Wrestling Wrap Up: The Case for New Champ Jinder Mahal
For the most part, I'm not against Jinder Mahal becoming WWE Champ. For the most part. Mostly. Mowestlee.
Oh, but everyone's got such strong opinions on the matter. So many opinions. Look at all the hot takes! Everyone, come see how hot I take. So let's dig into the nitty and the gritty here and try to see every side of the equation. You know, so we can gain some perspective. But not too much perspective.
Backlash almost gave its big main event finish away -- and you can read all my mind thoughts about the PPV here -- in the sense that nothing big was happening at all on the undercard. Not only were there no title changes, but nothing of note, nothing that popped, was occurring either. Nothing particularly memorable. And while Jinder Mahal stood a small chance of shocking the world with an upset win against Orton heading into the show, the fact that it was either him winning or the entire show would be instantly forgettable made his victory almost certain.
Official Crash Bandicoot Trilogy Merchandise Announced
Ahead of the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy's release later this year, Activision Blizzard has partnered with Numskull Designs to produce a line of brand new Crash merchandise.
Numskull's line includes keychains, pins, mugs, shirts, and even Crash crate-shaped candles, all currently available for preorder. Check out the full line, which will be available on June 30, below.
The N. Sane Trilogy features Crash Bandicoot, Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back, and Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped, remastered for PlayStation 4 with redone lighting and animations, newly-recreated cinematics, and support for PlayStation 4 Pro. The N. Sane Trilogy also adds new save and checkpoint systems, and “improved” bonus levels and time trials. The soundtrack has also been remastered.
1,000 Game Developers You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
The best games are trash. That’s what Steve Cook, the man behind an ongoing effort to compile 1,000 video game makers into a single Twitter thread, believes.
Video games are a multi-billion dollar industry, but the medium’s reach goes beyond the mechanical workings of gaming as a business. Before popular military shooters were launching massive annual sequels and big-budget franchises were getting even bigger-budget movie adaptations, video games were small, new, weird digital treasures shared on internet bulletin boards and floppy disks. Video games used to be “punk” — and, if you know where to look, they still are.
Deadpool 2 Villain Cast, Rumored to Be Black Tom
Deadpool 2 has cast The Strain's Jack Kesy to play a major villain in the film.
Deadline reports that while it's not entirely clear who he'll play, sources suggest it will be Black Tom Cassidy, an Irish villain whose powers include the ability to control and bond with plant life, and issue concussive blasts with a wooden object.
Kesy as Gabriel Bolivar in The Strain
Kesy is best known for playing a creepy goth rock star named Gabriel Bolivar on The Strain. Kesy can also be seen in the upcoming Baywatch movie, where he plays a character named Leon.
Judge Dredd TV Series: 9 Things We Want
Although Judge Dredd has been dealing out his own brand of justice for the last 40 years, there have only been two live-action adaptations to date: the 1995 Judge Dredd film starring Sylvester Stallone, and the 2012 reboot movie, Dredd, which placed Karl Urban in the iconic role. Although there were grand plans to make sequels for both films, neither movie managed to become a full-fledged franchise. But Dredd’s fortunes may be about to change.
Earlier this month, 2000 AD announced that it is collaborating with IM Global Television and Rebellion on a Judge Dredd television series. The new show will be called Judge Dredd: Mega-City One, and it will feature the title character alongside a team of younger judges as they take on the futuristic world where most of the major cities on the east coast of the United States have become a single “megalopolis” known as Mega-City One.
HBO Debuts New Game of Thrones Season 7 Trailer
After previous teases, HBO has debuted the first official trailer for Game of Thrones' upcoming seventh season.
Watch the trailer by clicking the image below:
HBO has previously released teaser trailers for season 7, though this latest look includes the first full footage from the penultimate season, with brief glimpses at what's to come for the show's ensemble cast.
Xbox’s Netflix-Like Game Pass Launches Next Month
Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft's Netflix-like subscription service, is now available for Xbox Live Gold subscribers. The service will launch for non-Gold members on June 1.
Announced earlier this year, Xbox Game Pass provides subscribers access to a library of over 100 games for $10 USD / £8 per month. Notable games available at the service's launch include Halo 5: Guardians, NBA 2K16, Mad Max, Borderlands, the BioShock franchise, and Gears of War 1-3. All Xbox One owners can begin their subscription with a 14-day free trial.
Each month, games will be cycled in and out of the service, according to Microsoft. Additionally, as long as a game is currently part of the Game Pass catalog, it will be available to purchase at a 20 percent discount.
Red Dead Redemption 2: Road to E3 2017
It's that time of year again: E3 2017 is just on the horizon. From June 10-15, we'll be covering the biggest games and hardware announcements of 2017 and beyond. While you can check out our continually-updated Games of E3 List, we're now going to start diving deeper.
Every day leading up to the show, we'll be highlight the stuff we want to see and play at E3 2017. Today's game: Red Dead Redemption 2.
Red Dead Redemption 2 was officially announced last October with a big reveal trailer. Just recently, it was delayed until spring 2018.
Final Fantasy XV Survey Asks What DLC You Want Next
The latest update for Final Fantasy XV includes a survey asking players what they would like to see from future updates.
The in-game survey (courtesy of All Games Delta) allows only one selection per player. The list of potential future content includes story DLC covering Arden's past, the World of Ruin and Lunafreya's activities, as well as new playable characters like Gentiana, Iris and Cor. An additional hard mode and new upgrades are listed as well.
Final Fantasy XV survey, via All Games Delta
Far Cry 5 Key Art, Characters Revealed
Ubisoft has revealed the first piece of Far Cry 5 art. After announcing the title of the game and showcasing a series of teasers that highlighted the game's setting of Hope County, Montana, Ubisoft took a slightly more sinister turn with this piece.
The art, very much a sendup on da Vinci's Last Supper, focuses on what we assume to be FC5's villains. Much like the ominous art where 3 showcased Vaas Montenegro and 4 highlighted Pagan Min, this group of folks are surrounded by weapons, religion, and a nice pup.