Author: Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: With less that a year and a half until the film is scheduled to hit theatres, the cast of Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four reboot has reportedly been revealed.

According to Variety, final deals are still being completed (and one actor hasn’t received one yet), but if everything goes according to plan, the new Fantastic Four will consist of:

Michael B. Jordan as the Human Torch.

Kate Mara as the Invisible Woman.

Jamie Bell as Ben Grimm.

Miles Teller as Mr. Fantastic.

Variety also states that the reboot will be based on the Ultimate Fantastic Four series. Next up, who do you want to play the villain, and who do you want that villain to be? Sound out below!

Fantastic Four hits theatres on June 19th, 2015!

Here’s Your First Look At Rupert Friend On The Set Of ‘Agent 47’!

Briefly: IGN today revealed our first look at Agent 47 and its new leading man, Rupert Friend. Friend obtained the role after the tragic passing of Paul Walker back in November, who was signed on to play the titular character.

Friend stars alongside Zachary Quinto and Hannah Ware, though no plot details have been revealed at this time.

Take a look at the first image below, and let us know what you think! Does Friend suit the role? Or would you rather see another actor in his place?

Source: IGN

Jai Courtney Is The New Kyle Reese

Briefly: We already know that Emilia Clarke is our new Sarah Connor, and that Jason Clarke is John Connor in the upcoming Terminator reboot. Today, Paramount Pictures revealed the new Kyle Reese.

It’s Jai Courtney, who will soon show up in Divergent, and recently starred in I, Frankenstein and A Good Day to Die Hard.

No plot details have been announced at this time (but it’s probably not the awesome sounding 1940’s-1950’s origin story), but as was revealed before, this will be the first film in a new Terminator trilogy.

Is Courtney a good fit for the role? Or is there someone else you’d rather see? Let us know! The yet-untitled Terminator reboot hits theatres on June 26th, 2015!

Source: Variety

Jada Pinkett Smith Joins Fox’s ‘Gotham’!

Briefly: The cast of Fox’s Gotham has grown yet again.

This time, Jada Pinkett Smith has joined the project as Fish Mooney, “a sadistic gangster boss and nightclub owner. Wielding street smarts and the almost extra-sensory ability to read people, Fish is imposing and hotheaded — and not one to be crossed.”

Pinkett joins Donal Logue (Harvey Bullock), Robin Lord Taylor (Oswald Cobblepot), Zabryna Guevara (Captain Essen), Sean Pertwee (Alfred Pennyworth), Erin Richards (Barbara Kean), and of course Benjamin McKenzie (James Gordon).

What do you think of the casting so far? Who else would you like to see nab a role? Sound out below!

The First Trailer For ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Is Now Online!

Briefly: Here it is, folks. Following the brief, 15-second (but really, really cool) teaser from earlier today, and yesterday’s three new stills, Marvel has debuted the first full trailer for the James Gunn directed Guardians of the Galaxy.

As you know, the film stars Chris Pratt as Star Lord, Bradley Cooper as Rocket Raccoon, Vin Diesel as Groot, Zoe Saldana as Gamora, Lee Pace as Ronan the Accuser… and on, and on, and on! Take a look at the trailer below, and let us know what you think! Guardians of the Galaxy hits theatres on August 1st, 2014!

http://youtu.be/pTZ2Tp9yXyM

From Marvel, the studio that brought you the global blockbuster franchise of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and The Avengers, comes a new team–the Guardians of the Galaxy. An action-packed, epic space adventure, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy expands the Marvel Cinematic Universe into the cosmos, where brash adventurer Peter Quill finds himself the object of an unrelenting bounty hunt after stealing a mysterious orb coveted by Ronan, a powerful villain with ambitions that threaten the entire universe. To evade the ever-persistent Ronan, Quill is forced into an uneasy truce with a quartet of disparate misfits -Rocket, a gun-toting raccoon, Groot, a tree-like humanoid, the deadly and enigmatic Gamora and the revenge-driven Drax the Destroyer. But when Peter discovers the true power of the orb and the menace it poses to the cosmos, he must do his best to rally his ragtag rivals for a last, desperate stand–with the galaxy’s fate in the balance.

Geekscape Games Reviews: ‘Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze’

With exclusives like Super Mario 3D World, The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD, Pikmin 3, The Wonderful 101, Lego City Undercover, and not to mention the still-coming-this-year Smash Bros. and Mario Kart 8 (just to name a few), you shouldn’t really need another reason to pick up a Wii U.

