Are you ready for one wild summer? This year brings legendary superheroes, famous monsters, and fantasy icons. There are two Michael Bay films, but also the ultra-weird Guardians of the Galaxy. Plus the post-apocalyptic Snowpiercer... and a Stanislaw Lem movie? Here are 33 movies you need to know about this summer.
Disney movies have been around for a long time—which means they have a rich history. Chances are good that even if you grew up watching them, you still don't know everything there is to know about Disney movies.
If you're a scifi nerd, chances are you've dreamed of living inside a computer — those memories of Tron, ReBoot and countless other cyberpunk universes have been burned into your imagination. Fract OSC attempts to capture that magic and, for the most part, succeeds.
Sweet slumber comes with game music, I've found. I've always had sleeping soundtracks to listen to when I'm traveling or just need to chill out. I love to sleep to orchestral JRPGs, arranged albums, and 16-bit classics, and I've had more than one videogame-type dream from falling asleep to them.
Just don't let this one accidentally slip into your playlist, trust me. Nightmares!
Scarlet Moon Records has taken some of the best tracks ever to sleep to and put them in Prescription for Sleep: Game Music Lullabies. Norihiko Hibino, known for his work on the Metal Gear Solid series, including the fan favorite song "Snake Eater," joins pianist AYAKI in covering some of the best sleepy songs in gaming. Expect pieces from Donkey Kong Country, Secret of Mana, NieR, and Demon's Souls, among others. The full track list will be released on May 19.
For now, check the official site to see which songs have been revealed. And don't miss that lovely sample of "Aquatic Ambiance."
Slightly Mad Studios has put out a new trailer for Project Cars , a racing sim with graphics so good the studio felt it necessary to include a little "All footage shown is taken from in-game" disclaimer. (I genuinely love it when trailers for average-looking games say that.)
Now, this is coming to a bunch of platforms in November -- Xbox One, PC, PlayStation 4, and Wii U -- so results are surely going to vary when it comes to visual fidelity. But that's not everything and from the sound of it, Project Cars has things under control in the gameplay department too.
Occasionally, I'll find the allure of racing sims too much to resist despite knowing full well what's about to happen next. I'll buy one anyway -- then it hits me. "Oh, right. I'm terrible at these games."
For those who aren't aware, Universal Fighting System is a line of card games that functions as a battle game, with an additional collecting element. Their newest tie-in is Mega Man, and the collaborative effort that resulted in both Mega Man and Proto Man collectiable tins has launched this week for $30 per set.
You can find them all over at various hobby sites, but eBay Store listings are probably the best bet for many of you out there. To be honest I couldn't care less about the game itself, I just picked one up for the sweet tin and the high quality card artwork.
UFS [Facebook via Rockman Corner]
Usually, the worst you can expect a Call of Duty opponent to do is to be a little salty after losing a match—maybe they'll curse a little, maybe they'll rate you badly on Xbox Live or something. But calling a SWAT team on you? Dang, bro.
Overpriced DLC, outsourced boss battles, fake Wii U exclusivity, and a lot of bullshit has surrounded Deus Ex: Human Revolution, but put all that behind you because today you grab Deus Ex: Revolution Augmented Edition Director's Cut for $16 on PS3 and 360. That's the lowest price so far for this must play that a lot of people missed out on, and this package includes fixed problems and extra content. It's also a very long campaign. [Amazon]
Following its big gameplay reveal of H1Z1 , Sony Online Entertainment has detailed what the developers have come up with so far for the PS4 and PC open-world zombie survival game's monetization strategy. SOE president John Smedley gave a breakdown on reddit:
These concepts are of course subject to change and the team is taking feedback. So far, so good. Even if I'm not interested in playing existing open-world zombie games right now -- much less new titles along the lines of H1Z1 -- I can appreciate the transparency shown here.
We had our first monetization meeting yesterday [reddit]
Walking and jumping. Shooting. Having virtual people and things follow you around. These kinds of bedrock mechanics are so ubiquitous in modern video games that it's easy to take for granted that they just work. A new website gives people a glimpse at the mechanics implemented in extremely raw fashion. It's totally charming and enlightening.
