Monthly Archives: April 2018
Attack on Titan: Season 3 International Distribution Picked Up by Funimation
Funimation has secured international distribution for Attack on Titan: Season 3.
The company announced today it acquired international rights to home entertainment, video on demand, and broadcast distribution of the series in the U.S., Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.
The third season of the hit series will premiere this July in Japan after being announced in 2017. New art for Season 3 was also unveiled late last year, and you can check it out here. A compilation movie of Attack on Titan: Season 2, dubbed The Roar of Awakening, made its debut this past January.
Deadpool 2 Comedy Twitter Account Confirms New Character’s Identity
Deadpool 2's resident funny man Peter (Rob Delaney) has confirmed a certain character's identity via "his" Twitter account.
Peter revealed on Twitter Bill Skarsgård portrays the mutant Zeitgeist in the upcoming sequel, and Peter promises despite his deadly power, he seems to be a pretty nice guy.
"Watch out for Zeitgeist’s acid breath!," Peter tweeted. "It’ll getchya if his kindness doesn’t kill you first! (Seriously. SUCH a nice guy)."
Bill Skarsgård as Zeitgeist.
IGN UK Podcast #432: Avengers: Infinity War Special
We're dedicating this week's entire podcast to Avengers: Infinity War because, well, they've blood well earned it!
We've got Tom Hiddleston, Letitia Wright & Sebastian Stan as well as the awesome directors Joe and Anthony Russo stopping by and we rank the Top 5 Best Marvel Cinematic Universe scenes ever.
We also do a big old Infinity War spoiler-filled discussion in the second half of the podcast but we've done our best to ensure that there's no spoilers at all until then.
Let us know what you think of the film: ign_ukfeedback@ign.com
Avengers: Infinity War’s 7 Biggest WTF Questions
The road to Thanos has been long and winding, but we’re finally here. There’s a lot to process after the sensory overload that is Avengers: Infinity War. But after that insane ending, we’re definitely left with a handful of lingering questions. Here are the 7 biggest things we still want to know after seeing Infinity War.
Spoilers ahead.
The movie opens in the ruins of the spaceship that housed the surviving Asgardians at the end of Thor: Ragnarok. Thanos came calling, and killed half of the folks on the vessel, including Heimdall and Loki.
Deadpool Trolls Hugh Jackman in Foiled Birthday Message
Ryan Reynolds continues to troll Hugh Jackman as Deadpool in a hilarious new video.
Jackman recently shared a Facebook video where he tries to send a happy birthday message to someone. However, his plans are foiled when none other than the Merc with a Mouth appears in the frame relaxing in Jackman's bed. Deadpool continues to interrupt his message by singing a few familiar songs, including Baha Men's "Who Let The Dogs Out."
Check out and play the video below.
5 Things the Arrowverse Can Learn From Black Lightning
Black Lightning just wrapped up a successful first season on The CW. While not technically a part of the Arrowverse (at least, not yet), the series does dabble in many of the same tropes and draws on the rich history of the DC Universe. And in some critical ways, it improves on the formula established by shows like Arrow and The Flash.
As we look back on Black Lightning: Season 1, here are five lessons the Arrowverse can learn from its success.
One of the most immediate and obvious ways Black Lightning broke the mold is that it opted for a shorter, 13-episode season. Of course, that's because it was a midseason debut, and there's no guarantee that Black Lighting won't shift to a more traditional 22-24 episode structure for Season 2. But that shorter structure brings with it some major advantages.
Amazon Prime Annual Fee Increasing Soon for U.S. Customers
Amazon Prime is getting a 20% price hike in the next few months in the U.S.
Variety reports the annual subscription cost will rise from $99 to $119 per year. The new price will take effect beginning on June 16 for existing U.S. Prime customers based on their renewal period, while new members will start paying $119 on May 11. Amazon last raised the price back in March 2014.
Amazon CFO Brian Olsavsky cited higher shipping expenses and spending on digital content as the main reason behind the price hike. “It’s really nothing more than looking at the state of the program, and the high benefits it’s delivering,” Olsavsky said. “There’s all kinds of new features we’ve continually added to the Prime program. It’s much different than it was in 2014.”
Norway Files Formal Complaint Against Several Games Publishers
The Norwegian Consumer Commission (NCC) has filed a formal complaint against Valve, Sony, Nintendo, and EA for breach of EU consumer law regarding the right of withdrawal.
Europe's consumer legislation offers customers a 14-day window following any purchase, to change their mind and receive a refund on return. The complaint states that the four companies are in breach of the legislation, saying that Nintendo "is in breach of the right of withdrawal by not accepting cancellations of pre-orders before the launch date," while EA, Valve, and Sony "are in breach of the right of withdrawal by not getting express consent from the consumer and his acknowledgement that he thereby loses his right of withdrawal".
Nintendo Switch Online Services Will Be Explained in More Detail Next Month
Nintendo has announced that it will be sharing more details on the Switch's online service next month.
The news comes from the company's earnings report, which stated that further information on the console's paid subscription service, which offers a "richness of online features that allows
to continuously enjoy Nintendo Switch" will be made available in "early May."
The service was set to launch last year but was delayed and pushed back to September 2018. Earlier this year, Nintendo's managing executive officer, Shinya Takahashi, said that the online service will be just "one component" of the company's plan to "diversify" how its games are played, and how it will encourage more people to play them, adding that it would be "worth the wait."
Shadow of the Tomb Raider Special Editions Revealed
Square Enix has revealed the special editions for Shadow of the Tomb Raider across all platforms, as well as season pass details and pre-order bonuses.
The details of the Standard, Digital Deluxe, Croft, and Ultimate editions were unveiled today, for all platforms, with players who pre-order the latter three getting early access to the game by a full 48 hours.
