Pokemon Go: Trading, PvP Still ‘on the Roadmap’
Trading and PvP battles are still in the cards for Pokemon Go.
Speaking to IGN in the wake of today’s Pokemon Go generation 3 and dynamic weather announcement, Niantic global product marketing lead Archit Bhargava explained that the team is always considering new features and how to prioritize them.
“Trading was mentioned in the initial launch trailer of the game, so that is definitely something that we want to get to at some point,” Bhargava told IGN. “I think the priority has always been, you know, what is the feature that we can launch now that we feel will get the community excited and energized. So we do continue to talk about some of the features that you mentioned, and they are on the roadmap. We just haven’t fully investigated those and talked about how would we want to bring those into Pokemon Go. So that is definitely something that we’re focused on.”
5 New Character Posters for Maze Runner: The Death Cure
Maze Runner: The Death Cure is less than two months away from hitting theaters, and IGN has an exclusive first look at five new character posters spotlighting the film.
Check out the images of stars Dylan O'Brien, Giancarlo Esposito and more below:
Maze Runner: The Death Cure is the third and final film in the Maze Runner trilogy, based on the novel of the same name by James Dashner. Directed by Wes Ball, The Death Cure follows Thomas (O'Brien) Thomas and his group of Gladers as they break into the legendary Last City, which turns out to be the deadliest maze of all, in an attempt to save their friends.
A new trailer for Maze Runner: The Death Cure will be released this Friday. Maze Runner: The Death Cure hits theaters on January 26, 2018.
Pokemon Go Adds 50 Gen 3 Pokemon, Weather System
More new Pokemon from the Hoenn region are coming to Pokemon Go.
Niantic announced today that more than 50 Pokemon that originally appeared in Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire are headed to Go, including Treecko, Torchic, Mudkip, Wailord, Swablu, Snorunt, Cacnea, Salamence, Feebas, and many more. Additional Pokemon from Hoenn will be added “in the coming weeks.”
Beyond the new Pokemon, Niantic also announced a new update for Pokemon Go that will add a dynamic weather system. Weather conditions will now impact the game in a variety of ways, such as making Pokemon more likely to appear in weather conditions that suit them (for example, more water-type Pokemon will spawn in-game when it’s raining in the real world). Weather conditions will also impact Pokemon CP, making certain types stronger or weaker depending on the weather.
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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Plot Details Revealed
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is set to receive its first trailer this week, and we've learned a few plot details ahead of that first full look at the sequel.
If you want to know absolutely nothing about Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom before release, this is your last chance to turn back from whence you came.
As per EW, Fallen Kingdom will seem to focus more on saving dinosaurs than on running away from them - at least at first.
Set several years after Jurassic World, a dormant volcano has become active on Isla Nublar, and threatens to wipe out the remaining dino population. Returning lead Claire Dearing is determined not to let that happen.
3 New Shadowverse: Chronogenesis Cards Revealed
Cygames recently announced the next Shadowverse card set – Chronogenesis. It will have 138 new cards, which is significantly more than normal, because in addition to each existing class getting 12 cards each, the new class that's being introduced, Portalcraft, will be getting a whopping 42 cards, in order to help kickstart its collection. A new class? Yep, and that’s just one of the massive changes coming with Chronogenesis.
Chronogenesis' release on December 28 will also see formats introduced to Shadowverse: Rotation, in which the last five sets plus the small number of Basic cards for each class will be allowed, and Unlimited, in which any cards can be played.
These are huge changes, and I’m going to deep dive on Portalcraft, the introduction of formats and the new set in three separate upcoming features, so stay tuned. (You can also read my analysis of the “Shadowverse Next” announcement here if you want more info in the interim.) Today, though, IGN has three new cards – all Bloodcraft - to reveal for you guys, and they’re not only cool, but showcase one of Chronogenesis’ new mechanics, and have some interesting potential synergies with one another. Take a look:
Guardians Vol. 2’s Kurt Russell to Play Netflix’s Santa Claus
Kurt Russell will portray Santa Claus in a holiday movie for Netflix.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the yet untitled film will star Russell as Saint Nick himself, with the story following two children trying to prove Santa is real by catching him on camera. However, when the kids accidentally cause Santa's sleigh to crash in Chicago, they must find a way to help him get Christmas back on track.
Kurt Russell in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.
Orc Pit Fighting Comes to Shadow of War
Competitive orc fighting has finally come to Middle-earth: Shadow of War. You can take your orcs, train them up, and enter them into fights against other players online.
The free update to Middle-earth: Shadow of War is available now. Letting your orcs square off against the orcs of other online players could net you "powerful rewards and upgrades" you can use in-game to strengthen your orc army.
Earning those rewards is dependent on whether or not your orcs are able to win, like at the end of Rocky IV, or lose, like at the end of Rocky I.
The update is free to anyone who owns Shadow of War, and is one of 5 free Shadow of War updates rolling out. The next and final of the announced free updates adds a new difficulty level "even more challenging then Nemesis," is set to release next week.
Why Is Wolverine Hosting a Podcast?
Wolverine is always telling us how he's the best there is at what he does, but we never guessed that what he does is host podcasts. But that's the takeaway today, as Marvel announced (via Mashable) that Wolverine will be the star of the company's first scripted podcast.
Dubbed Wolverine: The Long Night, this 10-episode series features an original storyline written by Benjamin Percy (Green Arrow) and starring Richard Armitage (The Hobbit) as the voice of the titular X-Man. The series will focus on a group of investigators (voiced by Celia Keenan-Bolger, Ato Essandoh and Andrew Keenan-Bolger) trying to solve a series of murders in rural Alaska. Naturally, Wolverine becomes their prime suspect.
Marvel’s Runaways: How ‘Jonah’ Compares to Doctor Doom
Warning: Spoilers for Marvel's Runaways up through Episode 5, "Kingdom."
On this week's episode of Marvel's Runaways (catch our review of "Kingdom" here), which airs exclusively on Hulu, Nip/Tuck's Julian McMahon debuted as a mysterious man named Jonah - an imposing supernatural figure who's most likely the key to the entire mystery, and the reason Pride sacrifices one poor unfortunate soul per year.
This isn't the first time McMahon's played a nefarious Marvel character before, having portrayed Doctor Doom in both Fantastic Four movies. When I had the chance to speak to him about Runaways, I asked how Jonah stacked up against Doom, the character's new lease on life, and his worries about meeting Virginia Gardner's Karolina.