Monthly Archives: April 2018
Overwatch: Retribution PvE Event Officially Announced
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth Release Date Announced
New Avengers: Infinity War IMAX Poster Contains Easter Eggs
A new IMAX poster for Avengers: Infinity War has been released, and it contains a few Easter Eggs.
The poster, courtesy of Empire, features four hidden IMAX logos, which are included in recognition of Infinity War being the first Hollywood movie shot entirely with IMAX cameras. Along with the hidden logos, the image also includes all of the major characters from the film, excluding Hawkeye and Ant-Man, of course. Check out the poster below.
Know Your Captain Marvel from Your Captain Mar-Vell
With the Shazam! movie now out, and Brie Larson's Captain Marvel now a known quantity and soon to be featured in Avengers: Endgame, it's funny to think that these two heroes -- who once shared the same name -- are both on the big screen at the same time. And that's just the beginning of the Captain Marvels...
These Captain Marvels have the same name but different logos, different symbols, and even different powers. But with two different movies based on these characters now a reality, now would seem to be a good time to take a look at the many people that have used the Captain Marvel moniker over the years. Confused yet? No? Let’s begin anyway!
Note: This story has been updated to reflect the release of Shazam! and Captain Marvel.
Spyro Reignited Trilogy Collection Announced, Release Date Revealed
After months of rumors, and a week of teases, Spyro the Dragon is officially back, and he's returning in time for the purple dragon's 20th anniversary.
Activision announced today the Spyro Reignited Trilogy, developed by Skylanders devs Toys for Bob. The trilogy will include Spyro's three original PS1 outings — Spyro the Dragon, Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage, and Spyro: Year of the Dragon — with new, remastered graphics, sound, available on the PS4, PS4 Pro, Xbox One, and Xbox One X on September 21.
Check out the debut trailer here:
Spyro Reignited Trilogy is currently available for preorder and will cost $39.99 on both platforms.
Rainbow Six Siege Dev Cracking Down on Toxicity
Rainbow Six Siege developer Ubisoft is cracking down on toxicity in the game's multiplayer modes.
A developer blog concerning toxicity management details features coming to the game to improve player behaviour. A number of short-term changes have been implemented, including a chat monitoring system.
Ubisoft will track individual players' use of racial or homophobic slurs, issuing bans based on severity, ranging from days and weeks to permanent exclusion from the game.
Ubisoft also plans to implement a means to address intentional team killing, tracking and disciplining "long-term offenders".
Destiny 2: Weapon Slots Could Change, Test Server Possibly Incoming
Bungie has confirmed that weapon slot changes are on the cards for Destiny 2, and have alluded to the possibility of public test servers.
In the latest Bungie Bounty Twitch stream, Bungie's community manager, David "DeeJ" Dague was joined by design lead Josh Hamrick, and senior PvP designer Kevin Yanes to answer questions from the community and talk about plans for the game going forward.
Divinity: Original Sin 2 Coming to PS4 and Xbox One
Divinity: Original Sin 2 is coming to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in August 2018.
Developer Larian Studios has announced a partnership with Bandai Namco, which will handle publishing duties for the console release.
The previously PC-exclusive title will come to consoles with an updated user interface "tailored for console play" and retain all of the game's multiplayer modes.
Console players will be able to enjoy both local split-screen and four-player online co-op.
According to director of publishing Micheal Douse writing on the PlayStation Blog, a number of "much-wanted tweaks and additions" will also be coming to the game.
US Theaters See Lowest Audiences for 23 Years
The US theater industry saw audiences drop to their lowest level since 1995 in 2017, but higher ticket prices meant overall revenue dropped only 2%.
In a report put together by the Motion Picture Association of America (per Variety), last year saw 1.24 billion tickets sold, a 6% drop on 2016's attendance levels.
However, ticket prices cushioned that drop, bringing in $11.1 billion over the course of the year. It's also worth pointing out that 2016's $11.6 billion was a record high for the industry.
By comparison, home entertainment spending rose 11% to $47.8 billion, primarily because of video streaming services. Streaming service subscriptions rose 33% to 446.8 million.
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery Release Date Announced, Movie Actors Reprising Roles
The Harry Potter mobile RPG game, Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery will feature a large portion of the film series' cast, and has a confirmed release date of April 25.
The actors from the film series who will be featured include Dame Maggie Smith as Professor McGonagall, Sir Michael Gambon as Professor Dumbledore, Warwick Davis as Professor Flitwick, Sally Mortemore as Madam Irma Pince, Gemma Jones as Madam Pomfrey, and Zoe Wanamaker as Madam Hooch.
The game will arrive for both iOS and Android on April 25.
Jam City's Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery was announced at the end of last year and will be published under Warner Bros. new Harry Potter games label, Portkey. Players will take on the role of a student at the school of Witchcraft and Wizardry, working their way through multiple years of classes and shenanigans.