Skull Island: Reign of Kong Attraction Coming to Universal Orlando
King Kong is getting immortalized with a new theme park attraction at Universal Orlando Resort next year.
The attraction "Skull Island: Reign of Kong" will open in summer of 2016. It will take guests through a King Kong story, journeying through a mysterious world full of prehistoric creatures, hostile natives, and of course, a giant ape. The Universal Creative design team is working with Peter Jackson, who directed the 2005 King Kong film.
“King Kong is a Hollywood movie legend and a huge part of both our history and our future,” said Universal Creative producer Mike West. “He gives us the opportunity to tap into everything that makes our film history so special and everything that makes our theme park attractions so spectacular. We can’t wait to bring him to life in such an epic way.”
Pre-Load Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Edition Right Now
Nintendo is now offering pre-ordering and pre-loading for Puzzle & Dragons Z + Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Edition through the eShop and the company's website.
By pre-purchasing the puzzle dual pack on eShop, Nintendo will reward players with a free immortal dragon relic present code. In addition, people who pre-order can pre-load Puzzle & Dragons Z + Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Edition (which is 941 MB) right now on their Nintendo 3DS systems.
Nintendo.com is also accepting pre-orders for Puzzle & Dragons Z + Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Edition. Though a key difference to pre-purchasing through the Big N website is that the company won't send you a download code to pre-install the puzzle title until within 72 hours of the title's launch on May 22.
Snake Creator Creates New Snake Game
The creator of the original mobile game Snake is making a new Snake game – but the snake is like a time sorcerer.
Called Snake Rewind, the game includes a rewind function which lets you continue the game after crashing.
There will also be fruit power-ups, leaderboards, and more. Check out the trailer below, which opens with a timeless quote from actor Nicolas Cage.
Designer Taneli Armanto is at the helm, and the game's project page at Rumulus Design promises "iconic elements and intuitive gameplay from the original," with new effects and features.
Snake Rewind will include 10 levels, Facebook connectivity, and a fruit store where player can buy boosters. It will be availble on May 14 for iOS, Android, and Windows Phone.
Daniel Bryan, Paige, Chris Jericho Join WWE Tough Enough
USA Network and WWE announced today that Chris Jericho will be the host of the new season of WWE Tough Enough, which premieres live on Tuesday, June 23rd at 8pm ET/5pm PT on USA Network and around the world.
Jericho will be joined by a panel of experts comprised of Hulk Hogan, Daniel Bryan and Paige.
Jericho, Bryan, Paige, and Hogan.
This season of Tough Enough will combine live television with reality-show drama, as WWE hopefuls vie for the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to become the next WWE Superstar or Diva. The show will include live results every week, giving fans worldwide the power to decide who stays and who goes the very same night.
Sean Astin Casts Doubt on The Goonies 2
Mikey Walsh actor Sean Astin seems doubtful that The Goonies 2 will ever happen.
Speaking with Larry King, Astin said they can't quite seem to come up with a story for a Goonies sequel. "They want to — they’re trying," he said. "They can’t figure it out.”
As for whom "they" might possibly be, Steven Spielberg created the story for The Goonies, with Richard Donner helming the film and Chris Columbus penning the screenplay. Donner claimed last year that The Goonies 2 was happening, but without a story that's not possible.
D4 PC Release Date Revealed
Bizarre episodic murder mystery D4 will be released on PC June 5.
Previously only available on Xbox One, D4 will be available through Steam, GOG, Humble Store, and Playism for $15 USD, according to a Tweet from D4 creator Hidetaka "Swery" Suehiro.
Announced for PC late last month, D4 casts players as David Young, a Boston detective investigating the murder of his wife. As David, you'll travel through time as you attempt to uncover the meaning behind your wife's final words: "Look for D."
Daily Deals: Two Wolfenstein Games For $30, Ghibli Blu-ray Sale, 500GB SSD
If you haven't played either of the great Wolfenstein game of late, this deal is for you. If you buy Wolfenstein: The Old Blood, the standalone expansion, Amazon will give you a $15 credit towards Wolfenstein: The New Order. The New Order is only $25 right now, so you'll be getting that second game for $10. Read our review of The New Order for more, and watch some gameplay from The Old Blood below, but know that both are old school shooter single player shooters with health pickups, dual wielding, and lots and lots of blasting, beating, and blowing up Nazis.
Smash Bros. Stream Donates $4k To Nepal Quake Relief
Super Smash Bros. Invitational participant and live streamer Neha "Lilo" Chhetri raised over $4,000 dollars for Nepal earthquake relief with the help of her fans, viewers, and others in the Smash community.
Chhetri, herself born and raised in Nepal, hosted a nine hour donation stream on her Twitch channel, streaming Super Smash Bros. Melee and chatting with other competitive players.
She set just $1,000 as the initial goal, but ended up raising four times that: $4,080.08 to be exact.
All donations were given to general relief for those affected by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Nepal on April 25th.
‘Esports’ Officially Added to the Dictionary
It's official - with its addition to an actual dictionary, "esports" is now a legitimate word.
Dictionary.com was yesterday updated with over a thousand new words. It officially defines esports as the "competitive tournaments of video games."
"Esports" was not the only gaming-themed word to receive dictionary legitimacy. The update also adds the word "permadeath," defined as "the permanent death of a defeated character, after which the player of the game cannot continue with the same character," as well as "completionist," defined as "a player who attempts to complete every challenge and earn every achievement or trophy in a video game."
App Store Update: May 7
Every day hundreds of new apps make their debut on the App Store, and hundreds more are updated or reduced in price. We have sifted through the noise and highlighted those select few that might be worth your attention.
Note: The prices and deals compiled below are accurate at the time we published this story, but all are subject to change.
Goat Simulator GoatZ – ($4.99)
The video game industry's greatest simulation of the life of a goat is back, now taking the next most logical step in its evolution of absurdity: making the goat undead.