Monthly Archives: July 2016
Crunchyroll to Distribute Anime Blu-rays, Dub Anime
Anime streaming service Crunchyroll announced a plan during its Anime Expo panel to release a number of its titles on Blu-ray and DVD with English dubs.
The company also revealed it has acquired merchandising rights for Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress—which will also be released on Blu-ray and DVD with dubs. IGN recently named Kabaneri one of best anime titles from the spring 2016 season.
via Crunchyroll
Viz Media Picks Up Dragon Ball Super Manga
Viz Media announced a number of new manga licenses at its Anime Expo 2016 panel, including the latest Dragon Ball manga series, Dragon Ball Super.
The release date for the Dragon Ball Super manga was not announced, but Viz did reveal that a Revolutionary Girl Utena special edition manga set will be available in spring 2017. Viz has the first two chapters of Dragon Ball Super available for free on its website.
Additional new manga titles from Viz Media include Gundam Thunderbolt, The Water Dragon’s Bride, and Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc V. Viz also announced a new Kenshin 3-in-1 manga omnibus and that the Bleach series is getting released on Blu-ray.
Walking Dead Cast Picks Their Favorite TV Show Moments
Universal Studios' The Walking Dead Attraction celebrates the best of the series to date by letting theme park attendees walk through some of the AMC show's most iconic moments -- walkers included.
To kick off the new attraction, several The Walking Dead cast members from the past and present headed to Los Angeles to attend an opening event prior to The Walking Dead Attraction's official opening on July 4th. There they revealed their favorite moments from the series' first six seasons that they think are deserving of being permanently commemorated in a standing attraction -- especially since Greg Nicotero said the attraction will be updated as each season airs.
Opinion: The Captain America Controversy Needs to End
A month ago, Marvel stirred up a great deal of online controversy with the release of Captain America: Steve Rogers #1 and the reveal that Cap has supposedly been a Hydra agent his entire adult life. This week, a whole new controversy arose surrounding the follow-up issue, which revealed the truth behind that divisive twist. Some fans accused Marvel of caving to pressure and backpedaling on the Hydra Cap controversy. It really seems like Marvel is stuck in a no-win situation. But while the outrage over issue #1 was understandable (if overblown), this new Cap controversy just seems ridiculous.
What to Watch Now That of Game of Thrones Is Over
Game of Thrones fans, the dark days are upon us: we still have Sundays, we still have HBO subscriptions, but there's no more episodes to get us through the long nights ahead.
Even worse, there's no show on TV quite like Game of Thrones. In terms of the scale, the intrigue and the pure fantasy spectacle, it is the only series that blends politics, magic and heartbreak in quite this way.
But there are plenty of other shows out there that will scratch the Game of Thrones itch until the series returns in Season 7, depending on what you're looking for. Here's a breakdown of your Game of Thrones watch list for the between seasons hiatus. Valar TV-us!
Did you know Preacher premiered already? Hopefully you have because we've been covering it plenty and it's really great, but if you're a one-show-a-Sunday type of TV viewer, now is the time to switch over to AMC's darkly comedic new comic book series. Adapted by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and Sam Catlin from Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon's graphic novel, Preacher is another show that goes places you wouldn't expect, with great characters who have interesting dynamics and a fun, often wicked, genre conceit. Only a few episodes have aired so far, so get in early!
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Release Date Announced
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 will release on October 25 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and for PC via Steam on October 28.
In addition, Bandai Namco announced a "special collaboration" with Grammy nominated musician DJ Steve Aoki, who's remixing a selection of popular Dragon Ball Z tracks for the game, including "We Gotta Power" and "Cha-La Head-Cha-La."
DJ Steve Aoki will also be featured in the game as a non-playable character located in Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2's hub city for players to interact with. "Having grown up with Dragon Ball, I jumped at the chance to contribute my talents and leave my personal impact on the series," Aoki said.
For more on Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 ahead of its release this October, check out IGN's E3 2016 gameplay showcase.
Blizzard Hiring Director for Unannounced Diablo Project
Blizzard has begun advertising for a game director to "lead the Diablo series into the future".
Reported by BlizzPro, Blizzard's Irvine studio career page added the job yesterday, listing it as "Game Director, Unannounced Project - Diablo".
Blizzard has posted several previous vacancies for the same project, but it was unclear whether that might be a new game, DLC or otherwise. However, the latest listing's call for the applicant to "lead the Diablo series into the future" appears to indicate the former.
11 Underrated Overlooked Wii Hidden Gems
The Wii library is full of underrated and overlooked hidden gems. Here are eleven of the best Wii games you might have missed.
This complete reimagining of David Crane’s memorable NES odyssey is one of the sweetest, most beautiful video games of its generation. Laying aside the original’s brutal difficulty, A Boy and His Blob on Wii focuses on using the Blob’s myriad, adorable transformation abilities to avoid deadly obstacles. And whenever you feel like he needs encouragement, there’s a hug button. A hug button!
The sequel to a legendary Japanese action game, Star Successor is a wonderful rail shooter featuring hoverboards, tense gunfights, projectile deflection, and Treasure’s trademark over-the-top arcade action. It’s a very worthy successor indeed to its hardcore run -and-gun namesake.
The Origins of Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE
In the three years since a Shin Megami Tensei / Fire Emblem crossover was first announced, the project has changed a lot. Rather than mashing together existing characters from separate games in the style of Persona Q, Atlus instead took a battle system inspired by SMT and spinoff Persona and added Fire Emblem characters to the mix.
In an email interview with IGN, Atlus producer Shinjiro Takata and Nintendo designer Hitoshi Yamagami explained how the project evolved from the team’s original vision.
Game of Thrones, Person of Interest and Penny Dreadful Spoiler Chats
The end of June saw some big finales air, as Penny Dreadful and Person of Interest came to an end with series finales, while Game of Thrones wrapped up its big sixth season.
After some news on recent renewals for Preacher, 12 Monkeys and Curb Your Enthusiasm (welcome back!), we focus on spoiler-packed conversations on those aforementioned series and what we thought of their seasons overall. For those who want to skip past those spoilers, here's some time code for ya!
00:00-16:00: Preacher, 12 Monkeys and Curb Your Enthusiasm renewals16:30-29:15: Penny Dreadful spoiler discussion, including the series finale
29:15-45:00: Person of Interest spoiler discussion, including the series finale