Former Rare Devs Working on Banjo Kazooie Spiritual Successor
Former core members of Rare have announced they are working on a new game. The team's new studio, Playtonic Games, plans to reveal details of its upcoming game "Project Ukulele" later this week.
Playtonic is aiming to turn its new project into a "worthy spiritual successor" to games team members helped build in the past, games like Donkey Kong, Banjo-Kazooie, and Viva Pinata.
The Playtonic team includes the programmer of Donkey Kong Country, the character designer behind both Banjo and Kazooie, and the artist "who made your console fit to burst with lavish environments" across several Rare games over the course of a decade.
Podcast: The Digigods discuss Black History throughout film
From their secluded home-theater compound, film critics Wade Major and Mark Keizer mix insightful commentary with irreverent banter, covering the latest DVD and Blu-ray news and new releases of the week, including studio, independent, television and special-interest titles.
Digigods Podcast, 02/10/15 (MP3) -- 30.8 MB
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Zombiecakes: The Pancakes of the Undead
Zombies are all the rage, but you know what's always been popular? Pancakes! Now you can have both in one.
"Batter artist" Nathan Shields of Saipancakes has crafted Zombiecakes, a truly delicious-looking pancake in the image of the undead. Check out the culinary triumph below:
Hat tip to io9 for bringing this earth-shattering story to our attention.
Sony Pulling Online Support for Resistance: Retribution
Sony today announced that it will be shutting down the servers for PSP game Resistance: Retribution on May 5 this year.
After the series' disappointing Vita outing, this could be your last chance to enjoy some good Resistance online on a handheld. In our Resistance: Retribution review we called it "excellent," and said it had the strongest multiplayer seen to that point in a PSP game, giving it a 9.2 in 2009.
Almost six years after its release, it may come as a surprise that Sony's servers are still hosting online matches for the aging portable shooter, especially with the series failing to meet sales expectations.
Star Wars Rebels Skins Come to Minecraft on Xbox
The Star Wars Rebels content pack brings twenty-three new skins to Minecraft today on Xbox One and Xbox 360.
The DLC pack features a handful of characters from Disney's animated series, including Ezra Bridger, Hera Syndulla, Kanan Jarrus, Chopper, and many more.
The Star Wars Rebels pack is available now for $3 USD. Microsoft also teased more Star Wars Minecraft news will be revealed soon.
Last year, classic Star Wars skins came to Minecraft on Xbox consoles. Xbox owners can also look out for the Simpsons content pack, which is due out later this month.
New Far Cry 4 DLC Overrun Available Now
Overrun, the latest DLC for Far Cry 4, is available now for PS4, Xbox One, PS3, and Xbox 360 through the game's Season Pass, or it can be purchased separately. The PC version will be released on February 12.
Ubisoft has provided details on the new DLC in a developer diary. Overrun is a new PvP mode in which players must battle for control over designated locations to score points. The faction with the most points after two rounds is the match winner. Overrun will come with four new maps, as well as a new vehicle, the dune buggy.
Hugh Jackman Ponders Wolverine Joining the MCU
You’ve surely heard by now the amazing news that Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios have struck a deal to essentially share the character of Spider-Man on the big screen moving forward. And now, another Marvel super-star -- Wolverine himself, Hugh Jackman -- is talking about the situation.
While talking to Geek.com this morning, Jackman offered his thoughts on whether or not Wolverine could wind up in the Marvel Studios movies eventually as well.
Boston Dynamics Introduces Newest Robot Dog, ‘Spot’
Boston Dynamics, a wholly-owned subsidiary of search-engine giant Google, has introduced its latest rough-terrain robot, "Spot."
The robotic dog walks like, well, a dog, and uses advanced sensors to help it move around rough terrain. The robot also has a keen sense of balance, as can be seen by the almost disturbing footage of team members kicking Spot to try to knock it over.
Spot is able to quickly adapt to the sudden force exerted upon it. Performing calculations and adjustments that keep it from falling over prevents the demonstration video from turning sad and oddly cruel.
Four legged mobility has distinct advantages in rough terrain over wheeled alternatives. Boston Dynamics has worked alongside the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, and the US Marine Corps to develop other robots such as the LS3, or Legged Support System. The LS3 robotic pack mule is designed to carry up to 400 pounds of gear and will follow its leader using computer vision.
Why Does Laying Traps in a Video Game Feel So Good?
In his ancient military text The Art of War, strategist and philosopher Sun Tzu said: “Hence to fight and conquer in your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.”
I read The Art of War once. I didn’t really get it. I mean, I got it - it’s a pretty comprehensive ‘how to’ of the battlefield - but as someone who has never had to engage in armed combat, it was a little over my head.
As far as I could perceive, these pages contained fighting advice delivered by a hardened veteran of conflict. How these words have since been reinterpreted to align with entrepreneurialism, how they transcend to the proverbial board room, or how they can act as a syllabus for business acumen is utterly beyond me. Maybe I just don’t get it. What I do get, however, is how Tzu’s statement above could relate to video games.
Community: Season 6 Includes a Police Academy Reunion
Community's sixth season may be premiering on a whole new platform (Yahoo Screen on March 17th) with all new cast members (Paget Brewster and Keith David), but from the looks of the tweet below the show hasn't lost its love for retro movie references.
Police Academy star Steve Guttenberg tweeted a picture from the Community set yesterday, revealing that a cool three-person Police Academy reunion was underway on the show. Here you'll see Guttenberg posing with Community star Joel McHale, along with fellow Academy alums Bobcat Goldthwait (who played Zed) and former SNL cast member Tim Kazurinsky (who played Sweetchuck).