Star Wars Call of Duty Mod is Awesome
Last week's Star Wars Celebration got a lot of folks around the world hyped up for the upcoming Star Wars Battlefront, The Force Awakens, and more.
While I'm sure many fans are going back and replaying the original Battlefront games in anticipation, why not return to the Star Wars universe with an old fan-made mod?
Galactic Warfare is a total conversion mod for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare that re-skins the popular military shooter's multiplayer mode with Star Wars characters, weapons, and locations.
You can play as either a Rebel soldier or an Imperial trooper. In our playthrough, we check out maps for Mos Eisley spaceport, the Jundland Wastes (complete with Sandcrawler), and Cloud City.
Unlocked: Why We’re Worried About Star Wars Battlefront
Fierce debate grips the Unlocked crew this week, as we discuss whether Star Wars Battlefront is offering enough content out of the box to justify its $60 price. Is this the new normal? What lessons can we learn from Titanfall and Destiny? Mitch and Ryan even make an In-N-Out bet about it. Plus: we speculate on what Phil Spencer means by the expected "new, exclusive IP" for Xbox at E3 this year, how stoked we are about Mass Effect 4 after a pile of gameplay details purportedly leak, the never-finished Alan Wake 2 prototype, and more!
Telltale Games and Marvel Partner for Console Game in 2017
Marvel Games has partnered with Telltale Games for a future console and PC series coming in 2017.
"We've been busy," Executive Producer Jones said before announcing the partnership. "It takes a long time to find the right partner. We have one special game we're excited about."
Jones celebrated the quality of Telltale's narrative, which meets Marvel's standards for storytelling.
Marvel's new games strive for authenticity above all else -- the correct powers for the right heroes wearing the proper costumes. "Sexy" games are important to Marvel Games, too. "If it doesn't turn heads, if it doesn't get you excited to talk with your friends, it's not a Marvel game. It has to command attention," Jones explained, citing existing games like Spider-Man Unlimited and Contest of Champions on mobile as defining examples.
Hot Toys Reveals New Ultron Mark I Figure
A 1/16 scale replica of the Ultron Mark I seen in Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron has been announced by Hot Toys.
Expected to release some time in 2016, the figure features an asymmetrical body, detailing of the mechanics and wires used to hold the Mark I together, LED-powered light-up eyes, mouth, and chest, a damaged Iron Legion accessory, and a figure stand.
This is the earliest version of the villainous Ultron seen in the upcoming Age of Ultron film releasing May 1.
For more, check out IGN's Avengers: Age of Ultron movie review.
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Furious 8 Announced, Will Open in 2017
While onstage at CinemaCon, actor Vin Diesel announced the sequel to Furious 7 - titled Furious 8 - will be released in theaters on April 14, 2017. Diesel will once again produce with Neal Moritz.
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‘Capcom Fighters Network’ Trademarked
Capcom has filed a trademark for what appears to be a social gaming hub for fighting games.
The trademark files earlier this month was for "Capcom Fighters Network," reports EventHubs. The description is wide-ranging enough that it could touch on a few different functions, all revolving around a fighting game hub.
One part of the trademark covers uploading, posting, tagging, blogging, and sharing data like images and information, while the second part entails pulling up friends ranks, tournament sign-ups, and online surveys. Altogether it sounds like a social network revolving around fighting games, as Capcom gears up for the release of Street Fighter 5.
Bryan Singer on Gay X-Men Character Reveal
Spoiler warning: this post contains spoilers for All-New X-Men #40!
X-Men: Apocalypse director Bryan Singer has weighed in with his thoughts on the reveal that founding X-Men member Iceman is gay.
"I'm glad," Singer said in an interview with Entertainment Weekly. "I'm sure it's very good for
."
"I think it is interesting that in the early movies he develops a relationship with a girl who he is physically unable to touch. There’s something subtextual in that," he continues, referring to the character's relationship with Rogue (Anna Paquin). "I’m not sure if I necessarily intended it at the time, but there is something ironic about it in the first and second film... And in the third one, which I didn’t direct, Iceman develops a relationship with Kitty Pryde, which I did address in Days of Future Past, and which is even more coincidental because Ellen Page recently came out as gay. So it puts an even more humorous spin on the whole thing."
2 Big Deaths Shake Up G.I. Joe
Warning: this article contains spoilers for G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #213!
IDW Publishing is at it again. Mere weeks after the company killed off one of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in their ongoing TMNT comic, they're cutting a bloody swath through the cast of G.I. Joe. Yesterday's G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero culminated in the deaths of both ninja mercenary Snake Eyes and the genetically engineered supervillain Serpentor.
Jason DLC is Coming to Mortal Kombat X Very Soon
Although no gameplay footage of Jason Voorhees was shown off today during NetherRealm's Kombat Kast show, the team did announce that he will be available as a playable Mortal Kombat X DLC character starting Tuesday, May 5.
He will first be made available to those who purchased the $30 Kombat Pack DLC collection. After one week, he will be separately available for all to purchase, regardless of Kombat Pack ownership. NetherRealm's Ed Boon has also confirmed you'll be able to take DLC characters for a spin before buying them.
Hannibal Looks Menacing in New Season 3 Poster
NBC has revealed new key art for Hannibal's upcoming third season, featuring the charismatic serial killer with his signature grin and a fashionable leather jacket.
Hannibal's (Mads Mikkelson) soul-piercing stare is directed right at the viewer in the new poster, which debuted on Mashable earlier today. Check it out below.
And no, you haven't gone mad, he is blinking.
Hannibal's brilliant Season 2 finale left us with tons of questions, as multiple characters may or may not have lost their lives.