Monthly Archives: June 2017
Zelda’s Midna Was Originally Designed for an Unreleased Nintendo Game
With the Master Trials DLC about to launch for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Nintendo has revealed that character Midna from Twilight Princess was originally slated for a different game.
In one of a series of articles about the upcoming DLC, Breath of the Wild's art director, Satoru Takizawa explains that after The Wind Waker had been completed, "there was a secret project we were considering working on before The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess."
Kirby’s Blowout Blast Gets a Release Date
3DS eShop title Kirby's Blowout Blast will be released on July 6, Nintendo has announced.
An expanded version of Kirby 3D Rumble - a mini-game in last year's Kirby: Planet Robobot - Blowout Blast see players trying to cpmplete 3D Kirby stages as fast as possible, while building points through combos. This version adds longer stages, as well as boss enemies.
Blowout Blast is the second of three new Kirby 3DS games announced in April to help celebrate Kirby's 25th birthday. The third, a multiplayer action game, is still something of a mystery, but will be released this holiday.
Horizon: Zero Dawn for Under £27
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Horizon: Zero Dawn for Under £27
If you haven't read our 9.3/10 review on Horizon: Zero Dawn, be sure to check it out before purchasing. To put perspective on this deal, Horizon: Zero Dawn is £36.35 at Amazon.co.uk, which means ShopTo.net will make you save near £10.
Here’s Why Michelle Rodriguez Might Leave Fast & Furious
Actress Michelle Rodriguez took to Instagram earlier to celebrate the digital release of The Fate of the Furious, and deliver a message to Universal about including more women in the franchise.
"F8 is out digitally today, I hope they decide to show some love to the women of the franchise on the next one," wrote Rodriguez. "Or I just might have to say goodbye to a loved franchise. It's been a good ride & Im
grateful for the opportunity the fans & studio have provided over the years... One Love."
Despite the recent inclusions of Charlize Theron and Helen Mirren, women in the heavily male-dominated series haven't had the best run. Jordana Brewster was cut after four films in the wake of Paul Walker's death, while Elsa Pataky's Elena Nives was shot in the head in the last film.
Super NES Classic Preorder Guide
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Update 8/22. It's as bad as we feared. Target, Walmart, and Gamestop (maybe?) had them in stock for less than 30 seconds.
Update 8/22. SNES IN STOCK AT TARGET
Update 8/22. Reports indicate more preorders coming soon. So soon that you'd do best to start refreshing your page any minute.
The Batman Will Be a ‘Noir-Driven’ Detective Movie
Filmmaker Matt Reeves dropped some juicy morsels about his next project, Warner Bros.' next solo Batman movie, while promoting his new release, War for the Planet of the Apes.
In a chat with New Trailer Buzz (via Batman-News), Reeves explained that he was as much of a fan of the DC superhero as a child as he was of the Planet of the Apes film series. Reeves also drew comparisons between the Dark Knight and the protagonist of the new Apes trilogy, Caesar.
"I see a parallel, emotionally, between Caesar and Batman in that they're both characters who are tortured and trying to sort of grapple within themselves to find a way to do the right thing in a very imperfect, and to some degree corrupt, world," said Reeves. "And so it's really that emotionality that I'm interested in."
Hellboy Reboot Will Embrace Practical Effects and R Rating
Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen director Neil Marshall is looking forward to the flexibility of the film's R rating and using practical effects.
EW noticed that Marshall opened up about the Hellboy reboot on the podcast Post Mortem. "We’ve been granted permission to do it R-rated, which for me is just like taking the cuffs off," the filmmaker said.
"... It’s not like I’m going to force it to be R-rated, but if it happens to come out that way, just because of my own sensibilities, then fine. And nobody’s going to stop us. So, that’s the main
Death Note Director Wingard Reveals Ryuk Poster
SNES Classics Already on eBay, With Huge Mark-Ups
Of all the social sciences, economics is perhaps the coldest and most unfeeling. If you need any proof, look no further than the outrageous mark-ups some sellers are already attaching to the only-just revealed Super NES Classic.
Econ 101 teaches us that when supply is vastly out-paced by demand, prices will rise, something that already played out with the NES Classic. Scalpers famously grabbed up as many as they could, choking off any readily available supply, and Nintendo itself only churned out a finite number, increasing the disparity even further. The result? NES Classics still sell for twice or more the manufacturer's suggested retail price.
As you can see from the slides, scalpers, or rather "resellers" are expecting similar supply and demand imbalances with the SNES Classic. We're hoping Nintendo learns from its mistakes with the NES Classic, but there's also the problem of unconstrained orders from online retailers. People used automated bots to order multiple units, causing headaches for anyone on the level and sometimes crashing retailer websites.
The Predator Has a Character Connection to Predator 2
Actor Gary Busey's son Jake will play his offspring in The Predator.
Gary Busey starred in Predator 2, portraying special agent Peter Keyes in the sequel. And now, just like in real life, Jake Busey will play his son for The Predator, according to Slashfilm.
called me and he said, ‘Hey, you wanna do this movie? We don’t have money for you, but it’ll be a fun thing to come play and be your father’s son,' said Jake Busey on The Red Booth. "And so as much as I have followed in my dad's footsteps career-wise, this is like really following in his footsteps by playing a character who is the son of the character he played."