SuperGonk games, a studio made up of talent from studios like Codemasters, Bizarre Creations and Lionhead, announced Trailblazers, its co-op, arcade-style racer.
The game generates tracks dynamically, so each race is different, but the co-op twist comes in the game’s paint mechanic.
Similar to the playfields of Splatoon, laying down paint gives your team the advantage during races. You lay down your color, and the strips become boostable sections of the track. Strategic paint application adds a new wrinkle to the arcade-style racing formula.
Races are against the CPU, against up to 6 players online, or split-screen and 4-player local play with extra CPU or online racers.
Although the next Bond movie is currently untitled, we do know that Daniel Craig will return as the legendary superspy. With the director’s chair currently empty after the departure of Sam Mendes from the series, MGM is looking for a new director. It has now been reported that the studio has Danny Boyle in its sights.
According to Variety, Boyle is high on the studio’s list of potential directors. Although no formal offer has been made to the fillmmaker, the sites notes that “he has keen interest in the project and has always wanted to direct a Bond film.” Boyle is best known for the likes of Slumdog Millionnaire, Trainspotting, Steve Jobs, and 127 Hours.
This news follows the confirmation earlier this week that another high-profile British director–Christopher Nolan–will not be directing the 25th Bond movie. Despite meeting with producers last year, Nolan stated: “I won’t be the man. No, categorically. I think every time they hire a new director I’m rumored to be doing it. They don’t particularly need me. But I’ve always been very inspired by the films and would love to do one someday.”
Mendes directed the previous two movies in the series–Skyfall and Spectre. In 2016 he announced that he would no longer be involved with the franchise. “It was an incredible adventure, I loved every second of it,” he said. “But I think it’s time for somebody else. At the end of the day, I want to make stories with new characters.”
PUBG is getting ’70s and ’80s-inspired outfits in its new cosmetic crates, going live on February 22.
The new crates, called Fever and Militia, were announced today. The Fever crate’s retro fashion items can be unlocked with Early Bird keys and purchased with BP.
The Militia crate contains “the Erangel resistance force outfit and Miramar frontiersman outfit,” and is dropped randomly. And what’s more, it’s free.
As with the Gamesom Invitational Crate, it’s possible to get the entire set of outfits in the Fever crate – if you’re lucky.
Netflix’s reboot of Lost in Space will launch on April 13 on Earth, the streaming network has announced — although in a typically Netflix twist, the company has apparently already made the series premiere available in space. According to a press release, Netflix gave NASA early access to the pilot episode, which was “transmitted 12 days ago to the International Space Station for astronauts to view during their leisure time.”
Us earthbound viewers will have to wait a little longer, but Netflix did soften the blow with eight first look photos from the new show, which stars Black Sails alum Toby Stephens as patriarch John Robinson, Deadwood favorite Molly Parker as his wife Maureen, Taylor Russell as eldest daughter Judy, Mina Sundwall as middle child Penny, and Max Jenkins as Will (as in “Danger!”).
According to The Hollywood Reporter, McKay is in negotiations with the studio to helm the film. McKay was the animation director on the hugely successful The Lego Movie, and was a producer on last year’s Lego Ninjago Movie. He is also developing a Nightwing movie at DC.
The Dungeons & Dragons reboot currently has a release date of July 23, 2021. Baby Driver lead Ansel Elgort has reportedly been in talks to star, but beyond that, no further news is known about the project. An earlier Dungeons & Dragons movie was released in 2001, but it was a commercial failure and poorly received by critics.
McKay’s Nightwing movie hasn’t currently got a release date, but the director has previously spoken about his plans for it. In December he explained why he was drawn to the character. “I think that [Nightwing] is so unique in the history of comics, because no other character really grows up,” he said.
“Spider-Man kind of perpetually stays within an age range. All these other characters–Reed Richards’ greying temples are always that. Robin grew up from being a kid and working with Batman, and then leaving Batman, and then going off and becoming his own thing and several versions of his own things.”
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Tim Schafer will receive the BAFTA Fellowship in April.
The Fellowship is the highest accolade from BAFTA and recognises “an outstanding and exceptional contribution to film, games or television,” by an individual. Previous recipients from the industry include Shigeru Miyamoto, John Carmack, Gabe Newell, and Peter Molyneux.
