Tokyo Launch Event For Pokemon Sword and Shield Canceled
An event planned to celebrate the launch of Pokémon Sword and Shield has been canceled, according to a press release from The Pokémon Company, as spotted by Eurogamer.
The launch event, which was originally set for November 15 in the Ikebukuro district of Tokyo, was canceled for "operational reasons" which were not detailed in the release.
For Pokémon fans stateside, there is still a midnight launch event planned for New York City.
All the Shining and Stephen King Universe Connections in Doctor Sleep
Full SPOILERS ahead for Doctor Sleep!
With fans of both a classic novel and iconic horror film to reward for their eagle-eyed attention, Doctor Sleep has a lot of ground to cover when it concerns living up to its Shining pedigree. When it comes to that effort, it’s all work and no play - writer/director Mike Flanagan is clearly a huge fan of both versions of The Shining, and Doctor Sleep is bursting at the seams with nods to both Stanley Kubrick and Stephen King’s works.
Spoilers follow for everything Shining ever… well, not the TV miniseries from the ‘90s, let’s leave that in our collective mental lockbox.
Halo TV Series Casts Jacob and Miranda Keyes
The cast of Showtime's Halo series continues to grow, with the networking revealing it's cast two more series mainstays, Jacob and Miranda Keyes.
David Sapani (Penny Dreadful) will play Captain Jacob Keyes, a decorated and highly intelligent member of the United Nations Space Command. Olive Gray (Half Moon Investigations) has been cast as his daughter Dr. Miranda Keyes, an ambitious and highly intelligent UNSC commander who specializes in studying the technology and language of the alien empire known as the Covenant. The friction between father and daughter will be explored in the new series.
Showtime has also announced that Charlie Murphy (Peaky Blinders) will play a character named Makee. Makee is an orphaned human raised by the Covenant to hate her own people. It's unclear whether Makee is meant to be an adaptation of the character Mahkee, who debuted in Halo 5: Guardians and is the first female Sangheili character in the series. We've reached out to Showtime for clarification (Update: Showtime confirmed Makee is a different character created specifically for the series).
Diablo 4 Will Have Cosmetic Microtransactions, Blizzard Developer Says
Diablo 4 may be getting cosmetic microtransactions according to lead designer Joe Shely. The question came up as part of a larger conversation regarding Diablo 4’s monetization plans.
During BlizzCon 2019, Twitch streamer Quin69 spoke with Shely following the Diablo 4 reveal at Blizzard’s annual fan event (via PCGamesN). During their lengthy conversation, Quin brought up the question of how Blizzard will monetize Diablo 4.
“Diablo 4 will be available as a base game, and… we’re going to have expansions. You also will be able to acquire cosmetics in the game.”
Nintendo Releases The Stretchers for Switch From Little Nightmares Devs
Little Nightmares developer Tarsier Studios and Nintendo have surprise released a new comedic co-op puzzle game called The Stretchers for Nintendo Switch.
The Stretchers has players "take on the role of two medics who must work together to rescue Dizzies, troubled residents dizzied by the evil mastermind Captain Brains, in all kinds of wacky ways."
Players will drive to each scene in an ambulance, all while "breaking through walls, soaring through the sky and facing other perils along the way." Once at the scene, the two medics must gather all the Dizzies on a stretcher or "grab them by their limbs" and bring them back to the ambulance.
Like Overcooked, players must work together in hilarious and undoubtedly comically frustrating ways if they hope to be successful as the Dizzies' last hope.
My Hero Academia’s Best and Worst Quirks, Ranked
There are a lot of heroes in My Hero Academia, most of them established pros, out on the streets saving civilians from threats big and small. The main characters of My Hero Academia, however, are the heroic youngsters studying at U.A. High School. Specifically, they’re students of class 1-A: 20 students, including our protagonist Midoriya, under the tutelage of legendary heroes like Eraserhead, their homeroom teacher, and their Hero Studies teacher All Might.
The pupils of My Hero Academia’s Class 1-A all have unique and original "quirks" that make them hero material – whether they're offensive, defensive, strategic, or supportive abilities. One of the best things about the show is how delightfully strange and silly most of these powers are. But how would you rank the best and worst of the class 1-A quirks? Let’s take a look.
The Outer Worlds for Switch Confirmed for 2020
The Outer Worlds is officially coming to Nintendo Switch in 2020, 2K confirmed on its quarterly earnings call.
Publisher Private Division, a subsidiary of 2K parent company Take-Two Interactive, previously announced a Switch version would be released next year; 2K's comments merely cement the release window for Outer Worlds' Nintendo debut.
Obsidian's latest RPG was released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on October 25. Our The Outer Worlds review scored it an 8.5, calling it a "creative and well-made
Joker Becomes Most Profitable Comic Book Movie Ever
Avengers: Endgame isn't the only comic book movie shattering box office records in 2019. According to Forbes, Joker is on track to become the most profitable comic book movie of all time. This is just one of many records Joker has passed, including being the top-grossing R-rated movie, breaking the October opening weekend box office record and the second weekend October box office record.
Weeds Revival in Development, Original Star Mary-Louise Parker Returning
Showtime's Weeds may have ended its run of eight seasons in 2012, but now Starz and Lionsgate Television are planning on reviving it with Mary-Louise Parker returning as Nancy Botwin.
As reported by Variety, Parker will also executive produce the new show that "picks up with the Botwin family 10 years after the events of the original series in an era of legalization."
This revival is currently being referred to as "Weeds 4.20" and is being led by writer and executive producer Victoria Morrow, who worked on the original. Weeds creator Jenji Kohan is not currently attached to the project.
Death Stranding: 8 Movies To Prepare You
Hideo Kojima is by no means shy about his love of cinema, and while his games have plenty of obvious nods to his favorite movies, what makes his game work is how well they weave his influences into something new and original and usually a little weird
Now, we can’t know exactly what goes on in Kojima’s head, but having played the game, there are certain themes present in Death Stranding that immediately call to mind a few movies, some of which Kojima has posted about on social media, some of which we just have a hunch about.
What movies does Death Stranding remind you of? Share your recommendations below using the rudimentary social strand system we call "the comments section."