Yearly Archives: 2018
Jump Force Release Date Announced
Jump Force, the Bandai Namco fighting game that brings together characters from various Shonen Jump manga and anime, will be coming February 15, 2019.
Bandai Namco made the announcement on Twitter, alongside a new Paris Games Week 2018 trailer for the game. The trailer features pre-order bonuses for the game, including Frieza’s hover pod as a lobby vehicle and three costumes.
While you’re waiting for February 15, watch these gameplay videos of Jump Force’s beta in action, including Yusuke, Gon and Hisoka gameplay, Blackbeard vs. Toguro gameplay, and Rukia and Ichigo from Bleach gameplay.
Ni No Kuni 2 DLC Detailed
Ni No Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom will be receiving its second chunk of DLC this winter in The Lair of the Lost Lord.
Announced by Bandai Namco, The Lair of the Lost Lord will be available as part of the game’s season pass, and can also be purchased separately when it comes out later this year. The DLC includes new story content, combat methods, quests and equipment.
The story revolves around a mysterious gate that appears in the Rubbly Ruins. This gate leads players to a labyrinth ruled by the Prince of Wraiths, who is scheming to use his corruption to destroy Evermore Kingdom. Players will naturally need to enter the labyrinth to face the terrors lurking below to stop this darkness and return peace to the kingdom.
Team Sonic Racing Delayed to Mid-2019
SEGA has delayed Team Sonic Racing to May 21, 2019.
In a statement provided to IGN by a SEGA representative, SEGA says the decision was made “to deliver the highest quality experience to fans” and that the extra time “will ensure delivering an unforgettable experience that fans can enjoy for years to come.”
You can find SEGA’s full statement below:
"Team Sonic Racing is the ultimate blend of arcade and fast-paced competitive style racing, featuring your favorite characters and environments from across the Sonic Universe. To deliver the highest quality experience to fans, SEGA has decided to delay the launch of the title.
Star Trek Launching Animated Comedy Series from Rick and Morty Writer
CBS All Access today has announced its next original Star Trek production. Star Trek: Lower Decks will be a new half-hour animated comedy series developed by Rick and Morty writer-producer Mike McMahan. The series, which has a two-season order, will be about the support crew on "one of Starfleet’s least important ships."
A new animated Star Trek show has been rumored for months as one of the candidates in the array of possible new Trek ventures being plotted out by CBS and executive producer Alex Kurtzman, who is overseeing the entire TV franchise for the streaming service. Last summer reports emerged that Kurtzman, who is the co-creator and current showrunner of Star Trek: Discovery, had signed a five-year, $25 million deal with CBS Television Studios to create at least four new shows set in the Star Trek universe.
Uncharted, Batman, and More Come to PlayStation Hits Program
Sony's PlayStation Hits discount program is expanding with several more big-name games, including both first-party and third-party titles.
Beginning November 2, the PlayStation Hits line will drop the price of Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection, Until Dawn, Batman: Arkham Knight, Mortal Kombat X, UFC 2, Need for Speed, and Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor to $20.
Battlefield Dev Seemingly Banned from Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 for Being Too Good
Battlefield V core gameplay designer Florian Le Bihan also happens to be ridiculously good at Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. How good? Well, it seems Le Bihan received a ban because of his skills.
Le Bihan posted a picture of his ban message on Twitter on October 23. Shortly after posting about his ban, Le Bihan uploaded a gameplay clip to YouTube (link in Tweet below).
Dear @Treyarch (also @TreyarchPC),
What Did You Think of This Week’s Comics?
It was another big week for the comic book industry. Marvel kicked off a new chapter of Amazing Spider-Man while DC debuted Old Lady Harley and Books of Magic.
Scroll down to check out our new reviews and thinkpieces, and be sure to let us know your favorite books of the week in the comments below.
The Amazing Spider-Man #8 Review
Written by Nick Spencer | Drawn by Humberto Ramos
Fortnite’s First Real-Life Nerf Blaster Announced
Next spring, Hasbro and Epic Games will be releasing their first Fortnite Nerf Blaster which will allow kids and adults around the world to live out their favorite Fortnite moments.
The Nerf Fortnite AR-L Blaster will be available on June 1, 2019, will cost $49.99 USD and features rapid-fire motorized blasting and flip-up sights that "allow players to focus their aim as they eliminate opponents and attempt to survive the "Storm.""
Daredevil: Season 3 Is a Game-Changer for Bullseye
Season 3 of Marvel’s Daredevil not only introduced iconic villain Bullseye to the Netflix MCU shows, but recreated the character from the ground up with a compelling and tragic origin, giving him a sense of substance that has been largely absent in the 50-plus years since the character first debuted in 1976’s Daredevil #131.
Warning: full spoilers for Season 3 of Daredevil ahead!
This isn’t to say Bullseye is a bad character as depicted in the comics. Far from it. While there was never much depth to his character, that didn’t stop him from being an effective foil for Daredevil. Using a wide array of unexpected objects as lethal projectiles, Bullseye was designed to be the perfect counter to a hero like Daredevil who prefers to fight up-close. Bullseye became Daredevil’s premiere villain because he became intently, obsessively focused on hurting Daredevil in the most personal ways possible; namely, taking the lives of two of Matt Murdock’s longtime love interests.
New Heroes In Crisis Clue Implicates [SPOILER]
DC’s Heroes In Crisis #2 is hitting shelves next week, but if you can't stand the wait, IGN has a preview of the first six pages to tide you over until then.
The big DC event from writer Tom King and artists Clay Mann and Mitch Gerards started with a shocking mass killing at the superhero trauma treatment center known as Sanctuary, leaving it to Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman to not only find the mysterious killer, but try to pick up the pieces of the broken superhero community. The events of the first issue implicate both Booster Gold and Harley Quinn in the killings, with each character confusingly blaming the other, so now readers are trying to piece together how and why they could have done it, or who might be pulling their strings. Our preview offers a significant new clue: