Yearly Archives: 2018
Diablo: Immortal’s Reveal Was an Unnecessary Mess
Blizzard announced Diablo: Immortal at BlizzCon last Friday, spurring one of the angriest backlashes to a video game reveal I’ve ever seen. The Diablo community was expecting big news for the series (despite Blizzard’s attempts to temper those expectations) and instead it got a look at a mobile-only spinoff that didn’t do much to satisfy that hunger.
How Titans Is Setting Itself Apart From the Arrowverse
When Titans was first announced as the flagship show of the DC Universe streaming app, many fans wondered whether the series might be connected to The CW's Arrowverse. It wasn't an unreasonable question, given the involvement of Arrowverse bigwigs like Greg Berlanti and Geoff Johns. But if that controversial Comic-Con teaser trailer wasn't proof enough, the first few Titans episodes definitely made it clear that this new series isn't taking place in the same universe as shows like Arrow and The Flash.
That's not necessarily a bad thing, either. Little by little, the first season of Titans has been showing us why it's different from the Arrowverse and how it can carve its own niche in the ever-crowded superhero TV market. The debut of the Doom Patrol in episode 4 is key, giving us our first taste of what this wider shared universe will eventually become. Below, we explore how Titans is beginning to solidify its own live-action DCU and why the Doom Patrol represents such an important step for these shows.
Best Mom Gifts of 2018
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Mothers keep the world moving with their hard work and dedication, so it only makes sense to treat them with the best gifts this holiday season. Use our guide to find the best gifts for moms, whether it's the latest in electronics, an assorted set of lotions, or something a little more calming yet nurturing, like cactus growing set.
Best Electronic Gifts for Mom
Oddjob Is Now a Sexy Korean Secret Agent Rival to James Bond
The deadly, mute Bond villain known as Oddjob has been reinvented for the upcoming series from Dark Horse Comics and Dynamite Entertainment called James Bond 007. As it turns out, he’s no longer mute but is most certainly still deadly as writer Greg Pak has re-envisioned the character as a rival spy from Korea on par with James Bond himself.
“In the Goldfinger novel, he's a Korean assassin with a sweet bowler hat who's the most physically dangerous opponent Bond has ever faced. That's what I wanted to keep,” Pak told IGN on how he went about reconceptualizing the fan-favorite bad guy. “What I wanted to add is passion and heart and humor and sex appeal and cockiness and maybe even a touch of pathos. He's our Bond's greatest rival, both physically and, on a subtle level, emotionally. He challenges everything Bond thinks about the right way to move through the world, and vice versa.”
Update: Eevee Tamagotchi Confirmed, Marks First Official Pokemon Tamagotchi
Update: After a leak that Eevee was getting its own Tamagotchi, the Japanese Tamagotchi website has officially confirmed the release, which can be raised into one of eight evolutions.
The Tamagotchi will be available in two design options: "I love you, Eevee" and "Colorful friends."
So far there is only a release date for Japan, which will be on Jan. 26, 2019. The Tamagotchi will cost 2,300 yen or approximately $20 USD.
Why Is Venom Making Fun of Watchmen?
The creative team behind Marvel's current Venom comic have long been making the claim that their series is "better than Watchmen," but apparently they have the support of Watchmen co-creator Dave Gibbons himself.
In a surprise move, Gibbons has taken the time to draw a variant cover for the upcoming Venom #11 that directly parodies his iconic cover to Watchmen #1. Check it out below:
Art by Dave Gibbons. (Marvel Comics)
Why The Walking Dead’s Latest Twist Has Us Hooked Again
This post contains spoilers for The Walking Dead Season 9, episode 5, "What Comes After."
AMC's The Walking Dead unloaded quite a bit on us this past Sunday. Not just with Andrew Lincoln's official exit from the series - which we all knew was coming - but with the news that Lincoln would be starring in three Walking Dead movies. On top of this, creating some non-Rick Grimes buzz, there was a huge time jump during the final moments of the episode.
Microsoft Built Its New Campus in Minecraft to Introduce Employees
There seems to be nothing Minecraft players can't or won't build in the game. Case in point, Microsoft has now constructed its own corporate headquarters inside the game it bought for $2.5 billion in 2014.
CNBC reports that Microsoft hired Blockworks, a UK design studio that works in Minecraft, to give employees an advance look at a planned refresh of Microsoft's Redmond, Washington campus. The 500-acre campus' overhaul is scheduled to be finished in 2022.
Microsoft's decision to preview the project in Minecraft came about when an employee saw his son playing the game. He realized Minecraft could be used to show employees the planned campus changes well ahead of their completion, and in a more immersive way than traditional building renders can.
Nintendo Is Hiring for a Zelda-Related Project
Nintendo appears to be starting work on a new Legend of Zelda project, according to a pair of job listings.
First spotted by Resetera user guru-guru, the listings are for a 3DCG designer and a level designer. Neither reveals much about what sort of Zelda project the developers would be working on at Nintendo, but do have callouts to a few Legend of Zelda franchise staples.
Unsurprisingly, Nintendo wants the designer to have experience working on action games and to be able to work on designing terrain like fields and dungeons. Similarly, the level designer needs to have worked on planning video game dungeons, fields, and enemies.
Blizzard Has ‘No Plans’ for Warcraft 4 Right Now, Warcraft 3: Reforged Is the Priority
Fans of Warcraft's real-time strategy roots might have assumed that the announcement of Warcraft 3: Reforged at BlizzCon 2018 indicated that a full-fledged fourth game was on the way, but it doesn't appear that this is the case – at least for now.
Speaking to GameSpot, Blizzard senior producer Pete Stilwell said that his team's priority, "first and foremost," is to make Warcraft 3: Reforged as good as it can possibly be. Stilwell stopped short of saying Blizzard would never develop a fourth Warcraft game, but said the studio doesn't have any plans for it at the moment.