Monthly Archives: September 2016
Adventure Time to End After Season 9
Oh my glob. Pendleton Ward's Adventure Time is set to end in 2018, following the finale of its ninth season.
Deadline reports that the consistently weird, occasionally heartbreaking travels of Finn and Jake will come to a close in approximately two years - although we have a fair few new episodes, miniseries and a movie to come before then.
“Adventure Time was a passion project for the people on the crew who poured their heart into the art and stories," said Pendleton Ward in a statement. "We tried to put into every episode something genuine and telling from our lives, and make a show that was personal to us, and that had jokes too! I’m really happy that it connected with an audience for so long. It’s a special thing, I think.”
Comic Book Reviews for September 28, 2016
The comic book industry capped off the month of September with plenty more DC Rebirth and Civil War II. DC delivered a double dose of great Wonder Woman comics, welcomed Batman Beyond into the Rebirth era and launched the newest Vertigo series, Frostbite. Marvel wrapped up the current volume of Nova on a very high note and had several strong Civil War II tie-ins thanks to Captain America: Sam Wilson #13 and Ms. Marvel #11. Elsewhere, Dark Horse debuted the surprisingly excellent Tarzan on the Planet of the Apes and and Image published another memorable issue of Saga.
Scroll down to read our reviews for these and various other new releases, and be sure to let us know your favorite books of the week in the comments below.
Microsoft’s Original Goal Was to Sell 200 Million Xbox Ones
Microsoft’s Phil Spencer says the company originally planned to sell through 200 million units.
In an interview with Stevivor, Spencer explained the original plan, and how that plan has altered since its inception.
“The goal that the team had was to figure out how could we sell 200 million game consoles,” says Spencer. “We’ve never seen a console sell that many units. The biggest individual console, the PS2, did 120 million or something like that.”
Spencer goes on to explain how the original idea of an all-in-one media system has been scaled back in some respects to refocus on being a gaming console first.
Deep Silver to Co-Publish Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Warhorse Studios has announced a partnership with Koch Media's publishing label Deep Silver to release its historically authentic medieval role-playing game, Kingdom Come: Deliverance.
Deep Silver will co-publish the title alongside the Czech-based indie game studio, with plans to launch the game sometime in 2017.
Warhorse Studios will handle the global distribution of the PC's digital release, while Koch Media will publish the digital and physical releases of the PS4 and Xbox One versions, as well as the physical release of the PC version under the Deep Silver label.
The Final Fantasy Trading Card Game Is Coming West
Square Enix has announced the Final Fantasy Trading Card Game is coming to Europe and the United States on October 28.
The FFTCG has had a six year run in Japan, and the game now spans over 2,000 different cards. It's designed by former pro card game player Taro Kageyama and Shota Yasooka.
FFTCG Starter Sets
The western edition will be fully localized in English, French, German, Spanish, and Italian, however the Italian release date is still yet to be announced.
Black Panther Has Seemingly Cast Another Supervillain
Winston Duke has reportedly been cast in the role of M'Baku in Marvel's Black Panther movie.
This news comes via Variety, however Marvel has declined to comment at this time.
M'Baku, also known as Man-Ape, will be one of the villains facing off against Chadwick Boseman's Black Panther when the film debuts on February 16, 2018. We first saw Boseman in the role earlier this year in Captain America: Civil War.
Winston Duke has had roles on Major Crimes and The Messengers, and is known for his recurring role as Dominic in Person of Interest.
Michael B. Jordan has also been announced as the villainous Erik Killmonger in the film, and the cast also includes Lupita Nyong'o and Danai Gurira.
UK Xbox Sales Up 1000 Percent Following Xbox One S Launch
Xbox One sales have increased by almost 1000 percent in the UK since Microsoft released the new 500GB and 1TB Xbox One S models.
According to MCV, Microsoft's share of the hardware market for the week ending September 24 has jumped to 71 percent - a year-on-year increase of 76 percent, and a week-on-week rise of a significant 989 percent.
While Sony's new PlayStation 4 Slim is also now available, sales were down 66 percent year-on-year, with the PlayStation 4 taking just 19 percent of hardware sales last week - despite a week-on-week lift of 22 percent.
According to the report, a comparison of both the Xbox One S and PlayStation 4 Slim launch weeks puts Microsoft's sales ahead by 361 percent.
PlayStation 4 FIFA 17 Bundle Now Under £150
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PlayStation 4 FIFA 17 Bundle for Under £150
The PlayStation 4 Slim and the PlayStation 4 Pro release being round the corner will inevitably pave the way for some amazing deals on the Original PlayStation 4. Today marks possibly one of the best deals we have seen for a while: GAME are selling the Original Playstation 4 (500GB) with FIFA 17 and NOW TV 2 Month Movie Pass for just £149.99. Make sure you're quick, this bundle will sell out.
J.J. Abrams: A Portal Movie Announcement is Coming Soon
J.J. Abrams has confirmed the Portal and Half Life movies are still in development, and we can expect a Portal announcement "fairly soon".
Speaking to IGN on the Westworld red carpet (Abrams produces the HBO show), the filmmaker said both films were "still very much in development".
"We have a meeting coming up next week with Valve, we’re very active, I’m hoping that there will be a Portal announcement fairly soon", said Abrams.
When we asked if the movies would follow on from the story-lines that already exist in the games, Abrams kept his cards close to his chest.
"We are having some really interesting discussions with writers, many of whom...once you said you’re doing a movie or show about a specific thing that is a known quantity you start to find people who are rabid about these things. As someone who loves playing Half Life and Portal, what’s the movie of this, it’s incredible when you talk to someone who just ‘gets’ it, it’s like, oh my god, it’s really the seed for this incredible tree you’re growing."
Pokemon Go Players File Complaints With FTC
Over 70 Pokemon Go players have filed complaints with the Federal Trade Commission since the mobile game was released in July.
Polygon reports that of the 72 complaints, 56 were directed at developer Niantic Labs, with the rest aimed directly at Nintendo and The Pokemon Company. Players have a few different grievances, with the largest revolving around money.
One player noted that their account got banned without any warning after they spent nearly $450 on Pokemon Go, as Niantic began blocking third-party apps, and accounts that were using those apps.
The player expressed interest in having either their money refunded or "my account returned to me so i can continue to play their game."