Making a Murderer: New Episodes Announced
After teasing a possible second season of Making a Murderer earlier this year, Netflix has now announced that new episodes of its popular documentary series are now in production.
Series creators Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos are returning for the new installments of the series. The new batch of episodes will continue the story of Steven Avery and the legal battle that surrounds the convicted murderer.
"We are extremely grateful for the tremendous response to, and support of, the series," Ricciardi and Demos said in a statement. "The viewers' interest and attention has ensured that the story is not over, and we are fully committed to continuing to document events as they unfold."
Dark Horse Announces Buffy Season 11
Buffy the Vampire Slayer may have been off the air for 13 years now, but the saga is still going strong. Today Dark Horse Comics announced (via USA Today) that Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 11 will be debuting in November.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 11 will feature the Season 10 creative team (writer Christos Gage and artist Rebekah Isaacs) chronicling the further adventures of Buffy and the Scooby gang. Creator Joss Whedon will continue to serve as executive producer for the series.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 11 #1 cover by Steve Morris
Rumor: Affleck’s Solo Batman Movie Set in Arkham
There are rumors the upcoming Ben Affleck solo Batman movie could be set in Arkham Asylum.
Multiple anonymous sources have told Batman-On-Film that the upcoming solo Bat-film could see the dark knight locked up in Arkham for some stretch of time.
Batman-On-Film stresses that this rumor should be taken with a grain of salt and that none of the site's sources know for how long or why Batman would be in Arkham, where some of Gotham's most dangerous criminals are held.
Pokemon Go Rumored to Launch in Japan With Sponsored Partner
Pokemon Go is expected to introduce sponsored locations to the augmented reality game—the first is rumored to launch as soon as tomorrow in Japan.
McDonald's will be the first sponsored location in Pokemon Go, according Tech Crunch. It's being rumored that the application will launch tomorrow in Japan—despite earlier reports saying Japanese Pokemon Go servers were not powerful enough—with 3,000 McDonald's locations across Japan set as Pokemon gyms.
Dark Horse Explores More World of Warcraft History
Dark Horse Comics will be delving deeper into the history of Azeroth in 2017. Today they announced a sequel to their best-selling book World of Warcraft Chronicle, due for release in 2017.
World of Warcraft Chronicle Vol. 2 will continue to explore the history and makeup of this rich fantasy universe. Vol. 1 focused on the birth of the Warcraft universe and the ancient wars that shaped it thousands of years before the rise of the Alliance and the Horde. Presumably, Vol. 2 will move further down the timeline to the era of men and orcs.
Telltale’s Minecraft Episode 7 Release Date Announced
Telltale Games has announced the seventh episode in its Minecraft series will be available beginning July 26.
Episode 7 is called Access Denied, and will feature Jesse and friends in a land controlled by PAMA, a "thinking machine" which wants to control everyone to achieve optimal efficiency.
PAMA's creator, Harper, will be voiced by Community's Yvette Nicole Brown.
Access Denied is part of the $15 Adventure Pass, which includes access to Episodes 6, 7, and 8. Alternatively, players can pick up Episode 7 digitally by itself for $5. Whichever you choose, you'll need to make sure you own the very first episode in the Minecraft series in order to purchase and play.
New Game of Thrones Beer, ‘Valar Dohaeris,’ Is on the Way
In true Game of Thrones style, all beers must serve. IGN can exclusively announce that Brewery Ommegang and HBO Global Marketing are debuting a new addition to their Game of Thrones beer line: Valar Dohaeris Tripel Ale.
This new ale "pays homage to Arya’s season-long struggles within and around the House of Black and White," and is the sister brew to the previously released Valar Morghulis Dubbel Ale. Fittingly, the Valar Morghulis beer will be re-released in conjunction with Valar Dohaeris's debut.
Game of Thrones' Valar Dohaeris Tripel Ale and Valar Morghulis Dubbel Ale
Batman: The Telltale Series Episode 1 Gets a Release Date
Batman: The Telltale Series' first episode has a release date - August 2 - and there's a world premiere gameplay trailer to go alongside it.
The episode, "Realm of Shadows" will be released on PC, Mac, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS4, PS3, Android and iOS. Here's a trailer:
There are no details on pricing for the individual episode or a Season Pass at time of writing.
A physical version of the game - which will include the first episode and automatically download further installments - will be released on September 13 (September 16 if you're in Europe).
How Pokemon Go Made Me Care About Pokemon
This week I’ve only had to step outside to encounter college students, high schoolers, young adults, parents with their children, people of every race and creed hunting and catching Pokemon. I watched it happening in rural wine country and the streets of the big city, on the beach, at the zoo, in theme parks and at parties and in forests, in almost every place people’s day to day lives took them. Strangers talking, laughing with delight, cursing with frustration when the app crashes. People helping one another out one minute, battling for control of a gym the next, interacting with one another and their surroundings in a way that simply wouldn’t be happening if it weren’t for the existence of this strange little app.
Rock Band 4 Adds New, Intentionally Cheesy Campaign
When Rock Band 4 released last year, developer Harmonix Music Systems promised it would be a long-tail platform that would continue to evolve over time, without the need for a Rock Band 5. And while the company has already delivered a few updates that have added new features, Rock Band Rivals (out in October) is the first paid expansion pack adding significant new contact in the form of two new modes: Rockudrama and Rivals.
The former is a new campaign mode for 1-4 players that bookends your band's career with intentionally cheesy VH1 Behind the Music-style live-action cutscenes that reflect on your performance, telling the story of how you went from the garage to the world's biggest stages. It's meant to be laughed at, which makes it a good fit for Rock Band's party-centric gameplay.