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New Transformers: The Last Knight Trailer to Premiere at Super Bowl

Jamie Laike Tsui
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New Transformers: The Last Knight Trailer to Premiere at Super Bowl

Seems like Paramount Pictures’ Ghost in the Shell will have some company at the Super Bowl later today. The company will also be premiering a brand new trailer for Transformers: The Last Knight at Super Bowl LI. The fifth Transformers film is scheduled for release on June 22 in Australia.

A short teaser trailer has been released along with a letter from outgoing director Michael Bay. After directing five Transformers films, Michael Bay is moving on to new projects. His letter reflects on the journey the films has taken since its beginnings as a bunch of concept images taken from different points of the long running IP to today, where Transformers: The Last Knight is starting a chapter in the franchise that leaves the Autobots without the steady leadership of Optimus Prime.

I’ve been living in this franchise for over 10 years now. For Transformers: The Last Knight, we put together a writers’ room designed to greatly expand our mythology, integrating our films in a whole new way. Every movie will interlink.

It was a huge task to expand mythology from the beginning of the world throughout history. We had a great team of writers: Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind); Art Marcum & Matt Holloway (Iron Man); Ken Nolan (Black Hawk Down); Zak Penn (Ready Player One); Lindsey Beer (Barbie); Geneva Robertson-Dworet (Tomb Raider); Christina Hodson (Bumblebee); Steven DeKnight (Daredevil, Smallville); Jeff Pinkner (The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Lost); and Andrew Barrer & Gabriel Ferrari (Ant-Man).

Through the summer of 2015, they worked in a huge space on the Paramount lot, surrounded by over 10,000 concept images from the franchise’s history: the movies, cartoons, and comic books. They had a life-size Bumblebee, a Megatron head, and many other props staring them down. We pulled from everything. It was a fan’s dream room.

We brought in Transformers historians from Hasbro to educate them on where Transformers has been – so that they could figure out where it can go.

I can safely say that there’s never been a Transformers film with the huge visual scope and expansive mythology as this movie, The Last Knight.

It’s bittersweet for me. With every Transformers film, I’ve said it would be my last. I see the 120 million fans around the world who see these movies, the huge theme park lines to the ride and the amazing Make- A-Wish kids who visit my sets, and it somehow keeps drawing me back. I love doing these movies. This film was especially fun to shoot. But, this time might really be it. So I’m blowing this one out.

It’s a final chapter and a new beginning. Here’s the writers’ log line:

The Last Knight shatters the core myths of the Transformers franchise, and redefines what it means to be a hero. Humans and Transformers are at war, Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past, in the hidden history of Transformers on Earth. Saving our world falls upon the shoulders of an unlikely alliance: Cade Yeager (Mark Wahlberg); Bumblebee; an English Lord (Sir Anthony Hopkins); and an Oxford Professor (Laura Haddock).

There comes a moment in everyone’s life when we are called upon to make a difference.

In Transformers: The Last Knight, the hunted will become heroes. Heroes will become villains. Only one world will survive: theirs, or ours.

Michael Bay

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i35wvdWUrso

RANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT | Michael Bay writes a letter to Transformers fans ahead of the Big Game Spot launching this weekend – check out a sneak peek

Philip Federico
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“ONLY ONE WORLD WILL SURVIVE: THEIRS, OR OURS” 

Michael Bay writes a letter to Transformers fans ahead of the Big Game Spot launching this weekend – check out a sneak peek

I’ve been living in this franchise for over 10 years now. For Transformers: The Last Knight, we put together a writers’ room designed to greatly expand our mythology, integrating our films in a whole new way. Every movie will interlink.

It was a huge task to expand mythology from the beginning of the world throughout history. We had a great team of writers: Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind); Art Marcum & Matt Holloway (Iron Man); Ken Nolan (Black Hawk Down); Zak Penn (Ready Player One); Lindsey Beer (Barbie); Geneva Robertson-Dworet (Tomb Raider); Christina Hodson (Bumblebee); Steven DeKnight (Daredevil, Smallville); Jeff Pinkner (The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Lost); and Andrew Barrer & Gabriel Ferrari (Ant-Man).

Through the summer of 2015, they worked in a huge space on the Paramount lot, surrounded by over 10,000 concept images from the franchise’s history: the movies, cartoons, and comic books. They had a life-size Bumblebee, a Megatron head, and many other props staring them down. We pulled from everything. It was a fan’s dream room.

