Streets of Rage 2, Binary Domain Available for Free on Steam
As part of SEGA's Make War Not Love 3 event, three more games have become available on Steam for free. The company is now offering Steam keys for Streets of Rage II, Binary Domain, and Condemned: Criminal Origins. SEGA will send keys to players who enter their email on the Make War Not Love website, but only until the next three unlock.
Jet Set Radio, Golden Axe, and Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit were previously available for free to SEGA fans. The next three games—which look to be unlocking in a couple days—are Gunstar Heroes, Renegade Ops, and Vikings: Battle for Asgard.
Kojima Still Hopes to Work With Norman Reedus
Kojima still hopes to collaborate with The Walking Dead star Norman Reedus.
Speaking to IGN at DICE in Las Vegas, Kojima said, “I don’t know when, but it definitely would be great to work with him again.”
Kojima also referenced the recent meeting with Reedus that he posted a photo of on Twitter, explaining, “I’m a fan of Norman, and he’s an extremely nice guy. And last year he was worried, so I went up with him and told him, ‘everything is fine. I became independent. I’m doing my own thing now.’”
21 Rad Star Wars Toys Coming In 2016
From $25.00 LEGO sets to Samurai-style Stormtroopers to $70 statues, there's plenty of Star Wars merchandise coming out in 2016. We've compiled some of the best upcoming Star Wars toys, fresh from Toy Fair 2016.
Over the weekend, LEGO revealed new sets and vehicles based on the original Star Wars trilogy. Click right to see them all:
If you're on mobile, check out the album here.
That's not it for LEGO Star Wars - they also announced a range of vehicles and sets from the Star Wars universe, ranging from $9.99 to $119.99. Click right to see them, ranged from cheapest to most expensive:
Kojima Interested in Horror, ‘Displeasure’ for VR Projects
Hideo Kojima is interested in developing projects for VR, potentially in the horror genre.
Speaking to IGN at DICE in Las Vegas, Kojima reiterated his thoughts on VR, and expanded upon how excited he is at the possibilities of new VR technology and how far it’s come since the early ideas discussed in the past.
“I’ve been interested in VR for a long time now,” Kojima told IGN via a translator. “VR came up over 20 years ago. What was described back then is finally coming to our everyday lives, so I’m very excited about it.”
“A few years ago, I tried the development kits, and I’m very susceptible to 3D motion sickness, so I couldn’t do it. And now the latest technology I’ve been trying, it doesn’t produce nearly as much motion sickness. I’m fine with it. A while ago, I was like, ‘there’s no way I can develop anything for this. I’m going to spend every day puking. That’s not worth it.’ But now, with the latest technology, I’m feeling maybe more confident to develop something.”
Blade Runner 2 Release Date Revealed
Warner Bros. has announced Blade Runner 2 will be released in 2018.
According to Variety, the film's specific release date is January 12, 2018 -- barring any android uprisings, that is.
The movie is set to begin filming this July and stars non-Replicants Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford, the latter of whom is returning as confirmed Replicant Rick Deckard.
Sicario's Denis Villeneuve is taking over directing duties from Ridley Scott, though the iconic filmmaker is serving as an executive producer. Frank Giustra, Tim Gamble, and Bill Carraro are also executive producing.
New Xbox One Update Adds Social Features and an Avatar Store
The latest Xbox One update will add new social features, usability, and an Avatar Store, and it's rolling out now.
Xbox owners will be able to view who else is in their friends' parties, check out leaderboards based on Gamerscore, rearrange Pins on the home screen, and a whole lot more.
Also coming to both the Xbox One and the Xbox PC and phone app is an Avatar Store. Here users can purchase add-ons for their Xbox avatars, and even preview the cosmetics in real time.
A full list of new features can be found on Major Nelson. These changes have been available in the Xbox preview program since last month. Starting tomorrow, however, they'll be available to all Xbox One owners. Xbox app users, meanwhile, should receive an update sometime today.
Mark Hamill, Robert Englund To Star in Master of Orion Reboot
WG Labs has announced a celebrity voice cast list for upcoming reboot of Master of Orion.
Star Wars' Mark Hamill will be joined by Alan Tudyk (Firefly), Michael Dorn (Star Trek: The Next Generation), Kat Cressida (Haunted Mansion), John de Lancie (Star Trek: The Next Generation), Robert Englund (A Nightmare on Elm Street), John Kassir (Tales from the Crypt), and Dwight Schultz (Babylon 5, The A-Team).
The cast is further complemented by seasoned video game voice artists Troy Baker (Bioshock Infinite, The Last of Us) and Nolan North (Destiny, Uncharted).
"The original Master of Orion captured the hearts of gamers with solid gameplay and a rich, diverse universe where every choice makes a difference," said Chris Keeling, director of product vision at WG Labs. “Having some of the most iconic science fiction, horror and video game voice talent lending their skills to the game only helps us realize this amazing universe in even more exciting ways."
New Daredevil: Season 2 Art and Motion Poster Released
Ahead of its debut next month, Netflix has released new promo art and a motion poster for Daredevil: Season 2.
The character art—pictured below—teases the new troubles that lie ahead for Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox), as the hero of Hell's Kitchen faces a new threat with the arrival of Jon Bernthal's Frank Castle/The Punisher.
Image via Marvel, Netflix
Valve-Approved Half-Life Fan Game Prospekt Is Out Today
The story of Half-Life continues today with the Valve-approved fan game Prospekt.
The $10 game was developed by Seacorp Technologies, consisting of just one person — Richard Seabrook. Seabrook got permission from Valve to use assets and characters from the Half-Life series.
Prospekt is a direct sequel to Half-Life: Opposing Force, an expansion to the original game told from the perspective of the game's less-than-trustworthy military. It was developed by Borderlands developer Gearbox Software, and ended with its hero getting put on ice by the Half-Life mystery figure G-Man.
This standalone expansion/sequel picks up with that protagonist — Adrian Shephard — being pulled into the setting of Half-Life 2. According to the Steam page the story is "comparable to Half-Life 2: Episode One in length."
Techland Pledges To Support Dying Light Until End of This Year
Dying Light publisher Techland has published an open letter to fans thanking them and pledging to support the survival game "at least" until the end of this year.
"While the launch of Dying Light: The Following – Enhanced Edition is only a few days behind us, I wanted to take a moment to thank you all for the support, feedback, and faith you have shown us," writes Techland CEO Paweł Marchewka. "We have received countless words of encouragement, praise and constructive criticism – I would like you to know we appreciate and listen closely to everything you have to say."
"We are also humbled by the immensely positive reception of the enhanced version of our game. We always had faith in the project, but seeing so many enthusiastic opinions among players and high review scores from the press is utterly heart-warming.