Here’s today’s news: – The next PlayStation is codenamed “Orbis,” may be launching in late 2013, has a few illustrations of features, and may not be backwards compatible with the PS3.. – Asura’s Wrath has announced DLC that will bring players the “true ending” of the game. See what they did there?
Here’s today’s wrap up of mainstream gaming news: – Activision’s Creative Strategist Robert Bowling, also known as “fourzerotwo” has resigned from his position. – The BioShock: Infinite team has revealed yet another of the big bad guys: The Siren. In other news, the movie has once again been put on
Alright, the Mondays seem to have started wearing off so let’s catch up on the weekend’s news: – Fez, the indie puzzle platformer that has been critically lauded near constantly since it was announced, has finally been officially certified through Microsoft and will soon be making its way on to Xbox
While we’re all waiting for the Half-Life movie, Ruin, may give us a taste of what’s in store. The short, directed by Wes Ball, has the same quiet dystopian feel with the added cinematic bravado of the Uncharted franchise.
In a talk at TED.com, Jennifer Pahlka discussed the ways that government is thought of, the challenges these conceptions create, and the way that it needs to change. Palka begins by recounting her project which puts coders and designers out of the comfort zone, working to help benefit the government
Alright listen up: – It looks like FarmVille makers and mega-bajillionaires Zynga are looking in to the Xbox 360 as the next step. – The charity drive/protest for a new Mass Effect 3 ending has ended at 80,000 dollars not because Child’s Play was unhappy to receive the donation, but because they wer
Cory Kidd wants you to believe that the solution to our obesity problem may come in an adorable, little, white plastic robot. Kidd has been studying human health and robot design for the better part of two decades. His most recent creation, Autom, is a tiny robot designed to keep your diet on track.
Okay, here goes: – In the continuing misadventures of Mass Effect 3’s ending, it looks as though BioWare will be conceding to fan protest and change the ending, to something that provides more “clarity” and “closure.” Sigh. – Angry Birds: Space is out today and to celebrate the launch, developer Rov
The Hollywood Reporter has done a survey investigating the ways that people use social media–and how it steps on entertainment. The results are telling. The study discusses the activities people take part in during their every day lives, from frequency and duration of visiting sites like Facebook an
Quint of AintItCool sat down with Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, the writer behind the BioShock movie to discuss the film’s ambitions, direction and the struggles of adapting a game into a film. The brief interview is a great peek behind the curtain at the process of writing and adapting as well as a glan
Gretchen Alice over at Film.com has made a few selections for television shows with promise from this year’s pilot season. Every year, the major networks listen to several hundred pitches for new shows and eventually trim down to a few and request scripts. The purpose of every year’s pilot season is
Prepare your eyeballs, tons of video incoming: – The Mass Effect 3 controvery has taken an interesting turn. Fans protesting for a new ending have begun petitioning via charitable donation. – The next Skyrim patch is bringing some of the developments from the internal jam to the people like ranged c
Spring break’s over and we’re back to today’s gaming news. – Kojima, the man behind the Metal Gear series, has begun to hint at his next project, mentioning that it will deal with some “taboo” topics. – If you’ve been living under a rock for the past couple weeks, there has been a lot of controver
It’s no secret that the Star Wars prequels were received poorly. Since their release, filmmaker George Lucas has lost all fan respect and the pop culture aphorism has arisen that the people that most hate Star Wars are the people that most love it. Every avid fan has lamented the corruption of the l
At a recent panel at Wondercon in Anaheim, Battleship director Peter Berg discussed his history with Hollywood and the inspiration for the movie that came from his father and Stephen Hawking. In an article over at Slashfilm, Peter Sciretta recounts Berg’s history: his father was a Marine and Berg pi
Here’s today’s news: – Quantic Dream, Heavy Rain developers, have released a new trailer to show off their new game engine. It’s not a new project but it’s a pretty incredible short film. – Irrational Games have released a trailer for BioShock Infinite showing off one of the new enemy types: mechani
Holy crap it is gorgeous out there! Let’s catch up on some news and head back outside! – Peter Molyneaux, the man behind the Fable series, has left Lionhead, becoming creative director at the new company 22 Cans. – Sony announced that the PlayStation Suite software development kit (SDK) will be ava
Hey everyone, here’s today’s news: – Adidas has sued THQ for 10 million dollars because they didn’t finish the fitness game based on miCoach. Talk about kicking them when they’re down. – Firaxis games, makers of XCOM: Enemy Unknown, have released a video discussing the game. – Fable devs Lionhead ha
Hey guys, here’s today’s news: – After the Consumer Electronics Showcase, Valve have been rumored to be working on their own console. It sounds like a PC, but it’s made by Valve… – Minecraft on the 360 is bringing a very interesting new feature: splitscreen. The dying breed of multiplayer sounds li
Benedict Carey of The New York Times, has written an article discussing therapy apps. The concept seems oddly in line with a Brave New World despite its intention as an aide. The apps would be a collection of minigames that encourage users to practice healthier behaviors through completing simple, r
The contents of this article are not meant to be taken as serious medical advice! Mankind has always been competitive; first for food, then women, then territory, and finally just for fun. Games have codified competition into ritual, but whether it’s pick-up basketball or the Olympics, man’s desire
In a recent article over at Slashfilm, McG, director of the upcoming spy romcom This Means War talked about the prospect of having multiple endings in a blockbuster film. The movie’s premise seems to lend itself to the idea: two spy best friends (Tom Hardy and Chris Pine) discover they are both dati
