Monthly Archives: February 2018
The Past Returns in Amazing Spider-Man #796
The newest chapter of Amazing Spider-Man featured the unexpected return of a classic Spider-Man element.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Amazing Spider-Man #796!
As of this issue, it appears that Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson are officially an item again. The two crossed paths at a press conference for the corporation Alchemax, only for the inevitable supervillain attack to force Spider-Man into action and MJ to take up her old role of covering for her ex-boyfriend. When Peter arrived at her apartment to thank her and collect his discarded clothes, they wound up rekindling that old romance all over again.
Fortnite Update Will Make Building Faster and Easier
Fortnite's upcoming v.3.0.0 update will offer some new changes and options to make building both faster and easier.
In an official blog post, Epic Games detailed four key ways it would be speeding things up, the first of which is a toggleable “Turbo Building” option that allows you to hold down your primary fire to continuously place building pieces.
Another new toggleable option called “Auto Change Materials” will do exactly what it sounds like, automatically switching to another building material when the one you are using runs out.
Unfinished TMNT Comic Is Finally Getting an Ending
An unfinished 1990s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic is finally getting an ending.
io9 reports IDW Publishing is reviving TMNT Volume 3 from writer Gary Carlson and artist Frank Fosco. The non-canonical comic ran for 23 issues from 1996 to 1999. However, it was canceled before getting a proper conclusion.
IDW is rebranding the series as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Urban Legends and will re-release all 23 issues with reprints by colorist Adam Guzowski. The comic will also get three new, final issues from Carlson and Fosco to finally give the series an ending.
Solo ‘A Lot More Fun’ Than Other Star Wars Movies, says Donald Glover
Donald Glover thinks fans are going to enjoy the tone of the upcoming Solo movie.
In an interview with Entertainment Tonight Glover, who plays young Lando Calrissian in Solo, said the upcoming Star Wars film is more fun than any other entry in the franchise because fans already know the fates of the main characters.
"I think it's just a lot more fun," Glover said. "All the Star Wars
are really fun but I think this movie, we know what's going to happen, we know they're not going to die, ya know?" As such, the cast and crew are allowed to enjoy themselves a bit more. The real focus in Solo, says Glover, is shedding more light on Han Solo, Lando, Chewbacca and other beloved Star Wars characters' pasts.
Rocket League Tournaments Beta Now Live on PC
The Rocket League Tournaments beta is now live on Steam.
The beta, which runs until Friday, February 23 at 5pm PT/8pm ET (February 24 at 1am UK/12pm AET), allows players to create their own tournaments and join in on those created by other players. The beta is only open to players who already own a copy of Rocket League on Steam, and it will have limited functionality compared to the full release of Tournaments mode.
Full details, as well as instructions for accessing the beta, are available on the Rocket League site.
Psyonix encourages participating players to report any issues or feedback on the game's subreddit, and some crashing and stability issues have already been noted. The dev team also recommends players back up their save data if they plan to switch back and forth between the Tournament Beta and the main game.
Leviathan Is Final Destination Meets Godzilla
Whipping out a Ouija board at a party might be good for innocent laughs in the real world, but in this new comic book series from writer John Layman (Chew), artist Nick Pitarra (Manhattan Projects) and colorist Mike Garland (Manhattan Projects), it summons a 500 foot-tall, fire-breathing monster. That’s the premise of Leviathan, a new series from Image Comics announced at Image Expo 2018, which features a group of young people who are now running for their lives as the accidentally-summoned kaiju hunts them down. It’s Godzilla via black magic instead of radiation with the horror formula of Final Destination.
Art by Nick Pitarra and Mike Garland. (Image Comics)
Opinion: Killmonger’s Rage Is the Hard Truth of Black Panther
Warning! Full SPOILERS follow for Black Panther. Be sure to check out our SPOILER-FREE review right here.
Black Panther’s Erik Killmonger wanted to start a revolution around the world that would help marginalized people fight back against their oppressors, and while I don’t agree with his methods, I understand where the anger comes from. I felt that same rage when I was 12 years old on a trip to Africa.
In 1996, my family and I traveled to West Africa to a small country called The Gambia. My parents were determined to see where our ancestors potentially came from, because the region was known to have been a popular destination for slave traders back in the 18th and early 19th centuries. It was a revelatory experience that I will never forget and thought about constantly while watching Black Panther.
Jurassic World 3 Gets 2021 Release Date
Universal Pictures' third Jurassic World movie will open in theaters on June 11, 2021.
Jurassic World 3 will be co-written by Colin Trevorrow and Emily Carmichael, Variety reports. In addition to writing and directing the family action movie Powerhouse, Carmichael co-wrote Pacific Rim Uprising.
"It's important to this franchise that we welcome new creative voices to keep our storytelling fresh and alive," Trevorrow said. "I'm thrilled with the tension and beauty J.A.
has brought to Fallen Kingdom, and I know Emily will add another layer of emotion to the concluding chapter of our trilogy."
How Ubisoft Is Innovating by Exploring Beyond Gaming
Though Ubisoft's worldwide studios work themselves to craft new technology and push the possibilities of their games, a relatively new facet of the company is looking beyond gaming to innovate within the industry.
Ubisoft's Strategic Innovation Lab is a collective within Ubisoft studying and analyzing trends in how the world interacts with technology and its rapid changes to then find ways of applying them to Ubisoft as a whole. Lidwine Sauer, Director of Insights and Trends for the lab, spoke with IGN ahead of her DICE 2018 speech to explain the lab's focuses going forward.
Having already spoken at DICE Europe, Sauer has explored the lab's work in fields like artificial intelligence and implementations of it in Ubisoft products. Sauer cited last year's Star Trek: Bridge Crew as an example of AI's voice command capabilities, as well as the recent introduction of Sam, Ubisoft's personal gaming assistant interface introduced into beta in the Ubisoft Club app.
Watching Overwatch League Now Grants Skins and More
Those who have enjoyed watching Overwatch League matches will now receive in-game benefits for doing so.
Blizzard has announced Overwatch League and Twitch are teaming up, and starting today viewers will be able to earn skins, emotes, and team-themed items, as well as League Tokens, just by watching their favorite teams face-off. Full details are available on the Overwatch League site.
Overwatch League Cheering is a new feature unique to Twitch which allows fans to unlock in-game skins, emotes, and team-branded items by Cheering their favorite team using Bits, a virtual item Twitch offers. Skins offered via the system are exclusive to Cheering for a time, and a Cheer leaderboard will track top participants.