Crunchyroll Is Partnering with NBCUniversal to Make Anime
Anime streaming service Crunchyroll has announced it's partnering with NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan to produce new anime.
This co-development effort will see Crunchyroll and NUEJ working together to create an array of titles, including entirely original projects as well as ones based on established properties, with the aim of making anime more accessible to audiences around the world.
"Crunchyroll and NUEJ share a passion for producing anime that has widespread appeal around the globe," Crunchyroll founder and GM Kun Gao said. "The partnership made sense as an exciting opportunity to bring more high-quality content to the anime community."
The two companies have a longstanding and well-established relationship, as Crunchyroll has distributed a number of series produced in Japan by NUEJ to audiences around the world, including Drifters and Berserk.
Green Lantern: Earth One Makes a Drastic Change
DC Comics’ Earth One line of graphic novels continues to expand, this time into the far reaches of space with Green Lantern: Earth One Vol. 1 by writer Corinna Bechko and writer/artist Gabriel Hardman with colorist Jordan Boyd.
Earth One stories reintroduce DC’s greatest heroes like Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman in a fresh comic book universe unburdened with years of continuity, often significantly changing elements of each character to better modernize their origins and create exciting new tales.
For Green Lantern, the story sees Hal Jordan re-envisioned as an astronaut who seeks the thrill of discovery, yet finds himself in an unfulfilling job prospecting asteroids for Ferris Galactic. His fortunes change when he finds a powerful green ring and learns that it came from the Green Lantern Corps, a group that was long ago murdered by killing machines called Manhunters. This sets him on a mission to reinstate the Corps, a nearly impossible task for the fearless Jordan.
What Remains of Edith Finch Coming to Xbox One
The exploration adventure game What Remains of Edith Finch is headed to Xbox One on July 19 for $20, publisher Annapurna Interactive announced today.
Developed by Giant Sparrow and currently available on PS4 and PC, What Remains of Edith Finch follows the story of the titular Edith as she explores the family home, discovering stories about the late members of her family in order to uncover the mystery as to why she's the last Finch still alive.
We lauded the gorgeous first-person experience in our What Remains of Edith Finch Review, awarding it an 8.8 as "one of the finest magical-realism stories in all of games."
First Look at The Wasp in Ant-Man and the Wasp
Hope van Dyne actor Evangeline Lilly has shared the first image of The Wasp from next year's Ant-Man and the Wasp.
The image, posted on Twitter by Lilly, is the focal point of a D23 Expo banner and, for the first time, shows her character in costume as The Wasp.
Via Evangeline Lilly on Twitter
Lilly stars in Ant-Man and the Wasp alongside Paul Rudd, Michael Pena, Michael Douglas and Game of Thrones' Hannah John-Kamen. Fresh Off the Boat star Randall Park recently joined the cast as SHIELD agent Jimmy Woo.
Pokemon Go Announces More Real-World Events
The Pokemon Go team has announced more real-world events and global rewards that are coming soon to its hit mobile game.
Pokemon Go Fest, which takes place on July 22 in Chicago, IL, will feature three Challenge Windows, during which players in Grant Park will work with each other unlock global rewards. According to a post on the game's official site, by catching certain types of Pokemon during these Challenge Windows, players will unlock different perks for players around the world. For example, catching an Electric-type will provide an Egg distance bonus, while catching a Grass-type will provide a Stardust bonus.
How XCOM 2: War of the Chosen Ramps Up Threats
With War of the Chosen, Firaxis is making a big move to increase XCOM 2’s tactical variety. In just the first couple of hours of a campaign, I saw several new mission types, two new soldier classes, new enemy types, some major new mechanics, and no fewer than four voice actors from Star Trek: The Next Generation. And from the look of it, there’s a lot more where that came from.
All of the missions I played – including some revamped versions of original XCOM 2 missions – felt new and different thanks to distinct objectives, and none had a “game over” turn timer where you’ll lose if it expires. I don’t mind those as much as some, but it’s great to see less reliance on that mechanic in missions. The first one I played was an introduction to two of the three new factions: the Skirmishers (Advent defectors who’ve managed to remove their own implants) and the Reapers, in which you’re arranging a meet between the two feuding factions. They both hate Advent, but the Reapers’ leader (voiced by Jonathan Frakes, AKA William Riker) doesn’t trust the Skirmishers or their leader (voiced by Denise Crosby, AKA Tasha Yar) and… seems to want to eat them. As food.
Marvel’s Inhumans: New Poster Revealed
With San Diego Comic-Con right around the corner, IGN's got an exclusive look at the SDCC poster art for the upcoming Marvel's Inhumans live-action TV series - which premieres September 29th on ABC (with the first two episodes first debuting almost a month earlier, on September 1st, in IMAX theaters!).
The poster comes from comic artist Jae Lee, who -- alongside writer Paul Jenkins -- created the acclaimed 12-issue Inhumans comic book in 1998 that is considered one of the best stories ever about the characters. The SDCC image includes Lee's interpretation of Marvel’s Inhumans series characters, including Black Bolt, Medusa, Maximus, Karnak, Gorgon, Crystal, Triton, and Lockjaw. Check it out!
Capcom Discounts Dead Rising, Resident Evil HD and More in New Humble Bundle
Humble Bundle's latest package has landed, and it's oozing with the undead.
The Humble Capcom Rising Bundle has slashed the prices on a slew of the company's games, including Resident Evil HD, Dead Rising 2 and 3, and DMC: Devil May Cry.
The deal works on a pay-what-you-please system - the more you pay, the more games you get. Additionally, buyers decide where they'd like their money to be spent, dividing their contributions between the developer and three featured charities: WaterAid America, GamesAid, and Child's Play.
The full list of games and payment tiers includes:
- Strider
Meet the Main Characters of Marvel’s Inhumans
Marvel's Inhumans will soon be joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe when it debuts on IMAX and ABC in September. Though the Inhumans were previously introduced on Marvel's Agents of SHIELD, Inhumans will be introducing audiences to the Inhuman Royal Family, led by the silent but deadly Black Bolt, who reside on the dark side of the Moon in the city of Attilan.
"I think of all of the potential adaptations that Marvel could want to do for television, The Inhumans has got to be one of the bravest because it is so out there, and in a great way. I'm acting with a giant, imaginary dog sometimes, you know?" star Anson Mount said of the series. "I can tell you right now there's not going to be anything on TV remotely like this show. That in and of itself, I think as a viewer, I think that that would be interesting to watch to see how the hell are they going to do this."