The NBC series Parks and Recreation may be off of the air, but the characters live on in the newest set of Funko Pop figures. Ron Swanson, Leslie Knope, Andy Dwyer, Li'l Sebastian, April Ludgate, and Bert Macklin are the newest additions to the Funko family, coming this summer.
Pricing has not been announced, but more than likely, they will cost as much as previous sets, around $11. You can check them all out below.
These figures will be available anywhere Funko Pops are sold, except for Macklin, which will only be available at Hot Topic. A set of Funko Pops for almost every movie and television franchise exists at this point. Recently, lines for Kingsman, Alien: Covenant, Destiny, and Justice League were announced.
Parks and Recreation ran for seven seasons on NBC from 2009-2015. The series, most notably, launched the career of Guardians of the Galaxy's Chris Pratt. Currently, the entire series is available for streaming on Hulu.
At the PC Gaming Show today, Microsoft announced Age of Empires: Definitive Edition to mark the 20th anniversary of the Age of Empires series.
It's a remaster of the original game, featuring new and improved gameplay, Xbox Live multiplayer, and a fully remastered soundtrack. Every asset has been remade, including tilesets and animation. It's got new zoom levels, as well.
Microsoft has modernized the UI; attack-move, control groups, idle villagers button have been added. It's redone how lobbies work, and there's now a friend system as a result of its use of Xbox Live. The Age of Empires web portal lets you track progress and compare against other players, too.
Adam Isgreen from Microsoft Studios also revealed that there's a beta coming for the game. You can sign up for the beta right now at the game's website.
Keep an eye on GameSpot for more news from E3 2017 all of this week.
As part of Microsoft's Play Anywhere program, two upcoming marquee games for the Xbox One were shown running on PC during the PC Gaming Show at E3 2017. Forza Motorsport 7 is the first in the Motorsport line to have a PC release, and Sea of Thieves is a new IP with pirate-themed multiplayer.
Forza Motorsport 7 has full mouse, keyboard, and controller support. But it was also stated that Turn 10 Studios will include support for any USB device. Creative Director Bill Giese said "every fan-requested wheel on the market" will work, even saying Turn 10 tested DDR mats and guitar peripherals. In addition, Forza Motorsport 7 will have 4K resolution support and unlocked frame rates.
The PC version of Sea of Thieves was said to not be a direct port of the Xbox One version. It'll have support for 4K resolution, unlocked frame rates, and even ultra-wide 21:9 resolutions.
Forza Motorsport 7 is set to release on November 7, while Sea of the Thieves is coming at an unspecified date in early 2018. Follow all the news, trailers, and analysis from E3 2017 by sticking to GameSpot.
In Revenant Kingdom, players will take on the role of the young king Evan, who is the ruler of the kingdom Ding Dong Dell, a place where cats, mice, and humans lived together. After a coup occurs, the young cat king must regain control of his kingdom after it has been taken over by an evil empire. Along the way, he'll team up with other adventurers and sky-pirates, who will join him in his quest to restore the kingdom and bring peace to the land.
While the first title was very much a high-profile collaboration between developer Level-5 and the legendary animators Studio Ghibli, Revenant Kingdom is a Level-5 production, with help from former Ghibli artist Yoshiyuki Momose. And judging from the trailers and many screenshots, it definitely looks to keep with with the vibrant and whimsical art style that this series is known for.
Earlier this year, it was announced that Ni no Kuni II would make an appearance on PC, which is a first for the series. With the expanded gameplay and new world to explore, Revenant Kingdom will most certainly find an audience on PC come release this November.
For more info about Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom, and other titles from Namco Bandai, check back with us at our E3 2017 hub for more updates on the latest titles.
LawBreakers, the new arena shooter from Gears of War designer Cliff Bleszinski, finally has a release date. It's coming quite soon, as is one final beta that will be open for everyone.
LawBreakers' testing phase continues later this month, with the final closed beta beginning on June 28. Two days later, an open beta begins as part of an event called Rise Up. It's unclear how long this will last for, but everyone will then be able to pick up the full game when it's released on August 8.
It'll be available for PC and, as recently announced, PS4. Both versions will be priced at $30--as Bleszinski noted on stage at the PC Gaming Show, there's "none of that $60 multiplayer-only bulls***." Cross-play will not be available, as Bleszinski has previously deemed it "dumb."
