Gravity Rush 2 Release Date Announced
Sony has announced that Gravity Rush 2 will come to PlayStation 4 on December 2, 2016 in North America and the UK, and November 30 in Europe.
The news comes via the PlayStation Blog (and the European PS Blog) along with a new trailer, which shows off new gameplay featuring Kat, Raven, Syd, and new character Angel.
“The first new face to join the expansive world of Gravity Rush 2 is the mysterious guardian angel, who shows up to help Kat when she’s in a bind, quickly dispensing of a group of pesky Nevi enemies,” Sony’s Brian Dunn wrote. “Angel is a superheroine with an aggressive and wild fighting style, and packs an overwhelming punch to her attacks. She also has a crystallization ability that helps her to regenerate health instantly.”
J.J. Abrams: Star Trek Won’t Recast Anton Yelchin’s Chekov
Star Trek Beyond already has a sequel planned, but producer J.J. Abrams won't be replacing actor Anton Yelchin, who died tragically in an automobile accident in June, with another actor to fill the shoes of Chekov.
When the sequel starts filming, Abrams has said the series' producers will not recast Yelchin's Ensign Pavel Chekov.
"I can't possibly imagine that," Abrams told the Postmedia Network, "and I think Anton deserves better."
Activision Needs To Stop Making Bad Licensed Games
It’s well past time for Activision to join the rest of the major game publishers and stop its cynical practice of publishing low-effort movie and TV tie-in games that prey on unsuspecting and uninformed gamers.
Hell hath no fury like a fan scorned, and by routinely publishing bad low-budget games based on beloved movie and TV franchises with enthusiastic fanbases, Activision has earned a lot of it. So far in 2016 alone, it has published the terrible Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan (review score: 4.8) and last week’s generic and dull Ghostbusters game (review score: 4.4). Conspicuously, in both cases review copies weren’t sent out until the day of release. That’s something that could happen for innocent reasons, so it proves nothing – but if I were about to release a game I knew was bad and wanted to conceal that fact from gamers until after many people had already bought it, that’s how I’d do it.
D.Gray-man Hallow Episode 3 Review
Warning: Full spoilers for the episode below.
Allen Walker and his pals from the order found themselves in a dangerous predicament at the end of "Lonely Boy," leaving me eager to see how the Innocence-wielding exorcist would be able to save his friends and a young orphan boy named Timothy from the hands of the Akuma. "It'll Be Fine If I Wash My Face" continues the intense battle in another action-heavy episode that provides a glimpse into the internal struggle Allen must face as The Fourteenth attempts to assume control.
Movie Tickets Are the Most Expensive They’ve Ever Been
Going to the movies is more expensive than it's ever been, as average ticket prices reached an all-time high this past quarter.
According to the National Association of Theatre Owners (via Variety), the average price for a movie ticket climbed to $8.73 during the second quarter of 2016, eclipsing the prior $8.70 record set last year.
The price marks a 1.7 percent jump from Q1 2016, which had an average ticket price of $8.58, as well as a 1.4 percent increase over last year's second quarter average of $8.61. The reason for the jump is believed to be due to more premium showings in IMAX and 3D, with Disney's latest animated hit Finding Dory and Marvel's superhero blockbuster Captain America: Civil War leading the charge.
Top 10 Anime Beach Episodes
It’s summer, and what better way to celebrate the greatest season of the year than by hanging out on your couch and watching anime characters run around the beach? Most beach episodes have great fan service and nice breaks from their stories, but these episodes go above and beyond.
Outbreak Company’s “Swimsuit of the Dead” is a great example of a perfect beach episode, especially since otaku protagonist Shinichi works so hard to craft his own anime beach experience with the real fantasy girls he travels with. His fantasy fulfillment aside, the highlight of this episode is definitely watching a bunch of old scholars bicker about which swimsuit would be fitting for their 16-year-old empress.
Gotham Casts The Walking Dead Actor as Mad Hatter
The Walking Dead's Benedict Samuel has been cast as Jervis Tetch, also known as the Mad Hatter, in Fox's Gotham, TV Line has revealed.
Tetch, a "talented hypnotist teetering on the edge of madness," finds his way to Gotham while looking for his sister Alice, who went missing years ago in the city, according to TV Line. He'll appear in Gotham's third season, which returns to Fox on September 19.
Benedict Samuel on The Walking Dead, via AMC
25 Ways Businesses Are Reacting to Pokemon Go
Millions of dollars, more average users than Twitter, and massive stock market increases are just a handful of the ways Pokemon Go has absolutely dominated the mobile and gaming markets since its release.
It has become a pop culture phenomenon resulting in memes, online discussions, pub crawls, meetups, and other massive public events drawing people together who might otherwise have never met. Even those few who aren't playing it undoubtedly have heard of Pokemon Go.
Marvel’s Luke Cage SDCC 2016 Poster Revealed
Before Marvel and Netflix head to Harlem in September, Luke Cage fans will be able to get their hands on a brand new poster for the character at San Diego Comic-Con this week.
TV Insider has revealed the SDCC-exclusive Marvel's Luke Cage poster that will be available at the show at Marvel's booth. Designed my Marvel Entertainment CCO Joe Quesada, the poster features star Mike Colter as the titular hero with unbreakable skin and super strength..
"You’ve got one shot to encapsulate a character with a pose that’s provocative and that you hope will someday be iconic," Quesada told TV Insider of the process.
Top Comics to Buy This Week: July 20, 2016
We all want the best of the best, so let us point out the hottest comics released each week. We spotlight our favorite comics that we know are money-well-spent and new books that look cool and are backed by some top-tier talent.
Check out our picks, then take to the comments to let us know what looks good to you!
Written by Shawna Benson & Julie Benson & Drawn by Claire Roe | DC
DC's New 52 Birds of Prey comic didn't quite capture the magic of the old days. Luckily, it appears that the series is getting back to basics for DC Rebirth and narrowing the cast back down to the core trinity - Batgirl, Huntress and Black Canary. Judging from the cover alone, it appears that this team will have plenty of personal strife to work through in addition to battling the bad guys. But they'll have to work together, as this issue introduces a villain who's stolen the mantle of Oracle and is ruining Barbara Gordon's good name.