Rush for Gold: California

Disney has revealed a first look at one of the attractions coming to the Avatar Destination (colloquially referred to as Avatar Land until Disney gives us an official name) at Disney California Adventure in the form of a boat ride. This first look comes via a new rockwork model at the D23 fan event happening in Anaheim this weekend.

Shawn Layden may not be at Sony anymore, but the former PlayStation boss has a lot of thoughts about the company, its games, and the industry as a whole. Specifically, he'd love to see a return to the PS1- and PS2-era of games, and he has a (somewhat vague) plan to achieve it. In a July 23 interview with Eurogamer, Layden spoke at length about how unsustainable the current model of game development is. He discussed the untenable ballooning budgets of recent years, how niche gaming is compared to the universality of movies and music, and how the current structures just don't hold up. Tucked int