We brought in Transformers historians from Hasbro to educate them on where Transformers has been – so that they could figure out where it can go.

I can safely say that there’s never been a Transformers film with the huge visual scope and expansive mythology as this movie, The Last Knight.

It’s bittersweet for me. With every Transformers film, I’ve said it would be my last. I see the 120 million fans around the world who see these movies, the huge theme park lines to the ride and the amazing Make- A-Wish kids who visit my sets, and it somehow keeps drawing me back. I love doing these movies. This film was especially fun to shoot. But, this time might really be it. So I’m blowing this one out.

It’s a final chapter and a new beginning. Here’s the writers’ log line:

The Last Knight shatters the core myths of the Transformers franchise, and redefines what it means to be a hero. Humans and Transformers are at war, Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past, in the hidden history of Transformers on Earth. Saving our world falls upon the shoulders of an unlikely alliance: Cade Yeager (Mark Wahlberg); Bumblebee; an English Lord (Sir Anthony Hopkins); and an Oxford Professor (Laura Haddock).

There comes a moment in everyone’s life when we are called upon to make a difference.

In Transformers: The Last Knight, the hunted will become heroes. Heroes will become villains. Only one world will survive: theirs, or ours.

Michael Bay

BIG GAME SPOT

 

TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT IN CINEMAS JUNE 22, 2017

Director: Michael Bay

Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Sir. Anthony Hopkins, Josh Duhamel, Laura Haddock, Stanley Tucci and John Turturro

Synopsis: The Last Knight shatters the core myths of the Transformers franchise, and redefines what it means to be a hero.  Humans and Transformers are at war, Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past, in the hidden history of Transformers on Earth. Saving our world falls upon the shoulders of an unlikely alliance: Cade Yeager (Mark Wahlberg); Bumblebee; an English Lord (Sir Anthony Hopkins); and an Oxford Professor (Laura Haddock).

There comes a moment in everyone’s life when we are called upon to make a difference. In Transformers: The Last Knight, the hunted will become heroes. Heroes will become villains. Only one world will survive: theirs, or ours.

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Sniper Elite 4 to Support PlayStation 4 Pro and DirectX 12

Jamie Laike Tsui
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Sniper Elite 4 to Support PlayStation 4 Pro and DirectX 12

Rebellion has announced that their upcoming third person shooter Sniper Elite 4 will support PlayStation 4 Pro and DirectX 12 on PC. PlayStation 4 Pro players will be able to make the most out of their consoles as Sniper Elite 4 will boast higher frame rates and faster loading times while still boasting better quality graphics and longer draw distances. For PC owners, Sniper Elite 4 will support both DirectX 11 and DirectX 12.

“We’ve worked really hard to make Sniper Elite 4 our biggest and best game ever,” said Rebellion CTO and Co-founder Chris Kingsley, “And now the power of PlayStation 4 Pro, and DirectX 12 on PC, means we can take things even further for our fans who want the best sniper experience in the world. We’re turning everything up to 12!”

Sniper Elite 4 takes OSS Agent Karl Fairburne to Italy, where the Italian resistance fighters are waging a fierce guerrilla war with the occupying Germans and the Italian fascists. The game expands on Sniper Elite 3’s open world to give players the freedom to find their own sniper nests and rain death upon the Axis forces. Sniper Elite 4 launches on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows on February 14th, 2017.

 

 

Roccat Isku+ Force FX and Roccat Isku+ Keyboards Out Now

Jamie Laike Tsui
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Roccat Isku+ Force FX and Roccat Isku+ Keyboards Out Now

Easily one of Roccat’s most intriguing announcements at CES 2017, the Roccat Isku+ Force FX keyboard is the first to boast Roccat’s new pressure sensitive switches. By adding a polymer piezoelectric layer to the robber dome switch, the Roccat Isku+ Force FX keyboard can differentiate three different pressure levels. Players can then bind different key combinations to the pressure levels. For example, a player could change movement speed in an FPS based on pressure. A light touch would cause the player to walk, while medium pressure would speed things up to the normal jogging pace, and pressing hard on the key would trigger an all out sprint. The Roccat Isku+ Force FX switches are located on the QWEASD keys, which means ESDF gamers will lack the functionality on the F key.

Additionally, the keyboard is armed with RGB LED lighting on all of the UV-coated keys. The keyboard layout is the standard Roccat design that has five macro keys on the left hand side, has three under the keyboard, and replaces the dreaded Capslock key with an Easy-Shift[+] key that doubles the available macros. The keyboard works with Roccat’s new Swarm software suite and is Roccat Talk ready.

