Kratos Was Almost Cut From God of War
God of War director Cory Barlog has revealed that Sony Santa Monica had discussed cutting Kratos from the game during the early planning stages for the 2018 PS4 game.
Talking at Gamelab in Barcelona, Eurogamer reports that Barlog said “Early in discussion, people were saying we had to get rid of Kratos. It was like, 'he's annoying, he's done'."
Barlog went on to describe that members development team felt that Kratos’ anti-hero design had been played through in the original trilogy, and that the new game needed a fresh protagonist. The argument was that the mythology was important to the series, not the character of Kratos.
Epic: Exclusives Are The ‘Only Strategy’ To Disrupt Steam’s Status Quo
Epic Games founder and CEO, Tim Sweeney, has defended the Epic Games Store’s current exclusivity strategy, stating that the tactic is the only way to change the current status quo.
Talking as part of a thread on Twitter, Sweeney said “We believe exclusives are the only strategy that will change the 70/30 status quo at a large enough scale to permanently affect the whole game industry.”
This question gets to the core of Epic’s strategy for competing with dominant storefronts. We believe exclusives are the only strategy that will change the 70/30 status quo at a large enough scale to permanently affect the whole game industry.
Bandai Namco Announces 3v3 One Punch Man Game
The very first console game based on the incredibly popular anime and manga series One Punch Man has been announced.
One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows will be produced by Bandai Namco, and is a 3v3 game in a similar vein to 3D fighters such as Jump Force.
The announcement trailer reveals a cast of characters including protagonist Saitama, as well as Genos, Hellish Blizzard, Speed-o'-Sound Sonic, and Mumen Rider. The announcement tweet teases that more characters are to be announced.
The first ever console game based on ONE PUNCH MAN is coming to PS4, X1, and PC! Get ready to play 3v3 battles as Saitama, Genos, Hellish Blizzard, Speed-o'-Sound Sonic, Mumen Rider and more in ONE PUNCH MAN: A HERO NOBODY KNOWS!
The Batman: Andy Serkis Rumored for Unspecified Role
Andy Serkis is reportedly set to play a role in Matt Reeves’ upcoming The Batman.
Batman on Film reports the rumour, detailing that Serkis has been cast in an unspecified non-motion-capture role. That means we’ll actually be seeing Serkis’ physical face and form in the movie, which potentially rules out some of Batman’s more monster-like foes that would likely be rendered in CGI, such as Clayface.
Serkis and Reeves have a professional history, with the pair working together on Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and War for the Planet of the Apes. Reeves directed Serkis’ performance as Ceasar in both films.
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Aussies: Check Out Amazon’s Prime Day Deals Now!
Amazon Prime Day, the online retailer’s biggest yearly sale this side of Black Friday, is now live on the Australian site, and will run for 48 hours. After that, an additional 17 hours of deals from the U.S. will still be available to Aussie shoppers, ending July 17 at 5:00pm AEST. This means that Australian shoppers will enjoy 65 hours of sales in total, making our Amazon Prime Day event the longest in the world.
It’s not as easy as logging on and frantically adding to cart, however. Amazon Prime Day deals will only be available to Amazon Prime members, so if you want in on the bargain bonanza you will need to set up a subscription in advance. You can sign up for a 30-day free trial today which will cover you for the upcoming Amazon Prime Day period, and beyond that you can either subscribe for AUD $6.99 a month or AUD $59 per year. Outside of getting access to Amazon Prime Day deals, Australian Amazon Prime subscribers also enjoy free two-day domestic delivery, free standard international delivery on eligible orders over AUD $49, as well as access to Prime Video, Prime Music, and Prime Reading. A Twitch Prime Membership is also included, which brings with it free monthly PC games and more.
Are Breaking Bad Stars Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul Teasing a Possible Movie?
A pair of identical Instagram posts by Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul may be hinting at news or even a release of the Breaking Bad movie, an appearance by Walter White and Jesse Pinkman on Better Call Saul, or something completely different.
As reported by IndieWire, Cranston and Paul's Instagram posts were identical featuring two donkeys in a desert setting, with "Soon" accompanying the image.
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Will Add to Canon with New Character Backstories
Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama has confirmed that the upcoming Action-RPG Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot will include backstories that haven't been told in the manga, further expanding the Dragon Ball universe.
As reported by Comicbook.com, Bandai Namco US shared the announcement on Twitter and Toriyama hopes that these new additions will greatly contribute to the "fresh new take on the franchise as you re-live the moment where Goku discovers his Saiyan bloodline and birth name, Kakarot."
Viz Apologizes for Sailor Moon Mistake About Neptune and Uranus
Viz Media has formally apologized for what it says was a translation error in the limited edition Season 5, Set 1 release of Sailor Moon Sailor Stars, the long-awaited dub of the series’ final season. According to Viz Media, the mistranslation implied the characters Sailor Neptune and Sailor Uranus, who are canonically gay and in a relationship with one another, were not.
Rather than a mistranslation in one of the show’s episodes, the error was actually in the romaji (or romanized translation of Japanese) lyrics in a booklet packaged with the limited edition home video release of Sailor Moon Season 5, Set 1 on Blu-ray and DVD.
Why It’s a Great Time to Be an RPG Fan Again
Now that the madness of E3 has died down, it’s nice to finally be able to take a breath and actually digest all of the information that was whirling around over the past few weeks.
Looking back, while there was plenty of great stuff to see during the show, I was especially glad to see one genre seemed to get a lot more love this year than it has in a long time: RPGs.