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Metrico+ will be released for PC, PS4, Xbox One on August 23
According to developer Digital Dreams, Metrico+ is “a living world filled with infographics,” and a new trailer confirms that we’ll get the chance to explore that world on August 23:
You have to navigate through Metrico, while all the bar charts, line diagrams and pie charts directly react to your movement, actions and input. One bar diagram might grow for every step you walk to the left, while another could decline with every jump you make. You will have to explore Metrico and carefully analyze your every move to see how it affects the world, and whether it will get you further. This mechanic is called “Input Morphing” and it makes you think about actions you normally don’t think about. Metrico is a combination between exploration, skill, experimentation, and most of all: thinking outside of the box.
Metrico+ will be available for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One, and priced at $13.99. But players who purchased the original Metrico for the Vita will be able to grab the PS4 version for just $6.99.
Bad Boys 3 director Joe Carnahan is the latest to get a crack at the Uncharted movie script
The film adaptation of Uncharted is setting sail for uncharted waters once again, as Sony Pictures has revealed to Variety that Joe Carnahan will write a new version of the script.
Carnahan is currently working with Sony to write and direct Bad Boys 3, but the director established his action-adventure bona fides many years ago with Smokin’ Aces, The Grey, and The A-Team.
“Archaeology today is in itself an antiquity, but that world has always fascinated me. Especially when you go to a museum today and wonder how a piece got there to begin with,” [Carnahan] said. “Plus, the property itself is so popular that it was hard to turn down an opportunity to work on it.”
The Uncharted movie is currently expected to open on June 30, 2017. But with no script, no director, and no actors, Sony Pictures will likely be forced to reschedule it to a later date.
Posted in Etcetera, News, PS3, PS4
Tagged Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
Weekly Warp-Up: Is This the Nintendo NX?
No, that’s not a typo. Welcome to the Weekly Warp-Up, your weekly wrap-up of the biggest and the best articles posted at Warp Zoned this week…
If you find yourself on the geek spectrum, I’m sure you spent the last seven days recovering from a Comic-Con-induced coma. Like they always say in superhero movies… a storm is coming… and this massive wave of pop culture will surely envelop everything in its path. So it was nice to get a little bonkers with new rumors about Nintendo’s upcoming NX console.
According to the latest reports from industry insiders, the NX will be a handheld/console hybrid that features detachable controllers for on-the-go multiplayer gaming. If these rumors pan out, NX owners will also be able to attach the console to a base station for TV-based play.
Elsewhere on Warp Zoned this week, Andrew Rainnie filed another Kickstart This! column and pitched crowdfunding fans on Columnae: A Past Under Construction.
If you’re for more news from this past week, you can find it after the break. (more…)
Posted in News
New Retail Releases: Xbox One S, GalGun: Double Peace
The first day of August is just a few hours away, but you can rest assured that this Summer’s new release drought is still in full effect.
However, if you’re in the market for an Xbox One console, it’s probably a great time to go shopping. That’s because Microsoft will release the new and improved Xbox One S on Tuesday. The system will include a 4K UHD drive, as well as a smaller form factor and three different hard drive sizes (500GB, 1TB, 2TB).
If you’re looking for new games this week, there’s only one option… PQube’s GalGun: Double Peace. Developed in Japan, GalGun: Double Peace is an anime-style rail shooter where players fend off advancing girls. It’ll be available on Tuesday for the PS4 and Vita.
I know it’s easy to despair, but remember, Batman: The Telltale Series will make its debut on digital storefronts later this week, and No Man’s Sky will officially launch next week. And the Fall gaming rush is right around the corner.
Xbox Store Today: Quatros Origins
Just one new addition to the Xbox Games Store today, and its Quatros Origins, a new falling block puzzler for the Xbox One from developer God As A Cucumber.
Unlike Tetris, Quatros Origins is a falling block puzzler that features a rotating well, so players will have to deal with four different playing fields. If you’re interested in delver deeper with Quatros Origins, here’s a bit more information about the game straight from the developer:
Xbox One Games
Quatros Origins ($4.99)
Quatros Origins is a block puzzle game that tries to reconnect with the good old days where classic arcade games were easy to play, but hard to master! The objective of the game, is to manipulate tetromino and pentomino blocks, and placing them strategically to make at least one full horizontal line. At first sight it looks like a 2D game, but with each block you place, the platform will turn ninety degrees, giving you four playing fields. But every piece will affect every side!
Doom’s Free Update 2 is now available; Unto the Evil DLC Pack launches next week
Doom is going to unleash Hell on Earth over the next seven days.
Let’s start with today, and that’s because id Software has now pushed out Free Update 2 to all players. The shooter’s second major patch will add two new multiplayer modes to the game (“Exodus,” a one-flag Capture the Flag Mode, and “Sector,” an objective-based Capture and-Hold Mode), as well as a series of new building blocks for SnapMap.
Also beginning today is Doom’s first Double XP Weekend. Players will be able to collect the extra XP from now until Monday, August 1.
In addition to shining a spotlight on Free Update 2, a new trailer for Doom gave us a sneak peek at the Unto the Evil DLC Pack, which we now know will be available on Friday, August 15. Available as part of Doom’s Season Pass (or as a standalone download for $14.99), the DLC Pack will include three new multiplayer maps (“Offering,” “Cataclysm,” and “Ritual”), as well as a new Demon Rune (the Harvester), weapon (the UAC EMG Pistol), piece of equipment (the Kinetic Mine), Hack Modules, and new customization options.
Posted in News, PC, PS4, Xbox One
Tagged Doom (2016)
Pokemon Go Plus peripheral won’t be available until September
By now, I’m sure you’ve heard more than a few stories about people succumbing to disaster while playing Pokemon Go. The engrossing mobile app demands constant attention when trying to capture a Pokemon, and this has lead to some players walking right into traffic… or right off a cliff.
Possibly foreseeing these problems, Nintendo and The Pokemon Company have been hard at work on the Pokemon Go Plus, a companion peripheral that is supposed to enhance your Pokemon Go experience. Connecting to your smartphone via Bluetooth, the Pokemon Go Plus is supposed to alert players when they’re near a PokeStop or Pokemon. The peripheral was expected to launch shortly after the app, but Nintendo has been rather silent about its release date… until now.
Writing on Twitter, Nintendo has confirmed the Pokemon Go Plus will be available in September:
The #PokemonGO Plus accessory will now be released Sept 2016 instead of the originally expected end of July launch. https://t.co/QgjZf1aAV6
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) July 27, 2016
The Pokemon Go Plus will retail for $34.99 when it’s released.
Posted in Mobile, News
Tagged Pokemon Go
Relive a behind-the-scenes tour of Dead Rising 4 from Comic-Con 2016
Frank West is back, and the developers at Capcom Vancouver don’t have good things to say about him. Actually, that’s not entirely accurate. They have plenty of good things to say about him, but more than a few of them also admit that he’s an “***hole.” Like John Amos in Die Hard 2, he’s our kind of ***hole. But after artfully slinging some profanities, the developers get down to the real business of offering the Comic-Con crowd (and now, everyone) a behind-the-scenes look at the development of Dead Rising 4.
They rush through the game’s Willamette Mall setting, as well as examining some of the new weapons, and the three different types of zombies. If you ever wanted to use a slushie machine to flash-freeze a zombie and then smash it to bits with a massive chunk of concrete, Dead Rising 4 might be the game for you.
Dead Rising 4 will be released for the PC and Xbox One as an “Xbox Play Anywhere” title on December 6.
Posted in News, PC, Xbox One
Tagged Comic-Con 2016, Dead Rising 4