Kill la Kill the Game: IF Title and Story Details Announced
Studio Trigger and video game publisher Arc System Works announced new details for Kill la Kill the Game: IF during the game’s panel at Anime Expo 2018. As promised last month with its initial announcement, we now have some more details for the upcoming “battle action” title set for 2019.
First and foremost, the game’s official title has been revealed to be Kill la Kill the Game: IF. A brief amount of gameplay was shown off, featuring anime protagonist Ryuko Matoi taking on the ruthless student council president Satsuki Kiryuin with an art style inspired from the anime.
IF isn’t a typical 2D-style fighting game like Blazblue: Cross Tag Battle that Arc Systems Work is known for, as it is a 3D fighting game with flashy action moves and battles taking place on various maps. Panelists at Anime Expo from Trigger, Arc System Works, and developer APLUS said this is to allow for a more “accessible” barrier of entry into the game.
Best Dramas on Netflix Right Now (November 2019)
From Taxi Driver to Roma to Rocky to Winter's Bone and more, there are a lot of drama movies to choose from on Netflix... And now that El: Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie has landed, there's even more reason to stream.
Are you looking for the best dramas to stream on Netflix right now? Some people watch movies to escape from reality, others watch movies to be immersed in it. Serious, dramatic movies represent many of the most powerful stories ever told in the medium, and Netflix has no shortage of films that try to hit you right in the feels. Family stories, music biopics, feel good tales, odes to romance, science histories, current hits... there is no doubt that this page has a pretty extensive list of genre films so that you don't have to search any further! Of course, they have so many movies that it's easy to accidentally wind up watching a bad one, and that's where we come in with our monthly updates on the best new movies on Netflix.
Fortnite’s Playground Shutting Down July 12 – But It Will Return with New Features
Fortnite's on-again/off-again Playground mode is about to be off again – before it comes back on again. Epic Games revealed in a Reddit post last night that it would shut down the limited time mode on July 12 so that it can "take it back under construction for the next version."
Playground is a creative mode in which players can tinker around with weapons and build structures for an hour with friends. When Playground goes offline, Epic hopes to add new features like team selection. In the meantime, it's asked Fortnite fans to submit their own ideas about what they'd like to see included in a future version of the mode.
Ant-Man and the Wasp Pockets $11.5M on Preview Night
Ant-Man and the Wasp saw a stronger start than the original movie and Doctor Strange at the box office last night.
Deadline reports the Marvel sequel scored an estimated $11.5 million on preview night. That's better than Guardians of the Galaxy too, which brought in $11.2 million. But Ant-Man and the Wasp falls short of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom's $15.3 million start last month.
Looking ahead at the full weekend, Ant-Man and the Wasp is tracking to bring in $70 million to $80 million. Those numbers would also top the original movie as well.
Nicolas Cage Joins Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Nicolas Cage will voice one of the web-slingers in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
Collider reports the Oscar-winning actor will lend his vocals to Spider-Man Noir in the upcoming animated film. The character is a darker take on the Marvel hero who comes from the Great Depression around the 1930s.
This is the second major animated superhero role for the actor. Cage is also voicing Superman in the Teen Teen Titans GO! to the Movies.
Now Cage will be joined by Shameik Moore (as Spider-Man/Miles Morales), Jake Johnson (as Peter Parker), Hailee Steinfeld (as Gwen Stacy), and Mahershala Ali (as Miles' uncle Aaron).
The Witcher Tabletop RPG Will Be Out Soon
The Witcher tabletop RPG will be released soon after first being announced three years ago.
The pen and paper RPG is from R. Talsorian Games, the developer and publisher behind CyberPunk 2020. Officially titled The Witcher Role-Playing Game, it will be available for purchase during GenCon from August 2-5 at booth (#1752) at the back of the Exhibit Hall.
PDFs will be available shortly after. Books will also be posted on the on the R. Talsorian online store as well as soon as the full print is delivered. Check out a preview image of the game’s layout below.
Dead Island 2 “Still in Development” After Mobile Game Fears
Dead Island 2 is still in development, according to a Tweet sent from the official Dead Island account.
Dead Island: Survivors, a free-to-play tower defense game for iOS and Android, officially launched, bringing with it questions about the status of the franchise's long quiet project, Dead Island 2.
On the official Dead Island Twitter account, replies to the Survivors release Tweet consisted some of questions as to when/if the game would be headed to Nintendo Switch (No plans), but mostly there were concerns about the status of Dead Island 2.
IGN UK Podcast #442: The Incredible Freak’s Rubbish Puns
On this week's podcast Rory and Gav have just got back from acting like damn fools in Athens with NBA 2K19, Cardy's been watching The Incredibles 2 and we have a brand new (possibly reoccurring feature) "Michael Giacchino needs to calm the f**k down!"
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IGN UK Podcast #442: The Incredible Freak's Rubbish Puns
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Has Overwatch Been Teasing Its Wrecking Ball Character Since Beta?
Blizzard revealed Overwatch's newest hero, Wrecking Ball last week and, to most people's surprise, he was a hamster called Hammond driving a mech. But that surprise might have been lessened if we'd spotted a possible clue that's been visible since the earliest public versions of the game.
As pointed out on ObscureWatch, a single billboard visible on the Lijiang Tower map holds a weirdly specific clue. Originally, interest was focused on the billboard's character art. It's unique in the game, and the board can only be seen in specific locations without using a spectator camera.
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