Supergirl: Teri Hatcher Joins Cast as Season 2’s Big Bad
A former Lois Lane is joining the cast of Supergirl's second season.
Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman star Teri Hatcher has joined the cast of Supergirl and is set to play this season's mysterious new big bad. No other information has been provided about Hatcher's character, but she will appear in the currently airing second season for multiple episodes.
Lois & Clark: The NEw Adventures of Superman star Teri Hatcher
Every Marvel Game Currently in Development
"The world will always need heroes. We just need to re-assemble them."
So ends the dramatic teaser trailer for the new Avengers game revealed last week. A partnership between Square Enix and Marvel, this yet-unnamed project is being developed by Eidos Montreal and Crystal Dynamics. Known best for their work on the Tomb Raider series, Crystal Dynamic's involvement suggests the new Avengers game will have a heavy focus on third-person action and a mix of melee and ranged combat.
Konami Reports Rise in Profits, Decline in Revenue
Despite an overall drop in revenue, Konami has reported a year-over-year increase in profits.
According to the publisher's financial results, its "consolidated total revenue and operating profit" for the nine-month span concluding on December 31, 2016 were ¥163.94 billion (approx. $1.45 billion USD) and ¥29.59 billion (approx. $262 million), respectively. When compared to the year prior, the company's revenue is down 8.5 percent, while profits are up 69.8 percent.
Konami specifically cited the success of its recently released mobile games Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links and Jikkyou Powerful Soccer, "both of which enjoy a strong start with an unprecedented number of downloads at a faster-than-ever pace."
Final Fantasy XV Getting Power Rangers-style Costumes
Final Fantasy XV's first piece of character-focused DLC, dubbed Episode Gladio, will release on March 28. There's also something a little more... unexpected on the way.
Square Enix shared news on the first character episode DLC - as well as three screenshots (below) - during its Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary celebration event, Dualshockers reports.
The publisher also announced that prior to the release of the Gladio DLC, Final Fantasy XV players will be able to outfit their heroes in Power Rangers-style Magitek Exosuits on February 21. The Exosuits will be available as part of an upcoming free "Booster Pack" and a paid "Booster Pack +." The free version is available to all who own FFXV, while the plus option is exclusive to those with a Season Pass.
Legends of Tomorrow: Captain Cold Will Still Join the Legion of Doom
On Legends of Tomorrow recently, Mick Rory/Heatwave (Dominic Purcell) has been seeing visions of his deceased friend Leonard Snart/Captain Cold (Wentworth Miller) appearing and speaking to him. What stands out here though is that last summer, when it was announced Legends would be introducing the Legion of Doom (including Malcolm Merlyn, Reverse-Flash and Damien Darhk), Captain Cold was included on the list of members. However, so far, the Legion of Doom has been operating without Snart, while his appearances have only been in relation to Rory.
Final Fantasy VII Remake Key Art Revealed
The official key art for Final Fantasy VII Remake has been revealed.
As reported by Gematsu, Square Enix debuted the new image during the opening ceremony at its Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary celebration. No further details about the game were revealed during the event.
Final Fantasy VII Remake key art
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the original Final Fantasy VII, which released for PlayStation in 1997. Tetsuya Nomura, who's directing both the remake and Kingdom Hearts III, recently shared an update on the status of both games, saying they "still have a way to go" before either is ready for launch.
Final Fantasy XII Remaster Gets a Release Date
Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age, the remaster of 2006's PlayStation 2 game, is due for release on July 11 on PS4.
The announcement came during the Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary Opening Ceremony event in Tokyo. July 11 is the date for North America and Europe, while Japan will have to wait an extra couple of days until July 13.
The world of Ivalice in Final Fantasy XII will feature upgraded graphics, and western players will be able to finally use the Zodiac Job System, a 12-job character progression system which was only included in the original release in Japan.
Other upgrades include a remastered soundtrack, the addition of 7.1 surround sound, auto-saving, faster loading times, and a Trial Mode, which sounds like you'll be taking on all types of monsters in successive battles.
Nintendo Financials: Pokemon Helps Massive Profit Increase
Pokémon played a big role in Nintendo’s end of year profits, the company’s financial reports show.
According to Nintendo, Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon have shifted a combined 14.6 million units since their launches last year, placing the titles ahead of Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire, Super Mario 3D Land, and Super Smash Bros. 3DS in terms of lifetime sales.
Here’s the current breakdown of top-selling software for Nintendo 3DS.
- Pokémon X / Pokémon Y - 16.06 million.
- Mario Kart 7 - 14.82 million.
- Pokémon Sun / Pokémon Moon - 14.69 million.
- Pokémon Omega Ruby / Pokémon Alpha Sapphire - 13.68 million.
Nintendo Financials Reveal Strong 3DS Sales but Flagging Wii Consoles
Nintendo has released the company's latest financial report.
On the amiibo front, 6.5 million amiibo figures and 6.6 million amiibo cards were sold during the nine-month period between April 1, 2016 and December 31, 2016. For comparison, during the period ending December 31, 2015, Nintendo shifted some 20.5 million amiibo figures and 21.5 million amiibo cards.
According to Nintendo, the reason for the sharp decline in amiibo sales is due to the lack of amiibo-supported software for the period.
"Although the release of some new titles offering amiibo functionality restored some momentum, amiibo sales remained limited to 6.5 million units for figure-type and 6.6 million units for card-type,” writes Nintendo. “In addition, there were relatively fewer offerings of downloadable content during this period, so digital sales were also down to a large extent on the same period last year."
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The Cheapest Place to Preorder Halo Wars 2
Due for release on 21st February, 2017, Halo Wars 2 is now available to preorder on the Xbox One. Currently the cheapest place to preorder it is from Instant Gaming who have it priced at £31.32. To put perspective on this deal, Amazon have it going for £39.89 which means you'll save at least £8 with Instant Gaming.