FLCL: Alternative Debuted on Toonami for April Fool’s Day
Adult Swim surprised Toonami viewers tonight by debuting the first episode of FLCL: Alternative.
Adult Swim on-air senior vice president and creative director Jason DeMarco confirmed on Twitter it "was the first episode of FLCL: Alternative, NOT Progressive." The episode aired on April 1 at midnight ET, taking the timeslot typically reserved for Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders.
It's worth noting FLCL: Alternative is actually the third season of the show, which isn't scheduled to officially premiere until September. Meanwhile, the second season, titled FLCL: Progressive, will make its debut on Toonami on June 2 at 11:30pm ET/PT.
Ready Player One Doesn’t Have a Post-Credits Scene, But Should It Have?
Ready Player One does not have a post-credits scene, despite the fact that it very well could have.
Ernest Cline, the author of Ready Player One, confirmed late last year that he's working on a sequel to his 2011 sci-fi novel. Given that he co-wrote the screenplay for the Steven Spielberg-directed film adaptation, he presumably could have worked in a little scene after the credits to hint at what the future might hold.
The author revealed he's working on a sequel to his Ready Player One book during a live interview (via ScreenRant) in December promoting a trailer premiere for the movie. "It's true," he said. "I can't talk about it too much, but there's no better inspiration for a writer
Fortnite Mobile Now Tells Kids to Stop Playing in Class
The mobile version of Fortnite Battle Royale now features a loading screen that tells kids to not play the game during class.
Epic Games community manager K.L. Smith shared an image of the new loading screen, which now includes the message: "Mr. Hillman says stop playing in class," in a post on Twitter.
Fortnite loading screen, via Twitter
Pokemon Go Switches to 8-Bit Graphics for April Fool’s Day
Pokemon Go is celebrating April Fool's Day by switching to 8-bit graphics, which players can experience in the game starting today.
"Experience Pokemon Go like never before with cutting-edge 8-bit graphics!" an announcement post on the game's official website humorously reads. "Registering approximately twice the definition of 4K, the chunky squares of each pixel provide realistic detail and unbelievable definition."
Check out the slideshow below for a look at the 8-bit aesthetic:
Pokemon Go's 8-bit style isn't the only recent addition to Niantic Labs' augmented reality mobile game. Earlier this week, the mythical Pokemon Mew was added to the game through a new quest system.
Trailblazers – F-Zero Meets Splatoon 2
What would happen if you mixed the fast-paced futuristic racing of F-Zero with the colorful co-operative play of Splatoon 2? Well, you'd probably end up with a game that's remarkably close to Trailblazers, a new racer that aims to combine a unique track-painting mechanic with a critical focus on strategic team-based racing.
Sounds pretty compelling right? Trailblazers is a passion project that stems from indie developer SuperGonk Games, which has an exceptional amount of talent on its side, ranging from the now-defunct studio Lionhead (Fable) as well as Codemasters and Bizarre Creations. Codemasters has rapidly become one of the most experienced racing-focused studios in the world, responsible for both the DiRT and GRID series, while Bizarre Creations brought us the highly popular Project Gotham Racing series. So when it comes to racing game experience, SuperGonk knows what it's doing.
Opinion: Even If You Hate EA, Don’t Dismiss ‘A Way Out’
EA’s public perception might be worse than ever. 2017 saw the company publicly criticized for Star Wars: Battlefront 2’s perceived pay-to-win multiplayer, Mass Effect: Andromeda’s quality issues at launch, and the sudden closure of Visceral Games. People saying they won’t buy another EA game aren’t uncommon, and while I generally agree that ‘vote with your wallet’ is a good practice, the people hurt the most by that when it comes to EA Originals (like Fe and A Way Out) are the independent developers making those games, not EA.
Persona 5 Anime Premiere Date Announced
The premiere dates of Persona 5 the Animation and Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online have been revealed.
In a pair of posts on Twitter, Aniplex USA announced Persona 5 the Animation and SAO Alternative: Gun Gale Online will premiere on April 7. Both shows will be available for streaming on Crunchyroll and Hulu.
The Persona 5 anime series was announced in July last year. A standalone anime special called Persona 5 the Animation -The Daybreakers- premiered just ahead of the release of Atlus' PlayStation 4 RPG in Japan.
Nintendo’s PAX East Lineup Revealed
Nintendo has unveiled its lineup of titles that will be playable on Switch at PAX East this year.
As announced in a post on Nintendo's official website, this will be the first time a number of titles—including Dark Souls Remastered, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes, and Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy—will be playable by the public on Nintendo Switch.
Here's the full list of Switch games that will be playable at Nintendo's booth:
- Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
- Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition
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Agents of SHIELD Reveals Earth’s Destruction Connects to…Captain America?
This week's episode of Marvel's Agents of SHIELD, "Rise and Shine," took us straight into the heart of the entire season - the fated destruction of Earth itself - while also filling us in on Hydra's sinister schemes post-first Avengers movie.
In a busy, bustling episode, that also included our first look at Yo-Yo with her robotic arms from the comics, we learned that it was, in fact, Daisy Johnson who destroyed the world in the future timeline where our heroes spent the first half of the season. But not just any Daisy...a Daisy who'd been turned into a super-soldier via special infusion chamber designed by Daniel Whitehouse.