But as it happens, here’s a damned good one; Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.

To start, from the very second that I tapped on the Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze icon on the Wii U home screen, I had an ear-to-ear grin on my face. The game’s loading music immediately brought me back to my youth and my days (and days) of yelling at my Super Nintendo and Donkey Kong Country for killing me when I clearly shouldn’t have been killed.

I eventually played through all of Super Nintendo’s Donkey Kong titles (watching the animated series in-between), fell madly in love with Donkey Kong 64, and even Diddy Kong Racing during the next generation (though I’ll hold my ground at ‘it was no Mario Kart‘). I missed out on 2010’s Donkey Kong Country Returns, but now that I’ve played through Tropical Freeze, I’ll be trying to find a copy immediately.

Following the beautiful loading music, you’ll be greeted by the rest of the game’s fantastic audio (and then you may look it up and realize that original DKC composer David Wise has returned for the game). Then come the visuals, which will have you realizing within seconds that Tropical Freeze is quite possibly the best looking game on the Wii U today. Seriously. The gorgeous colours, backgrounds, levels, and characters are virtually without equal, and once they start moving, you may find yourself simply staring in awe at the wondrous 1080p visuals. DK and company (Diddy, Dixie, and Cranky will accompany you during the game, and a second player can even take control) have never, ever looked this good, and it’s almost tough to imagine them ever looking any better.

Playing through Tropical Freeze, even in its earlier levels, is a stark reminder of just how easy today’s games have become. I would bet that I died more playing Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze over this past week than I have in every game that I’ve played in the last five years… combined (aside from maybe Flappy Bird). Dying, of course, is frustrating by nature (especially, as I mentioned, since it rarely happens these days), but I was always willing to jump right back in and perfect that missed jump or get revenge on the enemy that killed me. Plus, the level design is so good that I don’t simply want to pass them, but actually experience them, and spending more time in a single stage isn’t a bad way to do that.

You won't find me on here... But I can dream. — You won’t find me on here… But I can dream.

Then, of course, there’s the collectables, which will have you playing through the game multiple times because they’re so addicting and so impossible to find on your first time through. I still haven’t found nearly as many as I’d like to, and DKCTF has brought out the completionist in me far more than any other game in recent memory.

The title thankfully offers players a few different control types, including the Wii U Gamepad, Wii Remote + Nunchuk, and Wii U Pro Controller, and all options are precise, enjoyable, and easy to control. Tropical Freeze does support offscreen play (which I use all the time, and love), but sadly, using the Gamepad as your controller adds absolutely zero additions to the gameplay. That’s a missed opportunity right there, and for a first-party that’s trying (and not really succeeding) to sell consoles, it’s almost inexcusable.

Brings you back, doesn't it? — Brings you back, doesn’t it?

Overall, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is quite possibly the best side-scrolling platformer that I’ve played in years. It’s far better than the excellent New Super Mario Bros. U and its expansion, and is my favourite Donkey Kong title of all-time. I hope that Retro Studios’ latest gets the recognition it deserves, as it deserves to sell some consoles, and that they soon get hard to work on a follow-up (maybe by the time it releases I’ll have found all of the collectables in this one). The game can be frustratingly difficult at times (it’ll make you go bananas, yeah I went there), but it’s likely that these frustrations lay with our expectations of a modern game’s difficulty; I’m no longer used to attempting the same stage ten or fifteen times, and that sometimes makes yell-at-the-TV mad, but when I think back to my childhood, what game didn’t force that many attempts?

Don’t own a Wii U yet? Buy one, and make Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze one of your first purchases. Aside from the game all but pretending that the Wii U’s main differentiator (the Gamepad) doesn’t exist, it’s probably the best platformer that we’ll see all year on any console.

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze scores a 4.5/5.

‘Bioshock Infinite’ Developer Irrational Games Is Shutting Down

Briefly: Irrational Games is no more.

Studio head Ken Levine is sticking with 2K, along with 15 other Irrational employees, but unfortunately everyone else will be in need of work. It seems crazy to shut down a team responsible for creating some of the best games this generation, but alas, it’s happening.

Here’s the full release, straight from Ken Levine:

When Jon Chey, Rob Fermier and I founded Irrational Games seventeen years ago, our mission was to make visually unique worlds and populate them with singular characters.

