Dark Souls 3…a Bloodborne Fan’s Perspective
After I finished Bloodborne last year, I decided, like many From Software newbies, to explore the developer’s back catalogue in order to ride a similar high. I was hungry for the same speed and the same aggression, the same sense I was playing chicken against a world with no fear. I went into Dark Souls and Dark Souls 2 with the intent to play fast, mean, and hard.
I immediately hit a learning curve so steep I barely made it halfway up. As From Software veterans know, Dark Souls is a very different series to Bloodborne. It’s slower and weightier; there's more waiting around during combat. As I played, I felt like Andre the Giant floundering about in the featherweight division: I kept trying to roll around enemies to dodge their blows, but my armoured body was too slow. Lifting my sword felt too heavy. I was running through molasses.
Mass Effect Andromeda Pushed to Q1 2017, According to EA CFO
Mass Effect Andromeda has been delayed from its original holiday 2016 release date into Q1 2017, according to EA CFO Blake Jorgensen.
Speaking during Morgan Stanley’s Technology, Media & Telecom Conference, via NeoGAF, Jorgensen was asked to provide the status of EA’s upcoming non-sports games. He said Mass Effect would be coming in EA’s “fourth quarter” EA’s fiscal year ends March 31 so the game could launch sometime between January and March 2017.
Fuller House Renewed for Season 2 By Netflix
Although Season 1 of Fuller House only debuted on February 26, Netflix has already renewed the sitcom for Season 2.
The news comes via the official Fuller House Twitter account.
Fuller House is the sequel to Full House, which aired from 1987-1995. All 13 new episodes became available on Netflix last week. In IGN's review of Season 1, we said that "Fuller House fails to recapture what worked about Full House, no matter how hard it tries."
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Big Hero 6 Animated Series Announced
The adventures of Big Hero 6 will continue in a new animated TV series.
Disney has announced a new series based on the Academy Award-winning film set to premiere in 2017 on Disney XD platforms.
The show picks up where the movie left off, focusing on 14-year-old genius Hiro, his personal healthcare companion Baymax, and the rest of the team, including Wasabi, Go Go, Honey Lemon, and Fred.
According to Disney, Hiro will face “daunting academic challenges” and “social trials” on campus at San Fransokyo Institute of Technology. The team will also protect San Fransokyo from “an array of scientifically enhanced villains.”
Nintendo Direct Is Coming Tomorrow
A special Nintendo Direct has been announced and will air tomorrow. Surprise.
The special video presentation will happen on Thursday, March 3, at 2 p.m. PT / 5 p.m. ET/11 p.m. GMT. Nintendo announced it will focused on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games and updates scheduled to launch through the summer. The presentation will not have any updates on NX or mobile despite the upcoming release of Nintendo's first smartphone app this March.
Last week a Direct presentation officially announced Pokemon Sun and Moon, the seventh generation in the popular Pocket Monster series.
Win an iPad Pro with London Has Fallen
Upcoming action thriller London Has Fallen, starring Gerard Butler, is out in UK cinemas tomorrow and to celebrate we're giving you the opportunity to win a 128GB iPad Pro, which includes a Smart Cover, Silicone Case and Apple Pencil.
The sequel to Olympus Has Fallen takes place in London, where the death of the British Prime Minister turns into a deadly plot to kill the world's most powerful leaders and devastate the capital. Check out the trailer below, along with details on how to enter this competition:
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Forza Motorsport 6 Porsche Expansion Available Now
The Forza Motorsport 6 Porsche Expansion is available to download now for USD$20.
The Porsche Expansion features 21 cars, an all-new campaign (the Porsche Anthology), and a new track: Virginia International Raceway.
In June last year Turn 10 announced that Porsche would be returning to the Forza series after its absence from Forza Horizon and Forza Motorsport 5. The FH2 Porsche Expansion that quickly followed was the result of an agreement between EA (which maintains exclusive rights to Porsche vehicles in games), Porsche, and Xbox. Porsche’s exclusivity with EA is the reason few other modern racing games feature the German automaker, and for the prevalence of Ruf cars as common substitutes.
Agent Carter Creator on That Cliffhanger and What Could Come Next
A lot happened in the Agent Carter: Season 2 finale -- you can read my review at this link -- as Peggy and her allies had a final showdown with Whitney Frost. Along with that confrontation, there was a romantic pairing and a dramatic final scene, which found one character on death’s door, among many other notable events.
I spoke to Agent Carter executive producer Michelle Fazekas -- who serves as showrunner, alongside Tara Butters -- about all that occurred in the finale, what it means and how it's setting up a potential Season 3... even as fans anxiously wait to find out if there will be a Season 3.
Need for Speed Update Adds Drag Racing, Hot Rods
EA has confirmed drag racing will return to Need for Speed in the next free update, due on March 3. The new drag mode will appear alongside two new hot rods, a bigger warehouse space to store more cars, and more improvements to the livery editor tools. Also coming to Need for Speed is a manual transmission option, which will arrive “as early as next week.”
According to Ghost Games’ Ben Walke the new drag mode has been inspired by the drag events of previous Need for Speed games and will demand perfect timing and wise use of nitrous. There will be five drag racing events to take part in.
The two new hot rods will include a ‘1932 Hot Rod’ (which will come with four unique bodykits – soft top, coupe, sedan and pickup – each with a full set of customisation options) and the wild Beck Kustoms F132 (the shell of a ’32 Ford bolted onto a Formula One style chassis and powered by a modern Chevrolet NASCAR V8).
Looking Back on Fargo: Season 2 with the Gerhardts’ Leader
Fargo's second season on FX was nothing short of a revelation. With many fans and critics even feeling that it surpassed the first season in terms of performances and storytelling. A big part of that praise was due to Jean Smart's portrayal of stern, sturdy crime family matriarch Floyd Gerhardt.
With Fargo: The Complete Second Season now on Blu-ray shelves, I spoke to Smart about her time on the series, her take on Floyd's ultimate fate, and which co-stars she wishes she could have had more scenes with.
Plus, I asked her a bit about her upcoming FX series, Legion - based on the X-Men/Marvel comics character, which also comes form Fargo creator/writer Noah Hawley.