Former Dragon Age Writer Joins Beamdog
Former BioWare writer David Gaider has announced today that he has joined Beamdog, as the company's new creative director.
During his time with BioWare, Gaider had writing credits on many titles, including Baldur's Gate 2, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and the Dragon Age series. The writer left BioWare after 17 years with them.
In an announcement on Beamdog's blog, the company states that Gaider was to be brought on as senior writer, but later upgraded the role to creative director.
Beamdog worked on the Enhanced Editions of Baldur's Gate 1 and 2, as well as Icewind Dale. The studio's current project is an expansion for Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition, called Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear.
New PCs Built With Oculus Rift in Mind
Today, Oculus introduced the first line of PCs from ASUS, Alienware, and Dell optimized for use with the Oculus Rift VR headset. You'll be able to pre-order these "Oculus Ready PCs" and newly announced Rift bundles on February 16 starting at 8 am PT / 11 am ET / 4 pm GMT from Best Buy, Amazon, and the Microsoft Store.
Bundles start at $1500 USD and begin shipping in April.
In addition to an Oculus Ready PC and the Rift headset, sensor, and remote, the Rift bundles also come with an Xbox One controller and two games: Lucky's Tale and EVE: Valkyrie Founder’s Pack.
The first Oculus Ready PCs come equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 or better, 8 to 16 GB of DDR4 RAM, massive amounts of storage across SSDs, HDDs, or a combination of both, and the Intel i5-6400, with the exception of the Alienware Area 51 model, which is powered by the Intel i7-5820K.
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Fuller House’s First Full Length Trailer
Netflix has released its first full-length trailer for Fuller House, airing first on The Ellen DeGeneres show. Speaking with Ellen, Candance Cameron Bure (D.J. Tanner-Fuller), Jodie Sweetin (Stephanie Tanner), and Andrea Barber (Kimmy Gibbler) debuted the trailer ahead of the show's February 26 premiere.
The spinoff show picks up decades later after recently widowed D.J. Tanner-Fuller moves back into her childhood San Francisco home with her three boys. Little sister Stephanie Tanner and childhood pal Kimmy Gibbler eventually join her.
While fans won't see Michelle Tanner, the cast recognized her place in the show. "We make reference to
How to Secure Your Name in Black Desert Online Now
Black Desert Online's name reservation page has opened to all who have pre-ordered the game. If you're interested and haven't pre-ordered, you'll have until February 26 to "benefit from the pre-order perks." You'll want to act fast—popular names will go quick. The reservation page is located on the Black Desert Online site.
Pre-ordering either the Conqueror's or Explorer's package will grant beta access, the second of which will run from February 18 to February 22.
Black Desert Online was announced for western audiences in October of last year, and is said to be a little different than its Russian and Korean counterparts. The MMORPG by developer Pearl Abyss will not be free-to-pay, but instead, will release as a "buy-to-play" game, similar to Guild Wars 2. Pearl Abyss also noted game balance in the western edition will be tweaked, along with player progression.
Wrestling Wrap Up: Daniel Bryan Retires
EVERYTHING IS SAD AND AWFUL!!!
So, as of this past weekend, there wasn't all that much to write about for the Wrap. I figured RAW would be more Ambrose/Reigns/Lesnar stuff and more humdrum Fastlane set-up. Little did we know that, on Monday afternoon, Daniel Bryan would tweet out his full retirement from active competition.
The Division Open Beta Announced
Ubisoft has announced Tom Clancy's The Division Open Beta will take place later this month on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC.
The Open Beta will run from February 19-21 and Xbox One players will have an exclusive access on February 18, and will include a new story mission in addition to the content featured in the previous Closed Beta.
Ubisoft also revealed a new trailer focusing on the various enemy factions in The Division. The Rioters are out for themselves in the fallen New York City, while the Rikers are escaped prisoners from Rikers Jail. The Cleaners want to save the city by burning everything. There’s also the militaristic Last Man Battalion, and finally, the ones hoping to save the city, The Division.
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes Gets a Yoda Update
Yoda is coming to Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes.
From February 11, players will be able to battle through the Grand Master's Training Event in EA's free-to-play mobile title in order to unlock Yoda's 7-star character. Players will also be able to earn Grand Master Yoda shards, Crystals and high amounts of Credits.
The update will also bring with it a "Shard Shop', a new store where players can trade in extra shards, an updated Arena screen, improved Gear finding, bonus energy and contextual Gear messaging, which "let players know which characters can use specific gear items".
For more on Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes, here's our interview with its executive producer John Salera.
Oxygen-Starved Adventure Adr1ft Gets a PC Release Date
The space-based adventure game Adr1ft has a release date for PC.
The news comes out of developer Three One Zero's own Twitter feed, which states PC gamers can get the Oculus Rift compatible Adr1ft on March 28. PlayStation 4 and Xbox One gamers will have to wait, but seemingly not for very long.
48 Days until #ADR1FT. PS4, XBOX One coming shortly after. pic.twitter.com/iLvlHlld2G
— Three One Zero (@ThreeOneZero_) February 9, 2016
Devolver Digital’s Downwell Coming to PS4 and Vita
Devolver Digital's Downwell is coming to PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita, PlayStation Japan announced today.
The company revealed its console-debut in a video that highlighted indies that'll be released in Japan, featuring games like Unravel, Goat Simulator, and No Man's Sky.
According to the PlayStation Japan website, Downwell will be available on both consoles in 2016. An official Western release hasn't been confirmed, though Devolver Digital hinted at the possibility on Twitter in late November.
Downwell on PS4 and Vita? Discuss. pic.twitter.com/B8ZSK1lyTf