Monthly Archives: June 2018
Wolverine Is Getting a Hot New Superpower
Marvel is concluding its Death of Wolverine trilogy with the upcoming Return of Wolverine miniseries.
THR reports the five-part series will end the story that first began in 2014's Death of Wolverine and continued in the 18-part Hunt for Wolverine storylines.
Return of Wolverine #1 main cover, via THR.
New Diablo Game in the Works
No official announcement has been made, but a new Diablo project appears to be in the works
A recently posted job listing for a dungeon artist at Blizzard has confirmed a new Diablo project is currently being worked on at the studio.
Whether that new project is for a proper Diablo IV or a new type of game from the franchise remains to be seen, as few details are provided as part of the job listing.
Blizzard, however, does hint it won't lose what makes Diablo so popular as they are looking for people who are "passionate about working on the dark gothic world of Diablo, making great games, killing millions of monsters and getting loot!"
Star Wars: The Last Jedi Actress Deletes Her Instagram Posts Allegedly Due to Harassment
Kelly Marie Tran has wiped her Instagram account, allegedly due to harassment following her appearance in Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
Tran, who portrayed Rose Tico in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, has deleted all of the posts from her Instagram account, which now only has a bio reading "Afraid, but doing it anyway." This has led many to speculate that the actress has done so due to the high volume of negative comments she reportedly has been receiving on social media from people who weren't thrilled with the movie.
Kelly Marie Tran as Rose in Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Paradox Acquires Battletech Developer
Paradox Interactive has acquired Seattle-based developer Harebrained Schemes, the studio behind BattleTech, Shadowrun, and Crimson: Steam Pirates.
Paradox has struck a $7.5 million deal to acquire Harebrained Holdings Inc, the sole owner of Harebrained Schemes, which is expected to close by Thursday, June 7.
"Harebrained Schemes have proven themselves as a world-class studio with a very talented team within a genre where Paradox wants to be present,” said Fredrik Wester, Paradox Interactive CEO. “In addition, we really like the studio, the people who run it, and their games; these are all absolute hard criteria for us in any acquisition.
Paladins Battle Royale Spinoff Is Now Available on Steam
Realm Royale, a spinoff of Paladins and the latest free-to-play battle royale game, has entered early access and is now available on Steam.
As many battle royale games go, 100 players are dropped from a zeppelin into a large map and teams fight against enemy squads to be the last ones standing. For Realm Royale, weapons and different abilities are found in chests scattered across the map. Mounts can be activated at any time to quickly traverse the land.
At the start of each match, players pick one of five different classes to form a balanced squad. Warriors offer a more offensive role with health regeneration while Engineers can deploy turrets and shields. Mages have increased mobility, Hunters can use sensor drones to detect enemies, and Assassins take on a sniper role.
New Green Ranger Graphic Novel Introduces Tommy’s Son
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Soul of The Dragon, an upcoming original graphic novel, will explore Green Ranger Tommy Oliver's life after the Power Rangers while he searches for his lost son.
Revealed by comicbook.com, Soul of the Dragon looks to break from the tradition of most Power Rangers stories. The graphic novel will follow Tommy after his time as the Black Dino Ranger in Dino Thunder and long after his stint as the original Green Ranger in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. While leaving the world in the hands of the S.P.D. Rangers, Tommy's as-of-yet-unnamed son goes missing. It's up to Tommy to find his son and bring him home safely.
Warner Bros. Assembling Willy Wonka Lead Role Shortlist
Warner Bros. has a few big-name stars in mind for the lead role in the new Willy Wonka movie.
Collider reports Ryan Gosling, Donald Glover, and Ezra Miller are all on the studio's shortlist to portray the titular character.
Donald Glover as Lando Calrissian in Solo: A Star Wars Story.
Guardians 3 ‘Too Far Along’ to Be Impacted by Disney-Fox Deal
It seems Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 won't feature any of the Fox-owned Marvel characters.
In a recent Facebook Q&A, Gunn was asked if the potential Disney/-Fox deal could impact the sequel. According to the writer-director, the film is too far long to be affected by the merger.
"Not gonna happen in any major way," Gunn said. "Too far along."
According to recent reports, Fox will hold a shareholders meeting later to decide whether or not the company decides to sell most of its assets to Disney. Comcast is also now reportedly back in the running to acquire Fox's assets.
Destiny 2: Forsaken Gameplay, Release Date Revealed
Destiny 2 players looking for more will have their prayers answered September 4.
That's the date Bungie plans to start the game's "Year 2," with the release of the newest Destiny 2 DLC expansion called Forsaken.
In a stream on the developer's Twitch channel Tuesday afternoon, first details were released that showed just how seriously it's taking some of the criticisms that have been leveraged against the sequel's longevity and lack of content. To answer some of the fan base's restlessness, Bungie has announced new areas of play, a new weapon type, a new game mode, and an all new raid.
The Best Games Leaving The Pinball Arcade
The Pinball Arcade, an app that has been digitizing real-life pinball machines from past decades, is losing the licenses to Bally and Williams machines, which means some of the best tables ever made will no longer be available as of June 30, 2018.
The Pinball Arcade isn’t only a place to play great (and rare!) machines, but also a perfect tool to learn the complex rules behind each game. The Pinball Arcade’s tutorials take you through every shot in the game, explaining skillshots, multiballs, and modes. I’ve spent hours learning machines this way before heading to the local bars or arcades -- and learning the games virtually has saved me many pounds of quarters.
First of all, here are the games leaving The Pinball Arcade. The leftmost column generally will have the most value for players, as games from the DMD era, so-called for the orange dot-matrix displays capable of displaying video-game-like graphics, feature the most complex rules and playfield layouts.