The premiere date of The Walking Dead Season 8 has been confirmed. A new poster reveals that the hugely popular zombie drama returns to AMC on October 22--check it out below:
There had been some speculation that Season 8 might start later in October to allow spinoff show Fear the Walking Dead time to finish its run. However, the earlier date implies that Fear the Walking Dead will conclude with a double episode the week before. The Walking Dead will feature heavily at San Diego Comic-Con this weekend, with a cast and crew panel taking place on Friday. A trailer for the new season is also expected to screen at SDCC.
The production ofSeason 8 has been marked by tragedy, following the accidental death of stuntman John Bernecker last week. Bernecker suffered a fatal head injury after he fell 20 feet onto a concrete floor while rehearsing a fight scene. Filming was halted for several days but resumed earlier this week.
In April, showrunner Scott Gimple explained that the new season will move at a much faster pace than the more character-driven Season 7, as the show's heroes prepare for war with the villainous Negan.
"The narrative has turned into one of pretty intense conflict," he said, "[And] it's going to affect the structure in ways that make it a bit more kinetic, a bit more breakneck--shifting away from entire stories in one episode, and sort of fractured over several episodes, with little pieces of each story coming together."
Titled Masquerade, the short comic gives some more background on the hero and his involvement with the other characters in the game. It also includes some scenes of Doomfist looking suave in a white tuxedo. You can read the comic here, or watch the motion comic here.
"Years after suffering defeat at the hands of Overwatch, Akande Ogundimu--better known to the world as Doomfist--has escaped imprisonment and reclaimed his place within Talon's inner council," Blizzard explained on its website. "After getting up to speed on recent events, he decides to take matters into his own hands and charts a deadly new course for the shadowy organization."
And it's not exactly in its normal form, either. Hope for the Future can be heard during the Homecoming story mission as you play through the ruins of the Tower. In Destiny 1, you could listen to the song in the Tower's lounge; in Destiny 2, the lounge is locked and destroyed, but you can nonetheless hear the song filtering through the door. Check out a video of it below from YouTube user Alex Woodcock:
As you might expect, given the state of the Tower during this mission, the song sounds like it's decaying, or like the music player has been damaged. It's a cool little detail and a throwback to the first days of Destiny. It also fits with the theme of Destiny 2: The Last City and the Traveler have been attacked, and things are looking grim. Hope for the Future seems a bit too optimistic for this game.
Destiny 2's beta is available today on PS4 and Xbox One if you've pre-ordered the game. It goes live to all console players this Friday, July 21, and runs through July 23. The game fully launches for PS4 and Xbox One on September 6, while the PC version comes on October 24. You can see breakdowns of the various subclasses below.
Update: As scheduled, Destiny 2's beta has now expanded to include Xbox One players who have pre-ordered (or otherwise obtained a download code). Players on that platform can now begin playing, while everyone else on Xbox One and PS4 will get in on Friday. Just be forewarned: Heavy Weapon ammo may be hard to come by in PvE, but that will be addressed in the full game.
Original Story:Destiny 2's full release isn't until September, but Bungie is opening the game up to a portion of the playerbase today, July 18, with the highly anticipated beta.
People who pre-ordered the game on PlayStation 4 can start playing right now, while Xbox One pre-order players can jump in this time tomorrow, July 19. If you don't pre-order, you can start playing when the beta opens to everyone on July 21. The beta is also coming to PC, but now until August; keep checking back with GameSpot for more on the PC beta.
The Destiny 2 beta includes the game's first campaign mission, Homecoming, along with the Inverted Spire Strike and Crucible content. The Strike and Crucible content require a subscription to PlayStation Plus or Xbox Live Gold, while the campaign mission doesn't.
Telltale revealed the news ahead of San Diego Comic-Con in a Summer 2017 video update. According to the video, the new season will be the fourth and final one for the acclaimed series. Telltale has revealed few details about what players can expect from the new season, though the developer did confirm that it will put players in the role of recurring heroine Clementine. You can watch the full video update below.
Telltale's Walking Dead series debuted to critical acclaim in 2012. The most recent season, A New Frontier, concluded this past spring with Clementine setting out to find AJ. The story of the fourth season revolves around what happens when the two are reunited and will give players a chance to shape Clementine's decisions about "who she wants to be, who she wants to be with, and how she wants to be," according to the developers.
Telltale hasn't announced a specific release date for The Walking Dead: The Final Season, but it will arrive on consoles, PC, and iOS and Android devices sometime in 2018. PlayStation 4 and Xbox One are all but confirmed, but the developer has also said it could bring more of its games to Switch after it releases Minecraft: Story Mode for the console. Telltale says additional platforms "are yet to be announced."
