Destiny 2: New Campaign, Gameplay Details Revealed
Major Destiny 2 single player and gameplay details were revealed during Bungie's live stream earlier today, including confirmation of a story mission set within The Last City.
Destiny 2, for which Bungie also revealed multiplayer details and Battle.net PC exclusivity, begins with a mission called Homecoming, set during the invasion of The Last City lead by Cabal Red Legion commander Dominus Ghaul. Ghaul, who Bungie community manager Luke Smith compares to Hans Gruber from Die Hard, believes the Red Legion should have been the Traveler's Light. He believes in a "better class of Guardian."
God of War – 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: God of War.
The last and only time time we’ve seen God of War was during the big E3 2016 reveal.
New Nighttime Harry Potter Show Coming to Universal
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is getting a new nighttime show beginning this summer, with the launch of “The Nighttime Lights at Hogwarts Castle” at Universal Studios Hollywood on June 23rd.
The show will be include a light display and special effects projection onto Hogwarts Castle and will be accompanied by a special musical arrangement created by John Williams based on his original scores composed for the film series.
The description reads:
As night falls on Hogsmeade village, “The Nighttime Lights at Hogwarts Castle” will shine brightly with an awe-inspiring spectacle that showcases the four houses of Hogwarts: Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff and Slytherin that culminates with awesome beams of lights that fan into the night sky.
Netflix Is Making a Prequel Series to The Dark Crystal
Netflix is developing a prequel series to Jim Henson's 1982 fantasy film, The Dark Crystal.
Titled The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, this 10-episode prequel series takes place many years before the film and follows the story of three Gelfling who, after discovering the horrifying secret behind the Skeksis’ power, set out on a journey to save the world of Thra. The show will feature creatures created by Brian Froud, the original film's creature designer, and Jim Henson’s Creature Shop.
The Dark Crystal movie poster.
Age of Resistance will be filmed in the UK sometime this fall. No release has been set yet. Louis Leterrier (Now You See Me) will executive produce and direct from screenplays by Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews (Life in a Year), and Javier Grillo-Marxuach (The 100).
Telltale Games’ The Walking Dead Season 3 Finale Episode Release Date Announced
The fifth episode of The Walking Dead: A New Frontier, Telltale Games' third season of its ongoing series, will be released on May 30, the developer announced today.
Titled "From the Gallows," the season finale finds Richmond on the verge of collapsing. In what Telltale calls its "most tailored episode to date...the decisions you've made and bonds you've nurtured across the season will determine which characters now trust Javi to safeguard all they hold dear."
Episode 4, "Thicker Than Water," released in April. For more on that entry, check out our video review below:
Is Marvel TV About to Introduce SWORD?
Full spoilers for Marvel's Agents of SHIELD: Season 4 and speculation about how the show may tie to Marvel's Inhumans continue below.
It's not easy being the Director of SHIELD in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Every time Phil Coulson overcomes one problem, another one rears its head. That was very much the case with the recent Agents of SHIELD: Season 4 finale. Just as Coulson and his team sat down to enjoy some well-deserved R&R, they found themselves kidnapped and dragged to a mysterious space station. As far as cliffhangers go, it was a biggie.
And while at first glance it might seem hard to glean much from this sudden plot twist, we have a theory about where the series is heading in Season 5. We think Agents of SHIELD is gearing up to introduce the organization SWORD to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. For more on SHIELD's finale, make sure to check out our Q&A with the showrunners about Season 5 and heading to space.
Why Bethesda’s Review Policy is Bad For Everyone
Bethesda’s review policy is bad for everyone involved, including Bethesda. The short of that policy, for those who don’t know, is that last year, Bethesda decided to stop giving game reviewers access to their games before release. Outlets like IGN now get Bethesda games at the exact same time as the public, meaning that critics don’t have a chance to assess the game and inform readers on the quality of the game before it comes out. Usually we’d get something early, have enough time to play it, and then publish the review on an embargo date that applies to all outlets. That means no one has to rush, because there’s no benefit to being first to finish.
Bethesda doesn't do this, and of course, they don't owe anyone early access to their games - it is their product, and they absolutely aren't wrong to control how it's marketed. But giving reviewers early access is a courtesy that has existed for games, movies, books, and music for a very long time, because it’s in the best interest of consumers and publishers to have informed opinions available right as the public is most interested in knowing if a thing is good.
Black Lightning Not Part of CW’s Arrowverse
Greg Berlanti's upcoming DC series Black Lightning is not set within the The CW's Arrowverse.
As reported by Entertainment Weekly, The CW president Mark Pedowitz confirmed today, prior to the network's upfront presentation, that Black Lighting is not part of The CW's shared DC universe, and as such won't be part of its next DC crossover.
"We do not aim to do a five-way crossover," Pedowitz told reporters. "Black Lightning, at this time, is not part of the Arrowverse. It is a separate situation. But there will be a big fourth quarter crossover with all four of the shows that are on in the fall."
Richard Madden Joins Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams
Game of Thrones alum Richard Madden has joined the sci-fi series Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams.
Electric Dreams is a 10-episode sci-fi anthology series, executive produced by Bryan Cranston, that features stand-alone episodes inspired by Phillip K. Dick's work. Madden will star as Agent Ross in the episode titled "The Hood Maker." Additionally, Holiday Grainger (Cinderella) and Anneika Rose (Silent Witness) will star in the episode as Honor and Mary, respectively.
Richard Madden in Game of Thrones.
Microsoft Renews Trademark for Cancelled Game Scalebound
Microsoft may have cancelled Scalebound, but it doesn't want to lose the trademark on its dragon-centric IP just yet, it seems.
Despite canning the PlatinumGames project in January, as well removing any past mention of it from its web outlets, the publisher renewed its trademark on the name this month (spotted by Twitter user y2konya) - despite seemingly being in no immediate danger of losing its registration.