Executive Producer Tomasz Gop Leaves Lords of the Fallen 2
Executive producer Tomasz Gop has left CI Games and is no longer working on Lords of the Fallen 2.
In an exchange with Eurogamer, Gop confirmed that he had parted ways with the studio, but was unwilling to give details as to why he'd left, stating that he wanted to "respect CI's will" to keep the reason for the departure private.
"I wanted all the best for Lords," said Gop, "but there's going to be someone else leading the project and we'll see if it will make it more successful than I could.
"I made
my mind a couple of days ago, we just wanted to figure out the best communication for both sides."
Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment PS4 Release Revealed
Bandai Namco has announced that Sword Art Online RE: Hollow Fragment will be available on August 4.
RE: Hollow Fragment is coming out for PlayStation 4, and is an HD version of the original Vita game with an updated English translation. This new date is a week later than was originally scheduled.
Hollow Fragment is the second game in the series based on the Sword Art Online series of books. In addition to Hollow Fragment, Sword Art Online: Lost Song is coming to the Americas for PS4 and Vita this year.
Split-Screen Gaming is Alive and Well
It's a miracle this week's IGN UK Podcast ever got recorded, what with Krupa, Rory and Alex spending every spare minute playing Rocket League. The car football (or vehicle soccer is your surname is Powers) game has got everyone hooked, but also demonstrates that split-screen gaming is very much alive and well, so much so was it wrong that it's been ditched in Halo 5?
We also skim over the best and worst of the week, somewhat pathetically labelled Red Hotty and Cold Botty. Hmmm.
But we promise the podcast is still a gem, and you can watch the entire podcast up above, download it over on iTunes, or download it directly from the source via the link below:
IGN UK Podcast #290: Split's The Difference - 70 MB (right click to save)
Puma is Making MGS: The Phantom Pain Boots
Puma is releasing Metal Gear Solid: Phantom Pain-licensed boots.
The boots were revealed via Hideo Kojima’s Twitter account. According to the tweets, the boots come complete with their own guêtres just like Big Boss’ in-game footwear.
Tie-ins with MSG: The Phantom Pain are happening everywhere. So far we’ve seen a Metal Gear Ray figurine, Snake’s motorcycle, a clothing line, Play Arts Kai figures, and of course, there’s an exclusive PS4 which comes with Snakes arm.
Bungie Previews the Arsenal in Destiny: The Taken King
Bungie is offering fans a sneak preview of the weapons in upcoming Destiny expansion The Taken King, which features the largest armory seen since the game's original release.
The preview covers a small selection of arsenal from the Hakke, Omolon, and Suros the product lines. Weapons types teased range across scout rifles, hand cannons, sniper rifles, shotguns, rocket launchers and pulse rifles.
"This inspection doesn’t cover the entire product line that Hakke, Omolon, and Suros have to offer," David "DeeJ" Dague writes, "We’re holding back a number of armament categories for you to discover for yourself as the Taken War escalates. The models you’re looking at will seed a vast array of options you’ll use to equip your Guardian.
Here’s Half-Life Being Played on a Smartwatch
We recently heard HTC is bringing the Half-Life franchise to virtual reality headset Vive, and now you can play the Valve’s classic shooter on smartwatches thanks to a tutorial by modder Dave Bennett.
According to the tutorial, the game is running on an Android-powered LG G Watch using the SDLash app that emulates the GoldSource engine. Bennett notes that the exercise is a proof of concept and is far ideal control-wise. Performance was better than expected, hitting a high of 30 frames per second down to a low of 2FPS.
“Of course, things such as the lava graphics and special lighting caused a huge drop in fps,” Bennett writes. “Also, trying to play a game on Android wear is a nightmare within itself. The app offers touchscreen controls, but on a 1.65 inch screen, they are almost impossible to use. Also, swiping to the left causes the screen to go back to the previous window. “
Fallout 4 Demo Coming Soon From QuakeCon 2015
Bethesda's Todd Howard is showing off a QuakeCon-exclusive Fallout 4 demo on Friday, July 24.
The footage won't be released anywhere, so we're live blogging the presentation right here. Check the list of start dates (by time zone) below and come back later for brand new Fallout info.
11am PT, 1pm CT, 2pm ET, 7pm BT, 4am AET July 25
Earlier at QuakeCon, Bethesda announced Fallout Anthology, a PC collection that includes all currently available Fallout games on the platform inside a replica of a nuclear bomb.
Users Report Login Issues With Street Fighter 5 Beta
The Street Fighter V beta officially opened today, and it’s having problems.
According to the official Street Fighter Twitter account, the servers were brought down at 7:25 PST for “temporary fixes.” Users reported issues logging into the game and connecting the servers.
We have brought the servers down for temporary fixes as of 7:25pm PST. We will make a few fixes and bring it back up ASAP.
— Street Fighter (@StreetFighter) July 24, 2015
Michael Jackson Could Have Played Jar Jar Binks in Star Wars
The King of Pop reportedly desired the role of Jar Jar Binks in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Ahmed Best, the actor who starred as Jar Jar, said he had beaten Michael Jackson out for the infamous role in the Star Wars prequel films, according to a Vice interview.
The actor related an incident where he, Natalie Portman (Padme Amadala) and Star Wars director George Lucas met Jackson and his wife at the time Lisa Marie
backstage after a concert at Wembley arena.
“George introduced me as ‘Jar Jar’ and I was like, That’s kind of weird,” Best said. “Michael was like, ‘Oh. OK.’ I thought, What is going on?”
Resident Evil Revelations 2 for PS Vita Gets a Release Date
Resident Evil Revelations 2 is heading to North American and European PS Vitas via the PlayStation Store on August 18.
The handheld version of the episodic survival-horror game features four core episodes, and two bonus chapters called “The Struggle” and “Little Miss.”