This game aims to capture the excitement of classic basketball titles like NBA Jam and NBA Street, and the developers at Play by Play have clearly worked hard to create something both nostalgic and new. Let’s take a closer look at how they’ve achieved that!
Rayner announced that Gears of War: E-Day will be the first Gears of War game developed by The Coalition using completely new assets and animations. For the past ten years, the studio has been continuously updating and building upon existing Gears of War games – including Gears of War 4, Gears 5, the Hivebusters expansion, Gears Tactics, and even the mobile game Gears Pop!. This meant they were always working with, and adapting, code and resources from previous titles.
Pywel is continuing to improve, and a new plan for future updates promises exciting changes to the Greymanes experience. We’re really excited about what’s in store for the rest of the year, as these updates could add depth and purpose to everything you do in the game.
A recent video by Moore’s Law is Dead looked at the possible power of the next PlayStation (PS6) and Microsoft’s Project Helix, using information from leaks. It highlighted that Project Helix might have 70 processing units, while the PS6 is expected to have 54. The video also discussed possible clock speeds for each system’s processor.
This month, Shonen Jump magazine is launching three new manga series. One of them, HAL FORMULA by Kento Terasaka, will debut in the next issue. While Terasaka’s previous series was cut short in 2024, he’s getting another opportunity with this new release. Shueisha has offered a sneak peek at HAL FORMULA, which you can find below.
Pepose has launched a Kickstarter campaign for issue #3 of The O.Z., a 44-page comic. To celebrate, ComicBook is sharing an exclusive eleven-page preview of the issue, plus a beautiful pinup featuring Dorothy and the Scarecrow, illustrated by Skylar Patridge, known for their work on Action Comics.
Halo: Combat Evolved is launching on PlayStation consoles at the same time as it releases on Xbox and Steam, and we’ve now gotten our first look at how it runs on the PS5.
For a while now, people have been expecting a new Nintendo Direct presentation. However, the announcement of a new Treehouse: Live! stream came as a surprise. This has intensified speculation that Nintendo might reveal a complete remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for the next Nintendo console, possibly releasing around the holidays. Reports suggest this won’t be a simple updated version like The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD, but a full reimagining of the game.
The Scary Movie franchise is known for poking fun at popular culture, and the latest installment continues that tradition. Past films have parodied everything from The Matrix to Get Out, and this time, KPop Demon Hunters is in the crosshairs. The movie even includes a risqué parody of the Oscar-winning song “Golden.” While some fans are loving the joke, calling it a highlight of the film, others have found it cringeworthy.
A new TV show will reveal how the members of Mystery, Inc. first met. The story begins with Daphne Blake, Shaggy Rogers, Velma Dinkley, and Fred Jones spending a summer at Camp Ruby-Spears. They team up to solve a spooky murder that a Great Dane actually saw happen. Netflix shared a quick video introducing the adorable Great Dane—you can watch it below—showing the pup sniffing around the woods before Shaggy finds and picks him up. Get ready for some serious cuteness!