Rise of the Tomb Raider on 360 to Be Developed by Different Studio
A recent statement from Square Enix's Darrell Gallagher has revealed that Rise of the Tomb Raider on Xbox 360 will not be developed by Crystal Dynamics.
Instead, studio Nixxes Software will handle development of the sequel for the last-gen platform.
"We're wholly focused on Rise being an Xbox One title without limitation, without even thinking of the Xbox 360 version," Gallagher told Game Informer in their Rise of the Tomb Raider-themed March issue. According to Gallagher, Nixxes proved they could handle development by impressing the team enough to pass development over.
"Nixxes put together a tech demo of Rise of the Raider content running on Xbox 360, and we were totally blown away by what they achieved," he said.
New Age of Ultron Photos
Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron is just three months away... which seems like an eternity for many of us! But luckily, a new batch of images has been released from the film.
Check out all the shots in the slideshow below, including stills from the Joss Whedon-directed movie, behind-the-scenes pictures, and San Diego Comic-Con posters.
Avengers: Age of Ultron is slated to open in April 2015 and globally roll out from there.
Evan Campbell is a freelance news writer who streams games on his Twitch channel, talks about Nintendo weekly on the NF Show, and chats about movies and TV series on Twitter.
Gorilla Grodd Will Show Up on Tonight’s Flash!
In this week's Flash, Caitlin makes an executive decision and takes Barry out for a night at... the karaoke bar! All so they can find new people to romance and get over Ronnie and Iris. Barry ends up meeting Linda Park (Malese Jow) -- who DC Comics fans know as the wife of Wally West -- a reporter for Central City Picture News. When Iris learns that Barry and Linda have a date, she's surprised at her reaction. Hmm.
Aaaand, according to a recent Tweet from Flash Executive Producer Andrew Kreisberg, we will also see the introduction of Gorilla Grodd.
A brand new @CW_TheFlash tonight. To quote Stefan from SNL, "It's got everything... Karaoke, teleporting, Grodd, @xoMalese". #TheFlash
NASA Deep Space Climate Mission Launching Soon
A satellite mission formed by a partnership between NASA, NOAA, and the US Air Force will launch next week at 6:10 pm on February 8.
Called the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR), the satellite's intended use is to go into space to "maintain the nation's solar wind observations capability" and help with the accuracy and lead time on weather alerts, forecasts, and "space weather events."
According to NASA, collecting data on these events is essential to keep public infrastructure systems running smoothly. Disruptions and different events such as these can impact systems such as power and telecommunications.
Rockstar Has Shipped 45 Million Copies of GTA V
Over 45 million copies of Grand Theft Auto V have been sold-in on consoles.
Publisher Take-Two shared the numbers today during an investor call. 10 million copies of Rockstar's open-world game were shipped for PS4 and Xbox One alone, despite being released only two-and-a-half months ago.
GTA V was originally released in September 2013 for Xbox 360 and PS3. The PC version will be released on March 24.
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Final Fantasy Creator to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
This year's Game Developers Choice Awards will honor Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
"Final Fantasy helped pave the way for game stories that dealt with death, regret and character development in a mature and significant way, and we're proud to honor Sakaguchi-san as a true leader in the space, and an inspired game developer," said Meggan Scavio, general manager of GDC events.
GamesIndustry.biz reports that Sakaguchi is being honored for his various contributions to iconic RPGs, including Final Fantasy, Vagrant Story, Parasite Eve, and Kingdom Hearts. He served as President of Square USA in 1995, and directed the movie, Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within. He later left Square and founded Mistwalker, the studio behind Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey.
GTA 5, Borderlands Drive Take-Two Interactive Earnings
Take-Two Interactive Announced better than expected earnings for the third quarter of its fiscal year. As a result of the strong Q3, which ended December 31, the company has increased its financial outlook for the fiscal year, which ends March 31.
Driven in part by sales of Grand Theft Auto V for PS4 and Xbox One, the company reported GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) net revenue of $531.1 million USD for the quarter. This number is down from the year previous, in which the company reported net revenue of $1.86 billion for the same period.
Non-GAAP income increased to $211.6 million, driven largely by Grand Theft Auto V, NBA 2K15, WWE 2K15, Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth, and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Ouya Is Entering China’s Console Market With $10 Million Deal
Ouya has officially confirmed its $10 million investment from the Alibaba Group, as well as a partnership that will help bring the Ouya library of games to Alibaba's YunOS platform.
There's been great interest in bringing gaming to televisions in China, following the country's 2014 decision to lift its 13-year ban on gaming consoles. China has an especially large market in downloadable and free-to-play games, so this Ouya deal makes sense; the $99 console launched with a requirement that all its games have some sort of free aspect, such as a demo.
Humble Bundle Features Key Star Wars Games
Several key Star Wars video games are currently available in a pay-what-you-want collection of games from Humble Bundle.
The standard bundle available for whatever price the buyer chooses includes Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic, Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy, and Star Wars: Dark Forces.
Those who pay the average selling price of $10.23 or above will access the basic bundle and a few extras, including Star Wars Battlefront II, Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, and Star Wars Republic Commando.
People who pay $12 or more will gain access to all of the previously-listed games in addition to Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Ultimate Sith Edition, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II, and Star Wars: Empire at War: Gold Pack.
Wrestling Wrap Up: Will Bryan Take Reigns’ Mania Spot?
Man, another hectic, crazy week for the WWE. And things were just beginning to pick up when I wrote the post-Rumble Wrap Up last week. That week's RAW had been cancelled, moved to WWE HQ and turned into a Rumble recap show. News sites were still covering the fan outrage. In fact, the only thing that sort of quieted everything down was the Super Bowl, but that still wouldn't come until the weekend.
And hell, let's be honest, even team-wise the Super Bowl pitted The Authority vs. Daniel Bryan. It was inescapable.
