Rocket League Basketball Mode Coming Next Week
Rocket League's basketball mode will be released via a free patch on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC next week, April 26. Additionally, the NBA Flag Pack, which contains flags for all thirty NBA teams, will be available that same day for $2 USD.
In a blog post, developer Psyonix describes Hoops Mode as "a dynamic basketball twist" on Rocket League's original formula of soccer meets driving. You can see the new mode in action in the trailer below.
In addition to the new mode, the patch will also introduce a new arena called Dunk House. Anyone who downloads the patch will also be given a single NBA team flag.
PlayStation NEO: How It Could Fail
So it looks like the PlayStation NEO may be real.
Believe it or not, this isn’t the first time a console manufacturer has created a significant hardware expansion mid-generation. It’s happened several times before, with mixed results. Here are 3 examples of what history has to teach us about console upgrades.
The TurboGrafx-16 (called the PC Engine in Japan) was a late-80s Japanese console that beat Sega and Nintendo’s 16-bit models to market. The console was designed to be expandable, with compatibility built into its tiny Core Grafx base that encouraged CD-ROM based expansions, upgraded video output, improved sound, several varieties of RAM expansions, and optional internal storage memory. The console was actually a big hit in Japan.
Game Scoop!: Is PlayStation Neo the One for You?
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Three’s Company Movie in the Works
New Line is looking to bring the classic sitcom Three's Company to the big screen.
Runaway Bride producer Robert Cort will produce the film, with He's Just Not That Into You writers Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein onboard to pen the screenplay.
The original Three's Company cast
According to The Hollywood Reporter, New Line is currently in negotiations to secure the rights to the series. Three's Company aired on ABC from 1977 to 1984. Joyce DeWitt and Suzanne Somers—who was replaced by Jenilee Harrison and later by Priscilla Barnes—starred alongside John Ritter.
Inside the Minds of Game of Thrones’ Most Hated Family
Each season of Game of Thrones, more and more power players are removed from the playing field. The Baratheons are gone. The few Starks left alive are stuck regrouping. Even the Lannisters are weaker than they've ever been. And then there's the Boltons.
Starting on the sidelines and working their way into a position of power through cunning and betrayal, Roose Bolton (Michael McElhatton) and his legitimized bastard son Ramsay (Iwan Rheon) have become two of the strongest people in the Seven Kingdoms. Even though they lost Sansa Stark (their claim to Winterfell) at the end of Season 5, the Boltons still have a powerful army and a firm hold on the North.
Michael McElhatton and Iwan Rheon in Game of Thrones: Season 6
New Trailer and Poster for Sandler’s Next Netflix Movie
Netflix released the second trailer and new poster today for The Do-Over, their second exclusive feature film starring Adam Sandler.
In The Do-Over, Sandler plays “Max and David Spade plays Charlie, old friends tired of their mundane lives who reunite at their 25th high school reunion for the ultimate mulligan: they decide to wipe the slate clean for a do-over. After faking their deaths and assuming new identities, could their lives be better the second time around?"
Warcraft's Paula Patton co-stars.
The second movie in Sandler and Netflix's exclusive four movie deal is helmed by Little Nicky director Steven Brill, with a script from Chris Pappas and Kevin Barnett.
2006: The Year the PS3 and Wii Changed Everything
Welcome back to IGN's History of Awesome - a year-long look back at all the coolest and most influential games, movies, TV shows, comic books, toys, and tech that have shaped pop culture, and shaped the lives of an entire generation. Up this week is 2006, the year the PlayStation 3 and the Nintendo Wii launched.
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MTV’s The Shannara Chronicles Renewed for Season 2
The Shannara Chronicles will return for a second season.
MTV has renewed the fantasy series, which is based on the novels by Terry Brooks. "This dream team
delivered a beautiful, ground breaking show with compelling stories and character journeys which brought in new viewers," said MTV executive vice president Mina Lefevre. "I can’t wait to see what season 2 brings."
The Shannara Chronicles was the top-rated new series for MTV this year, and the network noted the show got over 16.6 million streams online.
For more on the series, be sure to check out IGN's review of The Shannara Chronicles: Season 1.
Behind the Scenes of the New Walking Dead Comic
Today marks the release of The Walking Dead: The Alien by writer Brian K. Vaughan and artist Marcos Martin on Panel Syndicate. Panel Syndicate is a place where Vaughan and Martin make comics meant to be read digitally -- their first comic was the neo-noir thriller The Private Eye and next up is the bilingual mystery Barrier -- but what makes them stick out is their "pay what you want" policy. You can download their comics, DRM free, and name your own price, including zero dollars.
The Walking Dead: The Alien Cover by Marcos Martin
Xbox 360 Production Has Ended
Head of Xbox Phil Spencer has announced Microsoft will no longer be making Xbox 360 consoles.
"Xbox 360 means a lot to everyone in Microsoft," wrote Spencer. "And while we’ve had an amazing run, the realities of manufacturing a product over a decade old are starting to creep up on us. Which is why we have made the decision to stop manufacturing new Xbox 360 consoles. We will continue to sell existing inventory of Xbox 360 consoles, with availability varying by country."
Spencer went on to mention existing Xbox 360 hardware will still be supported, you'll still be able to buy 360 games through the online store, and Xbox Live services will remain active. Xbox One owners will still be able to play Xbox 360 games through backwards compatibility.