Kojima Productions Reveals New Image of Ludens
Kojima Productions has released a new image of Ludens, providing a closer look at the face of the studio's mysterious mascot.
The image, which comes by way of GameSpot, reveals the eyes of the partially-masked figure and bears the tagline "I'll keep coming." When asked for additional details about the image, the studio told the outlet: "You can freely imagine whatever you see."
Kojima Productions' mascot Ludens. Image via GameSpot
Flash & Wonder Woman Have Great Jumping on Points This Week
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!
By writer Joshua Williamson & artist Carmine Di Giandomenico | DC Comics
Of all the DC Rebirth titles, The Flash is one of the our most anticipated because it’s by horror writer extraordinaire Joshua Williamson. Make sure you’ve read DC Universe: Rebirth #1 before picking this one up because it revisits a big thread from that comic. This one-shot helps bridge the gap between everything that came before and sets up what’s to come, not to mention teasing some big stuff for the future. This is a great place to start reading Flash if you’re a new or lapsed reader.
Batman Artist Is ‘Reborn’ for New Comic with Mark Millar
Comic book writer Mark Millar is teaming up with famed Batman artist Greg Capullo for a new comic series called Reborn.
According to Deadline, Millar and Capullo are co-creating the series, which launches this October from Millarworld. The monthly series will run for a total of six issues, and centers around an 80 year-old woman named Bonnie Black who discovers a world beyond her own after dying.
Reborn image credit: Mark Millar and Greg Capullo
Road to E3 2016: Titanfall 2
Brace yourselves: E3 2016 is nearly upon us. From June 12-16, the entire gaming industry will converge on Los Angeles to showcase the biggest games that we’ll be playing for 2016 and beyond. We’ve been updating our Games of E3 List whenever news drops, but now we’re going to go even deeper. Every day leading up to the show, we’re going to highlight one of the biggest games that we hope to see more of at E3. Up today: Titanfall 2!
Diablo 3 director leaves Blizzard
Jay Wilson, the game director of Blizzard's Diablo III, has announced he's leaving the company — and the gaming industry entirely.
"I'm leaving to pursue my original passion, writing," Wilson wrote on Twitter, announcing this as his final week at Blizzard. "It's what I was doing when I fell into this job, and I've always wanted to return to it."
Wilson has spent the last decade with Blizzard, originally joining the company in 2006. Prior to working at Blizzard, Wilson also served as a design director for Relic Entertainment's Company of Heroes and as lead designer on Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War, among other titles.
Game of Thrones Had a Couple Missteps This Week
Warning: Full spoilers for Game of Thrones' seventh Season 6 episode, "The Broken Man," below.
Game of Thrones: Season 6's seventh episode contained even more exciting character returns, but also a couple of plotlines that felt perhaps a bit too by the numbers - or in one case, had a character behave in an uncharacteristically foolish manner. So what worked and what didn't? Let's chat about it!
This week's Dragons on the Wall topics include:
-The Hound's return and if the show is overly predictable this season-Why Lady Mormont is awesome
-Who is Sansa writing to?
-Why Arya should have known better when the Waif attacked
GoT: Read the Speech That Inspired the Latest Episode’s Title
Spoilers for Game of Thrones' latest episode, "The Broken Man," continue below. There also are some light spoilers for George R.R. Martin's novel A Feast for Crows.
Game of Thrones introduced an interesting new character named Brother Ray in the seventh episode of Season 6. Brother Ray was responsible for the rehabilitation of Sandor Clegane -- aka the Hound -- who Arya had left for dead at the end of Season 4. With Ray's group of followers, the Hound was trying to find a more peaceful way of life.
Brother Ray seems to be an amalgamation of two characters in George R.R. Martin's A Feast for Crows: Septon Meribald and the Elder Brother. Both only have a small amount of page time in the novel, but have been subject to much fan speculation because those scenes seemed to lend credibility to the theory that the Hound was still alive.
Justice League’s New Title Revealed
The first entry in Warner Bros.' pair of upcoming Justice League films has dropped the "Part One" subtitle and will officially be called Justice League. DC chief creative officer—and newly appointed DC Films' co-head—Geoff Johns' took to Twitter, to confirm that "the Justice League movie is called 'Justice League.'"
Just last week, several rumored titles surfaced, suggesting the film would either be called Justice League: Angels and Demons, Justice League: United, Justice League: Gods Among Us, or Justice League: Gods Among Men. What do you make of Warner Bros. and DC Films' decision to simply call the film Justice League? Let us know in the comments, and for more on the upcoming superhero flick ahead of its November 17, 2017 release, here's why Jeremy Irons believes the film won't be as "muddled" as Batman v Superman.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: 12 Tubular Easter Eggs
With Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows now in theaters, we decided go through all the easter eggs and references we spotted in the new movie. Of course, if we missed any, be sure to share 'em with us in the comments below!
Warning: Full spoilers from Out of the Shadows follow...
The original Ninja Turtles theme song crops up several times throughout the movie, mainly through Donatello's tech. The refrain "heroes in a half-shell" is used for the horn of the Turtle Tactical Truck, as well as Donnie's T-Phone and portable USB drive. A revamped version of the theme also plays over the animated credits sequence.
John Boyega Cast in Pacific Rim Sequel
Star Wars: The Force Awakens actor John Boyega will star in Legendary Pictures' Pacific Rim sequel.
He'll play the son of Stacker Pentecost—Idris Elba's character in the original film—in Pacific Rim 2. The project will be directed by Daredevil Season 1 showrunner Steven DeKnight, with Guillermo del Toro set to produce. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Boyega is also signed on as a producer.
John Boyega in Star Wars: The Force Awakens