Superman Is Losing His Secret Identity, But Who Cares?
DC Comics is teasing a major status quo change for the Superman franchise in late 2019. Newsarama has spotted among DC's December solicitations some pretty convincing evidence that Superman will be revealing his secret identity to the general public. In particular, there's the solicit for Lois Lane #7, which reads, "This issue ties to the events of December’s Superman #18 and the gigantic status quo shift for both Lois and her husband, Superman, when the Man of Steel decides to reveal his identity to the world."
In a vacuum, this might seem like a shocking development for Superman, but given both Marvel and DC's recent history with secret identity leaks, we can't help but wonder - so what? What makes this story any different than the others that have explored the fleeting consequences of leaked identities?
Final Fantasy 7 Remake’s Classic Mode Won’t Satisfy Purists
Since Final Fantasy 7 Remake’s big gameplay reveal at E3 this year, fans have begun to rally into two broad camps: those who dig its new action-led combat system, and those who really wish Square Enix had stuck to the turn-based design of the original game. In what could be seen as an attempt to satisfy the latter camp, Square Enix has announced a new ‘classic’ battle mode. Yet what the studio has revealed is more likely to satisfy those already sold on the new vision for Final Fantasy 7 rather than those who oppose it.
The issue is a simple one: classic mode is not a turn-based combat system. It is still Final Fantasy 7 Remake’s new real-time combat, but it has been tweaked just enough to provide an illusion of individual turns.
Splatterhouse, Mr. Driller, and Klonoa ‘Encore’ Editions Trademarked
Bandai Namco has trademarked “Encore” editions of some of its older franchises, including a Mr. Driller Encore, Klonoa Encore, Splatterhouse Encore, Genpei Touma Den Encore, and Wagyan Land Encore, according to Gematsu.
Bandai Namco has previously released “Encore” editions of both Katamari Damacy and Katamari Damacy Reroll, both of which were full remasters of the original games.
Mr. Driller originally released in 1999, and starred the son of Namco’s original Dig Dug game, solving similar block puzzles in order to drill further down into the earth. Bandai Namco also included a new logo for the Encore game.
Rockstar Games Has Released Its Own PC Launcher With a Free Copy of GTA: San Andreas
Rockstar Games has released its own PC games launcher today. This marks the latest publisher to release their own PC games launcher and store, further fracturing the digital PC games market.
Rockstar Games joins companies Like Activision Blizzard and Bethesda in releasing a PC hub and store dedicated exclusively for their games. Currently, you can purchase several PC versions of Grand Theft Auto Games, L.A. Noire, and Bully: Scholarship Edition. If you download the launcher now, you can also get a free copy of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
Saved by the Bell Reboot Coming to NBC Streaming Service Peacock
A Saved by the Bell reboot will be coming to NBCUniversal's upcoming streaming service called Peacock, and Mario Lopez and Elizabeth Berkley will be returning as cast members.
As reported by TheWrap, this reboot will be written and executive produced by Tracey Wigfield, with original Saved by the Bell's Peter Engel also serving as executive producer.
The new Saved by the Bell series' logline is as follows;
"When California governor Zack Morris gets into hot water for closing too many low-income high schools, he proposes they send the affected students to the highest performing schools in the state — including Bayside High. The influx of new students gives the over privileged Bayside kids a much needed and hilarious dose of reality."
New Birds of Prey Movie Poster Shows Off Harley’s Crazy Side
We’ve got less a little less than half a year before DC’s Birds of Prey movie drops in February 2020, so why not release a poster for the new movie starring Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn?
The poster features Harley Quinn in her new look for the film, following 2016’s Suicide Squad. Fluttering around her head like a bunch of murderous cherubs is the rest of the main cast, including Huntress (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), Black Canary (Jurnee Smollett-Bell), Cassandra Cain (Ella Jay Basco), Renee Montoya (Rosie Perez), and villains Black Mask (Ewan McGregor), and Victor Zsasz (Chris Messina).
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Cross Platform Details Revealed For PS4, Xbox One, and PC
Activision and Infinity Ward previously announced that crossplay will be coming to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. That means Call of Duty players on PS4, Xbox One, and PC can all play together in online multiplayer. But Infinity Ward revealed today a highly customizable crossplay feature which includes a choice to opt-out if desired.
This morning, Infinity Ward published a blog detailing how crossplay will work in the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. First and foremost, players can opt-in or out as to whether they even want to engage in crossplay. Opting in, however, will let players match up with friends who play Modern Warfare on different consoles.
Red Dead Online Introduces Legendary Bounties
Red Dead Online has received a new update that adds Legendary Bounties to the game, as well as a new collector’s map and a Free Aim series of activities.
The first of ten Legendary Bounties kicks off now, which designates some of the world of Red Dead’s most dangerous criminals as targets for players to track down and haul in. The first target is Barbarella Alcazar, the de facto leader of the bloodthirsty Del Lobos gang. She can be found somewhere in the New Austin region, and delivering her alive by September 23 will pay a handsome reward. The law will accept her dead, too, but at a reduced rate.
Watch the new Red Dead Online Legendary Bounty Targets trailer below.
Toy Story 4: Exclusive Deleted Scene Introduces Buzz Lightyear’s ‘Knockoffs’
While Toy Story 4 introduced a number of new toys into an already massive cast, there are even more new characters who didn't quite make the cut. We have an exclusive clip that showcases some of these characters, as Buzz Lightyear meets three "knockoffs" crudely designed in his image.
Check out this deleted scene in the video player above.
Director Josh Cooley breaks down the origins of the scene as he introduces the clip. The idea being that Buzz would meet several bootleg toys while trapped as a prize inside a carnival booth. The toys look like him (more or less) but they aren't quite the real deal. And as we can see from one of these characters, Buzz's iconic catchphrases didn't quite make the transition.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and the Cruel Realities of White Phosphorous
War is particularly ubiquitous in video games. From the original Metal Gear to Battlefield: Bad Company to Spec Ops: The Line, it has become one of the most popular backdrops for a long line of games, and the de-facto setting for online multiplayer. It makes sense; after all, video games are so often about conflict resolution, and what type of conflict is more recognizable than war? And there's no more recognizable name in war games than Call of Duty.
Since the first game was released in 2003, Call of Duty has grown from a singular game about World War II into one of the most popular franchises in the world. CoD has dropped players into battlefields ranging from occupied France in the 1940s, the mid-2000s Middle East, the front lawn of the White House, and even into outer space. Players have rescued hostages, conducted black ops missions, fought in the Battle of the Bulge, and stopped nuclear weapons from striking the continental United States.