Monthly Archives: September 2017
Telltale’s Batman: Episode 2 Trailer Teases New Villain
Batman's journey in Telltale Games' episodic series continues with "The Pact," and it looks to introduce a few more familiar Gotham City faces.
Telltale Games has revealed the first full trailer for Batman: The Enemy Within's second episode. Check it out below:
In addition to Harley Quinn, the teaser indicates another powerful will face off with Batman in this episode. The plot description for the episode reads:
The death of a villain at the hands of a mysterious assassin was just the beginning. As explosions rock Gotham, Batman races to meet a new foe, but encounters a force that may cause even the Dark Knight to fall. In the guise of the billionaire, Bruce meets John Doe's 'friends' and becomes enmeshed in a plot where the only way out is to go deeper in. But at what cost?
One Punch Man: Original Director and Studio Won’t Make S2
Animation studio Madhouse (Death Note, Wolf Children) and director Shingo Natsume won't return to direct the second season of One-Punch Man.
As reported by Comic Natalie, the official website for the anime adaptation of ONE's hit webcomic (translation via Anime News Network) announced that Chikara Sakurai will direct and J.C. Staff (Food Wars, Toradora) will animate Season 2.
The main cast of Season 1 will reprise their roles for One-Punch Man's second season. Additionally, Yoshikazu Iwanami is stepping in to replace Shoji Hata as sound director, while Makoto Miyazaki is returning to compose the music and Chikashi Kubota is back to handle character design.
16 Marvel Characters Who Became the Phoenix
Marvel Comics recently revealed Phoenix Resurrection: The Return of Jean Grey, a new miniseries that will bring back the adult Jean Grey after an almost 14 year absence. It's huge news for X-Men fans who have been pining for Jean's return ever since she was killed off in New X-Men #150.
Jean's return also promises to add new wrinkles to the mythology of the Phoenix Force. This cosmic entity has taken a number of hosts over the years, but at the end of the day, it has eyes only for Jean Grey. To celebrate this character's return, let's take a look at the many heroes and villains who have harnessed the power of the Phoenix over the years.
Vivendi Unsure Whether to Take Over Ubisoft or Sell Shares
French media conglomerate Vivendi is reportedly in the process of deciding whether it should increase its stock holdings in Ubisoft or sell its shares.
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has previously called the potential of a Vivendi takeover a "disaster", but a Bloomberg report of an AGM interview with Vivendi executives indicates that the media giant (which previously owned Activision) may be starting to look elsewhere.
That's by no means certain, however. Vivendi already owns 26% of the French publisher, and later this year its shareholder voting rights will increase, allowing it to potentially bring that share up to 30%. Under French law, this would put Vivendi over a threshold where it is required to bid for an Ubisoft takeover.
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Abandoned Xbox Smartwatch Allegedly Revealed
Images have surfaced that seem to reveal a never-produced Xbox brand smartwatch from Microsoft.
SuomiMobiili reports (via Neowin) that these images may depict the never released Xbox wearable that Microsoft was rumored to be developing back in 2013. The potential device was rumored to be slated for release in 2015 but instead, we saw the quite different-looking Microsoft Band hit shelves late 2014.
Avatar Sequels Begin Filming
Nearly eight years after the release of the original, James Cameron has officially started production on the four(!) Avatar sequels.
Deadline reports that the blockbuster films have finally begun filming in Manhattan Beach today after the sequels had already been delayed multiple times.
Avatar 2 is now slated for release in 2020, but all four movies will be shot in succession, which makes the estimated collective budget of over $1 billion USD the most expensive shoot in history.
Infamous Started as a ‘Superhero Version of Animal Crossing’
Sucker Punch has revealed that the popular superhero action game Infamous was originally slated to be more akin to an Animal Crossing game.
In a PlayStation Blog post, the company looks back on 20 years of development starting with their first title on Nintendo 64, Rocket Robot on Wheels. While not very successful this lead the team to make the Sly Raccoon games and eventually brought them to Infamous.
Chris Zimmerman, one of the Co-Founders of Sucker Punch, explains that originally Infamous was going to be a lot more like Animal Crossing.
"At first, we were building a superhero version of Animal Crossing. You roamed your city, tracked down criminals, helped out the citizens, and did some light zoning work along the way. The best superheroes have alter egos, right? So your alter ego was a property developer, deciding where to put the pet shops and tiki bars the citizens were demanding. Sounds awesome, right? Well, it wasn’t. After six months of experimentation we gave up on property development and focused on superhero action."
Official Resident Evil 2 Board Game Is Being Made
Steamforged Games is working on a new board game based on the popular video game Resident Evil 2.
The makers of the Dark Souls board game which was funded in 3 minutes have launched a new Kickstarter campaign for a cooperative survival horror board game set in the Resident Evil universe. This new game is looking to see similar success, as it was fully funded within an hour of the campaign's launch and has already breached four of its stretch goals.
IT Sequel Release Date Announced
Stephen King's IT: Chapter 2 will be released in theaters on September 6, 2019, New Line and Warner Bros. have announced.
IGN can confirm the sequel to director Andres Muschietti's record-breaking horror film will debut on that date in regular and reportedly IMAX theaters.
Gary Dauberman, who was one of the writers on the first film, is already on board to pen the sequel, and Muschietti is expected to return to direct. In adhering to the structure of King's original novel, the sequel will pick up 27 years after the first film and center around the same group of characters. Check out our picks to play the adult versions of the Losers' Club.