Story Details and Earning Characters In Street Fighter 5
Street Fighter 5 is going to have the most substantial story mode in the series history, Capcom revealed in a phone interview with IGN.
When it comes out on February 16, Street Fighter 5 will initially feature the kind of standard arcade story mode you've likely experienced before: you'll go through a series of arcade battles with a small amount of backstory for each character. However, that's just going to be the tip of the iceberg. This June, a free update will be released with over an hour's worth of cutscenes, detailing a much larger narrative. Watch the trailer above for an idea of what this will look like.
Capcom also shed a little light on how they'll be handling the earning of in-game currency, called Fight Money, for purchasing DLC characters down the line. Offline activities such as completing arcade or survival modes with different characters, as well as ranking them up individually will earn you Fight Money. Going through most of the offline content will net you enough to buy one new character, the first of which will show up in March. At that time, daily missions will be introduced to earn a steady stream of Fight Money going forward.
Her Story 2 Teased by Developer
Sam Barlow, developer of Her Story, has teased the existence of a follow-up on Twitter.
Barlow Tweeted out that "HS2 has a 1-pager. Neat." He even included an image, but everything except the title is blurred out.
HS2 has a 1-pager. Neat. pic.twitter.com/SsVjfETEmf
— Sam Barlow (@mrsambarlow) January 25, 2016
The developer has also been answering a few questions from fans. The sequel will have "no relation story-wise to Her Story," and in response to a question asking whether there would be live acting again, he said "I think it'd be rude not to."
Valkyria Chronicles Remastered Coming West
The remastered version World War II-inspired tactical RPG Valkyria Chronicles is coming to PS4 in the west this spring.
The remake, titled Valkyria Chronicles Remastered, will update the graphics and framerate from the PS3 version of the game, with the remaster running at 1080p/60fps.
In addition to updated graphics, the game will also include all of the DLC: Hard EX Mode, Edy's Mission, Selvaria's Mission, and Challenge of the Edy Detachment. Valkyria Chronicles Remastered will release in both digital and physical forms, and a special Squad 7 Armored Case will be available for those who pre-order, as well as a "limited number of launch edition retail copies."
Back in November, Valkyria Chronicles Remastered and Valkyria: Azure Revolution were announced for an upcoming release in Japan, with Chronicles Remastered scheduled for a February 10 release.
Ant-Man Writer Open to Standalone Wasp Movie
Writer-director Adam McKay has been talking about his work with Marvel, saying that writing the first Ant-Man was a blast and stating that he’d be interested in Wasp getting a standalone movie.
However, while he’s game for writing forthcoming sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp, McKay revealed that he hasn’t yet been asked.
“I don’t know what my involvement’s going to be yet” he explained. “I’ve been talking to Peyton Reed and to
Rudd, but you know Marvel has a process that they do so they may have other writers working on a script – the only thing I tell ‘em is ‘If you need me, I’m here.’ I love working on those – it’s really fun. It was also very fun just writing. And fortunately we had a great director in Peyton Reed so we wrote all this crazy stuff and then he did it really well. I was like ‘I could get used to this!’ It’s certainly a lot easier – I just showed up at the premiere and was like ‘Good job!’”
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Mighty No 9 Suffers Third Delay
Mighty No. 9 has been delayed.
In a post over on the game’s Kickstarter page, creator Keiji Inafune explains the reason for the latest delay is down to bugs found in the network portion of Mighty No. 9.
“Unfortunately, we have an announcement that will be very disappointing to all of you,” says Inafune.
“In preparation for the February release of Mighty No. 9 we have been working hard with our partners to resolve any network issues and porting work necessary to publish Mighty No. 9 on the various platforms.
“However, the issues relating to the network modes were more critical than expected, and it has become apparent that we will need to delay the game from its February 9 release date. We have been working up until the very last moment to resolve these issues in order to make the February release, but it has become clear that we no longer have enough time to fix the issues and have everything prepared for release.
The Force Awakens’ Daisy Ridley Will Exec Produce Documentary
Star Wars: The Force Awakens star Daisy Ridley has signed on as executive producer for director Otto Bell's documentary, The Eagle Huntress.
Morgan Spurlock, another executive producer on the film, told Deadline that Ridley joined after seeing part of the film, saying that it uncovers an "epic tale" of "female empowerment."
Ridley later confirmed on Instagram, saying that she knew she needed to be a part of the film "the minute
saw The Eagle Huntress." The story, she said, "will speak to millions all over the world."
New Batman v Superman Poster Asks Who Will Win
Warner Bros. has pulled back the curtain on a brand new poster for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
The art was unveiled in a post on the film's official Twitter account and fittingly asks: "Who Will Win?"
Additionally, Warner Bros. released a pair of new Dawn of Justice TV spots, the first of which provides a glimpse at the relationship between Ben Affleck's Bruce Wayne and Jeremy Irons' Alfred:
Special Xbox One Controller Skin Available Tomorrow at Sydney Microsoft Store
Microsoft Australia is offering Xbox One fans a complimentary, limited edition re-skin of their controller, with a design based on the Australian flag.
The offer, available only at the Microsoft Store at Westfield Sydney on Pitt Street, will be available to the first customers who bring in their Xbox One controller tomorrow, Tuesday January 26.
The Australian skins will be available at the store between 10.00am and 5.00pm, though Microsoft notes the skins will be limited and advises keen fans to get in early.
WWE Royal Rumble Live Blog and Results
It's time to get super-invested in a supreme gimmick match that will almost assuredly let me down! It's time to watch the annual Royal Rumble!
The event we just can't resist! Even if the past couple years have smacked us in the mush with a metal gauntlet. But this year, excitement's in the air! How can that be with so many people down and out? With so many members of the locker room inured and gone? Well, this means WWE might be desperate enough to pull off something huge. To throw money at big names. To take a hard left turn when they're constantly used to making three rights. Yes, strangely enough, the thin roster now has us all wondering about surprise visits. Rock, Taker, Hunter, HBK, Goldberg, Bryan, Punk...the list goes from reasonable to ridiculous. But we love to dream.