Gearbox Spills the Beans on Battleborn’s Modes and Features
Gearbox revealed key features of its upcoming game Battleborn, including 25 unique, playable characters.
It also announced Battleborn will have a story mode that can be played either single-player or cooperatively, and will also have three "distinctly different competitive multiplayer modes."
Story mode can be played with up to five friends, either online or splitscreen. Gearbox said the story is modular, which "allows players to replay missions for the chance to earn better loot."
Multiplayer in Battleborn can be played by up to 10 players in a 5v5 configuration, in Incursion, Devastation, or Meltdown modes.
Incursion pits teams against waves of AI-controlled minions, with teams working to defend their own base while simultaneously trying to destroy the base of their opponents. Devastation is an objective-based team deathmatch, and Meltdown sees teams protect their minions "as they march to their death at the center of the map."
Yahoo Will Live Stream an NFL Game in October
Yahoo has won the rights to stream the Buffalo Bills against the Jacksonville Jaguars as part of an NFL test run for live streaming in October.
The game won't be shown on television in the US, apart from in the Bills and Jaguars home markets. Instead the game, which is being held in London as part of the NFL's International Series, will be live streamed for free around the world.
It is thought that Yahoo has paid at least $10 million for the rights, beating out the likes of Google and other companies.
Yahoo has stated that "for the first time in NFL history, anyone with an Internet connection can tune in, exclusively on Yahoo, from anywhere to watch a live football game for free."
This R2-D2 Mini Fridge Will Serve You Drinks
Haier Asia has produced a life size R2-D2 mini fridge that will deliver drinks to you.
The fridge is fully detailed, comes with a remote control, and is rechargeable. When summoned, it will roll over to you and you'll be able to open the front panel to grab a drink.
This isn't the biggest R2-D2 out there though, because All Nippon Airways and Disney are teaming up to transform a Dreamliner into a flying R2-D2.
It is thought the R2-D2 mini fridge will be coming out next year, but no pricing information is available yet.
Pluto’s Moons Are Out of Control
Data from the Hubble telescope has shown that two of Pluto's moons "wobble unpredictably," according to NASA.
The data has revealed "a cosmic dance with a chaotic rhythm," said John Grunsfeld, associate administrator of NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington.
The New Horizons spacecraft is rapidly approaching Pluto, and the moons will be studied in closer detail when it flies by in June.
According to the data, the moons Nix and Hydra are wobbling because of shifting gravitational fields, caused by the double planet system of Pluto and Charon whirling about each other. It is also thought that its other moons, Kerberos and Styx, are behaving similarly.
Mighty No. 9 Gets ‘Extremely Limited’ Collector’s Edition
A Collector's Edition for Mighty No. 9, Comcept's spiritual successor to Mega Man, has been announced.
Dubbed Mighty No. 9: Signature Edition, this special version will be exclusive to those in North America and will be available in "extremely limited" quantities.
According to PlayStation Blog, this Collector's Edition will include everything in the standard Launch Edition, as well as "an individually numbered 6.5" figurine of Beck complete with 14 points of articulation and three interchangeable faceplates."
New World Coming to The Sims 4 for Free
Maxis has announced it will be adding a new world to The Sims 4 on June 11, free for all owners of the game.
"The World of Newcrest will contain three new neighborhoods, each with five empty lots," the company explained in a press release.
The new world will be a blank slate where players can start building new structures, or place downloaded homes and venues from the Gallery. Full details of the update can be found on The Sims 4 website.
According to IGN's review, The Sims 4 is a "good start to what may eventually be expanded into a great Sims game." In April the first expansion pack for The Sims 4 was released, which added new careers and skills.
Yooka-Laylee Hopefully Bigger Than Banjo-Kazooie
Yooka-Laylee developers have taken to Reddit to answer an AMA about the upcoming spiritual successor to Banjo-Kazooie.
Heaps of questions were flung at Playtonic Games during the session, which also offered insight into their past days working at Rare on some very well-known titles. The main focus, however, was the upcoming platformer Yooka-Laylee.
When asked if the relatively cheap Kickstarter price was indicative of the size of the game, creative lead Gavin Price explained the team was now aiming to make the title even bigger than Banjo-Kazooie. He also explained why the team hasn't announced disc versions for the Xbox One and PS4 just yet.
Fnatic Returns to Dota 2
Yesterday the official Fnatic Twitter account posted a teaser image hinting that the eSports giant would be making a return to Dota 2.
The tweet was simply the Fnatic logo on a Dota 2 background accompanied by the words "Coming Soon."
Fnatic has been without a team for Dota 2 since late last year, and its last competitive tournament was The International 4 in July 2014. Fnatic will be hoping to get a team ready in time for The International 5, as the prize pool currently stands at over $10 million.
Free Neverwinter: Rise of Tiamat Expansion Hits Xbox One
Perfect World has announced the first of five free expansions planned to hit Neverwinter on Xbox One this year.
Neverwinter: Rise of Tiamat launches in June and adds a new 25-person fight against the iconic Dragon Queen Tiamat alongside a new adventure zone called the Well of Dragons, where the legendary beasts find their final resting place.
The story of this expansion follows that already available in the Neverwinter: Tyranny of Dragons campaign along with the upcoming Siege of Neverwinter event, which kicks off today June 4. The Cult of Dragons are trying to resurrect the titular goddess from the Nine Hells, and it's up to you to prevent their plans coming to fruition.
Air Force Destroys ISIS HQ Building after Spotting it on Social Media
An ISIS headquarters building was taken out after the U.S. Air Force's 361st ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) Group spotted a person posting, what sounds like, a selfie outside of it on social media.
Air Force Gen. Hawk Carlisle said the building was destroyed by three Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) missiles less than 24 hours after the intelligence team at Hurlburt Field, Florida saw the photo on social media, according to Defense Tech.
“The guys that were working down out of Hurlburt, they’re combing through social media and they see some moron standing at this command,” the head of Air Combat Command shared during an Air Force Association hosted breakfast meeting in Washington D.C.