Monthly Archives: May 2017
Comic Book Reviews for May 17, 2017
It was another big week of comics. Marvel delivered another issue of Secret Empire and debuted a new incarnation of Generation X and a Deadpool graphic novel drawn by none other than Rob Liefeld. DC wrapped up "The Button" in The Flash #22, paired Batman with Swamp Thing and continued their Injustice 2 prequel. And Boom gave us another winning chapter of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
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.
DC COMICS
Overwatch: 3 New Maps Revealed
Several Overwatch Twitter accounts have uploaded a new video, revealing that the game will add at least 3 new maps as part of its Anniversary celebration event - and they may be hinting at a new mode, too.
The maps appear to be set in new areas of the existing Eichenwalde, Temple of Anubis and Dorado maps. Watch the video below:
Here's a sneak peek at three new ARENA MAPS coming soon to our Overwatch Anniversary celebration.
The party begins May 23! pic.twitter.com/umXbr0bq7k
— Overwatch (@OverwatchEU) May 18, 2017
CW Moving Arrow to Thursdays This Fall
The CW has revealed its 2017-18 schedule, which moves Arrow to a new day and time, and pairs The Flash and DC's Legends of Tomorrow on the same night.
For the first time, Arrow will air at 9pm ET/PT on Thursdays. While The CW had a different DC television show on every week night except Friday last year, the network is changing it up this fall, with The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow airing on Tuesdays at 8pm and 9pm, respectively. A test run of this was done for the final episodes of Legends' second season earlier this year.
Read IGN's DC's Legends of Tomorrow Season 2 review to find out why Legends is now The CW's best DC series.
Overwatch to Get New Standard Loot Items Alongside 1st Anniversary Event
Blizzard is updating the regular Overwatch loot boxes alongside whatever comes with the game's one year anniversary.
In an interview with Polygon, game director Jeff Kaplan revealed that the team is adding a few highly requested unlockables to standard Overwatch loot boxes in an effort to give players some items not related to specific events.
In a bid to charm fans, the new unlocks include sitting and laughing emotes for Sombra and Orisa who weren't released when the first round of these casual actions were divvied out.
Another fan-pleasing move comes in the form of a sarcastic shrug for resident edgelord Gabriel "Reaper" Reyes as both an emote and spray. The shrug first made an appearance in an Overwatch Uprising comic which became a hit amongst the community for its smarmy and sassy style.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Patch Removes Offensive Gesture
An animation for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's Inkling Girl character has been altered in the new 1.1 patch, after it was found to be more offensive in Europe than in Japan.
We'll leave it to you to find out exactly why it's a bit naughty (this is a family website!), suffice it to say that some nationalities were a little surprised to see their fellow racers implying some bad stuff for a cartoon karter.
You can see the slight change in animation below, cortesy of NeoGAF user Neiteio's screenshots (as reported by Kotaku):
Adelaide Crows Football Club Has Bought an Esports Team
The Adelaide Football Club has announced it will acquire professional Australian esports team ‘Legacy eSports’ in what the club is claiming is a first for Australian mainstream sport.
According to Crows Chief Executive Andrew Fagan involvement in the growing esports industry will “broaden the scope of Adelaide’s fan engagement, brand and commercial platform.”
“It is hugely popular with millennials and there are enhanced opportunities for current and new corporate partners to engage with younger, digital and social media savvy audiences,” said Fagan.
“Across the globe there are sporting clubs, billionaire investors, and athletes becoming involved in esports with a view to growing their brand and reach, driving commercial outcomes and engaging with new fans.
How God Particle Became Cloverfield 3
Screenwriter Oren Uziel has revealed how his sci fi flick God Particle became part of the Cloverfield Universe.
Speaking to Collider, Uziel said that things just "fell into place" when his spec script was picked up by J.J. Abrams. “It was written before 10 Cloverfield Lane and the expanded Cloverfield universe even existed as a thing," said Uziel. "And then after years of, you know how scripts kind of hang around...suddenly everything fell into place with J.J.
, Bad Robot, and Paramount. I don’t know exactly when it became a Cloverfield movie, but I suspect in this current market where it’s just harder and harder to market an original movie of any kind, a science-fiction movie in particular, but I think everyone just knew if it fits—and it does—into that Cloverfield world, it should, and it can only help.”
This is the Invisible Studio That Works on Your Favorite Games
You remember it - slo-mo bullets, long takes, Kanye West’s single du jour. The CG ‘Power’ trailer for 2011’s Saints Row The Third was a stylish commentary of the game as a guilty pleasure, a reminder that the series was meant to be anarchic fun. It was just one of many high profile projects by Plastic Wax, a VFX and animation studio that has dominated CG sequences in AAA video games for over a decade yet has remained largely out of the public eye.
Plastic Wax is based in Sydney, Australia, and identifies as a boutique business; small, family-run, laser-eye-focused on ‘getting the job done.’ Yet its resume includes the likes of BioShock, Darksiders, Saints Row, Borderlands, Gears of War, the Lego video games, and Injustice - you know, the sort of thing to write home about. So why do so few know its name?
Guardians Vol. 2 Director on Cut Nathan Fillion Cameo
James Gunn, director of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, took to Facebook to explain why he cut Nathan Fillion's cameo appearance out of the movie.
Gunn explained that Fillion is one of his best friends (alongside Michael Rooker and Gregg Henry, Gunn has put Fillion in every movie he's directed) but that he didn't want to limit the actor's chance at becoming a more substantial staple in the Marvel Universe later down the track but throwing him in a small cameo role.
Gunn's solution was to have Fillion make an appearance as Wonder Man, but only in the form of movie posters boasting his acting alter-ego Simon Williams.
12 Monkeys is Back! …And Airing in an Unusual Way
The awesome time travel adventures in 12 Monkeys resumes this Friday on Syfy as Season 3 kicks off! With the season finale airing... this Sunday?
Yes, it’s true, thanks to an unusual bit of scheduling that has the entire ten-episode season airing over three nights, beginning Friday, May 19th and wrapping up Sunday, May 21st. But lest you think this means 12 Monkeys is in trouble, the acclaimed show has actually already been renewed for its fourth and final season, which is in production now.
On a recent visit to the Toronto set of 12 Monkeys – while the cast were filming Season 4 scenes they can’t discuss just yet – I spoke to stars Aaron Stanford (“James Cole”), Amanda Schull ("Dr. Cassandra 'Cassie' Railly") and Barbara Sukowa ("Katarina Jones"), along with the show’s executive producer/showrunner, Terry Matalas, about what to expect in Season 3, the new eras the characters are traveling to and that noteworthy airing tactic.