Resogun Dev Housemarque Reveals New Game Stormdivers
Resogun developer Housemarque has announced its new game, Stormdivers.
On the game's new website, Housemarque has revealed a short teaser trailer for the game, which the studio describes as a "high flying and heavy hitting multiplayer centric experience."
Housemarque also released a few screenshots, which you can see below.
The game's trailer reveals Stormdivers is being made with Housemarque's VFX Engine and Unreal Engine 4, and the studio is also utilizing Amazon's Game Tech.
Although no platforms have officially been announced at this time, Housemarque previously revealed they were working on a PC game, after the team announced they would no longer make shoot-em-up games due to poor sales, although the studio's games were largely critically well received.
Austin Powers’ Mini-Me Actor Verne Troyer Dies
Actor and comedian Verne Troyer has died.
Best known for his portrayal of Mini-Me in the Austin Powers films, Troyer was 49 when he passed, Variety reports. The announcement of his death was made earlier today on his official Facebook page.
Verne Troyer, via Facebook. Photo by Paul Mobley
Firewatch Developer Campo Santo Acquired by Valve
Firewatch developer Canto Santo has been acquired by Valve.
A post on Campo Santo’s official site explains that the company’s 12 employees have “agreed to join Valve” and will “maintain our jobs as video game developers and continue production on our current project, In the Valley of Gods.”
“We had a series of long conversations with the people at Valve and everyone shared the satisfaction we take in working with people whose talents dwarf our own to make things we never thought possible,” the post reads. “Both sides spoke about our values and how, when you get right down to it, we, as human beings, are hard-limited by the time we have left when it comes to making the things we care about and believe in. They asked us if we’d all be interested in coming up to Bellevue and doing that there and we said yes.”
Xbox Games with Gold for May Revealed
The lineup of games available to Xbox Live Gold subscribers in May 2018 has been revealed.
The following titles we be available for download for Xbox Live Gold members next month:
- Super Mega Baseball 2 - May 1-31 (Xbox One)
- Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain - May 16 to June 15 (Xbox One)
- Sega Vintage Collection: Streets of Rage - May 1-15 (Xbox One, Xbox 360)
- Vanquish - May 16-31 (Xbox One, Xbox 360)
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is a masterpiece and "a gameplay marvel, rewarding intelligence and creativity in a way few games do." It's no wonder we gave the game a 10 and a glowing review to go along with it.
Yes, Westworld’s Hosts Poop, Says Showrunner
Westworld's hosts do indeed have to deal with basic biological needs, such as pooping.
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Westworld co-creator and co-showrunner Lisa Joy shed some light on just how human these hosts really are. As it turns out, since they are organic, the hosts still have to use the bathroom, sleep, and maintain some sort of a diet in order to function properly.
"The hosts are basically organic," Joy said. "It's cheaper that way to print them out. They eat, they sleep, they have sex, they can poop. It's really like a human body with the one difference being where we have a brain, they have a CPU. There's a lot of potential for them. If you had a part of your brain that was a computer, self improvement would be a lot easier."
Black Panther, 2001, and the Corrupting Influence of Technology
This month marks the 50th anniversary of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, widely regarded as one of the greatest science fiction movies ever made. It's a film that stands the test of time surprisingly well, in part because its themes resonate as much in 2018 as they did in 1968. In fact, despite their wildly different subject matter, it actually shares a lot in common with Black Panther. Both movies explore the ways man is tempted and ultimately corrupted by the allure of technology and science.
2001 opens with an iconic sequence where a group of prehistoric man-apes eke out a meager living in a harsh landscape. That simple, brutish existence is interrupted by the sudden appearance of a black monolith in their midst. The apes can't comprehend what they're seeing. They have no concept of science or mathematics, and this perfectly geometric object is unlike anything they've ever encountered. Being exposed to the monolith seems to unlock something within the mind of the ape leader (called Moon-Watcher in the novel). This gift from a mysterious group of beings from the stars inspires Moon-Watcher to use tools for the first time. It's the pivotal first step in mankind's technological march.
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Podcast: The Summer Movies We Can’t Wait to See
Welcome back to the IGN Movies Podcast! In this week's episode, Jim Vejvoda and Tom Jorgensen are joined by entertainment features executive editor Scott Collura to talk about the latest happenings in the genre moviesphere. (And sorry for such a long break in-between episodes!)
We dive into what we thought of the new Deadpool 2 and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom trailers, and also weigh in on the current state of video game movies in light of the recent release of Rampage. We also discuss the news that Steven Spielberg will direct a DC movie.
The bulk of this week's episode, though, is dedicated to which summer movies we're most looking forward to, starting with Marvel's The Avengers: Infinity War ... which we will be back next week to talk about in full spoilerish detail!
Podcast: The Summer Movies We Can’t Wait to See
Welcome back to the IGN Movies Podcast! In this week's episode, Jim Vejvoda and Tom Jorgensen are joined by entertainment features executive editor Scott Collura to talk about the latest happenings in the genre moviesphere. (And sorry for such a long break in-between episodes!)
We dive into what we thought of the new Deadpool 2 and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom trailers, and also weigh in on the current state of video game movies in light of the recent release of Rampage. We also discuss the news that Steven Spielberg will direct a DC movie.
The bulk of this week's episode, though, is dedicated to which summer movies we're most looking forward to, starting with Marvel's The Avengers: Infinity War ... which we will be back next week to talk about in full spoilerish detail!
Former Smallville Star Arrested in Relation to Sex Trafficking Cult
Allison Mack, the former Smallville actress has been arrested in connection with a sex trafficking cult run by Keith Raniere.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Mack and Raniere were charged with sex trafficking, sex trafficking conspiracy, and forced labor conspiracy. United States Attorney Richard P. Donoghue had this to say in his statement:
"As alleged in the indictment, Allison Mack recruited women to join what was purported to be a female mentorship group that was, in fact, created and led by Keith Raniere,” Donoghue said. “The victims were then exploited, both sexually and for their labor, to the defendants’ benefit."