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Tom King’s Batman Saga Will Continue in Batman/Catwoman
Fans of Tom King's Batman saga can rest easy. Though we learned earlier this week that King is leaving the series sooner than expected, his story will continue in a new form. Today DC announced a new 12-issue Batman/Catwoman comic debuting in January 2020.
Batman/Catwoman not only reunites the two lovers for the first time since Bruce Wayne was left at the altar in Batman #50, it also re-teams King with Heroes in Crisis artist Clay Mann.
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Explained
There was once a period of the Jedi Order’s history before the dark times that was only hinted at in the decades following the release of Star Wars. There were rumors of thousands of Jedi Knights as peacekeepers, traversing the galaxy to root out and stop the spread of evil. It wasn’t until the 2003 release of the PC/Xbox game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (known by fans as KOTOR) from LucasArts and BioWare that Star Wars fans got a firsthand look at the Jedi at the height of their power—and be one of them. It’s the game that put BioWare at the top of many gamers’ list of favorite studios, and KOTOR has been commonly considered a classic story of the Jedi Knights in the years since.
Why Retro Gaming Fans Should Be Excited About the Sega Genesis Mini
When Nintendo announced the NES Classic, it set a great precedent for how a first-party should treat its gaming history. Nintendo followed up and improved on the formula with the Super NES Classic, and both systems remain the high-water mark for all-in-one classic consoles. But the Sega Genesis Mini is shaping up to be the new gold-standard.
If you care at all about video game history and preservation, you should absolutely add the Genesis Mini to your collection. How can I say something so authoritatively without having so much as seen one in person, much less tested out the games inside? It's easy: M2 is handling the development of the software.
What Does a 10/10 Mean to You?
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Genies Weren’t Always So Nice Like in Aladdin
If you’re hoping to find a magic lamp containing an all-powerful genie, be careful what you wish for.
Despite what Aladdin, I Dream of Jeannie or modern paranormal pop culture promise, tapping into phenomenal cosmic powers – contained in an itty-bitty living space – can lead to a world of hurt. Like the song says, you ain’t never had a friend like a genie, but millennia of folklore suggest you probably will wish you didn’t.
In modern entertainment, such as Disney’s new live-action Aladdin based on the 1992 animated film, genies are powerful beings trapped within a lamp, and relegated to granting wishes to masters. Jafar’s fate in the animated film also suggests a human can be transformed into a genie. But that’s not at all how things started for genies…
Marvel Teases X-Men’s Most Important Scene in History
Marvel Comics is gearing up for the relaunch of the entire line of X-Men comics under writer Jonathon Hickman this Fall. We already know that things will kick off in July with a pair of event mini-series called Powers of X and House of X, and now Marvel has tweeted out a page drawn by artist R.B. Silva that promises to be “The most important scene in the history of the X-Men.”
Take a look:
The most important scene in the history of the X-Men. #HouseofX #PowersofX #MarvelComics pic.twitter.com/nsoNfACPpq
Taika Waititi-Directed Akira Movie to Open in 2021
Fans of Akira and dynamic Hollywood director Taika Waititi, rejoice! The release date for Waititi's live-action Akira film has finally been announced.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the live-action adaptation of the iconic manga/anime is set to hit theaters on May 21, 2021.
Before Waititi's involvement was set in stone, he told IGN he wasn't interested in simply remaking the iconic animated film. As a fan of the books, he said he'd much rather go back to the manga source material for inspiration and focus on casting Asian leads if he ended up directing.
Harrison Ford Says No One Else Can Play Indiana Jones After Him
In a recent interview, Harrison Ford has said that when he is done playing Indiana Jones, the character will be done with him.
Via Time, Ford spoke on NBC's Today and stated how in the future, if he has his way, no other actor would ever again take up the whip and hat as, according to Ford, he is the one and only Indiana Jones.
New Nintendo Labo VR Kit Minigame Released
Today, the latest Nintendo Labo VR Kit miningame - Sushi Board - has launched on the Nintendo Switch.
Nintendo has slowly but surely been releasing more and more reasons to hold its cardboard creations up to you face and today, they added one new minigame to the roster.
As spotted by Nintendo Life, Sushi Board has released for free and with almost no fuss via the Toy-Con Workshop Channel (found in the news section of the Nintendo Switch Home screen). There’s pretty much no information out there about what this game is, but typically Nintendo’s Labo Kit VR offerings are simple minigames that explore an interesting aspect of VR, as opposed to fully fledged immersive experiences. This joins other recently released Labo VR Kit Minigames like Alien Bopping, in which you, well, bop aliens on the head and a city smashing simulator.