Monthly Archives: June 2018
Why Halo Infinite’s Story Should Go the Battlefield Route
We recently saw the official announcement of Battlefield V, and among the details we discovered was an intriguing announcement regarding its single player. In lieu of a typical story campaign focused on one character, as has been the case with most earlier entries, the game will continue with Battlefield 1’s War Stories approach. The Stories switched perspective between multiple characters that offered different looks at the Great War from soldiers of different nationalities, from a pair of brothers who enlisted days after their birthday to a former chauffeur turned tank driver.
Hasbro Planning New Power Rangers Movies
Hasbro wants to develop new Power Rangers movies after recently purchasing the brand from Saban Properties for $522 million.
Per Tokunation, Hasbro chairman and CEO Brian Goldner made a statement at the Hasbro Strategic Decisions Conference about how the Power Rangers brand is currently "undervalued."
As such, Hasbro is planning on making new Power Rangers films, toys, games and much more. However, Goldner did not specfically mention if the new movies will continue the story from the 2017 reboot.
Destiny 2 Bug Stopped Players Earning One of the Game’s Best Weapons
Bungie has confirmed that the exclusive reward for this week's Nightfall is bugged, so players hoping to get their hands on the D.F.A. hand cannon are all out of luck.
Destiny 2's Nightfall strikes aren't dropping their exclusive rewards, Bungie confirmed on Twitter, meaning that players who have been running strikes trying to get one of the best hand canons in the game have effectively wasted hours of their time.
We have confirmed that Nightfall exclusive rewards are not currently dropping for Destiny 2 base and Curse of Osiris strikes. We are actively investigating. https://t.co/ivO0754s01
J.K. Rowling Is Already Writing Fantastic Beasts 3 Script
J.K. Rowling has revealed she's already started writing the screenplay for Fantastic Beasts 3.
Rowling told fans the news in an online Q&A hosted on the author's website. “I’ve just finished the fourth Galbraith novel, Lethal White, and I’m now writing the screenplay for Fantastic Beasts 3,” Rowling said, referring to thrillers she writes under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith.
The third Fantastic Beasts film won't be hitting theaters until 2020, while Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald comes out in just a few months.
Though Rowling did not provide any story details about Fantastic Beasts 3, she did discuss what her role is like as a producer on these movies. It sounds as though while the author does have creative input on the films, most of her collaboration comes early in the filmmaking process.
Get Your Own Jurassic World 2: Fallen Kingdom Life-Size Baby Blue for $1000
Chronicle Collectibles, purveyor of nifty Jurassic Park-themed toys, has unveiled the newest addition to its collection in the form of a life-sized baby velociraptor.
Baby Blue popped up in the Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom trailer and looked so adorable that Chronicle Collectibles made a life-size replica that you can pre-order today for $999.
The limited edition statue was made using "direct digital assets from Industrial Light & Magic" and is boasted to be the "most screen accurate representation that will ever be made."
Niantic Deleting Illegal Pokemon Go Catches
Niantic is cleaning house in Pokemon Go by deleting Pokemon obtained by illicit means.
On Twitter, Niantic announced that it would be taking measures to make the game "fun and fair" by countering third party services that players can use to cheat. In this case, Pokemon caught using such services will be deleted and replaced by a red diagonal line, as a mark of shame in your Pokedex.
These Pokemon can't be used, making them useless. One Twitter user helpfully shared what this looks like:
IGN UK Podcast #437: E3 2018 Predictions
As we approach E3, the biggest date in the video games calendar, we've assembled three podcasters known for their intuitive feel of the marketplace, innate IP awareness, and fiscal insight. Yes, Simon, Joe, and Krupa are here to make their E3 predictions, but let's face it – it'll all come to pass. So if you don't want E3 2018 spoilt for you, probably best not to listen to this week's podcast.
So here's the link for the podcast you probably don't want to listen to unless you want to know all about E3 2018:
Anthem: E3 Announcements Teased, Trailer Coming Next Week
Update: Bioware has unveiled brand new key art for Anthem ahead of the trailer coming on June 9.
Check out the art below.
Newly unveiled Anthem key art
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We're finally going to get to see more of Bioware's upcoming action RPG with a newly announced trailer dropping on June 9.
The news came via the game's official Twitter account which has been roused back to life this week with the impending arrival of E3 2018. The tweet is a short cinematic teaser for a livestream scheduled for Saturday, June 9.
God of War on Track to Become Fastest Game to Reach 1 Billion Views on YouTube
God of War is on its way to racking up 1 billion views on YouTube in record time.
Since its release on April 20, data analyst Matchmade reports that God of War amassed 728 million views on YouTube by the end of the month. If it maintains its momentum on the platform, it'll be on track to break 1 billion views by June or July, making it the fastest game to reach the milestone in YouTube history.
Fortnite is currently the most-watched game on YouTube, overtaking Minecraft in March, and topped 1 billion views five months after launch, and three months after the release of battle royale.
DC’s Perfect Answer to Avengers: Infinity War – I’ve Got Issues
With Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War raking in positive reviews and a whole lot of box office dollars, and last year’s Justice League proving to be an underwhelming movie, DC fans are left without a blockbuster superhero adventure to enjoy. Or are they? Though comparing a movie to a comic is like comparing apples to oranges, the recently-concluded Justice League: No Justice mini-series manages to scratch the same itch as Infinity War by delivering an epic superhero mashup story with great action, plenty of humor, and big stakes.
Warning: I’m going to talk about some general plot points in Justice League: No Justice, but I won’t spoil any of the big twists, just in case you want to check it out.