Yearly Archives: 2018
Pokemon Go Halloween Event Announced with New Ghosts
Niantic has announced a new Pokemon Go Halloween event focusing on Dark and Ghost-type Pokemon.
Starting today at 1:00PM Pacific Time and running until November 1, the event will increase spawns of Ghost and Dark-type Pokemon including new Generation 4 introductions like Drifloon and Stunky (including the possibility of a shiny Drifloon).
New Special Research will introduce Sinnoh Pokemon Spiritomb, and Legendary Pokemon Giratina will be available to battle and capture in Legendary raids starting today and remaining until November 20.
A Replica Titanic Ship Is Expected to Set Sail in 2022
Though the original RMS Titanic’s maiden voyage was infamously ill-fated, construction has resumed on a replica ship, fittingly called Titanic II, which is set to sail in 2022.
As reported by CNN, Australian businessman and politician Clive Palmer announced construction on the ship resumed following a financial dispute that began in 2015 between Blue Star Line parent company Mineralogy and the Chinese government owned Citic Limited was resolved.
Credit: Blue Star Line
Updated: The Best Deal on PlayStation 4 and PS4 Pro
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Santa Monica Studio Shares Entertaining Bugs From God of War’s Development
SIE Santa Monica Studio, the developer behind this year's critically acclaimed God of War, has shared some bizarre and entertaining bugs from the development of its most recent game.
Revealed through the PlayStation Blog, the post is an homage to the quality assurance team that worked on God of War, which consisted of "roughly 40 extraordinary people who embodied the fundamentals of what was important to us as a studio."
The bugs that were shared range from entertaining to creepy to downright hilarious, with many showing us that even the most polished games have had their fair share of game-breaking issues along the way. Some bugs, like Atreus’ face getting bizarrely distorted, were mostly visual, while some showed off audio issues the game once had, like Atreus repeating lines about draugr uncontrollably.
Nike Signs Its First eSports Star
Nike endorsement deals are no longer just for traditional athletes. The sporting gear and shoe company has signed Chinese League of Legends player Jian Zihao, and he's teaming up with LeBron James for a clever new shirt design.
According to SportsPro, Zihao -- better known as "Uzi" -- will work with James on the "Dribble &" campaign, which will include the phrase "Dribble & Carry" on shirts. The campaign originally began in response to Fox News host Laura Ingraham's "shut up and dribble" comments after James had criticized President Donald Trump.
Nintendo Announces Nintendo Labo Classroom Program
Nintendo has announced that it has partnered with the Institute of Play to bring a new Nintendo Labo-themed program to around 100 classrooms for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders across the United States.
Nintendo revealed the news on its website and plans to bring Nintendo Labo to classrooms during the 2018/2019 school year and it is being "designed with students ages 8-11 in mind and is well suited to schools with a focus on STEAM learning."
The Institute of Play was chosen as the partner as it's a nonprofit organization that is "committed to transforming education through play-based learning experiences."
Nintendo and the Institute of Play will assist teachers in integrating Nintendo Labo into their existing curriculum and "students will work in small groups to complete a series of projects that introduce principles of design and technology."
Hunt: Showdown’s New Map Is an Eerie Afternoon Hellscape
Hunt: Showdown is still in early access but that hasn’t stopped developer Crytek from teasing an upcoming new map for its Southern Gothic multiplayer shooter.
Coming very soon, a brand-new map called Lawson Delta will be available for hunters to skulk, shoot, and slay through, this time in the harsh afternoon sun. Set in Louisiana following the Civil War, Lawson Delta is a stark contrast to the inky darkness of the currently playable Stillwater Bayou map. You can check out an exclusive fly-through of the new map in the video above.
Click the slideshow above to see some of the major landmarks in Lawson Delta.
Oculus Disputes Reports That Rift 2 Has Been Canceled
Along with the departure of Brendan Iribe from Facebook, there had been reports that the Oculus Rift 2, which Iribe was leading development on, would also be cancelled. Facebook has since spoken up and now the future of the Rift 2 isn't quite as clear.
As reported by TechCrunch, Iribe, who had been the co-founder and former CEO of Oculus, and the Facebook executive team had "fundamentally different views on the future of Oculus that grew deeper over time." It was also mentioned the Brendan wasn't "interested in a race to the bottom in terms of performance."
Universal Pictures GameDev Challenge Crowns a Winner
The winner of Universal Pictures and Unity's GameDev Challenge – which allowed developers to create games based on Universal's IP – has been won by Swiss studio Gbanga's Voltron: Cubes of Olkarion.
The challenge allowed developers to make games based on Back to the Future, Jaws, Battlestar Galactica, Turok, and Voltron Legendary Defender.
Of 550 entries, Gbanga's entry won through for its take on the Voltron property, which sees the show turned into a real-time strategy board game.
"Judges selected Voltron: Cubes of Olkarion based on its instant playability of the game prototype," reads a press release, "the game’s potential for expansion into a commercial product, and, most importantly, the amount of fun judges had while playing it.
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