DC’s Justice League Meets Black Hammer in ‘Hammer of Justice’
Big, crazy crossovers are certainly not an anomaly in superhero comic books, but there’s something extra special and strange about the worlds of Black Hammer and Justice League combining. Yes, you read that right: this summer, we’re getting Black Hammer/Justice League: Hammer of Justice, a five-part mini-series written by Jeff Lemire with art from Michael Walsh.
The heroes of the DC Universe are no strangers to interacting with alternate dimensions and weird worlds, but this event is a first for the burgeoning universe of Black Hammer, which follows the weird and wondrous lives of five superheroes who start the series trapped on mysterious farm after a saving the world. Published by Dark Horse Comics, Black Hammer nabbed the Eisner for Best New Series in 2017 and went on to spawn multiple spin-offs.
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Yakuza Spin-off Judgment Pulled from Sale in Japan After Drugs Scandal
Sega announced today that it has halted Japanese sales of Judgment, the latest action-adventure game from the developer of the Yakuza series.
The reason behind this sudden decision is the fact that Pierre Taki, whose voice and likeness are used in the game as character Kyohei Hamura, was arrested as a suspect for the usage or possession of drugs. While this may not sound like a reason to stop selling a game, similar occurrences are common in Japan’s entertainment business.
The Mainichi News reports that 51-year-old Taki confessed to using a small amount of cocaine, and police are currently searching for further evidence. If prosecuted, Taki could face up to seven years in prison.
Project Blue Book’s Season Finale Ends on a Major Cliffhanger
This interview contains spoilers for the Project Blue Book Season 1 finale, "The Washington Merry-Go-Round."
At the end of the Season 1 finale of Project Blue Book, J. Allen Hynek is a man on his own. Following the Washington Flap -- a series of famously well-documented real-life UFO sightings in 1952 fictionalized on the show -- he is warned by mysterious allies they can no longer protect him. But as Hynek looks to the stars from his observatory, Aidan Gillen, who portrays the UFO researcher, is looking ahead to the second season of the History show.
Gillen didn’t know about the Season 2 renewal when the finale ended on that cliffhanger, which also showed Hynek – in a move worthy of the actor’s character Littlefinger from Game of Thrones -- apparently doublecrossing his partner Quinn (Michael Malarkey), only to reveal he was actually pulling the wool over the government’s collective eyes.
This Twitter Account Tells You Which Dogs You Can Pet in Games
Look, we've all been here. You're playing a game and happen across a dog. Whether it's roaming the countryside, hanging out next to a house, sitting inside by the fire, or waiting to sniff out items for you, you've seen it, and you've probably taken the time to walk up to it and say hi.
And the one thing we're all secretly hoping for is a button prompt allowing us to pet the dog.
In an age where we love to romance game characters and have our choices feel like they mean something beyond shallow interactions, being able to do something as arbitrary as pet a virtual dog sometimes feels as satisfying as a harrowing combat encounter. But, how can you know if the game you're about to start will allow you to pet the dogs?
ESPN Events to Debut Collegiate Esports Championship
ESPN Events has announced its first-ever ESPN Collegiate Esports Championship, which will be held in Houston, Texas this May.
Hundreds of schools across North America will soon compete in qualifiers hosted by Tespa and the Collegiate Star League, which will give winners the chance to compete in the live LAN semi-finals and championship that will take place May 10-12 at the George R Brown Convention Center Comicpalooza weekend, held by ESPN Events.
Games announced for the event include Overwatch, Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, Hearthstone, StarCraft II and Heroes of the Storm. Finalists will compete for scholarships, and portions of the qualifying rounds and the LAN championship will be streamed globally on various platforms.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Hardcore Blackout Mode Is Now Live on PS4
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's Hardcore Blackout mode is now live on PS4 and features no HUD, armor, vehicles, or zombies.
Black Ops 4's Hardcore Blackout mode on PS4 is part of its Shamrock & Awe event that is celebrating St. Patrick's Day and features other changes to Call of Duty's first battle royale game mode.
In addition to the Spring Seasonal Map Update which included updated lighting, greenery, and springtime trees in bloom, Blackout players will also be able to find the Muscle Car and SUV, inspect weapons by pressing left on the d-pad, celebrate with Gestures and Callouts at the Victory Screen, and more.
Xbox One Phantom White Special Edition Wireless Controller Revealed
Today on Inside Xbox, Microsoft revealed the Phantom White Special Edition wireless controller, inevitably banishing all your other gamepads to the dark, lonely drawer where you keep the "guest controllers" with the sticking buttons.
Though already available for pre-order, the Phantom White Special Edition will be available worldwide starting April 2, and will retail for $70 USD.
Yes, that's steep, but the Phantom White Special Edition controller sports a sleek translucent-to-matte-white body gradient, showcasing the mechanical guts of the peripheral underneath.
In addition, the triggers, buttons, and D-pad are white, while the thumbsticks are accented in grey, with a small quad-color decal in the center of the face buttons as a helpful reminder of the color they used to carry before you outgrew the need for such things.
Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin Could Go to Prison for College Admission Fraud
In a bizarre turn of events, Academy Awards nominee Felicity Huffman and Full House actress Lori Loughlin have been charged in an alleged college admissions fraud case.
Reported by CNN, the actresses are two of nearly 50 individuals charged in the scam, which includes 33 parents, nine college coaches, two SAT/ACT administrators, one exam proctor and one college administrator. This nationwide fraud involves parents allegedly paying a college prep organization to take standardized tests on behalf of their children or correcting answers, and bribing college coaches to help admit students as recruited athletes. The FBI’s investigation into the case was code-named Operation Varsity Blues.
State of Decay 2: Choose Your Own Apocalypse Update Arrives Later This Month
State of Decay 2's newest update, Choose Your Own Apocalypse, will bring with it the Dread Zone and Nightmare Zone difficulties.
Announced during Inside Xbox and arriving on March 26 for free to all players, Choose Your Own Apocalypse will allow State of Decay 2 players to choose two new types of difficulty modes - Dread Zone and Nightmare Zone.
Dread Zone and Nightmare Zone will bring with them harder zombies and NPCs, a severe lack of resources, more hordes, a larger blood plague, and much more.
In Dread Zone, armored zombie hordes and plague-infected juggernauts will begin appearing and players who have been infected will die within 30 minutes.
In Nightmare Zone, it will be that much harder to survive and players infected will die within just 10 minutes and they will have to deal with "wandering groups of freaks and hostile humans capable of scoring lethal headshots against your survivors."