Taiwan’s Ratings Bureau Lists Rocket League on Xbox One
Taiwan’s Game Software Rating Regulations bureau has rated Rocket League for Xbox One, as noted by Gematsu.
In August developer Psyonix announced that, in the wake of Rocket League’s success, the incredibly popular car football game would “absolutely, 100 percent” head to other platforms, although stopped short of naming exactly which platforms, and when.
Rocket League is currently available on PS4 and PC. A potential Xbox One version of the game is yet to be officially confirmed and the Taiwanese Game Software Rating Regulations database entry does not list a release date for it.
Shadow Complex Remastered PC Rated by PEGI
Shadow Complex appears to be getting a remastered port to the PC if a Pan European Game Information, or PEGI, rating is any indication.
According to the PEGI site, Shadow Complex Remastered is suitable for “persons aged 16 and over only” because it contains “realistic looking violence”. The only version rated at this time is a PC version so it is not clear if an Xbox One version of the game is forthcoming. A release date of December 2, 2015 is shown on the site, but that could pertain to the date of the listing.
You might recall Shadow Complex originally being released on Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360 back in 2009. Check out our review to see why we loved it so much it’s still included on our list of top 25 Xbox 360 games.
Agent Carter Season 2 Premiere Pushed Back
The season premiere of Marvel's Agent Carter is being pushed to Tuesday, January 19, ABC announced in a press release today. You can blame President Obama for this one—ABC cites the scheduling of the State of the Union Address as the reason for the delay.
This season Agent Peggy Carter, played by Hayley Atwell, moves from New York City to Hollywood, a change that producer Michele Fazekas said "generates such great stories and interactions between the characters."
At an Agent Carter panel during Comic Con, Fazekas also mentioned the second season takes place in 1947, six months after the first season ended.
GTA San Andreas Released on PSN Today
Sony has silently released a PS3 port of Rockstar's classic title Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas on its digital storefront today.
Originally for the Playstation 2 in 2004, this new entry has replaced the PS2 Classics version that was released in 2012, though it is unclear if this is the same version that was released for the Xbox 360.
GTA: San Andreas tells the story of CJ, a young man who escaped the city only to get pulled back in after a death in the family. Besides a port to the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, San Andreas was also remastered for mobile devices in 2013.
Adobe Renames Flash Development Tool, Flash Still Flash
Adobe is renaming the development tool for Flash files from Flash Professional to Adobe Animate CC.
The newly-named program will still create .swf files, which are used for everything from animation to streaming video, but the Flash files themselves will remain pretty much the same. That is to say, they'll remain troubling from a security standpoint.
Some security experts go so far as to recommend removing Flash from your computer entirely. Flash was once the undisputed king of web animation, but as it became apparent that the software exposes users to sometimes significant security flaws, the HTML5 standard came to replace Adobe's standard.
Phone Built in Minecraft Can Make Real-Time Video Calls
Another add to the list of amazing things built in Minecraft: working video phones.
YouTube user CaptainSparklez, who runs a channel for Minecraft and gaming content, published a video today where he showed off a cell phone built in Minecraft that can make real-time video calls. The popular video creator already set a 2015 Guinness World Record, and now, he's the first person to make a video call in Minecraft.
The clip was created in collaboration with Verizon, who teamed up with several Minecraft modders and content creators to create a suite of tools for the voxel-based game. It's done using Boxel, a web application that translates web pages and video content into block-based formats in real-time.
Star Wars Ice Cream Invites You to Pick Light or Dark Side
Two things nearly everyone agrees on are Star Wars and ice cream being enjoyable, so it only seems natural to combine the two into one product only the utterly joyless could resist.
Ample Hills Creamery has introduced two ice cream flavors inspired by the Star Wars mega-franchise: The Light Side and The Dark Side. These force-based flavors are only available for purchase on-line, and only in sets of four.
The Light Side is a marshmallow-based ice cream that contains "homemade crispie clusters," and handmade Cocoa Crispies to "represent the dark side still lurking within the light." If that's not your thing, give into your anger and let the deliciousness flow through you with The Dark Side, a dark-chocolate ice cream with "espresso fudge brownies, cocoa crispies," and white chocolate pearls to represent the light side "waiting to burst through."
Dark Knight: A True Batman Story Will Be a Very Personal Tale
Comic book superhero maestro Paul Dini, who has won several Emmy awards for writing Batman: The Animated Series, will be telling a different kind of Batman story as he recounts a personal trauma in the newly announced graphic novel Dark Knight: A True Batman Story.
This news comes from an exclusive interview with The Hollywood Reporter, where Dini details a traumatic experience 20 years prior when he was mugged and left with several portions of his head and skull shattered. The author plays the central role and details his struggles with recovery as the Caped Crusader and his gallery of villains play Greek chorus to his tragedy.
Point Break DLC Coming to Payday 2
Starbreeze has announced new content for Payday 2 that will “integrate characters and storylines” from Point Break into the Payday universe. That is, the upcoming Point Break remake – not the 1991 original.
The ‘Point Break Heists’ and the ‘Bohdi Character Pack’ for Payday 2 will be released on December 3 (the film itself releases on December 25 in North America, January 1, 2016 in Australia/NZ, and February 12, 2016 in the UK). The ‘Point Break Heists’ pack will be USD$7 and contain two all new heists: ‘Beneath the Mountain’ and ‘Birth of Sky’. The ‘Bodhi Character Pack’ will be free for all Payday 2 players and will introduce Bodhi as a new playable character and include a new sniper rifle primary weapon, a new melee weapon, and two new masks.
Return to Final Fantasy 14 Free for a Limited Time
Those with a lapsed Final Fantasy XIV subscription can return to Square Enix's MMO free of charge in December for a limited time.
According to an announcement post on The Lodestone, players will be able to revisit the world of Eorzea for up to 96 hours this month. In order to qualify for the "Free Login Campaign," you'll need to have already purchased and registered the game. Additionally, the offer is limited to those who've had an inactive account for at least the last 30 days.
You can take advantage of the offer right now, with the campaign set to end on Thursday, December 31, at 6:59am PT. It's important to note that once you've logged in, your 96 hours will begin and your allotted free time will expire in four days.