Nintendo President Explains Why He’s Stepping Down
Last week Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima announced that he will retire in June, and will be succeeded by Shuntaro Furukawa. The new president will assume his role sometime around E3 2018 and kick off a new initiative that will, as Kimishima puts it, "promote a generational shift to bring stronger momentum to Nintendo." Kimishima, who was only ever appointed as an interim-president, believes that he has fulfilled his duties at Nintendo and feels like the right time to hand over leadership to the next generation.
Here's Kimishima's full statement from the most recent financial results briefing:
Opinion: Why Marvel Games Can Never Have Their Own Infinity War
2018 is proving to be a year where Marvel tests the limits of their whole Avengers experiment as a media brand. Along with this past weekend’s Avengers: Infinity War bringing together all the disparate parts of the Marvel Cinematic Universe for an epic showdown with Thanos, there’s also The Avengers Project, a game in collaboration between Marvel and Rise of the Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics.
While Avengers Project likely won’t arrive until 2019 at the earliest, there’s sure to be some information on the game before 2018 ends, and it’s hard to think about it outside of Infinity War’s orbit. Whatever one’s feelings are on the MCU, there’s an undeniably tremendous effort being made here, and one has to wonder – can that scope or feeling can ever be transferred to the games of the future?
Fortnite Fans Discover Dinosaur Print
Season 4 of Fortnite has only been running for a day, but fans have already discovered a secret battle token and what appears to be the footprint of a giant dinosaur.
The mysterious imprint can be found within the now-crushed house south of Snobby Shores and west of Greasy Grove. Items from a film set were also found, specifically a camera pointed right at the destroyed house. Several other additions to the map feature movie sets and filming locations, leading fans to believe the dinosaur references and the cameras may be connected.
The Dinosaur print seen on Fortnite's map.
J.K. Rowling Apologizes for This Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Death
J.K. Rowling is finally apologizing for killing a beloved character in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Rowling is talking about none other than Dobby the house elf, who died at the hands of Bellatrix Lestrange while helping Harry and his friends. His death occurred before the Battle of Hogwarts took place, and on the anniversary of the battle, the author decided to honor the fan-favorite character on Twitter.
Dobby the house elf.
South Park Is Hulu’s Most Watched Show
Hulu announced on Wednesday at its annual upfront presentation that it now has over 20 million US subscribers, and also revealed some interesting viewer statistics concerning its subscriber base.
According to Business Insider, South Park was the streaming providers' most-watched show in 2017, with subscribers watching 135 hours of the popular animated program. The long-running Comedy Central series extended its contract with Hulu back in 2015, for five more years, in a deal worth $192 million.
Another interesting fact from Hulu's presentation revealed that 35,000 subscribers have watched all 331 episodes of ER in just 2 months since the popular medical drama dropped on the streaming service.
This Arrow Star Is Leaving After Season 6
Arrow is losing an original cast member after Season 6.
THR reports Paul Blackthorne won't reprise his role as detective Quentin Lance for Season 7. The character has been a part of the show since the pilot, and there's currently no word yet on why Blackthorne is leaving and how Quentin Lance will be written out.
This will leave Stephen Amell (Oliver/Arrow) and David Ramsey (Diggle/Spartan) as the only two series regulars remaining from the first episode. Arrow is also getting a new showrunner in Beth Schwartz, with current co-showrunners Marc Guggenheim and Wendy Mericle stepping down soon. Find out more about the showrunners' exits in the video below:
Pillars of Eternity 2 Will Have Fully Voiced Dialogue For Every Conversation
In a final Backer Update before Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire’s launch next week on May 8, developer Obsidian Entertainment revealed it will have fully voiced dialogue for every conversation in the game.
Given the vast scope of Deadfire, that’s likely a massive amount of VO. “This is a huge effort, and it makes a world of a difference when you get to hear it in action,” said Obsidian PR Manager Mikey Dowling. You can watch the full update in this video:
The update video also showed off the ability to rename your boats, and even whole islands you’ve conquered. It also gave a glimpse at some interesting new abilities, including a firecracker explosive you can use to distract NPCs and the Fallout-inspired ability to ‘reverse pickpocket’ live bombs into enemy inventories.
Final Fantasy XV PC’s Half-Life DLC Is Now Free for Everyone
Agents of SHIELD Will Contain More Avengers: Infinity War Tie-ins
Agents of SHIELD will contain more tie-ins and nods to Avengers: Infinity War.
Warning: Spoilers for Avengers: Infinity War follow. Turn back now if you haven't yet watched the film.
Per TVLine Adrian Pasdar, who plays Glenn Talbot on the TV series, has confirmed the show isn't done referencing the movie, though it's unclear if the film's ending will factor heavily into the TV show.
Agents of SHIELD's latest episode, "Option Two," acknowledged the strange events happening in New York City at the start of Infinity War, and it seems Agent Coulson and the rest of the team will eventually get wind of what's been going.
Beyond Good and Evil 2 Livestream Set for Tomorrow
A Beyond Good and Evil 2 developer livestream has been announced for tomorrow, May 3, at 9am PDT.
This will be the first time Ubisoft has given people a look at Beyond Good and Evil 2 since the first Space Monkey Report livestream last December. During that, they gave a progress update and showed off some concept art for the first time, which you can see below:
Ubisoft hasn’t said what specifically will be shown in tomorrow’s livestream, simply saying we’ll see what the dev team has been up to since the last livestream. Whatever that is, you’ll be able to watch on Ubisoft’s Twitch channel.