Star Wars: Battlefront 2 Beta Raises Pay-To-Win Fears
I’ve been playing the Star Wars: Battlefront 2 beta for the last couple of days, and while I’m enjoying shooting blasters and dogfighting in TIE Fighters, its progression and upgrade card system seriously rub me the wrong way.
Like so many other games nowadays, Battlefront 2 has loot boxes called ‘crates’ that contain digital goodies like new weapons, ability upgrades, weapon mods, and passive stat bonuses that give you an edge, along with a range of cosmetic options like hero skins and victory poses. You get crates either by earning in-game credits to buy them, or by spending real money to purchase them outright.
So this begs the obvious question: Is Star Wars: Battlefront 2 pay-to-win?
This Iconic X-Man Isn’t Coming Back Yet
Marvel continued their major NYCC this afternoon with a panel focused on all things X-Men. It's certainly an interesting time for the franchise, what with the start of Marvel Legacy and the return of iconic characters like Wolverine, Jean Grey and Professor X.
However, there's one major X-Man who apparently won't be returning to life anytime soon. Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso responded to a fan question by saying that there are currently no plans to bring back the adult version of Cyclops, who was killed during the Death of X miniseries last year.
Fans should expect here to be plenty of friction between the young and old versions of characters like Wolverine, Jean and Iceman. Old Man Logan writer Ed Brisson compared the elder Logan to a jilted stepfather who finds himself replaced by the real thing. Iceman editor Darren Shan revealed that the series will focus on new tension between the teen and adult versions of Bobby Drake after Bobby's parents discover the existence of his time-displaced counterpart.
Arrow to Introduce Onyx in Season 6
The upcoming sixth season of The CW's hit show Arrow will feature an appearance by DC Comics character Onyx.
The character, an assassin turned vigilante, will appear in the third episode of the new season, CBR reports. Onyx will be played by Chastity Dotson, who has previously appeared on shows such as Pitch, Imposters, and Veronica Mars.
Chastity Dotson in Imposters, Photo by Bravo/Ed Araquel
Batman Ninja: First Poster Revealed for Anime Movie
Today at New York Comic-Con, Warner Bros. Japan revealed the first official poster for its upcoming anime movie Batman Ninja.
As reported by io9, the poster was unveiled alongside footage from the film, which was shown to those in attendance at NYCC. While the footage has not yet been released online, you can check out the poster, which offers an early glimpse at the katana-wielding Dark Knight, below:
Batman Ninja NYCC poster, via io9
Hey, Arnold! Movie to Solve Unanswered Questions
Hey, Arnold! is returning to Nickelodeon, promising to offer revelations about some long-held mysteries.
Premiering on November 24 at 7 p.m. ET/PT, Hey, Arnold! The Jungle Movie will pick up where the original Nickelodeon TV series left off back in 2004. Check out the first full trailer below:
Nickelodeon previously revealed a clip of the film during San Diego Comic-Con 2017.
Revealed as part of the movie's panel at New York Comic Con, the trailer teases the adventure awaiting Arnold and his friends. They'll set out in the film in the hopes of finally locating his missing parents.
This $500 Metal Gear Statue Is One Solid Collectible
First 4 Figures highlighted a number of its statues at New York Comic Con 2017, including this $500 Solid Snake.
With an estimated Q3 2018 release, preorders will soon open for First 4 Figures' Metal Gear Solid statue, which you can see, along with the company's other NYCC showings, below:
F4F also had statues based on Dark Souls, Spyro the Dragon, and Crash Bandicoot's Aku Aku mask on display, among several others.
The Solid Snake statue has three interchangeable head sculpts,, night vision goggles with LED lights, and a rotating ammo box.
Major Watchmen Character Returns for DC Crossover
During Geoff Johns’ panel at New York Comic Con, he revealed that a major Watchmen character will be returning for Doomsday Clock, a 12-issue event comic that sees the Watchmen come to the DC Universe for the first time.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Doomsday Clock!
The returning character is masked vigilante Rorschach.
Rorschach died at the end of the original Watchmen story by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons after he refused to keep Ozymandias’ plan a secret, provoking Doctor Manhattan to vaporize him. Doomsday Clock is a sequel to Watchmen, so his return obviously raises a lot of questions. Did Rorschach somehow survive? Was he resurrected? For a character who died such an iconic and meaningful death, is it even right to bring him back?
Gotham By Gaslight Movie: A Batman and Horror Story Combined
At New York Comic Con today, Warner Bros. Animation offered up a first look at its next DC Universe Original Movie (its 31st!), Batman: Gotham by Gaslight. Based on the popular Elseworlds comics tale by Brian Augustyn and Mike Mignola, the film features a steampunk take on Batman as he pursues Jack the Ripper in turn-of-the-century Gotham City. This is Elseworlds 101 people!
The film, which is coming in early 2018, was executive-produced by DC animation legend Bruce Timm, directed and produced by Sam Liu (Teen Titans: The Judas Contract), and written by Jim Krieg (Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox), all of whom were in attendance to chat about the project and show off a few clips.
Constantine Animated Series Key Art Revealed
The CW released a new piece of key art for the upcoming animated Constantine series.
The image, which you can view below, provides a new look at John Constantine along with some of the baddies Constantine will be going up against.
The animated series will premiere on The CW's online platform The CW Seed in early 2018. Matt Ryan, who starred as the title character on the recent NBC series, will return to voice John Constantine, with Greg Berlanti producing.
Check Out These Amazing Dragon Ball, One Piece Figures
Ban Presto has an incredible line of Dragon Ball and One Piece figures on display at New York Comic Con, and IGN has an up-close and detailed look for fans.
Check out the gallery below for over 30 photos of the Dragon Ball figures, which pull inspiration from across the Dragon Ball franchise's different series:
And for more, check out the One Piece figures Ban Presto also had on display at the show in the gallery below:
Some of these figures are part of Ban Presto's World Figure Colosseum sculpting competition, which allows professional and amateur sculptures to create their own pieces and be crowned the world's best sculptor. The winners will be announced at NYCC, with a grand prize winner earning $10,000 and a fan award winner receiving $3,000.