Monthly Archives: July 2018
How Developers Feel About Nintendo’s 20-30 Games a Week eShop Initative
During a recent shareholder's meeting, Nintendo's senior executive officer Susumu Tanaka is "looking to release around 20 to 30 indie games on Nintendo Switch per week." And while Nintendo has already made it clear indie success on the eShop is core to the Switch, are developers happy about this emphasis on more weekly releases, or do they see this as a cause for concern over Nintendo's digital storefront?
A number of developers and publishers who have already published games via the Switch eShop, and may have future releases planned, spoke to IGN about Nintendo's endeavors. Representatives for Yacht Club Games (Shovel Knight), Devolver Digital, Image & Form (SteamWorld Dig 2), Team17, and more offered their takes on if this initiative may overcrowd the marketplace, if Nintendo can do anything to improve promotion on the eShop, and whether such a plan might affect these developers and publishers' interest in bringing games to the Switch.
The Walking Dead Is Getting a VR Game in 2019
The Walking Dead is getting its first VR game next year.
Skydance Interactive and Skybound Entertainment have announced The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners, which will launch worldwide in 2019. The game is set in New Orleans and will have players explore the flooded remains of a once vibrant city while dealing with other survivors.
Skydance Interactive and Skybound Entertainment will showcase the game's teaser art during Comic-Con in a come-to-life setting at the Harbor House Restaurant from July 18-July 21.
More about Saints & Sinners will also be revealed during Skybound’s The Walking Dead livestream, which will be streamed on Twitch July 19 at 12 p.m. PT/3 p.m. ET and on July 21 at 4 p.m. PT/7 p.m. ET.
All Current World of Warcraft Expansions Now Included With Subscription
The base game and all six of the currently available expansions for World of Warcraft are now included in the game's monthly fee.
Blizzard announced the change to World of Warcraft's payment model on its blog along with the Battle for Azeroth pre-patch, which is available to download now.
All World of Warcraft subscribers have been automatically upgraded to the most recent expansion of the game, Legion, free of charge. This effectively opens all of the game's available expansions for the entire player base - that is, until Battle for Azeroth comes out next month.
Batman’s Contingency Plan for Jury Duty Revealed
Batman #51 reveals that the Dark Knight has a contingency plan for everything, even dealing with the inconvenience of jury duty.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Batman #51!
Bruce Wayne's jury summons couldn't have come at a worse time, as our hero is still dealing with the fallout of his abortive wedding to Selina Kyle in Batman #50.To make matters worse, the trial in question is for Mister Freeze, who's accused of murdering three Gotham women. Despite being a well-known ally of Batman, Bruce found himself sitting on the jury for Gotham's latest high-profile murder trial.
Madden NFL 19 Cover Star Revealed
EA has unveiled Madden NFL 19's cover star, Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown.
Considered one of the greatest wide receivers of all time, Brown graces the cover with a wide smile. He'll also be the cover athlete for the Madden NFL Overdrive mobile game.
Madden NFL 19 cover featuring Antonio Brown, via Twitter.
No, That Fortnite TV Show Tease Isn’t Real
A Disney XD parody account tweeted the fake announcement of a Fortnite TV show leading many to believe a show is in the works, but don't get too excited -- the announcement isn't real.
Even though the tweet was simple, it was enough to have it shared a few thousand times on Twitter. The fake announcement stated the show would premiere on August 12, 2019 and teased upcoming sneak peeks throughout the week.
The parody account goes by the Twitter handle @DisnayXD and even uses a globe icon at the end of the username to trick careless users into thinking it's a verified account.
The tweet gained enough attention to get addressed by an employee of Epic. Nick Chester tweeted condemning the tweet and anyone reporting it as fact, squashing any question that a TV show is being made.
The Culling 2 Is Shutting Down After Just 8 Days, Offering Refunds
Developer Xaviant is shutting down The Culling 2, hoping to give refunds to those who bought it. Xaviant is rebooting the original game as free-to-play as a result.
In a video on Xaviant's official YouTube channel, director of operations Josh Van Veld issued an apology to fans of The Culling for the botched launch of The Culling 2 last week. The decision to pull the plug on The Culling 2 resulted from complaints over abandoning the original game, its decreased emphasis on melee combat, low server populations, and a generally poor reception.
"It's been difficult for us to wrap our heads around the entire situation," said Van Veld. "The Culling 2 was not a game that you asked for and it's not the game you expect as a worthy successor to The Culling."
Solo: A Star Wars Story Digital and Blu-Ray Release Dates Announced
Solo: A Star Wars Story will be available digitally in HD and 4K Ultra HD and on Movies Anywhere on September 14, with the Blu-ray and On-Demand release arriving less than two weeks later on September 25.
Lucasfilm announced the release date along with details on the special features and eight extended and deleted scenes, one of which is titled Han Versus Chewie: Extended.
The special features include a roundtable with the cast and director, a look into how the team brings "your favorite Wookiee to life", a feature on remaking the Millennium Falcon, and much more.
Fortnite Player Attempts Harrowing Rescue Mission to Save Opponent
A Fortnite player discovered an enemy trapped with no escape and the video of the attempted rescue mission has sparked an outpouring of love and applause.
Popular streamer Muselk found himself on the edge of the new desert biome of the Fortnite map where he discovered an enemy player stuck at the bottom of a cliff. Believing the opponent was out of materials, Muselk built a lengthy staircase down to save the poor fellow. A building limit found just above the enemy thwarted the daring plan.
J.J. Abrams’ Overlord Gets a New Release Date
J.J. Abrams' supernatural World War II film Overlord has a new release date.
Per Deadline, the movie was originally set to hit theaters on October 26 in the U.S. but will now open on November 9. Overlord will now be going up against The Girl in the Spider’s Web and Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch.
Paramount released the movie's first trailer today, which you can view below. The story follows a group of American paratroopers going up against supernatural forces in a Nazi-occupied village that's far from normal.
Abrams confirmed Overlord is not the next entry in the Cloverfield series, but has promised the film is still "bat sh*t crazy." Abrams is also teaming up with the movie's director, Julius Avery, for a new superhero movie.