Star Wars: Battlefront 2 Dev Vows to “Fix” Progression System
It seems there are more changes to come to Star Wars: Battlefront 2's controversial progression system, with the game's associate design director Dennis Brannvall vowing, "we will fix this".
As part of a Reddit AMA yesterday, three DICE developers answered a selection of reader comments about he much-discussed new shooter. While all three mostly skirted direct questions about the game's loot boxes - particularly accusations of a "pay-to-win" focus - Brannvall's closing comments did go some way towards assuring players that changes could come.
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This Elektra vs. Iron Fist Fight Is Brutal
Every so often, we’re gifted a truly special display of comic book talent. The Defenders #7 by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist David Marquez contains just such a display as Elektra and Iron Fist engage in an epic battle to remember.
Warning: beware spoilers for The Defenders #7!
Art by David Marquez. (Marvel Comics)
Marquez has made a name for himself drawing high-profile Marvel comic books like Invincible Iron Man and Civil War II. Even if you didn’t like the story itself, his talent for drawing sleek, dynamic superheroes is undeniable. He’s especially known for rendering action scenes so intense that they rival even the best live-action Marvel hallway fight or airport brawl.
Details of New Kick-Ass Hero Revealed
A new Kick-Ass comic has been announced and it features a brand new main character.
Entertainment Weekly reports the comic, written by Kick-Ass creator Mark Millar with art once again by John Romita Jr., follows black military veteran Patience Lee in the iconic green-and-yellow costume instead of Dave Lizewski.
Lee is a mother of two young children in her early 30s who comes home from Afghanistan to find her life being completely different, with the story now set in New Mexico.
According to Millar, the dynamic of this new run is different while still maintaining the same flavor from the original series. You can check out the cover art below and visit EW for a look inside the first issue, which comes out next year on February 14.
How the Infinity Stones Are Being Reinvented
Today’s Guardians of the Galaxy #147 saw the start of the “Infinity Quest” storyline where the Guardians are trying to collect the Infinity Stones. At the end, we got a big shocker that calls everything we know about the stones into question, so we hopped on the phone with writer Gerry Duggan to learn more about what the heck is going on.
Warning: this article contains full spoilers for Guardians of the Galaxy #147!
Art by Aaron Kuder and Ive Svorcina. (Marvel Comics)
Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris to Feature First Raid Lair
Destiny 2's upcoming DLC expansion, Curse of Osiris, will feature a new type of Raid experience called a Raid Lair.
As detailed during Bungie's Twitch stream (via Game Informer), a six-player Raid Lair is shorter but "no less challenging" than your standard Raid encounter. Curse of Osiris' Raid Lair is titled Leviathan, Eater of Worlds. Like the existing Leviathan Raid, Eater of Worlds is also set on Calus' planet-eating ship; however, the action takes place in the lower areas of the ship rather than all the way at the top.
YouTube Says Nintendo Can Do Better for Content Creators
Nintendo has come under criticism from YouTube for how it handles monetization for content creators on the platform.
YouTube's head of gaming, Ryan Wyatt, explained in an interview with Polygon that the two companies are in constant talks on how to improve things for publishers and content creators on YouTube. "They're spending a lot of time looking at how to engage their creation community and how to handle monetization," he said.
Wyatt noted that YouTubers "are able to livestream Nintendo content and monetize through our non-ad products," but said he thinks "there are ways to better improve and better optimize how they work with the creators."
Beyond: Did Battlefront Do Microtransactions Right?
Join Marty Sliva, Alanah Pearce, Andrew Goldfarb and Cassidee Moser as they discuss this week's great big pile of PlayStation news, including Battlefront 2's reviews and reception, Wolfenstein's DLC, and lots more.
Kickstarter Launches Patreon-Like Subscription Service, Drip
Kickstarter has launched a subscription service called Drip for supporting content creators' ongoing endeavors.
The announcement was made on the Kickstarter blog, where the company detailed what to expect from the new service. While Kickstarter will continue to fund single projects, the focus of Drip will be to create a community around ongoing creative endeavors.
Image via Kickstarter
Destiny 2: The Curse of Osiris Story Feels A Little Flat
Destiny 2’s upcoming Curse of Osiris campaign is going to re-introduce you to returning characters like Ikora Rey, and Brother Vance, alongside some new faces such as Osiris and Sagira (his Ghost). On this journey you’ll head to Mercury to fight against the same Cabal from the campaign, as well as Vex – some which will have a slightly different look, but the same combat mechanics you’ve come to expect. After playing the first mission, which took us to the new destination I had the opportunity to rush through the 2-3 hour campaign where core components like shooting, and leveling feel as good as they always do. Once I completed it, however, I was left thinking simply, “That’s it?!?”