From Pan's Labyrinth and Hellboy to Pacific Rim and Crimson Peak, Guillermo Del Toro has proved to be one of the most imaginative fantasy directors working today. His latest movie is the fantasy drama The Shape of Water, and it looks just as visually stunning as his previous films. Check the trailer out below:
The Shape of Water stars Sally Hawkins (Godzilla), Michael Shannon (Man of Steel), Richard Jenkins (The Cabin in the Woods), Doug Jones (Hellboy), Michael Stuhlbarg (Doctor Strange), and Octavia Spencer (Hidden Figures). It is set to hit theaters on December 8, 2017.
An official synopsis has also been released and it describes the movie as "an other-worldly fairy tale, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1963. In the hidden high-security government laboratory where she works, lonely Elisa is trapped in a life of silence and isolation. Elisa's life is changed forever when she and co-worker Zelda discover a secret classified experiment."
Jones is no stranger to Del Toro's work, having previously appeared in Pan's Labyrinth and both Hellboy movies. In a recent interview with Movies.com, he revealed a few more details about the director's latest film.
"I'm a fish man that's kind of a one-off," he said. "I'm an enigma, nobody knows where I came from; I'm the last of my species so I'm like a natural anomaly. And I'm being studied and tested in a US government facility in 1963. The Russian Cold War is on, the race for space is on, so there's all that backdrop and that undercurrent. I'm being tested to find out how can they use me for advantages in military or space travel. So they're trying to keep me a secret from the Russians.
"Sally Hawkins plays a very sympathetic character, a woman you're just going to fall in love with," he continued. "You're going to be rooting for her every step. It's a classic Del Toro movie where we root for an underdog in very impossible circumstances, and I'm a part of all of that in a very, very integral way."
Update: The registration form has been updated and now allows applicants to indicate that they are or are not a PlayStation Now subscriber. The 5.0 update may still feature some kind of new Now-related functionality, but it seems that being a subscriber may not actually be a requirement to get into the beta.
Original Story: The next big system update for PlayStation 4 has been confirmed as version 5.0. Ahead of its release, Sony will conduct a beta test that you can sign up for right now.
Beta registration runs from today until "the start of the beta in early August," according to a PlayStation Blog post. You'll need to be 18 years old to do so and have access to a Master account on your PS4. There's also one other requirement, and it's a bit unusual: you have to be a PlayStation Now subscriber.
As part of the brief sign-up process, there's a checkbox to mark that you're a subscriber to Now, Sony's subscription-based streaming game service. In order to submit the registration form, you have to affirm that you're a Now subscriber. It's unclear if not actually being a subscriber will prevent you from getting into the beta; the PlayStation Blog post makes no mention of this. But you may want to subscribe for a month if you're eager to improve your odds of gaining early access to the new firmware.
Those who are accepted will receive an email that explains how to download the system update. As with previous betas, you'll be able to roll back to the current firmware if you decide you're tired of sampling the future.
You can sign up through the region-specific links below:
There's no word yet on what the 5.0 update will include, but the Now requirement would suggest there will be some new feature tied to that. The last big PS4 update, 4.50, added Boost mode for PS4 Pro owners and external hard drive support, among other things. Subsequent updates haven't done much.
By Anonymous on Jul 19, 2017 09:47 pm The Lobby crew gives their early impressions of Bungie's upcoming sequel, and shares their final thoughts on Nintendo's wacky shooter.
Following the new Kingdom Hearts III trailer that was revealed at Disney's D23 expo, Square Enix has shared a handful of Japanese screenshots from the anticipated sequel. This batch of images are taken from the new trailer and give fans another look at the recently unveiled Toy Story world, as well as a few other aspects of the game.
As Disney revealed this past weekend, one of the new worlds that Sora and company will explore in Kingdom Hearts III is Andy's room, the primary setting of Pixar's iconic film franchise Toy Story. Sora, Donald, and Goofy all take on a blockier, toy-like appearance when they enter the world and meet up with Woody, Buzz Lightyear, and other major Toy Story characters, whose friends have gone missing coincidentally when Heartless started appearing in the world. The images show off the trio's toy form in greater detail, as well as some additional pictures of the robot suits that Sora can pilot in the world. You can see them below.
Square Enix has also shared some additional screenshots of the previously revealed Hercules world. The images come from the trailer that the publisher released prior to E3 2017 last month and give fans another look at this level's unique Keyblade transformation, as well as the game's flashy battle system. You can see those screenshots below.
Early access to the Destiny 2 beta has been live on PS4 for nearly a day now, and players have already found ways to glitch into supposedly inaccessible areas, among other things. As you'd expect, some complaints have also emerged, at least one of which will be addressed in the full game.
