Monthly Archives: June 2016
Wonder Woman’s Past Is Full of Lies
As DC Rebirth begins, Wonder Woman's origin story is murkier than ever.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Wonder Woman Rebirth #1!
Last month, Justice League's "The Darkseid War" storyline ended with the bombshell revelation that Diana Prince has a twin brother named Jason. That revelation seems to have opened the floodgates within Diana's mind, and now she's unsure of which details about her past are actually true and which are fabrications. Was she created from clay to fulfill her mother's desperate wish for a child, or is she the daughter of Zeus? As these questions consumed her, Diana had visions of various events from her past, both in the New 52 universe and several pre-New 52 stories.
CD Projekt Red Trademarks Gwent: The Witcher Card Game in Europe
The Witcher 3 developer CD Projekt Red has filed a trademark for Gwent: The Witcher Card Game with the European Union Intellectual Property Office.
The entry—which was discovered by NerdLeaks—indicates the mark was filed on June 6, and shows a logo for the game. IGN has reached out to CD Projekt Red for more information on Gwent: The Witcher Card Game, and will update this post should the developer respond.
Gwent: The Witcher Card Game logo
Fantastic Four Star Says Director Cut ‘Darker’ Version of Film
Toby Kebbell has been discussing the making of last summer’s troubled Fantastic Four, claiming that director Josh Trank cut a version of the film that was great, and revealing that many of his own scenes as Victor Von Doom ended up on the cutting room floor.
Speaking to TheDailyBeast about his experience, Kebbell said “I tell you, the honest truth is
did cut a great film that you’ll never see. That is a shame. A much darker version, and you’ll never see it.”
Toby Kebbell as Victor Von Doom.
Remedy’s Next Two Games Won’t Be Alan Wake 2
Max Payne and Quantum Break creator, Remedy is currently working on two separate AAA games, neither of which will be the much-rumoured Alan Wake 2.
In an interview with Polygon, the Finnish developer outlined its two projects. The first is a brand new IP, a AAA game being made with a new partner that isn't Microsoft.
The second is also a AAA project (no mention of this being a new IP was made), but is currently in the concept stage and has no publishing plans at this point. Neither of the new games will be shown at E3 or Gamescom this year.
As for Alan Wake 2, the team is having "casual conversations about a future" for the franchise, but no plans beyond that are specified.
Marco Polo: Season 2 Trailer and Poster Revealed
Netflix has revealed the trailer and a new poster for the upcoming season of Marco Polo.
The 10-episode second season will once again focus on the explorer and his adventures in 13th Century China as the Mongol empire is expanding.
Season 2 will arrive on July 1. Check out the new poster below, featuring an array of characters with the subtitle "War From Within."
Season 2 poster for Marco Polo.
Scarlett Johansson Seen on Ghost in the Shell Set
Production looks to be underway for DreamWorks Pictures' Ghost in the Shell, as Scarlett Johansson has been seen on set in Hong Kong.
The photos show Johansson as cyborg Motoko Kusanagi, along with Batou actor Pilou Asbæk. Additionally, HK01 has some shots of film extras and street market sets, as spotted by Kotaku.
Kingdom Hearts 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue Coming This December
Square Enix has announced Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue will be released around the world in December on PS4.
Ahead of E3, Square released a new trailer featuring the main three aspects of Final Chapter Prologue: Kingdom Hearts χ
Back Cover, 0.2 Birth By Sleep - A Fragmentary Passage -, and a remaster of the Nintendo 3DS release Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance.
The new trailer features glimpses of the cinematics of the Foretellers in Back Cover as they prepare for war, as well as gameplay footage of Aqua, who originally appeared in Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep, battling the Heartless in - A Fragmentary Passage -.
This new episode will give players a preview of what's to come in Kingdom Hearts III, however, we also now know there won't be any new information on that highly anticipated sequel from Square Enix until this winter.
Nintendo Releases New Zelda Artwork, Announces E3 Promotions
Heading into E3, Nintendo has detailed its promotions taking place before and during the show. The developer has also released new concept art for its upcoming The Legend of Zelda game.
Nintendo will run a The Legend of Zelda Twitter campaign—which begins today—for Miitomo in-app gifts. The developer is planning on gifting all Miitomo users new The Legend of Zelda–inspired wigs if a certain tweet gets over 10,000 retweets.
The Legend of Zelda concept art
Batman and Flash Are Watching the Watchmen
Flash Rebirth #1 introduced a dramatic new status quo for the Scarlet Speedster today.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for The Flash Rebirth #1!
This issue offered a new perspective on the events of DC Universe Rebirth #1, with Barry Allen suffering odd hallucinations and visions prior to the return of Wally West. While some of this was due to Wally's influence, it seems that there's a new speedster villain looking to make the Flash's life miserable. That reveal sets up the first major storyline in the new Flash comic, as Barry contends with the appearance of multiple new speedsters in Central City.
Injustice 2 (Finally) Announced
UPDATE: NetherRealm’s community specialist, Tyler Lansdown, has discussed how some of the game’s customisation options will work.
Writing via the PS Blog, Lansdown says players will be able to customise fighters with a new Gear System, which rewards the player with loot every time they play. Each loot reward has a chance to drop character-specific gear that can then be used to outfit and power up different characters. It changes not “only the look of each character, but your fight strategy and your personal approach to every match.”
Think of it kind of like how RPG games utilise loot drops.