The Roccat Isku+ Force FX costs $99.99 USD. An updated Roccat Isku+ without the Force FX technology is also available for $89.99 USD.

NARUTO SHIPPUDEN™: ULTIMATE NINJA® STORM 4 ROAD TO BORUTO NOW AVAILABLE ON PLAYSTATION 4 SYSTEM, XBOX ONE, AND STEAM

Philip Federico
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A NEW GENERATION OF SHINOBI EMERGES WITH NARUTO SHIPPUDEN™: ULTIMATE NINJA® STORM 4 ROAD TO BORUTO NOW AVAILABLE ON PLAYSTATION 4 SYSTEM, XBOX ONE, AND STEAM

The End of Naruto’s Saga Isn’t the End of the Story 

SANTA CLARA, Calif., (February 3, 2017) – BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc., the premier anime videogame publisher and developer has released the NARUTO SHIPPUDEN™: Ultimate Ninja® STORM 4 Road to Boruto in the Americas on the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and Xbox One for $49.99 and $50.02 on STEAM™ The explosive conclusion to the Ultimate Ninja STORM series collects all the DLC content packs for Ultimate Ninja STORM 4 and introduces an all new adventure set years after the end of the NARUTO SHIPPUDEN series with Naruto Uzumaki’s son, Boruto and his friends as they prepare for their Chunin exams and confront a new evil. Ultimate Ninja STORM 4 owners will also be able to purchase the Road to Boruto DLC expansion digitally for $19.99 on the PlayStation 4 system, Xbox One, and STEAM.
A new generation of ninja enters the fray as players control Boruto Uzumaki, the son of Naruto Uzumaki, seventh Hokage of Hidden Leaf Village. Play through an all-new story mode chronicling the events of Boruto: Naruto the Movie featuring cinematic boss fights and the electrifying gameplay that has made the Ultimate Ninja STORM games a multi million selling franchise. Take control of brand new characters including Boruto Uzumaki, Sarada Uchiha, MItsuki, Seventh Hokage Naruto, Wandering Sasuke, and Mecha Naruto, each with new moves and Hidden Techniques.
“The new adventure mode and characters found in Road to Boruto offer an exciting conclusion to the NARUTO SHIPPUDEN anime series,” said Eric Hartness, Vice President of Marketing for BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc. “The passion and love that developer CyberConnect2 has for both video games and the NARUTO franchise shines through once again.”

The NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 4 Road to Boruto downloadable content is rated “T” for Teen by the ESRB. To learn more about BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc.’s other products go to: http://www.bandainamcoent.com/home.html or follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/BandaiNamcoUS or join the conversation on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/bandainamcous.

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BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc., part of BANDAI NAMCO Holdings Inc., is a leading global publisher and developer of interactive entertainment for all major video game consoles, iOS, Android, and online platforms. The company is known for creating and publishing many of the industry’s top video game franchises including PAC-MAN®, GALAGA®, TEKKEN®, SOULCALIBUR®, and ACE COMBAT®. BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc. is the premier publisher in the Western hemisphere for anime based video games including NARUTO SHIPPUDEN™, DRAGON BALL Z®, and ONE PIECE®. More information about the company and its products can be found at http://www.bandainamcoent.com or www.facebook.com/BandaiNamcoUS

Indie Gala Friday Special Bundle #45 Now Available

Jamie Laike Tsui
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Indie Gala Friday Special Bundle #45 Now Available

It’s been a long work week and you deserve a break! Recharge your batteries with Indie Gala’s Friday Special Bundle. This month’s bundle packs ten great indie games for one low price.

For only $1.00, buyers will receive:

VERLIES II – An old school style dungeon crawler featuring comic book style graphics, millions of randomly generated loot, rogue-like mechanics, and plenty of heroes to unlock.

Slash or Die – A hack’n slash featuring three heroes and pixel graphics.

Escape The Past – You have been stranded on an island, trapped with your creations. You must accept the consequences of your actions if you plan on escaping the island.

For a minimum purchase price of $3.49 USD during the first 24 hours of the sale, buyers will also receive:

Steamroll – A steampunk adventure puzzler inspired by mini golf! Escape the collapsing mine in the Scarabeus rolling vehicle by shooting projectiles to solve a variety of environmental puzzles.

Obliteracers – A kart racer capable of supporting 16 players on a single screen using laptops, gamepads, and smart devices to control the action.

