Monthly Archives: April 2015
Princess Leia #1 Is the Best-Selling Comic of March
Diamond Comics released their sales figures for March 2015 today. The Star Wars license continues to do well for Marvel, as Princess Leia #1 was the top-selling comic for the month.
Star Wars: Princess Leia #1 Review
Overall, Marvel published nine of the ten best-selling comics in March, with their other Star Wars books, Spider-Gwen, Howard the Duck, Guardians Team-Up and Amazing Spider-Man also doing well. DC's best-seller was Batman: Arkham Knight #1, the first print collection of their digital-first video game prequel. The eagerly anticipated Batman #40 was pushed back to April, which is why that series didn't claim its usual spot in the top ten.
Preacher: Dominic Cooper Closing Deal to Star
Lucy Griffiths (True Blood) has been cast in AMC's television adaptation of DC Comics' Preacher.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Griffiths will play Emily Woodrow, "a no-nonsense single mother of three. Emily's a waitress, the church organist, a bookkeeper and Jesse's loyal right hand. Stoic and strong, wise beyond her years, she can’t help but have a little thing for Preacher Jesse."
Coincidentally, Griffiths recently appeared in Constantine, another DC comics-based TV series with religious and occult connections, but was written out after the pilot.
See Kratos Engage Shovel Knight in Glorious Combat
It was revealed back during the PlayStation Experience fan event that to celebrate his 10th anniversary, Kratos from the God of War series would be appearing in Yacht Club Games' platformer Shovel Knight.
Today, Yacht Club's David D'Angelo went a little deeper with details about the nature of Kratos' cameo on the PlayStation Blog.
Shovel Knight will have the opportunity to face off against Kratos in mortal combat, should you be able to find him. According to D'Angelo, Kratos may be a little challenging to find.
"Keep your eye out for secrets...and possibly even double secrets, to learn how to discover this battle," he said. Once Kratos is discovered, he will show up on the map.
Here’s When GTA 5 Will Go Live on PC
Grand Theft Auto 5 will go live on PC next Tuesday, April 14th at 12:00 am BST. In the United States, that's Monday, April 13th at 7:00 pm ET and 4:00 pm PT.
Rockstar tweeted the digital version's launch times today, which are the same for both Rockstar Warehouse and Steam.
Pre-loading for those who bought the game ahead of launch began earlier this week.
Excited about the game? Check out our hands-on demo of Grand Theft Auto 5 on PC or take a look at these 4K GTA 5 screenshots.
Final Fantasy 13 Now on Smartphones in Japan
Final Fantasy XIII is now available for play on iOS and Android phones in Japan, Square Enix has announced.
Thanks to Square's cloud streaming efforts, which, according to Siliconera, use the power of "G-cluster technology," the hardware-intensive visuals of Final Fantasy XIII remain intact in this mobile translation. However, for optimal play, the publisher recommends you have a broadband connection of 3Mbps or higher.
Just last year, Square Enix announced Shinra Technologies, a "cloud gaming venture" that aims to create "a new game industry ecosystem." The company previously used similar streaming technology to bring the MMO Dragon Quest X Online to Nintendo 3DS.
New League of Legends Tournament Announced for Challenger Teams
A new League of Legends tournament is giving 10 Challenger teams a chance to compete for a cash prize and, hopefully, a boost toward the pro league.
Run by WellPlayed and AlphaDraft, the mid-split tournament includes 10 North American eSports teams in the Challenger league. The winner will receive $5,000 USD, with $3,000 going to second place, $1,000 going to third place, and $500 going to each team in fourth through tenth place.
The tournament begins on April 14, and will be casted by talent including Froskurinn and Tsepha. The 10 competing teams are:
How Many Outfits Will Wonder Woman Have?
Gal Gadot will be swapping between several different outfits in the upcoming standalone Wonder Woman movie, if a recent report is any indication.
According to an Instagram post by media journalist Umberto Gonzalez, the film will begin shooting this fall and will feature a whopping six different outfits for the DC Comics superhero to wear:
"For the #WonderWoman standalone solo film shooting this fall, they are designing SIX new looks for Diana including a DIVE SUIT & the more classic standard costume!"
Last we heard, Wonder Woman would begin filming at the end of this year for a June 23, 2017 release date. Michelle LacLauren is set to direct.
System Error Causes Happy Wars on Xbox One to Release Early
A system glitch reportedly released Happy Wars on Xbox One prematurely.
Because of this, the Xbox 360 version of the multiplayer action game has been rendered temporarily unavailable for those who have played the prematurely-released version. The Happy Wars team on Facebook asks players to hold off on installing or running Happy Wars on the Xbox One, since it will be released sometime in the near future.
As for the currently unplayable 360 version, the team assures it will be restored in Happy Wars' next update on Xbox 360. They will announce when this update and the Xbox One version of Happy Wars is coming soon, and will also be issuing directions to those who already downloaded it on Xbox One.
‘Stop Killer Robots,’ Urges Human Rights Watch to UN
In an effort called the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has partnered with Harvard Law School on a new report detailing why the development of fully autonomous weapons is not a good idea.
The 38-page report, titled "Mind the Gap: The Lack of Accountability for Killer Robots," was published just a few days before the United Nations is scheduled to hold an international meeting on these weapon systems.
Also known as the Inhumane Weapons Convention, the treaty at the center of the UN's discussion is used to set restrictions on certain weapons, which HRW hopes will include "killer robots."
2 Different Days Spent in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
IGN recently visited CD Projekt Red in Warsaw, Poland, and during our time there we got to play 6 hours of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
We'll have much more in-depth pieces on the combat, magic, and monsters in the game throughout April. Below are two different takes on those opening sections: one by an editor who is well-versed in all things Witcher, one by an editor who barely knows the difference between his Igni and his Axii.
I’m relatively new to the business of being a Witcher.
I never played the original when it came out on PC, and only became familiar with the world of Geralt of Rivia when the sequel eventually made its way to Xbox 360. I played for a while but quickly retreated, overwhelmed by its dense lore and the gnawing feeling I wouldn't ever get up to speed. But with Wild Hunt on the horizon, I'm intrigued once again, and I'm probably not alone in that; it's going to reach a much wider audience than ever before, but what's it like if you've never played a Witcher game before?