Skybound Announces New Games Publishing Division
Robert Kirkman’s Skybound Entertainment has announced Skybound Games, a new division of the multiplatform company dedicated to publishing indie games.
Skybound’s new gaming venture will bring two previously released games to retail for the first time this September: Hinterland Studio’s The Long Dark and Monomi Park’s Slime Rancher, which have sold over 2 million and 1.3 million copies to date, respectively.
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Dark Nights: Metal Didn’t Do Justice to Sandman
It's no surprise that Dark Nights: Metal was one of the top-selling comics of 2017. The series featured the long-awaited reunion between writer Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo on a Batman epic bigger than any they had worked on before. But the series also had another major element working in its favor. The first issue ended with the reveal that Batman had turned to none other than Dream of the Endless for help in his massive new case. As exciting as the prospect of a Batman/Sandman crossover was, that's one area where Metal failed to deliver.
Neil Gaiman's Sandman saga may technically be set within the DC Universe, but actual crossovers between DC's heroes and characters like Dream and Death are extremely rare. The Endless are very high up on the cosmic hierarchy in the DCU, and the struggles of heroes like Batman and Superman are generally beneath their notice. What importance is the fate of a city or even an entire world when you have all of reality to worry about? That's what made Dream's surprise appearance in Metal #1 such a big deal. If the threat of the villainous Barbatos was so dire that even a member of the Endless felt obligated to become involved, that's an ominous sign, indeed.
Westworld: The Missing Characters Returning for Season 2
It's been 16 months since Westworld ended its first season, and finally the series is returning to HBO this month. As the battle for the fate of the park truly begins, Season 2 will feature plenty of familiar faces, along with a few newcomers -- and several characters you might've thought were missing and gone for good.
Westworld may not be quite as densely packed as Game of Thrones, but there are a lot of characters and plot threads to keep track of. We've put together a handy slideshow that breaks down all the major characters in Season 2 and what they've been up to lately. Spoilers follow for Season 1.
Westworld Season 2 will debut on HBO on Sunday, April 22. For more on what to expect from the new season, check out some Easter eggs in these newly revealed photos. Then read about what it was like to visit Westworld at SXSW.
Marvel’s Spider-Man Has a Release Date
Marvel's Spider-Man will be released for PS4 on September 7, and pre-orders are open now.
Insomniac announced the release date alongside the box art, details of DLC, and what's in the game's Digital Deluxe and Collector's Editions.
The game's post-launch DLC will come in the form of a three-part campaign called Marvel’s Spider-Man: The City That Never Sleeps. The only details we have right now are that each chapter will come "with new missions, new villains and characters, and additional suits for Spider-Man."
The US and Canada will get a Digital Deluxe Edition that comes with the game, a pass for all the DLC, a physical pin of Spider-Man from the box art.
The Collector's Edition (available in all regions) comes with everything from the Digital Deluxe Edition, plus a Steelbook case, mini artbook and a statue of Spidey on... something (Insomniac isn't revealing what he's perched on just yet.
Realistic Popeye Is Now a Terrifying Collectible Action Figure
Popeye is a pretty odd looking chap, but he fits in well enough with the other weird-looking characters in the world of the 1930's cartoon. So if you haven't seen the 'realistic' Popeye images floating around the internet, you should consider yourself lucky. You should also prepare yourself, because Mezco Toys realistic Popeye figure is finally available for pre-order and it'll haunt your dreams for eternity.
The figure is equal parts horrendous and fantastic, with an amazing amount of detail. Popeye comes with two heads, described as a "stern glare" and "salty glare", as well two cans of his precious spinach (one open and one closed), three corncob pipes with smoke, and three without.
Warner Bros. Becomes Hitman Publisher
Warner Bros. has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Io Interactive to publish Hitman, and will release Hitman: The Definitive Edition on May 18.
Last year, Square Enix withdrew its ownership of Io, but the Danish developer retained the Hitman license.
Warner Bros.' announcement currently only concerns the existing first season of the latest Hitman game, but with the announcement of a new Hitman game on the horizon, this could indicate a future relationship too.
Triple H Reveals NXT’s Shiny New American Championship Title
This weekend is WrestleMania 34 in New Orleans, and the annual NXT TakeOver is back, with Triple H revealing the first ever WWE NXT North American Title belt.
The NXT TakeOver event was introduced in 2016 at WresteMania 32 and this year's event will see a ladder match with Killian Dain, EC3, Adam Cole, Velveteen Dream, Lars Sullivan, and Ricochet duking it out to be named the first NXT North American Champion.
Triple H unveiled the brand spanking new belt in a tweet along with the names of the potential champions.
Deadpool Auctioning A Pink Superhero Suit to Fight Cancer
Ryan Reynolds has teamed up with online fundraising platform Omaze to auction off a pink Deadpool suit, with the proceeds going to LetsFCancer.
To be in with a chance of winning the custom-made suit from 20th Century Fox, and contribute to a good cause, you can click here to donate between $10 and $5,000 to buy yourself a stack of entries into the final draw.
The higher reward tiers include a signed DVD, and a personalised outgoing voicemail message recorded by Deadpool. There was a signed poster up for grabs but they're sold out already.
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PUBG Dev Plans to Disable Keyboard and Mouse Support for Console
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds console players that use third party devices like Xim to play with a keyboard and mouse won't be able to do so forever.
When asked whether there were any plans to curb console players' use of keyboard and mouse in the game, PUBG's community coordinator Dan "RoboDanjal" tweeted that they have been "gathering in-game information regarding third party device usage over the past few months.
"Although usage of these devices is statistically very low, fair gameplay is core to our experience, and we will be communicating our plan to curb the use of these devices soon."