Final Fantasy, Rock Band Devs Among Oculus Partners
Square Enix and Harmonix are among the publishers working with Oculus VR and its Oculus Rift tech.
Oculus announced a clutch of intriguing partnerships at its pre-E3 press conference today, including Square Enix, Harmonix, Ready at Dawn, Climax Studios, Gunfire Games, CCP, and Insomniac Games. Check out the full list in the screengrab below.
A Harmonix spokesperson told IGN, “We’re incredibly excited to be an Oculus Developer. Harmonix loves exploring new technology and seeing how we can use that technology to let people interact with music in meaningful ways. We've done it as early as working with the PlayStation Eye camera on PS2, later with Kinect on both Xbox 360 and Xbox One. VR is incredibly exciting and there are a lot of new opportunities that we're still exploring; we'll have more to share once we're ready.”
Ex-Vigil Devs Announce Oculus Rift Game Called Chronos
David Adams, CEO and founder of Gunfire Games, took the stage at today's Oculus Rift conference to detail Chronos, a third-person "atmospheric RPG" coming to PC and Oculus Rift.
Chronos was announced earlier this year by Gunfire, a studio composed of several ex-Vigil (Darksiders II) developers.
Now we know it follows one character's quest to make it through an ancient labyrinth that only opens once a year.
Each time the hero fails, he must return a year later. The game takes place across the course of his life as he explores the labyrinth's "old ruins, vast caverns, and ancient tombs," aging as he goes.
The character's age will affect gameplay. In the beginning, the hero will be strong and young, but as he becomes an old man, he'll need to rely more heavily on his wit, familiarity with the labyrinth, and magic.
Marvel Hints at New Comic for The Defenders
In today’s Captain America and the Mighty Avengers #9, the final issue of the series, Luke Cage and Jessica Jones offer a tease that could signal the launch of a new Defenders comic book.
During a conversation, the married super-couple are discussing how the name “Avengers” may not have worked for their team, with Jones saying that they're more there to "defend those who can't defend themselves." Saying "defend" twice in a conversation about Marvel team names is a pretty big hint to us that a new comic for The Defenders is on the way.
Marvel has been teasing a lot of their post-Secret Wars plans for the fall recently. As part of the teases, it was mentioned that over 60 new titles will be rolled out over the course of four months. Could The Defenders be joining the likes of Invincible Iron Man as one of those 60-odd books?
Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture Release Date Announced
The Chinese Room has announced that Everybody's Gone to the Rapture will launch on August 11 for PlayStation 4.
To coincide with the announcement on the PS Blog, the game's official website has now gone live.
Between now and launch, The Chinese Room will be releasing more news, including a development diary and a mini documentary.
If you're wondering what Everybody's Gone to the Rapture is, IGN has you covered with this preview.
Darksiders 2 For PS4, Xbox One Has Been Announced
Darksiders 2 is coming to PS4 and Xbox One this holiday season.
Darksiders 2 Deathinitive Edition comes equipped with all the previous DLC, so that’s The Maker Armor Set, The Abyssal Forge, The Demon Lord Belial, Death Rides, Angel of Death, Deadly Despair, Shadow of Death, Mortis Pack, Rusanov's Axe, Van Der Schmash Hammer, Fletcher's Crow Hammer, Mace Maximus, and lastly, Argul's Tomb.
As well as the DLC, this version of the game will run in native 1080p and features other graphical upgrades thanks to an improved Graphic Render Engine, along with rebalanced gameplay and loot distribution. The port itself is brought to you by Gunfire Games under the watchful eye of Nordic Games, the latter of which purchased the rights to the Darksiders IP when THQ went under.
The 7 Greatest Jurassic Park Quotes
With Jurassic World racing to theaters this weekend like a raptor speeding through the brush alongside its Chris Pratt Dinosaur Whisperer, Universal Pictures is poised to revive its beloved series in a big way. (Get it?)
Of course, the original Steven Spielberg film remains our first, true love in terms of the dinosaurs-run-amuck-in-a-theme-park genre. So we put together a little video featuring the most memorable lines from the highly quotable 1993 classic. Yes, it was tough to do, but we narrowed down our list to our seven favorite soundbites -- and surprisingly, Jeff Goldblum only got one slot (well, one plus a bonus).
Watch the super-cut video above, and then check out the picks below as well. And welcome… to Jurassic Park!
Konami Announces New 3-Year Deal With UEFA
Konami has secured a new three-year deal with UEFA to "retain exclusive rights to Europe's greatest club football competitions" for forthcoming Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) titles.
Continuation of the original agreement, signed in 2009, permits Konami to use "all iconography and presentation elements associated with the competitions".
It also permits PES to feature UEFA's Super Cup, the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League club competitions as both individual modes or "within the larger season overview upon qualification".
“In the past six years we have worked closely with UEFA creating the PES Virtual UEFA Champions League as a global online version of the real thing, and this year’s UEFA Champions League final in Berlin played host to the climax of the 2015 PES season as the 25 best players from all over the globe gathered to determine the winner," said Sean Ratcliffe, European Brand Director at Konami.
Worms World Party Remastered Coming Next Month
Team17 has announced that Worms World Party Remastered will be released on July 8 on PC.
The popular Worms title first came out in 2001, and is now back with 1080p graphics and running at 60 frames per second.
In addition, you will be able to play online or locally with up to six players, and there are also over 20 co-op multiplayer missions.
Worms World Party Remastered will cost £11 / $15 / €13 when it releases next month.
The original may have come out 14 years ago, but IGN still has the review of Worms World Party's "refreshing experience", if you want to check it out.
Comic Book Reviews for June 10, 2015
June continued with another huge week of comics. DC debuted the new Batman in the pages of Batman #41, while delivering another wave of new series like Constantine: The Hellblazer #1, Starfire #1 and Section 8 #1. At Marvel, the Secret Wars floodgates continue to flow with the launch of Weirdworld #1, Ghost Racers #1 and Marvel Zombies #1 and new issues of Inferno, Spider-Verse, Ultimate End and others. However, the surprise victor of the week was Captain America and the Mighty Avengers #9.
Alongside all these big releases, Image had a huge week of their own with new issues of Saga, Injection, Descender, Black Science and The Walking Dead.
Scroll down for reviews of these and other new releases, and be sure to let us know what you thought of the week's new comics in the comments below!
Nintendo Has Sold Over 15 Million 3DS Consoles in the US
Nintendo has announced that the 3DS has sold over 15 million units in the United States since launching in March 2011.
Sales of the 3DS have increased by more than 50 percent in 2015, and it has now become the 8th Nintendo system to sell over 15 million. This year's success is attributed to the release of the New Nintendo 3DS XL.
According to Nintendo's internal sales figures, each of Super Mario 3D Land, Pokemon X, Pokemon Y, Mario Kart 7, and Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS have sold more than 2 million units in the US alone.
It was revealed yesterday by a leaked trailer that Hyrule Warriors will be coming to Nintendo 3DS.