The PC Gaming Show is happening now, and Brendan Greene from developer Bluehole just detailed some big updates coming to Playerunknown's Battlegrounds. This includes vaulting, more weather effects, and new weapons.
One of the most significant additions coming to the game is the ability to vault over objects. This will likely make fans very happy, as current mechanics make it extremely difficult to get over fences, rocks, and other small obstacles. As a result, it can be frustrating to navigate through the map. The update will add a new, specific mechanic for jumping or vaulting over small objects.
In addition, Greene announced that the studio is making new weather effects for the game. Right now, the map features only clear skies or downpour; there will soon be sunset and fog variants, as well. Greene said that these weather effects will influence gameplay. For example, since fog cuts down on visibility, sniping will be harder.
Other notable additions coming include replays and the OTS 7.62mm bullpup rifle. The replay system will allow you to rewatch an entire game with a free camera; the rifle is meant for short- to medium-range encounters.
Finally, Greene mentioned some longer-term content updates in the works. Two new maps are in development: one in the desert ruins of Peru, the other in the snowy Adriatic region. In addition, mod support will come, although it's still a ways off.
Greene didn't provide a timeframe for these updates. You can watch his entire presentation from the show above. Yesterday, Greene shared another piece of Battlegrounds news: it's coming to Xbox One this year with special enhancements for Xbox One X.
Keep an eye on GameSpot for more news from the PC Gaming Show today and E3 2017 all of this week.
Star Wars Battlefront II's gameplay is a much-improved experience, thanks to the new clearly defined class system, which brings an element of strategic team play and makes combat feel much less random than in the previous game. We're getting the chance to try out all the new game mechanics at E3, along with the much-more diverse array of weapons, and you can get a look for yourself in the video above.
That's not the only way Star Wars Battlefront II is beating out its predecessor. Vehicles have improved a lot too, with better aerial maneuverability and smoother ground controls making the whole experience much more fun (and letting you cause much more damage). Get a look in the video below.
And then, of course, there are the heroes. Thanks to Darkness 429, we're getting a high-level look at hero-vs-hero battle, as Rey, Han Solo, and Darth Maul wield their lightsabers and blasters and show off the game's class-based gameplay dynamics. Check out the full gameplay video below of all three heroes in action.
With their new titles Far Cry 5, Assassin's Creed: Origins, and The Crew 2 already announced, we can definitely expect to see more of those particular titles during Ubisoft's live show. However, there's still much more to see with their other titles--South Park: The Fractured But Whole, and other few others looking to make their debut.
In addition to this, Ubisoft is expected to continue with their VR push. After the release of Star Trek: Bridge Crew, they're certainly looking to dive deeper into the VR medium, and it'll be interesting to see what they've got planned next.
Though the press conference is only an hour, they've got a whole selection of titles to show, and we'll be here liveblogging through the whole show.
A direct sequel to Total War: Warhammer will be coming to the PC on September 28. Aptly titled Total War: Warhammer 2, developer Creative Assembly showed off the elements that make up the new strategy game at the PC Gaming Show during E3 2017.
Total War: Warhammer 2 is the second game in a trilogy and will feature four new factions on a new continent called the New World. The game is said to focus on the High Elves and Lizardmen, but there will be Dark Elves and a currently unannounced fourth race.
There will also be a post-release update that will tie the entire world map of the first game to the single-player campaign for one larger campaign map.
Aubrey Norris, who works on the Minecraft team at Xbox, said on Twitter that the company "would love to have PlayStation players along with the unified Minecraft." She added: "Hope that we can." This tweet came in response to someone who took the recent unification news as something that would "kill" the PlayStation editions of the game by alienating that audience.
We would love to have PlayStation players along with the unified Minecraft, hope that we can. https://t.co/hRGPG8Aj8a
The big changes for Minecraft were announced during Microsoft's E3 2017 briefing on Sunday. You can read more about that change and what it means here in GameSpot's previous coverage.
Minecraft is becoming one of the first console games ever to support cross-play between competing consoles in the form of Xbox One-Nintendo Switch connectivity.
