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Mythbusters, the popular Discovery TV show known for its crazy experiments and use of model building and robotics to test the science and realities of well-known myths, have announced that one of their upcoming specials will be based on the subject of first-person shooter games.
They’ll be aided in this by the developer of the DOOM games, id Software, or to be more specific their Studio Director, Tim Willits. Among the questions posed will be “Is it really possible for someone to carry all those health packs, guns, and even a chainsaw?” and they’ll be taking cues from the DOOM universe and DOOM 3 BFG Edition to recreate a DOOM level in real-life.
It’s not yet certain which other myths and questions will be tried out, but given that it’s Mythbusters it’s probably going to end in something exploding. There’s a teaser that is embedded below if you want a sneak peek, but the episode itself will broadcast on Saturday, January 31st at 9PM on the Discovery Channel.
Nintendo has been making a splash with its new Amiibo figures. The next wave is due to hit in February, containing characters like Rosalina, Meta Knight and Bowser.
Not all Bowser Amiibos are created equal though. Twitter user @KyanosTiger posted this shot of a defective Bowser who seems to have misinterpreted the old saying about having your hat in your hands. Defective Amiibos are nothing new, and theres no word yet on if KyanosTiger will hang onto this Bowser or sell it online. Considering it’s liekly nightmare fuel, I might sell it for some money. You know, before it comes to life and devours my soul while I sleep…..
Electronic Arts has added the newest addition to the Sims franchise to its Game Time lineup on Origin. Game Time is a little like the On The House in that you can get games without paying for them, but unlike On The House you only get a limited amount of time to try out the game before your ‘demo’ period is up and you decide whether you like the game enough to buy it.
The Sims 4 is available to try once downloaded for 48 hours, and while that doesn’t start the minute it’s done downloading it’ll start from the first time you play it and then ticks down in real-time. Probably best then to wait until you’ve a nice chunk of free time to give it a go then. If you do choose to buy it, you’ll keep your progress and saves too, which is nice.
Browse to Origin’s Game Time page if you’re interested. While you’re there, you might want to check out some of the other games which include Titanfall and Battlefield 4.
Recently Techland announced that while the digital release date for their open-world zombie game with parkour was going to be kept, there was going to be a little schedule slippage regarding the shipping of physical boxed copies of the game for all regions outside of North America.
Fortunately they’ve now given a date to expect those regions to be receiving those copies and thrown in a bonus as a result of the fans sticking with them and giving them support. The multiplayer mode “Be the Zombie”, which was previous a preorder-only bonus is now going to be free to everyone. Nice.
In a statement the studio said: “Although the changes affect only the release of boxed copies in certain territories, we want to show all of you our appreciation for your continued support. Thus, we’re really happy to announce that ‘Be the Zombie’ will be available for free to everyone, on all platforms, in all territories.”
As well as this preorders of the physical game will also include the Cuisine & Cargo and Ultimate Survivor Bundle DLC packs at no charge. They can also be registered at dockets.dyinglightgame.com for “dockets” that can then be exchanged for in-game weaponry.
The release date for the physical copies outside of the NA region is February 27th. If you’re going digital though, the release date is still January 27th.
After the release of the first episode of the Game of Thrones game series, Telltale are due to release the second episode in a few weeks time. They’ve even released the first look trailer.
The second episode is called The Lost Lords and will move the action to Essos as we continue to follow the family that the games concern themselves with – the House Forrester. It seems there might be a chance for a little more action compared to the first episode, Fire From Ice, which started off with a fight but didn’t have too much more.
The Game of Thrones series is the first time Telltale have set one of their game series within an already established narrative since they developed the episodic game story model that they’ve become well known for over the last few years. I’m hoping that they pull it off well, as if they can it bodes a little better for the upcoming Minecraft game that they’ve been confirmed to have in the works.
