Monthly Archives: June 2019
Nintendo Won’t Deny Co-Op, Playing as Zelda in Breath of the Wild 2
Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma won’t confirm or deny the potential of playing as Zelda or the inclusion of co-op in the sequel to Breath of the Wild, but his sly answers in interviews leave room for interpretation.
In an interview directly following The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild sequel reveal in the E3 2019 Nintendo Direct, IGN’s Samuel Claiborn asked Aonuma, "I know for a long time, people have wanted to play as Zelda, and there have been some games where you get to play as Zelda a little bit. It looked like Zelda and Link were hanging out a lot together. Do you think this is going to be the game in which we get to play as Zelda, maybe as a co-op game?"
John Wick Hex Was Almost a Turn-Based Tactics Game
In the world of video games, serious revisions aren’t all that uncommon, but it is rare to see a game ditch the genre it started in and jump into something significantly different. For John Wick Hex, the new tactics game based on the popular Keanu Reeves franchise, it meant ditching the classic turn-based combat of others games and creating something new altogether to capture the spirit of Wick’s knock-down, drag-out fights.
You can read IGN’s preview of John Wick Hex’s gameplay, but the long and short of it is that you control Wick as he moves through tight urban levels, shooting, grappling, and crouch-rolling his way through enemy after enemy, all on a hex-based grid. For developer Mike Bithell, the experience of designing and prototyping Hex’s gameplay proved to be a humbling one.
Dark Phoenix Villain Aliens Were Originally Skrulls
SPOILERS ahead for Dark Phoenix and Captain Marvel!
The greenish, shape-shifting alien villains of Dark Phoenix are referred to in the new (and final) X-Men movie as the D'Bari, but they're not really like their Marvel Comics counterparts at all. That's because, according to Dark Phoenix actor Tye Sheridan, they were originally Skrulls. Yes, the same shape-shifters who played such a significant role in the recent Captain Marvel movie.
Every Gadget in the Men in Black Movies
Men in Black: International hits theaters this week! We already showed you every Men in Black alien from the first three movies, but if there's one thing the MiB series is known for as much as its diverse array of alien creatures, it's its "borrowed" alien tech. From Neuralyzers (at least four different kinds!) to Series 4 De-Atomizers, today we present every single gadget used by the MiBs in the first three films.
For anyone who hasn't seen all the Men in Black movies (the last of which came out seven years ago), be warned: The following shiny futuristic doodads contain major spoilers for the first three films...
Ant-Man 3: Paul Rudd Thinks Fans Need to Campaign for Sequel
Marvel might have seven mystery MCU movies on their slate dated through 2022, but Paul Rudd seems to have some serious concerns that an Ant-Man 3 will be one of them. In fact, when asked about a planned Ant-Man sequel, he recently suggested fans campaign the "top brass" at Marvel and Disney to try to make it a reality.
Speaking to Yahoo!, Rudd simply responded "I don't know" when asked if Ant-Man would get to headline a third solo movie. "You need to make a call to the top brass and start a campaign to make it happen," he said.
Sad Game of Thrones Easter Egg Revealed
Warning: Full spoilers follow for Game of Thrones.
Aww, Jaime and Brienne -- Game of Thrones' woulda/coulda/shoulda/kinda-did couple. The pair started off as enemies and in the end were lovers, but still while Jaime could've stayed with Brienne and fought against Cersei in the show's final battle, he instead returned to his sister/lover. But what if!?
In a new interview with Insider, Game of Thrones composer Ramin Djawadi confirmed something that many fans had noticed about the finale. In the scene where Brienne records Jaime’s final story in the White Book -- the tome that tells the tale of the history of the Kingsguard -- there's a song that plays on the soundtrack. The song, "The White Book," begins with the melody from the love theme "I Am Hers, She Is Mine."
What Iron Man Writers Think of Avengers: Endgame’s Treatment of Tony Stark
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Avengers: Endgame!
Art Marcum and Matt Holloway are the writers behind the latest entry in the Men in Black series, Men in Black International. But they also happen to be responsible for the screenplay to 2008's Iron Man. Both writers attended the MiB International red carpet premiere, where Marcum offered his thoughts on the climactic events of Avengers: Endgame and how far Tony Stark has come in the last decade.
While he didn't work on Endgame (which was written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeeley), Marcum was adamant that Tony making a final, heroic sacrifice marked a fitting conclusion to an 11-year-long MCU character arc. He told IGN, "It's sad, but it had to be that way."
Lobo: Syfy Developing Krypton Spin-Off
Syfy is officially developing a spin-off of Krypton focused on the character Lobo.
Announced on the premiere date for Krypton Season 2, the show will be based off characters from DC, and tells the story of Lobo, “a foul-mouthed, dangerous, irascible, intergalactic bounty hunter.” Krypton executive producer Cameron Welsh will come to this spin-off as a writer and executive producer. No production or release dates were given for this spin-off.
We learned in October 2018 that Syfy was bringing Lobo to Krypton Season 2. An early trailer for Season 2 showed Lobo, Doomsday and Brainiac, and a later trailer gave us a sneak peek at Lobo in action against Seg and Adam Strange. Though not explicitly confirmed, it’s likely Lobo will star Emmett J. Scanlan as the titular anti-hero, reprising his role from Krypton.
The Best New Monster Hunter: Iceborne Feature Isn’t What You’d Think
I never had to be sold on Monster Hunter World: Iceborne. I'm a constant Monster Hunter player and have been nothing short of ecstatic to tackle any and all new content that's been introduced via frequent updates throughout the last year.
With that in mind, there wasn't one singular thing I especially wanted from the new massive expansion coming to Monster Hunter World this year - besides more monsters to hunt and make armor out of, of course - so color me surprised when I found myself getting overly excited about something I'd never have expected.
Your mantles can now be upgraded with decoration slots. Granted, the decorations on mantles are only active when the mantles are equipped, but still – decoration slots! Keep in mind, "best" is being used, obviously, very subjectively here, but I literally shouted with glee when I saw that. It was the first thing I shared with my Monster Hunter squad after my hands-on demo and interview and they, to my surprise, shared in my excited rambling.
The Boondocks Is Returning for a ‘Complete Reimagining’
The Boondocks is coming back to TV in "a complete reimagining for the modern era," Sony announced at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival.
Rumors had been circulating that the animated series might be returning for a fifth season after comedian John Witherspoon (who voiced Granddad on the show) let it slip that "The Boondocks is coming back" during a recent appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience - but this appears to be a full reboot of the series, with creator Aaron McGruder once again at the helm.