Monthly Archives: August 2018
If You Can’t Wait for the Resident Evil 2 Remake, Play This Awesome Resident Evil 2 Remake
Resident Evil 2 has a die-hard fan base, and the creators of its board game recreation are very clearly part of it. After playing through a scenario of Resident Evil 2: The Board Game at Gen Con 2018 with lead designer Sherwin Matthews, I knew that the classic survival horror game people hold dear was in good hands.
This board game adaptation is designed with more thoughtfulness and attention to detail than I have ever seen in a digital-to-table translation. Its tension, environments, paths to completing each objective, and even gameplay strategy feel nearly one-to-one with the video game.
Black Panther’s US Success Is More Impressive Than Infinity War’s Global
Yesterday, in its 171st day of release, Marvel’s Black Panther became just the third movie in history to cross the $700 million domestic plateau, joining 2009’s Avatar ($749.7 million domestic) and 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($936.6 million domestic). Surprisingly, though, it seems Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War likely won’t be able to catch Black Panther, with this superhero ensemble currently at $678 million in its 15th frame (Black Panther was at $698.6 million in its 15th weekend), although its worldwide tally of $2.045 billion has far exceeded the $1.346 billion worldwide tally of Black Panther. While both of these movies are bona fide blockbusters, we’re going to break down why Black Panther’s domestic milestone is more impressive than the worldwide gross of Infinity War.
Black Panther’s US Success Is More Impressive Than Infinity War’s Global
Yesterday, in its 171st day of release, Marvel’s Black Panther became just the third movie in history to cross the $700 million domestic plateau, joining 2009’s Avatar ($749.7 million domestic) and 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($936.6 million domestic). Surprisingly, though, it seems Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War likely won’t be able to catch Black Panther, with this superhero ensemble currently at $678 million in its 15th frame (Black Panther was at $698.6 million in its 15th weekend), although its worldwide tally of $2.045 billion has far exceeded the $1.346 billion worldwide tally of Black Panther. While both of these movies are bona fide blockbusters, we’re going to break down why Black Panther’s domestic milestone is more impressive than the worldwide gross of Infinity War.
The Fantastic Four Return This Week
With dozens of comic books to choose from, let us show you which are the best coming out this week. Take a look at this list spotlighting our favorite comics that we know are money-well-spent and new books that look cool and are backed by some top-tier talent.
Once you check out our picks, head to the comments to let us know what you’ll be buying this week!
Fantastic Four #1 - $5.99
Writer Dan Slott | Artists Sara Pichelli, Simopne Bianchi & Skottie Young | Cover Artist Esad Ribic (Marvel Comics)
The Fantastic Four Return This Week
With dozens of comic books to choose from, let us show you which are the best coming out this week. Take a look at this list spotlighting our favorite comics that we know are money-well-spent and new books that look cool and are backed by some top-tier talent.
Once you check out our picks, head to the comments to let us know what you’ll be buying this week!
Fantastic Four #1 - $5.99
Writer Dan Slott | Artists Sara Pichelli, Simopne Bianchi & Skottie Young | Cover Artist Esad Ribic (Marvel Comics)
Will Batman Appear in CW’s Batwoman Series?
With Gotham ending after its upcoming fifth and final season on Fox, fans have been wondering whether the door could be open for another Batman series on the small screen, and reporters wasted no time grilling CW president Mark Pedowitz about the possibility of the Dark Knight popping up in the Arrowverse during The CW's presentation at the Television Critics Association summer press tour.
The CW previously announced that Batwoman would be introduced as part of this year's four-show Arrowverse crossover between Supergirl, Arrow, The Flash and DC's Legends of Tomorrow, and that the network is in early development on a potential spinoff series for Batwoman should her appearance prove successful.
Will Batman Appear in CW’s Batwoman Series?
With Gotham ending after its upcoming fifth and final season on Fox, fans have been wondering whether the door could be open for another Batman series on the small screen, and reporters wasted no time grilling CW president Mark Pedowitz about the possibility of the Dark Knight popping up in the Arrowverse during The CW's presentation at the Television Critics Association summer press tour.
The CW previously announced that Batwoman would be introduced as part of this year's four-show Arrowverse crossover between Supergirl, Arrow, The Flash and DC's Legends of Tomorrow, and that the network is in early development on a potential spinoff series for Batwoman should her appearance prove successful.
We Happy Few Post-Launch Content, Sandbox Mode Detailed
Compulsion Games' We Happy Few will be receiving post-launch content in the form of a season pass that will include three stories set in Wellington Wells and the return of the Sandbox Mode.
Copulsion Games announced the details on a blog post, beginning with more details about the upcoming Sandbox Mode which was featured in the "early days of We Happy Few."
This "infinite mode" will be added as a free update and will give the player tools to customize the world as they see fit. Some of the options include making the world smaller or larger, more dangerous, containing less food, and adding more Wellies.
We Happy Few Post-Launch Content, Sandbox Mode Detailed
Compulsion Games' We Happy Few will be receiving post-launch content in the form of a season pass that will include three stories set in Wellington Wells and the return of the Sandbox Mode.
Copulsion Games announced the details on a blog post, beginning with more details about the upcoming Sandbox Mode which was featured in the "early days of We Happy Few."
This "infinite mode" will be added as a free update and will give the player tools to customize the world as they see fit. Some of the options include making the world smaller or larger, more dangerous, containing less food, and adding more Wellies.
Halloween H20 is the Best Halloween Sequel (So Far)
David Gordon Green’s Halloween is about to rewrite the history of the entire horror franchise, ignoring every single one of the sequels and continuing the story anew, 40 years after John Carpenter’s Halloween. It sounds bold and it sounds risky, but only if you weren’t already familiar with the history of Halloween. The franchise pulled the exact same trick 20 years ago, in the sometimes underappreciated Halloween H20… which is still - for now, at least - the best sequel in the franchise. Let's look back at the film on the occasion of its 20th anniversary this week!
Full spoilers follow!
Calling it the best sequel isn't saying too much, of course. The Halloween series was and still is notorious for its scattershot quality, with strange digressions into conspiracy cults and psychic powers retroactively ruining the original film’s celebrated simplicity. Halloween was the story of a masked serial killer named Michael Myers who went on a killing spree on October 31st, something that could, terrifyingly, happen to anyone in the audience. But as the sequels progressed Michael Myers fought a little girl with ESP, joined a doomsday religion and uncovered one long-lost relative after another. In other words, the kind of stuff that could happen to nobody.