My Hero Academia Movie Set to Premiere at Anime Expo
My Hero Academia's first feature-length movie will premiere at Anime Expo this July.
Funimation Films and Toho Co. Ltd. have announced My Hero Academia: Two Heroes will screen on July 5 at 12:30 p.m. in Main Event Hall B at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
Admission to the subtitled screening is free for those with an Anime Expo 2018 badge. Seating will be on a first come, first served basis. The total runtime for the movie, which hits theaters this fall in the U.S. and Canada, is 90 minutes.
A celebrity guest panel will follow immediately after the screening at 2:00 p.m. The panel will feature talent from the the movie, such as Japanese and English voice actors. This includes Daiki Yamashita, Mirai Shida, and Justin Briner.
GTA: San Andreas, Midnight Club L.A. and Table Tennis Now Backward Compatible on Xbox One
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Midnight Club: Los Angeles and Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis are now officially available to play on the Xbox One as part of Microsoft's ongoing backward compatibility program.
Joining the likes of other Rockstar Games classics including Red Dead Redemption, Grand Theft Auto IV, and Bully, these three titles further deepen the ever-growing list of Xbox and Xbox 360 games that are now available to play on the Xbox One.
In addition to being backwards compatible, all three titles are on sale for Xbox Live Gold members until Tuesday, June 12. San Andreas and Midnight Club are both discounted by 35% while Table Tennis is receiving a 60% cut. For non-Gold members, all three are available for $14.99 USD.
Uniqlo Blizzard Line Includes Overwatch, Diablo Shirts
A limited-edition Blizzard line of T-shirts is coming from Uniqlo next week.
Available June 11, the Blizzard collection (seen below in the image gallery) focuses on games like Overwatch, Diablo 3, Hearthstone and World of Warcraft. They can be bought on Uniqlo's website or at the Uniqlo stores in New York and Chicago.
Now this isn't the only new merchandising on the way for Activision Blizzard. For instance, LEGO Overwatch sets are coming too, as well as toys from Hasbro.
As for the Uniqlo Blizzard shirts, they'll cost $14.90.
NASA Finds More Evidence Suggesting Past Life on Mars
New findings from NASA's Curiosity rover provide evidence that suggest Mars could have once sustained organic life.
According to NASA, "tough" organic molecules containing carbon and hydrogen have been found inside three-billion-year-old sedimentary rocks known as mudstone, located inside Gale Crater. A press release from NASA notes that while these organic molecules might suggest life, they are not definitive proof of life.
Curiosity has not yet determined the origins of the molecules, but past data has suggested that the site of its find, Gale Crater, was once host to a lake on the surface of Mars billions of years ago. A liquid lake like the one in question would have held the "ingredients" to sustain life, according to scientists.
Fortnite’s Shotguns Are Being Nerfed
Epic Games is finally making a move aimed at satisfying one of Fortnite players' biggest gameplay complaints. Fortnite's shotguns have been nerfed.
"For a while we felt that shotguns promoted healthy close-quarter gameplay; however, with the recent equip time changes, shotguns are being used more often than we like," reads Epic's post about the changes, which also come with the delay of Playground Limited Time Mode. "It's something we've been keeping an eye on, but broadly speaking we feel shotguns are a little too strong in their current state."
New Official Dark Souls Merchandise Features Figurines, Shirts, and More
Following the launch of Dark Souls Remastered last month, Fangamer and Bandai Namco have teamed up on a new line of official Dark Souls merchandise. The first wave (which was teased back in January) is available now, with more to come later in the year.
The first wave of Dark Souls merch includes a line of three figurines titled Heroes of Lordran: Series 1. Designed by 3D artist Stefano Bernardi, the figures depict Oscar, Knight of Astora (4-inches tall), Siegmeyer of Catarina (4.25-inches tall), and Solaire of Astora (4.5-inches tall), priced at $26 USD each or $69 USD for the whole set if you preorder now. The set of three will normally cost $78. Preorders for the figurines ship in early November.
This is Why the How to Train Your Dragon Series Has to End
Fans of the blockbuster animated franchise were no doubt elated to see the new trailer for How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, the third and final installment of this epic fantasy trilogy, when it premiered earlier today. But in this world of endless franchising, it may be hard to believe that this is really the "final" installment. Aren't there fourteen Land Before Time movies, after all? (Don't bother looking it up. There are.)
But according to director Dean DeBlois, who co-directed the original How to Train Your Dragon and directed the next two films solo, the acclaimed series really does have a finite conclusion. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World will finally explain why, if the series takes place in the past, there are no more dragons flying around today. And apparently, we are all going to need to bring tissues.
Hitman 2 Officially Announced, Coming This Year
After a series of teases and leaks, Hitman 2 has been officially revealed by developers IO Interactive.
WB Games has announced the sequel to 2016's episodic Hitman will be available on the PS4, PS4 Pro, Xbox One, Xbox One X, and PC on Nov. 13.
The story will follow Agent 47 as he works to "hunt the elusive Shadow Client and unravel his militia once and for all."
The trailer includes a vignette of a Miami racing meet-up location, but "sun-drenched streets and dark and dangerous rainforests" are also on the cards.
Hitman 2 Special Editions, Sniper Assassin Mode
The full game will also be available four days before its official release for those who preorder the Gold or Collector's editions.
Insomniac Announces Stormland, a New Open World VR Game
Having one of the most anticipated games of E3 2018 isn't enough for Insomniac Games. The developer wants to explore the VR space as well.
On Thursday morning, Insomniac announced a new Oculus Touch game named Stormland. The open world VR game puts players in the body of an android left broken by a ominous force known as The Tempest.
Stormland, only announced for Facebook's platform at the moment, looks like it will have different forms of movement, weapons, and ways to interact with the environment. Additionally, Insomniac said that players can explore the lush world either in single player or with a buddy.
Fallout 4 Wasn’t Originally Set In Boston
Fallout 4 wasn't always going to be set in Boston, Bethesda Game Studios has revealed.
In a new documentary from Noclip which chronicles Bethesda's history, Design Director Emil Pagliarulo said that the original design documents for Fallout 4 used New York as the setting. However, New York was just one of the ideas the team was toying with.
As journalist and narrator Danny O'Dwyer explained in the documentary, San Francisco was also on the table. In fact, O'Dwyer said, to keep San Francisco open as a potential setting for future games, Bethesda asked developer Obsidian Entertainment to remove a line of dialogue from Fallout: New Vegas which described the city as being "totally wiped off the map."