Instagram Co-Founders Leave Company
Instagram's co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger are stepping down from the company they formed in 2010.
In a statement on the platform, Systrom didn't give a reason for the departure, but said the pair were "ready for
next chapter".
"We’ve grown from 13 people to over a thousand with offices around the world, all while building products used and loved by a community of over one billion," wrote Systrom.
"We’re planning on taking some time off to explore our curiosity and creativity again. Building new things requires that we step back, understand what inspires us and match that with what the world needs; that’s what we plan to do."
Dragon Quest XI Will Have to Sell Well in the West for Future Installments to be Localized
In Japan, Dragon Quest is a franchise like no other. When a new main entry in the series is released, it is a guarantee that millions of copies sell on the first day, as even people who don’t play video games play Dragon Quest. The phenomenon of Dragon Quest in Japan is a legend that even many Western gamers are familiar with, and that legend continues to live on to this day with last year’s Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age.
Dragon Quest XI finally saw a release on PS4 and Steam in North America and Europe this month. But if Western fans want to enjoy future iterations as well, the game needs to sell.
“We need Dragon Quest to sell in the West, even just a certain amount, if we want to keep making
Telltale ‘Actively Working’ to Find a Way to Finish The Walking Dead’s Final Season
The soon-to-be-shuttered Telltale Games has shared an update on the fate of The Walking Dead's final season, promising that it is 'actively working' to find a way to finish the story.
In a tweet, Telltale said that there are "multiple potential partners" expressing interest in seeing The Final Season through to completion, "in some form." The studio said it hoped to have answers for other questions soon.
Death Stranding: Kojima Brings Down the House at TGS 2018
A special guest on Sony’s stage brought a fitting climax to Tokyo Game Show 2018. Toward the end of the last day of the show, Hideo Kojima appeared on the PlayStation stage to talk about his highly anticipated game Death Stranding.
If anything, the stage event was a reminder that Kojima is just as much of a phenomenon in his home country as in the West. Literally thousands of fans gathered in front of the PlayStation stage, stretching all the way to the back of the cavernous venue, and roared with delight at every new announcement and a new minute-long trailer.
This was by far and away the largest gathering of the four-day event. Appropriately, the first comment Kojima made when appearing on stage was “I can’t believe how many people came!”
The UK’s Most Watched Drama in 2018 Is Coming to Netflix
BBC One's new hit drama, Bodyguard, ended its first season with impressive viewing numbers that the network hasn't seen since 2008. So far, Bodyguard is the UK's most watched drama in 2018. American audiences will be able to see what all the fuss is about on Netflix on October 24.
According to BBC News, Bodyguard reached a peak audience of 11 million viewers during its Season 1 finale. The outlet goes on to say that the series had "the biggest overnight drama figure since 10.5 million saw Downton Abbey's series two finale in November 2011." Only Doctor Who's Christmas special had more viewers in 2008, with 11.7 million. For a closer look at the series, click through the gallery below:
No Yakuza Characters Will Appear in Project Judge, Yakuza Studio Head Confirms
News from IGN Japan’s Tokyo Game Show livestream further complicates the questions of whether Project Judge is a Yakuza game or not: While both titles are set within a shared universe, the new game will not feature any characters from Yakuza.
The newest game by SEGA’s Yakuza team was announced earlier this month as a “completely different” experience, yet is based partly on the Yakuza engine. And while it is set in Kamurocho, the fictional Tokyo district from the Yakuza games, studio head and project lead Toshihiro Nagoshi told us that we will not be encountering any familiar faces as we explore the neon-lit streets as new protagonist Takayuki Yagami.
Rising Anime Studios and Directors to Keep Your Eye On
You may have heard of a little animation studio called Studio Ghibli and maybe even the studio responsible for adapting My Hero Academia, Bones, but have you heard of Orange? Or how about director Naoko Yamada? Whether you’re a seasoned anime fan or just getting started, here are a few lesser-known studios and fantastic creators in the anime industry that have a lot of potential to do even more great things in the future.
In this article, we purposefully left out creators like Makoto Shinkai and Mamoru Hosoda, and studios like Trigger, P.A. Works, and Madhouse because of their already established and rather well-known critical acclaim.
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Mel Gibson to Direct, Produce and Co-Write Remake of The Wild Bunch
Mel Gibson is set to direct, produce and co-write a remake of 1969's The Wild Bunch.
According to Deadline, Gibson will co-write the screenplay with Bryan Bagby. There is no word yet on a release date for the remake or whether Gibson will act in the film.
While Gibson is set to bring The Wild Bunch back to the big screen, he is still gearing up to direct Destroyer, an epic about the USS Laffey, which defended itself against 22 kamikaze attacks during World War II. Deadline reports that Gibson is still slated to start shooting Destroyer in the spring.
The Walking Dead’s Clementine Actress Comments on Telltale Closure
Melissa Hutchison, the voice of Clementine in Telltale Games' The Walking Dead, shared an emotional letter over the weekend in response to Telltale's "majority studio closure." In the letter, she addressed reports that The Walking Dead: The Final Season will end prematurely, saying, to the best of her knowledge, the series will, in fact, conclude after Episode 2.
Hutchison prefaced the letter on Twitter by saying her heart was "too broken for words" upon hearing Telltale laid off the majority of its staff last Friday. She then expressed her appreciation for the online support she's been receiving, before addressing the closure:
Margot Robbie’s Untitled Birds of Prey Movie Gets 2020 Release Date
Warner Bros. has announced that the Harley Quinn spinoff film, Birds of Prey, will be released in theaters on February 7, 2020.
Via TheWrap, it was also announced that a second round of actresses will "test this week" for other members of Quinn's crew and beyond.
Birds of Prey stars Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, a character she first portrayed in 2016's Suicide Squad. Robbie will also be producing the film.
Quinn will be joined by Black Canary, Cassandra Cain, Huntress and Renee Montoya and a Batman villain, Black Mask, is reportedly set to be the primary antagonist in Birds of Prey.