Robinson Crusoe and the Cursed Pirates – Robin Crusoe was sailing for Brazil when he found himself on a cursed island filled with voodoo magic. Help him escape by discovering the medicine to reverse the curse and meet a lot of pirates along the way.

Project Abyss – Explore the darkest depths of the ocean in your own mini-submarine in this 2D survival RPG.

God of Word – A hybrid of classic word typing games, God of Word challenges players to reenact famed Greek myths by creating words from a random assortment of letters to defeat enemies.

KWAAN – An innovative RPG that forces players to work together to make the god tree happy so they can save themselves from the end times.

Alphadia Genesis – An epic adventure set after a a murder case sets off a chain of events that may drive the Archleign Kingdom and the Ghalzabine Kingdom to break an uneasy 15 year peace.

The price will go up after 24 hours, so be sure to buy your bundle at Indie Gala before the price goes up!

 

 

Escape From Tarkov Expanding The Customs Location

Jamie Laike Tsui
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Escape From Tarkov Expanding The Customs Location

Battlestate Games announced that the Escape from Tarkov map has undergone some major updates. The Customs location has been changed significantly, adding plenty of different ways for players to traverse the area. Some of the new paths are hidden, giving players the opportunity to sneak around unnoticed or ambush an unsuspecting player from the shadows. Additionally spawn points for loot and players have been added to the area. The Customs area raid difficulty level has also been increased.

Escape from Tarkov is a hardcore MMO FPS set in the Russian city of Tarkov. Tarkov has been sealed off and two private military companies are at war in a desperate attempt to escape. The game is set to enter Closed Beta testing later this year. Sign ups are available at the official site.

Paramount Pictures Releases Teaser of Ghost in the Shell Super Bowl Trailer

Jamie Laike Tsui
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Paramount Pictures Releases Teaser of Ghost in the Shell Super Bowl Trailer

While some of us will be watching Tom Brady try to earn a fifth Super Bowl win with the New England Patriots as they battle it out with the Atlanta Falcons, there is a long proud tradition of people watching the Super Bowl just for commercials. So Paramount Pictures will be debuting a brand new trailer for the upcoming film Ghost in the Shell at Super Bowl LI. People can get a sneak peak at what the new trailer will bring with a newly released 30 second teaser that mixes some new and old footage from the movie.

Ghost in the Shell stars Scarlett Johansson as Major, a human-cyborg hybrid that leads Section 9. Major and Section 9 must do battle with deadly terrorists to protect Haka Robotics and the cyber technology that is revolutionizing the world. Ghost in the Shell hits Australian cinemas on March 30th.

https://youtu.be/e6-HmZhop4o

Ubisoft Details For Honor’s Post Launch Plans

Jamie Laike Tsui
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Ubisoft Details For Honor’s Post Launch Plans

It seems like no game is complete without a Season Pass these days and For Honor is no different. Ubisoft has announced that the game will get a Season Pass that will give players access to six new heroes seven days early, six elite outfits for the new heroes, and the Day One War Pack. The pack will be unlocked for owners on For Honor’s release and contains an exclusive sunbeam effect emote for all heroes, three exclusive emblem outlines, three scavenger crates, and a 30 day Champion Status booster.

Ubisoft plans to release two new heroes at the start of each new season of Faction War for the next three seasons.  For Honor will be handling new characters in the same way as Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege. Once the seven day early access period is over, any For Honor player can buy the hero with in game currency. Ubisoft announced that they will be also releasing new maps, modes, and equipment for free to all players in the coming months.

For Honor is running an Open Beta from February 10-13th. The game launches on February 14th on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows.

https://youtu.be/4aM_dTPAQbA

Madman Entertainment Acquires Rights to ‘Mary and the Witch’s Flower’

K. Roberts
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Madman Entertainment Acquires Rights to ‘Mary and the Witch’s Flower’

Madman Entertainment announced today that they have acquired the rights to release the first feature film by Studio Ponoc, Mary and the Witch’s Flower, in Australia and New Zealand. It is directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi and produced by Yoshiaki Nishimura. The two previously worked together on what may be Studio Ghibli’s final feature film, When Marnie Was There, and later co-founded Studio Ponoc. A trailer for the upcoming film is featured below.

The film is currently in post-production. The screenplay was written by Riko Sakaguchi (The Tale of the Princess Kaguya) with Hiromasa Yonebayashi. It is adapted from Mary Stewart’s novel The Little Broomstick. The release date for the film has not yet been determined.

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