“I am surprised, humbled, and honored to be receiving the BAFTA Fellowship this year,” said Schafer. “BAFTA’s long-standing support of video games and championing of creativity and strong storytelling in that medium, have had an extremely positive impact and I’m very grateful to be recognized by them with this Fellowship.”
Schafer is best known for his work at LucasArts, where he worked on the Monkey Island series with Ron Gilbert and Dave Grossman. Day of the Tentacle and Grim Fandango were among his other contributions to the studio’s impressive lineup.
Bandai Namco has released a couple of very short teasers for Broly and Bardock, the first DLC fighters for Dragon Ball FighterZ. There’s no combat gameplay but we do see the legendary Super Saiyan and the father of Goku gearing up for a fight. These short animations look to be pre-fight intros which have been edited down.
For fans of Dragon Ball Z the inclusion of Broly is exciting, as he’s incredibly powerful and, in the series’ lore, is believed to be a mythical warrior that only appears once every 1000 years. No doubt there will be some awe-inspiring combo videos made with him. It’ll be interesting to see his fighting style as, despite his overwhelming size, Broly manages to remain quite light on his feet.
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Bardock, meanwhile, is the father of Dragon Ball Z protagonist Goku, but hasn’t had as many opportunities to show off his fighting ability. In Dragon Ball FighterZ, however, not only will he be able to take on some the series’ most iconic fighters, but he’ll also be able to transform into a Super Saiyan.
Images of both characters as well as some brief details (below) have also appeared on the Japanese Dragon Ball FighterZ website. Broly is described as being super powerful with long reach and has his signature energy attack: “Eraser Cannon.” Bardock, meanwhile, is a rush character that combines speed and power. He excels in close distances and has a move called “Riot Javelin,” which is likely similar to his Final Spirit Cannon from the series.
Broly and Bardock are included in Dragon Ball FighterZ’s season pass, along with the other six yet-to-be-revealed DLC characters coming to the fighting game. Bandai Namco hasn’t announced individual pricing for the two fighters, but the season pass costs $35 USD / £29 / $52.95 AU.
Dragon Ball FighterZ is available now on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. Critic Peter Brown awarded the title a 9/10 in GameSpot’s Dragon Ball FighterZ review and said, “Even if you think Dragon Ball is old hat, and even if you’re intimidated by fighting games, there’s a good chance you’ll be drawn into the explosive action and personalities that expertly evoke the anime’s infectious spirit.”
Sonic the Hedgehog and Pac-Man are as close to royalty as the gaming world gets, and now the two legends are crossing over for a limited time. For one month, you’ll be able to play as Pac-Man and Ms Pac-Man in Sonic Dash and as Sonic in Pac-Man for iOS and Android.
Sonic Dash’s fifth anniversary will see the game host four one-week-long special events, each allowing you to play as the Pac-Man couple to defeat Bash the Ghost. Dr Eggman, meanwhile, has invaded a special Pac-Man world that looks like Green Hill Zone, so Sonic must chase after him to save his friends.
Sega and Bandai Namco say fans who play any of the six Sonic stages in Pac-Man before March 20 will unlock those mazes forever. It’s also possible to keep Pac-Man and Ms Pac-Man in Sonic Dash, provided you collect enough fruits, bells, and keys.
Writer-director Alex Garland’s Annihilation is at times unconventional, pretentious, intelligent, and indulgent. It’s far less accessible than his 2015 film Ex Machina — Annihilation’s esoteric last act alone will almost certainly prove divisive — but it’s also a daring, unique sci-fi experience in an age of branded IP juggernauts and safe rehashes.
Natalie Portman carries the film with a cerebral steeliness as Lena, a biologist and former soldier who joins a covert government mission to explore The Shimmer, a mysterious phenomenon whose expansion threatens our very existence. Portman, who is in almost every scene of the film, wisely underplays Lena with a reserve and nuance befitting such a secretive person. But as strong and central as Portman is to the film, Annihilation is an ensemble piece featuring several strong supporting turns.
Before Warcraft, before Source Code, before Moon, director Duncan Jones was working on a script for a film called Mute. Jones has had his story of a near-future Berlin, and the troubles of a voiceless, Amish bartender in his head for 15 years – and it’s finally coming out.
I was lucky enough to visit the movie’s chilly Berlin set, and talk to the director himself – here’s what I learned along the way.
