Why Quake Champions Is the Evolution of the Arena Shooter
is definitely an arena shooter,” says Tim Willits, creative director at id Software. “It is a true skill-based arena shooter in the spirit of Quake. The champions are definitely an evolution of the
genre, and they are definitely something that adds to the overall game experience. But, at its core – and it’s important to note – it is Quake. Keeping that DNA, that essence of what Quake is, was always very important to us. I feel very confident that we have captured that Quake feel.”
As Willits has identified, Quake isn’t just any old shooter. It’s an arena shooter. As an old-school fan who was blooded on Quake deathmatch, the arena shooter sub-genre refers to some very specific tenets.
Why Schwarzenegger Turned Down the New Predator Movie
Arnold Schwarzenegger has opened up on why he won't be appearing in the new Predator sequel.
When Yahoo asked the star if he'd be working with director Shane Black on the sequel, Schwarzenegger replied by saying he simply didn't like the offer.
"They asked me, and I read it, and I didn’t like it — whatever they offered. So I’m not going to do that, no. Except if there’s a chance that they rewrite it, or make it a more significant role. But the way it is now, no, I won’t do that."
The actor also confirmed that a sequel to the 1988 comedy Twins is still in the works, stating that "...they’re writing it, and now everyone is enthusiastic about it. It will probably be done in the next month or two, and then hopefully we shoot it by this fall. It’s really exciting."
5 Things We Learned About All-New Guardians of the Galaxy
The Guardians of the Galaxy have become a franchise unto themselves in recent years, and that franchise will be going through a lot of upheaval in the next few months. Brian Michael Bendis is about to wrap up his long Guardians run, paving the way for writer Gerry Duggan (Uncanny Avengers) and artist Aaron Kuder (Death of X) to launch a new, twice-monthly comic called All-New Guardians of the Galaxy.
With the new series debuting in May, Marvel held one of their Next Big Thing press calls today to shed more light on this next chapter for the team. Duggan and Kuder were both in attendance, along with series editor Jordan D. White. Scroll down to check out some new preview art and learn what the creators had to say as the Guardians head back into the cosmos.
SEGA Restricts Puyo Puyo Tetris Video Streaming in Japan
SEGA Japan has placed restrictions on users who wish to stream the puzzle game Puyo Puyo Tetris.
The game's official Japanese website lists restrictions for users who wish to stream Puyo Puyo Tetris, essentially stating that players can't stream on platforms that are monetized or stream parts of the Adventure Mode due to spoilers.
We reached out to SEGA to confirm which regions these restrictions to Puyo Puyo Tetris will apply, and the company confirmed the streaming limitations apply only to Japan:
We highly encourage our American and European fans to stream the game when it comes out (there are no PS4 share button restrictions). We want them to share their experiences with the world, but we do ask them to please be conscious of revealing Adventure Mode story cutscenes.
GLOW: New Photos From Netflix’s Wrestling Comedy Series
Netflix has released seven new images from its upcoming wrestling comedy series, GLOW.
Starring Community alum Alison Brie, GLOW's 10-episode first season will debut on June 23. The series was created by Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch. Orange Is the New Black creator Jenji Kohan serves as an executive producer.
GLOW is inspired by the 1980s TV series of the same name. Here's the official synopsis for the new series, courtesy of Netflix:
GLOW tells the fictional story of Ruth Wilder (Brie), an out-of-work, struggling actress in 1980s Los Angeles who finds one last chance for stardom when she’s thrust into the glitter and spandex world of women's wrestling. In addition to working with 12 Hollywood misfits, Ruth also has to compete with Debbie Eagan (Betty Gilpin) a former soap actress who left the business to have a baby, only to be sucked back into work when her picture perfect life is not what it seems. And at the wheel is Sam Sylvia (Marc Maron), a washed-up, B-movie director who now must lead this group of women on the journey to wrestling stardom.
Get to Know Squirrel Girl and the New Warriors
Marvel fans have yet another new TV project to look forward to. Freeform has ordered a New Warriors series, with Cougar Town co-creator Kevin Biegel serving as showrunner. Like Powerless does for the DC Universe, New Warriors will strive to offer a more lighthearted, comedic take on the Marvel U. We'd expect nothing less from a series featuring Squirrel Girl.
Neither Squirrel Girl nor the New Warriors exactly have the brand cache of Spider-Man or the Avengers, and we don't expect all Marvel fans to be familiar with these B-List heroes. But fear not. As we wait for this new comedy series to take shape, here are a few graphic novels you can check out to help catch you up to speed on these quirky teen heroes.
CD Projekt RED Explains ‘Cyberpunk’ Trademark
CD Projekt RED has come forward to explain its decision to register the trademark for "Cyberpunk" as the studio prepares for the launch of its ambitious new role-playing game, Cyberpunk 2077.
"We wish to protect our hard work and we don't plan on using the trademark offensively," CD Projekt RED said in a post on its official Twitter account. According to the studio, the trademark was registered as "a self-defense measure only."
The studio went on to note that Cyberpunk 2077 is "a massive project" that they've "already invested a lot of hard work and resources into." As such, CD Projekt RED decided to file a trademark to make sure they "will be the only entity that can use its exact name and naming scheme."
Titan Xp Graphics Card Has Twice the Teraflops as Scorpio
Nvidia has quietly unveiled this year's Titan graphics card today, the ultra high-end Pascal-powered Titan Xp. It is available now for $1,200.
The new Titan Xp (an upgrade of 2016's Titan X) boasts 12 teraflops of computing power — twice as much as Project Scorpio, which had its full specs revealed by Microsoft earlier today — as well as a full 3,840 CUDA cores running at 1.6GHz. It's kept the same amount of memory as the Titan X at 12GB GDDR5X, but received a boost in memory speed (11.4 Gbps from last year's 10 Gbps) and max boost clock (1,582MHz over 1,531MHz). You can check out the full specs on Nvidia's website.
IGN Partnering With Twitter for E3 2017 Global Live Stream
IGN will be offering over 30 hours of E3 2017 live stream coverage later this year and now, thanks to a partnership with Twitter, it will be easier than ever to watch around the world.
Twitter and IGN today announced an exclusive week-long global live stream partnership for this year's Electronics Entertainment Expo, with programming airing between June 10 and June 15.
So what does that exactly mean? In addition to being able to watch IGN's E3 2017 coverage on IGN.com, IGN's console and mobile apps, and more, our live stream will be available worldwide to anyone who heads to Twitter.com on a logged in device or not throughout the week of E3.
Scorpio Designed to ‘Win Developers Back’ to Xbox
Microsoft is gearing up to release a new console later this year, codenamed Project Scorpio, and the company has come forward to explain the reason behind this new addition to the Xbox hardware family.
Speaking to Eurogamer, Mike Ybarra, Microsoft's corporate VP of the Xbox and Windows gaming platform, said the company is striving to "win developers back" after it lost its place of dominance in the wake of PS4's success, as it transitioned from Xbox 360 to Xbox One.
"With Xbox 360 we had the absolute best platform for developers,
we sort of lost that in a two-year time-frame, so we said how do we win the mind-share of those developers back?" Ybarra explained. "We want the best games running on our box and there are tools, devkits and some arrows like that to win the developers back. So that was a big priority for us as we approached this product."