We built Rapture and Columbia, the Von Braun and The Rickenbacker, the Freedom Fortress and some of the nastiest basements a SWAT team ever set foot into. We created Booker and Elizabeth, the Big Daddy and the Little Sister, MidWives and ManBot. In that time, Irrational has grown larger and more successful than we could have conceived when we began our three-person studio in a living room in Cambridge, MA. It’s been the defining project of my professional life.

Now Irrational Games is about to roll out the last DLC for BioShock Infinite and people are understandably asking: What’s next?

Seventeen years is a long time to do any job, even the best one. And working with the incredible team at Irrational Games is indeed the best job I’ve ever had. While I’m deeply proud of what we’ve accomplished together, my passion has turned to making a different kind of game than we’ve done before. To meet the challenge ahead, I need to refocus my energy on a smaller team with a flatter structure and a more direct relationship with gamers. In many ways, it will be a return to how we started: a small team making games for the core gaming audience.

I am winding down Irrational Games as you know it. I’ll be starting a smaller, more entrepreneurial endeavor at Take-Two. That is going to mean parting ways with all but about fifteen members of the Irrational team. There’s no great way to lay people off, and our first concern is to make sure that the people who are leaving have as much support as we can give them during this transition.

Besides financial support, the staff will have access to the studio for a period of time to say their goodbyes and put together their portfolios. Other Take-Two studios will be on hand to discuss opportunities within the company, and we’ll be hosting a recruiting day where we’ll be giving 3rd party studios and publishers a chance to hold interviews with departing Irrational staff.*

What’s next?

In time we will announce a new endeavor with a new goal: To make narrative-driven games for the core gamer that are highly replayable. To foster the most direct relationship with our fans possible, we will focus exclusively on content delivered digitally.

When I first contemplated what I wanted to do, it became very clear to me that we were going to need a long period of design. Initially, I thought the only way to build this venture was with a classical startup model, a risk I was prepared to take. But when I talked to Take-Two about the idea, they convinced me that there was no better place to pursue this new chapter than within their walls. After all, they’re the ones who believed in and supported BioShock in the first place.

Thanks to Irrational and 2K’s passion in developing the games, and the fans who believe in it, BioShock has generated retail revenues of over a half billion dollars and secured an iconic place in gaming. I’m handing the reins of our creation, the BioShock universe, to 2K so our new venture can focus entirely on replayable narrative. If we’re lucky, we’ll build something half as memorable as BioShock.

We will do our best to update an FAQ in this space as questions come in.

-Ken Levine
@iglevine

*If you’re a 3rd party interested in interviewing some of the best game developers in the world, please contact chris.bigelow@2k.com

Let us know what you think of the news, and we certainly hope that the team can swiftly find a new home.

http://youtu.be/1WDQ4FhslSk

PS4 Sales Surpass 5.3 Million Units!

Briefly: Sony has just revealed that, preceding the PS4’s launch in Japan on February 22nd, the console has over 5.3 million units.

That’s a lot of freaking consoles, and they’re likely to sell a boatload more in Japan next week.

“I am thrilled that so many customers around the globe have continued to select PS4 as the best place to play throughout and beyond the holiday season,” said Andrew House, President and Group CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. “We are delighted that according to the NPD Group’s latest data, PS4 was January’s top-selling console in the United States. The PS4 system’s momentum just keeps growing stronger, and we are extremely grateful for the continued passion and support of PlayStation fans. February 22 sees the launch of PS4 in Japan, and I’m looking forward to Japanese fans sharing the excitement of the deep social capabilities and entertainment experiences only possible on PS4.”

The company has also released their first advertisement for Playstation Plus, which is required for online gaming on the PS4, and is an absolutely worthwhile service that nets you free games and steep discounts every single month. Take a look at the ad below, and let us know if you’ve picked up a unit yet.

http://youtu.be/ZnN6DFr4Rbs

Watch 15 Seconds Of Tonight’s ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Trailer!

Briefly: Following those three bad-ass photos that Marvel released just yesterday, the studio has debuted a brief, 15-second look at tonight’s Guardians of the Galaxy trailer.

There’s not much to say except that the footage here looks fantastic, and we can’t wait to see what Marvel has in store for us tonight. Take a look at the sneak peek below, and let us know what you hope to see in the full trailer!

