Art of Broken Age Book Announced
Dark Horse Books is collaborating with Tim Schafer's Double Fine Studios to bring an art book for its acclaimed point-and-click adventure game Broken Age to a coffee table near you.
The Art of Broken Age will have hundreds of drawings, sketches, and concept art from the game along with commentary from developers including art director Lee Petty, lead artist Nathan Stapley, and of course Schafer himself.
Broken Age, then called Double Fine Adventure, shattered records when its February 2012 Kickstarter reached its $400,000 goal in just eight hours and made more than eight times that amount by the time the campaign ended a month later with $3,335,265.
Unlocked: Kojima Chooses PlayStation
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On this week's Xbox show, we discuss Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima's decision to sign with Sony for his next game, and whether or not Microsoft pursued the big-name free agent. Plus: we debate what Gearbox's new Quebec studio might be working on, what EA's commitment to eSports means for the industry, and more. Also, don't miss the end of the show this week, as an Unlock Block Trivia champion for 2015 is crowned in a shocking finale.
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The Squadron Supreme Rock the All-New Marvel Universe
Marvel launched their new Squadron Supreme comic today, and it's clear this new superhero team isn't pulling any punches.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Squadron Supreme #1!
As with previous incarnations of the team, the new Squadron Supreme is essentially Marvel's take on the Justice League. Hyperion is Superman, Nighthawk is Batman, Doctor Spectrum is Green Lantern, etc. The twist this time is that each member hails from a different alternate universe that was destroyed in the buildup to Secret Wars. For instance, this Hyperion is the same character that was introduced early on in Jonathan Hickman's Avengers run. This Nighthawk is the one that appeared in J. Michael Straczynski and Gary Frank's Supreme Power series. And this Doctor Spectrum is a survivor of Earth-4290001, which was destroyed by Namor and the Cabal shortly before the events of Secret Wars.
Vin Diesel Making Riddick TV Show With Universal
Vin Diesel's One Race production company has signed a multi-year deal with Universal Television, and the first project to come out of the partnership will be a "television series complement" to his popular sci-fi film franchise Riddick.
"I have dreamt about expanding the One Race brand into television and now we’ve found the perfect creative partners," Diesel said in a statement.
NBC Entertainment president Jennifer Salke also expressed her enthusiasm in the new deal. "In addition to being a huge star for our feature division, Vin is a true creative force as a producer," she said. "After sitting down with him and his team at One Race Television, it’s clear he will now also be an incredible asset to both the network and our television studio."
These Netflix Socks Will Pause Your TV When You’ve Fallen Asleep
Netflix recognizes that it's easy to fall asleep during a long binge-watching session. The streaming service has developed a pair of socks that solves that problem, as these socks will pause your show when you've fallen asleep.
The socks use a method called actigraphy as the sleep detection system. When the accelerometer senses that you've stopped moving for a while, "it triggers a signal to your TV that pauses Netflix." A red LED light in the cuff of the sock will flash when the socks think you're asleep—a warning that the TV is about to pause. Any movement during the flashing will stop the signal from sending. Netflix notes that the accelerometer is "very sensitive to little movements, so it's good at detecting when you’re just sitting still, raptly watching Netflix, and when you’ve actually fallen asleep."
Top 10 Netflix Original Series
With the news that Netflix is nearly doubling their original series content in 2016 - from 16 to 31 shows - we thought now might be a good time to take stock of their programming so far.
Netflix changed the TV, and entertainment, landscape forever back in 2013 with their first original show they'd ordered themselves (as opposed to providing US distribution for, like Lilyhammer), the David Fincher-produced House of Cards; a pricey adaptation of a UK series that gave Oscar-winner Kevin Spacey a role he could really sink his teeth into. Eli Roth's Hemlock Grove and Jenji Kohan's Orange is the New Black followed that same year - proving that Netflix was out to corner the market in just about ever genre, be it comedy, drama, horror and more.
Marvel Bids Farewell to the Ultimate Universe
With the release of Ultimate End #5 today, Marvel has published the very last comic set in the Ultimate Universe. Read on to find out how the series said goodbye to the universe and its heroes.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Ultimate End #5!
As with the previous four chapters, this issue brought together a huge cast of both Ultimate and regular Marvel heroes now living in the combined version of New York City that exists on Battleworld. These heroes were finally exposed to the truth about Battleworld when Miles Morales showed up and shared his memories of life as it existed before God Emperor Doom remade reality. Needless to say, they weren't pleased.
LG Unveils Next Year’s Monitors and Laptops Ahead of CES
CES 2016 doesn't kick off until January, but LG is showing its hand early to encourage people to come check them out as soon as possible.
The South Korean company will arrive at the event with a range of UltraWide monitors, 4K gaming monitors and its new Ultra PC gram laptop. All of which have been "designed for maximum productivity and entertainment for today’s demanding power users."
Among its UltraWide showings will be the 34-inch (3440 x 1440) curved UC98 and flat UM88, which include LG's picture quality enhancing IPS display technology, and Thunderbolt 2 connectivity. The UC88, meanwhile, available in 29- and 34-inch sizes, utilizes AMD's FreeSync to do away with choppiness and broken frames while gaming.
League of Legends Dev Riot Games Now Fully Owned by Tencent
Riot Games, developer of League of Legends, has been outright purchased by Tencent games.
Announced in a post on Riot Games' official site, the developer confirmed that its majority investor, Tencent Holdings Limited, has purchased the remaining equity of Riot Games – meaning the company is now in full control of Riot Games.
"As a result of our continued growth and changing circumstances, we're shifting to a new structure to recognize and reward Rioters' contributions - and that first involves a big change to our existing equity program. As part of this effort, our majority investor, Tencent, recently purchased the remaining equity of Riot Games. This allows us to move away from a Riot equity program towards a cash based incentive program that allows Rioters to share in Riot's success."
Tarantino Peeved About Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The Hateful Eight was originally going to open on December 24 at Los Angeles' Cinemarama Dome, but Star Wars: The Force Awakens has reportedly stole its spot and director Quentin Tarantino isn't too happy about it.
According to Tarantino, Lucasfilms' new space epic will remain in the theater for an extended run, stealing the spot for his film. "It was real bad news and it f---ing pissed me off," the director said on the latest episode of Howard Stern (via TheWrap). "They are going out of their way to f--- me."