Yearly Archives: 2018
J.J. Abrams Launching Bad Robot Games
J.J. Abrams and Bad Robot are expanding further into the gaming realm with the launch of a new video game development division, Bad Robot Games.
Company President and COO Brian Weinstein announced Bad Robot Games will be forming a strategic partnership with Tencent, the Chinese media conglomerate who, among many other things, owns League of Legend developer Riot Games and has large stakes in companies like Epic Games.
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment will also be involved as a minority investor.
Why Valve Can Curate Steam Without Stifling Creative Freedom
Valve recently announced that it would change Steam’s policy to allow everything onto the platform, as long as they didn’t deem it illegal or “straight up trolling.” They said they want “to focus less on trying to police what should be on Steam.” That desire was spurred by a recent incident where Valve threatened to ban a handful of erotic games, and then actually did ban a school shooting simulator as well as a handful of other games.
Marvel’s Jeph Loeb on Whether The Defenders: Season 2 Is Planned
Looks like we may have to wait a long, long while before we get a second season of Marvel's The Defenders. If at all.
During an AMA on Reddit today, as picked up by CBR, Marvel's head of TV Jeph Loeb revealed a second season of the Netflix team-up series was simply "not in the plans right now, but you never know!"
The Defenders saw Marvel's New York City street-level heroes Daredevil, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones and Iron Fist join forces to take on The Hand. The 8-episode first season, which debuted on August 18, 2017, was even the reportedly least-watched Marvel series launch on the streaming giant in the U.S.
The Internet Is Pretty Sure It’s Fixed Star Wars: The Last Jedi
File this one into your "the Internet wins again" folder. Twitter user Josh Scully posted a hilarious re-edit of Star Wars: The Last Jedi that offers a suggestion for an abridged -- and, honestly, infinitely epic -- twist on Episode VIII.
Josh mashed up two key scenes from the film -- when Leia uses her Force powers in space to travel back to the Resistance ship, and when Holdo jumps to light speed to destroy the First Order fleet -- into what he suggests is "The Last Jedi fixed." You can watch the scene below, which is hosted in IGN's player with permission from the original owner.
This video accrued more than 780,000 views on Josh's Twitter at publish time, so it seems like a lot of people on the web agree with Josh's humorous edit. And yes, he is aware that this version means we would lose a lot of the film.
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Black Ops 4 Announces New Multiplayer Map Details
Treyarch detailed maps coming to Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 on a live-stream hosted by Director of Communications, John Rafacz and featuring Co-Studio Head, Dan Bunting and Studio Design Director, David Vonderhaar.
While there were unfortunately no details about the battle royale mode Blackout's map, Treyarch did confirm five of the maps coming to Black Ops 4 will be fan-favorite locations making a comeback. All maps will be completely remastered with new visuals and adaptations to the new gameplay.
Jungle is an original from Black Ops 1, Slums returns from Black Ops 2, and Summit comes back from Black Ops 1, as does Firing Range. Last but not least, Nuketown, a longtime favorite that has appeared in every Black Ops game, will also be coming to Black Ops 4.
My Hero Academia Movie Set to Premiere at Anime Expo
My Hero Academia's first feature-length movie will premiere at Anime Expo this July.
Funimation Films and Toho Co. Ltd. have announced My Hero Academia: Two Heroes will screen on July 5 at 12:30 p.m. in Main Event Hall B at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
Admission to the subtitled screening is free for those with an Anime Expo 2018 badge. Seating will be on a first come, first served basis. The total runtime for the movie, which hits theaters this fall in the U.S. and Canada, is 90 minutes.
A celebrity guest panel will follow immediately after the screening at 2:00 p.m. The panel will feature talent from the the movie, such as Japanese and English voice actors. This includes Daiki Yamashita, Mirai Shida, and Justin Briner.
GTA: San Andreas, Midnight Club L.A. and Table Tennis Now Backward Compatible on Xbox One
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Midnight Club: Los Angeles and Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis are now officially available to play on the Xbox One as part of Microsoft's ongoing backward compatibility program.
Joining the likes of other Rockstar Games classics including Red Dead Redemption, Grand Theft Auto IV, and Bully, these three titles further deepen the ever-growing list of Xbox and Xbox 360 games that are now available to play on the Xbox One.
In addition to being backwards compatible, all three titles are on sale for Xbox Live Gold members until Tuesday, June 12. San Andreas and Midnight Club are both discounted by 35% while Table Tennis is receiving a 60% cut. For non-Gold members, all three are available for $14.99 USD.
Uniqlo Blizzard Line Includes Overwatch, Diablo Shirts
A limited-edition Blizzard line of T-shirts is coming from Uniqlo next week.
Available June 11, the Blizzard collection (seen below in the image gallery) focuses on games like Overwatch, Diablo 3, Hearthstone and World of Warcraft. They can be bought on Uniqlo's website or at the Uniqlo stores in New York and Chicago.
Now this isn't the only new merchandising on the way for Activision Blizzard. For instance, LEGO Overwatch sets are coming too, as well as toys from Hasbro.
As for the Uniqlo Blizzard shirts, they'll cost $14.90.
NASA Finds More Evidence Suggesting Past Life on Mars
New findings from NASA's Curiosity rover provide evidence that suggest Mars could have once sustained organic life.
According to NASA, "tough" organic molecules containing carbon and hydrogen have been found inside three-billion-year-old sedimentary rocks known as mudstone, located inside Gale Crater. A press release from NASA notes that while these organic molecules might suggest life, they are not definitive proof of life.
Curiosity has not yet determined the origins of the molecules, but past data has suggested that the site of its find, Gale Crater, was once host to a lake on the surface of Mars billions of years ago. A liquid lake like the one in question would have held the "ingredients" to sustain life, according to scientists.