Zelda: Tri Force Heroes Devs Reveal Cut Multiplayer Features
Before settling on a three-player format, The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes experimented with mechanics for two and four-person multiplayer, according to game director Hiromasa Shikata.
Zelda: Tri Force Heroes uses a gameplay idea called the totem, where up to three players can stack themselves vertically. “When we tried four player, we definitely wanted to incorporate the totem mechanic,” Shikata told IGN, “but what happened is that when you totem, the middle two players have nothing to do.“ He also described the totem as too tall, since it made the player at the bottom of the stack small and difficult to see.
While testing three players, Shikata said that whenever the participants split up into groups of two and one, they always kept within close proximity of each other and helped each other out. “When it was four players, the players split up into two and two and each of them would do their own thing,” Shikata explained. “So we thought that three players was the best number to have.”
Mojang’s Cobalt Has Been Delayed
Cobalt, the upcoming side-scroller from Oxeye Games, has been delayed.
In an announcement on Mojang's website, the Minecraft developer confirmed that Cobalt won't be ready for its original October 30 launch date. Instead the game has been pushed to February of next year.
"We’ve been working on Cobalt for a long time and, though the game is feature complete, our current build is buggier than we’re comfortable with," the studio explained.
"We want every part of Cobalt – the campaign, challenges, and local and online multiplayer to live up to your expectations, no matter which platform you play it on. That’s going to require a bit more development time."
Supergirl Producers on Early Fan Criticism
After many months of anticipation, Supergirl finally debuts Monday night on CBS. Kara Zor-El getting her own TV show comes with a lot of excitement from many, mixed with trepidation from comic book fans about whether this series will deliver what they hope to see.
Guiding the show are Arrow and The Flash co-creators Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg (who also have Legends of Tomorrow in the pipeline), Ali Adler (Chuck, No Ordinary Family) and Sarah Schechter (another Flash and Arrow alum). I sat down with all four of the Supergirl executive producers to talk about their approach to the character, how she differs from Superman, the threats she’ll face and more – including their thoughts on those who were highly critical of the first, six-minute trailer for Supergirl.
Suicide Squad: New Joker and Harley Quinn Photos
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The latest issue of Empire (via Comic Book Movie and Batman-News) contains a whole host of new images from Warner Bros.' upcoming Suicide Squad movie, providing a closer look at both Jared Leto's Joker and Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn.
The 11 Most Bizarre Godzilla Posters
Making a Godzilla poster should be pretty easy, right? Put the big guy front and center, add some buildings on fire and little people running away -- done! But over the years, some countries have WAY over thought the posters for their local Godzilla releases. I've rounded up 13 of the strangest here. Watch the video above for commentary, or scroll through the images below. Thanks to Wrong Side of the Art for archiving these.
18 Best Movies to Watch on Halloween
Not every great horror movie is a perfect Halloween movie, and not every perfect Halloween movie is a great horror movie. To help prep for your All Hallow's Eve viewing plans, IGN has compiled a list of the best movies to watch on the holiday to get into the spirit of Halloween.
The following 18 films are in alphabetical order, because they're all so awesome they're impossible to rank. Share your favorite Halloween movies in the comments below.
Not a horror movie but certainly in the theme of Halloween, The Addams Family is a great film for the holiday and is one of the few on this list that is family friendly. It's fun, it's weird and it only helps that the movie is filled with characters begging to be costumes.
Burnout Paradise XB1 Backwards Compatibility Confirmed
Burnout Paradise is coming to Xbox One by way of backwards compatibility, Criterion Games has announced.
The developer confirmed support for its last-gen racer in a post on Twitter:
Yes there was, and yes it is... It's in the pipe, five-by-five. Stay tuned for a date though. https://t.co/y2bhTuOccQ
— CriterionGames (@CriterionGames) October 26, 2015
Criterion has yet to announce when it will be available, but the first wave of backwards compatible games will arrive next month, when Microsoft rolls out its massive Xbox One system update.
Hard West Is Like XCOM in the Old West
The easy sell for Hard West is “Cowboy XCOM.” That might have been the easy way to design the game, as well – toss a few six-shooters and cowboy hats into a reskin of Firaxis’ 2012 modern classic and you’d have a perfectly serviceable game. But there’s more to Hard West than that. It’s engaging with its Western setting and adapting its gameplay to fit that kind of shootout – which gives a good chance of being far better than merely serviceable.
The XCOM comparison isn’t idle – Hard West uses the same isometric perspective and two-phase movement. It’s also got supernatural elements, with devils and shadow magic popping up in the story – although the core is still conventional gunplay. In Hard West, as in a Western film, you’re supposed to take legendary gunslingers and guide them against impossible odds.
Rock Band 4 Gets New 80s Classics
Harmonix has announced that a number of new 80s tracks will be coming to Rock Band 4 tomorrow. In addition, Mad Catz has announced that pre-orders for the USB microphone are now available.
Classic 80s tunes will be joining the Rock Band 4 soundtrack on October 27. The songs will include Depeche Mode's 'People Are People,' INXS' 'What You Need,' and Naked Eyes' 'Always Something There To Remind Me.' Each track will be available individually for $2.
Pre-orders are now open for the $30 Rock Band 4 USB microphone from the Mad Catz Store. The microphone has a 15 foot cable, a wide dynamic range, and a high signal to noise ratio. The product is "expected to ship in time for Holiday 2015."
Ash Vs. Evil Dead is This Week’s TV Highlight
Not a terribly busy week here in the final days of October, but there are a couple of notable pop culture properties making their way to TV - the soaring Supergirl and the splatter-fest, Ash vs. Evil Dead.
And while Supergirl represents a big move for both DC and CBS, it's Ash vs. Evil Dead that takes our spotlight position this week as Bruce Campbell, Sam Raimi, and Rob Tapert - the OG Evil Dead trio - make their return for an all new gory adventure series featuring Campbell's thick-skulled Ash battling legions of Deadites from beyond. And the fact that the new series is on Starz assures us fans that the nasty, bloody integrity of the franchise will be kept intact. Now, add Lucy Lawless to the mix and you've got a recipe for pure mayhem.