Watch God of War Director’s Touching Reaction to Review Scores
The ultimate daddy/son duo makes their way onto PlayStation 4 today in Sony Santa Monica's God of War, and in a touching tribute of sorts to his own son, creative director Cory Barlog let the tears flow freely in his video reaction to the game's review scores.
"So, I thought a lot about whether or not to upload but then I thought of what my son, Helo, is going through right now," Barlog wrote in the description, after apologising for the video quality. "He doesn't want us to be around when he is sad, opting to run in another room and yell at us if we try to come in.
"It has been important to us to let him know that it is OK to be sad, it is OK to cry. There is nothing to hide. I thought I would try to set a good example and show him that papa can cry in front of the world, or at least the 50 people who end up watching this. :) This is for you, Helo. Papa loves you."
High Court of Australia Dismisses Valve’s Attempt to Appeal $3 Million Fine
The High Court of Australia has dismissed a special leave application from US-based Valve Corporation concerning a AUD$3 million fine the company was slugged with back in 2016.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) commenced legal action against Valve back in August 2014 and argued the company had made false or misleading representations under the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) with its refunds policy. At that time Steam had not yet implemented its refund system, which was introduced in June 2015.
Nintendo Labo: The First 15 Hours Hands-On
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At its surface, Nintendo Labo is a fun and innovative blend of building and gaming, but more importantly, it's a concept that's changing the way we think about video game consoles and what exactly defines a video game.
Ant-Man and the Wasp Story Details Revealed
New story details and images for Ant-Man and the Wasp have been revealed.
Per Entertainment Weekly, the Ant-Man sequel will follow Hope van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly), Scott Lang (Paul Rudd), and Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) trying to rescue Janet van Dyne (Michelle Pfeiffer) — Hope’s mother and Hank’s wife — from the Quantum Realm. Janet got trapped in the alternate dimension decades ago.
Ant-Man and the Wasp new image, via EW
My Hero Academia Coming to Toonami
My Hero Academia is officially coming to Toonami next month.
Funimation announced on Twitter the series will air on Cartoon Network's Toonami starting on May 5. It will take the 11:30 p.m .ET/PT slot, with FLCL occupying the midnight slot.
Toonami's new Saturday night programming will look like this starting in May:
- Dragon Ball Super - 10:30 p.m. ET/PT
- Dragon Ball Z: Kai - 11:00 p.m. ET/PT
- My Hero Academia - 11:30 p.m. ET/PT
- FLCL - 12:00 a.m. ET/PT
For more on My Hero Academia, read about why the English dub for the Season 3 premiere has been delayed, and be sure to check out IGN's review of Season 2, which won IGN's 2017 Anime of the Year.
Deadpool 2 Trailer’s Funniest Character Has a Secret Twitter and It’s Hilarious
Deadpool 2's latest trailer introduces viewers to arguably the funniest character in the film, Peter (Rob Delaney), and it turns out he has a hilarious secret Twitter account.
At the end of the new trailer Peter, who is an average dude with no super powers whatsoever, still decides to respond to the X-Force call to arms. Timed to the trailer's launch, the Deadpool Twitter account started following Peter, making it the second only account it follows after Hello Kitty.
The thing is, Peter has been posting a ton of funny stuff on Twitter since March, and his feed tells us a bit about his character. It seems he's a beekeeper of some sort, is married to a person named Susan, and is also a huge fan of the sitcom Friends and its character Monica (Courteney Cox). He also doesn't mind being Deadpool's sidekick, which might hint at their dynamic in the upcoming film.
Call of Duty with No Campaign Is Definitely a Sign of the Times
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5 Obvious Lessons Jurassic World Characters STILL Haven’t Learned
The final trailer for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is here. And the more I watch it, the more I was distracted by one simple fact: these characters are incapable of learning from the past.
They have 25 years of calamity to guide them, and yet, they keep on making the same exact mistakes. If the titular “Fallen Kingdom” is humanity itself, and THESE are our brightest minds, then let that kingdom burn, baby. We had our time. (All snarkiness aside, we are still looking forward to seeing this movie.)
Here are 5 lessons that these dumb-dumbs haven’t learned after 25 years of dino-mayhem.
Microsoft Job Posting Gives First Clue About Future Xbox Tech
The next Xbox console may use GDDR6 or flash storage, if two recent Microsoft job postings give any indication.
A posting made on the Microsoft Career site on April 10 reveals the company is looking for a Senior Electrical Engineer to help lead development for existing and "leading-edge memory" tech for "currently shipping and future Xbox design projects."
In addition to requiring a "deep understanding of current DDR3 and GDDR5" tech, those solutions include the more powerful GDDR6, as well as "future DRAM technologies."
The company posted another job opening for an Xbox Storage Architect the same day, searching for a team leader to help develop solutions for hard drives, solid state drives, and even flash based tech in future Xbox consoles.
Shenmue I & II Re-Release in the Works Before Shenmue III Announcement
Ever since the reveal of Shenmue III at E3 2015, fans have held high hopes that the first two games in the series, until now consigned to the obsolete Dreamcast and original Xbox, would be remastered for modern consoles. In fact, discussions at Sega were underway even before the Kickstarter campaign for the forthcoming sequel began.
Speaking just hours after the announcement of new console and PC ports of Shenmue I & II, John Clark, Sega Europe’s executive vice president of publishing told IGN that the project has been under discussion internally for several years – but that the announcement of Shemmue III helped Sega Europe to prove there was global demand for the original games.