WildStar Gets New Game Director, Upcoming Changes Detailed
WildStar has a new game director, Chad "Pappy" Moore, and he has written about what fans can expect from the game this year.
Moore outlined the plans for the upcoming year in a blog post on the WildStar website. The recently announced update Destination Arcterra adds a new max-level zone that features "unique design mechanics, great rewards, eye-popping art, and an epic storyline."
The update will also include the second chapter in the Nexus Saga, Vault of the Archon. This will be WildStar's first story-based instance that's multiplayer, as you can choose to play solo or with up to five people.
Amazon Releases Game Engine for Free
Amazon has released its own game engine, Lumberyard, for free.
Lumberyard is based upon the CryEngine, which Amazon purchased from developer Crytek in 2015 for a reported $50-$70 million.
Interestingly, fees only come into effect when a developer utilises Amazon Web Services (AWS) for multiplayer.
“Amazon Lumberyard is free,” reads the website, “including full source code. You can deeply customize Lumberyard for your team, vision, and project today, and for future projects in years to come. There are no seat fees, subscription fees, or requirements to share revenue. You only pay for the AWS services you choose to use.”
Buy Physical Copies of Your In-Game Firewatch Photos on PC
The PC version of Firewatch offers the opportunity to purchase physical copies of your in-game photographs.
TechnoBuffalo shared a selection of photos taken on the in-game disposable camera you find - a purchasable option available only when you've completed the game. The photographs even ship with the branding of the fake in-game photographic company, Fotodome.
Publisher Panic, Inc co-founder Cabel Sasser confirmed to Eurogamer that the service costs around $15/£10, and the price remains roughly the same wherever you are in the world.
Tom Clancy’s The Division File Size Revealed
The Division's Xbox One download size is 32.3 GB.
A recent update of The Division's Xbox Store page suggests the full game will be just 5 GB bigger than the beta download, which weighed in at 27 GB.
Xbox Italy's official Facebook page states the open beta will run from February 16 to February 21 and once again, Xbox One players will get an additional 24 hours to try out the game.
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CBS Cancels Angel From Hell
Angel From Hell, the new CBS comedy starring Jane Lynch and Maggie Lawson, has been canceled.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the network has pulled the show and will fill its 9:30pm Thursday slot with 2 Broke Girls starting February 18. A repeat episode of The Big Bang Theory will air in its place this week.
Lawson (left) and Lynch (right) in Angel From Hell
The Flash Producers on the Big Changes Earth-2 Offers
This week’s episode of The Flash is one fans have been waiting for all season, as the title – “Welcome to Earth-2” – lets you know.
IGN attended a press screening of the episode, part one of a two-parter, this week and it’s safe to say this is going to be an episode viewers will have a ton to talk about after. Jammed with Easter eggs, the episode makes full use of the different universe to introduce some notably altered incarnations of familiar characters and concepts from The Flash and the larger universe of DC shows it is a part of.
Describing the episode, Flash executive producer Todd Helbing -- part of a writing duo with his brother, Aaron (the two wrote for Spartacus and Black Sails prior to The Flash) -- said, “Barry, Cisco, and Harry go over to Earth-2 with a definitive plan that goes awry and they are left having to improvise. They find themselves in a completely different scenario than they anticipated - and have a race for their life to get back.”
First Imagery and Logo Revealed for Netflix Voltron Series
Last month, DreamWorks Animation announced a partnership with Netflix to bring a new animated Voltron series to the popular streaming service, and now the show's logo and title have been unveiled.
The official logo (and imagery) for the show—officially dubbed Voltron: Legendary Defender—comes by way of Nerdist. See it below.
Voltron: Legendary Defender official logo, courtesy of Nerdist.
Celebrate Deadpool’s 25th Anniv. with an Oversized Issue
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Everyone’s favorite self-aware, chimichanga-eating Merc with a Mouth is getting a movie this weekend, so Marvel is going all-out with this issue that also happens to be celebrating Deadpool’s 25th anniversary, hence the hefty $10 price tag.
Lupita Nyong’o in Talks for Ava DuVernay Sci-Fi Thriller
Star Wars: The Force Awakens and 12 Years a Slave actress Lupita Nyong'o is reportedly in talks to star in sci-fi thriller Intelligent Life, with Selma director Ava DuVernay circling to direct.
Intelligent Life will come from Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment, from a script penned by Jurassic World director Colin Trevorrow and collaborater Derek Connolly. THR reports that Nyong'o is currently in negotiations to star in the film, while DuVernay will receive an offer an offer to direct in the next 24 hours.
This isn't the only major offer DuVernay is currently fielding. Deadline reports that the director has also been offered the adaptation of Madelein L'Engle's classic book A Wrinkle in Time from Disney, from a script written by Frozen writer and co-director Jennifer Lee.