Batman Sidekick Duke Thomas Gets His Own Comic
Batman's current sidekick, Duke Thomas, will be the star of a new comic mini-series titled Batman and the Signal. This series will build on recent developments with the character in books like All-Star Batman and Dark Days: The Casting and establish his new role in Gotham City's ever-growing superhero community.
As revealed by Heat Vision, Batman and the Signal will be co-written by Batman veteran (and Duke's co-creator) Scott Snyder along with newcomer Tony Patrick, a recent graduate of DC's New Talent Development Workshop. The mini-series will be drawn by Cully Hamner (Black Lightning: Year One).
A Complete Buyer’s Guide to Dominion Board Game
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Dominion almost singlehandedly invented the deckbuilding genre when it released in 2008. Now, almost 10 years later, the game has seen many expansions and re-releases, some worthwhile and some easily skippable. Each expansion interacts with the rest of the series in different ways, resulting in a huge number of potential combinations. This makes Dominion an eternally replayable beast that will continue to feel fresh long after being unwrapped.
New Star Wars: The Last Jedi Magazine Covers
Ahead of Star Wars: The Last Jedi's release this December, a pair of new magazine covers offer a new glimpse a Mark Hamill's Luke Skywalker and Daisy Ridley's Rey.
The covers are featured on the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly. See them both below:
Luke Skywalker magazine cover (Credit: Bruno Dayan//© 2017 Lucasfilm Ltd.) via EW
GoT Behind-the-Scenes Video Breaks Down Epic Battle
Warning: Game of Thrones spoilers follow. For our thoughts on this week's new episode, check out IGN's "The Spoils of War" review.
HBO has released a new behind-the-scenes video breaking down what went into the incredible loot train attack that took place during the latter half of "The Spoils of War." Several members from the cast and crew, including executive producer Bernie Caulfield, showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, stars Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Emilia Clarke, and many more discuss the work that went into bringing this epic battle to life.
Dissidia: Final Fantasy NT Closed Beta Dates Announced
Dissidia: Final Fantasy NT's upcoming closed beta will begin in late August, Square Enix announced.
The beta will run from August 25 at 9 p.m. PT/12 a.m. ET/5 a.m. BST/2 p.m. AEST through September 3 at 9 p.m. PT/12 a.m.ET/5 a.m. BST/2 p.m. AEST.
For those living in North and Latin America, the last day to register for a chance to participate in the beta is on August 20. You can register on Square Enix's website.
Though Final Fantasy X antagonist Jecht was recently revealed as a new fighter, Square Enix has confirmed he won't be playable in the beta.
eSports Could Be a Part of the 2024 Olympics
Gaming could join the roster of sports at the 2024 Paris Olympics due to the increasing popularity of eSports among young people worldwide. While it's yet to be decided which specific games will be included, video games will also be featured as an official medal event at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou.
According to ESPN, Paris Olympic bid committee co-president Tony Estanguet will present the proposal to bring gaming to the 2024 Olympics to the International Olympic Committee meeting in Peru next month, hoping to bridge interest in the Olympics for younger generations.
Call of Duty World League 2017 Championship Detailed
The Call of Duty World League concludes its second season this weekend in Orlando, Florida, and Activision has released new details about this year's big championship event.
A full breakdown of the 2017 Call of Duty World League 2017 Championship can be found in the infographic below, which provides a season recap, offline stats (including season-to-date team averages), the 32-team group draw, and more.
Click on the image below to see the full infographic:
Call of Duty World League 2017 Championship infographic
Pokemon Go: Shiny Pikachu and Raichu Appear in Japan
Pokemon Go appears to have gotten its latest shiny monsters in the form of Pikachu and Raichu.
As reported by Comicbook.com, Niantic hadn't announced the addition of the rarer form of Pikachu (which comes in a darker shade of yellow, and has a special "shiny" animation), but those attending the Pikachu Outbreak events in Japan have been able to capture them.
New DuckTales will Include a Darkwing Duck Crossover
It looks like Darkwing Duck himself will be showing up in the new DuckTales animated series.
SlashFilm reports DuckTales' co-producer and story editor Francisco Angones revealed concept art of the character and his signature motorcycle during a Comic-Con 2017 panel, confirming he'll make an appearance in the series.
Darkwing Duck.
The Darkwing Duck series released a few years after DuckTales, and it follows the titular anthropomorphic duck as he battles crime. Art for other well known characters from the show, including Magica De Spell, Megavolt, Quackerjack, and Ratcatcher was also shown off during the same Comic-Con panel.
How to Kill a Dragon in Game of Thrones
Warning: beware spoilers for Game of Thrones: “The Spoils of War”!
The latest Game of Thrones episode “The Spoils of War” featured a surprise attack on the Lannister army as the Dothraki charged on horseback and Daenerys Targaryen flew in on her largest dragon, Drogon. As dragonfire bombing runs lit up the battlefield (and dozens of Lannister soldiers), it looked like it would be an easy victory -- until Bronn manned Maester Qyburn’s scorpion (aka ballista, aka huge freakin’ crossbow) and managed to land a shot in Drogon’s shoulder. That was enough to ground the great beast, but it wasn’t even close to a lethal blow, which begs the question, how do you kill a dragon?