Star Wars Rebels Is Coming to Disney Infinity 3.0
Disney Infinity: 3.0 Edition will feature characters from the Star Wars Rebels television series.
Lucasfilm and Avalanche Software announced the news in an exclusive interview with StarWars.com. Confirmed characters that will be getting their own collectible figures include Kanan, Ezra, Zeb, and Sabine. Here's a look at Ezra:
David Fincher’s HBO Comedy Series Halts Production
HBO has reportedly halted production on David Fincher's comedy series Videosynchrazy, formerly known as Living In Video.
Deadline reports that HBO has pressed pause on the comedy series after the company saw some of the complete episodes. The cast and crew were apparently in the middle of filming episode four or five for Videosynchrazy, which is set in 1983 Los Angeles.
Fincher also reportedly wanted time to gather his thoughts on Videosynchrazy and look over cuts for the TV series. HBO had given a 10-episode order for the comedy show that focuses on the onset of the music video scene.
YouTube’s New Approach to Gaming
YouTube is creating a new app and website to host gaming content.
Called YouTube Gaming, the hub will have separate channels for more than 25,000 games, each with videos and live streams. It's coming this summer.
The full list of supported games hasn't been released, but provided art confirms some of the more obvious candidates: Minecraft, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, League of Legends, Grand Theft Auto 5, The Sims 4, and Destiny.
Some game publishers and YouTube creators will have dedicated channels as well.
"Live streams bring the gaming community closer together, so we’ve put them front-and-center on the YouTube Gaming homepage," said YouTube Product Manager Alan Joyce. "On top of existing features like high frame rate streaming at 60fps, DVR, and automatically converting your stream into a YouTube video, we’re redesigning our system so that you no longer need to schedule a live event ahead of time."
Renner Shows Off Artwork from Cap 3 Set
Hawkeye actor Jeremy Renner has a question for you: Captain America or Iron Man?
Renner took to Twitter to spark the debate, posting a picture of himself with a piece of Captain America 3 artwork that asks, "Whose side are you on?"
What do you say? What side are you on? #avengers#civilwar#captainamerica#ironman#marvelpic.twitter.com/aKKwuYR9mY
Countdown to E3 2015
Hard as it is to believe, another 12 months have come and gone in the world of video games and now we're mere days away from the event that tells us what we should expect the following year. Or maybe the year after that, if the recent trend of delays is anything to go by.
With that in mind, Alex, Luke and Chris sit down to talk about the biggest titles from each publisher we're looking forward to seeing, as well as those we hope may crawl out of the woodwork. There's also some fairly ludicrous predictions, one of which has come true since recording. So next time you think we don't know everything, here is your proof.
Other topics include the mighty Jurassic World, Heroes of the Storm, The Simpsons divorce drama, the sad passing of Christopher Lee, impressions on the Star Wars Secret Cinema event and Game of Thrones running out of ideas. So what are you waiting for?
Can Battleborn Become the Next Borderlands?
Battleborn, Gearbox’s follow-up to its immensely popular Borderlands series, is a game with many identities. It walks a fine line between its MOBA elements, specifically its playable roster and character development, and its obvious heritage from the adventures we had on Pandora. I played through a single mission in this five-player, cooperative shooter three separate times, and the results were both warmly familiar, and surprisingly unique.
Jumping into Battleborn immediately brought a sense of familiarity to the Borderlands series. The world is colorful, the enemies are insane and plentiful, and the dialogue is genuinely funny. Whether it was the main story beats featuring a mechanized, walking tank who became oddly self-aware of its impending doom, or just the random barks between two characters, I found myself laughing more than I do in 99% of other shooters. In the span of a single 20 minute mission, Battleborn cemented the playful tone of its world, and the fantastic variety of its cast of incredibly different weirdo characters in a really impressive way.
PES 2016 Features and Release Date Revealed
Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 will launch on PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360 and PC on September 15 in North America and September 17 in Europe, according to Konami.
The new entry in the franchise, which we discovered earlier in the week will feature Neymar as cover star, aims to go back to the series' roots. Set to use the Fox Engine and completely redevelop Master League, here are some of the new features coming this year.
From a gameplay perspective, collisions have been improved, which in turn enables aerial battles to be more visceral. 1-on-1 situations are also subject to faster reaction times, while performing tackles at the right time lets you shove the player out of the way and creating stronger counters. AI has been improved, you have more control in goal celebrations and goal keepers now have varying stats in Catching, Clearance, Collapsing and Deflecting, meaning you can find one to suit your style.
Twitter CEO Stepping Down in July
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo will be stepping down on July 1, to be replaced by Jack Dorsey as interim CEO.
Costolo had been under pressure after many months of slow user growth, and controversies surrounding piracy and abuse on Twitter. The decision to step down was his own, and he will be remaining on the board of directors.
In a statement, Dick Costolo said "I am tremendously proud of the Twitter team and all that the team has accomplished together during my six years with the company."
Over the first three months of the year, Twitter missed targets for growth, posting a net loss of $162 million (£104 million).
How Blizzard’s Heroes Went From Concepts to Icons
In the course of its long and illustrious history, Blizzard Entertainment has pumped out one incredible game after another. Yet at the core of each of these titles, alongside addictive gameplay, are characters that have successfully installed themselves as icons of the medium thanks to great design and diverse stories.
Now, with the launch of Heroes of the Storm, the great and the good of Blizzard's back catalogue are coming together for the first time. With this in mind, we decided to sit down with Phil Gonzales and Luke Mancini, two of the studio's long-serving designers and 3D artists, to discover how some of the studio's most iconic figures went from concepts to legends, tracing each step along the way.
John Carpenter on Remaking Big Trouble in Little China
Filmmaker John Carpenter has confirmed that he’s yet to discuss the upcoming remake of Big Trouble in Little China with Dwayne Johnson, who’s currently in negotiations to star in it. Johnson mentioned last week that he felt the project would have a good chance of success if they were able to bring Carpenter on board.
“It’s very early in the process,” Carpenter told The Wall Street Journal. “I haven’t spoken to Dwayne Johnson about any of this.”