Submitted by ionscifi on September 9, 2022 - 18:00
The Callisto Protocol game director Glen Schofield isn't the only developer forced to backpedal this week in response to being behind the times.
Warner Bros. free-to-play online 2D fighter Multiversus had included an ability which allowed Velma - of Scooby Doo - to summon a police car to take away another player.
Submitted by ionscifi on September 9, 2022 - 09:31
This morning while breakfasting we watched newly released on Disney+ Thor: Love and Thunder. It is much better than both its trailers and reviews suggest.
Then we read news of the death of Queen Elizabeth II. We would have recommended watching this film anyway, but it feels especially poetic on this day.
Submitted by ionscifi on September 8, 2022 - 14:09
It's probably not a coincidence that on the same day we get a Gotham Knightstrailer telling us to think of Alfred as part of the Batman family, we get the season 3 trailer for Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman’s Butler.
We don't think game and series are part of the same DC universe, but that doesn't mean Warner Bros. can't hope for a bit of cross-promotion.
Submitted by ionscifi on September 7, 2022 - 16:38
This week old favourite Quantum Leap returns with a new twist, a super-secret Babylon 5 is confirmed complete, a Star Ocean mission update, The Imperfects hits screens suddenly and Jennifer Connelly is back in sci-fi.
Submitted by ionscifi on September 7, 2022 - 11:55
Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier took aim at studio director Glen Schofield for a tweet in which he talked about 12-15 hour work days and that being a labour of love.
Crunch time in game development is a hot button. Glen swiftly apologised.