Torchwood’s Cast Reuniting for New Audio Adventure, Believe
A Torchwood reunion is coming, reuniting the five members of the show's original cast for a new audio play called Believe.
Digital Spy reports that John Barrowman and co. will come together for the audio drama, slated for release in April.
“It’s been ten years since there's been an adventure featuring Jack, Gwen, Ianto, Tosh and Owen, and coming up with something big enough – and complex enough – to need them was great fun," said writer Guy Adams.
According to the synopsis, "The Church of the Outsiders believe that mankind is about to evolve, to reach out into the stars. Owen Harper believes that Torchwood has to do whatever it takes to stop them."
Next Dragon Age Will Be a ‘Live’ Game
Bioware's Casey Hudson has said that the in-development Dragon Age game will be a "live" experience, which "means designing a game for continued storytelling after the main story."
Speaking on Twitter, Hudson confirmed that the game will remain "story
character focused", but added the idea of it being "live" afterwards.
Reading lots of feedback regarding Dragon Age, and I think you’ll be relieved to see what the team is working on. Story & character focused.
Too early to talk details, but when we talk about “live” it just means designing a game for continued storytelling after the main story.
Annihilation: What Is “The Shimmer”? – IGN First
All month long, IGN First is spotlighting the Films to Watch in 2018. Today, we take a look at Paramount Pictures' Annihilation. The film comes from writer-director Alex Garland (Ex Machina, 28 Days Later) and is based on the best-selling Southern Reach Trilogy by Jeff VanderMeer. Annihilation stars Natalie Portman, Oscar Isaac, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tessa Thompson, Gina Rodriguez and Tuva Novotny.
In Annihilation, the newest film from Ex Machina director Alex Garland, a mysterious phenomenon is changing our world as we know it. That phenomenon is called "the Shimmer."
Horizon: Zero Dawn DLC Available in Monster Hunter: World From Launch
The first of two quests to unlock Horizon: Zero Dawn-themed items in Monster Hunter: World on PS4 will be available from launch - but it won't be around forever.
An event quest called 'Lessons of the Wild' is now available, but it only runs until February 8. It's not clear if the ability to unlock the armour will return later.
The game makes the announcement as part of players' Daily Login Bonus - see a screenshot below:
Ubisoft Introduces Loot Boxes Into Ghost Recon: Wildlands
In the midst of the ongoing loot box controversy, Ubisoft has waded in and rolled out paid-for loot boxes in Ghost Recon: Wildlands. Before we get too worked up, it's worth noting that the items inside them have no effect on gameplay stats, and are cosmetic items for character customisation. Phew!
The Ubisoft blog explains that the new Battle Crates - available in the Extended Ops update today - will be divided into loot boxes for the campaign and co-op mode (Spec Ops Crates) and boxes for the Ghost War mode (Ghost War Crates). All crate types will "have zero impact on gameplay and player’s progression, and will be "fair in terms of the items given to players."
Nintendo to Shut Down Miitomo in May
Nintendo's first smartphone app, Miitomo is set to close on May 9, just over two years after it launched.
From that date, the social media app will no longer allow you to use any features, or see your own saved messages or Miifotos. Your Miitomo Mii can be saved by linking Miitomo with your Nintendo Account, but any sidekick Mii characters will be deleted.
Miitomo's paid currency ceased being sold yesterday, but players will be given them as daily login bonuses so that they can continue using the shop and Miitomo drop features until the shutdown.
No reasoning has been given for the shutdown, but it's most likely because of a drop-off of users. Miitomo garnered 10 million users in the app's first month available.
Washington State Senator’s Bill To Determine If Loot Boxes Are Gambling
Following several governmental inquiries into whether gaming loot boxes constitute gambling, a Washington State Senator is now pushing for a new bill to regulate their use.
GamesIndustry.biz reports that the Democratic state senator for Orcas Island, Kevin Ranker, has stated that, "it is unacceptable to be targeting our children with predatory gambling masked in a game with dancing bunnies or something."
Dancing bunny boxes aside - something I think we'd all pay good money for - Ranker has introduced a bill that proposes to define whether or not loot boxes and related mechanics in games constitute gambling.
WoW: Battle For Azeroth Expansion to Overhaul Class System
We already know that World of Warcraft is doing away with the traditional raid class sets in the upcoming Battle For Azeroth expansion, but Blizzard has given us more details on the changes they'll be implementing to balance the classes and make them more unique, including new abilities and refining the talent system.
The plans are detailed in the latest Developer Watercooler blog, with the focus on emphasising "what makes each class unique and
WoW: Battle For Azeroth Expansion to Overhaul Class System
We already know that World of Warcraft is doing away with the traditional raid class sets in the upcoming Battle For Azeroth expansion, but Blizzard has given us more details on the changes they'll be implementing to balance the classes and make them more unique, including new abilities and refining the talent system.
The plans are detailed in the latest Developer Watercooler blog, with the focus on emphasising "what makes each class unique and
Street Fighter 5 Getting Monster Hunter Costumes
With the release of Monster Hunter: World, Capcom's getting in the spirit of things, with themed costumes coming to Street Fighter 5: Arcade Edition.
Ken, R. Mika and Ibuki will soon be able to don armour based on Monster Hunter's Rathalos, Zinogre and Kirin respectively. See all three in the gallery below:
It's not just a simple download, however - each armour set is a part of Arcade Edition's new Extra Battle Mode. Each costume will require you to finish four challenges, one a week, as well as spend 2,500 Fight Money per challenge. You can see the full schedule for each set of challenges on Capcom Unity.