Final Fantasy XV Episode Prompto Release Date Announced
Episode Prompto, the next character-focused story DLC for Final Fantasy XV, will be released on June 27, Square Enix has announced.
For a sneak peek at Episode Prompto, check out the gameplay footage below:
In this story add-on, which Square Enix previously confirmed would launch sometime before the end of June, players will assume control of Prompto, who finds himself alone in the arctic on a mission to uncover the truth behind his origin.
The launch of Episode Prompto follows the story DLC for Gladio, which released earlier this year. Like Prompto and Gladio, a story add-on for Ignis is on the horizon, as well as a co-op multiplayer expansion called Comrades.
Stranger Things, The Leftovers Among TCA Awards Nominees
Stranger Things, The Leftovers and Atlanta are among the nominees for the 33rd annual Television Critics Association Awards.
Atlanta, This Is Us and The Handmaid's Tale each received four nominations, including Program of the Year. Stranger Things, which netted three nominations, and The Leftovers, which was nominated twice, were nominated for Program of the Year as well.
For the second year in a row, HBO leads with a total of 12 nominations, while FX has 11 and Netflix received 10.
The invitation-only presentation will be held on Saturday, August 5 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.
The full list of nominees is as follows:
PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
Negan Stars in Walking Dead Graphic Novel
The Walking Dead fans have a new graphic novel to look forward to this fall. Image has just revealed first details about The Walking Dead: Here's Negan!, a new hardcover chronicling the origin of the popular villain.
Here's Negan! will reprint the serialized story that's been running in the pages of the Image+ magazine over the past year. The book features the same creative team as the main series - writer Robert Kirkman and artists Charlie Adlard and Cliff Rathburn.
Every Pixar Movie’s Opening Weekend Box Office
(This is an update to a Pixar box office article originally published in 2017.)
Toy Story 4 opened to an estimated $118 million at the North American box office, easily debuting at No. 1. While that amount is well below industry expectations for the film -- which had been widely pegged as opening with as much as $140 million -- it’s still the biggest opening weekend ever in the Toy Story franchise. It’s also the third biggest opening weekend (domestically) for a Pixar release.
Last year’s Incredibles 2 remains the highest-grossing opening weekend for a Pixar movie, earning $182.7 million when it bowed in June 2018. That’s followed by 2016’s Finding Dory with $135.1 million.
What Was May’s Best-Selling Comic?
Diamond Comics has released its sales figures for May 2017. According to Diamond, Secret Empire #1 was the best-selling comic of the month, with an estimated 157,517 copies sold (according to figures from Comichron).
Secret Empire was followed by Venom #150 (141,757 copies sold) and the lenticular editions of Batman #22 (114,173 copies sold) and The Flash #22 (104,506 copies sold). However, as was the case with April's controversial sales numbers, Batman and The Flash were actually the two top-selling comics of the month. Because the lenticular and standard versions of those two issues were priced differently, Diamond listed sales figures for each version separately. When both versions are added together, Batman #22 comes out on top for May with a combined 186,914 copies sold, with Flash following at 163,767 copies sold (again, based on Comichron's estimated figures).
Wonder Woman Meets Conan in New Comic by Fan-Favorite Writer
In a collaboration between DC and Dark Horse Comics, Wonder Woman and Conan the Barbarian are crossing over for a new six-issue comic.
Den of Geek reports fan-favorite Wonder Woman writer Gail Simone will pen the entire mini-series, titled Wonder Woman/Conan, and will work with artist Aaron Lopresti, inker Matt Ryan, and colorist Wendy Broome. The first issue will be released on September 20. Simone previously worked with Lopresti on Wonder Woman: Ends of the Earth.
Wonder Woman/Conan cover art
Rockstar Addresses Take-Two’s Decision to Shut Down GTA Modding Software OpenIV
Grand Theft Auto developer Rockstar Games has addressed publisher Take-Two Interactive’s decision to shut down GTA modding software OpenIV.
Take-Two sent a cease-and-desist letter to the developers behind the OpenIV modding tool. Rockstar Games issued the following statement to IGN:
"Take-Two's actions were not specifically targeting single player mods. Unfortunately, OpenIV enables recent malicious mods that allow harassment of players and interfere with the GTA Online experience for everybody. We are working to figure out how we can continue to support the creative community without negatively impacting our players."
Jack Black on How Jumanji Sequel Connects to the Original
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle will connect to the original film through Robin Williams.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Jack Black, who plays Professor Shelly Oberon in the new Jumanji movie, revealed that the film will pay tribute to Williams' character from the first movie, Alan Parish.
While exploring the Jungle, Oberon and Dr. Smolder Bravestone (Dwayne Johnson) discover clues left behind by Parish that'll help them on their journey. That way, Williams will still be able to play an important role in the story without being in the sequel.
Dragon Ball FighterZ Could Come to Switch
A Nintendo Switch version of Dragon Ball FighterZ is being considered, but only if there is enough demand from fans, according to Bandai Namco.
"I don't know who told you that
but this is not a question of power," producer Tomoko Hiroki told Gameblog.fr (translated by IGN). "We are not experiencing any difficulties with the Switch version of Xenoverse 2. I would say that if we carry on getting requests from fans, we will manage to create a version for Switch as well. The latter may not come out at the same time as the others, however we might consider it."
Star Trek: Discovery Gets Premiere Date
Star Trek: Discovery will launch at 8:30 p.m. Sunday, September 24, on CBS.
The next two episodes of the new Star Trek series will immediately become available on the streaming service CBS All Access that same night, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Then, each new Discovery episode will air every Sunday.
The first season of Star Trek: Discovery will also be split into two halves. Eight episodes of the sci-fi show will air through November 5, followed by the remaining seven, starting in January.
Star Trek: Discovery has seen a number of setbacks in its path to the premiere. Showrunner Bryan Fuller left the series last year, and CBS delayed Star Trek: Discovery for a number of reasons back in January.