Monthly Archives: September 2017
Dragon Ball FighterZ Adds New Fighters to Roster
Yamcha and Tien Shinhan will be featured in Dragon Ball FighterZ as playable characters.
Bandai Namco revealed the new additions to the game's ever-growing roster in the latest issue of V-Jump (via Shonen Games). In addition to Yamcha and Tien, a new original character named Android 21 will be featured in the game, though it's unclear whether or not she'll be a playable character.
According to Siliconera, Android 21 will play a significant role in Dragon Ball FighterZ's main story mode. The new character, whose intelligence is on par with that of Dr. Gero's, was designed by Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama.
True Lies TV Remake in Development
A potential True Lies TV remake is in development.
Deadline reports Fox has given a put pilot commitment to an hour-long episode. McG is attached to direct the pilot with Arrow co-creator Marc Guggenheim writing the script. Guggenheim will executive produce alongside McG and James Cameron, the latter of whom directed the 1994 Arnold Schwarzenegger-led action film.
Arnold Schwarzenegger in True Lies
My Hero Academia Episode 36 Review
Warning: Full spoilers for the episode below.
Despite feeling a bit rushed in service of cramming so many exams into a single episode, "Stripping the Varnish" delivers a few moments of clever comedy and provides some welcomed character development for one of My Hero Academia's most criticized and polarizing characters.
As someone who isn't particularly fond of Mineta's perverted antics, I was admittedly concerned his fight with Sero against Midnight would lean further into that shallow direction for the sake of a cheap laugh or two. While the battle initially appears to start off that way—with Mineta upset that Sero has been knocked out and pressed up against Midnight's body—the backstory we get for Mineta and the surprising turn of events that conclude the exam make the character far more likable than he's been in the past.
Will Spider-Man’s Black Costume Return in Marvel Legacy?
Marvel Comics has revealed "Venom Inc.", a new six-issue crossover storyline that will unite the publisher's Amazing Spider-Man and Venom comics this December.
Venom Inc. will kick off with a one-shot special called Venom Inc.: Alpha before moving into the pages of Amazing Spider-Man and Venom later in the month and concluding in Venom Inc.: Omega in January. The crossover will be a joint effort between ASM writer Dan Slott and Venom writer Mike Costa. Ryan Stegman (Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows) will draw the ASM issues and the Alpha one-shot, while Gerardo Sandoval will draw the Venom issues.
The crossover will examine the current relationship between Peter Parker and Eddie Brock, with both characters having recently returned to more traditional status quos. Former Venom host Flash Thompson will also play a central role in the story. Marvel has also revealed that Lee Pace (who briefly served as the symbiote's host in the first six issues of the current series) will return to the forefront in Venom Inc. Lee will find a new partner in the Mania symbiote, transforming into a villain called Maniac.
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Aronofsky Wanted Joaquin Phoenix to Play His Batman
Darren Aronofsky had a specific actor in mind for his canned R-rated Batman: Year One movie.
“I always wanted Joaquin Phoenix for Batman,” Aronofsky told Yahoo! Movies while promoting his new movie, mother!.
The filmmaker wanted to do a grittier take on the Caped Crusader and first pitched the idea to Warner Bros. back in 1999. According to Frank Miller, Aronofsky's "vision of Batman was darker than" his own. So much so, Aronofsky even wanted Batman to torture his enemies.
Legendary Character Actor Harry Dean Stanton Dead at 91
Legendary character actor Harry Dean Stanton has passed away at the age of 91. Though Stanton rarely had a starring role, he often made a memorable impact in his career, which spanned over 50 years and over 100 projects.
According to Variety, the actor died Friday from natural causes.
The strikingly thin, frequently intense actor began his career making westerns in the 1950s. However, as time went on he found himself making notable appearances in films such as Alien, Escape from New York, and Repo Man. In an unusual move for him, he also appeared as Molly Ringwald's father in Pretty in Pink.
Undertale Soundtrack Coming to Vinyl in 3-Record Set
To Celebrate Undertale's release in Japan and its 2nd anniversary in the west, Materia Collective and iam8bit have announced vinyl soundtracks which are now available for preorder.
The soundtracks come in two versions: Undertale: Japan Edition and Undertale: Determination. Both sets come with a digital soundtrack that will be emailed upon purchase.
While the Japan edition is not in Japanese, it takes design cues from Mother 3's Super Famicom Box and features two translucent color-incolor vinyls, as well as a bonus word search insert. Preordering this edition will before September 23 JDT will add a 7" Annoying Dog Shrine vinyl, which features exclusive PlayStation tracks.
Why Ubisoft Is Embracing Licensed Game Projects
While many studios today are moving away from licensed games, Ubisoft continues to invest development resources in games based on popular entertainment properties like South Park and James Cameron's Avatar. Speaking to IGN at Gamescom 2017, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot explained why the company is interested in licensed games, despite the stigma that surrounds them.
"What we realized when we started to create worlds is that the quality of the world is very important for the experience," Guillemot told IGN, noting that when they saw Avatar, they were struck by how, like Star Wars, it has a "fantastic world with a philosophy." And so The Division developer Massive Entertainment is now working with Fox Interactive and Cameron's studio Lightstorm Entertainment to make a game that the Avatar director believes will "bring the beauty and danger of Pandora to life."
The Justice League Are ‘Lost’ in DC Rebirth
DC Comics has revealed that a new creative team will be taking over the ongoing Justice League comic in late 2018. Writer Christopher Priest (Deathstroke) and artist Pete Woods (Action Comics) will be coming on board with Justice League #34, as they explore a new conflict created by Batman himself.
The new team's first story arc is titled "Lost," and sees the team deal with a major tragedy caused when a sleep-deprived Batman makes a critical error. That mistake will force the League to reexamine their place in the world and their relationship with humanity. Based on the art DC has shown thus far, it appears the standard Rebirth team roster (Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Aquaman, Cyborg and Green Lanterns Simon Baz and Jessica Cruz) will remain in place.