Monthly Archives: January 2016
Funko Is Releasing an Army of Five Nights at Freddy’s Toys
Funko has teamed up with developer Scott Cawthon to release toys and accessories based on the Five Nights at Freddy’s (FNaF) Franchise.
There’s a range of 5-inch, articulated figures – featuring Freddy, Chica, Foxy, Bonnie, and Golden Freddy – all of which come with a piece to build your own Spring Trap. That’s as well as two-inch figures, which come in two packs of four.
Also coming this year, the first wave of FNaF Mystery Minis, keyrings, 16-inch and 6-inch plushies, and a range of pencil toppers.
All of the above is due for release throughout March, April, or May of 2016. You can view it all over on the Funko website.
Wonder Woman and Justice League Release Dates Confirmed
We now know that Wonder Woman will be coming out on June 23, 2017, and Justice League: Part One will be out on November 17, 2017.
The confirmation of these dates comes from Deadline. Earlier this week the first footage of Wonder Woman landed, giving us a small taste of what to expect from Gal Gadot in the role.
The Justice League concept art was also revealed on the same day. The film will be featuring Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, The Flash, and Cyborg. They will all be making appearances in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice when it hits theaters on March 25.
Avatar 2 Won’t Open Against Star Wars: Episode 8
Avatar 2 won't be hitting its targeted Christmas 2017 release. Neither it, nor any of the other planned sequels, currently have a firm release date.
According to The Wrap, Twentieth Century Fox has declined to comment on the delay. It was just last month director James Cameron revealed the release plan for the three Avatar sequels.
This is the second big delay, as Avatar 2 was originally supposed to come out in 2016. James Cameron has a script for the movie, however The Wrap says that no start date has been set for the filming.
How James Cameron Fixed the End of X-Men: Days of Future Past
The ending of X-Men: Days of Future Past was not always how it was shown on screen. During my visit to the set of X-Men: Apocalypse with a small group of press, director/writer Bryan Singer revealed that James Cameron had a small yet significant impact on the final resolution.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for X-Men: Days of Future Past.
At the end of the movie, Wolverine wakes up in present day to see a “happy ending” where everything is back to normal at the X-mansion and characters we saw die like Jean Grey and Cyclops are alive and well.
Because the movie deals with time travel, Singer sought Cameron out for advice because his experience with time travel in the Terminator movies. Singer sent Cameron a rough cut of the movie and received one key note in response.
Overkill’s The Walking Dead Now Releasing in 2017
Overkill’s The Walking Dead is now slated for a release in the second-half of 2017.
The news comes following a $40 million investment by Korean game company Smilegate into the game’s publisher, Starbreeze. The deal sees Starbreeze receive a 10-year right to develop, publish, and distribute a new entry in Smilegate’s Crossfire franchise, which has around 500 million users to date.
It also allows Starbreeze the chance to release PayDay 2 and Overkill’s The Walking Dead in Asian markets through the Smilegate distribution platform.
Overkill’s The Walking Dead was originally expected at some point in 2016. While we don’t know much about what the game is, series creator Robert Kirkman did offer some details idea to fans last year.
Why Netflix is Going to Dominate 2016
2016 is already shaping up to be a great year for TV, with Netflix announcing a load of shows that have got us all excited. Alex, Gav and Rory pick their favourites, but not before discussing the pros and cons of disc-based foodstuffs.
Elsewhere, the team talks about the handful of changes it would like to see brought to Rainbow Six Siege, and pick out the timeless game themes that should definitely be entered into this year's Classic FM Hall Fame (you can vote for your favourite on the Classic FM website).
So join us, as we shotgun another can of blabberwaffle. Yum!
Hyrule Warriors Gets its Own New 3DS XL Model
A new Hyrule Warriors-themed 3DS XL is coming to Europe on March 24.
Also, as the release date for Hyrule Warriors conflicted with Good Friday, the game will now come out one day earlier on March 24.
Nintendo also tweeted some info about how the Wolf Link amiibo will work. Slap it onto the Wii U GamePad and you’ll unlock some enhanced weapons for Midna.
Hey, look, listen. Have you read the story about how the female Link, Linkle came to be? IGN recently caught up with Producers from Nintendo and Koei Tecmo to explain the origin of Hyrule Warrior's newest heroine.
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Nintendo Issues Statement About Fire Emblem ‘Gay Conversion’
Nintendo has issued a statement clarifying how the Western version of Fire Emblem fates differs from its Japanese counterpart.
In a statement to Siliconera, Nintendo said the following:
“Making changes is not unusual when we localize games, and we have indeed made changes in these games,” says Nintendo. “When we localize a game we do so in order to make it appropriate for that particular territory. All our choices were made from that point of view.
“In the Conquest edition a male main character created by the gamer can pair up with another male character (Niles) which ultimately leads to marriage. Similarly, in the Birthright edition, a female main character created by the gamer can pair up with and eventually marry another female character (Rhajat). Like married couples of the opposite gender, these same-sex couples enjoy the stat boosts that come with marriage, which means when they are paired up in battle they are stronger than when they are apart or paired up with another character.
Shadow Puppeteer for Wii U Gets a Release Date
Shadow Puppeteer is coming to Wii U on January 28.
Developed by Sarepta Studio, Shadow Puppeteer is a co-op puzzle-platformer where players control a boy who’s been separated from his also-playable shadow. Puzzles may involve traversing real world objects as the boy, or manipulating a light source to move around a two-dimensional world as the shadow.
If you mix the atmosphere of Limbo with the 2D elements of A Link Between Worlds then wrap it in a Tim Burton aesthetic, you’d be along the right tracks.
Shadow Puppeteer features both single-player and couch co-op, and will retail for $15 in the U.S. and €15 in Europe. If you want to see more of the game, be sure to head on over to the IGN Shadow Puppeteer channel.