From Marvel, the studio that brought you the global blockbuster franchise of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and The Avengers, comes a new team–the Guardians of the Galaxy. An action-packed, epic space adventure, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy expands the Marvel Cinematic Universe into the cosmos, where brash adventurer Peter Quill finds himself the object of an unrelenting bounty hunt after stealing a mysterious orb coveted by Ronan, a powerful villain with ambitions that threaten the entire universe. To evade the ever-persistent Ronan, Quill is forced into an uneasy truce with a quartet of disparate misfits -Rocket, a gun-toting raccoon, Groot, a tree-like humanoid, the deadly and enigmatic Gamora and the revenge-driven Drax the Destroyer. But when Peter discovers the true power of the orb and the menace it poses to the cosmos, he must do his best to rally his ragtag rivals for a last, desperate stand–with the galaxy’s fate in the balance.

Geekscape Interviews: Young Horses’ Philip Tibitoski Talks ‘Octodad: Dadliest Catch’!

Octodad: Dadliest Catch launched for Windows, OS X, and Linux just a few weeks back, and as the insanely original title has been at the top of my radar since Sony’s 2013 E3 conference, I simply had to ask Octodad developer Young Horses a few questions about the quirky, hilarious, absolutely ridiculous game.

Haven’t heard of Octodad? Fall in love with the game’s trailer below, and read on for my conversation with Young Horses’ CEO Philip Tibitoski.

http://youtu.be/O-n7sH3ksVk

DK: First of all, congratulations on the launch! What have been your favourite gamer reactions to ‘Octodad: Dadliest Catch’ now that it’s available?

PT: People have been surprised with the turns that the story takes in the game and I think that’s the part of it I was most excited for people to see. There’s been a surplus of fanart, youtube videos, and songs all based on the game. It’s been great! I have a hard time deciding between Octodad The Musical and the Ryckerts playing the game together.

DK: ‘Octodad: Dadliest Catch’ is an extremely original game in a sea of sequels and remakes. When was the idea for the game originally conceived, and where did that idea come from?

PT: The idea for Octodad came about in June of 2010 at DePaul University here in Chicago. The whole Young Horses team was also part of that original team of 18. Inspirations for Octodad come from the film Being John Malkovich and the game Jurassic Park: Trespasser. From the beginning it’s been about micro-managing the movements of your character and giving the player the feeling of being awkward.

DK: It was very cool to see Octodad onstage at Sony’s E3 conference. How did that come to light? Sony seems to be doing some great things with independent developers this generation!

PT: Sony’s been following us since GDC 2011 with the first Octodad. We weren’t quite ready at the time to bring the game to consoles and so we waited, but while we did that Sony kept up with the game and its progress. At PAX East 2013 they came to our booth to check-in and that’s when we were offered Dev Kits for the PS4. From there we had one of our programmers, Kevin Geisler, get the game up and running in a months time. Sony seemed impressed with this and asked us if we’d like to show it off at E3. Like people say, the rest is history.

DK: What made the team decide to turn Octodad into a full-fledged title after the Independent Games Festival in 2011?

PT: We got a lot of positive feedback both from our peers and players after releasing the first Octodad game. After seeing so many folks play the game on YouTube and watching them have a great time we figured we could do even better by giving it a proper sequel.

DK: What were the biggest challenges in developing Dadliest Catch with such a small team?

PT: Keeping everyone clothed, fed, and happy was a serious task as most of us had to hold other full-time jobs while continuing to work on the project in order to afford basic amenities. It’s also a big challenge to make sure everyone is being heard, and communications between members stays steady + empathetic.

DK: Is any add-on content being planned for the game? It seems like a title that’s just asking for DLC!

PT: We have a whole slew of ideas that we could see bringing to players in the future. We don’t have any definite plans yet, but I certainly wouldn’t count us out of the DLC ring.

DK: If you could describe the game in just a few sentences to someone who had never heard of it, how would you sell it?

PT: Octodad is a game about being ‘other’. You’re an octopus with a human family, a wife and children who have no idea you’re an octopus. You keep this from them through managing Octodad’s limbs one at a time and being the best father/husband you can be.

DK: After ‘Octodad’, what’s next for Young Horses? Is there anything currently in the pipeline or being discussed?

PT: We have a lot of ideas, but nothing has formulated yet that we know will be our next project. Currently we’re finishing the game up on PS4 and then we’ll have to see!

DK: What other games is the team playing? What unreleased games are you looking forward to?

PT: I’m looking forward to Infamous: Second Son and the Witness. I know a lot of the team has played Broken Age recently and at least one is knee deep in the Titanfall PC Beta.

