Monthly Archives: April 2019
Remedy Was Working on Alan Wake 2 But “It Didn’t Pan Out”
Remedy was once working on Alan Wake 2, but the project never made it off the ground.
Talking to VG247 at PAX East, Remedy's director of communications, Thomas Puha, said “We were working on Alan Wake 2 years ago and it just didn’t pan out.”
The studio has no plans to develop a sequel to its 2010 psychological horror game in the immediate future, either. “We’re just booked solid for the next couple of years, really,” Puha said.
Remedy is currently finishing up development of Control, which is due out this year. Beyond that, the studio has a team working on Crossfire, which Remedy has inherited from Korean developer Smilegate. Then there’s the ‘Vanguard’ team, who are laying the groundwork for Remedy’s next large-scale project. With all of this going on, there’s neither the time, money and resources to work on Alan Wake 2.
Pokemon Go Summer Tour 2019 Announced
Niantic and The Pokemon Company announced the Pokemon Go Summer Tour 2019, with Pokemon Go Fests taking place in America, Europe and Asia.
Pokemon Go Fest: Chicago will run from June 13-16 in Grant Park. Up from the previous two-day event, trainers will be able to catch an array of Pokemon, interact with tangible instillations and participate in exclusive activities throughout the over 300-acre park. Tickets will go on sale through a new Niantic ticketing system built within the Pokemon Go app later this month. The event’s official site can be found here.
Pokemon Go Fest: Dortmund will run from July 4-7 in Germany’s Westfalenpark. Last year’s successful Pokemon Go Safari Zone event in Dortmund resulted in Niantic featuring it as another full-fledged Pokemon Go Fest this year, and will give trainers the opportunity to explore Dortmund’s cultural history and interact with local attractions while playing Pokemon Go. Tickets will go on sale later this spring, and the event’s official site can be found here.
Terminator: Dark Fate – Check Out Exclusive Photos of Schwarzenegger
If you've been dying to get a better look at what Linda Hamilton and Arnold Schwarzenegger look like in Terminator: Dark Fate, IGN's got you covered.
We've got exclusive images revealing an exciting sneak peek at what to expect from Paramount's November 1st release, directed by Tim Miller. Take a look at the photos below, featuring all six main characters in the new movie:
These new images come before Paramount will unveil the first footage from Terminator: Dark Fate at CinemaCon. IGN's Jim Vejvoda is on the ground at the Las Vegas convention, so check back to IGN.com later today for a full footage breakout, as the scenes will not be released widely.
The official synopsis for Terminator: Dark Fate reads: "Linda Hamilton (Sarah Connor) and Arnold Schwarzenegger (T-800) return in their iconic roles in Terminator: Dark Fate, directed by Tim Miller (Deadpool) and produced by visionary filmmaker James Cameron and David Ellison. Following the events of Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Terminator: Dark Fate also stars Mackenzie Davis, Natalia Reyes, Gabriel Luna, and Diego Boneta."
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Apex Legend’s Unreleased L-Star Leaked in Loot Packs
A couple of Legendary skins for Apex Legends’ unreleased L-Star weapon have been leaked.
Shared on Twitter by user RealApexLeaks, two off-screen photographs show the Apex Hyperdrive and Alien Invasion skins for the L-Star. Both feature flashy red colour schemes, making them look like gun/race car hybrids.
The tweet claims that players were receiving L-Star skins before “the servers went down”, referring to a server shut down that had to be performed after Apex Legends suffered a progression issue caused by the 1.1 update. It also theorises that the player progression was reset to erase the skins players obtained, but there’s no official word from developer Respawn or publisher EA to support that idea.
Toy Story 4: We Saw the Opening 17 Minutes at CinemaCon
Warning! Plot SPOILERS ahead for Toy Story 4!
Disney screened the first seventeen minutes of Toy Story 4 at CinemaCon on Wednesday, a sequence that showed legacy characters separated and new ones introduced.
The prologue takes place nine years before the events of the main narrative and recounts how Bo Peep ended up separated from the gang during the events of Toy Story 3.
It's a proverbially dark and stormy night when the toys stage a rescue mission to save RC. The toy car has been left outside in the rain and is about to get washed away when its fellow toys comes to its aid. Forming a human, er, toy chain, Woody is lowered down from a window in Molly's room and rescues RC just in time. But they're not out of danger yet.
Aladdin Remake’s Version of “Friend Like Me” Shown at CinemaCon
Disney unveiled new footage from their upcoming live-action remake of Aladdin at CinemaCon on Wednesday, including the film's version of the iconic "Friend Like Me" musical number.
What was immediately apparent is that, unlike Jon Favreau's upcoming Lion King remake, Aladdin doesn't appear to be quite as much of a shot-for-shot remake of the original animated film. (It should be noted the visual effects in the footage shown were not final.)
The shot selections and backgrounds of the new "Friend Like Me" scene were markedly different from the animated version; indeed, matching what animators did in that particular sequence and with a performer as wild as Robin Williams always seemed impossible. So the remake -- and new Genie actor Will Smith -- is definitely doing its own albeit familiarly energetic thing.
Lion King: CinemaCon Footage Revealed Remake’s Talking Animals
Disney screened footage of their new interpretation of The Lion King at CinemaCon on Wednesday, an almost shot-for-shot, line-for-line remake of the scene where Mufasa teaches young Simba about the circle of life.
Just as in the 1994 original, this version opens with a rambunctious young Simba (voiced by JD McCrary) waking up his parents and Mufasa (once again voiced by James Earl Jones) telling his wife Sarabi (voiced by Alfre Woodard) that before sunrise Simba is her son.
Everything plays out just as fans of the animated movie will remember, as Mufasa explains to Simba that everything the light touches is his kingdom and that one day it will all be Simba's.
And, of course, Mufasa goes on to explain how all animals -- even those who eat each other, as lions do antelopes -- are connected in the circle of life.
New Endgame Scenes Reveal Latest on Infinity Stones and Why Carol’s Been a No-Show
This article contains plot details about Avengers: Endgame! While Disney showed it to the press, some may nevertheless find the following details spoilerish.
Disney showed two scenes from Avengers: Endgame at CinemaCon on Wednesday, footage which revealed the status of the Infinity Stones and explains -- to a degree -- why Captain Marvel has been a no-show until now.
The first scene is set in Avengers headquarters and it’s the same scene from the trailer where Thor faces off with Captain Marvel. The footage opens mid-scene with Carol Danvers about to walk out on Cap, Banner, Natasha, Thor, Rhodey, Rocket and Nebula. No sign of Tony Stark or Scott Lang here. When asked where she’s going, Carol says matter-of-factly, “To kill Thanos.”
12 New Avengers: Endgame Character Posters Revealed
Marvel Thailand has released 12 new character posters for Avengers: Endgame featuring some of those who were lucky enough to survive Thanos' Snap.
Via ImpAwards, each poster features a surviving character - Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Bruce Banner, Captain Marvel, Ant-Man, Rocket Raccoon, Nebula, War Machine, and Okoye - presented with a space-like background, looking ready for battle.
These posters are another example of the many international posters that have been released for Avengers: Endgame, including from such countries as China and Russia
The Chinese poster featured those who did not survive Thanos' Snap while the Russian poster features Black Widow front and center.