Twitter user Christian Auby brought up the subject of Heavy Weapon ammo, and how he feels it needs work because of how hard it is to come by in the PvE portion of the game. Game director Luke Smith responded, saying, "Agreed. We're still tuning those numbers and the uptime Power Weapons in PvE has been improved for ship."
It's encouraging to see such a quick a response to an issue like this, although it's unfortunate we won't be able to see the change for ourselves in the beta. Bungie has yet to comment on some of the other gripes that have been raised, such as the slow speed at which players acquire their Super abilities. But, again, keeping in mind that the beta has only been live for a day, there's still plenty of time for that.
The Destiny 2 beta's early access period expands to include Xbox One players who have pre-ordered (or otherwise obtained a download code) today. Early access will continue on both PS4 and Xbox One until this Friday, July 21, when it will open to all players on both platforms. It concludes for everyone on July 23, with a PC beta set to take place at some point in August.
Destiny 2 launches for PS4 and Xbox One on September 6. The PC version follows on October 24. You can check out some of the new gameplay we're getting a look at in the beta above, or see breakdowns of the various subclasses below.
Batman is back for Telltale Games. The developer announced a new five-part episodic adventure game called Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and mobile devices.
The game will be the second Batman series from Telltale, and your decisions from the first game, Batman: The Telltale Series, will optionally carry over into The Enemy Within (although the developer makes it clear the new game is a standalone product). The game is rendered to look like a "living, breathing comic book," and like other Telltale games it will feature narrative gameplay where the player guides Batman's choices and actions. Telltale's multiplayer Crowd Play feature will return too, allowing you play with others via their mobile devices.
"The Riddler has returned to terrorize Gotham City, but his gruesome puzzles merely foreshadow an even greater crisis. With the arrival of a ruthless federal agent and the return of a still nascent Joker, Batman must navigate uneasy alliances while Bruce Wayne undertakes a perilous series of deceptions," reads Telltale's announcement. "Which of Batman's new allies will you choose to trust? And how deep into the darkness will you let Bruce descend?"
The first episode, called Enigma, will launch digitally on August 8. Xbox One and PS4 players can also buy a special Season Pass disc at retailers, which includes the first episode of the season as well as download access to the subsequent four episodes as they're released.
Just prior to San Diego Comic-Con, Telltale has announced three of its upcoming episodic games. The biggest surprise of the bunch is The Wolf Among Us 2, which is due out next year.
Season 2 of The Wolf Among Us was revealed toward the end of the video below, which offers a rundown on Telltale's next three games. It starts out with the first season's voice actors and developers reading tweets from fans requesting a sequel. From there, it transitions to some shots of the game with some talk about what made the first game significant and how fan support led to the development of Season 2.
Like the first season, this will be based on Bill Willingham's Fables comic book series. There's not yet an official title for the new season, nor are there any details on what it will actually consist of. Telltale only says it features "a fresh story arc for its returning cast of characters." Among those characters are two played by actors seen in the video, Adam Harrington's Bigby Wolf and Erin Yvette's Snow White.
Similarly, there's no exact release date; it's merely due out in the "second half of 2018." It will launch for "all major gaming consoles and mobile gaming devices," including Xbox One, PS4, PC, Mac, and iOS- and Android-based devices. Perhaps suspecting the inevitable questions about a Switch version, a press release notes, "Additional platforms are yet to be announced."
Telltale's other newly announced projects include a final season of The Walking Dead, which is due out in 2018, and another Batman series that debuts in August. We'll have more details shortly.
By Anonymous on Jul 19, 2017 08:30 pm Joey takes us back to the 80s, during the height of Mike Tyson's reign, to see how he helped define a genre, and became one of the most notorious bosses in gaming history.
Marvel Powers United VR wants to capture a very specific fantasy: To enable players to feel like superheroes. And although the limitations of virtual reality's current state as a medium will always hold it back, there's fun to be had in Marvel Powers United.
Marvel Powers United VR is a co-op multiplayer action game exclusive to Oculus Rift. Up to four players take control of Marvel heroes and battle enemies with their various powers. Disney unveiled the game during its D23 expo last weekend with three playable characters--Hulk, Captain Marvel, and Rocket Raccoon--saving the reveal of a fourth, Deadpool, for this week's San Diego Comic-Con. GameSpot went hands-on with the game over the weekend and tested out a couple of the characters.
Playing as Hulk, your size is evident--you tower above enemies and other players alike. You can leap across the battlefield with the press of a button and smash your hands together in the air or downward to unleash powerful attacks. Or you can just grab enemies and throw them, or hurl exploding crates around the room.
