3 Extra DC Characters Added as Alternate Skins in Injustice 2
NetherRealm has released details of its Digital Deluxe and Ultimate editions of Injustice 2, revealing that 3 unannounced heroes will be released as alternate "Premier Skins" for other characters.
According to the game's pre-order page, Power Girl will be playable as a Supergirl skin, Reverse-Flash as the Flash, and John Stewart's Green Lantern as Hal Jordan's version.
The two special editions come with different levels of extra content included. The Digital Deluxe edition will include 3 DLC fighters, the Power Girl premier skin and a gear shader (which changes the look of your character, not unlike Destiny's shaders). The Ultimate Edition will include 9 DLC fighters, all three announced premier skins, and two gear shaders.
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Harmonix COO Becomes VP of Third-Party Relations at PlayStation
Former Harmonix COO Florian Hunziker is taking over as Sony Interactive Entertainment’s VP of publisher and developer relations.
Hunziker’s new role, as detailed by Venture Beat, sees him overseeing deals to bring titles from outside the world of Sony to PS4, PS Vita, and PSVR platforms.
“Early on, most of my focus will be on two key areas,” Hunziker says via GamesBeat. “The first is making sure our partners, whether they’re a publisher with millions
invested in a major franchise or a bootstrapped startup led by a team of passionate developers, get support to easily develop for our platforms and get rewarded for creating great experiences for our fans.”
Final Fantasy XV Update Will Allow You to Take Your Own Photos
Move over Prompto, we're taking the pictures now - the next Final Fantasy XV update will allow players to take their own in-game photos.
Announced on the Japanese Square Enix site, the update includes both free and paid Holiday-themed DLC, as well as the "Self-Shooting Function", which will allow players to take their own photos at any time other than during a battle.
The update appears to be dated for January 24, which tallies with the start date for the game's first seasonal event. Square Enix Europe confirmed that our translation was correct, but would not be drawn on details of the photo mode (such as whether you could take both regular pictures and selfies), or its release date.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild Backstory Revealed by Special Edition
Fans have discovered what appears to be the backstory to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild by translating the text on the game's special edition map - which is written in the made-up Sheikah language.
HEY! LISTEN! What follows could be considered mild spoilers by some - consider yourself warned.
After a brief glimpse of the map during the Nintendo Treehouse livestream, a set of fans recognised the Sheikah runes (which were almost immediately translated after they appeared in E3 demos), and set about translating them once more.
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Who Is the Wonder Woman Villain Ares?
Thanks to some recently leaked info, we know that Ares, the God of War himself, is set to be one of (and probably the main, though you can read about the film's Doctor Poison here) fearsome foe of Wonder Woman in the upcoming feature film starring Gal Gadot as the Amazon Princess and Chris Pine as Steve Trevor. But as we await this latest installment in the unfolding DCEU, moviegoers might be wondering -- who is Ares, at least in terms of DC Comics history?
Wizards of the Coast Opens Digital Studio
Game publisher Wizards of the Coast has opened up a digital studio, with the aim of recreating some of its practical properties in a virtual space.
This is a fairly big deal, as Wizards of the Coast owns the world's most popular tabletop game Dungeons and Dragons, alongside what is arguably the world's most popular collectable card game, Magic: The Gathering.
The studio will be run by a group of 'all-stars" and led by Jeffrey Steefel, best known for his work on The Lord of the Rings Online, according to a blog post from Wizards of the Coast President Chris Cocks. Video game veteran David Schwartz will also come aboard to lead a new publishing team "to explore partnerships and collaborations that will bring Magic and D&D to unexpected settings, genres, and platforms."
Gabe Newell Says Valve Is Still Working on Single-Player Games
Gabe Newell, Valve co-founder and legendary figure in the world of PC gaming, did another Reddit AMA today, during which he said Valve is currently working on at least one single-player game.
His answer to the question was a simple "Yes." That game isn't Half-Life 3, because in the same breath, he joked "The number 3 must not be said."
Newell did sow the seeds of hope for at least something Half-Life related when he admitted there was a possibility of a new IP in the Half-Life/Portal universe.
Attack on Titan Feature Adaptation Eyed by Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. is looking to secure the film rights to the popular anime and manga series Attack on Titan.
According to Deadline, the studio is currently in negotiations to acquire the rights, with the potential film adaptation to fall under the leadership of Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find them producer David Heyman.
Attack on Titan takes place in a world where humanity has had to wall itself in from massive, human-devouring creatures called titans. Following the successful launch of Hajime Isayama's ongoing manga series in 2009, the franchise has received an anime adaptation, the second season of which will debut this April. You can get a sneak peek at Season 2 of the anime right here.