Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc Coming to PC
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc is making its way to Steam in February, Spike Chunsoft has announced.
The studio confirmed the game's impending PC release with an announcement trailer. See it below.
According to Trigger Happy Havoc's Steam listing, those who purchase the game early will receive its original soundtrack as a bonus.
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, the first entry in Spike Chunsoft's murder mystery adventure series, released exclusively for PS Vita in North America in February 2014. A sequel followed shortly thereafter, as well as a third-person spinoff. A third proper installment was announced for Vita and PS4 last year, and is set to launch sometime in 2016.
The Witness Rated for Xbox One
Already announced for PlayStation 4 and PC, it looks the The Witness will also be coming to Xbox One. The Entertainment Software Rating Board has posted a rating for creator Jonathan Blow's anticipated game, listing Xbox One as an expected platform.
According to The Witness's website, the game will be released on PC and PlayStation 4 at the end of January. The game will also come to iOS "some months after that," and to other platforms "a bit later."
With voice acting on The Witness complete, developer Thekla Inc. has revealed that the four-person cast includes Ashley Johnson, who played Ellie in The Last of Us and Gortys in Tales from the Borderlands; Phil LaMarr of Pulp Fiction and Shadow of Mordor; Matthew Waterson from The Order: 1886 and Fallout 4; and musician Terra Deva.
An Iron Maiden RPG Is in Development
Roadhouse Interactive and 50cc Games have teamed up with metal band Iron Maiden to announce Iron Maiden: Legacy of the Beast.
According to the announcement, it's "an action packed, free-to-play RPG steeped in Iron Maiden mythology." Legacy of the Beast will be out this summer for iOS and Android.
Players will take on the role of Eddie, Iron Maiden's mascot. Eddie has multiple forms, each with unique abilities, and he'll be exploring new worlds, travelling through time, and battling characters drawn from Maiden's albums and art.
The soundtrack will of course feature songs from throughout the band's career, including previously unheard live recordings adapted for Legacy of the Beast by engineer Tony Newton with help from bassist Steve Harris.
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PlayStation Plus Subscriptions Extended By 1 Day
If you've got a PlayStation Plus subscription, check your email, because you should have a voucher code for an extra day.
Sony has said that "due to the recent PlayStation Network interruption we are giving you a 1-day extension to your PlayStation Plus subscription."
On January 4, PSN went down with PS4, PS3, and Vita all experiencing issues. Everything from account management to social features was unavailable.
Your voucher code will add a day onto the end of your current subscription. Of course, your PS Plus account had to be active on January 4 to qualify for the extension. You also have to make sure you redeem your code before March 31.
Netflix Open to a Second Season of Making a Murderer
Netflix is open to producing a second season of its wildly popular true-crime series, Making a Murderer.
Speaking at the Television Critics Association press tour, Netflix's chief content officer Ted Sarandos told reporters that "the story is still unfolding, so we'll certainly take a look at it", although nothing had been put in writing.
Making a Murderer creators Moira Demos and Laura Ricciardi told the press that they had been gathering material for a possible second series, although "significant developments" would need to occur to start production proper.
“I think today marks four weeks since the series launched and what we’ve managed to do in the past four weeks is have several phone calls with Steven Avery which we have recorded with an eye toward including them in future episodes,” said Ricciardi. “We have not returned to Wisconsin in the past four weeks.”
Apatow and Community’s Gillian Jacobs Bring Love to Netflix
Premiering February 19th on Netflix is Love - a new Judd Apatow comedy series starring Community's Gillian Jacobs and co-creator Paul Rust as Mickey and Gus, two friends trying to navigate the exhilarations and humiliations of intimacy, commitment, and other things they were hoping to avoid.
Having recently ended their respective dysfunctional relationships, Mickey and Gus meet each other by chance at a convenience store and forge a connection in the mending of their broken hearts and egos. "I think people want to see characters struggle to find happiness," Apatow said, of his new series at the TCA Winter Press Tour, "and we all feel that way. That it’s a bumpy road and we’re trying to figure ourselves out."
Westworld Shuts Down Production; Delay in Shooting Final Episodes
HBO's highly anticipated sci-fi drama Westworld has shut down production. Variety reports that the show will be put on hold for two months while executive producers Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy get on track with the script.
“As we head into the final phase of production on Westworld, we’ve made the decision to take a brief hiatus in order to get ahead of the writing,” a statement from the network reads.
Rumor has it that Nolan and Joy have "struggled to figure out the best way to pull off" the series, especially after the show has undergone a bunch of behind the scenes changes. EW reports that the show has been plagued with "cast changes, delays, and story adjustments."
Masters of the Universe Gets a Force Awakens Fan Trailer
The trailers leading up to the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens were quite effective in drumming up excitement for J.J. Abrams' space epic, and now a fan has taken that model and applied it to Masters of the Universe.
YouTube user Mike Furth crafted a Masters of the Universe trailer using the iconic music from The Force Awakens. Check out the fan-made clip below.
Sony Pictures has plans to reboot the classic 1987 live-action film, with Thor: Ragnarok writer Christopher Yost onboard to pen the screenplay.
Hearthstone: Creating the Discover Mechanic
Hearthstone’s most recent adventure – The League of Explorers – has had a huge impact on the game, introducing meta-shifting new cards like Reno Jackson, as well as a well-received new mechanic – Discover. Any time the player triggers Discover, they’re presented with three random cards (drawn from their class’ card pool and the neutral card pool), and can choose one, which is added to their hand.
Of the 45 cards introduced with The League of Explorers, nine have Discover, and they run the gamut, allowing players to Discover both minions and spells, to synergise with beasts and mechs, and even to Discover cards of a particular cost.
Some are very very cool indeed. We salute you, Sir Finley!