DC Collectibles Expands its Animated Toy Line
DC Collectibles has revealed its newest figures based on Batman's animated past.
From Batman: The Animated Series, DC Collectibles is releasing a six-inch Harley Quinn, Harvey Bullock, Scarface, Firefly, Talia al Ghul, Joker, and Anti-Fire Suit Batman toys in September, for $28 each. An oversized Clayface is also coming in September, priced at $100. DC Collectibles' massive Batwing—which seats two figures and has light-up headlights—will go on sale in October for $100.
Inspired by The New Batman Adventures, DC's Girls Night Out bundle includes Poison Ivy, Batgirl, Supergirl, Harley Quinn, and Livewire. It'll hit shelves in September, for $80. DC's Tales of the Dark Knight set brings Batman, Carrie Kelley as Robin, and Mutant Leader. These will launch in October, priced at $70 for the set of three.
Ubisoft ‘Re-Examining the Assassin’s Creed Franchise’
Ubisoft confirmed that it would not release a new Assassin's Creed game in 2016, and it's because the publisher is "re-examining" the franchise.
"This year, we also are stepping back and re-examining the Assassin’s Creed franchise," an article on UbiBlog explains.
It continues, "Since the release of Assassin’s Creed Unity, we’ve learned a lot based on your feedback. We’ve also updated our development processes and recommitted to making Assassin’s Creed a premier open-world franchise. We’re taking this year to evolve the game mechanics and to make sure we’re delivering on the promise of Assassin’s Creed offering unique and memorable gameplay experiences that make history everyone’s playground."
Watch Dogs Sequel Confirmed for Release in the Next Year
Ubisoft has confirmed the follow-up to Watch Dogs will be releasing before the end of its 2017 fiscal year.
Since the company reports its annual results in April, the sequel will be coming out sometime before, as Ubisoft mentioned in its earnings release today in the lead-up to its call with investors.
"Ubisoft will launch a very high-quality line-up," it stated in its release, mentioning "the next installment of Watch Dogs" along with a "new high-potential AAA brand with strong digital live services."
In the same release, Ubisoft made clear it won't release a new Assassin's Creed this year. Ubisoft said the decision is based on a slower than expected launch for Assassin's Creed Syndicate last October.
BBC Confirms Top Gear Will Have 7 Presenters
A whole range of well known names from the motoring industry have been added to the Top Gear lineup.
The BBC confirmed today that joining Chris Evans will be Eddie Jordan, Sabine Schmitz, Chris Harris, and Rory Reid. Matt LeBlanc was announced as a co-host last week. The seventh member of the team will of course be The Stig.
The new cast of Top Gear.
Ubisoft Confirms No Assassin’s Creed This Year
In the lead up to its quarterly call with investors, Ubisoft confirmed it won't be releasing a new Assassin's Creed game this year.
In the question and answer period at the end of the call, CEO Yves Guillemot said Ubisoft started to question the annualized franchise with the release of Assassin's Creed Unity.
Guillemot said his company hopes by moving away from annual iterations of the franchise, it will give the Assassin's Creed teams more time to take advantage of new engines and technology.
"We are now in a position to take the decision not to release a new Assassin's Creed game" for the company's fiscal year 2016-17, according to Guillemot. Ubisoft's fiscal year 2017 begins in April of this year.
How Quantum Break’s Live Action Show Actually Works
Remedy Entertainment has revealed exactly how in-game actions will affect Quantum Break’s live action episodes, and vice versa.
Watch our video preview above to find out why Quantum Break is a shooter with brains.
Quantum Break is Remedy’s Xbox One and Windows 10 third-person story-shooter featuring time manipulation, famous faces and four, 22-minute “TV show” episodes, woven throughout its game play.
“The game is Jack’s story, the origin story of a superhero, whereas
is the villain’s story, Monarch Solutions story of what happens when this empire starts to crumble,” explained creative director, Sam Lake during a recent visit to the Finland-based Remedy’s Helsinki HQ.
Alan Wake Now Backwards Compatible on Xbox One
Xbox One's next wave of backwards compatible games have arrived. Starting today, Alan Wake's American Nightmare, LEGO Batman, Sam & Max Beyond Time and Space, and Trials HD are available to play.
If you already own these games, either physically or digitally, you won't have to re-buy them. Also your Xbox 360 saves, add-ons, and achievements will carry over. If you don't own these games, but still want to try them out on Xbox One, you can purchase each title from the Xbox 360 store.
There are already a number of backwards compatible titles available on Xbox One. Head over to our Xbox One backwards-compatibility games list to see what's there. Microsoft will continue to release backwards compatible games as they're ready.
Quantum Break Is a Shooter With Brains
There really aren’t very many games about time travel. Sure, there are a lot of games that feature time travel as a tool or plot device, but there aren’t many that explore its implications, attempt to dissect the nature of it or highlight the science on which it might be based. That’s odd, because time travel is a fascinating subject that’s rich in theoretical conundrums, like “If I travel back in time to re-eat the delicious sandwich I just had for lunch, will I feel hungry or full before I tuck in for a second time?”
Happily, Remedy Entertainment, creators of the under-appreciated Alan Wake and the over-the-top neo-noir Max Payne and its sequel, is rectifying this (sans sandwich conundrum) with its upcoming third-person story-shooter, Quantum Break. Of course, the elephant-sized DeLorean in the room is Remedy’s introduction of several, 22-minute live-action episodes threaded throughout the course of the game. We’ll get to those later but suffice to say that they work better than you might expect, for the most part at least.
Quantum Break Is Coming to PC
Quantum Break has been confirmed for Windows 10 PCs, while the contents of its Xbox One bundle have also been revealed.
A listing on the Brazil Advisory Rating Board had previously hinted at a PC version being in the works, but now we have official confirmation that both Windows 10 and Xbox One versions will arrive simultaneously on April 5. Pricing for the PC version is yet to be confirmed and there’s no word on whether a non-Windows 10 version will be forthcoming.
Remedy has also revealed details of what its Quantum Break Xbox One hardware bundle will include. US pricing puts the bundle at $349, which will net you a Cirrus White 500GB Xbox One, matching controller, a 14-day Xbox Live Gold subscription, a download code for Quantum Break, and further download codes for Alan Wake, along with its DLC packs, The Signal and The Writer.
Ghostbusters: First Look at the Ecto-2
This summer's reboot of Ghostbusters is not only bringing a new cast of specter-catching heroes to the big screen, but also a new version of the team's signature vehicle.
In the original 1980s films, Ecto-1 was the team's souped-up station ambulance-hearse combo emblazoned with the Ghostbusters logo.
In the animated series The Real Ghostbusters, Ecto-2 was a two-seater autogyro.
For the 2016 reboot, however, Ecto-2 is a motorcycle. Click on the photo of the vehicle below for the hi-res version:
Check out the Ecto 2 from 2016's Ghostbusters (courtesy of Sony Pictures).