Keep checking back with GameSpot soon for lots more on Minecraft, cross-play, and more from E3 2017. Ubisoft's briefing is coming up this afternoon at 1 PM PT, while Sony's is slated for 6 PM PT.
Developer Klei Entertainment, the studio that made Mark of the Ninja and Don't Starve, announced a new game today called Griftlands. It's a stylish RPG in which, Klei claims, "everything is negotiable."
The game was revealed early through its Steam page, and then Klei announced it officially at the PC Gaming Show. It has a beautiful, cartoon-like art style, similar to Don't Starve with a bit of The Banner Saga thrown in.
The description states that players will pick their characters and then negotiate for everything, including money, morality, and loyalty. From the announcement trailer, it looks like it has turn-based combat and an isometric perspective.
We don't know much more about it yet, beyond that Klei states that it'll come in late 2017 or early 2018. There's no word on console versions yet. Keep an eye on GameSpot's E3 hub for more news about Griftlands and all other games coming out of E3 2017 this week.
The PC Gaming Show is underway, and developer Firaxis just showed off a new expansion for XCOM 2. It's called War of the Chosen and its biggest addition is a system somewhat similar to Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor's Nemesis system.
Firaxis said during the show that the goal was to "make something massive." The main enemy is the Chosen, meant to be the "ultimate enemy of XCOM." Much like how Shadow of Mordor enemies will gain strength and return for revenge if you don't kill them immediately, XCOM 2's Chosen will show up repeatedly, stronger and with new skills.
In addition, the expansion will feature several different sects and factions that will change the way battles progress. For example, the Lost are Zombie-like humans that are drawn in large swarms to the sound of combat. They're a "mindless" horde and don't take sides.
The expansion is coming on August 29 for PC, Xbox One, and PS4; you can check out a video of it above. Keep an eye on our E3 hub for more news from the PC Gaming Show and all the announcements, videos, and impressions coming out of E3 2017.
According to the email, today's announcement will show the developer playing through the game, showing off a new intro, an updated house, new AI, and more. TinyBuild has released alpha versions of the game throughout the development process, and the company now says all game content has been finished.
"What you'll see in the beta is close to the final intro of the game. The team spent a lot of time working on the AI and navigation of Neighbor. In Alpha 1, he was able to catch you on multiple floors. The geometry of that house was simple though, and in Alpha 4 we noticed some pathfinding issues. Seeing the Neighbor sneak up on you now is horrifying. You'll love it," the email reads.
Hello Neighbor is due out on Xbox One and PC on August 29, with Xbox One X support to follow. TinyBuild is promising a new trailer for the game on Wednesday. Check out this three-second teaser below.
As expected, Project Scorpio was a big focus of Microsoft's E3 press conference, with the system being officially revealed as Xbox One X. There were also a ton of games shown off during the briefing, so we've rounded up all of the news from the show.
Assassin's Creed Origins Confirmed--Ubisoft has unveiled the first looks for the latest installment in the Assassin's Creed series, which will be set in Egypt.
E3 has already begun. Although the event technically doesn't begin until Tuesday, June 13, we've already seen press conferences from many of the major companies, with three more still to come from Ubisoft, Sony, and Nintendo.
For the first time ever, E3 is open to the public this year, but the show otherwise seems to be largely the same as in the recent past. One notable difference is that things began earlier than usual--EA has already held its EA Play press conference, while Microsoft's Xbox press conference and Bethesda's press conference have also taken place. You can see the full schedule below, and hit the links to find out more details on what to expect and where you can watch.
But there's still some nostalgia for the massive controller, enough to motivate a third-party peripheral manufacturer to work with Microsoft to recreate the Duke. Hyperkin Games has announced a facsimile of the Duke that works with Xbox One and PC.
The company actually sought the "assistance and blessing" of Blackley when working on the project. Since the original controller was, obviously, built for the original Xbox, Hyperkin has updated its version to work with modern consoles.
It now has right and left bumpers to ensure that it has the correct number of buttons to work with PC and Xbox One games. It also has a detachable nine-foot cable, and that big green Xbox logo in the center is now a "logo display screen." It's unclear right now if the controller can be used wirelessly.
