Crackdown Creator Downplays His Departure From Crackdown 3
When Microsoft announced Crackdown 3 all the way back at E3 2014, it touted the fact that series creator Dave Jones was returning to head up the project after being absent from Crackdown 2's development. However, it was revealed last week that Jones is no longer working on Crackdown 3, but he apparently doesn't think his departure is that big of a deal.
Jones' involvement was said to be crucial to Crackdown 3 development because his Reagent Games' Cloudgine cloud technology was powering the impressive environmental destruction that's been positioned as one of the game's main selling points. But Jones recently chatted with GamesIndustry.biz about leaving the project, saying it amounts to "not a lot basically."
Overwatch Hero 28 Now Live on the PTR
Update No. 2: Wrecking Ball will be live for all players in Overwatch on July 24.
Blizzard confirmed the new Tank character will be coming to all modes on PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
For more on the character, read our impressions of playing as Wrecking Ball.
Update: Overwatch's 28th hero, the tank character Wrecking Ball, is now live on the PTR.
Here are Wrecking Ball's abilities, according to Blizzard:
- Quad Cannons: Wrecking Ball fires machine guns
- Adaptive Shield: Grants Wrecking Ball a number of temporary shields based on the number of enemies nearby
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Nintendo Announces New Post-Game Outfit for Super Mario Odyssey
It's a-me, Rango!
Nintendo announced on Twitter last night that players who have finished the main story in Super Mario Odyssey will be treated to a new, free special outfit. Heading to the shop then will give Mario access to a new Rango suit and hat.
A new special outfit has been added to #SuperMarioOdyssey! After you’ve finished the main story, check out the shop to find the Rango Hat & Rango Suit. pic.twitter.com/4BmYiL3Dez
What Did You Think of This Week’s Comics?
It was another big week for the comic book industry in general and Marvel's Fresh Start relaunch in particular. Check out our new thinkpieces and reviews for Venom #3 and The Sentry #1 and let us know your favorite books of the week in the comments below.
The Sentry #1 Review
Written by Jeff Lemire | Drawn by Kim Jacinto
"The Sentry is a great character that Marvel has never seemed quite to know what to do with over the long term. He's a character very much out of sync with the rest of the Marvel Universe, which is both the source of his appeal and storytelling woes. But that's not stopping Marvel from giving the Golden Guardian of Good his own ongoing series at long last, one that's shaping up to be a solid addition to the Fresh Start lineup." -Jesse
LEGO Voltron Set Release Date Announced
The LEGO Ideas Voltron set will be available on August 1 for $180 USD at LEGO Shop.
The 2,321-piece set, which the company touts as the “biggest buildable LEGO mech ever,” includes the black, blue, yellow, red, and green lions that combine to form Voltron, as well as an attachable sword and shield. When assembled, Voltron stands at 15 inches tall, with an 11-inch sword.
“Limited quantities” of the Voltron set will be available in late July at San Diego Comic-Con, according to LEGO, while LEGO VIP Early Access members can order the set on July 23.
Jessica Chastain Shares Photo of Her Transformation for IT: Chapter Two
Production has started on IT: Chapter 2, and Jessica Chastain has shared a photo of her transformation into Beverly Marsh.
Jessica Chastain has shared an Instagram post of her first day on the set of IT: Chapter 2, which started production last week, Chastain is sporting short cropped hair and freckles in her role as the grown-up Beverly Marsh.
Cyberpunk 2077: 9 New Details We’ve Learned Since E3
We found out a lot about Cyberpunk 2077 at E3 2018, from its controversial first-person viewpoint to what its "Cool" stat is for. But in a game this ambitious, there's always going to be more to find out - and I'm hungry for details.
Which is why I've skipped across the Internet reading Cyberpunk-related E3 interviews, and collated the most interesting details. Here's the new information I've found - and this list will be updated as I spot more:
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The Last of Us 2 is Great – But There’s Still a Way to Go for LGBTQ Representation in Games
I joked about the lesbian sex scene in Mass Effect 3 to anyone who would listen at the time, whooped about it as if it was the novelty porn my flatmates and I had watched in our first shared apartment. I thought it would be a scene I cringed through, a cynical product of my calculated romance option selections set deep in the Uncanny Valley. As it began, though, it hit me that I was watching an actual lesbian sex scene in a video game, between two characters I had grown to care about over a long period, whose relationship felt important to me. It felt too big to laugh at.
That was 2012. The Mass Effect trilogy was the first experience I had with LGBTQ characters in a video game since my grandma bought me a Gameboy in 1990. Nothing has measured up to that experience for me since, and of course, nothing could. It was revelatory to me in the way late-‘90s queer films like But I’m a Cheerleader were -- my palms sweating, clutching the side of the couch and furtively glancing at the door in case my parents came in.