Netflix have shut down one of their more trumpeted video game initiatives – a Californian studio known as team “Blue” and stocked with former Halo, God Of War and Overwatch developers. It was a major plank in Netflix’s on-going efforts to extend their film and TV streaming empire to what Nic insists on calling the “greasy screen”.
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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin plans to launch a new crew capsule on Monday
Blue Origin is preparing to launch its NS-27 mission with the RSS Kármán Line, its new crew capsule, on Monday at 9 a.m. ET. It will be the first launch of the capsule, which the company says in its announcement will feature improved performance and reusability as well as “an updated paint job and accommodations … Read more
Blue Origin gets its New Glenn rocket on track with new test fire
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket reached a major milestone this week: It completed its first hot-fire test of the second stage, which validates the interactions between subsystems, its two BE-3U engines and ground control systems. The test lasted 15 seconds and allowed the launch team to practice launch procedures ahead of New Glenn's scheduled launch … Read more
Blue Protocol’s western release has been cancelled and its Japanese servers will shut down early next year
Blue Protocol is a Bandai Namco-developed anime MMO which released in Japan last year, and was meant to arrive in the west at some point this year courtesy of Amazon Games. Alas, that’s no longer the case – and the game is also shutting down in Japan early next year.
The blue pools of Planet Coaster 2 make me want to go to a real water park
If roller coasters are humanity’s way of injecting ourselves with a dose of fear just to stay on our toes, then water parks are our way of turning our old enemy, the sea, into a captive entertainer (or is that aquariums?) Either way, Frontier are hoping to cater for all humankind’s quirky day-out desires with Planet Coaster 2, by adding water slides and wave pools to the teacups and train rides of their management sim. I had a short go on it, and while there’s no chance two hours of hands-on time could give me a full impression of the building game’s suite of creative tools, I was quietly pleased with the jungle-themed pool I nestled into the earth. And with the little shark mascot I hired to patrol it.