Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 Will Have 20-Player Multiplayer
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5's will feature 20-player multiplayer for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, but there will be no online mode for last-gen versions.
"Online multiplayer is where Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 truly takes off, letting players drop in and out of ongoing online skate sessions with friends and challengers from around the world; it’s like a skatepark that never closes," writes Robomodo president Josh Tsui on a recent post on the PlayStation blog.
"Complete missions, unlock new content and level up online or offline, or go head-to-head on the fly against all takers in competitive matches. You can play with 20 people at once, which is INSANE."
Hololens is Going to the International Space Station
NASA is teaming up with Microsoft to develop Sidekick, a virtual reality aid to astronauts working off Earth.
Two of the devices, which are based on Microsoft's Hololens technology, will be going up into space with SpaceX on June 28. According to the NASA, Sidekick could reduce crew training requirements and increase working efficiency in space.
One mode of Sidekick is "Remote Expert Mode", which allows someone on the ground to see what a crew member sees using Skype. The ground operator can draw annotations into the crew member's environment to guide them through their task.
Introducing Lexus Hoverboard’s Special Skatepark
According to Spanish website El Patín, it has discovered the special skatepark Lexus is constructing for its recently unveiled real-life, functioning hoverboard.
The car company yesterday teased that it has developed a hoverboard powered by liquid nitrogen cooled superconductors and permanent magnets. While the information initially offered was sparse on whether it required specific conditions to operate, the car manufacturer later confirmed with publications that the hoverboard "only works on special metallic surfaces."
Nintendo Quiet on NX Console Over Worries of Competitors Taking Ideas
Nintendo won’t discuss its next-generation hardware codenamed NX yet as it believes competitors may jump on its ideas and it’ll also dilute the surprise for fans, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata said during a shareholders meeting today
“We can't talk about the NX. If we do, competitors may take our ideas and customers won't be surprised,” Iwata said in response to an investor who was worried about the split between the NX and Wii U, according to Twitter user NStyles (translated by Twitter user Cheesemeister3k).
Game of Thrones: Season 6 Directors Announced
The full list of directors for Game of Thrones: Season 6 has been revealed and it includes some returning series helmers -- among them is the director of Season 5’s acclaimed episode, “Hardhome” -- and some newcomers, which include Jack Bender, who’s famous for being the main director on ABC’s Lost.
According to Entertainment Weekly, here's how the directing duties break down for Game of Thrones’ sixth season:
Jeremy Podeswa (Episodes 1 & 2)
Previous Game of Thrones episodes directed: “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken” and “Kill the Boy.”
Predator to Hunt MKX Kombatants Soon
Predator is coming to Mortal Kombat X in July.
The famed alien hunter (or should that be "Alien hunter"?) was revealed by Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon on his Twitter account.
Recreate the Predator Movie (Komplete with Carl Weathers Jax) in Mortal Kombat X. Koming Soon..... pic.twitter.com/RnraAaafis
— Ed Boon (@noobde) June 24, 2015
Predator is shown fighting beside a Dillon (Carl Weathers) skin for Jackson "Jax" Briggs.
As of a recent update, Predator's profile is viewable in the in-game Kollection, while Event Hubs sniffed out the iconic hunter's three fighting variations, too.
All the Characters in Captain America: Civil War
Captain America: Civil War is currently in production, with Marvel planning a May 6, 2016, release for the third film in the Star-Spangled Avenger’s series. And while Civil War is the next movie in the Cap saga, it is also so full of other heroes (and some villains) that it almost feels like another Avengers film altogether.
All the Characters in Suicide Squad
It all started with the reveal that Robert Downey, Jr. himself would return once more as Iron Man, which is pretty much an essential aspect of the Civil War storyline. The comics saga on which the film is based pits Cap versus his friend and fellow Avenger Iron Man when the two can’t agree on how the heroes of the world should respond to a government push to register super-powered beings. Factions are formed among your favorite characters, and a war begins…
Joel McHale Thinks a Community Movie Will Happen
Take a deep breath, Greendale Human Beings, Community star Joel McHale has opened up about the possibility of a movie based on the series, which he thinks is pretty likely.
Speaking to Esquire about the chance of a Community: Season 7, McHale clarified that the cast’s contracts are up, which would make another full season of the show unlikely. “They would have to significantly increase some of the pay of some of the actors, I think,” said McHale, who stuck with the varied cast through its entire run on both NBC and Yahoo! Screen.
But could the actors manage to come back for a Community movie? McHale was optimistic about a feature-length project coming together, saying, “I really do think there’ll be a movie.”
Here’s Catwoman’s ‘Final Fantasy’ Figure
Square Enix has unveiled some pretty cool pics of the Catwoman figure in their Variant Play Arts Kai toy-line, reimagined by Final Fantasy and King of Hearts designer Tetsuya Nomura.
As you can see from the pics below (via Toy Ark), Nomura gave Catwoman a sort of cyber-punk, futuristic aesthetic, with the addition of some edgy features to the character, like shoulder pads and a spiked tail.
New Assassin’s Creed Comic Coming
A new Assassin's Creed comic is currently in the works, as Titan Comics has acquired the license to publish a five-part series based on Ubisoft's popular video game franchise.
According to the announcement, courtesy of Comics Beat, Neil Edwards, who has worked on Titan's Doctor Who: Four Doctors comic, will be handling the illustrations. Unfortunately, however, Titan has yet to provide a release date.
"We’re so excited to be working with Ubisoft on this fantastic new adventure," Titan Comics editor Lizzie Kaye said. "Assassin’s Creed is one of the most notoriously beautiful games on the market, and the team at Ubisoft have created a world that is perfect for us to explore, expand and inhabit with a raft of new characters in new settings. We’re really hoping to surprise readers with the direction for this new series."