Johnny Depp Makes Surprise Appearances on Disneyland’s Pirates of the Caribbean Ride
Captain Jack Sparrow himself, Johnny Depp made surprise appearances at Disneyland's Pirates of the Caribbean Ride.
Depp sported his full Jack Sparrow costume while popping up in several places at The Pirates of the Caribbean attraction. Plenty of fans posted videos and photos of the marketing stunt for the upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.
Check out two videos below, courtesy of Twitter users David V and sam.
He-Man Movie Loses Its Director, Gains a Release Date
Sony's He-Man and the Masters of the Universe reboot has reportedly lost its director.
Entertainment Weekly reports that Terminator Salvation and Charlie's Angels director McG will no longer helm He-Man. It's not known why McG departed the project. David S. Goyer (Batman Begins, Man of Steel) is currently penning the script for the film, which is now slated to release on December 18, 2019.
There's no news regarding casting, but in an interview with IGN last year McG confirmed that Twilight star Kellan Lutz had an “amazing meeting” with him and Lutz would be "considered very, very closely." for the lead role. However, with McG's departure there's no word yet if Lutz is still one of Sony's top choices to play He-Man.
Street Fighter 5’s Thailand Stage Taken Offline Temporarily
Capcom has ceased distribution of the Street Fighter 5 Thailand Temple Hideout Stage DLC, which was released on April 25.
After discovering that a music track that plays in the background of their DLC "contains unintentional religious references" Capcom has decided to remove the DLC until the song can be replaced.
For those who have already downloaded the Thailand Temple Stage, the DLC will remain usable and developers will be performing emergency server maintenance to replace the offending track with music from a different stage.
Capcom stated that the background music will be edited and reinstated to the stage at a later date and apologised for any potential offence the track may have caused.
Comic Book Reviews for April 26, 2017
It was another big week of comics, as Marvel's ResurrXion relaunch continued, Batman continued his team-up with The Flash in "The Button," Ben Reilly got his own comic again and Dark Horse debuted a very worthwhile new Aliens comic.
Scroll down to check out our reviews for these and various other new releases, and be sure to let us know your favorite books of the week in the comments below.
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Next Injustice 2 Character Reveal Leaks
NetherRealm has a big character reveal planned for tomorrow, however some images and early gameplay footage have leaked out online.
You can check out the images which came from Neogaf below. It's not exactly surprising that The Joker will be a character in the upcoming fighting game sequel, or "Le Joker," as he is named in the French screenshots.
A version of The Joker did canonically die in the series' alternate timeline story, but that rarely stops comic book characters from reappearing - going by his face shape, this could well be a new character taking on the Joker mantle.
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Super Mario Run Nears 150 Million Downloads, but Fire Emblem is More Profitable
Super Mario Run is nearing 150 million downloads combined on iOS and Android, however it's not making as much money as Fire Emblem Heroes.
This news comes via the Wall Street Journal's technology reporter in Tokyo, Takashi Mochizuki, on Twitter:
Nintendo chief: # of Fire Emblem downloads less than 1/10 of Mario, but revenue is bigger than Mario.
— Takashi Mochizuki (@mochi_wsj) April 27, 2017
Super Mario Run is a free download, however it costs money if you want to progress past the first three levels and the boss. The level unlock for Mario is a one time payment of $10, whereas Fire Emblem Heroes has microtransactions. You can buy Orbs to unlock new heroes, with the most expensive pack costing $75.
Your Tekken 7 Questions Have Been Answered
A week and a half ago I put out a call for Tekken questions for Katsuhiro Harada – the iconic face of the Tekken team (alongside Michael Murray), and an integral part of the series since its inception. The community responded and I collated a bunch of the best questions, then posed as many as I could when I caught up with Harada-san during his Australian visit.
Please bear in mind I’ve paraphrased many of these questions for the sake of brevity, and each question is attributed to one person, even though several people may have asked similar things. You should also check out some of the embedded clips, because we have gameplay of brand new stages, and of Eddy and Kuma in action! Enjoy!
Nintendo’s ‘First Game Designer’ Retires After 45 Years
Genyo Takeda, who is considered as Nintendo's "first game designer" has retired after 45 years working at the company.
Takeda was considered one of the company's foremost hardware experts - he designed the N64 analog stick, and was the lead designer on the Nintendo Wii, becoming a vocal supporter of Nintendo's philosophy that graphical improvements are not the key to next-generation hardware.
Genyo Takeda
In his earlier days, Takeda was the creator of Punch-Out!! and StarTropics, and in an Iwata Asks interview, Shigeru Miyamoto mentioned that Takeda was even making games at Nintendo before Gunpei Yokoi, who was involved with the Game & Watch, the Game Boy, the ROB, the NES robot, and Dr. Mario.
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Nintendo Switch Sells 2.74 Million Units in Under a Month
Nintendo has announced that its new Switch console sold 2.74 million units worldwide in less than its first month on sale.
Nintendo announced the figure in its year-end earnings release, which it calls a "promising start" for the console. Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima originally expected to ship 2 million units of the console in its first month.
It also revealed that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild for Switch has sold 2.76 million copies - meaning 20,000 more units of Zelda have been sold than there are Switches in the wild.