Yearly Archives: 2018
Original Power Rangers Are Swapping Colors and Weapons
A new comic book cover for Saban’s Go Go Power Rangers series published by BOOM! Studios shows the original five Mighty Morphin Power Rangers with swapped colors and weapons.
Take a look:
Art by Dan Mora. (BOOM! Studios)
As you can see Trini is now the Red Ranger wielding the Power Sword, Jason is the Yellow Ranger with the Power Daggers, Billy is Black Ranger with the Power Axe, Kimberly is the Blue Ranger with the Power Lance, and Zack is the Pink Ranger with the Power Bow. This image was first shown at this past weekend’s Power Morphicon in Anaheim, California during the Boom Studios Presents: Shattered Grid and Beyond panel. Although the reason for the palette swap wasn’t given, we’re speculating that it has something to do with the fallout of the current Shattered Grid event storyline. Lord Drakkon’s master plan involves harnessing the Morphin Grid itself through violent means, so perhaps one of the side effects is the Power Rangers' powers going on the fritz and swapping to a different member of the team.
Marvel Comics Relaunches The Punisher This Week
With dozens of comic books to choose from, let us show you which are the best coming out this week. Take a look at this list spotlighting our favorite comics that we know are money-well-spent and new books that look cool and are backed by some top-tier talent.
Once you check out our picks, head to the comments to let us know what you’ll be buying this week!
The Punisher #1 - $4.99
Writer Matthew Rosenberg | Artist Szymon Kudranski | Cover Artist Greg Smallwood (Marvel Comics)
Just Cause 4’s Extreme Weather Isn’t Larger Than Life
‘Extreme Weather’ is touted as a defining feature of Just Cause 4, Avalanche Studios’ upcoming entry in the franchise. To raise the bar of open world action games, the studio rebuilt the Apex game engine from the ground up, giving them the necessary muscle to develop dynamic physics-based weather systems and spectacularly violent storms – including roaring blizzards, deadly sandstorms, torrential rain, forked lightning, and most notably, towering tornadoes, which we got a more in-depth look at in a recent Gamescom video.
Eve L. Ewing Pens New Ironheart Marvel Solo Series
Marvel's Ironheart is getting her own comic book series that will be out on shelves in Nov.
In an interview with Chicago Tribune, poet and playwright Eve L. Ewing discusses her vision for the upcoming Marvel comic she will be penning.
“Periodically I have to sit back and go, ‘Omigosh, I’m a Marvel writer’ — there’s nothing more implausible and more amazing that’s ever happened to me,” Ewing said.
Ironheart #1 cover, via Chicago Tribune.
25 Next James Bonds Who Never Played James Bond
With Daniel Craig suiting up to play James Bond for the fifth and final time, the rumor mill has kicked into overdrive speculating about who will succeed him in the role of 007. This has been a media tradition throughout the franchise’s long history ever since Sean Connery retired his license to kill. But while there have only been six actors to (officially) play 007 onscreen, there have been dozens that the media has erroneously labeled as being “the next James Bond.”
For the purposes of this feature not running longer than SPECTRE, we’re going to just narrow it down to those actors most often reported as “the next James Bond” in the Daniel Craig era, starting from the time Pierce Brosnan exited the franchise in 2002 until the present, where the media and odds-makers are already talking up who might succeed Craig. Editor's note: This is not a wish list of who we think should play James Bond.
Gamescom 2018: Nvidia Unveils All-New RTX Series GPUs
Here at Gamescom Nvidia has finally pulled the wraps off its revamped GPU lineup based on its new Turing GPU architecture. Though new GPUs were expected, Nvidia shocked everyone by deviating from precedent and unveiling a monstrous $1,200 flagship GPU along with the anticipated 2080 and 2070 models as well. All three GPUs bear the all-new RTX prefix, highlighting the new architecture’s focus on Ray Tracing, and setting them apart from all previous GPUs made by Nvidia.
Grandia and Grandia II Coming to Nintendo Switch This Winter
Venerable Japanese RPG series Grandia is coming to Switch this winter. According to a statement by publisher GungHo, Grandia and Grandia II HD Remaster are both heading to Nintendo’s hybrid handheld.
The Grandia series is rooted in the halcyon days of PlayStation and Saturn JRPGs when the franchise first drew a dedicated following.
Originally developed by Game Arts, creators of Thexder, Silpheed, and Lunar, Grandia is noted for its colorful sprite work and innovative battle system. IGN reviewed the original Grandia back in 1999, scoring the RPG a 9/10.
Valve’s Next Game Entering Beta in October
Artifact, the upcoming Dota 2-themed digital card game from Half-Life creator Valve, will go into beta this October.
Announced during The International, Dota 2's massive world championship tournament, Valve revealed that everyone in attendance would be getting a copy of the game and access to the beta. People who play Artifact at the upcoming PAX West public gameplay reveal will also receive a code for the game with beta access.
Valve didn't specify if there would be an open beta, but since you will need to have access granted, it's safe to say at least the initial beta will be closed. Given that Artifact won't be free-to-play, it could be possible that there won't be any open beta, but we'll have to wait and see.
Cyberpunk 2077 Update Announced for This Week
CD Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077 will be getting a new update during Gamescom 2018 on Tuesday, August 21.
The official Cyberpunk 2077 Twitter account tweeted a message about a "system update" being available, titled "gamescom version 2.18", and that the next update is "scheduled for Tuesday, August 21st."
Tuesday, August 21st is also the day IGN kicks off its Gamescom live coverage with -- you guessed it -- Cyberpunk 2077. Cyberpunk 2077 will appear on IGN's live show at 6:13am PT / 9:13am ET / 2:13 PM UK / 3:13 PM CEST (Local Gamescom time) on Tuesday, August 21 (11:13 PM August 23 AET). Check out more details on how to watch Gamescom 2018 Live on IGN here, and you can also see the full schedule of games appearing on IGN's Gamescom show here.
Blizzard Teases New Overwatch Content, Animated Short for Gamescom 2018
Blizzard has announced its Gamescom 2018 lineup, and it includes Overwatch, World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth, Heroes of the Storm, StarCraft 2, Diablo 3 and Hearthstone.
Blizzard will be at the show between August 21- 25 in Hall 7 of the Koelnmesse, and is set to unveil new content for Overwatch on Wednesday, August 22. The full calendar of Blizzard's main stage activities is available for attending fans, and the show will be streamed live starting 8 AM PT that Wednesday.
Overwatch will be receiving a big push from Blizzard at Gamescom, revealing new content, premiering a new animated short, hosting a German voice actors panel, and German Overwatch World Cup 2018 team members will play against audience participants in Lúcioball matches throughout the week.