1666 Gameplay Shown During European Conference
Patrice Desilets, Panache Digital Games founder and former Assassin's Creed creative director, presented footage from his unreleased 1666: Amsterdam at a developer's conference in Europe.
The video, captured by journalist Brandon Sheffield and confirmed by the official Reboot Develop 2016 Twitter account, shows gameplay in which the player controls a cloaked figure and animals traditionally linked to dark magic—like black cats, crows, and rats. According to Sheffield, the game's main premise is to "be worse than the devil."
Netflix’s The Ranch Renewed for Season 2
Netflix has renewed original series The Ranch for its second season, Ashton Kutcher announced today on Twitter.
The show, which reunites That '70s Show alum Kutcher and Danny Masterson, debuted on Netflix in April. Sam Elliott (The Big Lebowski), Debra Winger (Terms of Endearment), and Elisha Cuthbert (24) also star in the Netflix comedy. Two and a Half Men producers Don Reo and Jim Patterson serve as series creators.
It’s official: Season 2 of @TheRanchNetflix, coming 2017!https://t.co/a582aydDgy
— ashton kutcher (@aplusk) April 29, 2016
Squid Sisters, New Splatoon Amiibo Announced
Callie and Marie are joining the amiibo line-up. The in-game pop sensations from Splatoon will be available in amiibo form beginning July 8.
New color variants of Inkling Girl, Inkling Boy, and Inkling Squid will also hit retailers the same day. Perhaps briefly.
Each new amiibo released has outdone the amiibo before it, and judging by the video Nintendo released announcing the new figures, the Callie and Marie figures continue this trend. The figures look really detailed and include sparkling accents in their squid clothing.
Callie and Marie will unlock special in-game performances, in-line with their pop-diva personalities from the game.
Splatoon has been one of the Wii U's biggest successes, helped along by regular Splatfest events and frequent Splatoon updates to keep the game fresh. It almost seems like a no-brainer the franchise will be seen again on Nintendo's next console, codenamed NX.
Furi: Intense, Stylish Action Centered All on Boss Fights
The allure of a game centered entirely around boss fights is what sparked my initial interest in Furi, an upcoming action game headed to PC and PlayStation 4 later this year. But it was the exciting, genre-bending combat of these intense, one-on-one duels, all rendered in super sleek neon tones and with enemy art direction from the creator of Afro Samurai, that kept me entranced during my recent hands-on time.
Furi begins with our player character, a white-haired swordsman, held captive in a mysterious prison by a sinister character known as The Jailer. After a cartoon rabbit-headed warrior (unsurprisingly reminiscent of Kuma from Afro Samurai) frees him, I led the swordsman up the rainy steps to the first arena. It’s the first of many arenas in Furi’s bold, boss fight-only structure, Creative Director Emeric Thoa and Executive Producer Audrey LePrince tell me.
10 Best Pokemon: Fates Collide Cards
The new Pokemon TCG set Fates Collide is out in the wild and we’ve got a list of the 10 best cards that you should snag for your deck, not to mention a couple outstanding reprints.
Contributing to this article is competitive Pokemon player Simon Narode. He's placed high in numerous big tournaments, peaking with a 2nd place finish at the 2013 World Championship, not to mention finishing 7th in 2015. In other words, he knows what’s up when it comes to playing competitive Pokemon.
While our Top 10 list only focuses on brand new cards, we’d be remiss not to mention that we are getting some seriously good reprints that are worth picking up a playset of if you don’t already own them. They are N (with adorable new art), Double Colorless Energy (now in pink!), Ultra Ball, Strong Energy, Devolution Spray, Fairy Garden and Pokemon Fan Club.
NVC: Nintendo’s E3 2016 Nightmare
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IGN's Nintendo show has a slightly sour episode for you today all about Nintendo's E3 plans (so far). First, NX is coming in March 2017 but it won't be at the show. The next Legend of Zelda is delayed until 2017 as well, but its also coming to NX. Join host Jose Otero, Peer Schneider, Brian Altano as they commiserate over Nintendo's disappointing E3 news.
Star Trek Beyond: 7 New Photos Released
Paramount Pictures released seven new hi-res promotional photos today for their upcoming sequel Star Trek Beyond. You can view them in the slideshow below.
Fast & Furious veteran Justin Lin takes over the reins of the rebooted Trek film franchise from J.J. Abrams and is helming from a screenplay co-written by Scotty actor Simon Pegg.
The photos below also offer a better look at the new costumes and aliens in the film:
Star Trek Beyond warps into theaters this summer.
Seth Green Making an Adults-Only Cartoon for WWE
On Sunday, May 1st, following the Payback PPV, the WWE goes TV-MA for the first time with Camp WWE - a new animated series for mature audiences from Seth Green and Matthew Senreich's Stoopid Buddy Stoodios (Robot Chicken).
The series features a summer camp run by a psychotic Vince McMahon; a summertime haven that houses the likes of John Cena, the Bellas, Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns, Big Show and more as small kids, and legacy wrestling personalities like Ric Flair and Sgt. Slaughter as camp directors.
I had the chance to chat with Seth Green about his totally new "not for kids" take on the current family-friendly WWE product, getting Vince McMahon to voice himself, and how decisions were made regarding who got to be an adult and who got to be a kid.
Maze Runner 3 Production Shutdown Extended
20th Century Fox has extended the shutdown of production on The Maze Runner: The Death Cure indefinitely as injured star Dylan O'Brien requires more time to recover.
THR reports O'Brien's injuries from an accident on the Vancouver set in March are "more severe than initially expected." O'Brien suffered a concussion, facial fracture and lacerations, according to a WorkSafeBC report.
Filming on the Maze Runner threequel won't resume until O'Brien's fully recovered and the film's large crew and cast can be reassembled.
Rumor: Aquaman Director May Be Next DC Helmer to Quit
Rumor has it director James Wan may cut bait and run from the Aquaman movie.
Birth.Movies.Death claims to have heard rumblings that the filmmaker may follow The Flash's former director Seth Grahame-Smith out the door of the Warner Bros.-DC movies camp:
"According to multiple, reliable sources James Wan is feeling a tremendous amount of trepidation about Aquaman. It's important to remember two things - Fast 7 was a very difficult process for him, even without Paul Walker's tragic death, and James Wan doesn't really need Aquaman."