Metroid: Zero Mission Hits Wii U Virtual Console Tomorrow
Metroid: Zero Mission releases tomorrow, January 14, for Wii U Virtual Console.
According to Nintendo's official store page, the classic GBA title will be available for $7.99 and support off-TV play.
Metroid: Zero Mission released back in 2004 for Game Boy Advance and serves as a remake of the original Metroid, complete with updated visuals and improved gameplay.
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Metroid franchise. So far, however, Nintendo has yet to announce plans to celebrate this milestone.
Will you be picking up Metroid: Zero Mission tomorrow when it joins Wii U's Virtual Console lineup? Let us know in the comments, and for more on this beloved GBA classic, check out IGN's glowing review.
Google VR Department Finally Has a Vice President
Google's new virtual reality division now has a head of operations, the company has confirmed.
The news comes out of Re/code, which specifies that the new VP is Clay Bavor. Bavor is the (now former) head of Google's apps division. The department that handles everything from Gmail, to Drive.
In his stead is Diane Greene, the senior vice president who once founded VMWare.
For Bavor and Google's part, not much has changed publicly yet besides the Bavor's Twitter bio. The company's VR solution still appears to be Google Cardboard, the "device" that retrofits smartphones into makeshift virtual reality headsets. Though one could assume that Bavor's takeover will mean something more official than the $10 bolt-on in the future.
Amber Heard Reportedly Up to Play Mera in Justice League
Amber Heard is reportedly up to play Queen Mera, wife of DC Comics superhero Aquaman.
The Hollywood Reporter specifies that if she makes the cut Heard will first play the regal Atlantean in The Justice League: Part One. There she will make her debut along with a great deal of other heroes that Warner Bros. intends to introduce to their cinematic universe.
The Walking Dead: Key Art for Second Half of Season 6
In anticipation of The Walking Dead's midseason premiere, AMC has released a sneak peek of what's to come. Check it out below.
The official key art is said to give us a look at the smaller pieces of a much larger world that the survivors will soon discover. Executive producer and showrunner Scott M. Gimple revealed that "in the new world,
find hope, possibility, tragedy, and the terrifying cost of change."
Last month, AMC unveiled a new trailer for the second half of the season, teasing the highly anticipated debut of Jeffrey Dean Morgan's Negan. We can also expect to see Nikita and 24 star Xander Berkeley amongst the Hilltop residents.
Tarantino’s Final 2 Films Might Be…
According to Quentin Tarantino, his final two films could be a gangster movie in the style of Bonnie and Clyde, and a story set in Hollywood’s past.
Tarantino has frequently intimated that he might stop at 10 movies, and with The Hateful Eight his eighth effort, the end may well be drawing near.
However, in spite of the fact that the writer-director recently discussed maybe making a horror movie, when we put the question to the man himself, his answer was very different…
Dragon Quest Heroes 2 Release Date Announced for Japan
Dragon Quest Heroes II: The Twin Kings and the Prophecy of the End will release for PlayStation 4, PS3 and PS Vita on May 27, 2016 in Japan.
Square Enix announced the launch date during today's Dragon Quest 30th Anniversary Project Presentation (via Gematsu).
The publisher plans to share more details about its upcoming sequel next month in the February 1 issue of Weekly Shonen Jump.
There's currently no word on when Dragon Quest Heroes II: The Twin Kings and the Prophecy of the End will be making its way to the west, so stay tuned to IGN for updates. In the meantime, check out the game's official site, as well as our review of its predecessor, which released last October for PlayStation 3 and PS4.
Ant-Man and Civil War DLC Coming to LEGO Marvel’s Avengers
The game isn't out yet, but we've already learned that LEGO Marvel's Avengers will be getting some free DLC.
According to the PS Blog, PlayStation 3 and 4 players will be getting free Ant-Man and Captain America: Civil War downloadable content.
We speculated last month that some Civil War DLC might be in the works, but the Ant-Man content is new to us.
Specifically, there will be a Civil War Character Pack which will be available at launch, including nine characters: Captain America, Iron Man (Mark 46 armour), Black Panther, Winter Soldier, Falcon, War Machine, Scarlet Witch, Crossbones, and Agent 13.
Zenimax Details What’s Coming to Elder Scrolls Online in 2016
Zenimax Online has detailed what’s coming to Elder Scrolls Online in 2016.
In a post to players on the official forums, Zenimax Online says the current player population is “very strong,” and that the team is committed to providing “ongoing content and updates on a quarterly basis, and incremental patches as needed.”
One area Zenimax is keen to build upon is the level scaling system – which promotes lower-level players to a higher level while in specific areas. The Looking for Group matchmaking system is due for an overhaul, which is set to launch alongside the Thieves Guild update. In a similar vein, there’s also plans to introduce a Looking for Guild system.
Carnage Artist Takes on Valiant’s Big 2016 Event
This May, Valiant Comics will be launching their big event for 2016 called 4001 A.D., a four-issue mini-series by writer Matt Kindt and artist Clayton Crain that will showcase a conflict in the 41st century. We have your exclusive first look at the covers for the first three issues, plus the fourth cover that was revealed when the event was first announced. We’ve also got your first look inside the event with seven pages of Crain’s art, along with the solicitation information explaining the story. And to top things off, we talked to Kindt about what to expect from the biggest Valiant comic of 2016.
4001 A.D. #1 Cover by Clayton Crain
Three New Fighters Join the Pokken Tournament Roster
Braixen, Mewtwo and Garchomp have been revealed as the latest additions to Pokken Tournament's expanding roster of playable fighters.
This trio of characters additions was revealed in the latest issue of CoroCoro Comic (via Gematsu), bringing the game's current lineup of confirmed fighters to fifteen.
Yet another character is set to be revealed this Friday, January 15, and we know it isn't one of the three fighters mentioned above, as last week's tease noted the Pokemon fighter's Japanese name includes the character "ラ", which isn't found in any of the new additions.