Ryse, The Walking Dead Lead April’s Games With Gold
Microsoft has announced its lineup of free games for Xbox Live Gold subscribers in April, with Ryse: Son of Rome and Telltale's The Walking Dead: Season 2 leading the way.
The month's full lineup, along with each game's respective window of availability, can be found below, courtesy of Xbox Wire:
- Ryse: Son of Rome — April 1-30 (Xbox One)
- The Walking Dead: Season 2 — April 16-May 15 (Xbox One)
- Darksiders — April 1-15 (Xbox 360)
- Assassin's Creed: Revelations — April 16-30 (Xbox 360)
Ryse: Son of Rome was an Xbox One launch title that IGN's review called "an entertaining ride that often values spectacle over skill."
Justice League Poster Revealed, Trailer Coming Soon
In anticipation for the release of Justice League this November, Warner Bros. has unveiled a new poster for the hero-packed DC film.
In addition to the new promo art, which was posted on the film's official Twitter account, the studio also announced that the next Justice League trailer will debut this Saturday, March 25. (Update: The studio has now also released an Aquaman poster. We'll collect those and any other new posters that pop up this week in the slideshow below.)
In a subsequent post, a video teaser featuring Jason Momoa's Aquaman was revealed. Give it a look below.
Destiny 2 Posters Leak
Destiny 2 will release this September, according to a pair of leaked posters for Bungie's upcoming sequel.
Images of the poster come by way of Italian outlet Lega Network, and were allegedly leaked by GameStop Italy. In addition to including a September 8 release date along the top, one of the posters also mentions of a forthcoming beta along the bottom.
Leaked Destiny 2 poster
Eurogamer's sources claim the poster is real and that the beta will kick off in June, with early access exclusive to PlayStation 4 players. Additionally, Kotaku has heard from its sources that a Destiny 2 announcement is coming from Bungie later today. (UPDATE: Kotaku's Jason Schreier posted a correction on Twitter, saying he "misread a text
McKellen to Reprise Gandalf Role for One-Man Charity Show
Ian McKellen will reprise some of his most famous roles, including Gandalf and Macbeth, for a one-man show titled Shakespeare, Tolkien, Others & You.
The show will be performed at London's Park Theatre from July 3-9, according to the official announcement. The theatre's artistic director, Jez Bond, will direct the show, which will be "accompanied by a never-before-seen exhibition" of posters, paintings, and photos from McKellen's vast body of work.
McKellen as Gandalf
For Honor Not Designed for Players to Unlock All Items
Many members of the For Honor community are unhappy with the game's microtransaction system and Ubisoft has come forward to address the backlash.
Unlocking all of the extra content in For Honor without paying requires an incredibly large amount of in-game currency. In fact, one player estimates it would take 2.5 years to acquire every customization item without spending any additional money. During this week's developer livestream (via VG247), game director Damien Kieken said For Honor wasn't designed for players to unlock everything in this manner.
Why X-Men Movie Continuity Is Bad Movie Continuity
Let's face it - the continuity in Fox's X-Men movies doesn't make a lot of sense. You have dead characters returning to life with little or no explanation, drastically different versions of the same character appearing across multiple films and major plot points that are conveniently ignored later down the road. It's almost as if Fox didn't have this massive superhero franchise entirely mapped out from the beginning.
If Logan proved anything, it's that continuity is hardly the most important aspect of a good superhero movie. Even so, it's fun to look back at the past 17 years' worth of X-Men movies and point out many of the glaring plot points and inconsistencies. And yes, we know Days of Future Past rebooted the timeline in some vague, not clearly defined way, but we're still pretty sure most of these gaffes don't add up regardless. Check out our extensive list below (but beware of spoilers for Logan!):
Comic Book Reviews for March 22, 2017
It was another big week for the comic book industry, as DC wrapped up the "Superman Reborn" crossover and Marvel launched a new Iron Fist comic and answered a big mystery in The Unworthy Thor #5. Elsewhere, IDW kicked off a new Ghostbusters series involving both the original and reboot teams, while Valiant relaunched X-O Manowar to incredible results.
Scroll down to check out our reviews for these and various other new releases, and be sure to let us know your favorite books of the week in the comments below.
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The First Video Game Easter Egg Might Be Earlier Than You Think
The 1977 arcade game Starship 1 may contain the first ever video game Easter egg.
The discovery was made by former vice president of game publishing at Microsoft, Ed Fries, while interviewing Atari engineer Ron Milner. In an offhanded comment, Milner mentioned that he had programmed a special 'backdoor' trick in Starship 1 that gave you ten free games if executed.
“That was the first and only game that I ever programmed and I think it was maybe one of the first games with a backdoor in it," Milner told Fries. "I didn’t tell people about this, even within Atari, for at least 30 years, but I had some code in there that if you did a certain sequence of controls it would say ‘Hi Ron!’ and give you 10 free games.”
How Is Legion’s Villain Connected to the X-Men?
Spoilers for Legion Season 1 follow.
Last season on Legion it was revealed that the mysterious "Devil with Yellow Eyes" character is actually the Shadow King, a.k.a. Amahl Farouk, a long-standing X-Men villain whose rivalry with Charles Xavier dates back decades. And though Xavier wasn't specifically referenced by name in the season, it's clear that just like in the comics he is David Haller's father.
For those not familiar with the Shadow King (or his dynamic with David and Xavier in the comics), we figured now -- with Season 2 of Legion debuting -- was the perfect time to break down his history and how Legion's handling of the Shadow King compares to the source material.
Assassin’s Creed TV Series Coming
It looks like Ubisoft's cross-media efforts to expand the Assassin's Creed franchise will extend beyond last year's live-action film, as a TV adaptation of the popular video game series is in the works.
Assassin's Creed head of content Aymar Azaizia confirmed that a TV series is on the way during a Reddit AMA. While Azaizia refrained from providing specifics about the show, he assured fans that it won't be a rushed project. "It's like the movie guys, we will take our time to get sure we deliver something we can be proud of," he said.
Ubisoft Motion Pictures, which produced last year's live-action Assassin's Creed movie (read IGN's review) and a Rabbids TV show, will presumably handle the Assassin's Creed TV series as well. The publisher's aforementioned film and television division is also producing a Splinter Cell movie starring Tom Hardy and a film based on The Division that stars Jake Gyllenhaal.