Captain Marvel feels totally different. She can glide through the air, letting you get a better angle on enemies, and her hand lasers can be fired in short bursts or charged up for more powerful shots. She also has a shield on each hand that charges over time, or more quickly if they absorb enemy fire, and spews powerful focused laser beams.
The final game will have over a dozen characters, and if they all play as differently as these, there will be plenty of variety in the full experience.
As an Oculus Rift exclusive, Marvel Powers United VR was built from the ground up for virtual reality by Sanzaru Games, a studio with experience working on both traditional games (the Sonic Boom and Sly Cooper series) and VR titles (VR Sports Challenge and Ripcoil).
If you've played many virtual reality games, you're probably aware of the limitations inherent to the technology, some of which are evident in Marvel Powers United VR. For example, movement can seem slow, especially when you're "flying" with characters like Captain Marvel; what you're really doing is simply hovering stationary above the ground, which isn't nearly as cool.
But virtual reality also has its strengths. Using the Oculus Touch controllers, the novelty of looking down and seeing your virtual hands can't be overstated. The Touch controllers' unique sensors can detect index finger and thumb movements as well as large gestures, so you can point at teammates or give them a thumbs up (the middle finger isn't tracked individually, unfortunately). When you're doing this with the Hulk's gargantuan green fists, it's even more fun.
There's a hub area where you hang out in character between levels, and although we weren't able to move around in the D23 demo, the game's creative director, Sanzaru's Mat Kraemer, told GameSpot you can in the full game. It's there that the game's many unlockables, collectible items, and tchotchkes from the Marvel universe will be displayed, and Kraemer said it will be fun simply to walk around the space and explore your collection.
The mission they showed us involved a series of escalating encounters set in a linear environment inside the location known as Knowhere, from the Guardians of the Galaxy corner of the universe. As a team of four we battled from room to room before confronting Ronan the Accuser, the villain from the first Guardians movie, in a final boss fight. The whole thing felt too easy, although Kraemer said the difficulty had been cranked way down for the demo. Even so, it was fun to leap or hover around tossing, punching, shooting, and blasting wave after wave of cannon-fodder enemies. And Kraemer said there will be other game modes.
"You can expect a ton of different locations, tons of different modes of play," he said. "This is a 100% full-size game. This isn't a little demo, it's not an 'experience,' it's not an on-rails thing. This is a full retail game."
A scoring system keeps players competing with one another, as well as working together to score more points by using combo attacks. For example, Hulk can smash enemies and stun them, and when other players follow up with their own attacks everyone will earn extra points.
"It's a team game, so you've got to really rely on your teammates and work together," Kraemer said. At the end of each level you get to pose together for a virtual selfie, which will presumably be followed by social media links in the full game.
The final game will also include a variety of options, including different ways to look around and different movement speeds. That's how you account for many different types of players who have varying levels of tolerance and comfort within virtual reality, according to Kraemer.
"There's only one opportunity to do this first," Kraemer said. "There's no other Marvel VR game. So I see it as opportunity."
Marvel Powers United VR is scheduled to launch in 2018 exclusively on Oculus Rift.
Bethesda has released a new trailer for The Evil Within 2, laying out the story for the upcoming survival-horror game and providing a look at its gameplay. The sequel takes place a few years after the original game and, once again, features Sebastian Castellanos as its protagonist.
This time, Sebastian returns to the STEM world in order to find and rescue his daughter Lilly. It's a race against the clock, however, as STEM is falling apart and his daughter could be lost within it forever. As shown in the trailer, Sebastian will be battling many monsters along the way; some of these are nightmarish creatures looking to tear him apart, while others are internal demons picking at his psyche.
For the former, Sebastian has a wide range of weaponry to take them out, ranging from knives and proximity mines to tripwires to flammable substances in the environment. Bethesda has also detailed The Last Chance Pack, which will give a selection of bonus items to those that pre-order The Evil Within 2. You can see exactly what's included in the pack below.
The Burst Handgun: This exclusive weapon is only available through The Last Chance Pack and uses handgun bullets that can be found or crafted.
Crafting Supplies: Upgrade your go-to weapon, craft additional ammo, or make traps to incapacitate enemies with these supplies available at the start of your descent into Union.
Medical Supplies: You'll need to stay alive to save Lily, and these medical supplies will give you the aid you need to venture deeper into the madness.
The Lobby crew gives their early impressions of Bungie's upcoming sequel, and shares their final thoughts on Nintendo's wacky shooter.
Joey takes us back to the 80s, during the height of Mike Tyson's reign, to see how he helped define a genre, and became one of the most notorious bosses in gaming history.
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