Bradley Cooper and his production company over at 22nd & Indiana haven’t had much luck with their big screen rendition of American Sniper. A little while back we understood that Steven Spielberg committed to direct the adaptation, though the Hollywood icon later dropped out citing budget problems – though this reasoning was never confirmed. However, this string of bad luck could end very soon for Cooper’s Navy Seal project as according to Twitch, Clint Eastwood is now interested in taking up the directing mantle.
Perhaps one of the most anticipated features regarding the next generation of home consoles is the ability to instantaneously share your gameplay. And today, Sony made the announcement that the popular streaming service Twitch will join Ustream as part of the PlayStation 4’s online ecosystem; providing players with another digital avenue to broadcast their gaming content.
During their press conference today at Gamescom, Sony announced that Mojang’s hit title Minecraft will be released on the PlayStation 4 when it launches on November 15th and 29th in North America and Europe, respectively. The news was also reaffirmed by Markus Persson – also known as Notch, the game’s creator – who added that the Lego-inspired title is bound for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita, too.
Following recent reductions at retail outlets such as Best Buy and Target, Sony have confirmed that the PlayStation Vita will be reduced to $199/€199 effective tomorrow. Taking to the stage at their conference at Gamescom, the company’s European CEO Jim Ryan also announced that the system’s proprietary memory cards will see a “significant reduction” in the near future, too.
Voodoo dolls, love triangles and rocketships? It can only be the first teaser trailer for the next iteration in Maxis’ real-life simulator, The Sims 4. Promising a new way to play and interact with your creations, the next-generation of the series is poised to release sometime in 2014.
At their Gamescom event earlier today, Microsoft addressed the launch line-up for their next-gen console, the Xbox One. In doing so, the company confirmed that no less than 23 games will be completed on time for day one; nine of which will be available exclusively on Xbox platforms.
What were once two humble PlayStation Minis have deservedly snowballed into a must-have indie pairing that will soon be available in a multitude of different regions. The duo in question is Dakko Dakko’s The HD Adventures of Rotating Octopus Character and Floating Cloud God Saves the Pilgrims in HD, which will be available on PlayStation Vita’s within USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile and Argentina on August 27th.
Overkill Software’s cooperative heist sequel Payday 2 has debuted at number one in the UK gaming chart, dethroning Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition in the process. The follow-up to the studio’s first game – itself a 2011 download-only title – provided 505 games with its first No.1 release in over a year. You can check out the full list for the week ending Friday, August 17th down below.
With less than a month until its eventual release, the achievement list for Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto V have appeared online courtesy of Xbox360Achievements. Encompassing everything from spaceships to modified weapons, it provides an insight into the ludicrous world of Los Santos. With that said, the award system also dedicates over a third of its content to GTA V’s colossal multiplayer component, which was revealed late last week.
Guerrilla Cambridge’s Vita exclusive Killzone: Mercenary will host its open beta for PlayStation Plus subscribers on August 20th/21st for North America and Europe, respectively, Sony has confirmed. Available via the digital store, subscribers will be able to access the futuristic shooter ahead of time, with the beta being available for all other Vita owners one week later, on August 28th, which will be available through until September 3rd.
