Call of Duty: WW2 Co-Director Joins 2K to Head New Studio
Michael Condrey, Sledgehammer Games co-founder and former Visceral Games COO, has been announced as the president of a new 2K Games development studio in Silicon Valley.
Condrey, who recently co-directed Call of Duty: WW2 and helped establish the Dead Space franchise, will build and lead a new development team to work on an unannounced project. Condrey co-founded Sledgehammer for Activision in 2009, where he was responsible for the studio’s creative direction, production and business operations. He also contributed to games in the James Bond 007, Need for Speed and FIFA franchises.
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2019 MVP Named in Puppy Bowl XV
Bumble, a 20-week old Aussie Shepherd playing in her rookie year in the prestigious Puppy Bowl, has been officially named the Puppy Bowl XV MVP. Hailing from Hauser Lake, Idaho, Bumble showed dogged determination in the face of alpha competition as part of the 2019 Starting Line-Up at this year's Puppy Bowl.
The historic 15th year of Puppy Bowl pitted champion against chomp'ion, as the tail-to-tail prizewinners Team Fluff returned on the hunt for a flea-peat, while the former best-in-show Team Ruff now found itself the underdogs after having been left to lick their wounds for two straight years of rough Ruff losses. Neither canine team had any intention of letting go of the rope in this vicious tug-o-war, and every one of these pups came to play!
Avengers: Endgame Super Bowl Trailer Breakdown
Marvel fans just got another glimpse of Avengers: Endgame thanks to a teaser that aired with the Big Game.
While it wasn’t very long, this teaser offers a better look at how the Avengers are coping with their defeat in Infinity War.
Here’s every detail we were able to glean from the new Super Bowl spot.
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Hearthstone’s Peter Whalen on Designing Hero Cards and the Evolution of Zul’jin
Hearthstone’s most recent expansion – Rastakhan’s Rumble – followed the trend of the last few sets by introducing a brand new hero card into the game. This time, it was the forest troll chieftain and warlord, Zul’jin. He’s a well-known character in World of Warcraft, but how did Blizzard’s Team 5 go about adapting him for Hearthstone? Lead Initial Designer Peter Whalen told me all about it.
IGN: Before we dig into Zul’jin specifically, I’d love to know broadly what you’ve learned about designing hero cards - from the Death Knights through to subsequent cards and how that informs what you might do looking ahead.
Peter Whalen: The biggest lesson I've learned about hero cards is that people love hero cards. They absolutely love them. When we did the Death Knights in Knights of the Frozen Throne, people really liked them then. We took a set off and then we brought them back with Hagatha
Captain Marvel Super Bowl Teaser Images
"Higher, further, faster, baby."
We're only about a month out from Captain Marvel and we're still getting hit with new, awesome scenes - this time during the Super Bowl.
The movie's bodacious Big Game spot just aired and, since it moved a bit quicker than the Avengers: Endgame Big Game teaser, we've slowed it down and broken it up into screengrabs for you to savor.
More of an overview, the teaser focused on action, from Carol Danvers' life in the Air Force (and a dogfight with a Skull or Kree craft) to her training with Yon-Rogg, to an "escaped certain death" victory cheer with Nick Fury. Check 'em out!
16 New Avengers: Endgame Images
"Some people move on. But not us."
A 30 second spot for Avengers: Endgame, featuring a ton of a new footage, just aired during the Super Bowl.
A somber look at the world post-Snap, this teaser really leans into the despair and decay of a world left with only half its population. Cities and harbors in disarray. The remaining Avengers dealing with trauma and regret. But the message is clear. While the rest of the world tries to heal and move forward within their new harrowing reality, the remnants of Earth's Mightiest Heroes are determined to fight on and, somehow, fix all that went wrong.
Here are some screenshots from the teaser, from Support Group Steve Rogers to a re-assembled team.
Rumored Free-to-Play Titanfall Battle Royale Could Be Out as Soon as Monday
Rumors suggest that a free-to-play, hero battle royale spinoff of Titanfall called Apex Legends is in the works at Respawn, and that it could be announced and released as soon as Monday, February 4.
First reported by YouTuber The Quartering before further details were shared by esports consultant Rod Breslau on Twitter, Breslau said that Apex Legends would be coming to PC, PS4 and Xbox One. The rumored game will allegedly feature “classes/heroes with unique abilities, maximum of 60 players per server, maximum of 3 players per team (trios) to complement each other."
Groundhog Day: Like Father Like Son Announced for VR
Sony Pictures Virtual Reality has announced Groundhog Day: Like Father Like Son, a VR game that is set 26 years after the famous Harold Ramis film starring Bill Murray.
Developed by Tequila Works, the makers of Rime, the game features an original story that includes characters from the 1993 film, and will be coming later this year to PSVR, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. A teaser trailer for the game can be seen below.
The game puts players in the shoes of Phil Connors Jr., the son of Bill Murray’s character from the film. In Like Father Like Son, Phil Connors Jr. is trapped back home in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania and just like his father, is forced to repeat the same day over and over again.
Hulu’s Into the Dark Gets Stuck in an Elevator With ‘Down’
Warning! Some spoilers for what we saw being filmed in Hulu's Into the Dark: "Down." The episode is currently available to stream right here.
Hulu's horror anthology series - Into the Dark - is back with another terrifying adventure, titled "Down." The fifth episode in this horror anthology series centers on Valentine's Day, featuring the talents of Natalie Martinez (Death Race) and Matt Lauria (Friday Night Lights).
In this outing, written by Kent Kubena and directed by Daniel Stamm, "A pair of office workers get trapped in an elevator over a long Valentine’s Day weekend, but what at first promises to be a romantic connection turns dangerous and horrifying in this Blumhouse mash-up of rom-com and horror film genres," according to a synopsis from Hulu. For a look at some of the action in "Down," check out the gallery below: