DC’s Justice League Teams Up With Puerto Rican Superhero
DC Comics has teamed up with graphic novelist Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez for a comics anthology, with all proceeds generated by sales to be donated to outreach groups assisting with the relief efforts in Puerto Rico.
Miranda-Rodriguez created the Puerto Rican superhero, La Borinqueña, back in 2016. The character's powers are "drawn from history" and the "mysticism found on the island of Puerto Rico."
The anthology, titled Ricanstruction: Reminiscing and Rebuilding Puerto Rico, will see her team up with members of the Justice League in stories that centre around Puerto Rican history and culture.
Dragon Ball Legends: 7 Characters Announced
Dragon Ball Legends was announced at GDC this week, and Bandai Namco has revealed seven members of the roster - including a brand new charcater created for the game by the legendary Akira Toriyama.
The game's website went live yesterday following a livestream, and in addition to Goku, Piccolo, Nappa, and Frieza (who we got a glimpse of during the GDC presentation) Pan, and Vegeta were also announced.
Pokemon Go ‘Eggstravaganza’ Offers Rare Hatches
Pokemon Go’s Eggstravaganza event will return this week.
From March 22 until April 2, special 2KM eggs will be available containing Pokemon normally only available in 5KM and 10KM eggs, including Wynaut and Ralts.
Baby Pokemon like Pichu and Togepi will have increased hatch rates, and every egg hatched during the event will also give increased candy.
In addition, Stardust will be doubled during the event, and limited items like Star Pieces and Super Incubators will be available from the in-game shop, as well as limited sale boxes.
Fortnite’s Blitz Mode Update Makes Building Resources Less Abundant
Fortnite's limited-time Blitz mode went live this week, and Epic has released an update to make building resources less plentiful.
Resources gained from looting and farming were reduced with yesterday's hotfix.
"Having tons of resources is a blast, and our goal with the mode was to make it easier to gain resources due to the storm moving in so much faster," Epic said in the announcement on Reddit.
"We believe that our initial resource numbers were a bit too abundant, and are making this adjustment to ensure there is still some risk/reward when farming in Blitz."
Godzilla Anime Sequel Debuts First Poster
The first poster for Toho Animation's Godzilla anime sequel has been released, and it features Mecha Godzilla.
The image was revealed on Twitter and it features the sequel's main cast of human characters, Godzilla, and of course the new Mecha Godzilla hinted at in the last film. The poster also teases a battle between the two Godzillas. Check out the poster below.
Godzilla: The City Mechanized for the Final Battle poster, via Twitter.
Nintendo Looking to Make Games Easier to Find on Switch eShop
Nintendo has revealed it is looking to make games easier to discover on its digital eShop.
The publisher revealed the news during a press briefing at GDC 2018 in San Francisco.
According to Eurogamer, publisher relations manager Damon Baker noted that Nintendo is listening and acting on feedback from fans about the eShop.
"I can assure you steps are being taken over the course of the year to improve the functionality in terms of discoverability and visibility, to highlight all of that great content."
Further, it was revealed that Nintendo's digital sales are actually leapfrogging physical purchases in North America, putting them in the same wheelhouse as other digital publishers.
Horror Game Agony Has Been Delayed
Horror title, Agony had been set for a March 30 release, but has been delayed
The announcement was made over on the game's Kickstarter page, with the delay due to the studio putting the finishing touches to the title needed to meet fan expectations. The developers haven't shared news of a new launch date just yet.
"With Agony being released across PS4, PC and Xbox we are facing last steps including polishing to support every player- no matter which platform - with the best possible experience," reads the update.
"We wish this could have been done faster but ask for your patience to ensure you get the experience you
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Sea of Thieves Temporarily Stops New Players From Joining
In an effort to deal with the ongoing launch day server issues affecting Rare's Sea of Thieves, the developer has announced a temporary plan to suspend new players from joining the game.
Those who are currently signed out of Sea of Thieves will be unable to sign in for an undetermined amount of time, according to the Sea of Thieves Twitter account.
"In order to resolve the issues players are seeing with the servers, we will be temporarily suspending new players joining the game. We'll get everyone back in and playing as quickly as we can," the account said.
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Facebook User Data May Have Been Used to Aid Trump in Presidential Election
Update: Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has broken his silence on the Cambridge Analytica controversy.
"We have a responsibility to protect your data, and if we can't then we don't deserve to serve you," Zuckerberg wrote on Facebook. "I've been working to understand exactly what happened and how to make sure this doesn't happen again. The good news is that the most important actions to prevent this from happening again today we have already taken years ago. But we also made mistakes, there's more to do, and we need to step up and do it."