IGN’s Destiny Sherpa School
Like a number of Destiny players, I got neck-deep in Bungie's 'shared-world shooter' when it launched in late 2014 only to drop out of the game completely once I hit level 20. With the switch to light-based leveling, progressing my hunter guardian suddenly became a grind, and I left the game about a month into its lifespan assuming to never return - my Sparrow effectively on brick stilts in my backyard.
With the arrival of the game-changing 2.0 update a year on from launch (hello, XP-based levelling!), I decided to get back into Destiny yet had no real idea how to go about it when so many of my friends had either left the game or forged too far ahead. Enter Th3Jez, my Destiny 'sherpa', whose seasoned skills helped me to shake the dust off my hunter's cloak and surge my progress from level 20 to level 34 in the space of a week.
Valiant Hearts Creative Director Announces a New Musical Game
Several months after officially announcing his departure from Ubisoft, Valiant Hearts creative director Yoan Fanise is ready to reveal the new project he's been working on.
Collaborating with various composers and Grammy winner Wyclef Jean, Fanise has announced Lost in Harmony, a musical narrative game about a boy named Kaito who travels the world on a skateboard while accompanied by a girl named Aya.
"The idea of Lost in Harmony came from my past experience of blending music into storytelling," he said in an official statement. "Magic happens when you see how, without any word, without any language form, you can provoke feelings into a multicultural audience by playing the right melody.”
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On this week's Xbox show, Rainbow Six Siege's map count leads us to wonder how it'll be received. Plus: Fallout 4's season pass annoys us, Star Wars Battlefront gets a mini-fridge, we're excited for the imminent New Xbox One Experience Dashboard, Xbox One gets two new games in a genre it sorely needs them in, and more!
Also: after we recorded, Ubisoft issued a correction to their developer who was quoted as saying Rainbow Six Siege will ship with 10 maps. It will actually be 11.
Windows Edge Browser Coming to Xbox One
Microsoft's native Windows 10 browser Edge will be landing on Xbox One, although no date has been mentioned.
The news came during a Twitter event where users were invited to ask the official Edge developer account questions using the hashtag #AskMSEdge.
"Yes, Edge will be coming to Xbox One..." and that was pretty much all the dev team had to say on the matter.
Edge is the new Windows 10 browser that replaces Internet Explorer, Microsoft's pack-in browser that PC users have accidentally been clicking on for years. The official name is Microsoft Edge, and the name comes from consumers' perception of the strength of the Microsoft brand.
HBO Orders Pete Holmes Comedy Pilot from Judd Apatow
Some good news here for fans of comedian/podcaster Pete Holmes who may still be bummed about his show getting the axe from TBS last year.
Per Deadline, HBO has orded a comedy pilot from writer/director Judd Apatow, who currently produces Girls for the network, called Crashing - starring Pete Holmes as a sweet-hearted comedian who winds up sleeping on the couches of his comic friends in New York after his wife leaves him.
Pete Holmes as Professor X from The Pete Holmes Show.
Gambit Loses Its Director
Director Rupert Wyatt has departed 2016's Gambit film starring Channing Tatum as the titular Cajun mutant.
"I was very much looking forward to working with my friend Channing and the team at Fox, but regrettably a push in the start date now conflicts with another project," the Rise of the Planet of the Apes director said in a statement. "I thank them for the opportunity, and I know that Gambit will make a terrific film."
As for what caused the cited start date to change, The Hollywood Reporter reports that it was either a change in script that caused the budget to get bigger and the shoot to extend, or that the shooting schedule around Mardi Gras caused the reshuffling.
Development Ceases on Dead Island Epidemic
After time spent in both closed and open beta, development on the zombie-themed multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) Dead Island Epidemic is drawing to a close.
"Ever since starting with the Closed Alpha, and all the way through the Closed Beta and Open Beta, we’ve received a great amount of useful criticism and encouraging feedback from our players. This has been invaluable for all the teams involved in developing the game," the development team wrote in a post on Steam.
Dimension Announces The Mist TV Series
Dimension Television has announced that it is bringing The Mist to television.
It is based on the Stephen King novella, as well as the 2007 film it inspired directed by Frank Darabont (The Walking Dead). The television series will tell an original story about a mist that creeps into a small town and creates havoc. The mist places the town's residents face-to-face with their darkest fears - from psychological terrors to otherwordly demons.
The Mist will be written by Christian Torpe, whose Denmark-based show RITA is now in its fourth season.
Scott Glenn Back as Stick for Daredevil: Season 2
Scott Glenn, who played Stick in Season 1 of Marvel's Daredevil, will reprise his role as Matthew Murdock's conflicted former mentor in Season 2.
According to Marvel.com's announcement, "Stick crashes into Daredevil's life right when he needs him the least," returning for three episodes "with a new mission that Matt wants no part of."
Last month, Netflix released a Daredevil teaser for the show's upcoming second season. In addition, a photo from the set surfaced, providing a sneak peek at Murdock's new love interest.
Game of Thrones: The Latest on THAT Character’s Fate
Spoilers follow for the Game of Thrones Season 5 finale.
Following an apparent death at the end of season five, the actor behind a certain fan favorite character has dropped hints of a return.
Kit Harington, who played Jon Snow, told The Independent (via The Wrap) that he expects to be a part of the show for some time to come.