Anthem Lead Producer Leaves BioWare After Eight Years
After eight years with the company, Ben Irving announced today that he is leaving BioWare. Irving served as the lead producer on Anthem.
Irving announced his departure from BioWare today on Twitter and said that he has accepted a new opportunity at a different video game company. His final message as part of the BioWare team included a shoutout to Anthem, the studio’s most recent release.
“I believe Anthem has a bright future – there is a great team working on it and I look forward to following its progress (and playing it!) from the sidelines,” Irving wrote.
Rian Johnson’s Star Wars Movies Will Go ‘Beyond the Legacy Characters’
Director Rian Johnson may still be putting the finishing touches on his upcoming film Knives Out, but that's not stopping him from teasing his upcoming Star Wars spin-off movies. Johnson confirmed his new trilogy will move "beyond the legacy characters" and focus on finding a new direction for the Star Wars franchise.
Johnson hinted at his plans for these movies in an interview with Observer.
“I think that the fun and challenging part of it is to dive in, figure out what’s exciting and then figure out what it’s going to be,” Johnson said. “We’re doing something that steps beyond the legacy characters. What does that look like? To me, the blue sky element of it is what was most striking about it. I know the way that I’m coming at it and what’s fun about it for everyone in George Lucas’ films is figuring out, ‘what’s the next step?’ It really makes you think and figure out what the essence of Star Wars is for me and what that will look like moving forward.”
Xbox Scarlett: Playability, Frame Rate Major Focus for Next-Gen Xbox
Head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, shared details of next-gen console, Xbox Scarlett with Gamespot in an exclusive interview.
Spencer talked about the importance of playability and high frame rates with Xbox Scarlett, saying, "Ensuring that the games load incredibly fast, ensuring that the game is running at the highest frame rate possible. We're also the Windows company, so we see the work that goes on
PC and the work that developers are doing. People love 60 frames-per-second games, so getting games to run at 4K 60
I think will be a real design goal for us."
Get a First Look at the Upcoming Art of Borderlands 3 Book
One of the Borderlands series' most defining features is its unique art style. It's not cell-shaded, and it's not pure polygonal. It's a blend of hand-drawn inking techniques and rendered models, and is instantly recognizable and absolutely unmistakable.
Borderlands 3 carries on this tradition, adding new characters, locations, weapons and enemies to the franchise. The upcoming The Art of Borderlands 3 book collects the art involved with creating the next game in the Borderlands series.
Take a look at some of the pages from The Art of Borderlands, releasing October 29:
The Art of Borderlands 3 was written by former Rare Ltd. designer Chris Allcock, with an introduction by Gearbox Art Director Scott Kester.
Legend of Zelda Producer Teased Link’s Awakening Remake Back in 2016
Despite its official reveal seemingly coming from out of nowhere in February of this year, it turns out Nintendo teased its The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening remake three years ago without anybody catching on.
In a 2016 interview with Edge Magazine (as spotted by Nintendo Insider), Legend of Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma said Nintendo was telling him to make more Zelda games, then explained “I can’t really share much; I’m not sure I’m allowed to say anything. But I really like the idea of a game where I can live as a thief. That’s all I’ll say.”
DualShock 4: Rose Gold, Electric Purple, 2 Other Colors Announced
Sony has announced four new color variations of its DualShock 4 controller: Rose Gold, Electric Purple, Titanium Blue, and Red Camouflage.
The new colors will be available in September for $65 USD, according to PlayStation Blog.
Alongside the four new controllers, Sony announced a Rose Gold variant of its Gold Wireless Headset. The new color is being released in November for $100 USD.
Last year's fall lineup of DualShock 4 colors will also be returning to European stores for a limited time, according to the PlayStation Europe blog. Those variations — Berry Blue, Sunset Orange, Blue Camouflage, Gold —will be available in November.
Groups Are Picking Off Individuals In Apex Legends’ New Solo Mode
Apex Legends has introduced a new solo mode that swaps team-based gameplay for the classic battle royale single-player free-for-all, but some players are reporting trouble.
The issue lies with "teaming" - the practice of ignoring the rules and grouping up with other players to pick off the rest of the match's competitors. One video from a Reddit user clearly shows a duo putting an end to a player's killstreak during a solo run.
Another commented, "Encountered teamers too few minutes ago...Dude was actually pinging the enemies but of course his buddy wouldn't be able to see his ping. They won the game. They were just trickshotting each other and s*** at the end."
To test whether people are really cheating the system, Eurogamer tried "queue sniping" (where simultaneously readying up with a pal makes it more likely you'll be matched in the same solo lobby) and sure enough found they dropped into the same solo game "four out of the five times we tried."
Marvel’s The Eternals Concept Art Reveals Team of Colossal Celestials
The first piece of concept art for Marvel's The Eternals has been shared online, offering fans a closer look at the Celestials.
Rodney Fuentebella, concept illustrator at Marvel Studios, released the stunning art on Instagram. He confirmed that the illustration featured on the one-sheet was the same as the exclusive poster handed out on Sunday at San Diego Comic-Con 2019.
The promotional artwork showcases a legion of colossal Celestials, who are seen towering above the clouds of an unknown planet, with each armour-clad humanoid sporting a different steely design and colour scheme.
Marvel Reveals Who’s Stronger – Hulk or The Thing
One of the biggest and longest-running debates in the superhero world has finally been settled. The latest issue of Fantastic Four answers the age-old question - who's stronger, the Hulk or the Thing?
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Fantastic Four #13!
Art by Esad Ribic. (Image Credit: Marvel Comics)
Marvel’s Eternals: A Guide to Who’s Playing Who
Though not the first film of MCU: Phase 4, Marvel's Eternals was the first project presented at San Diego Comic-Con, with the luminous cast joining Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige on stage in Hall H.
Chloe Zhao will direct Eternals, starring the likes of Angelina Jolie, Kumail Nanjiani, Richard Madden, Salma Hayek, and many more. Here's a quick rundown of everyone attached to Eternals, including (in most cases) the powerful cosmic being they're playing...
ANGELINA JOLIE as THENA
