Yearly Archives: 2018
Gotham Final Season Premiere Date Set for January
Fox announced midseason premiere dates for a slew of shows on Monday, including the final season premiere of Gotham.
The origin story of the DC super villains and vigilantes in Batman will premiere its fifth and final season on Thursday, Jan. 3.
Infamous villain in the franchise, Bane, will finally make an appearance from Shane West in the show. We saw a first look at his character just last week from writer and producer for Gotham, Tze Chun.
Bane is one of the few major Batman villains that has yet to appear on Gotham since the series' debut in 2014. Riddler, Catwoman, Poison Ivy, Scarecrow, Penguin and others have all been featured on the show during its run.
Activision Clarifies Spyro Reignited Trilogy Download Requirements
Following plenty of speculation about what exactly Spyro Reignited Trilogy's required downloaded would entail, Activision has offered clear clarification of what does and doesn't come on the Reignited Trilogy disc.
As first reported by some who visited the Reignited Trilogy developer Toys for Bob, including Achievement Hunter, not all of the second and third games in the trilogy will need to be downloaded for those purchasing the game on disc.
Activision has confirmed to IGN that "The trilogy will ship with content from each of the three games, including the entire first game and a subset of levels from games 2 and 3. In order for the full Reignited Trilogy offerings, a day one update is required."
Can CBS All Access Compete With Netflix?
On the heels of its four-year anniversary, CBS All Access ($5.99 per month) is by no means the new kid on the block when it comes to the digital streaming market, quietly existing as a hub to watch all-things CBS. Now, with the recent addition of big-budget serialized original series like Star Trek: Discovery and the upcoming reimagining of The Twilight Zone, All Access is striving to become more than just a place to watch old episodes of Blue Bloods and The Big Bang Theory. With its new approach to creating content, we thought it would be fun to review the site and see how it compares to the competition.
Can CBS All Access Compete With Netflix?
On the heels of its four-year anniversary, CBS All Access ($5.99 per month) is by no means the new kid on the block when it comes to the digital streaming market, quietly existing as a hub to watch all-things CBS. Now, with the recent addition of big-budget serialized original series like Star Trek: Discovery and the upcoming reimagining of The Twilight Zone, All Access is striving to become more than just a place to watch old episodes of Blue Bloods and The Big Bang Theory. With its new approach to creating content, we thought it would be fun to review the site and see how it compares to the competition.
Crazy Rich Asians Sequel Plans to Shoot in Shanghai
The sequel to Crazy Rich Asians is planning to shoot in Shanghai, China.
As reported by Variety, the sequel will be based off China Rich Girlfriend, the second book in Kevin Kwan’s trilogy, and SK Global president John Penotti made the announcement in LA at the Chinese American Film Festival’s Co-Production Summit. Set two years after Crazy Rich Asians, China Rich Girlfriend gets its name from a line in the first film that goes “These people aren’t just everyday rich with a few hundred million. They are China rich.”
Much of the plot of the second book in the series takes place in China, though Penotti isn’t certain if the film will be made as an official China-U.S. production. While already released in most territories, Crazy Rich Asians won’t premiere in China until late November.
Crazy Rich Asians Sequel Plans to Shoot in Shanghai
The sequel to Crazy Rich Asians is planning to shoot in Shanghai, China.
As reported by Variety, the sequel will be based off China Rich Girlfriend, the second book in Kevin Kwan’s trilogy, and SK Global president John Penotti made the announcement in LA at the Chinese American Film Festival’s Co-Production Summit. Set two years after Crazy Rich Asians, China Rich Girlfriend gets its name from a line in the first film that goes “These people aren’t just everyday rich with a few hundred million. They are China rich.”
Much of the plot of the second book in the series takes place in China, though Penotti isn’t certain if the film will be made as an official China-U.S. production. While already released in most territories, Crazy Rich Asians won’t premiere in China until late November.
Disney Is Now Pushing Avengers: Infinity War For 11 Oscar Categories
Update 11/9: Though Disney initially only listed Avengers: Infinity War for a single Oscar category on its for your consideration website, it appears that an additional 10 categories have been included for the film. As before, Disney is pushing to get Infinity War nominated in the Best Visual Effects category, but has since included the following categories:
- Best Director
- Best Adapted Screenplay
- Best Film Editing
- Best Cinematography
- Best Production Design
- Best Costume Design
Disney Prioritizes Black Panther for Oscars, Puts Infinity War in One Category
Disney is famously pushing Black Panther this awards season, officially campaigning the film in 16 separate Oscar categories, while Avengers: Infinity War is only being campaigned in a single category.
According to the Disney Guild Awards 2018 webpage (via IndieWire), Disney is vying for awards from Black Panther, Infinity War, Incredibles II, Ralph Breaks the Internet, Mary Poppins Returns and the animated short Bao. However, it appears Black Panther is being heavily prioritized over its fellow MCU film, as where Black Panther is being positioned for award nominations like Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and more, Infinity War is simply being touted as a Best Visual Effects contender (which Black Panther also has listed).
Monster Hunter: World Has Shipped Over 12 Million Units
Update 5/8: Monster Hunter: World, the best-selling Capcom game ever released, continues to increase its record-breaking numbers having now shipped over 12 million units worldwide.
Revealed in a fiscal year results report ending March 2019, Monster Hunter: World "broke 12 million cumulative units shipped following the additional release of the PC version, marking a record high for any single title in the Company's history.”
Capcom called the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of Monster Hunter: World released in January 2018 a “phenomenal success” and said the game "maintained popularity through the expansion of its user base, while the Steam version for PC also performed solidly, boosting profits."
Monster Hunter: World Ships 10 Million Units, Breaks Capcom Record
Capcom's net sales were up 28.5% and operating income doubled to 110.1% from the first fiscal half of 2018, according to a Capcom earnings report released Monday.
The increase is a direct result of the success of Monster Hunter: World which released on Jan. 26. The publisher's net sales increased to 43.3 million yen for the six months ending on Sept. 30, and 10.5 million yen for their operating income – which is the highest it has ever been at the end of a second quarter in the company's history.
Monster Hunter: World has now surpassed 10 million copies shipped, which is a first for any single Capcom title in history. Profits climbed further after a Steam version was released on PC in August.