Mob Psycho 100 Live-Action Netflix Series Announced
A live-action TV adaptation of Mob Psycho 100 has been announced and will premiere in Japan in just a few months.
As reported by Cinema Today (via translation by Anime News Network), TV Tokyo will produce the live-action series in collaboration with Netflix. TV Tokyo will air the show starting January 2018 in its "MokuDora 25" time slot, which is from 1:00-1:30am on Fridays.
Tatsuomi Hamada will portray main character, Mob. Kōichi Sakamoto is directing the show, with Fuminori Kobayashi serving as producer.
EA Refocuses Amy Hennig-Directed Star Wars Game
EA has announced that the Amy Hennig-directed Visceral Games Star Wars title will be refocused and developed by other EA studios while Visceral Games closes down.
Executive Vice President of EA Patrick Soderlund announced in an EA blog post that Visceral's linear, story-based action-adventure game will now be developed across EA's Worldwide Studios with EA Vancouver leading production. And instead of making that linear, story-based game, the title will be reshaped "to be a broader experience that allows for more variety and player agency, leaning into the capabilities of our Frostbite engine and reimagining central elements of the game to give players a Star Wars adventure of greater depth and breadth to explore."
Nour Is the Trippiest Game About Food You’ll Ever Play
Most games about food are stressful. Restaurant sims like Cook, Serve, Delicious! and even whimsical local co-op games like Overcooked often focus player interaction on the chaos of kitchen work: assembling ingredients, following recipes, satisfying customers, and dealing with clean-up.
Cooking, and consequently food, becomes a taxing ordeal, defined almost entirely by its preparation and rarely on the magic and art of it – we are rewarded with the relief of a completed objective, while the actual meal itself remains largely uncelebrated. That’s where Nour comes in.
Tiny, High-Quality Working Arcade Cabinets are Coming 2018
Arcades are mostly a thing of memory, but the love for arcade culture and cabinetry lives on. Atari and New Wave Toys joined forces to make your arcade dreams live on, only at a much smaller and more convenient size.
The Replicades are 12-inch tall, fully-functioning arcade cabinet recreations made of wood and metal. The first Replicade took arcade classic Centipede and shrunk it down to 1/6th its size, and it's all kinds of adorable.
The Replicade is available as part of a newly-launched Kickstarter campaign and features a 3.5-inch vertical, backlit LCD screen with 4:3 aspect ratio, a rechargeable battery, and a "Replicade high-performance chipset," which New Wave Toys promises gives the cabinets "smooth, lag-free gameplay."
Mario + Rabbids Challenge Pack DLC Now Available
The first piece of post-launch DLC content for Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle is now available both individually and as part of the season pass.
The DLC is called the Ultra Challenge Pack and can now be purchased for $6.99 on its own, while those who purchased the game's $19.99 season pass can also download it now.
The Ultra Challenge Pack includes a new co-op campaign featuring five exclusive co-op maps with challenges like Chain Chomps, Tornados, Boos, and Pyroclasts. Also included are eight new Ultra Hard Challenges inside each world’s Secret chapter.
As reported by Twinfinite, some users are reporting the game's second DLC is expected to arrive on January 16 next year. IGN has reached out Ubisoft to confirm the reported January release date and will update the article once we hear back.
Team Fortress 2: 10-Year Anniversary Update Revealed
Valve is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of Team Fortress 2 with a massive, multi-day update.
As detailed by Valve, the first part of the update in Jungle Inferno features six new maps. One of the maps, called Mercenary Park, is a jungle-themed three-control point map developed in-house by Valve. Check out an animated trailer for the new update below.
The other five community-created maps are Brazil (King of the Hill), Banana Bay (Payload Race), Enclosure (Payload), Lazarus (King of the Hill) and Mossrock (Attack/Defend). Also included are seven emotes, such as Yeti Punch, Dueling Banjos, and the Soviet Strongarm. The update will roll out over the course of this week.
Dragon Ball Super: What Ultra Instinct Could Mean for the Series
Warning: The following article discusses events from the most recent Dragon Ball Super episodes. Please be aware that spoilers will follow.
The latest episode of Dragon Ball Super brought with it a crazy new transformation: Ultra Instinct. For the brief time Goku had access to it, he ascended to a power level that was so far beyond any other, so much so that no one could even see his movements. New transformations aren’t uncommon in Dragon Ball, but Ultra Instinct feels different and could very well usher in a new age for the heroes of Dragon Ball Super.
Sony to Publish Nintendo Switch Games Under New Label
A new game publishing label has been formed under Sony Music Entertainment, Unties, with the intention of publishing games across not just Sony platforms, but others including the Nintendo Switch and PC as well.
Sony Music announced Unties first game will be Tiny Metal from developer Area35, coming to PS4, Switch, and PC on November 21, 2017. The military-themed turn-based strategy game is powered by Unreal.
As a separate publishing entity from Sony Interactive Entertainment, Unties under Sony Music is investing in the indie space, regardless of platform. The new publisher's slate of other upcoming games include two coming to PC, with the potential for console releases, as well as a PS4 game with PSVR compatibility.
Han Solo Movie Official Title Revealed
Solo: A Star Wars Story is the official title of Disney and Lucasfilm's upcoming Han Solo movie.
Announced on StarWars.com, director Ron Howard revealed in a video message on Twitter that production on the film has wrapped and said he hopes fans have enjoyed the set pictures he's been sharing over the past few months.
Howard then asked if he could reveal the title of the film, and a Wookie promptly handed him a card bearing the title: "Solo: A Star Wars Story."
Fruit Ninja Is Getting Turned Into a Board Game
You've played Fruit Ninja on your phone, on Kinect, and even in the arcade, but have you ever played it with strategic planning and an element of luck? Now's your chance, because creator Half Brick Studios and publisher Lucky Duck Games are bringing Fruit Ninja to the tabletop.
It's not just a single game, either. Lucky Duck is hoping to raise enough money through a Kickstarter campaign to fund three separate Fruit Ninja tabletop experiences.