Monthly Archives: January 2018
The Surge Gets Fictional Split-Screen Mode on Netflix Show
New Netflix show Dark features sci-fi action-RPG The Surge being played in a split-screen mode - a mode that doesn't (and likely never will) exist.
The German series includes a scene where two people are playing via split-screen co-op. A representative for developer Deck13 explained on Reddit the series' producers contacted Deck13 months before production started about possibly including the mode on the show for story purposes.
The producers were looking to include a game in the scene and went with The Surge principally because both the game and Dark were developed in Germany. "We agreed and allowed them to even fake a splitscreen if it fitted better for their idea," the representative said. "Some kind of creative rework one could say."
The Surge Gets Fictional Split-Screen Mode on Netflix Show
New Netflix show Dark features sci-fi action-RPG The Surge being played in a split-screen mode - a mode that doesn't (and likely never will) exist.
The German series includes a scene where two people are playing via split-screen co-op. A representative for developer Deck13 explained on Reddit the series' producers contacted Deck13 months before production started about possibly including the mode on the show for story purposes.
The producers were looking to include a game in the scene and went with The Surge principally because both the game and Dark were developed in Germany. "We agreed and allowed them to even fake a splitscreen if it fitted better for their idea," the representative said. "Some kind of creative rework one could say."
Alongside Bayonetta, Platinum Wants to Publish a New IP
Platinum Games has two designs in mind for brand new IP, and wants to change its approach and self-publish this game.
Atsushi Inaba, head of development and producer at Platinum revealed the independent studio's new focus in an interview with Game Informer.
"Up until now, obviously we've worked on original IPs for a wide variety of publishers," Inaba said. "We've also worked on other Hollywood IPs for other publishers as well. But we're becoming more and more interested in the idea of self-publishing and doing our own title."
Alongside Bayonetta, Platinum Wants to Publish a New IP
Platinum Games has two designs in mind for brand new IP, and wants to change its approach and self-publish this game.
Atsushi Inaba, head of development and producer at Platinum revealed the independent studio's new focus in an interview with Game Informer.
"Up until now, obviously we've worked on original IPs for a wide variety of publishers," Inaba said. "We've also worked on other Hollywood IPs for other publishers as well. But we're becoming more and more interested in the idea of self-publishing and doing our own title."
Microsoft Accused of Copying Fan’s PUBG Artwork, Pulls Advert
Microsoft has pulled down a PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds advert from its social media channels, after the creator of a fan concept complained about striking similarities to their work.
Reddit user Macsterr had created a concept advert for the Xbox One version of PUBG that garnered tens of thousands of views - then noticed that Microsoft's social channels had posted an advert with near-identical ideas. You can see both in the gallery below:
Seeing no credit offered, Macsterr pointed out the similarities on Reddit, which caught the attention of Microsoft's Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb a day later.
39 Awesome Games to Keep on Your Radar in 2018
There are plenty of great games to look forward to in 2018, but with all the big-name titles to anticipate, it can be easy to let some of the smaller gems slip under your radar.
Here are 39 awesome looking indie games you shouldn't overlook in 2018.
An emergent soundtrack made of rhythmic drum beats and cymbal crashes accompanies every swift punch and throw in this hyper-violent top-down action game about an escaped gorilla. Learn more on its website.
Nintendo Aiming to Sell 20 Million Switch Consoles Next Year
Nintendo has already sold 10 million Switches, and should hit its target of 14 million units sold within the console's first year on the market - but it expects to sell far more in the next Japanese fiscal year, aiming for 20 million more.
In an interview with Kyoto Shimbun (spotted by WCCF Tech), Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima explained that sales continue to exceed expectations, leading to this larger forecast.
New Look at Chris Hemsworth in 12 Strong – IGN First
All month long, IGN First is spotlighting the Films to Watch in 2018. Today, we take a look at the Chris Hemsworth-starring 12 Strong, a dramatic retelling of the true story of CIA paramilitary officers and U.S. Special Forces sent to Afghanistan right after the September 11 attacks in New York.
You may know Chris Hemsworth best as Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But the 34-year-old Aussie is hanging up the God of Thunder's cape to to take a spin playing a real-life hero in the upcoming Warner Bros. drama 12 Strong.
Helmed by Danish director Nicolai Fuglsig and adapted from Doug Stanton's non-fiction book Horse Soldiers, 12 Strong tells the story of the immediate responders in Afghanistan following the attack on the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001. Hemsworth plays Captain Mitch Nelson, a character inspired by Mark Nutsch, a commander of a 12-man Green Beret team who went after the Taliban.
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PUBG Aims to Launch on “Every Platform”
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds has hit a new milestone of 3 million concurrent players on Steam, as PUBG Corporation looks to expand to platforms beyond PC and Xbox One.
The milestone was revealed in a tweet from PlayerUnknown himself, Brendan Greene. He posted Steam statistics to Twitter, thanking fans for their continued support following the game's 1.0 release:
OVER 3 MILLION!! Thank you all for helping us reach this amazing milestone! GG WP everybody <3 pic.twitter.com/twUQkSkP5U