One Piece: Stampede Coming to Theaters in North America
Funimation Films has acquired North American distribution rights for One Piece: Stampede. The anime film will be released theatrically in both the US and Canada, though specific release dates have yet to be revealed.
One Piece: Stampede is the 14th feature-length film in the One Piece saga, which also includes a TV series that has aired more than 900 episodes since its 1999 debut. Stampede is was released in Japan on August 9, 2019 and is meant to mark the anime's 20th anniversary. The film is directed by Takashi Otsuka.
“We are so excited to bring 'One Piece: Stampede’ to North America as part of our 20th anniversary celebration of this beloved anime series. It’s a blockbuster film that will delight new audiences and long-time fans alike,” said Funimation's executive vice president and general manager Colin Decker in a statement.
Netflix’s Living With Yourself Is a Nutty Sci-Fi Comedy with Two Paul Rudds
All September long, IGN is highlighting the best TV coming your way in the 2019-2020 season. Today, we're featuring Netflix's Living With Yourself, described by the streaming network as an "inventive existential comedy that asks: do we really want to be better? Miles (Paul Rudd) is a man struggling in life. When he undergoes a novel spa treatment that promises to make him a better person, he finds he’s been replaced by a new and improved version of himself. As he deals with the unintended consequences of his actions, Miles must fight for his wife Kate (Aisling Bea), his career, and his very identity." In our IGN First preview, series directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (Battle of the Sexes, Little Miss Sunshine) take us inside the high-concept comedy and shed some light on how Paul Rudd brought dueling versions of the same character to life.
Control Patch Fixes Struggling Console Performance
Remedy has updated Control with a patch that improves the game's performance, which should help relieve the framerate struggles the game has faced on consoles.
Control is absolutely worth your time, as we reveal in our review video above.
The patch, which is now live on PS4 and will be applied to the Xbox One and PC versions of Control soon, improves “stability on all platforms” and offers “improved generate frame-rate performance” thanks to optimization of multiple systems. Bugs that cause missions crashes have also been taken care of.
The patch has been fully detailed by publisher 505 Games, and also fixes some errors that hampered game progression and the user interface. While all small on paper, these fixes should help make Control a much more enjoyable experience for many, as the game has been reported by plenty of people to run rather haphazardly. From personal experience, the PS4 Pro noticeably struggles to maintain a stable frame rate when firefights become intense. As such, this patch is very welcome.
Google Stadia Will Offer Game Trials After Launch
Google has stated its intention to offer trials of premium games on its Stadia streaming service once the platform has been launched.
Talking on a recent episode of Stadiacast, Stadia’s head of product, John Justice, explained that trials are “high up on the list” for Google’s plans after the cloud service’s launch in November.
Check out our ideas on how streaming could be the future of video games.
“I think if you look at our plan to make as many people be able to try this as possible, you want people, whether they’re already on Stadia, to let them go discover new games, new things, stuff you haven’t tried,” he said.
Mutazione’s Serene Island Holds Many Secrets I Can’t Wait to Discover
I can’t wait to get back to Mutazione’s colorful, beautifully drawn island setting. Promising an isle of interesting characters, plenty of heart, and some unique gameplay elements, my brief time playing Mutazione at PAX West 2019 has left me thinking about its fascinating setup and wishing to find out more.
Playing as the 15-year-old Kai, players of Mutazione venture off to an island to take care of their grandfather. Pretty normal so far, right? Well, that island is the site of a meteor crash over 100 years ago, causing its inhabitants to become mutated. The island’s been left to relative isolation, with the mutated though, from my experience, mostly kind-hearted denizens creating a society of their own.
The A to Z of Deadpool
It's been a long, crazy journey for Deadpool. Over the years he's evolved from X-Men supporting character to kooky costumed assassin to Hollywood juggernaut. And he's never shut up during that entire time.
Now, as we wait to find out how Disney and Marvel will handle the character on the big screen, why not join us for a journey deep into the Deadpool-verse as we explore the alphabetical history of all things Merc with a Mouth...
A is for... Ajax
If Deadpool has an archenemy, Ajax may just earn the title. This sadistic enforcer worked for the Workshop, the laboratory responsible for experimenting on failed Weapon X test subjects and transforming Wade Wilson into Deadpool. Ajax has super-strength and is impervious to pain, making him extremely difficult to kill. Fortunately, Deadpool knows how to think outside the box.
Pokemon Sword and Shield: Preorder the Cheapest Copy for Nintendo Switch
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Face/Off Remake Reportedly in Development
Paramount is preparing a remake of the 1997 John Woo action joint Face/Off, reports Deadline. The studio reportedly plans to remake the film with a new cast, and 22 Jump Street and Sonic the Hedgehog writer Oren Uziel has apparently already been tapped to put together a script.
If you’re not familiar with what was one of the most bonkers action extravaganzas of the ’90s, Face/Off is the story of FBI agent Sean Archer (John Travolta) and charismatic terrorist Castor Troy (Nicolas Cage) – bitter enemies who, after a series of increasingly preposterous events, end up with surgically swapped faces. The result is a movie where Nic Cage needs to spend a decent amount of time acting like John Travolta, and John Travolta is required to spend a lot of time acting like Nic Cage (and some of that time as Nic Cage pretending to still be John Travolta). It’s truly as fabulous as it sounds.
The Muppets Reboot Dropped by Disney+
Disney+ will not be moving forward with Muppets Live Another Day, a scripted comedy series that was to "pick up right where 1984’s The Muppets Take Manhattan left off and focus on Kermit as he must bring the Muppets back together (after being disbanded) to help locate the missing Rowlf."
Reported by Deadline, Muppets Live Another Day was to be "written/executive produced by Frozen star Josh Gad and Once Upon a Time creators Adam Horowitz and Eddy Kitsis."
It had a pilot order and had been in the works for some time, but it will not go forward "over discrepancy between the writing team’s creative vision and that of the top brass at Disney-owned Muppet Studio."
EA Launches Surprise Cloud Gaming Trial With Four Games
EA has announced its Cloud Gaming Technical Trial that will allow fans to test out EA's cloud technology with such titles as FIFA 19, Titanfall 2, Need for Speed Rivals, and Unravel.
EA's chief technology officer Ken Moss took to Medium to discuss EA's biggest public-facing step towards a cloud-based future since its announcement of Project Atlas last year, and fans can sign up now for a chance to try it out for themselves.