Hearthstone Dev Imagines a World Without the Big Game Hunter Nerf
Speaking to Blizzard at GDC about its upcoming Witchwood expansion, I asked Hearthstone senior game designer Dean Ayala to take a trip down memory lane and imagine what Hearthstone would be like had they not decided to nerf one of its most notorious cards: Big Game Hunter.
Initially only three Mana, Big Game Hunter lets you instantly kill a minion with seven or more attack, and that power single-handedly pushed a huge amount of big minions out of the meta as a result. Two years ago, its mana cost was increased to five and its rain of terror ended, fundamentally changing Hearthstone for years to come. But what if it hadn’t?
Warframe Dev Says More Grind Doesn’t Mean More Profits
When a game with microtransactions, especially a free to play game, introduces a new item or system that takes an exceptionally long time to complete, there’s always one reaction you can count on: people calling it a cash-grab.
People will say that clearly the developer only made it so grindy because then more people will have to pay for it, and thus the game is making more money. But according to Warframe developer Digital Extremes, not only do particularly grind-heavy items not make more money, they sometimes even make less.
Speaking at GDC last week, Digital Extremes Live Ops and Community Producer Rebecca Ford said that more grind doesn’t mean more profits for Warframe. Ford’s panel was about some of Warframe’s biggest ‘hit’ and ‘miss’ moments over its five-year history, one of which she said was a resource called Oxium that angered players for being overly scarce at its release.
Why Justice League Ditched Superman’s Black Costume
Despite teases ahead of Justice League's release, Superman doesn't wear a black suit in the film, and costume designer Michael Wilkinson has revealed why that is.
Speaking to Digital Spy, Wilkinson said the idea of including the black suit in Justice League fascinated the filmmakers. In the Death and Return of Superman story, the superhero sports a black outfit after being resurrected, and this is the direction Zack Snyder and the rest of the creative team wanted to go with at first.
"When we were prepping Justice League, at first it seemed that it might be a logical choice for the look of Superman when he's resurrected," Wilkinson said. "Zack is extremely respectful and passionate about the depiction of Superman in comic books and graphic novels, and traditionally when he is resurrected, he is in the black suit."
Captain Marvel: Every Character Confirmed
As much as MCU fans are looking forward to the impending release of Avengers: Infinity War, there's also a great deal of hype building for next year's Captain Marvel movie. At long last, Carol Danvers is taking flight and giving the MCU its first female-led superhero movie.
Marvel has been playing things pretty close to the vest so far, but we do have some idea of the major characters appearing alongside Carol herself. Check out our slideshow below to learn which actors and characters have been confirmed for this new addition to the MCU.
Captain Marvel is directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck and is scheduled to hit theaters on March 8, 2019. Be sure to check out this first look at Brie Larson as the titular superhero and then find out why the film is being billed as an action-comedy.
Suicide Squad Director Shares Details About Important Deleted Joker Scene
Suicide Squad director David Ayer has shared some details about one important deleted scene that sheds light on a key scene involving The Joker.
In the film, which follows the titular squad of villains trying to stop Enchantress (Cara Delevingne) from destroying the world, the Joker drops Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) from a helicopter, which then crashes. The Joker (Jared Leto) then disappears for the rest of the movie until right at the end, where he frees Harley from prison. It's never made clear what exactly happened to the Clown Prince of Crime after that crash scene in the released cut of the film.
Ayer has now revealed on Twitter that, after the helicopter crash, Joker would have made a deal with Enchantress to "take Harley home and be ‘King of Gotham'” at the end of the movie. However, Harley had other plans and refused his offer.
Avengers: Infinity War Posters May Tease Unexpected Team-Ups
Marvel Studios has released new Avengers: Infinity War posters that tease the unexpected team-ups featured in the film.
Each poster (via Twitter) is color-themed to one of the Infinity Stones and features the movie's different pairings, as you can see in the gallery below:
A red poster includes the New York team of Iron Man, Spidey, Doctor Strange, and Wong. A green poster features Black Panther, Hulk, Black Widow, and Okoye, who will all be teaming with Captain America, Bucky Barnes, Shuri, Nebula, and Mantis, who're in the blue poster. There's also Thor, Gamora, Star-Lord, War Machine, Vision, Scarlet Witch, and plenty more Marvel superheroes. Notably absent among the colors for the posters, however, is an orange poster for the Soul Stone.
Solo Reshoots Reportedly Used Same Script, Didn’t Involve Major Story Changes
Some new details about the reshoots for Solo: A Stars Story have come to light thanks to a new report.
An anonymous actor involved with the original shooting and reshoots of Solo spoke to Vulture about their experience. The actor explained that, despite Ron Howard replacing Phil Lord and Chris Miller and the film undergoing plenty of reshoots, Solo's story and script largely stayed the same. Howard did not film any new scenes, but instead just re-shot Lord and Miller's scenes.
“It’s exactly the same script,” the actor said. “They’re filming exactly the same things. There’s nothing new.
Last Jedi Concept Art of Yoda, Luke’s Showdown Revealed
In anticipation for the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi on Blu-ray tomorrow, Disney has released six pieces of concept art.
In addition to Yoda, the art features Luke Skywalker during his epic showdown in the movie. Check out all six images in the gallery below:
Star Wars: The Last Jedi will be released on Blu-ray 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and On-Demand on March 27. The Blu-ray features 14 deleted scenes, two behind-the-scenes featurettes, and more. Check out our overview of what we consider the four best scenes (and the one worst) that were cut from the movie.
First-Ever Power Rangers Comic Event Kicks Off This Week
With dozens of comic books to choose from, let us show you which are the best coming out this week. Take a look at this list spotlighting our favorite comics that we know are money-well-spent and new books that look cool and are backed by some top-tier talent.
Once you check out our picks, head to the comments to let us know what you’ll be buying this week!
Writer Kyle Higgins | Artist Daniele Di Nicuolo | Cover Goni Montes (BOOM! Studios)
Netflix Developing Live-Action Carmen Sandiego Movie
Netflix is developing a live-action Carmen Sandiego movie in addition to the animated series the streaming service already has in the works.
Deadline reports The standalone adventure will star Jane the Virgin's Gina Rodriguez in the titular role. Rodriguez's recent credits include Annihilation and 2017's animated film Ferdinand.
Rodriguez is also acting as producer on the project through her production company I Can and I Will.
Netflix announced in April 2017 plans to continue the Carmen Sandiego franchise, revealing a 20 episode animated series with Rodriguez lending her vocal talent to the lead role.