Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson has released the first screenshot from his upcoming game, 0x10c.
It looks like the complex space simulation game has traded in Minecraft's cubes for larger polygons and triangular faces.
On Twitter, Notch said the dark image shows "Flashlights, for spelunking and fixing broken ships!"
In the background, you can also see the blue screen of the game's 16-bit computer -- which will emulate real-life 16-bit hardware.
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The CW's Arrow has released a first look at the Green Arrow as played by Stephen Amell. Deadline reports that the Arrow suit was created by Oscar-winning costume designer Colleen Atwood, whose credits include Silence of the Lambs, Edward Scissorhands and the upcoming Dark Shadows.
The costume and the shadowy first photo of Ollie Queen seem to back up director David Nutter's promise that Arrow will be "darker and harder-edged" than his previous CW superhero series, Smallville.
"We're creating a real, believable world in which Oliver Queen can do incredible things. Colleen Atwood's great work on the Arrow costume reflects that effort," Nutter said.
The Arrow pilot Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim and Andrew Kreisberg, and stars Amell, Katie Cassidy, Colin Donnell and Susanna Thompson.
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The first clip from Tim Burton's big-screen reboot of '60s supernatural soap opera Dark Shadows is due to air on Ellen, and a preview for the episode contains an (extremely brief) first look at Johnny Depp in action as vampire Barnabas Collins.
As it turns out, a lot happens in these two seconds, including Collins emerging from a chained coffin where he's apparently been buried alive.
If you're hungry for every tidbit of Dark Shadows you can get, Bleeding Cool's Brendon Connelly has an impressively thorough shot-by-shot analysis of everything this snippet reveals about the movie's plot so far.
Dark Shadows, also starring Eva Green, Chloe Moretz, Jonny Lee Miller, Helena Bonham Carter, Michelle Pfeiffer and Jackie Earle Haley, opens May 11th.
Microsoft's 343 Studios has released a first look at the upcoming Halo 4, including gameplay footage of Master Chief's new armor, the return of the Battle Rifle, and a preview of two new multiplayer arenas.
This is 343's first post-Bungie Halo project, and they seem to be dedicated to giving players what they want.
The developers promise multiplayer levels that are designed specifically for competitive play, not ripped from the single-player campaign.
They also plan to explore the character of Master Chief at a level of depth that was previously only seen in Halo novels and comic books, and pit him against a dark and ancient new threat.
One major change is coming, though: the addition of upgradeable skills, a la Call of Duty. 343 hasn't yet released any specific details about Halo 4's perk system, but they have said it's not going to be exactly like CoD's.
Halo 4 is due out this winter.
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