5 More Games Crazy Rich People Should Make Real
“What?! You still play your games on TVs? Like a baby?” was not a phrase I expected us to get to as a society so quickly. Or, at least, it will be - if the anonymous millionaires out there have their way.
Okay, maybe you’re lacking some important context. ICYMI, there’s an anonymous rich dude who wants to fund a real-life battle royale tournament on a private island. Sure, they say it will only be using airsoft weapons, but I’m betting there’s still at least a 40% chance that this ends with people being hunted for sport, Dangerous Game-style.
Enter the Gungeon Adds Dog Petting After Being Called out on Twitter
Enter the Gungeon, a bullet hell roguelike originally released in 2016, has officially added the ability to pet dogs after a popular Twitter account noted its previous inability to do so.
On March 8, the Twitter account @CanYouPetTheDog, which has done the holy work of cataloging which games let you pet dogs and which games appallingly don’t, tweeted out “You cannot pet the dog in Enter the Gungeon.” Fortuitously, developer Dodge Roll’s Dave Crooks was tagged in a comment, subsequently replying “Hold my beer."
Dragon Age 4 Is Reportedly Influenced by a Canceled Dragon Age Project
The upcoming fourth entry into BioWare’s Dragon Age series was reportedly rebooted in 2017, and is allegedly influenced by a canceled Dragon Age project the studio had potentially been working on since 2015.
Kotaku reports that the current version of Dragon Age 4 began development under the codename Morrison while the canceled project was known by the codename Joplin. Morrison is reportedly being made on Anthem’s tools and codebase, and is planned to have a “live service component” designed to sustain long-term gameplay and revenue. The current project is reportedly being made in BioWare’s primary Edmonton offices.
The Last Jedi Director Is Okay With JJ Abrams Retconning Rey’s Parentage
Star Wars: The Last Jedi director, Rian Johnson, recently said he is just along for the ride regarding Episode 9, and that he is happy with whatever J.J. Abrams decides to revise – specifically surrounding Rey's parents.
In an interview with MTV News, Johnson said, "I've actually really enjoyed kind of sitting back, waiting to get my popcorn opening day and see how the thing turns out. I cannot wait."
When asked about if Abrams retcons the lineage of Rey's parents and if it would bother him, Johnson shook his head and said, "Like I said man, I want to let go of all my expectations. I want to sit back. I want to be entertained. I want to be surprised. I want to be thrilled. I want him to do stuff that I wasn't expecting him to do, and just go along for the ride. For me, that's why I go to the movies, you know?"
Billy Crystal, John Goodman Return for Monsters, Inc. Disney+ Series
Monsters at Work, an animated sequel series based on Pixar’s Monsters, Inc., is coming to the Disney+ streaming service, with Billy Crystal and John Goodman reprising their roles as Mike and Sulley.
The series, which is set to premiere in 2020, will once again take place in the city of Monstropolis. The Monsters, Inc. power plant is now harvesting laughter from children instead of screams, generating ten times more energy in the process.
The series will introduce new monsters alongside several returning favorites, such as John Ratzenberger’s Yeti, Jennifer Tilly's Celia Mae, and Bob Peterson as Roze, the twin sister of the original film’s Roz. Monsters at Work follows Ben Feldman’s Tylor Tuskmon, an eager and talented young mechanic on the Monsters, Inc. Facilities Team who dreams of working his way up to the factory Laugh Floor to work alongside his idols Mike and Sulley.
Real-Life Lobbyist Banned From EVE Online for Corruption
One of EVE Online’s prominent politicians, who also happens to be a political lobbyist in real life, has been banned from the game for engaging in corruption.
According to developer CCP Games, Brian Schoeneman - known in-game as Brisc Rubal - has been permanently banned for "sharing confidential information with a member of his alliance that was later used by another alliance member to conduct illicit in-game transactions."
As reported by PC Gamer, Schoeneman was until the ban a member of EVE Online’s Council of Stellar Management (CSM). If you’re unfamiliar with EVE Online, the huge space-faring MMO has its own government made up of elected players, who help CCP Games design new features and updates.
This Dead Game of Thrones Character Almost Took Down the Monarchy
In honor of the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones, IGN is taking a look back at some of the iconic characters who've fallen along the way, and the lasting impact they had on the story. These heroes and villains may not have made it to the end of the road, but their lives weren't in vain - they stand as a fitting reminder that when you play the game of thrones, you win, or you die.
Lancel Lannister was a background player for much of Game of Thrones' run, slowly evolving from being the insignificant cousin of Jaime and Cersei Lannister (and King Robert's squire) to Cersei's lover, before eventually retreating from King's Landing to recover from a near-fatal wound he suffered at the Battle of Blackwater.
EA Upload Cryptic Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Teaser
EA has updated its Star Wars Twitter account with a new Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order banner, as well as posting a cryptic tease for Respawn Entertainment’s upcoming game.
The tweet features an animated image depicting what appears to be the severed hilt of a weapon - perhaps a Lightsaber or some kind of vibro staff - laid on a stone surface engraved with runes.
Don't stand out. #StarWarsJediFallenOrder pic.twitter.com/dQ8bg4bqyf
The 25 Best Netflix Stand-Up Comedy Specials
Stand-up comedy is one of life’s greatest gifts. There is always an abundance of it and there is a comedian that speaks to everyone. Whether your sense of humor is broad or specific, high-brow or low-brow, there’s a stand-up special out there that will grab you and stay in your quotable vernacular for years.
While Comedy Central and HBO have long been known for breaking in new comedians with their stand-up specials, Netflix has recently entered the arena alongside their scripted programming. With less of a need to appeal to a large audience, the Netflix Original Stand-Up Specials are today’s best comedians being 100% themselves. Plus, they’ve got a wide variety of classic stand-up specials to supplement the laughs while you’re waiting for the new laughs to drop.
Update: Borderlands Actor Says Gearbox CEO Should Fact Check Tweets
Update 04/18/19: Troy Baker has said that he "would love to come back" to play Rhys in Borderlands 3, and suggested that Gearbox Software CEO Randy Pitchford should "fact-check" his tweets.
Following on from Pitchford's claims that Baker turned down the part of Rhys in the upcoming game, Troy Baker has clarified his position in an interview with OnlySP: “I said I would love to come back,” he said. “They
said I’m not coming back.”
“Their timeline tells an interesting story," he adds, in reference to comments from Gearbox. "I think it’s interesting that Randy Pitchford tweeted out that I turned it down, and then he said he heard that I turned it down. I would fact check before I tweeted out to the internet.”