Yearly Archives: 2018
Tokyo Game Show 18 Offers Prizes for Your Opinions on Japanese Games
The organizers of a panel focused on the perception of Japanese games from outside Japan wants you to take a survey to help them out.
Publisher Nikkei BP wants to gather data for the panel via the survey, which you can take here. 20 participants will be picked at random to win a TGS t-shirt, which are admittedly a lot cooler and more eccentric than your average video game con t-shirt. Check out the designs below.
Street Fighter V Adds G and Sagat to Roster Tomorrow
Sagat and G are coming to Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition tomorrow.
The powerful Solitary King Sagat and the mysterious G will be available for $5.99 or 100,000 Fight Money individually and will join Blanka, Sakura, Cody, and Falke as part of the $29.99 Season 3 Character Pass.
Be sure to check out each of their gameplay trailers below:
Sagat will fight using the signature Tiger Shot, Tiger Uppercut, and Tiger Knee Crush moves he is famous for, as well as the Tiger Charge and Tiger Assault V-Triggers.
G will draw on the power of Earth to increase his strength and sports the Maximum President and Dangerous President V-Triggers.
For more Street Fighter V news, the game recently got Devil May Cry, Mega Man, and Monster Hunter costumes, and die-hard fans should definitely check out the 30th Anniversary art book celebrating the series.
Cooler Confirmed For Dragon Ball FighterZ
Cooler has officially been announced for Dragon Ball FighterZ.
Bandai Namco introduced the character via a character reveal trailer following the Dragon Ball FighterZ tournament at EVO 2018.
The trailer includes Cooler gameplay as well as cinematics featuring Base Goku and Base Vegeta, who will join the roster August 8, so be sure to check it out below:
Frieza's older brother, Cooler, caused problems for Goku in several Dragon Ball Z movies, and now the Frost Demon will be making life harder for the Super Saiyan in Dragon Ball FighterZ.
In other Dragon Ball FighterZ news, Bandai Namco recently announced the addition of Base Goku and Base Vegeta, as well as dates for the Nintendo Switch beta.
Guardians’ Dave Bautista Calls Working for Disney Nauseating Post James Gunn’s Firing
Guardians of the Galaxy's Dave Bautista has once again voiced his support for fired Guardians director James Gunn, saying that working for Disney is "pretty nauseating" after the incident.
Bautista, who plays Guardians of the Galaxy's Drax, said that he is legally obligated to return to Guardians, but the series without James Gunn is not what he signed up for.
"I will do what Im legally obligated to do but @Guardians without @JamesGunn is not what I signed up for," Bautista tweeted on Sunday when asked if he had a response for Disney. "GOTG w/o @JamesGunn just isn’t GOTG. Its also pretty nauseating to work for someone who’d empower a smear campaign by fascists #cybernazis . That’s just how I feel."
Negan from The Walking Dead Joins Tekken 7
Season 2 of the Tekken 7 Season Pass will introduce Negan from AMC's The Walking Dead, among other fighters.
'The charismatic yet sinister' Negan is introduced via some character art in the reveal trailer, so we are yet to learn about his fighting style.
Other new fighters include series veterans Anna Williams, the personal bodyguard of Kazuya Mishima and Nina Williams' sister, and Lei Wulong, who will bring his tiger, crane, leopard, snake, and dragon fighting styles to the ring.
Tekken 7 Season Pass 2 is "coming soon". Tekken 7 was released last year for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, and we called it "is a hallmark fighting game that's both accessible and highly technical," in our review.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct Announced
Nintendo has announced that there will be a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct arriving this Wednesday, August 8, at 7am PT / 10am ET.
Nintendo Versus tweeted out the news and confirmed that this Direct will feature “new game information delivered by director Masahiro Sakurai!”
CBS Boss Talks Moonves Investigation: ‘Allegations Are Being Taken Seriously’
CBS Entertainment President Kelly Kahl spent most of his executive session at the Television Critics Association summer press tour addressing questions about the sexual harassment allegations leveled against CBS CEO Leslie Moonves.
In a recent New Yorker report from Ronan Farrow, six women accused Moonves of sexual harassment between the 1980s and late aughts, while dozens more alleged a culture of harassment, intimidation and complicity, which reportedly extended from Moonves to the CBS News division and one of the network's top-rated shows, 60 Minutes. According to the New Yorker report, "19 current and former employees alleged that Jeff Fager, the former chairman of CBS News and the current executive producer of 60 Minutes, allowed harassment in the division."
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Transformers Vintage G1 Hot Rod Is in Stock Right Now
UPDATE: The Transformers Vintage G1 Hot Rod is currently in stock at Walmart as of 2:57 pm ET, August 4
This article originally ran July 18, 2018:
Walmart is going old-school, bringing generation 1 Transformers back from the 1980s and into the toy aisle later this year.
The US retailer announced Starscream, Hot Rod, a 6-figure Constructicon Devastator pack, and "Legion Class Figures" like Bumblebee and Outback.
As far as authenticity is concerned, the G1 Transformers reissues were made using "the original production tooling including die-cast parts and classic heat-sensitive stickers." If you don't recall, part of the fiction of the original toy line included spies whose allegiance could only be revealed by rubbing the sticker, revealing their Autobot or Decepticon badge.
Patrick Stewart to Play Jean-Luc Picard Again in New Star Trek Series
The magnanimous Jean-Luc Picard is returning to the Star Trek universe, with none other than original actor Sir Patrick Stewart reprising the role in a new series.
Per The Hollywood Reporter, the new series will be coming to CBS All Access, the network's subscription streaming video on demand service. Though its premiere date, episode count, and even proper title have not yet been announced, it has been confirmed that the show is not a continuation of Star Trek: The Next Generation, but an entirely new series that follows Picard in the next chapter of his life.