Disney’s Aladdin and The Lion King Get Playable Cartridge Special Editions
Nighthawk Interactive and iam8bit have announced that Disney Classic Games: Aladdin and The Lion King will be getting special editions, some of which will include playable SNES and SEGA Genesis cartridges.
Disney Classic Games: Aladdin and The Lion King will be released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC on October 29, 2019, for $29.99 USD, but Switch and/or retro fans will have something else to look forward to in the future.
Nighthawk has introduced Retro Editions for the Nintendo Switch that features either Clamshell Style (Genesis) or Boxed with Tray (SNES) classic console-style packaging. These premium editions also include an exclusive poster and a retro-style manual. They both will be released on December 10, 2019, for $49.99 USD.
The Best Video Game Trailers Of All Time
The video game industry is built on money and hype, and video game trailers are the perfect mix of both. But considering just how many we get bombarded with every year, it takes a truly special one to stand out from the crowd. Here’s our list of the cream of the crop - the best video game trailers ever.
Metal Gear Solid 2: Reveal Trailer, E3 2000
The first trailer for Metal Gear Solid 2, shown at E3 in 2000, is almost single-handedly responsible for that little boast we see in so many AAA trailers today: made entirely from in-game footage. Kojima and his team wanted to show off exactly what we were in for when stepping back into Snake's (assumedly really soft) sneaking boots and managed to do just that. Not only did we get a first look at one of the most anticipated games of all time, we got to see nine whole minutes of cutscenes and gameplay that featured (for its time) some of the most advanced AI, environmental interaction, and stealth-combat mechanics we'd ever seen. Sure there was that whole "you're not actually gonna play as Snake for like 70% of the game" twist, but that didn't come until later. - Jon Ryan, Senior Editor
Fortnite’s Black Hole Event Was Seen by over 7 Million People
For two days, Fortnite disappeared from the internet as part of a world-ending black hole event that paved the way for Fortnite Chapter 2. Now, Epic Games has revealed that over 7 million people were there to witness “The End” of Fortnite.
Epic Games confirmed to IGN that more than 7 million people watched Season X’s “The End” event across three platforms: Twitch, Twitter and YouTube. The three companies confirmed the viewership numbers themselves and it shows just how big an event “The End” was for Fortnite.
Adventure Time: Distant Lands Specials Coming to HBO Max
Four new, hour-long Adventure Time specials are coming to HBO Max, with the first two premiering in 2020.
The series of specials, called Adventure Time: Distant Lands, will dive back into the world of the Cartoon Network series, which concluded in September 2018. Check out Finn, Jake, and company in the first poster for Distant Lands below.
Adventure Time: Distant Lands poster
Marvel Transforms Kitty Pryde Into the New Wolverine
Marvel has been incredibly secretive about its X-Men relaunch, Dawn of X. That goes not just for Jonathan Hickman's core X-Men series, but the five other books spinning out of the new mutant status quo. It's only with the release of Marauders #1 that we actually know the plot of this new series from writer Gerry Duggan and artist Matteo Lolli. And the biggest takeaway from issue #1 is that Kitty Pryde has become the new Wolverine of the X-Men franchise.
Read on for more on Kitty's unexpected new status quo, but beware of full spoilers for Marauders #1!
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood to Rerelease in Theaters With New Scenes
Quentin Tarantino’s latest film, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, is set to rerelease in theaters with four new scenes.
According to a statement from Sony Pictures Entertainment, the new footage will “bookend” the movie, adding more than an additional 10 minutes to the film, which already features a running time of two hours and 40 minutes. The rerelease will hit 1,000 theaters across the U.S. and Canada starting on October 25th.
Watch our review of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
“Audiences have shown tremendous support for this movie, and we look forward to offering them another opportunity to see the film as it’s meant to be seen – in theaters on the big screen – with more sights and sounds of the sixties from Quentin Tarantino as an added treat,” said Adrian Smith, president of domestic distribution at Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group.
Barry Jenkins Wants a Miss Moneypenny Standalone Movie, Bond Star Says
Naomie Harris has confirmed that she has been involved in conversations about a possible Miss Moneypenny spin-off movie.
During an appearance on Good Morning America on Monday, Harris confirmed that director Barry Jenkins–who worked with the actress on his 2017 Oscars' Best Picture-winner Moonlight–wants to make a Miss Moneypenny standalone movie.
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has wanted to do a badass, kickass kind of action thing with Moneypenny which I'm all for actually," she admitted. "I got together with Barbara Broccoli, our producer, and I was like 'let's make this happen' but she wasn't so down for it – but maybe one day."
Spin Rhythm XD Is a Rhythm Game That Makes Me Want to Buy a Musical Instrument
There’s a beautiful little touch in Spin Rhythm XD. Occasionally, you’ll be asked to just wildly spin the game’s onscreen controller - a two-tone disc responsible for playing almost all of the game’s notes. It’s a moment of exuberant action amidst a game all about small-scale perfection, the same feeling you used to get from Rock Band’s drum fills.
But what I love in particular is that, when you stop that spin and get ready to keep playing your chosen electronic cut, the game always leaves the disc in the perfect position to play the next note. It’s a miniature masterstroke of design, a way to simultaneously make the game feel fair, and keep you perfectly in the flow (not to mention feeling amazingly good at a game that gets pretty punishing pretty quickly).
Fallout 76 Now Has a $100-a-Year Subscription Service
Fallout 76 has revealed a new subscription service, Fallout 1st, which allows players to play alone in private worlds, among other things.
Launching today, and priced at $12.99 a month, or $99.99 a year (that's £11.99 / £99.99 in the UK, Australian prices not available at time of writing), Bethesda explains that a Fallout 1st membership gets you:
- Private worlds for yourself and up to seven friends.
- A Scrapbox with unlimited storage for crafting materials.
- A Survival Tent that acts as a placeable fast travel point.
Disney CEO Defends Marvel Movies Against ‘Disrespectful’ Detractors
Bob Iger, the CEO of Disney, has fired back against recent Marvel criticism from filmmakers Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola, saying their comments seem "so disrespectful."
Speaking at the Wall Street Journal's Tech Live event on Tuesday, Iger weighed in on the ongoing debate over the cinematic value of the MCU (originally incited by Scorsese sharing his opinion that Marvel movies are "not cinema").