DK: What is the best advice that you could give to someone wanting to break into the industry? What do they do? Where do they start?

PT: Making a game is the best thing you can possibly do. Create something small on your own, and maybe start out trying to replicate an existing game to get comfortable with your toolset before venturing out on your own creative ideas. Just keep it simple! Even Tetris can be a challenging thing to create if you’ve never made a game before.

After that, keep making games and challenge yourself to create things different from other games out there. These will all help you land a job or maybe even start out on your own. The worst thing you can do is become complacent and admit defeat without having even tried.

Octodad: Dadliest Catch is available now on Steam, or directly from Octodad‘s official website. The game is coming soon to PS4, and it’s awesome. Buy it, love it, and let’s hope that Young Horses makes more!

#LOLWEEK Launches On Machinima, Plenty Of Live-Action And CGI ‘League Of Legends’ Content Inbound!

Briefly: I’ve been meaning to try League of Legends for quite some time now. I told myself that I would play it when the Mac beta launched in March of last year… and for some reason it’s still sitting on my SSD unplayed.

After watching the League of Legends: Beyond the Rift video, which kicked off Machinima’s #LOLWEEK today, I want to give it a shot right now.

This week’s League of Legends theme is building up to the launch of Chasing the Cup, and all-new LoL competition series from Machinima.:

League of Legends fans awaiting the launch of Chasing the Cup—Machinima’s new LoL competition series—can whet their appetites with a week-long celebration known as #LoLWeek. Airing on Machinima Realm (YouTube.com/MachinimaRealm), the series of live-action and CGI-animated videos will showcase a who’s-who of League of Legends champions, including Jax, Veigar, Fiddlesticks, Ahri, Graves, Miss Fortune, Kog’Maw, Lux,Mecha Kha’zix, and Ashe. A new video will debut each day at 9:00 am PST (12:00 pm EST), all leading up to the Friday launch of Chasing the Cup on Machinima’s Twitch channel (Twitch.tv/Machinima).

New videos will be published each day, beginning with Jax vs. Veigar. Watch the amazing League of Legends: Beyond the Rift video below, and let us know what else you hope to see this week? Are you a LoL player? What’s your favourite thing about the title? Sound out below!

http://youtu.be/4QNCJQmr5gw

Spark & Ignite With Two New ‘Star Wars Rebels’ Teaser Trailers!

Briefly: Disney today debuted two new teasers for their upcoming animated series, Star Wars Rebels. This follows the first teaser revealed back in October, which was a cool announcement video but didn’t really show anything off.

Today’s teasers are called ‘Spark’ and ‘Ignite’, and each show off some very exciting footage from the project. Take a look at each teaser and its description below.

“To ignite a rebellion, all it takes is a single spark.” Those fateful words open this early look at Star Wars Rebels, in which new character Ezra is shown walking the plains of Lothal and launching a projectile at the pilot of a downed fighter. Also seen is a striking, orange, familiar-looking insignia…

Opening with the classic “Imperial March” theme from the original Star Wars trilogy, the teaser shows the golden plains of Lothal, TIE fighters dogfighting with the Ghost starship, as well as the grumpy droid, Chopper. Ezra, one of the main heroes of Star Wars Rebels, is seen leaping from a downed ship as the narrator exclaims, “This fall, discover your destiny.”

Pretty great, huh? Star Wars Rebels launches this Fall!

Star Wars Rebels takes place between Star Wars: Episode III and IV as the Empire tightens its grip on the galaxy and a rebellion begins to form. The series, executive produced by Dave Filoni, Simon Kinberg, and Greg Weisman, is scheduled to premiere in fall 2014 as a one-hour special telecast on Disney Channel and will be followed by a series on Disney XD.

Three New ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Photos Now Online, First Trailer Tomorrow!

Briefly: Finally, finally finally, the first trailer for James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy is nearly here. The preview will release during tomorrow’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! We’ll have it up shortly afterwards, so be on the lookout!

Three stills from the film have also debuted online, so those will have to do until the trailer comes tomorrow! Take a look at the stills below, and let us know what you hope to see tomorrow!

