Yearly Archives: 2018
Stranger Things Season 3 Adds New Character
Stranger Things' upcoming third season will introduce a new character.
Variety reports Maya Hawke (Little Women) has joined the hit Netflix show as an "alternative girl” bored with her mundane day job and seeking excitement in her life. However, after discovering a dark secret in Hawkins, Indiana, she gets more than she bargained for.
Maya Hawke and Priah Ferguson, image via Variety.
The Best Arcade Cabinets for Playing Classic Games in Your Home
If you’ve invested any time in setting up a gaming room in your house, you probably have gone to great lengths to arrange your classic consoles. You may have adorned the walls with lots of cool game art. You may have even found the perfect gaming desk and gaming chair to accent your gaming lair.
However, without at least one arcade cabinet, that do-it-yourself basement arcade is missing that special something. Luckily, you don’t have to spend your days scouring Craigslist and renting a pickup truck to haul a classic arcade machine that only plays one game. Grab one of these cabinets and enjoy a collection of arcade games the way they were meant to be played.
Westworld: Real Name of ‘Samurai World’ Revealed
The real name for Westworld's mysterious feudal Japan-themed land has been revealed.
Entertainment Weekly reports the theme park, hinted at in the Season 1 finale, isn't called Samurai World as many fans thought. Instead, its actual name is Shogun World.
In the final episode of the first season, the Japan-themed section can be seen labeled with the initials SW. It seems the show went with shogun over the much-assumed samurai. According to EW, the precise spelling is most likely ShogunWorld/SHOGUNWORLD, as its written like that in the Season 1 finale script. Shogun is a term applied to military commanders in feudal Japan.
Doctor Strange Goes to Space In Relaunched Series
Square Enix Releases Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth Teaser
A mysterious teaser for something related to Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth has been released.
The video, titled "First Teaser Trailer 2018," recalls how the first Valkyrie Profile game launched in Japan in 1999, before displaying the phrase: "Should Deny The Divine Destiny of The Destinies."
The teaser then proceeds to highlight some of the talent behind the original game, and then concludes by displaying the words "Coming Soon" as a scream is heard in the background. Watch the it below:
A Twitter account for whatever this new project might be is now live as well. While this has led some to speculate a current-gen Valkyrie Profile remaster may be inbound, we'll have to wait for more details from Square Enix before we know for sure.
Netflix Acquires Vigilante Superhero Movie, May Star Keanu Reeves
Netflix has acquired the rights to a vigilante superhero film which may star Keanu Reeves.
Deadline reports the film, titled Past Midnight, will be helmed by Dope director Rick Famuyiwa. TJ Fixman, who wrote several Ratchet & Clank games as well as the original draft of the Ratchet film, penned the screenplay, with Avengers: Infinity War directors Anthony and Joe Russo producing.
"In 2011 I had an idea at SDCC that became an obsession. It was a long and rocky road as it jumped from a graphic novel to a TV show and now, to a movie. But holy hell am I excited about this one. Let's do this, Netflix," Fixman wrote in a tweet after news of the deal broke.
Brian Bendis Reveals Two New DC Comics
Writer Brian Michael Bendis has revealed two more upcoming projects at DC Comics. Bendis will be teaming with frequent collaborators Michael Gaydos and David Mack to craft a pair of creator-owned comics that will be published as part of Bendis' long-running Jinxworld imprint.
Bendis and Gaydos (who previously created Jessica Jones together at Marvel) are reuniting for a series called Pearl. This series will focus on a San Francisco tattoo artist embroiled in a Yakuza gang war who falls in love with a member of a rival faction. Together, the two lovers will try to escape the cycle of violence that dominates their lives.
Pearl cover art by Michael Gaydos. (Jinxworld)
The Best Action-Adventure Show You’re Not Watching is on Netflix
Are you bored with action-adventure crime shows? Are you over the same story of police detectives chasing down a murderer? Do you yearn for a show that combines the action-adventure attributes of 24, the warring factions of Game of Thrones, and the thoughtfulness and sociological breadth of The Wire? Well, Netflix just made all your dreams come true.
Suburra: Blood on Rome is the first TV show Netflix has produced in Italy (it’s technically a prequel to the 2014 movie Suburra, which Netflix co-financed, but there’s no need to watch the movie before watching the show). It deals with the underworld of crime, politics, real estate and the Vatican in Rome. At first glance its plot looks like an updated Romeo and Juliet: the children of two enemy Italian families become unlikely friends and allies, including one of them falling in love with the other, and go on a journey to reclaim their lives from their controlling relatives.
Turok and Turok 2 Now Available on Xbox One
The first two Turok games are now out on Xbox One.
As detailed on Major Nelson's blog post, Turok and Turok 2: Seeds of Evil include restored and enhanced visuals as well as additional new features. They're priced at $19.99 each. However, it's important to note both games are remasters and not remakes.
The first Turok, first released in 1997, has players assume the role of the titular time-traveling warrior as he tries to collect the eight pieces of the shattered Chronoscepter scattered across a savage world. You'll be battling dinosaurs and trying to stop the Campaigner's evil crusade.
P.T. Demake Makes Silent Hills Teaser Look Like It’s From 1998
What would P.T. look like if it was a PlayStation game from 1998? Game developer and visual artist Toni Kortelahti has the answer, and you can try it out for yourself right now.
P.T.98, available as a free browser game on itch.io, is by no means a full version of P.T., the beloved Silent Hills teaser famously removed from the PlayStation Store ahead of Konami's cancellation of Silent Hills in 2015. But it is a neat demonstration of what that iconic, looping hallway might look like with the low-poly 3D graphics of 90s-era games.