Monthly Archives: December 2015
Treyarch to Host a Black Ops 3 Panel at PSX
Several developers from studio Treyarch will be hosting a panel discussing the artificial intelligence programming in Call of Duty: Black Ops III.
Called Call of Duty: Black Ops III: Unlocking the Potential of A.I., the panel will discuss how Treyarch overhauled their A.I. systems in order to adjust for cooperative multiplayer and how it effected the other components of the game. This panel will take place during the PlayStation Experience convention this weekend in San Francisco on December 5 at 4pm PT. Those in attendance will find the panel in the Moscone West Hall on the 3rd floor.
New Samurai Jack Coming to Toonami in 2016
A new season of Samurai Jack is coming next year, Adult Swim has announced.
Series creator and executive producer Genndy Tartakovsky is back to helm the project, which will premiere on Toonami, Adult Swim’s late night programming block. For a sneak peek at what's in store for Jack in 2016, check out its five-second teaser below.
Earlier this year, IDW Publishing's Samurai Jack comic reached its epic conclusion after picking up where the animated series left off and continuing the tale of Jack's journey home. Find out why Jack truly is a mythic legend by reading our review of Samurai Jack's final chapter.
FXX Renews You’re the Worst for Season 3
It's been announced that FXX has ordered a third season of the critically-acclaimed comedy You’re the Worst, from creator/EP Stephen Falk - who has reached an overall multi-year deal to develop and produce projects for FX Networks and FX Productions.
The third season of You’re the Worst - which stars Chris Geere and Aya Cash as hilariously misanthropic lovers - will air on FXX in summer 2016. The multi-year overall deal will enable Falk to write, develop and produce television projects for FX Networks and FX Productions.
Shaq Fu Announcement Teased for The Game Awards
Shaquille O'Neal is headed to The Game Awards on Thursday, and he has an announcement to make about Shaq Fu.
We learned back in March 2014 that Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn was in development. Shaq himself has taken to Twitter to let us know an announcement is coming this week.
I'm heading to @thegameawards on Thursday in LA, have a little Shaq Fu surprise for you videogame fan.
Star Wars Rebels: What Will Happen When Ahsoka Faces Vader?
There was a lot of celebrating from Star Wars: The Clone Wars fans when Ahsoka Tano returned on the current animated series, Star Wars Rebels, in the Season 1 finale. And while Ahsoka’s only appeared a couple of times since, there have been some very notable developments with her, as she and Darth Vader sensed each other’s presence, and the man who was Anakin realized exactly who she was – while Ahsoka had a more vague, but certainly troubled response.
Ahsoka is back this week on Rebels, in an episode that will see her wielding her lightsabers for the first time in the series, taking on the Inquisitors the Seventh Sister and Fifth Brother.
I spoke to Ashley Eckstein, who has voiced Ashoka since she made her debut, about returning to the character for Rebels, once more working with Dee Bradley Baker (the voice of Captain Rex and the other Clone Troopers), what Ahsoka does or does not realize about Darth Vader and just how inevitable a confrontation with her old master is.
Smash Bros. Mod Project M No Longer in Development
The development team behind Project M has announced it will no longer be working on its popular mod for Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
"We’ve learned so much in the process of making Project M... but there’s only so far we can take those skills in a volunteer project," the dev team explained on post on the mod's official site. "With this in mind, we’ve made a difficult business decision: We’re ready to finish development here and move on to bigger and better ventures."
While support for Project M has ceased, that's not the end for the team. "In the mean time, we plan to be hard at work on new projects, built from the ground up," the post adds. "We can’t spill the beans just yet, but know that we’re looking towards a fresh start with brand new designs."
Supernatural Stars on the Darkness, the Cage and God
Supernatural is now in an astounding 11th season and still going strong for the CW. I recently visited the Vancouver set of the show and sat down with the stars, Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles, to discuss Season 11’s big storylines, as Sam and Dean continue to face the threat of the Darkness – now revealed to be God’s sister – and we’re seeing glimpses of a very familiar cage in Supernatural lore.
The actors also discussed getting to bring back guest stars from the past, the popularity of the recent episode “Baby” and much more – including pondering the cirumstances they want to see the series end under, whenever that day should come.
IGN: Eleven years into a show, you want to make sure you’re still giving these guys great threats and having big obstacles for them. I feel like with the sister of God, you’ve done pretty well!
Funko Announces GameStop Exclusive Naruto Figure
Funko has announced it will be releasing an exclusive Naruto 3-inch to coincide with the release of Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4.
In fact, the Pop! figure will only be available as part of a GameStop-exclusive bundle. The bundle includes a copy of the game for either PS4 or Xbox One, along with the figure, for $65.
Gamers who pre-order the bundle will also get a Naruto poster, as well as "early access to characters and content." The available content includes a Kakashi Sixth Hokage character costume, Hinata and Sakura costumes, Boruto and Sarada as playable characters, and Sasuke and Naruto from The Last: Naruto the Movie.
Here’s When You Can Get Shadow Jago in Killer Instinct
A trailer has been released for Shadow Jago, and we now know that he'll be coming to Killer Instinct this month.
If you've purchased either Day One Xbox Live Gold or the Community Fund Bundle, then Shadow Jago will be available on December 4. For everyone else, he will be on sale from December 18 until January 18.
Shadow Jago was previously only available as an alternate skin, however a successful crowdfunding campaign means that he will now become a playable character. The money also went towards boosting the prize pools of fighting game tournaments across the United States.