Street Fighter 5’s Next DLC Character Is Ed
Capcom has revealed that Ed will be the third fighter to join Street Fighter V's roster for Season 2.
According to Capcom's announcement, Ed will be playable for all of those participating in the next Capcom Fighters Network (CFN) Beta, which runs from May 11-14. The character's official release date will be announced at some point in the future.
Check out the trailer below for a first look at Ed in action.
Ed was raised by Balrog, and as such, his style of fighting is based on boxing. However, because he has M. Bison's genes, Psycho Power enhances his fighting. His V-Skill is Psycho Snatcher, while his Critical Art is Psycho Barrage and his V-Trigger is Psycho Cannon.
First Screenshots of CoD Zombies Chronicles DLC Released
After a leak, and a formal announcement, the upcoming Zombies Chronicles DLC - which collects together 8 classic Zombies outings by mode creator Treyarch - has released a first screenshot for each remastered map.
You can see the shots - which comprise maps from World at War, Black Ops and Black Ops 2 - below. It's safe to say they're looking a little spiffier than they used to:
Zombies Chronicles is designed as a "love letter from Treyarch" to fans of the mode it created back in the World at War days. It will arrive first for PS4 on May 16.
Out This Week: NBA Playgrounds, Birthdays the Beginning, LocoRoco Remastered
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Preacher: Season 2 Poster Debut
Jesse, Tulip, and Cassidy hit the roaring road, on the search for God Almighty, as Preacher returns to AMC on Sunday, June 25th at 10/9c.
We've got a first look at some "powerful" new Season 2 key art for you, as well as a revealing chat with star Dominic Cooper, where he discusses this year's crazy road-trip premise, Jesse's continued mishandling of the Genesis power, Tulip's secret, insane new fights scenes, and more.
Based on the popular cult comic book franchise of the same name, Preacher is an absurdly twisted and action packed thrill ride. When Jesse Custer (Cooper), a small-town preacher with a criminal past, realizes God is absent from Heaven, Jesse sets out to find Him. Along for the ride are Tulip (Ruth Negga), Jesse’s volatile true love, and Cassidy (Joseph Gilgun), an 119 year old Irish vampire and Jesse’s best mate. In Season 2, the gang ends up in New Orleans, where they must dodge local gangsters, dangerous secret agents in white suits, and the Saint of Killers (Graham McTavish), an unstoppable killer cowboy from Hell.
NBA 2K18 Release Date Announced, Shaq On Special Edition Cover
2K has announced NBA 2K18 will be released on September 19 on PC, PS4, PS3, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.
Plus, it has been announced that the NBA 2K18 Legend Edition will have Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal on the cover.
"I want to thank NBA 2K for their continuous support of my basketball and broadcast career,” said O’Neal. "I’m excited to be on the cover of the NBA 2K18 Legend Edition and I hope my fans have a blast playing it up big man style and re-creating my most legendary in-game moments!"
In the Legend Edition you'll receive plenty of Shaq content, including a poster, Panini trading cards, and stickers. You'll also receive in-game items like 100,000 virtual currency and 20 weekly MyTEAM packs.
The HoloLens Inventor Thinks “the Phone Is Already Dead”
Microsoft's Alex Kipman, HoloLens inventor has proclaimed that mobile phones as a device are dead.
While discussing the medium, Bloomberg reports that Kipman is sure that the phones will soon be replaced by hybrid devices more akin to the HoloLens. “The phone is already dead,” he says. “People just haven’t realized.”
This sentiment is seemingly echoed throughout Microsoft as the company focuses on their other devices, despite the potential 1.5 billion smartphones likely to be sold this year.
Microsoft has said it would rather stay out of the mobile phone market entirely unless they can offer something truly different. Marketing chief Yusuf Mehdi has even stated “We’re not going to come out with another device that someone’s done,” remarking on the stagnant nature of innovation within the industry.
Canceled Sonic Hoverboard Game Revealed
SEGA might not have been the first developer that thought Sonic should go fast on a hoverboard.
Unseen64, on the Did You Know Gaming? YouTube channel, has unveiled Sonic Extreme, a canceled project predating the somewhat similar Sonic Riders. Developer Vision Scape Interactive created the prototype for the futuristic sports game, in which the Blue Blur and Shadow the Hedgehog skate around a level based on Green Hill Zone.
Vision Scape was known for the games SeaBlade on Xbox and Tech Deck: Bare Knuckle Grind for PC. The San Diego company also worked with SEGA on the cinematics for Sonic Heroes.
Overwatch Becomes Activision’s 8th Billion-Dollar Franchise
Overwatch has earned Activision-Blizzard over $1 billion in less than a year on sale.
Announced as part of the company's most recent financial results, the figure makes Overwatch Activision-Blizzard's eighth billion-dollar franchise, sitting alongside the likes of Call of Duty and World of Warcraft.
Last month, Overwatch hit 30 million registered players - perhaps unsurprisingly, the publisher says that it's become Blizzard's fastest-growing new franchise.
Daily Deals: PS4 Slim 1TB With Extra Controller for Under £230
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PS4 Slim 1TB With Extra Controller for Under £230
Simply Games will sell you a 1TB PS4 Slim and chuck in an extra controller for the price of £229.99. Considering Amazon have the PS4 1TB up for £242 and an extra controller will cost you around £40 makes this an excellent deal.
Edge of Tomorrow Sequel Is Called ‘Live Die Repeat and Repeat’
The Edge of Tomorrow sequel will see both of the first film's lead actors return, and it has a title - Live Die Repeat and Repeat.
Speaking to Collider, director Doug Liman reiterated that the film's two stars will make a return, and that the project is definitely still in motion:
"We have an amazing story! It’s incredible! Way better than the first film, and I obviously loved the first film. It will be called Live Die Repeat and Repeat. Tom
is excited about it, and Emily Blunt is excited about it. The big question is just when we’ll do it. But it’s not an if, it’s a when."