Monthly Archives: June 2017
Overwatch Legendary Loot Box Free for Amazon and Twitch Prime Members
Blizzard is the latest company to team up with Twitch to offer some free loot for Amazon and Twitch Prime members.
If you're a Twitch or Amazon Prime member, you can get yourself a free Golden Loot Box right now, which contains a guaranteed legendary item. Over the next few months, you'll also get an additional 10 normal loot boxes. Similar promotions will start up later this year for Heroes of the Storm and Hearthstone.
It's not all about the free stuff though, as this collaboration will last two years and include streaming rights to over 20 Blizzard eSports tournaments. These include the StarCraft II WCS, the Overwatch APEX League and Premier Series, the Heroes of the Storm Global Championsip, the WoW Arena Championship, and the Hearthstone Championship Tour and Global Games.
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Kingsman Comic Sequel Announced With New Creative Team
A new six-issue comic book series, Kingsman: The Red Diamond has been announced, and will serve as a sequel to the miniseries that inspired the Kingsman film.
As reported by EW, The Red Diamond will not see original comic team Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons return, however. They're replaced by Rob Williams and Simon Fraser, who worked together previously on Doctor Who comics.
The first issue of The Red Diamond will be released on September 6 by Image Comics, preceded by a reprint of original series, The Secret Service (now rebranded Kingsman: The Secret Service, in line with the film).
Han Solo: Why Directors Lord and Miller Were Dropped
After Phil Lord and Christopher Miller were dropped as directors for the new Han Solo film, sources have come forward explaining the reasons behind Lucasfilm's decision.
The Hollywood Reporter states that sources say the pair were let go due to creative disagreements with screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan, which confirms claims of creative differences when news of their departure from the movie first broke.
Kasdan (co-writer of The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, and The Force Awakens) reportedly prefers to remain strictly on script at all times. This is claimed to have clashed with Lord and Miller, who are said to favour a more improvisational and humorous style.
This Oscar Winner May be Our New Han Solo Director
On the heels of the news that Han Solo directors Phil Lord and Chris Miler were off the Star Wars spinoff mere weeks away from the completion of principal photography, three names have reportedly surfaced as possible 11th hour replacements. And all three filmmakers are past colleagues of Lucasfilm.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Oscar winner Ron Howard is a contender to step in to helm. Howard directed Willow, based on a story by George Lucas, for Lucasfilm back in 1988. Howard was also once in the mix for helming The Phantom Menace, but he has said that he was never even formally offered a script for that film.
Sony’s Jim Ryan on Leaving Indie Games Out of E3
Sony Interactive Entertainment's global boss Jim Ryan has commented on the focal shift away from indie titles at this year's E3 Sony conference.
In an interview with gamesindustry.biz, Ryan spoke about the ineffective nature of showing small clips from indie games during presentations. He explained that the method doesn't allow viewers to learn enough about the games and that "
t is almost viewed as wasted time."
Ryan went on to discuss the importance of having such a reel during the early years of PS4 to solidify Sony's commitment to bringing indie titles to the console.
Upgrade Your Basic Display With The Best 27-inch Gaming Monitor
Gaming monitors have been going through somewhat of a renaissance lately thanks to advancements in GPU technology. Instead of the boring Full HD monitors that have been around since forever, we now have displays with higher refresh rates, adaptive refresh rate technology, quantum dot panels, eye tracking, and much more. You basically can't buy a basic 1080p 60Hz monitor anymore now that midrange graphics cards can easily drive a 1080p display at high frame rates, so it's time to reassess what is the gold standard for your traditional gaming.
Damon Lindelof to Adapt Watchmen for HBO
Lost and The Leftovers creator Damon Lindelof is reportedly in talks to develop a TV series adaptation of Watchmen for HBO.
According to Variety, Lindelof's take for the DC Comics-inspired series won't be tied to the Watchmen series HBO had looked into developing a few years ago, but will instead serve as a fresh start for the network.
Watchmen comic, created by writer Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons
Han Solo Star Wars Spinoff Film Loses Directors
Directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller have left the Han Solo spinoff Star Wars film scheduled for a 2018 release. A new director will be announced soon.
Lucasfilm announced their departure in a post on StarWars.com with a statement from Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy who said they and the directors "had different creative visions on this film." The film is still set for its May 2018 release, according to the post.
The full statement reads:
"Phil Lord and Christopher Miller are talented filmmakers who have assembled an incredible cast and crew, but it’s become clear that we had different creative visions on this film, and we’ve decided to part ways. A new director will be announced soon."
Street Fighter Producer on How Mortal Kombat Inspired Series
While looking back over the franchise's 30-year anniversary, Street Fighter Producer Yoshinori Ono explained how a competing, long-running fighting series had an impact on Capcom's franchise.
Speaking to IGN at E3, Ono discussed how Ed Boon's 2011 Mortal Kombat reboot, with its focus on a fleshed out story mode, inspired Street Fighter V.
"When
saw that,
thought Capcom should really take advantage of mimicking this and incorporate it into its games as well. So story mode has then become a big thing in Street Fighter also," Ono said, additionally noting that he does seriously consider suggestions fans offer to him on his Facebook page.
Inspiration between the two franchises is a two-way street of course, as Boon told IGN earlier this year that Street Fighter II's dizzy mechanic ultimately resulted in Mortal Kombat's fatalities.