Street Fighter EX Dev’s April Fools Fighting Game Is Real
On April Fools Day this year, Street Fighter EX series developer Arika announced a new fighting game. The joke, however, was on those who thought it was a joke - the game's actually real, and will include long-lost characters from the EX series in its roster.
At EVO 2017 last night, Arika showed off a new trailer for what it's currently only calling "The Mysterious Fighting Game". The trailer featured featuring the three previously revealed characters - Garuda, Hokuto and Kairi - but added a new character, Shirasa, and two returning EX characters, Darun Mister and fan favourite, Skullomania:
The game is in development for PS4, and Arika promises a "limited time beta/server test" on PS4 at the end of 2017. The trailer suggests an April 1 release in 2018, and says the game will release simultaneously in North america, Europe and Japan.
BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle Announced
Arc System Works has announced BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle, a new crossover fighting game that will combine characters from a trio of games developed and/or published by Arc System Works plus the the 3D animated series RWBY from Rooster Teeth Productions.
BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle was revealed with a trailer following the final of Evo 2017’s BlazBlue Central Fiction tournament.
The game will feature Yu from Persona 4 Ultimate Arena, Ragna the Bloodedge from BlazBlue, Hyde from Under Night In-Birth, and Ruby Rose from Rooster Teeth’s RWBY. Arc System Works promises there are more reveals to come.
BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle will be available "on console" in 2018. No further details were specified.
Game of Thrones: Why Walder Frey Was the Cold Open
Full spoilers for Game of Thrones' Season 7 premiere, "Dragonstone," continue below.
"The cold open wasn't initially the cold open," explained co-showrunner Dan Weiss. "We had organized the episode a bit differently. But when we saw David Bradley's performance, and seeing the subtle move that he made to not quite be Walder Frey but to start as Walder Frey and end as Arya Stark, that made us realize that this was the best way to open the episode of this season."
In the cold open, Arya disguises herself as Walder Frey, summons all the Freys to a new feast, and then proceeds to poison and kill them all, wiping out all of the Freys.
GoT Showrunners Break Down Jon and Sansa Conflict
Full spoilers for Game of Thrones' Season 7 premiere, "Dragonstone," continue below.
Game of Thrones' Season 7 premiere underlined that there is a conflict between Jon Snow's ruling style as King of the North, and the way Sansa Stark thinks it's smartest to rule over your subservient subjects.
Season 6 ended with Littlefinger exacerbating a conflict between Sansa and Jon with one pointed look, and Season 7 definitely picked up where that left off.
"I think there's a little bit of resentment of that," said David Benioff in the post-Game of Thrones episode breakdown. "She feels that she's responsible in many ways for winning the Battle of the Bastards because she's the one who got the Knights of the Vale to come North and join the fight. She feels like she hasn't gotten quite enough credit for that, and she also thinks Jon is quite a bit naive."
GoT: Euron’s “Gift” Could Mean a Missing Character’s Return
Full spoilers for Game of Thrones' Season 7 premiere, "Dragonstone," continue below. For more Game of Thrones, make sure to read our full review of the premiere, plus watch our episode breakdown on our GoT show, Dragons on the Wall.
Game of Thrones kicked off Season 7 with a premiere that spent more time setting up conflict and excitement to come than leaving us with lingering questions. Still, there was one key moment in "Dragonstone" that left us with a very solid theory.
Game of Thrones: “Dragonstone” – Dragons on the Wall
Full spoilers for Game of Thrones' Season 7 premiere, "Dragonstone," continue below. Read on at your own risk!
Winter is here, and so is Daenerys Targaryen! The Dragons on the Wall team reunited to break down the Season 7 premiere of Game of Thrones, "Dragonstone," and discuss the implications of some of the major happenings in this week's episode. Make sure to also read our review of "Dragonstone"!
This week's Dragons on the Wall topics include:
-That amazing opening scene -- the North remembers!
Marvel vs Capcom Infinite Adds Darkstalkers’ Jedah to Roster
Darkstalkers' Jedah will be joining the roster of Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite.
Capcom revealed the character during an Evo 2017 match, which saw him take on Mega Man and Ultron.
Jedah, traditionally an antagonist character, first appeared in Deathstalkers 3. He has also made appearances in 2004's Capcom Fighting Evolution, 2008's Cross Edge and 2012's Project X Zone.
Marvel vs Capcom Infinite will be released on September 19 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. You can check out IGN's Marvel vs Capcom Infinite hands-on impressions while you wait.
Deadpool 2: Does Cable Talk About Thanos?
Josh Brolin, who is set to play Cable in Deadpool 2, recently spoke about his character's humor and breaking the fourth wall in the upcoming sequel.
When asked in an interview with Good Morning America whether or not he talks about his other Marvel-related role as Thanos in Deadpool 2, the actor replied, "I don't," but added, "It's not that I don't break the fourth wall."
Does Cable talk about Thanos in new @deadpoolmovie? How funny is @VancityReynolds' new movie? Josh Brolin teases #Deadpool2. #D23expo pic.twitter.com/UAIuXI0c8U
Infinity War Director Talks Spidey/Doctor Strange Relationship
Spider-Man and Doctor Strange will seemingly have a close relationship in Avengers: Infinity War.
In an interview with Good Morning America, Infinity War co-director Joe Russo revealed that the two superheroes, along with the actors who play them, Tom Holland and Benedict Cumberbatch, have "really great chemistry."
As such, because of their rapport and the fact that both characters currently reside in New York City, Russo hinted that the duo will be teaming up quite a lot during the battle against Thanos.
"They both have a proximity to each other, if that's a hint that I can give," said Russo. "But anybody who's a Marvel fan would know that they both reside in the same city, and I think Tom and Benedict have a really wonderful chemistry and we wanted to exploit that."
George A. Romero, Originator of Modern Zombie Movie, Dies
Filmmaker George A. Romero, father of the modern zombie film, died Sunday at the age of 77.
Variety reports that Romero passed away from lung cancer.
While not the inventor of zombies, the Bronx-born Romero originated the now-universal depiction of zombies as shambling, flesh-eating hordes of the undead in his groundbreaking films Night of the Living Dead (1968) and Dawn of the Dead (1978).
George A. Romero on the set of Land of the Dead.