Jade Raymond’s New Studio to Work on Hennig’s Star Wars
Jade Raymond has announced she is opening a new development studio called Motive.
Motive will be based in Montreal, Canada, and is an Electronic Arts studio. In her announcement post about the new outlet, Raymond promised while new franchises would be coming, the first project they're set to work on is Amy Hennig's Star Wars game that is currently under development at Visceral Games. To help facilitate this, Raymond will also oversee Visceral's California studio.
The post also highlights that Motive will work "in close quarters" with the BioWare Montreal team currently at work on Mass Effect: Andromeda.
"I'm a huge fan of the games that have come out of Visceral and I feel honoured to be working with such a talented team led by studio GM Scott Probst," she writes. "I've also known Amy for years and have admired her work on the Uncharted games! I’m thrilled that the first big project that we will work on in Montreal will have Amy as Creative Director. An opportunity to work with her and the Visceral team, and to play in the Star Wars universe, is once-in-a-lifetime stuff."
Sackboy Will Be in Tony Hawk’s 5 For PS Users
PlayStation exclusive content and new details about the online multiplayer in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5 have been revealed.
Josh Tsui, president of developer Robomodo, divulged the new information on the PlayStation Blog today. PlayStation users will be getting Ratchet, Sweet Tooth, and Sackboy as unique character heads in the PS3 and PS4 versions. However, there will be no online play in the PlayStation 3 version of the game, which means it will cost $40 instead of $60.
"Freeskate levels serve as lobbies for up to 20 players," Tsui writes. "They act as hubs where players can hang out and skate between different missions and online matches."
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Miyamoto Releases Statement on Satoru Iwata’s Passing
Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto has released a statement following the death of his longtime friend and colleague Satoru Iwata.
In a statement issued to IGN, Miyamoto said: "I am surprised at this sudden news and overcome with sadness.
"The entire development team at Nintendo will remain committed to our development policy which Mr. Iwata and we have been constructing together and to yield the development results which Mr. Iwata would appreciate."
Video Game Industry Pays Tribute to Satoru Iwata
The video game industry is streaming in tributes for Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata after news of his passing at age 55.
The products and leadership of Iwata’s long tenure at Nintendo, beginning in the 1980s as a programmer, has touched and inspired many video game developers and icons in the industry.
We have collected some of the messages flowing in paying respect to Iwata from the industry legend’s colleagues, those he inspired, competitors and developers.
Batman: Arkham Knight’s Batgirl DLC Delayed on PC Until Further Notice
The upcoming Batgirl DLC set to be released this week for Batman: Arkham Knight will be delayed on the troubled PC version of the game until the main game is fixed, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment revealed on the game’s Steam page.
“Our continued focus on getting the right PC fixes in place for the main game has had an impact on the development of all DLC content for the PC version of the game,” Gary Lake-Schaal, the VP of Game Technology at WBIE, writes. “This means that the Batman: Arkham Knight – Batgirl: A Matter of Family DLC will not be available on July 14 for those who are currently playing the PC version of the game. We apologize for the delay and only want to make sure that any content that we offer is up to the standards that PC players expect.“
Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata Has Passed Away
Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata has passed away at age 55.
"Nintendo Co., Ltd. deeply regrets to announce that President Satoru Iwata passed away on July 11, 2015 due to a bile duct growth", reads a statement from the publisher.
Iwata had spent the last couple of years battling the growth discovered on his bile duct, which resulted in his absence at last year's E3.
Supernatural Will Embrace the Darkness in Season 11
Season 10 of Supernatural featured the Winchesters dealing with their own problems. Dean was a demon and then had to wrestle with the effects of the Mark of Cain, and Sam went down a dark path of his own to try to save his brother. Season 11 is changing the tone. Executive producer Jeremy Carver, writer Andrew Dabb, and cast members Jared Padalecki (Sam), Jensen Ackles (Dean), Misha Collins (Castiel), and Mark Sheppard (Crowley) made their annual appearance in Comic-Con's Hall H and discussed the road ahead with moderators Rob Benedict (Chuck Shurley) and Richard Speight, Jr. (the Trickster).
The upcoming season will bring the brothers back together to fight against the Darkness. Carver said, "Last year -- we're really proud of last season. We had a lot of intensely personal character stories and this year we're going back to more of an epic feel with a Big Bad and a real sort of quest for the brothers to unite on." He continued, "It's like a pre-biblical story... I feel like the brothers are going to be really, really united in their need to take this thing down."
Heroes Reborn Extended Trailer Drops
Five years ago the fourth and final season of Heroes came to an end, and fans assumed they'd seen the last of the show that redefined the superhero TV landscape. Who knew, half a decade later, that executive producer Tim Kring and co. would be back at San Diego Comic-Con in 2015 to present the next chapter of Heroes, Heroes Reborn?
For those hesitant about more Heroes after the less-than-well-received latter seasons of the show, Kring kicked off the panel by saying, "We've had a long rest, a good sleep, and we're ready to save the world again," which was met with hearty applause from the crowd.
From there, Kring screened a new extended trailer for Heroes Reborn (see above) before moderator Greg Grunberg (who also plays returning hero Matt Parkman) introduced the rest of the cast: Jack Coleman, Zachary Levi, Robbie Kay, Kiki Sukezane, Ryan Guzman, Gatlin Green, Henry Zebrowski, Judith Shekoni, Danika Yarosh, and Rya Kihlstedt.
Minions March to Top Spot at Box Office
Minions has knocked Jurassic World out of number-one position at the box office, opening with the second highest-grossing weekend in history for an animated film. All told, Minions brought in over $115 million domestically over the weekend.
On Friday alone, the film brought in $46.2 million, making it the largest opening in animated film history, according to a report from The Hollywood Reporter.
Overseas, Minions earned an additional $280.5 million, driving Minions to an astounding global cumulative total of $395.7 million. Jurassic World dropped down just one spot to number 2, making $18.1 million and bringing that film's lifetime domestic total to $590 million.