Monthly Archives: September 2016
Daily Deals: So Many Xbox One S Deals, Remote Control Millennium Falcon, 4K HDR TVs
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It's a Really Good Time to Buy an Xbox One S
If you're in the market for the new 4K-ready Xbox One S, you're in luck, just about ever retailer out there has a compelling offer for you. Amazon and the Microsoft Store are both offering free games (on top of games like Madden that come in the standard bundles), and the selection of free games to choose from is quite good. The only real advantage of Amazon's deal over Microsoft's is that you can choose your storage size, whereas Microsoft is only dealing on the 2TB model.
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Live-Action Film Announced
Warner Bros. Japan and Toho are partnering to co-produce a live-action film based on the popular anime and manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Assassins director Takashi Miike is on board to helm the movie, which will release sometime in summer 2017. Warner Bros. Japan and Toho are planning for a worldwide distribution.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure centers around the stories of the Joestar family and their battles against supernatural forces with their own own special powers. The film adaptation will star Kento Yamazaki as the series' main character, Josuke Higashikata.
Arrow Trailer: Oliver May Be Getting Lethal Again
Oliver Queen may fall back to an old habit in Season 5 of Arrow: killing his enemies.
On Twitter, the official account for the DC and CW series said that he "plays by a new set of rules on the season premiere of Arrow." In the trailer, it's hinted that Oliver might get lethal again.
Oliver plays by a new set of rules on the season premiere of #Arrow, next Wednesday at 8/7c on The CW. pic.twitter.com/ja5ZK7dfyN
— Arrow (@CW_Arrow) September 28, 2016
PlayStation Plus Free Games for October Revealed
Sony has unveiled the list of free games PlayStation Plus subscribers can download for free in October.
Resident Evil HD, a remastered version of the 2002 Resident Evil GameCube remake, headlines the month for PlayStation 4 subscribers, along with Platinum Games' Transformers: Devastation. IGN gave the latest update to Resident Evil an 8.0 when it released last year, saying that despite the game showing its age, "the scares, puzzles, and atmosphere of the creepy corridors of Spencer Mansion are as potent as ever."
IGN also gave Devastation a 7.7, noting that the latest take on the robots in disguise didn't rest solely on nostalgia as it delivered "a fun and energetic action game."
Wrestling Wrap Up: SmackDown Live is Kicking RAW’s Butt
Yeah, I know, it's only been a few weeks of fire, but SmackDown Live has been giving RAW a rambunctious run for its rubles. No, I'm not really looking at the ratings -- though footballing and presidential debaternating have certainly taken their toll on RAW -- I'm declaring this so from a quality standpoint and giving SD Live a thumbs up and RAW a side-eye. Here's why.
And yes, I know that about a month back I wrote that SD Live was the weaker product. But the show post-Backlash has been great.
Firstly, RAW's still three hours. This will always be a sore point. It's just nearly impossible to keep our attention through an entire show, which causes third hour fatigue and an overuse of authority figures to keep the episodes moving. SmackDown, coming in at a much more digestible two hours, has its own challenges regarding how to properly utilize its roster, but it's quickly figuring it out. The tag team and women's divisions, respectively, seem to suffer the most as you can only really fit in one match for each. And if there is a second match, it's a non-match ambush. Like what happened between Becky and Alexa Bliss this week.
How Video Games Helped Influence Westworld
Based on Michael Crichton’s 1973 film, HBO’s new series Westworld comes from executive producer J.J. Abrams and EPs/writers Jonathan Nolan (The Dark Knight trilogy, Person of Interest) and Lisa Joy (Pushing Daisies, Burn Notice). The series expands on the concept of Crichton’s film, about a theme park populated by robots that recreates the Wild West for guests, putting much more of a focus on the robots (or “Hosts” as they’re called here) and how they experience Westworld – while also depicting those behind the scenes who control Westworld (played by the likes of Anthony Hopkins and Jeffrey Wright, no less), along with those visiting the park.
I sat down with husband/wife duo Nolan and Joy to discuss their approach to Westworld. We spoke about what appealed to them about the concept, the choice to begin the series through the perspective of one of the Hosts (Evan Rachel Wood’s Dolores), how much they let their actors know ahead of time about their characters and much more.
Game of Thrones Coloring Book Debuts New Jon Snow Art
Game of Thrones is getting the adult coloring book treatment, and IGN has an exclusive first look at Jon Snow's colorless illustration.
Check out the image gallery below, which includes the new look at the former Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, as well as several other pages from HBO's Game of Thrones Coloring Book.
Everyone from Bill Murray to Wonder Woman has gotten the coloring book treatment in the past few years, so it makes sense that HBO's massive fantasy hit would eventually be translated into that medium as well. The coloring book is coming out on November 1st, and will be $15.95.
Naomi Plays World of Warcraft: Legion…Again
I continue my questing in the world of Azeroth. Join myself and Mitchell I we attempt to level up to 103 in World of Warcraft: Legion. Wish me luck!
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Wasteland 3 Announced
Wasteland 2 developer InXile Games has announced a sequel to the 2014 RPG, Wasteland 3, and the developer is using Fig to raise funds for the game.
The campaign will launch on Fig on October 5 with a total goal of $2.75 million and a planned release on Windows, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Check out some first-look screenshots of the game below:
Wasteland 3 will take place in the frozen tundra of Colorado, where players take on the role of the only survivor of the Ranger squad Team November. The player’s choices can save the land or seal its fate, with decisions involving warring factions, whether to save or decimate certain locales, and other choices that will play out long term.
Former PlayStation Exec Jack Tretton Praises Early Access
Former SCEA CEO Jack Tretton is a big fan of Early Access, going so far as to suggest the program may be the best thing to ever happen to the video game industry.
"I think Early Access is probably the greatest thing that ever happened to gaming," Tretton said on the latest episode of IGN Unfiltered, noting that "gamers care about the technology" and "want to have a voice in the game itself."
The former PlayStation boss continued, highlighting the fact that with Early Access, "the developer gets free feedback, they get revenue to help drive the development of their game to the final product and the gamer gets an opporuntity to say, 'I like this, I don't like this.'"