Monthly Archives: November 2016
The Division Surprise-Reveals Its New Survival Expansion
The Division's upcoming Survival expansion will feature a new game mode that turns the shooter into a multiplayer survival game.
The optional mode, which was revealed during a developer livestream today, via Kotaku, will take place on the same full map as the base game, but with a twist. A blizzard has covered the city and Division agents need to reach the center of Manhattan to retrieve vital antiviral drugs.
The helicopter carrying the agents crashes, though, and up to 24 players are scattered around the map with the goal of reaching the center before succumbing to death from extreme conditions. Starting with only low-level gear, a pistol, and no skills, players will have to manage hunger, sickness, cold, and dehydration systems to survive.
Dumbledore Confirmed for Fantastic Beasts 2
A young Albus Dumbledore will appear in the upcoming Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them sequel, director David Yates has revealed.
Speaking to Screen Rant, Yates confirmed that Dumbledore will be in the second film, though the role has not yet been cast.
“In the second movie Dumbledore comes back. He’s got a couple of good scenes with Newt… We’re discussing who would play Dumbledore, any suggestions would be good," Yates said during a roundtable interview, according to Screen Rant.
The Big Bang Theory Spinoff/Prequel in Development
A spinoff of The Big Bang Theory is currently in development at Warner Bros. TV and CBS.
According to Variety, the potential series is a prequel that centers around a young Sheldon Cooper and his life growing up as a boy genius in Texas.
The project is said to be in the earliest stages of development, and "just at the script stage," per Variety. A script deal is expected to be signed soon, with The Big Bang Theory showrunner Steve Molaro penning the script. CBS and Warner Bros. TV have yet to officially comment.
Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper in The Big Bang Theory.
How Much Each MCU Movie Made Its Opening Weekend
With Avengers: Endgame having the biggest opening weekend of all time -- debuting with an unprecedented $357.1 million at the North American box office -- let's look back at how much each entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe made during its opening weekend.
As we previously reported, Avengers: Endgame also reached $1 billion in just five days, which is more than twice as fast as Avengers: Infinity War, which previously held the record at 11 days.
This puts Endgame on track to be one of the highest grossing movies of all time, if not the highest grossing movie ever.
Young Justice Returning for Season 3
Young Justice fans, it's time to celebrate, as Warner Bros. Animation has announced the series is returning for a long hoped-for Season 3.
WB Animation notes that more details, including where the new episodes will air and a premiere date, will be revealed later, but production is now beginning on the third season, which promises “new twists, turns and dangerous new threats for the team, but most importantly, the opportunity for fans to finally continue the adventures of some of their favorite Super Heroes.”
Young Justice: Season 3 teaser poster.
Here Are All the BlizzCon 2016 Tournament Winners
BlizzCon 2016 took place over the weekend, and part of the celebration of all things Blizzard were the world championship tournaments for Blizzard's competitive games.
Competitors in the tournaments battled for a piece of a prize pool totaling $2,750,000 USD.
The BlizzCon tournaments represent the culmination of months of work on the parts of the individuals and teams taking part. The world champions crowned during the event are the "pinnacle of competitive play" in Blizzard's games. Here are the tournaments and their respective winners.
- StarCraft II World Championship Series Global Finals Winner: ByuN
- Hearthstone World Championship Winner: Pavel
Battlefield 1 Had the ‘Biggest Launch’ In DICE’s History
Less than three weeks after its launch, DICE announced today Battlefield 1 had the "biggest launch" in the company's 22 year history, though it didn't specify how many units the game has sold thus far.
Announced alongside an infographic, DICE also revealed players spent over 59 million accumulative hours in the first person shooter, with nine million of those spent in operations.
It also boasted 32 million Battlepacks had been earned, 842,426 carrier pigeons had been deployed, and 123,084 horses had been killed in-combat.
Hearthstone: Mean Streets of Gadgetzan Card Reveal
The new Hearthstone expansion, Mean Streets of Gadgetzan, was announced at BlizzCon a few days ago, and as you’d expect, it’s destined to really shake up the meta. Not only will it inject 132 new cards into the game, but it’s also introducing tri-class cards, which is obviously a HUGE deal for the game. In keeping with the shady, underworld theme of the set, the class groups are set up as gangs. They are: the Grimy Goons, an alliance of Hunters, Paladins and Warriors; Jade Lotus, comprised of Druids, Rogues and Shamans; and The Kabal, mana-obsessed Mages, Priest and Warlocks.
Doctor Strange Intentionally Subverts a Big Marvel Trope
Doctor Strange bears a lot of similarities to many of Marvel's origin movies, but director Scott Derrickson put an interesting twist on the Marvel formula with the ending of the film subverting a big MCU trope that has been a point of criticism in recent years.
Full spoilers for Doctor Strange continue below, so don't read on if you haven't seen the film yet.
If you look at the climaxes of most Marvel Cinematic Universe films -- and superhero films in general -- usually the crisis the titular heroes are trying to prevent is some city-destroying, world-ending calamity. From the Chitauri invading New York in The Avengers to Ronan and his fanatical Kree trying to destroy Xandar in the Guardians of the Galaxy, there's usually a lot of mass destruction wrapping up these films.
Resident Evil 7 Expected to Sell 4 Million Copies At Launch
In a recent earnings report, Capcom announced the company is expecting to sell 4 million copies of Resident Evil 7 at launch. The game comes out on January 24 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
In an English Q&A released today (via GameSpot), Capcom elaborated on its projections for Resident Evil 7, saying it considers the game a "foundation title," and expects its lifetime sales to continue strongly thanks to the rise of digital distribution "producing revenue not limited to the next two fiscal years but into the long term as well."