role, which is good news as well.
Which Borderlands character would you like to see in upcoming episodes of Tales from the Borderlands? Let us know in the comments!
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LEGO Scooby-Doo Figures, Playsets on the Way
This year, Fred, Velma, Daphne, Shaggy, and Scooby will finally be realized in LEGO form.
Slated for an August release, all five characters will have their own dedicated minifigures and a Mystery Machine van. Five playsets including a mummy museum and a haunted lighthouse will also be available.
In addition to the LEGO figures and playsets, Warner Bros. has also announced that Warner Bros. Animation is working on a 22-minute animated LEGO special featuring the Scooby-Doo characters. Made-for-video titles are also said to be coming in the next few years.
This deal between the entertainment and toy companies is likely behind a push to bring Scooby-Doo back by way of new live-action and animated movies. Having LEGO sets on hand featuring the characters could potentially help raise brand awareness and re-introduce Scooby into popular culture once again.
American Sniper Eliminates Mortdecai, Strange Magic
Clint Eastwood's Oscar-nominated American Sniper stayed the No. 1 movie at North American theaters this weekend, earning an estimated $64.4 million. It dropped only 28% since its record-breaking wide release last weekend.
With a domestic total so far of $200.1 million, American Sniper is on track to pass Saving Private Ryan as the highest-grossing war movie of all time (not adjusted for inflation) at the domestic box office.
Jennifer Lopez's stalker thriller The Boy Next Door enjoyed a solid second place debut of $15 million. The weekend's two other major new releases, however, both tanked.
Johnny Depp suffered his third box office bomb in a row with Mortdecai, which opened in 9th place with an estimated $4 million. (It should be noted, though, that Depp is appearing in a supporting role in the box office hit Into the Woods.) Mortdecai also flopped overseas with roughly $5.2 million; the David Koepp-directed caper reportedly cost $60 million.
Gotham: “Welcome Back, Jim Gordon” Photo Preview
Jim Gordon earned his job back, and he gets quite the interesting return to being a detective in "Welcome Back, Jim Gordon." When an important homicide witness ends up dead, Gordon has a hunch that it was an inside job. As in, inside the police department. Keep it classy, Gotham. Gordon turns to an old friend to get information.
Oswald Cobblepot continues to be a problem for Fish Mooney. He teaches her a lesson by taking control of one of her most prized possessions. See a photo preview in the below gallery.
Gotham: "Welcome Back, Jim Gordon" Photo Gallery:
Watch "Welcome Back, Jim Gordon" on Monday, January 26th, at 8:00pm ET/PT on Fox.
New Downloadable Character Revealed For Borderlands The Pre-Sequel
The third DLC pack for Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel has been announced at PAX South 2015, and it features Sir Hamerlock's older sister, Aurelia.
Pretty much every character in the Borderlands universe has a colorful past, and Aurelia is no different. Read this snippet from the press release:
"Aurelia is the heir of the Hammerlock family fortune, but when she's not riding her hoverbike through the endless hallways of her orbital turbomansion, she's out hunting the latest and greatest game in the galaxy. If these expeditions should put her in conflict with her younger brother Alistair – aka Sir Hammerlock – all the better. The only thing more fun than shooting a rare animal Alistair intended to study is the look of abject horror and surprise on his face once Aurelia wears its carcass like a jaunty scarf."
Homeworld Is Still Great, and I’m Still Bad At It
I loved the original Homeworld, but I was never, how do you say, "good" at it. So you can imagine that when I sat down to play the Homeworld Remastered Collection, I was pretty scared of making a fool out of myself, given that over a decade has passed since I last played it, poorly, on the best gaming PC a broke college student could afford. Thankfully, the folks I was meeting with anticipated this, and had a map all set with a large fleet for me to bound-box, and send into the fray - and just like that, with a single right click, the fireworks began.
Homeworld's massive, three-dimensional space brawls were more or less the first of their kind, but very few games have recaptured that sense of scale. With this shiny new coat of paint, there are few, if any space-based RTS games that offer such a spectacle. Seeing the remastered version right next the classic version (which is also included in the Homeworld Remastered Collection) was beyond night-and-day different, to the extent that someone seeing Remastered for the first time would fully assume they were looking at a recently developed game.
Homeworld Remastered Collection is Coming Sooner Than You Think
Today at their big panel held at PAX South 2015, Gearbox announced the price and release details for their Homeworld Remastered Collection.
The package will include new versions of Homeworld and Homeworld 2, both of which have seen dramatic visual improvements over their original releases. Speaking of the originals, those are included in the package as well in case you feel like having the original experience without having to struggle to get it to play nice with modern computers.
For $34.99, you get both versions of both games, and access to the Homeworld Remastered multiplayer beta on Steam, which will begin on the game's launch day, February 25. We got a chance to play Homeworld Remastered at PAX South, so look for our first impressions shortly.
Next Killer Instinct Season 2 Character Teased
Killer Instinct Season 2's next character Golem has been revealed in a new gameplay trailer featuring the upcoming bonus character Omen.
Golem, seen at the 1:46 mark of the video, is a giant animated being, combining part stone and part metal, accented by plants and faces of statues.
Microsoft Studios Creative Director Adam Isgreen called the character Golem on Twitter. It is unclear if that is a codename or the final name.
The trailer also reveals Omen, who was unveiled earlier this month, will be available to Killer Instinct Season 2 Ultra Edition owners on January 30, and Combo Breaker Edition owners on February 5. He will not be available individually.