From Marvel, the studio that brought you the global blockbuster franchise of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and The Avengers, comes a new team–the Guardians of the Galaxy. An action-packed, epic space adventure, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy expands the Marvel Cinematic Universe into the cosmos, where brash adventurer Peter Quill finds himself the object of an unrelenting bounty hunt after stealing a mysterious orb coveted by Ronan, a powerful villain with ambitions that threaten the entire universe. To evade the ever-persistent Ronan, Quill is forced into an uneasy truce with a quartet of disparate misfits -Rocket, a gun-toting raccoon, Groot, a tree-like humanoid, the deadly and enigmatic Gamora and the revenge-driven Drax the Destroyer. But when Peter discovers the true power of the orb and the menace it poses to the cosmos, he must do his best to rally his ragtag rivals for a last, desperate stand–with the galaxy’s fate in the balance.

New Trailer For ‘Game Of Thrones’ Fourth Season Now Online!

Briefly: Following last week’s 15-minute behind-the-scenes look at Game of Thrones fourth season, HBO has debuted a new trailer for the upcoming episodes.

I haven’t yet finished season three, so I’m not too sure what I’ve missed, but I’m sure glad to know that Joffrey is still alive. I love that guy (not).

Take a look at the trailer below, and let us know what you hope to see in season four! Game of Thrones premieres on April 6th! We’ll be sure to keep you up-to-date with further marketing from the season.

Now, I really need to catch up.

http://youtu.be/d2ZNaLQD60Y

Watch The Full Trailer For Showtime’s ‘Penny Dreadful’

Briefly: Showtime has just released the full trailer for their upcoming horror/drama series, Penny Dreadful, and it looks very cool.

In Penny Dreadful, some of literature’s most famously terrifying characters – including Dr. Frankenstein, Dorian Gray and iconic figures from the novel Dracula – have become embroiled in Victorian London. The series is a frightening psychosexual thriller created, written and executive produced by three-time Oscar nominee John Logan (Hugo, The Aviator, Gladiator) and executive produced by Logan’s Desert Wolf Productions, along with Oscar winner Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Skyfall) and Pippa Harris (Revolutionary Road), both of Neal Street.

The series is set to premiere on May 11th, so for now, take a look at the trailer below, and let us know what you think!

‘South Park: The Stick Of Truth’ Is Finally Coming, Watch 13 Minutes Of Gameplay!

Briefly: Every time I see another trailer for South Park: The Stick of Truth, I get more and more excited for it… and then it gets delayed again. But now that the game has gone gold, and has an official, final release date of March 4th, you’re pretty well safe to get excited again. The game looks awesome, the dialogue is hilarious, the voice acting is perfect, and you’re basically inside of a freaking episode.

Today, Ubisoft debuted 13 minutes of new gameplay for the game, which shows our introduction to the new kid, and his introduction to the various residents of South Park. The video is well worth watching, and definitely gives us a great idea of what to expect from the title.

Take a look at the video below, and let us know what you think. South Park: The Stick of Truth will launch on PS3, Xbox 360, and PC on March 4th.

In their latest adventure, the boys embark on a quest to the Inn of the Giggling Donkey, an infamous tavern that harbors the scum of all the realm.

There, it is believed the famed Bard guards the hallowed stick of truth. In order to defeat the Bard’s followers, you’ll have to throw everything you have at the enemy, including dodge balls and farts. Poison your foes with your flatulence, and refill your mana with burritos.

Along with your party member Butters and his legendary hammer of justice, play through the most outrageous turn-based live-action role-playing adventure that could only come from the creators of South Park. This is South Park: The Stick of Truth.

‘The Evil Within’ To Launch On August 26th

Briefly: Finally, Shinji Mikami and Tango Gameworks The Evil Within has a release date.

The survival horror title (which looks fantastic, check out some gameplay footage here) will launch in North America on August 26th, and Europe on August 29th.

As a big fan of survival horror games, 2014 really seems like a great year to follow the genre. The fantastic Outlast just launched for PS4, Zombie Studios Daylight looks promising, Techland’s Dying Light should be awesome, and there are plenty of other games coming down the pipeline. Unless a Silent Hill reboot is announced (that doesn’t suck), Mikami’s name attached to The Evil Within could be the best news the genre has had in years, and it certainly has horror fans excited.

Are you looking forward to this one? Sound out below!

While investigating the scene of a gruesome mass murder, Detective Sebastian Castellanos and his partners encounter a mysterious and powerful force. After seeing the slaughter of fellow officers, Sebastian is ambushed and knocked unconscious. When he awakens, he finds himself in a deranged world where hideous creatures wander among the dead. Facing unimaginable terror and fighting for survival, Sebastian embarks on a frightening journey to unravel what’s behind this evil force.

‘Arrow’ Gets An Early Renewal