Stories: The Hidden Path Announced for PS4
Spearhead Games has revealed its next game for PlayStation 4 is a new action-RPG called Stories: The Hidden Path.
In a post on the PS Blog, Spearhead co-founder Simon Darveau described Stories as “an action-RPG set in a vibrant universe filled with floating islands, majestic airships, and flamboyant magic.”
“We’re building Stories to feel like an enchanted book with a different tale to tell each time you open it. Every choice you make in the game affects the storyline in real-time, and the narrator adapts his tale dynamically to reflect your course of action.”
Story/Title for Pixar’s Upcoming Day of the Dead Movie
It was revealed today at the D23 Expo that Pixar's upcoming movie based on the Mexican Day of the Dead holiday -- first announced back in 2012 -- now has an official title: Coco.
Coco, from Toy Story 3 director Lee Unkrich, is inspired by real Dia de los Muertos traditions of honoring departed loved ones by putting out photos and things they loved in life. The main character, Miguel, is a 12 year-old boy living in rural Mexico. Unkrich said he was intrigued by the idea of "a big family reunion between living and the dead."
In the test footage shown during the event, a long, single take down a street shows cheerful skeletons dancing and playing music. The skeletons are trading top halves (the top of one skeleton leaping onto the lower portion of another), juggling skulls, and generally being enthusiastic and joyful about the afterlife. A mariachi band is playing gleefully when one of the skeleton's faces falls off to reveal Miguel wearing a mask.
Nintendo Voice Chat: Making IGN’s Mario Maker Challenge
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This week, IGN's Nintendo podcast talks a whole bunch about making Mario. Join host Jose Otero, Brian Altano, and Peer Schneider for a deep discussion about Nintendo's crazy course builder. Jose and Brian also share their experiences and breakthroughs as would-be game designers in the Super Mario Maker IGN Challenge. After the break, we run thorugh a pair of queries in the Question Block.
New Toy Story 4 Details Revealed
Pixar has revealed new Toy Story 4 details at Disney's D23 Expo.
Disney's Chief Creative Officer, John Lasseter, revealed that Toy Story 4 will be a romance story (this much we already knew) between two major characters: Woody and Bo Peep - the latter making her return after the character was gone in Toy Story 3, for unexplained reasons.
"Each of the stories is a different genre," Lasseter said, "and Toy Story 4 is a love story. It's a love story between Woody and Bo Peep. Bo's returned for Toy Story 4. Woody and Buzz head out to find Bo. It's a very, very emotional story, and it's very fun doing a story about
Person of Interest: Sarah Shahi Locked for Season 5 Return
Even though Person of Interest writer/producer Denise Thé told fans back at Comic-Con that fans "hadn't seen the last of Shaw," we now have more solid confirmation that Sarah Shahi will return for Person of Interest's Season 5 in a highly involved capacity.
POI Showrunner Greg Plageman recently told TVGuide.com that not only is Shahi returning to the series, but that it would be for more than just quick check-ins with Shaw, who'd only been seen for a couple of brief moments ever since her character was written off the series mid-Season 4 (Shahi, pregnant at the time, has since given birth to twins).
New Details on Finding Nemo Sequel Plot Revealed
Story details about the upcoming sequel to Finding Nemo, Finding Dory, were revealed during Disney's D23 event today, along with one new casting announcement - Ed O'Neill (Married, With Children/Modern Family) will play an octopus named Hank.
Andrew Stanton is back as director and said he initially didn't think there would be a follow-up to Finding Nemo... until he began to think about the question of who Dory's family was and where she came from.
Footage debuted today at the D23 Expo showed how the plot revolves around Dory searching for her family, after she begins to mention them in her sleep and have flashes of memory -- yes, having any memories shocks her -- about them. Nemo overhears Dory say "the jewel of Monterrey, California," and they realize that is there where Dory's parents are.
Watch Olivia Munn Train for X-Men: Apocalypse
While Olivia Munn didn't have a ton to do in the X-Men: Apocalypse footage that screened at Comic-Con last month, it seems her character Psylocke will be getting physical in the currently shooting film.
We saw her practicing her sword skills not that long ago, and now once again (thanks to Instagram) we’ve got a look at her prepping for stunt work. Check her out doing wire work below:
Longmire: Season 4 Trailer and Clip
Here's the trailer for the brand new season of Longmire, which will land on Netflix with 10 episodes on September 10th.
Season 4 picks up moments after Season 3's finale. Walt Longmire (Robert Taylor), having found out who was behind the murder of his wife, succumbs to his darker impulses and takes off in pursuit of the killer with murder on his mind.
Meanwhile, Branch Connally (Bailey Chase), the deputy who Walt fired for erratic, violent behavior, believes he has already figured out who the real culprit is. But during his confrontation with this suspected killer, a gun goes off. Now the audience will finally learn what happened, and whether Walt can be stopped before he makes a fatal choice.
New Comedies From Parks & Rec, 30 Rock Creators
NBC has announced that it has two new comedies on the way.
First up is an untitled project from Michael Schur, the executive producer behind Parks and Recreation and Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
NBC Entertainment president Jennifer Salke revealed that the network loved Schur's pitch so much it received a straight-to-series order for 13 episodes. Not much else has been revealed about the comedy yet, but Salke comfirms that Schur is introducing "another funny, strong and particularly complicated female character — yes, the lead is a woman — in a comedy like nothing seen before, about a woman wrestling with what it means to be good."
NBC has also issued a pilot production order for a second new comedy from the producing partners behind 30 Rock, Tina Fey and Robert Carlock. This project focuses on a mother-daughter relationship that is challenged when the "overly involved" New Jersey mom gets an internship at her daughter's workplace, a cable news network. The untitled comedy will be written by Emmy winner Tracey Wigfield (30 Rock and The Mindy Project).
Disney’s Announces ‘Gigantic,’ a New Jack and the Beanstalk Movie
At Disney's D23 event, the company announced it's working on a new animated feature based on Jack and the Beanstalk called Gigantic. The film is set in Spain during the 15th century.
The movie will be directed by Tangled director Nathan Greno with music from Frozen's Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez. In the film, Jack befriends an 11 year-old girl, one who also happens to be a 60 foot-tall giant. It will follow the classic tale of Jack, who acquires magic beans and uses them to plant a beanstalk that reaches into the world of giants.
