8 Craziest Alternate Histories in Games
History is done. The events of the past might as well be carved in stone, because short of time travel, they’re not going to change. But in video games, everything can change — even things that already happened. Let’s delve into some of the wildest alternate histories that have ever appeared in gaming. Welcome to the worlds that weren’t.
Here’s something that didn’t happen. In the 1940s, a rich fella named Andrew Ryan — his head swimming with objectivist philosophy — didn’t build a grand underwater city called Rapture. While living there, no one discovered a substance that could alter people’s genes to give them supernatural powers. No great unrest ever occurred down there, and terrifying creatures like Splicers, Little Sisters, and Big Daddies were never created.
Sony Execs Didn’t Think Anyone Would Want Breaking Bad Merch
We're just a few days removed now from what was Breaking Bad's official 10 year anniversary, back on January 20th, and it's hard to think of that superb, groundbreaking series these days without also thinking about all the merchandise that came from it - from hoodies to Bobbleheads to actual licensed diecast models of Jesse and Walt's meth RV.
Believe it or not though, there was a time when no one was thinking about t-shirts much less rows and rows of assorted trinkets and toys.
While speaking to creator Vince Gilligan about Better Call Saul: Season 3's release on DVD and Blu-ray (it's available now at all fine retailers) the topic turned to toys and how so many scenes and costumes from the show became iconic.
Galactic Civilizations III Getting New Expansion
Stardock Entertainment is adding politics and government to Galactic Civilizations III with a new expansion named Intrigue.
This new Galactic Civilizations III expansion will let players pick out various forms of government — like a democracy, oligarchy and monarchy — and then choose cabinet members accordingly. Stardock says each one has positives and negatives, with the choice of technology and cultural ideology affecting which types of government are even available.
As a player's empire expands in the strategy game, Intrigue will see outskirt worlds wishing for independence. Commonwealth status is apparently key in these situations. According to Stardock, this designation will keep them happy and turn them into an ally without much oversight.
The Most Expensive War in EVE Online’s History Could Happen Today
Two of EVE Online's largest factions are gearing up for war, with fleets of titan class warships worth more than $1 million ready to do battle. If they pull the trigger, this will be the most costly war to have been waged in the game's history.
PCGamesN reports that the remnants of The Imperium alliance spent the last year in an arms race with the Moneybadger Coalition (formerly the CFC), who gave them a sound thrashing in 2016, with total losses in the region of $300,000.
Snowpiercer TV Series Loses Showrunner
TNT's Snowpiercer TV series has lost showrunner Josh Friedman.
Variety reports Friedman, who wrote the pilot and was an executive producer on the show, left the project because of creative differences with TNT. No word yet on how this'll impact the show, especially considering TNT already gave a series order to Snowpiercer last month.
The pilot, shot last year, is directed by Doctor Strange's Scott Derrickson but is yet to have a premiere date. Snowpiercer is based on director Bong Joon Ho's 2013 film of the same name, which follows a group of people inhabiting a perpetually moving train in a post-apocalyptic setting. The series stars Daveed Diggs, Jennifer Connelly, Mickey Sumner, Susan Park, and Benjamin Haigh.
Here’s When You Can See the New Pacific Rim Trailer
Those awesome mechanical Jaegers -- and the feared, monstrous Kaiju -- will return this spring in Pacific Rim Uprising, the sequel to the 2013 Guillermo del Toro film. And today we've got an exclusive first look at the new poster for the film, plus word on when you can catch the latest trailer as well.
Universal Pictures will be revealing the new trailer for the movie on Wednesday, Jan. 24, at 8 a.m. PT. If it's anything like the previous trailer, we can expect even more action featuring the many different Jaegers -- the flagship, the Gypsy Avenger, the Bracer Phoenix, the Saber Athena, the Titan Redeemer, the Guardian Bravo, the Scrapper, and so on. Also, count on giant monsters too...
God of War PS4 Release Date Announced
Sony has announced that God of War will be released for PS4 on April 20, 2018.
In a post on the PlayStation Blog, director Cory Barlog announced the date and called the date his "favorite release day of my entire career. If I live to be 100, I do not think I will be able to top this release day."
The news comes alongside a new trailer featuring Kratos and his son Atreus along with new locations and insight into the game's story.
"There has been a long journey just to reach this point, so it’s a little bittersweet to think that we are only a few months away from that journey finally coming to an end," Barlog wrote. "While I am sad, I am also excited because it means everyone will get their hands on this crazy adventure we have been crafting for nearly five years!"
Watch the First Trailer for the Norse Open-World RPG Rune: Ragnarok
We’ve got an early look at the first trailer for Rune: Ragnarok, an open-world RPG set in a dangerous Norse world. Watch the trailer above to see it in action.
Rune: Ragnarok is the long-awaited sequel to developer Human Head Studios’ original action RPG Rune, which released in 2000. The sequel pits you against Loki and an army of Norse Mythological gods and beasts in what looks like fairly brutal combat - The end of the trailer is particularly gory, with one character beating another with his own, severed arm. Ouch.
Rune: Ragnarok is planning to have an beta later this year, and is currently taking sign-ups on its website for a chance to get in early.
Warframe Gets New Update on PS4 and Xbox One
A gruesome new update to the free-to-play shooter Warframe is live right now on consoles. New enemies, weapons, and personalization options
The new Ghoul Purge Bounties see four new Grineer: Rictus, Auger, Devourer, and Expired Ghouls, all encountered by players through alerts or by "stumbling across their graveyards."
Players can now customize their personal quarters with items like "posable Warframe figures, companion toys and beds, wallpaper, a fish tank," and more, and can invite other players to stop by to check it out.
With the new Grineer come new weapons to battle them. There's the double-barreled shotgun Corinth, described as "commanding and explosive up-close," Gunsen, "a steel-bladed, fan-like weapon," a four-barreled Quartakk rifle, and a "compact, high fire-rate, automatic Uzi dubbed the Stubba."
Pokemon Go: 23 New Gen 3 Pokemon Arrive Today
Niantic has announced that more new generation 3 Pokemon are coming to Pokemon Go today.
As announced on Pokemon Go’s official site, 23 new Pokemon from the Hoenn region (originally from Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire) will begin to appear in the game today. Niantic didn’t reveal specific Pokemon, but an image accompanying the announcement includes Camerupt, Aron, Cacnea, Flygon, Aggron, Solrock, Lunatone, Trapinch, and Whismur.
