The Walking Dead’s Tony Moore Returns for #150 Variant Cover
The Walking Dead #150 will have three variant covers by artists Tony Moore, Jason Latour, and Ryan Ottley.
Variant by Tony Moore
“It's indisputable that reaching issue 150 is a huge achievement in comics,” series writer Robert Kirkman said in a press release. “Charlie Adlard and Team Walking Dead have been working tirelessly for over a decade to get us to this milestone and now it's time to celebrate. It's an honor to have comic book pals Jason Latour and Ryan Ottley bringing their vision to these iconic characters. Additionally, words cannot describe how excited I am to have Tony Moore, artist of the first 6 issues, returning to provide a cover for this special event.”
EA Announces Competitive Gaming Division Led by Peter Moore
Electronic Arts has announced a new focus on esports by creating a new Competitive Gaming Division led by Peter Moore, who’s moving from COO to Executive Vice President and Chief Competition Officer. Battlefield, Madden NFL, FIFA, and other unspecified games will lead their own "global esports competitions."
Peter Moore told IGN, "We’re already very engaged with our development teams around the world to make sure our games have got modes that lend themselves very well to competitive gaming, built-in from the get-go. Not as something that’s put in as an add-on mode or a last-minute afterthought."
New Details on Fable Legends Coming Soon
More information on Fable Legends will be revealed "in the coming weeks," Microsoft has confirmed.
"As a service-based title in closed beta, we’re always working to make sure that when we open Fable Legends to everyone, that it’s a great gameplay experience," a company representative told Game Informer. "We are continuing to expand our closed beta and will have more details to share in the coming weeks, so stay tuned!"
Fable Legends was originally slated for release this holiday season, but with 2015 coming to a close and no firm release date, it looks like Xbox One and PC owners may be waiting a bit longer.
Funko Donates 50,000 Toys To Toys For Tots Foundation
Funko, the creators of the Pop! vinyl figure series, announced that it will be donating $500,000 worth of toys to the Toys for Tots Foundation this holiday season.
The donation amounts to over 50,000 toys that will be delivered to underprivileged children through the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve campaign.
Last year, Toys for Tots had a total revenue of over $284 million, and distributed 18 million toys to 7 million children.
Despite 2014 being their most successful year, the company’s 2014 Annual Report mentions recent economic issues causing corporate sponsors to be “behind in their support”.
Halo 5 REQ Cards Revealed for Cartographer’s Gift
Microsoft and 343 Industries have pulled the cover off the REQs coming to Halo 5: Guardians with the free Cartographer's Gift update.
Teased last month, the Cartographer's Gift will bring new weapons, armor and emblems to the Xbox One exclusive, including the SPNKr rocket launcher. The power weapon will be available in four different flavors, along with the Mark IV and Raijin armor sets.
Who Is Final Fantasy 7 Remake Developer CyberConnect2?
CyberConnect2’s expertise lies in beautiful, well-adapted anime fighters, but its next project partners it with Square Enix and other studios to recreate Final Fantasy VII.
The development studio from Fukuoka, Japan has primarily worked with Bandai. Originally opened as CyberConnect, the studio was formed in 1996 and released Tail Concerto and Silent Bomber with Bandai for the PlayStation in the late ‘90s.
After development of those games, CyberConnect rebranded to CyberConnect2 and began focusing development on long-running series of games.
Daily Deals: Xbox One Elite With $100 Credit, 25% Off Any Book or Comic, Witcher 3
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IDW Reveals Details for Rom the Space Knight Reboot
IDW Publishing has announced details for its upcoming revival of Rom the Space Knight.
The comic book series will return in May with Rom the Space Knight #0 as part of Free Comic Book Day. The series will then launch in earnest sometime in June. Christos Gage and Chris Ryall will handle writing duties, while David Messina and Paolo Villamelli have been announced as artists.
“It’s no hyperbole for me to say that launching a new Rom comic is one of the things we’ve most wanted to make happen for fans,” Ryall said in the announcement from IDW. "I know this because I’m one of them."
Season 2 Premiere of Serial Podcast
Today, Sarah Koenig and Serial are back with the second season of the hit podcast. This season she follows the story of Bowe Bergdahl, the United States solider who was captured by the Taliban and imprisoned for five years.
The podcast features Mark Boal, The Hurt Locker screenwriter, who spent some time talking with Bergdahl after his return home.
This season will explore "why one idiosyncratic guy (Bergdahl) decided to walk away, into Afghanistan, and how the consequences of that decision have spun out wider and wider." It's a story that's been heavily documented in the press, so it'll be interesting to see how Koenig and her team dig deeper this season.
In Dustwin, the first episode, we'll hear from Bergdahl himself as to why he left his post. Next week, Sarah calls the Taliban.
See Fans React to Star Wars: Phantom Menace in 1999
Star Wars: The Force Awakens is just over a week away and fans' excitement has reached incredible heights, rivaling that of The Phantom Menace back in 1999.
Despite the overwhelming negativity surrounding George Lucas' prequel film today, Star Wars: Episode I -- The Phantom Menace was initially received quite well by fans.
Check out the compiled interview footage from Funny Local News Bloopers below, to see just how positive the fan reaction was when the film first debuted 16 years ago.