The Infinite Stream is where we post about items that are news-worthy but not necessarily require their own full article. Check after the jump for news from 24/02/2012! New clip of Pixar's Brave
With very few car-based exceptions, Pixar films are consistently some of the best around and their latest effort, Brave, already looks like it will reach those lofty standards as the newest snippet below shows:
The animation, of course, is absolutely spectacular and the trademark Pixar light-humour is as enjoyable as it always is.
I'm really quite looking forward to seeing this film when it reaches theaters this summer (June-ish)
(Via Geek.com)
PC-gaming behemoth Blizzard are notoriously coy about revealing information about their unreleased games, but an 'inside source' has apparently revealed that an upcoming MMO from the developer will primarily be a free-to-play game with subscription options.
It would be easy to assume that this 'leak' relates to the 'Project Titan' MMO that was revealed to exist a couple of years ago, but the source claims that this is in fact information on a 'new and unannounced' casual game that will apparently "co-exist" alongside World of Warcraft.
Blizzard have been trying out the F2P model with the 'free til level 20' scheme currently going on in WoW so it seems likely that they will be using this format in the future, and a casual game would seem a good fit: 1) Casual games can rake in money like nobody's business; and 2) Blizzard have been so very successful with the subscription model, I can't see them doing anything else with the Titan MMO.
We'll keep you posted with any developments with Titan or this mystery casual game.
(Via TomsHardware)
Wii U could have video-delivery services
For the first couple of decades of the prevalence of videogames Nintendo steered clear of entertainment mediums other than games. Then, with the Wii, they could no longer avoid providing other services, such as web-browsing on the Wii and 3DS and Netflix on both those same devices (eventually).
But it seems Nintendo are looking into having video services on the Wii U from the get-go. They are apparently talking to TV stations and music record labels to have their content available for download and streaming on the Wii U - with an alleged focus on sports and music.
To me this seems like a very smart move - ever since the original Playstation you have been able to listen to CDs on home consoles, with technologies gradually getting better to allow both DVDs and blu-rays to be played on the same machine as your videogames. It would be almost suicidal for Nintendo to not be thinking about providing entertainment other than videogames on the Wii U, with Sony and Microsoft both attempting to turn their consoles into the ultimate home entertainment hub.
Nothing official yet, but you can pretty much take this one as a given until told otherwise.
(Via WebProNews)
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