The Cube-Daily News Update: 4/2/17

Zack Hage
3 min readApr 2, 2017

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The headline menu for today includes adaptations, as well as VR titles and Playstation exclusives. Here are your essential stories for Sunday, April 2nd 2017.

Fate of the Furious themed DLC is coming to Rocket League:

Rocket League developer Psyonix is no stranger to bringing film franchises into their hit sports racing title, and now, upcoming action flick Fate of the Furious is joining the fray. On April 4th, you’ll be able to purchase Dom’s Ice Charger in the game, as well as a premium Battle-Car packed w/ six exclusive wheels and decals. (Price: $4) Fate of the Furious releases April 14th, watch a trailer for the mashup below.

Ghost in the Shell’s VR adaptation is now out:

Developed by Oculus Studios, REWIND, Dreamworks, Here Be Dragons, and Paramount, Ghost in the Shell’s VR adaptation is now out for Oculus Rift and Samsung Gear VR. The game is free, and follows some of the scenes from the recently released movie, which came out on the 31st of March.

Abstract puzzler GNOG will release on Playstation VR:

Sony has acquired a portion of publishing rights for KO_OP’s abstract puzzle game GNOG, meaning the game will release on Playstation VR on May 2nd. The game was most recently showcased at this year’s GDC and praised by such sites as VRFocus, pre-orders have also opened with the announcement.

Isamu Kamikokuryo, art director of Final Fantasy XV, is leaving Square Enix:

Final Fantasy XV art director Isamu Kamikokuryo has revealed on Twitter that he is leaving Square Enix, after working on Final Fantasy games spanning from Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII to Final Fantasy X. This follows art director Yosuke Naora leaving the company in September, Kamikokuryo’s last day was the 31st of March.

The IDW Comics app is now out on Xbox One:

IDW Comics are bringing it’s app to Xbox One, with ten specific volumes being available to download for free. These include TMNT, Locke & Key, D4VE, Star Trek, Ghostbusters, Jem Fear & Loathing, Transformers RiD, Transformers MTMTE, and Judge Dredd. Nothing has been in the works in regards to the app arriving on PS4.

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