It’s Memorial Day. I don’t have anything relevant planned for the news, but I’m not taking today off from said news, either. Here is that news.
- GTA5 in Bloodborne because of Dark Souls
- Xbox 360 has an Update
- Owlboy is Coming to PS4
GTA Bloodborne Dark Souls
This is another instance of modders doing silly things with game files. When picking through the buried assets in the recently released Dark Souls: Remastered, modder Lance “Dropoff” Mcdonald discovered that test files contained a nearly accurate version of the Upper Cathedral Ward from another FROM Software game, Bloodborne. Through a bit of techno-magic, Dropoff managed to import the map into the GTA 5 engine, creating a video of Trevor walking/driving through the area. Modders also discovered the Boletaria level from Demon’s Souls within these same test files. This means that Bloodborne was being experimented with as a project as far back as the original Dark Souls game, and these leftover files carried over from them.
Xbox 360 Update
For the first time in two years, the Xbox 360 game console is getting an update. Simply listed as “bug fixes and improvements,” this update is the first one after Microsoft announced that they have discontinued the product. For this reason, others in the gaming community and I were assuming that they would also stop supporting the console. This may or may not be the final update, Microsoft hasn’t made any statements about it. Either way, you should update your 360 if you own one.
Owlboy for PS4
The popular indie game that was in development for seemingly forever is coming to another console tomorrow. Owlboy, by D-Pad Studio, is coming to PlayStation 4 on May 29 (tomorrow). No pricing has been confirmed at this time, so assume it will be $25, same as PC. The Owlboy website has posted links to the various outlets where you can buy a physical copy of the game for PS4, though they link to dead pages at this time. The site graphic also indicates that it will be available for Xbox One at some point in the future. PlayStation posted an “action trailer” to commemorate the event.
http://www.owlboygame.com/#switchlaunchupdate
That’s all for today, thanks for reading. Tune in tomorrow for more news about video games and its industry. Otherwise, have a great day!
