Lego Dimensions Meets Mario Kart Battle Mode in New Multiplayer Battle Arenas
As I flew down from the sky as Ethan Hunt onto the Hogwarts Quidditch pitch for a game of Capture the Flag, I instantly knew something special would ensue. I just didn't expect to be thinking of Mario Kart the whole time.
Lego games have always allowed players to collaborate in their quest to smash bricks and collect studs. Now, Lego Dimensions is introducing a competitive local multiplayer mode that scratches the same itch as the best iterations of Mario Kart’s Battle Mode.
While Lego Dimensions’ second year of content will integrate a number of new franchises into the game’s fold, this next major wave will also mark the introduction of Battle Arenas, which will facilitate several gameplay variants, like objective-based challenges. 21 arenas will come to the game in all, but with the inclusion of Capture the Flag, Lego Dimensions—and one arena in particular—evokes the fast and furious fun of days popping balloons in Mario Kart combined with Dimensions' delightful franchise-blending touch.
Spielberg Makes an Indiana Jones 5 Promise
Some Indiana Jones fans have been worried director Steven Spielberg would kill off the beloved archaeologist in the series' fifth installment, but Spielberg himself has set things straight.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Spielberg said he's "super excited" for the movie, and assured fans he won't kill off Harrison Ford's character at the end. The director added that Indiana Jones V—which is scheduled to be released July 19, 2019—is "straight down the pike for fans."
Ford spoke last year of his eagerness to return as Indiana Jones, saying that he's "a character that has a history and potential," and the series has a "kind of rollicking good movie ride for the audience." It sounds like he'll be pleased his character won't be killed off, as well—regardless of whether or not there'll be an Indiana Jones VI.
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Daniel Radcliffe Won’t See Cursed Child Any Time Soon
Daniel Radcliffe, a.k.a. Harry Potter in the hit film series, doesn't expect he'll see Harry Potter and the Cursed Child for quite some time.
"I want to see the show—I genuinely am intrigued and I've heard it's fantastic—but I just feel sitting in an audience of what will for the most of the near future be very enthusiastic Harry Potter fans might be like not a relaxing way to see a show," Radcliffe told Stephen Colbert on the Late Show. Watch the chat below:
The play, which is currently running as a public preview, is set 19 years after the end of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Radcliffe also said he's pleased to see actor Jamie Parker playing Harry Potter now. "Jamie Parker is a wonderful actor and I'm very happy to see him play me," he said. "All of the questions can shift to him now. He can do all the Harry questions now."
Fallout 4: Nuka-World DLC Lets You Play as a Raider
This August Bethesda will release its final Fallout 4 DLC, Nuka-World, in which we will finally be allowed to become the actual bad guy.
You will be able to "lead lethal gangs of Raiders" into rival settlements, "bending the Commonwealth to your will." It's not clear whether this means Bethesda is adding a new faction—though it certainly sounds like it.
According to new details on the Nuka-World Steam page (which lists a conflicting July release date, possibly referring to a beta), the abandoned theme park is controlled by Raiders. The all-new region features an "open wasteland and park zones," including the Safari Adventure, Dry Rock Gulch, Kiddie Kingdom, and Galactic Zone. New quests, Raiders, weapons, creatures and more are expected.
Resident Evil 7 Demo Not Part of the Main Game
Capcom's demo for Resident Evil 7—which is available now for PlayStation Plus members—is not part of the final game, according to director Koushi Nakanishi.
"The teaser demo is a bespoke experience that isn’t just a slice of gameplay from the main game," Nakanishi told IGN, saying it's "kind of a tonal preview instead of a content preview." He also stressed the demo doesn't feature all of the gameplay pillars that will ultimately be included in Resident Evil 7, noting it's only focusing on the "key pillars which are fear/horror and exploration of an environment."
The other main pillars inherent to the Resident Evil franchise, namely "puzzle solving, resource management, and combat" are all "coming down the line," according to Nakanishi. "They’re all in there, but we’re focussing on horror has come home as a kind of theme for the teaser demo," he added. "So if you thought the games were going away from horror in previous years, this is just a statement of intent, purpose, to say it’s back."
BoxBoy Sequel Coming West This Month
The sequel to BoxBoy! is coming west June 30, Nintendo announced. The second installment in the series is called BoxBoxBoy, because you can now use 2 sets of boxes to solve puzzles.
Japanese 3DS owners were treated to the sequel to BoxBoy! back in January, with a surprise launch.
The announcement came as part of Nintendo's Treehouse Live event. Nintendo also revealed a new, unannounced role-playing IP called Ever Oasis for 3DS, during the event, as well as new info on Pokemon GO.
Hands On With Fallout 4 VR
My brief few minutes in Fallout 4 VR were mostly spent wandering around the Red Rocket station just outside Sanctuary. While my immediate impulse was to sprint off and try to reach Diamond City, the personnel managing the demo booth discouraged me from leaving the immediate area, as scripted events were confined to the zone near the service station. They assured me that the rest of the world was out there, but the spirit of Fallout lives and breathes in exploration, and I wanted to blaze my own trail, experiencing the rich and detailed Commonwealth through new eyes.
What I did manage to see certainly was pretty. Colors and textures were sharp, and the enticing silhouetted structures and rolling hills teasing me from the distance looked lovely in the midday sun. I took a couple of minutes orienting myself to the sense of immersion, looking around just for the sake of taking everything in and soaking up a satisfying and surprisingly convincing illusion of my transportation not to some semblance of reality, but rather to some wonderfully electric, digitally-defined otherworld.
Xbox One Is ‘Months Away’ from Mouse and Keyboard Support
According to Microsoft, mouse and keyboard support for Xbox One is not far off.
Speaking with PCGamesN about Microsoft's new Play Anywhere feature -- which lets players buy a game once and play it seamlessly on Xbox One and Windows 10 -- Head of Xbox Phil Spencer shared new details about the future of mouse and keyboard support on Xbox One.
"I keep talking about it in the press and my platform team keeps shaking their head, because they… Truthfully, in our dev kit modes, now, keyboard works, mouse support is a little bit further away," Spencer said. "I say it because I know it’s not years away, it’s more like months away, but we don’t have an exact date yet."
New Game of Thrones Photos: The Battle of the Bastards!
When you call an episode of Game of Thrones "Battle of the Bastards," you're giving fans a pretty good idea what to expect. And indeed, this Sunday, we will see Jon Snow and Ramsay Bolton finally face off, leading their two armies into war against one another.
Most seasons, Game of Thrones has used their ninth episode for a massive confrontation and/or turning point ("Baelor," Blackwater" and "The Rains of Castemere" were all ninth episodes), making this showdown even more notable.
HBO has released the first official photos from the episode, giving us a look at many of the participants of the battle to come, with Jon, his sister Sansa, Davos, Tormund and the giant Wun Wun all assembled for this crucial confrontation and the quest to take back Winterfell. But who will survive? Check out the photos in the gallery below and place your bets...