Red Sox Caught Cheating at Baseball Using an Apple Watch
A Major Baseball League investigation has found the Boston Red Sox guilty of illicitly using an Apple Watch to give themselves an advantage, by using the device to receive messages which indicated what kind of pitch was about to be thrown.
As reported by the New York Times, the Red Sox would have an off-field person watching a camera feed of the catcher; when the catcher signalled the play to the pitcher, they would relay the information to the dugout via Apple watch, where the information would then be passed to the batter.
It's not strictly the passing of information that's the problem here - "stealing signs", the process whereby a pitcher's instruction is somehow relayed to the batter, is perfectly legal when done through traditional means; the difference here is that the Red Sox - currently at the top of America's Eastern League Division - used technology to give themselves the advantage, which is against game rules.
Warner Bros. Won’t Profit From Shadow of War Charity DLC
Last week, Warner Bros. and Monolith anounced that they would sell a piece of charity DLC in commemoration of the tragic death of developer Michael Forgey. All seemed well until some noticed that small print within the DLC’s trailer seemed to not only exclude donations on purchases in certain US States, but also purchases worldwide.
Eurogamer reached out to Warner Bros. to get clarification on exactly how the money from the upcoming charity DLC would be distributed. In a statement, Warner Bros. said “Neither Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment nor Monolith Productions will profit from any sales of the Forthog Orc-Slayer DLC regardless of the territory in which that DLC is sold.”
The Pokemon Company CEO Thought Switch Would Fail
The Pokemon Company's CEO, Tsunekazu Ishihara has said he originally told Nintendo that the Switch wouldn't be a success, but now realises his mistake - and has offered some tiny hints as to how the Pokemon game for Switch will take advantage of the hybrid console.
Speaking to Bloomberg, Ishihara explained: “I told Nintendo that Switch wouldn’t be a success before it went on sale because I thought that, in the age of the smartphone, no one would carry around a game console. It’s obvious I was wrong."
However, he seems to put that success down to good games, rather than hardware: "I came to realise the key to a successful game is quite simple - software with absolute quality leads sales of hardware. Playing style can be flexible if the software is attractive enough.”
Biomutant: Narration Can Be Toned Down
Since its announcement a couple of weeks ago, Biomutant - next year's action-RPG from Experiment 101 and THQ Nordic - has been generating a significant amount of buzz, mostly centring on its imaginative, post-apocalyptic world and no-holds barred combat system; our own Marty Sliva thinks it could live up to its developers' legacy and be a fantasy Just Cause.
Part and parcel of that frantic combat system is an excitable narrator, who contributes to battle through various exclamations depending on the player's actions - but, according to Experiment 101's studio head Stefan Ljungqvist, gamers who prefer a little more peace during combat can turn down the narration.
Star Wars: Last Jedi’s Rian Johnson Eyed to Direct Ep. 9
Rian Johnson is reportedly being eyed as a possible contender to helm Episode IX now that Colin Trevorrow has left the project.
Deadline reports that Johnson, who has been hard at work directing Star Wars: The Last Jedi, is the front contender to take on Episode IX. Similar to the structure of the MCU, it seems Star Wars' top brass is taking a 'my way or the highway' approach to the series, and Deadline claims Johnson has fit seamlessly into the "Lucasfilm machine". THR echoes this report, but also says The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams is a popular choice to direct the now rudderless Episode.
More FIFA Games Likely to Come to Switch
The supervising producer for FIFA Andrei Lazarescu has given a promising indication as to the series' future on the Nintendo Switch.
During an interview with GameSpot, Lazarescu said "I think we are going to see more FIFA on Switch in the future."
The producer went on to discuss single Joy-Con play and some of the challenges and benefits it can present.
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obviously you don't have the
stick, he said. "You don't have as many buttons,
you only have the two bumpers, instead of triggers and bumpers. We created a custom scheme for this, called Four Button Mode. The advantage of it, is that with just one console, you can play FIFA 1v1, without buying anything else."
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Travis Strikes Again Will Feature Motion Controls, Playable With One JoyCon
Over the weekend developer Suda51 revealed a new game in the No More Heroes series, titled Travis Strikes Again, is coming to the Nintendo Switch. The trailer shown at PAX didn't reveal too many details about the new game and how it will play, but Suda has revealed more details about the game in some new interviews.
According to an interview Suda gave to YouTube channel GameXplain, Travis Strikes Again will feature similar gameplay to the first two No More Heroes games, which employed a mix of motion and traditional button controls. The game will feature motion controls, but more importantly it can be played entirely with one JoyCon, according to Suda. Co-op play was not confirmed, but Suda hinted that it was something that was on their mind.