Death Stranding: Troy Baker, Emily O’Brien Join Cast
Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding features some big names from film and TV, and they'll be joined by veteran video game voice actor Troy Baker, and writer and actress Emily O'Brien.
O'Brien shared an Instagram post of herself with Norman Reedus and Troy Baker, writing, "Honored to be working alongside these two fine lads on
new project Death Stranding."
Baker's more memorable video game roles include The Last of Us' Joel, Infamous Second Son's Delsin, and Bioshock Infinite's Boker DeWitt.
Emily O'Brien's video game roles include Gamora in Telltale's Guardians of the Galaxy series, and Camille in League of Legends, while her more recent TV roles include The Young and the Restless, and Rock in a Hard Place.
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Australian Video Games Spending Passes $3 Billion
Australia’s Interactive Games & Entertainment Association (IGEA) has today announced that Australian consumer spending on video games and related hardware hit $3.23 billion in 2017, breaking through the $3 billion mark that the industry came close to cracking last year.
The figure includes physical retail sales of $1.176 billion (up 11 per cent on 2016) and digital sales of $2.054 billion (up nine per cent on 2016). The majority of digital sales were from mobile game sales (which generated over $1 billion in 2017) but digital full game downloads and “digital extras” have also increased (17 per cent and 12 per cent respectively).
Monster Hunter World Leads US Sales for January
According to analysts at The NPD Group, Monster Hunter World was the top-selling title in the United States in January.
After a whopping five million copies were shipped in its first three days, Monster Hunter World has gone on to become the Capcom's fastest-selling game ever. Additionally, Capcom was the leading publisher for January in terms of software sales.
Meanwhile, Dragon Ball: FighterZ was the second best-selling game in the U.S. last month. Worldwide shipments reached two million units a week after launch, making it the fastest Dragon Ball game to reach the milestone.
Spider-Verse Explained
Sometimes it seems like Spider-Man is the loneliest and unluckiest hero in the entire Marvel Universe. But as it turns out, he's far from the only wall-crawling hero out there. The Marvel multiverse is full of like-minded do-gooders who use their spider-powers to defend innocent lives. And when those heroes come together, the Spider-Verse is born.
And now, with Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse hitting theaters, what better time to delve into the history of the Spider-Verse? The film stars the voice talents of Shameik Moore (as Spider-Man/Miles Morales), Jake Johnson (as Peter Parker), Hailee Steinfeld (as Gwen Stacy), Mahershala Ali (as Miles' uncle Aaron), Brian Tyree Henry (as Miles’ father Jefferson), Luna Lauren Velez (as Miles’ mother Rio), Lily Tomlin (as Aunt May), and Liev Schreiber (as The Kingpin).
Naughty Dog Might Make a Non-Third-Person Game
While Naughty Dog is known for its third-person action adventure games, a future game from the studio might feature a different perspective for the player.
"We're totally open. The future, the next game that we do might not be third-person," Naughty Dog creative director Neil Druckmann said today during a panel at DICE Summit 2018.
When Naughty Dog was working on The Last of Us, Druckmann said the studio brainstormed whether the game should be first or third-person. While the team ultimately settled on a third-person perspective with a tight camera, Druckmann said they've kicked around the idea of making a Naughty Dog first-person game and even joked about how they might approach making Half-Life 3.
Naughty Dog Creative Director Weighs in on Uncharted Movie
During a panel today at DICE Summit 2018, Naughty Dog creative director Neil Druckmann shared his thoughts on the upcoming Uncharted movie and why he's pleased with the approach director Shawn Levy is taking with the project.
Rather than trying to retell the games, the Uncharted film will feature a storyline about a younger Nathan Drake, played by Spider-Man actor Tom Holland, which Druckmann believes is ultimately the better option.
"We've had some conversations with Shawn Levy, and he's really passionate, gets it, and I think he understands where we're at," he said. Druckmann went on to note that Naughty Dog's feelings about film adaptations of its games has evolved over the years, and now the studio would rather see new ideas on the big screen rather than a direct adaptation of one of its games.
Nintendo Switch Getting Outdated Version of Payday 2
Payday 2 publisher Starbreeze has confirmed the version coming to Switch is not the latest iteration of the game.
Polygon reports the revelation comes after fan outrage on Reddit after an early recipient reportedly streamed the game before release later this month.
Features such as the ability to speed up the end of heists screens and flashbangs were not present during the stream, keying fans into the apparently older software.
Starbreeze has since confirmed with Polygon that the version releasing on Switch is not the most recent 147 update.
“Payday 2 is releasing on Switch with content up to and including the ‘Most Wanted’ update, which is equivalent to the content released through mid-2017 on PC. PS4 and Xbox One received one additional update after that, the ‘Master Plan’ update, which released near the end of 2017,” Starbreeze told Polygon. “So Switch is one update behind other consoles, which are slightly behind PC.”
Bond 25: Danny Boyle Reportedly Developing New Script
Danny Boyle is reportedly developing a new script for the next James Bond film with Trainspotting writer John Hodge.
Deadline reports Boyle and Hodge have a specific idea for Bond 25, and the script they're developing is different from the one MGM and Eon currently have in the works from Neal Purvis and Robert Wade (Skyfall, Spectre, Casino Royale).
Hodge is months away from completing the script, and Boyle will reportedly only sign on to direct Bond 25 if MGM accepts this new screenplay. According to Deadline, MGM has three other candidates in mind if Boyle opts out: Dennis Villeneuve (Blade Runner 2049), David Mackenzie (Hell or High Water), and Yann Demange ('71).