“Secret” Silver Surfer Movie in the Works
While the $52.4 billion merger/acquisition of 20th Century Fox by Disney lumbers forward like Galactus on his way to devour a planet, Fox's Marvel movie plans continue unabated -- for the moment, at least. And aside from the various X-Men flicks in development, that also includes a "secret" Silver Surfer project that is being written by Saga and Y: The Last Man writer/creator Brian K. Vaughan.
The Hollywood Reporter has this news in a story today about the unusual position that Fox execs find themselves in while they await the Disney acquisition. And while no other details were revealed regarding the Silver Surfer movie in the report, it does make sense since we already knew that the studio was looking for ways to utilize their other non-X-Men Marvel characters, namely the Fantastic Four and that group's associated players. Legion showrunner Noah Hawley had previously been reported to be working on a Doctor Doom movie. Both Doom and the Surfer are classic FF figures.
Surprise! Outlast: Bundle of Terror for Released Nintendo Switch
Surprise! Outlast: Bundle of Terror has been released for Nintendo Switch on the eShop. Developer Red Barrels initially announced the port via Facebook and quickly went silent, until now.
Outlast: Bundle Of Terror assembles the first game and its Whistleblower DLC into one terrifying little package, slaps on a $19.99 price tag, and eagerly awaits to shorten your life with some heart-pounding horror.
The release date for the Switch version of Outlast II is still unknown, but taking into account how Red Barrels just jump-scared the original onto the eShop without warning, we could theoretically be getting it anytime.
Outlast: Bundle Of Terror is now available on Nintendo Switch for $19.99.
Blizzard Teases Overwatch Hero 27 and Their Weapon
Two new teaser images appear to reveal the new Overwatch Hero’s weapon and the long rumoured cat in a jet pack.
Blizzard are gearing up to reveal hero 27 and have followed up last week’s teaser story content with two new images on the Official Overwatch Twitter account. Previously, fans had been lead to believe that Emre Sarioglu would be hero 27, but these two new images heavily indicate our new hero may in fact be Törbjorn’s daughter and weapons specialist, Brigitte.
ESRB Will Add ‘In-Game Purchases’ Label to Games Following Loot Box Controversies
The Entertainment Software Rating Board has announced that it will be assigning labels to physical games with microtransactions.
Consumers will be warned about elements such as season passes, virtual currency and loot boxes by the new "In-Game Purchases" sticker. The label will also be present "wherever those games can be downloaded" in the near future.
ESRB's goal is to provide parents with "comprehensive tools" to make decisions on what games are appropriate for their children.
"Parents will know when a game contains offers for players to purchase additional content," ESRB president Patricia Vance said in a statement.
A new website, ParentalTools.org has also been launched alongside a nationwide campaign to make parents aware of the information available to them.
Chrono Trigger Released on Steam
Chrono Trigger is now available on PC, via Steam.
Today Square Enix announced Chrono Trigger, widely considered to be one of the all-time great RPGs, is available on Steam. The release, however, appears to be a port of the poorly received mobile version.
The newly-released Steam version includes two additional dungeons, including the Dimensional Vortex dungeon and the Lost Sanctum dungeon from the DS and mobile versions. The PC version also includes updated graphics and sound, mouse and keyboard as well as controller support, and a new autosave feature in addition to the Save Point functionality of the original. It also contains a remastered soundtrack created under the supervision of Yasunori Mitsuda, the game's original composer.
Hearthstone is Un-nerfing Molten Giant and Moving it into Wild
April is an exciting time for Hearthstone fans each year, as it’s when the game changes the most. Not only is a new expansion released, but it marks the beginning of a new Hearthstone year; when a full year’s worth of cards leave the Standard format. Suddenly hundreds of staple cards – some of which the community has been playing with for up to two years – are gone, and the game is turned on its head.
This year’s set rotation will see us say goodbye to the Year of the Mammoth (and with it the cards from Whispers of the Old Gods, One Night in Karazhan and Mean Streets of Gadgetzan) and say hello to the Year of the Raven. What the first expansion will be, we don’t know yet (but you can take a guess based on the teaser image below), but we do know that there are some important changes coming.
Nindie Spotlight – Mulaka for Nintendo Switch Developer Interview
If you've been paying close attention to the media you may have noticed a unique relationship developing between some of the world's most ancient cultures and the newest medium for storytelling.
Similarly to Upper One Games' Never Alone, which worked heavily in tune the native Alaskan Iñupiaq people to bring global attention and preservation of their culture's stories, Mulaka is the latest title to join the digital preservation front. It's an indie-developed 3D action-adventure puzzle game from Mexico-based studio Lienzo that centers around the Tarahumara indigenous culture: the native people of the land who live alongside them in Chihuahua, Mexico.
21st Pokemon Movie’s Title, New Characters Revealed
Details about this year's new Pokemon movie have been revealed.
According to a new teaser and trailer, the film is titled Gekijōban Pocket Monster: Minna no Monogatari (Pokemon the Movie: Everyone's Story). New promotional art for the movie has also been unveiled, and according to Anime News Network, its tagline says, "Even what I can't do alone, as long as I'm with you…"
The Witcher 2 and More 360 Games Are Getting Xbox One X Enhancements
Four additional Xbox 360 games have received Xbox One X enhancements.
Starting today, Major Nelson announced the new additions are The Witcher 2: Assassin's of Kings Enhanced Edition, Crackdown, Fable Anniversary, and Forza Horizon.
The enhancements include increased resolution, antialiasing, higher pixel counts, increased texture details and more by default, but players can opt to play the games as they originally appeared.
Xbox One X currently has over 100 enhanced games! For a list of the many games featuring Xbox One X enhancements, check out IGN's Xbox One X wiki page.
Planet of the Apes VR Game Announced
A Planet of the Apes VR game is coming to PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift, and HTC Vive on April 3.
Titled Crisis on the Planet of the Apes, the VR adventure is experienced from the perspective of an ape trying to escape a "heavily guarded scientific facility." Crisis is set five years after the Simian Flu outbreak, the widespread virus that devastated humanity and granted apes human-like intelligence.
Crisis is developed by Imaginati Studios, in partnership with FoxNext VR Studio, 20th Century Fox's VR-focused subsidiary. Imaginati also developed Planet of the Apes: Last Frontier, the cinematic adventure game released last year on PlayStation 4.