Nintendo Online Smartphone App to Launch This Month
The Nintendo Switch Online app will be released for smartphones on July 21, Nintendo has announced.
When the app launches, players will have access to a Splatoon 2-focused service called SplatNet 2, which allows players to connect with Inkopolis when they're away from their Switch. For a look at the service, which was shown during today's Splatoon 2 Direct, check out the gallery below:
In addition to stage schedules, SplatNet 2 will display information like player stats and gear, as well as a player's Lifetime Inkage, which compares the amount of turf a player has covered in ink to locations in the real world.
Nintendo Will Release Splatoon 2 DLC for a Year
Nintendo has announced that it will release Splatoon 2 content updates for "around a year" - before that, however, we'll get our final timed demo in the form of the game's first Splatfest.
During the Splatoon 2 Nintendo Direct, the developer showed off the first of its DLC releases, including a new standard weapon called the Splat Brella. You can see them all below:
New content will take the form of weapons, gear and stages - Nintendo did not make clear whether all DLC would be free.
Nintendo also said that it would release Splatfests - timed events that see the game's community choosing their preference on a this-or-that question and then battling to prove their side is better - for 2 years.
Luke Cage Season 2: Two Comic Book Villains Cast
Marvel's Luke Cage has cast two comic book villains for Season 2.
Entertainment Weekly reports Gabrielle Dennis (Insecure, Rosewood) and Mustafa Shakir (The Night Of, Quarry) have joined the show.
Shakir will play John McIver, a charismatic leader "whose mission is focused on Harlem and vengeance." Comic book fans will known him as the criminal mastermind Bushmaster, who runs into both Luke Cage and Iron Fist.
Shakir in The Night Of
PlayStation Now Lineup Adds PS4 Games
Sony has announced that today, July 6, a selection of PS4 games are being added to PlayStation Now.
A total of twenty PlayStation 4 titles, including Killzone: Shadow Fall and God of War III Remastered, join the game streaming service in North America, which currently boasts a selection of over 500 PS3 games. This brings PS Now's current total library count to 524 titles.
Here's the full list of all twenty PS4 games that launch on PS Now today:
- Killzone: Shadow Fall
- God of War 3 Remastered
- Saints Row IV: Re-Elected
Comic Book Reviews for July 5, 2017
It was another big week of comics. DC continued to dive into "The War of Jokes and Riddles" in Batman #26 and delivered a thoroughly excellent new issue of Injustice 2. Marvel offered a standalone, Luke and Leia-focused chapter of Star Wars and kicked off Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe Again. Archie Comics finally brought back Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. And Oni Press debuted their new video game-based Rick and Morty series.
Scroll down to check out our reviews of these and various other new releases, and be sure to let us know your favorite books of the week in the comments below.
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Bleach Live-Action Movie to Debut in Japan Next Summer
The upcoming live-action film adaptation of Bleach will open in Japan next summer.
As reported by Anime News Network, the official Twitter account for the movie shared the news, along with the following image:
Bleach live-action film promo image, via Twitter
Sonic Mania Reaction Could Determine Future of 2D Sonic
The future of the 2D Sonic games may hinge on how fans respond to Sonic Mania.
In an interview with GameCentral, Sonic Team's Takashi Iizuka said they will be looking at how Sonic Mania is received when deciding where to take the series going forward.
"For Mania it's kind of like a new approach. To target specifically 2D fans. So we don't know whether it'll be accepted positively in the market," Iizuka explained. "We'll find out after the game's released, and we can figure out the direction of future titles after seeing the reaction."
Call of Duty: WW2’s Zombies Mode to Be Revealed at SDCC
Sledgehammer Games will unveiled Call of Duty: WII's new zombies mode at San Diego Comic-Con on July 20.
The official Call of Duty Twitter account teased the upcoming reveal with a creepy image (below) alongside the following message: "They’re coming. Prepare for the world reveal of
twisted new vision of Call of Duty zombies at Comic-Con."
Call of Duty: WWII zombies teaser image, via Twitter
Super Mario Odyssey Won’t Have Game Over Screens
While playing through Super Mario Odyssey players will never be confronted with a Game Over Screen, regardless of how many times they fail.
Eurogamer has translated a tweet from the Japanese Super Mario Odyssey Twitter page to reveal that the new 3D Mario title won't be punishing players with a finite Game Over screen.
マリオの体力が0になったり、奈落に落ちると、持っているコインが10枚減ってしまいます。ただし…！いくらミスしてもGAME OVERはありません。 pic.twitter.com/6oEia6LcVr
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