Don’t Miss This Important Captain Marvel Cameo
It'd be impossible to miss Stan Lee's cameo in Captain Marvel, but did you happen to catch the other important comics creator to appear on screen? The scene itself is relatively easy to miss, especially if you're not on the lookout. As Carol's moving out of the subway station, she makes eye contact with a red haired woman and they nod approvingly at one another -- no fun gags or jokes, just a tiny nod and they're both on their way -- but the nod is more enough, because that woman just so happened to be Kelly Sue DeConnick, the comic writer who spearheaded the reinvention of Carol Danvers into the hero we know her as today.
Strange as it may sound, Carol actually hasn't been using the Captain Marvel codename for that long, despite existing in the comics for over 50 years. She got her start as Ms. Marvel back in 1968, and, with only a couple temporary name changes to monikers like "Warbird" and "Binary," Ms. Marvel is what she stuck with until 2012. It wasn't that she and the original Captain Marvel were unrelated to one another -- Mar-Vell was a major part of Carol's origin story -- but she just never seemed to be in the right place to actually step into her former mentor's mantle. At least, until DeConnick and her creative collaborators came along.
Attack on Titan Season 3 Returns in April, New Visual Revealed
Attack on Titan Season 3 has an official return date, accompanied by a new poster-like image for the second half of the season.
Revealed by Funimation on Twitter, the third season of Attack on Titan will return on April 28, 2019.
Credit: Funimation.
Attack on Titan Season 3 initially aired in Japan from July 23 to October 15, 2018 - broadcasting the first 12 episodes prior to going into hiatus. The English language dub of the show premiered on Adult Swim on August 18, 2018.
Let’s Go’s Partner Pokemon Feature Could Be in Sword and Shield
A new tweet may have revealed that the partner Pokémon feature from Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! may be making its way to Pokémon Sword and Shield for the Nintendo Switch.
The tweet, from Nintendo of America, says "It appears in #PokemonSwordShield that gyms in the Galar region are now bigger than ever! What types of Gym Masters are waiting for you to challenge them? You and your new partner Pokémon will have to train hard and find out!"
Lovecraftian Detective Thriller The Sinking City Delayed
The H.P. Lovecraft-inspired investigation game The Sinking City has been delayed from its original March 21 release date back to June 27, 2019.
Developer Frogwares explained today that The Sinking City's release has been pushed back three months due to its currently crowded launch window.
"The reasons for
are simple: we decided that we want to release our game in a less crowded time frame," said Frogwares community manager Sergey Oganesyan. "With so many great games coming out around the same time, I'm sure this will also give you some breathing space for your playing time."
"Hopefully while we are giving you less to worry about – which game you should or shouldn't play – this additional time will also allow us to continue to optimize The Sinking City, making it a little bit better."
I Was Hacked in 2014 and I’m Still Feeling the Effects
On New Year’s Day 2014, I woke up to find three emails from Sony, thanking me for my purchases of in-game points for FIFA 14, totalling £30. This was smart timing from the hacker, because my first thought wasn’t “oh no, someone’s gained illicit access to my PSN account!”. It was “surely I wasn’t that drunk?” After confirming with a friend that, yes, I had been that drunk but no, I hadn’t insisted on playing Ultimate Team on New Year’s Eve, I changed my PSN password, deleted my card details from the account, and contacted Sony about the situation. Several days later, Sony asked me to call them, I was assured nothing like this would happen again, and my money was returned. Job done.
One Piece Live-Action Series Seemingly Coming to Netflix
The previously-announced One Piece live-action series from Tomorrow Studios is seemingly coming to Netflix, if a new listing is anything to go by.
Via ResetEra, users have discovered a United States listing for One Piece on Netflix, which can be found here. While it currently doesn’t include any episodes or images, it does feature a synopsis, which reads “Monkey D. Luffy sets sail with his trusty crew to find the One Piece treasure and become the ultimate Pirate King! Based on the Manga by Eiichiro Oda.”
343’s Kiki Wolfkill: Living With Tough Skin
Editors Note: This year, for International Women's Day, we wanted to open our platform up to developers to share their experiences, their thoughts, and their messages to the community as we all reflect on the contributions women have made in the games industry. We're incredibly grateful these (very busy) women took the time out of their day to share this message with you all.
Over the last few years, the gaming industry has had a deliberate focus on how to create a culture of inclusivity. Not only within the games we make, but also within our own halls and with the people and companies we partner with. This focus has allowed me to reflect on my 22 years in the game industry and I am able to see how much I have grown and how much our industry has grown. I also realize that the role I have today, which is responsible for driving inclusivity, allows me to take ownership over something I didn’t have when I started working in gaming.
Divinity: Original Sin 2 Devs Announce Free Content Updates
The development team for Divinity: Original Sin 2 announced today that they'll be providing a series of free downloadable content packs throughout the coming year. The "gift bags" will be free and available on all platforms, according to the announcement from Larian Studios.
"Not to be mistaken for Loot Boxes (which are hard, ostensibly containing loot), Gift Bags are soft, and contain gifts. Each Gift Bag costs exactly no amount of money to players, and will be patched in periodically to each platform." The first content pack is available now and features cosmetic items that can be used during character creation. The second pack, they say, is made up of items "inspired by our modding community."
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Starz’s The Rook Is a Spy Thriller With a Superhero Twist
What do you get when you combine the moody paranoia of a spy thriller with a twisted, super-powered origin story? Starz's new drama, The Rook, a stylish new drama that somehow manages to evoke both John le Carré and the X-Men.
IGN has an exclusive first look at the teaser trailer for the new series, which is loosely based on the Daniel O'Malley novel of the same name, published in 2012.
Per Starz, The Rook opens on Myfanwy Thomas (Emma Greenwell), as she wakes up in the rain beside London’s Millennium Bridge, with no memory of who she is and no way to explain the circle of glove-wearing dead bodies scattered around her. When Myfanwy discovers she is a high-ranking official in the Checquy, Britain’s last truly secret service for people with paranormal abilities, she will have to navigate the dangerous and complex world of the agency to uncover who wiped her memory – and learn why she is a target.