Finding Paradise: Official To the Moon Sequel Announced
A sequel to the 2011 adventure game To the Moon is set to release sometime late 2016 to early 2017.
Called Finding Paradise,the game follows a similar structure to its predecessor, in which two doctors enter the mind of a patient to alter their memories and fulfill their dying wish. Check out Freebird Games' official website to learn more.
Finding Paradise will focus on the wishes of the aged protagonist from the indie short A Bird Story. Freebird Games' Kan Gao has assured fans they don't have to play the previous games to understand everything, although the added context will help.
To the Moon was a surprisingly emotional indie hit on PC that explored the nature of a fractured psyche and lost dreams. For more, check out IGN's reviews of To the Moon and A Bird Story.
Original Psychonauts Coming Soon to PS4
Double Fine's classic PS2 platformer Psychonauts is making its way to PlayStation 4 this spring.
Community manager James Spafford made the announcement in a post on PlayStation Blog, reminding fans there's even more Psychonauts coming soon, with the PlayStation VR exclusive Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin also slated to launch in 2016.
In addition to the PS2 original and upcoming VR-centric spinoff, Double Fine Productions is also hard at work on a proper sequel, which was unveiled last month. The crowdfunding campaign for Psychonauts 2 has proven to be a major success, as the game is already fully funded ahead of its expected 2018 launch.
New 3DS Bundle for Pokemon 20th Anniversary
The Pokemon Company has revealed ambitious plans for the franchise’s 20th anniversary this year.
Alongside the previously announced 3DS eShop re-release of Pokemon Red and Blue on February 27th, Nintendo will release a Pokemon-themed New 3DS Bundle. The system will come with Pokemon Red and Blue pre-installed as well as two cover plates (one for each version of the game) and an exclusive 3DS Home Menu theme.
Inside the Making Of Hotel Transylvania 2
There's a lot to making a visually engaging animated film, and that's exactly what's explored in this exclusive inside look at Hotel Transylvania 2.
In this featurette, director Genndy Tartakovsky and his animation team explain how lighting and color palettes were used to bring the world of Hotel Transylvania 2 to life. Tartakovsky discussed how he approached these in an animated movie in a similar way that people making live action movies do, and they used the colors to match the mood of various scenes throughout the movie.
This video is one of the many special features being included exclusively on the Blu-ray release of the film. The Blu-ray will also include deleted scenes, a sing along with "Monster Scary-Oke," how-tos on throwing the "ultimate monster party" and drawing the movie's characters, a making of the sounds of Hotel Transylvania 2 and featurettes introducing newcomers Vlad, Dennis, Kakie and more.
Homefront: The Revolution Release Date, Beta Details Revealed
Homefront: The Revolution will land in stores in North America May 17, while the rest of the world will get their hands on Deep Silver's upcoming FPS May 20.
The publisher also announced that players can sign up for a February closed beta that will run exclusively for Xbox One, and "a number of promotions" will run in the upcoming weeks to fill a limited number of places.
The official announcement comes after Homefront: The Revolution's release date was leaked via a promotion at Target earlier on in the month.
Deep Silver bought the rights to the Homefront franchise in 2014, after previous developer Crytek was going through financial troubles. Check out our thoughts on the open-world shooter from last year's PAX, as well as the new 'This is Philadelphia' trailer released today, below.
Final Fantasy 15 Dev Explains How Difficulty Works
Wondering how the difficulty system in Final Fantasy XV works? If so, you’re in luck.
While fielding fan questions over on the official forum, lead game designer Takizawa Masashi explained the difficulty system as follows:
“The equivalent to difficulty level settings in FFXV is a system where you can switch between different battle modes,” reads the answer.
“By having this ability to switch modes, we want to make it so that both players who like action oriented, technical gameplay and also those who want to fight at a slower, more relaxed pace can all enjoy the combat in their own style. This switching system is a key part of the gameplay that we decided to introduce based on the feedback we received from the Episode Duscae demo.”
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DC Universe Online Has Some Major Plans for 2016
Daybreak Games has revealed what’s in store for DC Universe Online players in the year ahead.
The first of the big changes sees the introduction of crossplay, allowing PC players to team up with PS4 players within the same world. This new feature is expected to launch on January 25, 2016.
On the storyline front, as of next month players will be able to play through a Legends of Tomorrow-themed story arc featuring Hawkgirl, Hawkman, Captain Cold, and the Atom. As fans of the game already know, this isn’t the first time the game has coincided content with DC TV series. Back in October of 2015, Supergirl received a makeover which saw her bear a striking resemblance to the TV series’ Melissa Benoist.
Metal Gear Online PC Beta Goes Live Tomorrow
Konami has announced the Metal Gear Online PC beta will launch tomorrow.
According to a Konami Twitch live stream earlier today, players that own Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain can opt in and download the PC beta beginning at 10 pm PT.
In addition to the beta date reveal, the developer previewed some new DLC content coming to Metal Gear Online, including a new unnamed map that bears similarities to Metal Gear Solid V’s Mother Base. A new knife was also shown during the short gameplay session.
Metal Gear Online has been available on consoles since October 6, 2015.
Last month, Konami announced new DLC and a Survival Mode are in the works for the online multiplayer game that is free to anyone who owns Metal Gear Solid V.
WWE Wrestler ‘The Miz’ Will Guest-Star on Supernatural
WWE's Mike "The Miz" Mizanin is headed for a guest spot on Supernatural this season.
TVLine reports that the superstar and former Real World roomie will appear in episode 15 of the show's eleventh season, which is all about small-town wrestling.
The Miz's character will be a hotheaded (and likely antagonistic) up-and-coming wrestler with few scruples. This should feed into his other onscreen persona as well. In the WWE line of programming, The Miz styles himself as a "Hollywood A-Lister" with an equal lack of morals.