Monthly Archives: February 2017
FIFA 18 Will Feature The Journey Season 2
The story mode introduced in FIFA 17, The Journey, will make a return in FIFA 18 with a second season, Electronic Arts has confirmed.
During its Q3 2017 earnings call (transcribed by Seeking Alpha), EA CEO Andrew Wilson announced that "FIFA 18 will build on the foundation we created with story mode this year, bringing players back to The Journey with Season 2, featuring new characters and new storylines."
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Arrival, Blade Runner 2049 Director Will Helm Dune Reboot
Denis Villeneuve has officially signed on to direct the reboot of Dune.
Announced by the son of Dune author Frank Herbert, the Prisoners and Sicario director has teamed with Legendary to helm the project:
It's official -- Legendary Pictures has signed the very talented Denis Villeneuve to direct the exciting new DUNE series film project.
— Brian Herbert (@DuneAuthor) February 1, 2017
Villeneuve has been in talks to direct the film since last year, but this announcement makes it official. He will presumably begin work on the project following his involvement in another high-profile reboot, Blade Runner 2049.
EA Doesn’t See Titanfall 2’s Sales as an Underperformance
EA sees Titanfall 2 as a success in spite of its lower-than-expected sales.
Speaking during a call to investors, EA CEO Andrew Wilson restated the company’s dedication to the franchise and the people still playing.
“We’re not seeing it as underperformance at this juncture,” says Wilson, via VG24/7. “What we have demonstrated as an organisation is that with great games, we can sell them for many months and often many years.”
Wilson goes on to compare Titanfall 2 with that of fellow EA shooter Battlefield 4; another title which continued to sell years after its initial launch, and all the way up to the release of Battlefield 1.
‘DestinyCon’ Trademark Registered by Bungie
Bungie may be working on an official fan convention, having registered a trademark in the US for "DestinyCon".
As reported by DualShockers, the application was filed under classification 41, which allows for "organizing and conducting fan conventions in the fields of video and computer games, more particularly in connection with the game 'Destiny'.”
This doesn't necessarily mean that Bungie or Activision has plans for a convention, however. Destiny streamer ProfessorBroman - who already runs a Destiny fan convention - points out that Bungie had previously forced him to change his event's name from 'Destiny Community Con' to 'GuardianCon', and that this may simply be a matter of IP protection.
Resident Evil 7, Texas Chainsaw & Deep South Horror
There’s an unforgettable scene in Tobe Hooper’s horror classic The Texas Chainsaw Massacre where Sally, the final victim of the murderous Sawyer family, is bound to a chair and forced to break bread with her captors. The family bicker and tease one another in a chilling perversion of a Norman Rockwell painting, before chainsaw-wielding igor Leatherface arrives in full matriarchal costume to complete the picture.
It’s a scene echoed near beat for beat in Capcom’s Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, which also takes place in the Deep South. Marguerite, Jack and Lucas Baker are this generation’s Sawyers, willing you to take part in their twisted practices, to sit at the dinner table and eat the decaying remains of their victims while they literally rot beside you.
Nintendo Sells 1.5 Million NES Classics Worldwide
Nintendo has sold a lot of NES Classic Edition consoles.
The company announced it had sold 1.5 million NES Classics worldwide at its corporate strategy meeting today. The information was translated by Wall Street Journal technology reporter Takashi Mochizuki, who said "NES Classic Edition global sell-through 1.5 million; increasing production."
The Nintendo Classic Edition was notoriously difficult to get a hold of when it launched in November, with the Nintendo of America Twitter account tweeting that the company it was "working hard to keep up with consumer demand." Many retro fans were unsurprisingly frustrated at the time.
Getting into Games: What Do QA Testers Do?
It’s easy to forget how much work goes into making a video game, particularly the AAA kind. We tend to associate games with one or two visionaries – the Miyamotos, the Levines, the Kojimas – while overlooking the dozens, sometimes hundreds, of men and women who strive daily to implement their vision.
In this multi-part feature, we shine a light on the forgotten, the overlooked – the unsung heroes. Drawing on the expertise of over a dozen experienced developers, we get an insider’s overview of five vital but seldom celebrated roles in game development. We find out what makes these roles so important, what it’s like to work in one, and what it takes, skills and knowledge-wise, to obtain one.
The 100: How Do You Deal With the World Ending… Again?
The 100 returns for Season 4 Wednesday night, but suffice to say, things aren’t getting any easier for the characters.
On a visit to the Vancouver set of the series this past fall, I watched a particularly intense scene being shot. Because this scene takes place quite a few episodes into the season, I unfortunately can’t give any details except to say it took place on a new and impressive set that will be introduced this year and involved a rather large assemblage of characters from both the main and recurring cast… all witnessing something very bad happening to someone right in front of them.
Season 3 ended with Clarke (Eliza Taylor) being told the end of the world was coming, thanks to all of the Earth’s remaining nuclear power plants melting down. Speaking to some of the cast on the familiar Arkadia sets during their breaks from filming that day, I learned more about what to expect as the show returns and Clarke and the others have to process this monumental news.
New to Amazon for February
Amazon Prime in February means the latest influx of Bond films (Diamonds Are Forever, Die Another Day, Goldfinger, and so on), The Americans: Season 4, the excellent 10 Cloverfield Lane, The Running Man, Rob Roy, The Firm, Wild Bill, and more.
Plus, for purchase, there's Disney's Moana, Marvel's Doctor Strange, and The Edge of Seventeen.
Check out the full list!
IGN SPOTLIGHT
- The Running Man
The year is 2017 (*gulp). Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as a man framed for multiple murders whose forced to compete on American's most popular, and lethal, game show. Based on a Stephen King novella, The Running Man is one of Schwarzenegger's best and most inventive action films, featuring a show-stealing Richard Dawson as show host Damon Killian.