Monthly Archives: December 2019
Birds of Prey: New Trailer and Opening Scene Footage Breakdown
The new trailer and opening sequence from Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn at Brazil Comic Con on Thursday. Neither the trailer nor the opening sequence is available online, but IGN Brazil was there to break down what was shown.
The second trailer begins with an overcoat-clad Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) at a bank saying she wants to “report a terrible crime”. The clerk asks: “Which one?” Harley then pulls a big rifle out from under her coat and points it at the clerk: “This one!” Breaking the fourth wall, she looks to the camera and says: “I started the wrong way.”
The next scene shows Harley Quinn walking along Gotham streets and hearing people saying she’ll never get over her relationship with Joker and that she’s going back to him with a snap of fingers. The trailer then shows Harley starting her life all over again along with interactions with Black Canary and Huntress, who is always in a bad mood. The film’s villain Black Mask is building an army, declaring “the Joker is no longer in Gotham” and that now is his time to rule Gotham’s underworld.
New Birds of Prey Character Posters Revealed
New posters showing off the characters for the upcoming Birds of Prey film have been revealed.
The posters were displayed on the official Birds of Prey Twitter account and are tied to the panel for the movie at Brazil Comic Con. The seven images all feature one of the main characters in the same painted style as the main poster revealed yesterday.
Rockstar Announces Diamond Casino Heist for GTA Online
Rockstar has announced a new heist for GTA online, this time featuring The Diamond Casino and Resort.
The Diamond Casino Heist will be a complex new mission around the recently added Diamond Casino Resort. The heist will be available on GTA Online as of December 12.
Pathfinder: Kingmaker Dev Announces New Game In Series
Developer Owlcat Games has announced a new entry in the Pathfinder series that isn't quite a sequel to Pathfinder: Kingmaker.
Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous is set to be a classic styled CRPG like Kingmaker. It won't be a direct sequel, but is still based on the tabletop RPG and the developers hope to further explore elements of the previous titles.
The new Pathfinder will feature new systems like mythic progression, which in the tabletop games allows characters to become powerful enough to change the fate of entire regions by following a mythic path and gaining mythic abilities. It's also adding more classes such as witch and oracle character customisation options, and a new setting in the Age of Lost Omens.
Marvel’s Hogwarts-like School to Debut in Strange Academy
Marvel has announced Strange Academy, a new comic book series that will be released early in 2020. Strange Academy will tell the coming of age story of a group of young sorcerers who are learning to control and utilize their powers from none other than Doctor Steven Strange.
Marvel's Strange Academy comic will be set in New Orleans — a city filled with a rich history of magic folklore. The comic will provide a healthy mix of Marvel favorites, like Doctor Strange and Scarlet Witch, but will also debut a handful of new characters.
The project will be headed up by Skottie Young and Humberto Ramos, two Marvel comic veterans. Speaking about the project, Young told the Associated Press that Strange Academy would likely appeal to fans of the Harry Potter franchise, as the Academy will be very similar to that of Hogwarts.
The Witcher 3 DLC Released for Daemon X Machina on Nintendo Switch
Geralt of Rivia and Ciri from The Witcher 3 are joining the mech battle action game Daemon X Machina thanks to a new free DLC pack. There’s also no need to wait as the DLC pack is available today.
Daemon X Machina is a third-person mech action game developed by Armored Core producer Kenichiro Tsukuda. Players can customize their mech pilots in the game however they want, but with the new DLC, they’ll be able to make their characters look like the two heroes from CD Projekt Red’s The Witcher.
The Game Awards: There Have Been No Leaks, Geoff Keighley Says
Despite all the rumors and speculation, The Game Awards founder and host Geoff Keighley revealed that, so far, no announcements from next week’s awards have leaked online.
Keighley hosted a Reddit AMA today in anticipation of The Game Awards next week, December 12. One commenter asked if there were any leaks, in particular, Keighley was worried about coming out ahead of the show, “like what happened with Resident Evil 3.”
However, Keighley revealed that not only are there “no plans (never were) to do anything with Resident Evil 3 at the show,” but that a lot of the leaks and rumors online about next week’s announcements are false. “Nothing about our show has leaked as of this writing,” Keighley wrote.
Fortnite Winter Royale Returns With a $15 Million Prize Pool
Epic has announced the return on the popular Fortnite Winter Royale competition which will take place this holiday season. With a $15 million prize pool, the Winter Royale duos tournament will be the second highest paying competition in Fortnite history — the World Cup event last year offered $40 million in prizes.
The Winter Royale duos event will be taking a major step up from last year's tournament, which only offered $1 million in prize money. This years tournament will take place from December 20-22, with a different kind of tournament on each day.
Riot Games Is Working With Third-Party Developers on New League of Legends Games
Riot has announced a new publishing initiative called Riot Forge, which will partner with third-party game developers to work on new games set in the League of Legends universe. Riot says “multiple titles” are already in development at Riot Forge.
One of the goals for Riot Forge is to create games set in the League of Legends universe, but are different from its flagship MOBA game on PC. The company says Riot Forge titles will be “completable game experiences” in “different genres and various platforms” that complement the live service game.
“We are humbled by our partner developers who are so passionate to work on games set in the LoL IP,” said Riot Forge head Leanne Loombe.
Sonic the Hedgehog: New Movie Posters at Brazil Comic Con
Paramount Pictures is promoting its upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog movie at CCXP19 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, with nine fan-made posters with unique and awesome designs.
This Brazil Comic Con is taking place from December 5-8 and, although there is no Sonic the Hedgehog panel, there is a Sonic booth that has photo and social ops, as well as these posters on display. IGN will be in attendance and will be posting coverage throughout the weekend.
You can see each of the posters in the below gallery.
The names and countries of these wonderful artists are as follows; Walber Santos (Brazil), Jairo Dutra (Brazil), Eduardo Vieira (Brazil), Hiro Kawahara (Brazil), João Santos (Brazil), Pablo Espoinosa (Mexico), Sergio Murrieta (Mexico), Jaye Atienza (Philippines), Aleksey Rico (Russia), and J Molas (Spain).