Monthly Archives: February 2019
Avengers: Endgame Could Be the Longest Marvel Movie Ever
Joe and Anthony Russo, the directors of Avengers: Endgame, have confirmed the film is “at the three-hour mark,” though edits are still being made to the film.
In an interview with Collider, one of the directors said, “I think the studio is down with what the best story is. Right now, we think the movie is playing well and we’ve had great responses from our test audiences and we’re feeling very good about where it is. We’re still doing work to it. We’re not done with it.
"Again, this is a culmination film of 22 movies, it’s a lot of storytelling to work into it. Emotion is an intrinsic part of that to us. When you have to tell a really complicated story and you want strong emotional moments with the characters, it just requires a certain amount of real estate. This one, in particular, feels like three hours worth of real estate.”
Disney Will Keep Making R-Rated Marvel Movies
Disney CEO Bob Iger reaffirmed that the company intends to keep R-Rated properties that it will acquire from the Fox merger as R-Rated, specifically referring to the Deadpool films.
In a Disney Q1 2019 earnings results call, Iger said "We do believe there is room for the Fox properties to exist without significant Disney influence over the nature of the content, meaning that we see that there is certainly popularity amongst Marvel fans for the R-Rated Deadpool films, as a for instance, we’re going to continue in that business.
"There might be room for more of that... as long as we’re very carefully branding them and making sure that we’re not in any way confusing the consumer with a product that would be either a Disney product or a more traditional Marvel product."
Disney Has No Plans to Publish Video Games Themselves
Disney currently has no plans to publish video games based on its own intellectual properties.
During the company's recent earnings call (Via DiscussingFilm), Chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company Bob Iger stated Disney doesn't plan to publish any video games and will instead continue to license its brands to other studios.
An example of this is the current deal with EA which currently has the rights to make games under the Star Wars license. This includes titles like the Battlefront series, the recently cancelled open world Star Wars game that was being worked on by EA Vancouver, and the other single player Star Wars game that was also cancelled when Visceral Games closed down.
Jump Force: JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure’s Jotaro Kujo and Dio Join the Fight
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure's Jotaro Kujo and DIO have joined the ever expanding roster of Jump Force.
Announced during Inside Xbox, Jump Force's Koji Nakajima confirmed the two newest characters with a brand new trailer that shows of each character in action.
Jotaro Kujo, the third and most recurring JoJo in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, is the main protagonist of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders, which takes place in 1987 and follow Jotaro as he develops mysterious powers known as Stands, in which his is named Star Platinum.
Dio Brando, on the the other hand, is the main antagonist of Stardust Crusaders (known as DIO) and is an evil and immortal vampire who wields a Stand named The World. Jotaro and his friends are in search of him to help save Jotaro's mother whose Stand has awakened and now her life is in danger.
EA Reports ‘Difficult’ Financial Quarter, Looks Ahead to Apex Legends and Anthem
EA has reported the recent financial quarter was a difficult one for the company, but it is planning for games like Anthem and Apex Legends to help perk up future earnings.
Today the company released its preliminary financial results for the quarter ending last December. While the numbers do appear to have a slight increase as compared to this time last year, this did not meet EA's financial expectations.
Xbox Announces New Sport Series Wireless Controller
During the Inside Xbox stream on Tuesday, Xbox announced a new wireless controller that will be added to the Sport Series.
The new controller is called the Sport Red Special Edition, and is the second controller in the series that was launched this past summer. The first controller in the Sport Series was the Sport White Special Edition and featured mint, grey, and silver accents.
The new controller is primarily red in color and features darker red and transparent accents on the buttons and joysticks, with a metallic red D-pad. Hits of silver can be seen in patterns on the front as well.
A Traveling Halo Experience May Be Headed to a City Near You
Halo: Outpost Discovery is headed to five major cities in the U.S. and will allow visitors to "Explore a Halo Ring, get up close and personal with a real-life Warthog, battle fellow recruits in an epic laser tag arena, experience thrilling in-universe encounters with the latest simulation and VR technologies and much, much more."
As announced during today's Inside Xbox, Halo: Discovery Outpost is more or less a traveling Halo theme park that aims to give fans a place to celebrate the beloved franchise and immerse themselves in everything Halo for an entire weekend.
The five cities that will host Halo: Outpost in its first year will be;
- July 5-7 - Orlando, FL
D’Vorah Added to Roster for Mortal Kombat 11
Announced Tuesday during Inside Xbox, D’Vorah will be added to Mortal Kombat 11.
D'Vorah is known as the female villain from the species Kytinn who has insects living inside of her, and uses them in her fighting. She was first debuted in Mortal Kombat X in 2015.
Her coloring is a golden yellow with black detailing, and she has four lethal pincers and wings that come out of her back for attacks and to help her fly.
Because of her connection to insects, D'Vorah is able to take control over other bugs and uses them for offensive attacks and sealing up her wounds.
Kabal was confirmed for Mortal Kombat 11 earlier Tuesday, and the entire roster of characters can be found in IGN's Wiki page.
Microsoft Studios Is Now Xbox Game Studios
Microsoft announced during today’s episode of Inside Xbox that it has changed the name of its game development umbrella from Microsoft Studios to Xbox Game Studios.
Xbox Game Studios is comprised of 13 individual development teams: 343 Industries, The Coalition, Compulsion Games, The Initiative, inXile Entertainment, Minecraft (Mojang), Ninja Theory, Obsidian Entertainment, Playground Games, Rare, Turn 10 Studios, Undead Labs and Microsoft's Global Publishing group. These teams are working on exclusive new properties and fresh chapters from returning franchises like Halo, Forza, Gears of War and Minecraft.
During Inside Xbox, Microsoft mentioned getting the heads of all of these studios together to collaborate, perhaps even sharing technology to assist in game development.
Microsoft Announces February 2019 Xbox Game Pass Games
During today’s episode of Inside Xbox, Microsoft announced the new games coming to its Xbox Game Pass service in February.
Games coming to Game Pass in February include Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Crackdown 3, Pumped BMX Pro, de Blob, Batman: Return to Arkham, and The Walking Dead: The Complete First Season.
Here’s when you can expect each game to hit the service:
- Shadow of the Tomb Raider - February 7
- The Walking Dead: The Complete First Season - February 7
- Pumped BMX Pro - February 7
- de Blob - February 14
- Crackdown 3 - February 15 (Also on PC via Play Anywhere)
- Batman: Return to Arkham - February 21