Monthly Archives: November 2017
New Star Wars: The Last Jedi TV Spot Teases Rey’s Conflict
A new TV spot for Star Wars: The Last Jedi has been released, and it offers a brief glimpse at the internal conflict that Rey (Daisy Ridley) will face in the highly anticipated film.
In the 30-second teaser, aptly titled "Tempt," we hear Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) tell Rey to "reach out" before asking her what she sees. Rey responds by saying, "Light, darkness... and something else." She then says it's calling out to her, and Skywalker exclaims "resist it, Rey!"
The arrival of this brief teaser follows shortly after the release of another TV spot, which offers a better look into the dynamic between Luke and Kylo Ren.
My Hero Academia Season 3 Premiere Window Revealed
The third season of My Hero Academia will debut this coming April.
As reported by Crunchyroll, next week's issue of Shonen Jump reveals the spring 2018 premiere. Check out an image of the magazine's forthcoming announcement (via Moetron News) below:
My Hero Academia Season 3 spring 2018 announcement, image via Moetron News
Gears of War 4 Added to Xbox Game Pass
Gears of War 4 will be added to Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass line-up on December 1.
It's one of the most-high-profile additions to the service so far, and means the pass now lets subscribers play every entry in the Gears series on one console.
Other games coming December 1 include Darksiders: Warmastered Edition, Mega Man 10, This War of Mine: The Little Ones, Casey Powell Lacrosse 16, and Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter.
Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft's Netflix-like subscription service, lets players play a vast library of games in exchange for a monthly fee.
Although normally $10 a month, Xbox Live Gold members can currently score a month of Xbox Game Pass for $1 through a promotion on Xbox Live.
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Goes Live Earlier Than Expected
Harley Quinn: New Adult Animated Series In Production
Harley Quinn is set to get another spin-off - this time she'll be starring in an adult-oriented DC animated series.
According to Deadline, the series will simply be called 'Harley Quinn', and DC's streaming service has ordered 26 half-hour episodes. It will be aimed at an adult audience.
Margot Robbie - who played the character in Suicide Squad and was the focus of much of that movie's praise - will apparently be approached to voice the character.
Per Deadline, the show will see Harley Quinn after she breaks things off with The Joker and attempts to become Gotham's queen of crime. It will "also will feature Poison Ivy and a whole cast of heroes and villains, old and new, from the DC Universe".
Clicker Heroes Studio Ditching Free-To-Play for ‘Ethical Reasons’
Playsaurus, the studio behind Clicker Heroes, is abandoning free-to-play for its next game citing "ethical reasons" over addictive behavior as a core reason.
When forced to choose between a paid upfront model, similar to traditional games, or a free-to-play model, as in Clicker Heroes 1, the studio will adopt the former for upcoming game Clicker Heroes 2. It will cost $29.99 and be fully refundable for a year after launch, according to a post by Fragsworth, one of the game's developers.
The reason for the change is concern that the players who spend the most money supporting the game may be victims of addictive behavior. Despite designing the game largely without the real-money shop in mind, the studio found that "some number of players spent many thousands of dollars on
Two Major Splatoon 2 Updates Announced
Nintendo has announced two major free updates for Splatoon 2. The first update will be available on Nov. 23, while the second update, which includes an entirely new Ranked Battle mode called Clam Blitz, will be launched in mid-December.
The November 23 update adds new gear, hairstyles, four new battle stages, a new Salmon Run stage and increases the level cap from 50 to 99.
Black Friday 2017: All the Best Gaming Deals From SCDKey
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There are some great deals going on right now at SCDKey's Black Friday sale. The two deals that have specifically caught my eyes are the 12 Month Xbox Live Subscription, which is £35.49 at SCDKey, but £39.85 at Amazon and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (Xbox One Preorder), which is £21.74 at SCDKey, but £21.99 at CDKeys, (CDKeys are usually the cheapest when it comes to game keys).
Marvel’s The Punisher: All the Best Easter Eggs
Netflix's Marvel library continues to expand now that Frank Castle has a series to call his own on the streaming network. And like all the Marvel shows before it, The Punisher includes quite a few nods to the character's comic book roots.
If you've had a chance to binge all 13 episodes, check out our list of the coolest Easter eggs and Marvel cameos in The Punisher: Season 1. Full spoilers follow!
We've been busy reviewing the new series all weekend long. Check out our Punisher review hub for our thoughts on the season as a whole and for links to our individual reviews for each of the 13 episodes.
Justice League Easter Eggs and References
The Justice League movie is packed with tons of Easter eggs and references, so click through the slideshow gallery below to see everything you might have missed.
Warning: beware of spoilers for Justice League!
Let us know your favorite in the comments.
Be sure to check out our review of Justice League.
And here's our reaction and analysis of that awesome Green Lantern cameo:
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