LittleBigPlanet Servers Offline In Suspected DDoS Attack
LittleBigPlanet servers are offline across a wide variety of LBP games, and it appears that a DDoS attack may be the cause. Sony and support studio XDEV have only confirmed “technical issues,” but the fan community suspects foul play.
Eurogamer reports that fans have expressed concern over community features being targeted by a disgruntled fan, who reportedly is unhappy with how Sony has been treating the franchise. The DDoS attacks have targeted content for various LBP games, though not LittleBigPlanet for PlayStation Vita. Fans also suggest the same attacker could be behind the social media site LBP.me, which has been down for months.
LittleBigPlanet was released by Media Molecule in 2008, with a single-player campaign and a robust set of creation tools. That was followed up by two more sequels and handheld spin-offs, with Sumo Digital taking over in 2014. The most-recent game from Sumo was a departure from the classic LBP franchise, instead putting the mascot characte…
Lord Of The Rings' Dominic Monaghan To Star In New VR Game Launching Next Month
Lord of the Rings and Lost star Dominic Monaghan will star in a new virtual reality game called Dark Threads. According to Deadline, it’s a sci-fi drama that is “fully interactive.”
The game comes from Cream Productions, a Canadian studio that is now venturing into VR after producing The Story of Late Night for CNN. A trailer can be seen here.
Dark Threads invites users to “embark on a fantastical journey of consciousness,” according to Deadline’s description. Monaghan is the player character, an inventor who came up with a plan to save the world, but of course, it doesn’t work out so well.
“Things go wrong when your attempt to upload your consciousness RHEA, a developing AI you’ve created traps half of you inside a CPU,” reads a line from its description. “You can’t trust the authorities. You can’t trust RHEA and you can’’ even trust half of yourself! Everything you think, everything you DO has consequences so, choose wisely.”
Kandyse McClure (Battlestar G…
Lego Horizon Adventures Review – For Buildin' Jest
After 20 years of tie-in games made mainly in one specific shape, players have been conditioned to know what to expect when they see the word Lego at the front of a game’s title. Lego Horizon Adventures, however, diverges from some of what that naming convention may conjure in one’s mind. It’s not a stark departure from the dozens of games that precede it, but Lego Horizon Adventures alters the formula in a few noticeable ways. In the process, it cleverly reinvents its universe for a new base of players, though it struggles to build on its own revised formula consistently.
Despite using a zoomed-out third-person perspective familiar to Lego game players, Lego Horizon Adventures is a far more cinematic Lego game. This might not come as much of a surprise, however, considering how PlayStation has defined its brand by chasing Hollywood for the past 15 years. Gone are several Lego-game tropes, such as unlocking dozens of characters, or replaying levels with tho…
Hotline Miami 2- Wrong Number Review
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number’s action is so loud and intense that upon hitting the pause button, reality feels like it’s playing at half speed. It’s the type of experience that invites you to sit closer to the screen and crank up the volume higher than usual. One of the lingering memories of the first game was its heart-pounding techno soundtrack, so allow me to get this out of the way: The music in Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is absolutely outstanding. But to revel in the game’s slick style too much would be a disservice to its ferociously entertaining and challenging top-down action. This is a confident follow-up which improves upon the original in almost every way. Hotline Miami 2 is more varied, paced better, fairer, and more challenging. This is a tremendously stylish game which entertains throughout, and delights in forcing you out of your comfort zone.
Hotline Miami 2 is a top-down twitch shooter in which you play as one of many available psychopaths who, for an asso…
Lost Ark Endgame Guide- What To Do After Hitting Level 50
Lost Ark is filled to the brim with content while you’re leveling up, including quests and loot, but the real game starts after you hit level 50. In true MMORPG fashion, that’s where a lot of your experience will take place, but it can be difficult to tell what you should be doing without a little guidance.
Thankfully, it’s easier than it might seem at first glance. While there is a dizzying amount of content to get lost in, right off the bat you really only need to focus on a small handful of activities to get the ball rolling on your endgame experience. Here’s what you should prioritize shortly after hitting level 50 in Lost Ark.
Continue The Main Quest
You’ll hit level 50 long before the game’s main story comes to a stop, but that doesn’t mean you should give up on completing the main quest (designated by the blue globe icon). The main point you’ll want to reach is Vern Castle. It’s at this point that, once you’r…