A Series of Unfortunate Events S2 Premiere Date Announced
The second season of Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events will debut on Netflix on March 30.
Netflix revealed the premiere date in a teaser for Season 2. At the start of the teaser, Neil Patrick Harris' Count Olaf rings in the new year by introducing viewers to the first look at A Series of Unfortunate Events' second season, which will cover books five through nine of Daniel Handler's series of children's novels.
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events was renewed for a second season by Netflix in March of last year, not long after the debut of Season 1, which is not only one of the 5 best streaming series you might have missed last year, but was also nominated as one of IGN's Best New TV Series of 2017.
World Health Organization Lists Gaming Health Disorders
The World Health Organization will list "Gaming disorder" and "Hazardous gaming" as health disorders in its International Compendium of Diseases.
Part of the WHO's first major update to the Compendium since 1992, gaming disorder is listed as an addictive behaviour alongside gambling, while hazardous gaming is a pattern of gaming behaviour "that appreciably increases the risk of harmful physical or mental health".
The results of both disorders as described have received mass media attention in the past, and this categorisation appears to be an attempt to allow for easier diagnosis and treatment.
World Health Organization Lists Gaming Health Disorders
The World Health Organization will list "Gaming disorder" and "Hazardous gaming" as health disorders in its International Compendium of Diseases.
Part of the WHO's first major update to the Compendium since 1992, gaming disorder is listed as an addictive behaviour alongside gambling, while hazardous gaming is a pattern of gaming behaviour "that appreciably increases the risk of harmful physical or mental health".
The results of both disorders as described have received mass media attention in the past, and this categorisation appears to be an attempt to allow for easier diagnosis and treatment.
The Surge Gets Fictional Split-Screen Mode on Netflix Show
New Netflix show Dark features sci-fi action-RPG The Surge being played in a split-screen mode - a mode that doesn't (and likely never will) exist.
The German series includes a scene where two people are playing via split-screen co-op. A representative for developer Deck13 explained on Reddit the series' producers contacted Deck13 months before production started about possibly including the mode on the show for story purposes.
The producers were looking to include a game in the scene and went with The Surge principally because both the game and Dark were developed in Germany. "We agreed and allowed them to even fake a splitscreen if it fitted better for their idea," the representative said. "Some kind of creative rework one could say."
The Surge Gets Fictional Split-Screen Mode on Netflix Show
New Netflix show Dark features sci-fi action-RPG The Surge being played in a split-screen mode - a mode that doesn't (and likely never will) exist.
The German series includes a scene where two people are playing via split-screen co-op. A representative for developer Deck13 explained on Reddit the series' producers contacted Deck13 months before production started about possibly including the mode on the show for story purposes.
The producers were looking to include a game in the scene and went with The Surge principally because both the game and Dark were developed in Germany. "We agreed and allowed them to even fake a splitscreen if it fitted better for their idea," the representative said. "Some kind of creative rework one could say."
Alongside Bayonetta, Platinum Wants to Publish a New IP
Platinum Games has two designs in mind for brand new IP, and wants to change its approach and self-publish this game.
Atsushi Inaba, head of development and producer at Platinum revealed the independent studio's new focus in an interview with Game Informer.
"Up until now, obviously we've worked on original IPs for a wide variety of publishers," Inaba said. "We've also worked on other Hollywood IPs for other publishers as well. But we're becoming more and more interested in the idea of self-publishing and doing our own title."
Alongside Bayonetta, Platinum Wants to Publish a New IP
Platinum Games has two designs in mind for brand new IP, and wants to change its approach and self-publish this game.
Atsushi Inaba, head of development and producer at Platinum revealed the independent studio's new focus in an interview with Game Informer.
"Up until now, obviously we've worked on original IPs for a wide variety of publishers," Inaba said. "We've also worked on other Hollywood IPs for other publishers as well. But we're becoming more and more interested in the idea of self-publishing and doing our own title."
Microsoft Accused of Copying Fan’s PUBG Artwork, Pulls Advert
Microsoft has pulled down a PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds advert from its social media channels, after the creator of a fan concept complained about striking similarities to their work.
Reddit user Macsterr had created a concept advert for the Xbox One version of PUBG that garnered tens of thousands of views - then noticed that Microsoft's social channels had posted an advert with near-identical ideas. You can see both in the gallery below:
Seeing no credit offered, Macsterr pointed out the similarities on Reddit, which caught the attention of Microsoft's Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb a day later.
39 Awesome Games to Keep on Your Radar in 2018
There are plenty of great games to look forward to in 2018, but with all the big-name titles to anticipate, it can be easy to let some of the smaller gems slip under your radar.
Here are 39 awesome looking indie games you shouldn't overlook in 2018.
An emergent soundtrack made of rhythmic drum beats and cymbal crashes accompanies every swift punch and throw in this hyper-violent top-down action game about an escaped gorilla. Learn more on its website.
Nintendo Aiming to Sell 20 Million Switch Consoles Next Year
Nintendo has already sold 10 million Switches, and should hit its target of 14 million units sold within the console's first year on the market - but it expects to sell far more in the next Japanese fiscal year, aiming for 20 million more.
In an interview with Kyoto Shimbun (spotted by WCCF Tech), Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima explained that sales continue to exceed expectations, leading to this larger forecast.