New characters were unearthed for Street Fighter 5, Paranormal Activity is getting a video game, and Fallout is getting its own beer. Hosts: Kelsey Hayes & Aidan Hall Camera: Dalton Martin Teleprompter: Andi Tolentino Editing: Dalton Martin Music: Lex Bravary Graphics: Meghan Duffy, Lauren Lucas, & Sam Noble Producer: Andi Tolentino
Two panels at the upcoming 2016 South by Southwest Festival have been canceled due to “numerous threats of violence”, according to the panelists. One of the panels, called “Level Up: Overcoming Harassment in Games,” was set to discuss online harassment culture. The other, called “SavePoint: A Discussion on the Gaming Community”, featured pro-Gamergate speakers. Anti-harassment activists Randi Lee Harper, Caroline Sinders, and Katherine Cross were to constitute the “Level Up” panel. It became part of SXSW’s scheduled program thanks to the winning votes on the festival’s interactive voting service, “Panelpicker,” something that Gamergate supporters weren’t happy about. Gamergate began in August 2014 after game developer Zoë Quinn garnered what some thought was “undue attention” for a game. The backlash grew into harassment via distributing private information such as home addresses, threats of rape and extreme violence, and threats of mass shootings in response to Quinn’s outspokenness. Fellow game developer Brianna Wu and cultural critic Anita Sarkeesian were also targeted, as was actress and gamer Felicia Day. On Monday, Harper was informed that the panel had been canceled. The cancelation came after SXSW received “numerous threats of violence” to the panel. It was a surprise to Harper, who had been working with SXSW on security for the panelists, due to the regularity of online harassment activists receiving threats. Cross told Jezebel that she is “bitterly disappointed” about the panel’s cancelation. She added that the panel “was not about Gamergate. It was about the wider problem of online harassment.” The pro-Gamergate panel “SavePoint”, whose panelists included pro-Gamergate game developers Nick Robalik and Perry Jones, adult film star Mercedes Carrera, and NBC producer Lynn Walsh, was also canceled. ----- Source: Jezebel Image: SXSW
@schmidtyfro Smashing beers while smashing in Smash Bros.
With the second Street Fighter V Beta officially underway for PC and PlayStation 4, NeoGAF hasn't wasted anytime data mining the game in search for content that has yet to be officially announced. Series veteran Dhalsim and two unnamed new characters were uncovered in the code, which all but confirms their appearance on the final roster due to the fact that these characters have story illustration introductions already coded into the main game.
This week the gang talks about the new Friday the 13th game kickstarter, the elusiveness of gaming companies and so much more!
Martin Hollis, director and producer of GoldenEye and its spiritual predecessor Perfect Dark, revealed that Nintendo was concerned about GoldenEye 007 during development.
Starting in 2016, Star Wars: The Force Awakens will be streaming on Netflix in Canada only. The reason for it not streaming it in the United States or anywhere else is because of the premium cable channel Starz, who has a deal with Disney to play their movies until the end of 2015, which includes Star Wars: The Force Awakens Netflix has a deal between Disney to stream their movies in the U.S., but that does not begin until 2016.
Batman Arkham Knight is being re-released on PC through Steam on October 28.
Larian Studios' Divinity: Original Sin made quite a splash when it was originally released, and now gamers who missed it the first time around have another chance to pick it up.
After months of sneak peak pictures of the cast, Netflix finally released the full trailer for the superhero series Jessica Jones. The trailer shows nothing but dark days ahead for Jones, which isn’t surprising since it’s the same creators who collaborated on Netflix’s hit show Daredevil. The show’s setting will take place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the same one as the movies like The Avengers and Thor. Krysten Ritter is the leading lady as she is Jessica Jones, who is just trying to put her life back together in Hell's Kitchen.
A real Pokémon Gym is opening in Japan next month in Osaka through Sanoyas Interaction. The facility, labeled as hands-on edutainment, will be called Pokémon EXPO Gym and will feature various training regimes, as well as tips on using abilities.
Rooster Teeth has released a new trailer for RWBY Volume 3. The trailer shows some scenes from the upcoming season, including shots of the tournament, all of the main characters fans know, some recently revealed characters and some new characters. Volume 3 is the first season since the show’s creator, Monty Oum, passed away.
This week the Coven sits down to discuss cosplay and consent from cosplayers, and all the different ideas around safe environments for costume wearers.
We give a late happy birthday to BYTE's very own Aidan Hall, Disney is starting a new streaming service, and there is a real life Pokemon Gym in Japan. Hosts: Andi Tolentino & Aidan Kearney Camera: Julia Parobek Teleprompter: Michael Robb Editing: Michael Robb Graphics: Meghan Duffy, Lauren Lucas, & Sam Noble Music: Lex Bravary Producer: Dalton Martin
Marty McFly’s favorite 8-Bit game, Wild Gunman, is now available on the most recent iteration of Nintendo consoles.
Nike joined the "Back to the Future Day" commotion by releasing their own pair of self tying shoes, as featured in the movie Back to the Future II. Called the "Nike Mag," the shoes fulfill another futuristic promise as predicted by the films. Nike contacted Michael J.
Rock Band 4 has received positive reviews on Amazon, but some of these comments have been linked to Harmonix, the studio behind the game.
@NCDowell As far as stories go, Tales from the Borderlands is the best of both TellTale and Borderlands.
