Bungie Outlines Plans for Sony-Only Destiny Content Once Exclusivity Expires
Bungie has confirmed that it will release extra content for all players, regardless of platform, once Sony's timed-exclusives expire later this year.
Talking to Eurogamer, Destiny's creative director Luke Smith confirmed the PlayStation-exclusive content will bring a couple of extra strike missions and new exotic weapons - including the Hawkmoon hand cannon - to the Xbox.
"The previously Sony-exclusive strikes will be available this autumn on Xbox," Smith said. "But we're not just re-issuing them. We're
refreshing them completely with the Taken."
Bulletstorm Developer Has Become Independent Again
Developer People Can Fly, famous for Bulletstorm, Gears of War: Judgment, and Painkiller, has returned to being an independent studio.
Ownership of the company has now returned to the Polish developer, after it had been rebranded as Epic Games Poland in 2013.
Sebastian Wojciechowski continues to be studio director, and People Can Fly is still "actively contributing" to the upcoming Fortnite. The developer is also using Unreal Engine 4 for an unannounced game.
"We, as a People Can Fly team, are extremely excited about new possibilities ahead of us," said Wojciechowski. "We're going to work on a new game, while continuing to partner with Epic and use UE4."
Bungie Teams Up With Red Bull For Exclusive Destiny Promotion
Bungie has teamed up with Red Bull for an exclusive Destiny promotion.
Between now and September, you'll be able to earn bonus XP and access an exclusive quest courtesy of codes you'll find under the tab of any promotional Destiny Edition Red Bull can.
Eagle-eyed Redditors spotted the promotional codes several weeks ago.
"Focused Light is a one-time consumable Bonus XP buff which increases all experience gain by 50% for a period of 30 minutes," states the promotional website. "Each specially marked can includes a code. Multiple codes can be redeemed but only one code can be used at a time."
Driveclub PS Plus Edition Gets a Release Date
Driveclub's long-awaited PS Plus edition will launch tomorrow, developer Evolution has announced.
A post on the PS Blog from Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida confirms all PlayStation Plus members will be able to play the game on Thursday, June 25. However, the launch will be done in stages in order to avoid a repeat of the issues we've seen previously with the game.
"We’ve spent a long time preparing for this launch after some difficult and unexpected set-backs," he writes. "To make absolutely certain that all players have the smoothest and most stable experience possible we are going to be duly cautious about how we release the game this time around.
Is Superman’s New Weakness Social Media?
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Superman #41!
Today's Superman #41 by writer Gene Luen Yang and artist John Romita Jr. gave us our best look yet at what brought about Superman's new status quo -- one where the whole world knows that he and Clark Kent are one in the same. While we're already seeing the new Superman with short hair, plain clothing and reduced powers in other Superman comics like Action Comics and Superman/Wonder Woman, we've yet to see exactly how his identity was exposed -- until today.
We hopped on the phone with Yang and Romita to hear about why they wanted to tell the story of Superman's identity being exposed, Superman's new "weakness," and how Superman's new look was created.
Tahm Kench is the Newest League of Legends Champion
Riot Games has announced a new champion for League of Legends named Tahm Kench, The River King.
Tahm Kench makes for a fine support or a solo laner. His passive ability applies stacks to the enemy when he auto attacks them, and once he has built up three stacks, his abilities perform differently.
In the support role, Tahm Kench is able to quickly devour his ally in order to render them immune from damage before moving to a safe distance and letting them out. The devour ability can also be used against enemy champions if he has built up enough passive stacks on them.
Tahm Kench can also lash out with his tongue against enemy champions, slowing them, or stunning them if he has built up three passive stacks.
Blindfolded Gamer Beats Super Mario World in 23 Minutes
Twitch user PangaeaPanga has completed Super Mario World blindfolded in just over 23 minutes, a feat he claims on his Twitch channel is a world record.
You can check out the full run in the video below.
PangaeaPanga, who describes himself as primarily a Super Mario World hacker and tool-assisted speedrunner, explains on his YouTube channel that he began learning blindfolded strategies for the game on June 16 and completed a full run today. His attempt included just three deaths and one brief period during which he was temporarily lost.
Channing Tatum Hates G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra
Channing Tatum isn't a fan of G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra.
In a recent radio interview with Howard Stern, in-demand Tatum shared some not-so-fond memories of his leading role in G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra.
"Look, I'll be honest. I f--cking hate that movie. I was pushed into doing that movie."
According to Tatum, his role in Rise of Cobra was part of a three-movie deal that the then rising star had signed with Paramount.
Tatum admitted to being a fan of G.I Joe growing up, but said, "The script wasn't any good." He did, however, want to play Snake Eyes, an idea that was shot down on the same phone call he found out Paramount wanted him to be in the movie.
Is Magus Joining Avengers: Infinity War?
A new casting call suggests that the Adam Warlock's villainous alter-ego Magus will be making an appearance in Marvel's The Avengers: Infinity War, Part 1.
A somewhat rough-around-the-edges site called www.acting-auditions.org (as spotted by Spoilertv.com) has the listing, which reads as follows:
“Auditions are now getting underway for the Marvel Studios feature film ‘Avengers: Infinity War – Part I’ lead and supporting roles. The auditions for new lead and supporting roles will be taking place in Los Angeles, CA. The film is the first in a two-part sequel in which Thanos plays a major role, along with the Magus. Adam Warlock’s bad side, the Magus, separates from his body and assembles the Infinity Gauntlet. Magus creates doppelgangers of Earth’s heroes as part of his plan to recreate a universe of evil. “Avengers: Infinity War – Part I” will be shot entirely on the IMAX/ARRI 2D digital camera.”
Check Out These Awesome Mass Effect Miniatures
If you have some spare plastic, wire, and soda cans lying around, you too could turn them into some detailed one-of-a-kind Mass Effect miniature sculptures.
Earlier today, Reddit user Solitary_guy recognized the recent Mass Effect Andromeda announcement by posting numerous images of his sister’s hand-crafted Mass Effect minis, which include her version of Commander Shepard, Mordin, Joker, and an impressive looking Legion.
