DC’s Heroes in Crisis Ending Explained
DC has finally wrapped up the nine-issue Heroes in Crisis, and several major DC characters are forever changed by the events in the final chapter. Read on for a breakdown of how this series impacts characters like Wally West and Poison Ivy and what role Sanctuary will play in the DCU.
Warning: this article contains full spoilers for Heroes in Crisis #9!
Wally West's Fate
Images From the New Death Stranding Gameplay Trailer
Kojima Productions released a lengthy, complex, bizarre and somewhat illuminating new gameplay trailer for Death Stranding today, and we’ve gathered some of the key images for a gallery.
The gallery below includes shots of both cinematics and gameplay, as well as a few official character posters. Click through to see a flashy motorcycle, a war-torn bunker and more.
The trailer finally gave us a release date for Death Stranding: it’s coming to PS4 on November 8, 2019.
For even more on this, check out everything we spotted in the new Death Stranding gameplay trailer.
PlayStation Plus Games for June 2019 Announced
The free PlayStation Plus games for June 2019 include some retro Sonic goodness, and a collection of Borderlands to get you ready for Borderlands 3 later this year.
Announced on the PlayStation Blog, the games coming on June 4 are:
- Sonic Mania (IGN Rating: Great)
- Borderlands: The Handsome Collection (IGN Rating: Great)
Sonic Mania (June 4)
Sonic Mania was a return to form for the Blue Blur in 2017, created as a throwback to the series’ 2D side-scrolling roots. The game includes re-imagined classic stages, new zones, cooperative multiplayer modes and more. In our Sonic Mania review, we called the game “Great" saying "Sonic Mania is the classic throwback longtime series fans have been clamoring for."
Death Stranding: Everything New We’ve Spotted In the Gameplay Trailer
A new trailer for Death Stranding has revealed new cinematics, story details, and most importantly, a closer look at this enigmatic title’s gameplay.
Following a build up on Twitch, which included a looping set of clips - obscured by black goo and slowly being cleared by Death Stranding's ever-present handprints - that showed new gameplay and cinematic sections of the game.
The new trailer gave us a lot of new information about how the gameplay works, even if it is still decidedly vague. Here are some of the major new things we noticed about Death Stranding’s gameplay.
- Snow - Norman Reedus’ character Sam is shown trekking across a snowy mountain, where crumbling trails are left behind him, a la Red Dead 2. This stands in contrast to the grassy and hilly environments we’ve seen before.
Call of Duty Confirms 2019 Title Reveal for Tomorrow
Call of Duty's official Twitter account released a short video Wednesday teasing their reveal for 2019's Call of Duty title – and later confirmed the announcement.
The tweet has only the words, "Going Dark" typed out and is marked as a "sensitive material" post on Twitter. The date and time briefly come up on the screen as May 30 at 10am PT.
A second tweet appeared later confirming the title reveal of Call of Duty 2019, with a link to the YouTube stream that says, "Official Call of Duty 2019 Announcement" at the previously stated time.
News has leaked for the upcoming Call of Duty title over the past weeks, with it allegedly being called, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.
Here’s a First Look at EPIX’s Batman Prequel Series, Pennyworth
Bruce Wayne's extraordinary butler, Alfred Pennyworth, is getting a proper live-action origin story courtesy of EPIX. Premiering on July 28, 2019, the Batman prequel dives into one of DC Comics' most iconic characters.
Per EPIX, "Pennyworth is a 10-episode, one-hour drama series based on DC characters created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger. It follows Bruce Wayne’s legendary butler, Alfred Pennyworth (Jack Bannon), a former British SAS soldier who forms a security company and goes to work with Thomas Wayne (Ben Aldridge), Bruce’s billionaire father, in 1960’s London."
For an exclusive first look at Pennyworth, check out the video below:
The series is being brought to life by Gotham producers Bruno Heller and Danny Cannon. Pennyworth also features a strong supporting cast, including multi-award-winning recording artist Paloma Faith, Jason Flemyng (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), Ryan Fletcher (Outlander), Hainsley Lloyd Bennett (Eastenders), Emma Paetz (Gentleman Jack), Polly Walker (Rome) and Emma Corrin (The Crown).
Red Faction Evolution May Be in Development According to Leak
A new Red Faction game, known as Red Faction Evolution, may be in development at THQ Nordic, should an Nvidia leak prove real.
Nvidia recently posted a list of games compatible with its Ansel technology (via Metacouncil forums and PC Gamer); a PC screenshot feature that allows 360 degree images to be captured. Among those compatible games is a title called Red Faction Evolution. There are four games in the Red Faction series, none of which are called Evolution. So is a new game on the horizon?
Death Stranding Gets a Release Date – and It’s This Year
A new Death Stranding trailer has revealed the game's release date: November 8, 2019. Yes, that's this year. It's finally happening.
The game is also now up for pre-order, and there are four different versions of the game that can be purchased: the Standard Edition, Special Edition, Digital Deluxe Edition, and Collector's Edition, as revealed on the PlayStation Blog.
The Standard Edition ($59.99 USD) includes the game and a series of golden pre-order bonuses: gold "Sam" sunglasses, gold hat, gold Speed Skeleton (which increases the speed of your in-game movement) and gold Armor Plate (which offers increased damage protection). These match up with the leaked bonus seen earlier today.
EA Reveals EA PLAY 2019 Livestream Schedule
EA has revealed its schedule and lineup of games for EA Play 2019, which will begin on Saturday, June 8, at 9:15am PT/12:15pm ET/5:15pm BST, and the first game being shown will be Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.
Taking place at the Hollywood Palladium once again, the livestream will be hosted by such gaming personalities as Kinda Funny Games' Greg Miller, What's Good Games' Andrea Rene, and Alex "Goldenboy" Mendez.
The full schedule is as follows;
- 9:15am: Countdown to EA PLAY
- 9:30am: Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order - Hosted by Greg MIller and Andrea Rene
- 10:00am: Apex Legends - Hosted by Alex "Goldenboy" Mendez
Marvel’s Avengers Game Will Be at E3
Square Enix's Marvel game, previously known as The Avengers Project, has been confirmed to be on show at E3 2019, and will be called Marvel's Avengers. We don't have a Marvel's Avengers release date, preorder info, or other major gameplay details just yet, but we now know when we can expect a full reveal of the long-awaited Marvel game.
The news comes from a new Twitter account called @PlayAvengers, which has posted a single Tweet announcing the presence of title at Square Enix's E3 conference on June 10, beginning at 6pm PT (9pm ET / 2am UK / 11am AEST). The logo, featuring a new take on the classic Avenger's A with the arrow, is the only thing from the game shown in the tweet, alongside Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Montreal, and Marvel logos.