EA Shares More Details on EA Play 2017
Electronic Arts has shared more details on its E3-adjacent event EA Play.
The company will kick off the event with its annual press conference at noon PT/3 p.m. ET/8 p.m. BST on June 10 (5 a.m. AEST on June 11). The conference will be broadcast live and will showcase EA's biggest games for the rest of 2017, such as Star Wars Battlefront II, and beyond.
Following the conference, "global community creators" will be able to participate in the EA Game Changers Creators Cave at the show floor, which will let creators interact with developers, capture early game footage, and live stream from the show.
13 Reasons Why: Spoiler Discussion Page
This is full-spoiler discussion page for Netflix's 13 Reasons Why, for those who've watched all 13 episodes of the series. For my overall, non-spoilery thoughts, read my full 13 Reasons Why review.
13 Reasons Why is a show driven by two core mysteries - what exactly drove Hannah Baker to commit suicide, and what part did the seemingly innocent Clay Jensen play in pushing her over the edge? It wasn't until episodes 11 and 12 that the answers fully clicked into place, but they definitely rang true.
I appreciated that the show didn't attempt to treat any one act as the ultimate cause of Hannah's suicide. Sure, Bryce proved to be the single biggest offender, first raping an unconscious Jessica while Hannah was forced to watch and then raping Hannah herself not long after. But even at that late stage, Hannah seemed willing to cling to her hope that people could be decent and that someone would be able to offer the help she so badly needed. Her suicide was more the result of a yearlong period of attrition. After enduring so much casual cruelty on the part of her peers and failing to maintain the steady relationships she'd need to persevere, at some point she simply lost the will to keep going.
Development ‘Well Underway’ on New Historical Total War
Total War: Warhammer II won't affect the next historical entry in the series.
Creative Assembly aimed to calm those concerns on the Total War website, mentioning that the historical and fantasy teams at the developer are separated. In fact, "production for our next historical major release is well underway," the post reads.
For the first time, a historical advisor is working with Creative Assembly on the project. One of the main reasons for this is because the next historical Total War takes place in a new era for the team.
That's not all, though. There are sub-teams even looking at releasing smaller historical content before the next big game.
Wrestling Wrap Up: Why Undertaker Could Return
Hall of Fame, NXT: TakeOver, WrestleMania 33, RAW After Mania, SmackDown Live After Mania... it's been a whirlwind buzzsaw hard fart victory of a punch parade these past five days!
I'm utterly wiped. I'm dead on my feetums. But everything was booked so well (sure, there are always gripes - durrr!) and the addition of that raucous post-Mania SmackDown also really helped keep the fires burning as the brand split allowed for call-ups and returns to get spread out in a more even and satisfying way.
My WrestleMania 33 Results and Reaction page is right here, by the way.
Pepsi Pulls Controversial Kendall Jenner Ad
Within 24 hours, Pepsi has decided to pull its controversial advertisement featuring Kendall Jenner, saying the company "missed the mark" with the protest-themed ad.
In the ad, Jenner is depicted at a photoshoot, which she abandons when she notices a protest in the streets outside. She joins the crowds, and in one moment that has drawn considerable backlash, hands a police officer a can of Pepsi as a means of bridging the gap between the officers and protestors.
Kendall Jenner handing a cop a Pepsi can in the now-pulled ad.
Terraria: Otherworld Canceled and Restarted
Engine Software is no longer working on Terraria: Otherworld.
Because the game is behind schedule and not meeting the original vision of the project, Re-Logic has decided to start fresh with Pipeworks Studio, which has worked on Terraria for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and mobile. Re-Logic called this a "changing of the guard" on the Terraria forums.
"We will be working with Pipeworks to examine the entire game, from top to bottom, to see how it fits with our high expectations and core vision for this project," wrote Re-Logic's head of business strategy Ted "Loki" Murphy.
A Visual History of Robots, Androids, and Cyborgs in Anime
Robots are cool. Androids are cool. Cyborgs are cool. In fact, pretty much anything part human, part machine — or just straight up machine — is cool with us. So in honor of all things automaton, we've put together a comprehensive visual history of robots, androids, and cyborgs in anime, because anime is pretty cool too.
Note: To keep things simple, we've decided to exclude any robots piloted by humans (sorry, Gundam fans), or characters that have artificial limbs but are still mostly human (sorry, Jet Black).
Favorite robo buddy not on the list? Feel free to give them a shout-out in the comments section below!
Meghan Sullivan loves anime, RPGs, pizza, and wrestling. Chat with her about all of these things on Twitter.
Legends of Tomorrow Needs to Add This Arrow Character
Just two seasons into DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, the ragtag bunch of misfits known as the crew of the Waverider have created a true sense of family with each other — even if certain team members would be quick to deny such a thing. But it seems that the concept of found/makeshift family often times forget that there’s still room for actual, blood-related family. Earlier this season, Dr. Stein proved that both can coexist when his time aberration daughter (a lovely woman for sure, but still, an aberration) helped the team on a mission and set foot on the Waverider.
But when it comes to families and Legend of Tomorrow, you really shouldn’t even have a conversation about that without first acknowledging that the series has wide open access to one of the first families of the entire Arrowverse: the Lance family. No, this isn’t a stealth way to spark a “bring Laurel back!” conversation (especially after the news that Black Siren will be a regular in Arrow: Season 6), but there is certainly still another member of the Lance family who could aid (and benefit from working with) the still-a-work-in-progress Legends. That member would be Quentin Lance.
NBA Playgrounds Keeps the NBA Jam/Street Tradition Alive
NBA Playgrounds is coming to consoles next month.
The game is a return to the arcade-style basketball games of yesterday, like NBA Street and NBA Jam. Officially licensed by the NBA, the game features players both active and retired, with Allen Iverson facing off against modern ballers Steph Curry and George Hill in the opening of the trailer.
Every NBA team is featured in NBA Playgrounds, and the "roster of current and retired" players can be leveled-up. Keeping inline with its arcade-style roots, Playgrounds features "hundreds of over-the-top dunks and moves."
Playgrounds can be played solo, local-multiplayer, or "against the world" online.
Developed by Saber Interactive, CEO Matt Karch calls it accessible enough for anyone to pick up and play, but it still has "a lot of depth for hardcore pros who’ve mastered their game."
New Streaming Service Brings Original Doctor Who to US
Those in the United States can now stream the original 26 seasons of Doctor Who via BritBox, a new subscription service from BBC Worldwide and ITV.
According to Variety, a subscription to BritBox costs $6.99 per month and grants you access to a number of additional British TV shows, including comedies like Fawlty Towers and the original version of The Office, as well as news episodes of dramas like EastEnders and Emmerdale.
BritBox's library of classic Doctor Who episodes is organized chronologically by Doctor and features a variety of playlists, including ones themed around Companions and Monsters. Audio from "lost" episodes will soon be made available on the service as well.