How James Cameron Fixed the End of X-Men: Days of Future Past
The ending of X-Men: Days of Future Past was not always how it was shown on screen. During my visit to the set of X-Men: Apocalypse with a small group of press, director/writer Bryan Singer revealed that James Cameron had a small yet significant impact on the final resolution.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for X-Men: Days of Future Past.
At the end of the movie, Wolverine wakes up in present day to see a “happy ending” where everything is back to normal at the X-mansion and characters we saw die like Jean Grey and Cyclops are alive and well.
Because the movie deals with time travel, Singer sought Cameron out for advice because his experience with time travel in the Terminator movies. Singer sent Cameron a rough cut of the movie and received one key note in response.
Overkill’s The Walking Dead Now Releasing in 2017
Overkill’s The Walking Dead is now slated for a release in the second-half of 2017.
The news comes following a $40 million investment by Korean game company Smilegate into the game’s publisher, Starbreeze. The deal sees Starbreeze receive a 10-year right to develop, publish, and distribute a new entry in Smilegate’s Crossfire franchise, which has around 500 million users to date.
It also allows Starbreeze the chance to release PayDay 2 and Overkill’s The Walking Dead in Asian markets through the Smilegate distribution platform.
Overkill’s The Walking Dead was originally expected at some point in 2016. While we don’t know much about what the game is, series creator Robert Kirkman did offer some details idea to fans last year.
Why Netflix is Going to Dominate 2016
2016 is already shaping up to be a great year for TV, with Netflix announcing a load of shows that have got us all excited. Alex, Gav and Rory pick their favourites, but not before discussing the pros and cons of disc-based foodstuffs.
Elsewhere, the team talks about the handful of changes it would like to see brought to Rainbow Six Siege, and pick out the timeless game themes that should definitely be entered into this year's Classic FM Hall Fame (you can vote for your favourite on the Classic FM website).
So join us, as we shotgun another can of blabberwaffle. Yum!
Hyrule Warriors Gets its Own New 3DS XL Model
A new Hyrule Warriors-themed 3DS XL is coming to Europe on March 24.
Also, as the release date for Hyrule Warriors conflicted with Good Friday, the game will now come out one day earlier on March 24.
Nintendo also tweeted some info about how the Wolf Link amiibo will work. Slap it onto the Wii U GamePad and you’ll unlock some enhanced weapons for Midna.
Hey, look, listen. Have you read the story about how the female Link, Linkle came to be? IGN recently caught up with Producers from Nintendo and Koei Tecmo to explain the origin of Hyrule Warrior's newest heroine.
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Nintendo Issues Statement About Fire Emblem ‘Gay Conversion’
Nintendo has issued a statement clarifying how the Western version of Fire Emblem fates differs from its Japanese counterpart.
In a statement to Siliconera, Nintendo said the following:
“Making changes is not unusual when we localize games, and we have indeed made changes in these games,” says Nintendo. “When we localize a game we do so in order to make it appropriate for that particular territory. All our choices were made from that point of view.
“In the Conquest edition a male main character created by the gamer can pair up with another male character (Niles) which ultimately leads to marriage. Similarly, in the Birthright edition, a female main character created by the gamer can pair up with and eventually marry another female character (Rhajat). Like married couples of the opposite gender, these same-sex couples enjoy the stat boosts that come with marriage, which means when they are paired up in battle they are stronger than when they are apart or paired up with another character.
Shadow Puppeteer for Wii U Gets a Release Date
Shadow Puppeteer is coming to Wii U on January 28.
Developed by Sarepta Studio, Shadow Puppeteer is a co-op puzzle-platformer where players control a boy who’s been separated from his also-playable shadow. Puzzles may involve traversing real world objects as the boy, or manipulating a light source to move around a two-dimensional world as the shadow.
If you mix the atmosphere of Limbo with the 2D elements of A Link Between Worlds then wrap it in a Tim Burton aesthetic, you’d be along the right tracks.
Shadow Puppeteer features both single-player and couch co-op, and will retail for $15 in the U.S. and €15 in Europe. If you want to see more of the game, be sure to head on over to the IGN Shadow Puppeteer channel.
Destiny’s Next Update Is an Ode to Valentine’s Day
Bungie has announced that Destiny's next update will focus on "celebrating the rare variety of companionship that can only be found in the heat of battle." The event is called Crimson Days, and starts February 9—just in time for Valentine's Day. Expect the event to be similar in size to Festival of the Lost, Destiny's Halloween event.
Crimson Days brings not only bug fixes and improvements, but a new 2v2 Crucible mode as well—Crimson Doubles. We'll receive more information about the new mode with the next weekly update. For now, Bungie tells us just that it's "born of new gameplay and mechanics that only battle-tested star-crossed lovers will appreciate."
WB and DC Show Off Batman v Superman Merchandise
Warner Bros. Consumer Products and DC Comics have teamed up to bring Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice from the big screen to the real world by way of a huge licensing and merchandise initiative.
DC Entertainment president Diane Nelson said her company is "thrilled to be partnering with licensees around the world to support the film."
Mattel is the master licensee for toys related to the upcoming movie, which means toy stores will see an invasion of characters from the movie, including figures in the Mattel Multiverse line, "which captures the superior accuracy and details of the film’s characters."
Other toys to look forward to are LEGO sets, Funko Pop! figures, high quality statues, and a voice change helmet so you can go around asking everyone you know if they bleed. There's also an 18-inch figure from NECA, and other toys coming from "Hot Toys, Kotobukiya, SquareEnix, Medicom Toy, Prime 1 Studio and Union Creative."
The Continuing Appeal of The X-Files
The X-Files was a hugely successful series, crossing over from cult sci-fi series to bonafide hit, running nine seasons in the process (and resulting in two feature films). That being the case, it’s a big deal that FOX has re-assembled creator Chris Carter and stars David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson for a new, six-episode limited series.
I spoke to Carter about what it was like returning to The X-Files after so long and the continuing appeal for both him and the other original X-Files writers he re-assembled - using the first and sixth episode to tell mythology-heavy episodes, while episodes 2-5 are standalone installments, delving into the horrific, creepy and even highly comical (see Darin Morgan’s third episode!) realms the series is known for.