It was with a heavy heart that we brought you the news of Ken Levine's decision to wind down Irrational Games as we knew it. As the creators of System Shock, BioShock and several other projects, this was a developer that established a reputation in the industry for shooters that struck a balancing act between intriguing storylines and novel gameplay mechanics.
Whether it's Valve, Sony, Oculus, or Samsung pushing ahead with the Gear, you don't have to cast your eyes too far to find the burgeoning market for virtual reality in the video game industry. All of these companies are easing closer to consumer-ready models, and though Microsoft has been working on augmented reality via the Hololens, the company's Xbox Boss Phil Spencer touched upon the tech itself, and why he believes VR isn't quite a "now" thing.
In keeping with the anthology format, HBO's pensive crime drama returns this June with a new cast, new location, and entirely new story. That's right, True Detective Season 2 has been slated to premiere on June 21.
Hot on the heels of yesterday's blood-curdling poster is the very first trailer for Ciaran Foy's Sinister 2, which witnesses the return of the malevolent demon Bughuul for another bout of supernatural horror.
Those players who already own a copy of The Elder Scrolls Online on either PC or Mac may be eligible to a deal that will allow them to pre-purchase the forthcoming console version of the MMO and transfer their account across, according to Bethesda.
The intriguing Hideo Kojima drama continues unabated today after a Metal Gear Solid voice actress took to Twitter to reveal that the esteemed developer was allegedly fired from Konami, and that the upper echelons of the company had "fired a genius." A genius though he may be, Donna Burke's claims weren't supported with any tangible evidence, and the Japanese publisher has since reached out to VideoGamer to deny Burke's allegations, stating that any conjecture that Kojima is leaving on bad terms is "categorically incorrect."
Up until this point, the marketing pizzazz for Colin Trevorrow's Jurassic World has largely focused on the dinosaurs roaming the rolling hills of Isla Nebular -- and rightly so. Universal's reboot-cum-sequel is arriving at a time when CGI and digital technology has come on leaps and bounds since the first film wowed audience back in '93, so it makes sense for the studio to trumpet the über-realistic recreations of the movie's main attractions. How and ever, the first clip that found its way online today bucks that trend by focusing on Jurassic World's innate human element.
It's been an awfully long time since we last caught wind on any developments relating to Pixar's beloved superpowered family -- more than a year, in fact. This is largely due to Brad Bird's integral role at Pixar, which has seen the director oversee much of the studio's animations since The Incredibles first released back in 2004. Now, more than a decade later, it seems it's almost time for the filmmaker to return to oversee the Parr family, as Bird revealed that he is now "just starting to write" The Incredibles 2 now that his work on Tomorrowland is all but complete.
