Learn about Adam Smasher, the feared Arasaka Cyborg responsible for the death of Johnny Silverhand, who will be making an appearance in Cyberpunk 2077.There are some game developers who can make news happen with a single cryptic sentence, tweeted out to a huge follower base, designed to rile up the imagination. One such developer is Ed Boon, the co-creator of Mortal Kombat and Injustice, who runs fighting game developer NetherRealm Studios.
Following the success of Mortal Kombat 11 and Injustice 2, Boon has promised a tease for something is on the horizon. You can see his tweet below, and start speculating.
I see a tease in our future….
— Ed Boon (@noobde) September 1, 2020
Could the studio be gearing up to tease new Mortal Kombat 11 DLC? PS5 and Xbox Series X versions? Perhaps Injustice 3? It’s unclear. But the Mortal Kombat Twitter account responded, and with Mortal Kombat 11 proving so popular (and still selling incredibly well) we’re leaning more towards one of the first two options.
(Presented by Hyper Scape) You’ve mastered the early-game and now it’s time to venture forth, survive the closing sectors, and become victorious. Learn mid-game tactics and sector strategies from Holo in this episode of The Pod!Disney’s next big movie is its live-action Mulan, which comes to select theatres alongside a paid-for release on Disney Plus this Friday, September 4. The movie features actress Liu Yifei in the lead role, and it’s a role she won amid a massive audition process.
Producer Jason Reed told Deadline that the search to cast Mulan was “unprecedented.” Reed estimated that “tens of thousands” of people tried out for the part before Disney choose Yifei for the role.
“We did this unprecedented global search for an actress to play the role. Tens of thousands, I believe, auditioned around the world. We had scouts going to martial arts schools, dance schools, and performance schools all throughout China,” Reed said. “We had casting offices open in all of the major cities that had significant Chinese populations of working artists, and ultimately Yifei was working on a project in China and she wasn’t initially available. We actually flew over to meet with her and we were smitten.”
Dead By Daylight is bound for next-gen, with PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X versions announced. Developer Behaviour Interactive has announced the The Realm Beyond project, which will introduce numerous free updates to the game on all platforms in the lead up to the game’s fifth anniversary in June 2021.
Product manager Joris Four says that this is their way of building up to next-gen versions: “we will be introducing a series of free updates to our visuals, graphics, lighting, animations, and more for players on PC, Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Stadia while also building up to a Dead by Daylight experience for the next generation of consoles.”
The plan is to introduce more environmental elements into maps, starting with Springwood and Yamaoka Estate. “Individual rooms will now be more distinct, with each serving a specific function,” the post promises, and there will be new environmental storytelling elements introduced, as well as upgraded animations. There will be some significant new additions to maps, like a new Killer Shack in Yamaoka Estate.