The controller is coming this holiday season, and it'll be compatible with the newly announced Xbox One X. This is just one of the many Xbox announcements that have come out of E3 2017; take a look at our roundup of all the news from Microsoft's press conference yesterday, and be sure to keep an eye on our hub for all news, videos, and impressions from the conference.
E3 2017 has started out strong with press conferences from the biggest video game companies. Microsoft, EA, and Bethesda have already shown off their lineups for the near future, and Ubisoft and Sony are holding press briefings today. We've already seen a lot of cool new things, from Xbox One X to Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus.
Then there's Devolver Digital, which is generally known for publishing smaller, eclectic titles like Hotline Miami and The Talos Principle. Devolver also had a press conference yesterday, but if you're expecting high-profile game announcements, then you'll be disappointed. If you're in the market for an insane, comedic nightmare with a massive dose of absurdism, then you're in luck. Check out Devolver's Big Fancy Press Conference 2017 below. Warning: there's a lot of strong language and blood.
Even though Devolver only briefly mentions real video games (Ruiner and Serious Sam's Bogus Detour), the conference is probably one of the greatest things I've ever watched. It took place at the (fictional) "Dave Lang Memorial Convention Center" and features a ton of references and digs at video games and gaming culture. For those not familiar, Dave Lang is the CPO at Killer Instinct developer Iron Galaxy and a frequent appearance on GameSpot sister site Giant Bomb. The conference was produced by Imagos Films, a company that primarily helps make game trailers.
We'll have more from the games Devolver actually is showing off at E3 2017, so keep an eye on our hub for impressions, videos, and news all of this week.
At its press briefing, Microsoft revealed its Xbox One X Enhanced program, which aims to update existing games with support for the new console.
Here, we're gathering together a list of all the games confirmed at E3 to get Xbox One X 4K support; we will continue to update this story as more titles are revealed during the conference. For more, you can also check out our list of all the games confirmed for E3 2017, or take a look at our wrap-up of all the Microsoft Xbox E3 press conference news.
All The Xbox One X Scorpio 4K Games Confirmed At E3
Last night brought with it Bethesda's now-annual E3 press conference. Although it didn't run nearly as long as Microsoft's press conference earlier in the day, it did feature a fair number of announcements, including new games in the Wolfenstein and Evil Within series.
In an interview with the Telegraph, Evans explained that his contract initially ended after Avengers: Infinity War, which arrives next year. "I had six films in my Marvel contract, so I could have said after the third Avengers I was done," he said. "But they wanted to make the third and fourth Avengers films as a two-parter. They said they had so many other characters to fit in--Guardians of the Galaxy, Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Doctor Strange, Ant Man--and couldn't get them all into one movie. [I agreed] because it made sense. It's going to wrap everything up."
This isn't the first time that Evans has spoken about leaving the MCU. In 2014, the actor revealed that he was hoping to move from acting into directing. "I've known for a while I wanted to direct. But [the time] never really opens up. There's another movie to do, there's another acting job," he said. "I can't see myself pursuing acting strictly outside of what I'm contractually obligated to do."
In April, Feige hinted that the Marvel universe could go in a different direction after Avengers 4. "Right now, [it starts] with where we wanna take the stories," he said. "Certainly as we get to Avengers: Infinity War there will be a sense of a climax. By the time we're at the untitled Avengers 4, 22 movies will have encompassed the first three phases of the MCU. And what happens after that will be very different. I don't know if it's Phase 4, it might be a new thing."
Bandai Namco has more Kamehameha coming your way. A day after Dragon Ball FighterZ was formally announced during Microsoft's E3 2017 press conference, the studio has released a four-minute gameplay video showing a full match. Check the video out above.
The 2D fighting game features 3v3 brawls. You can see how the tag team battles work in the video, which shows Super Saiyan Goku, Vegeta, and Gohan facing off against Cell, Majin Buu, and Frieza. There's a lot of chaotic action and a lot of energy blasts, as expected.
The upcoming movie reboot of Tomb Raider has finished production. To mark the event, director Roar Uthaug posted a new behind-the-scenes video of him thanking the cast and crew at the film's London studio. Check it out below:
An official synopsis for the film has also been released. It reads: "Seven years after the disappearance of her father, 21-year-old Lara has refused to take the reins of his global business empire, instead working as a bike courier in London while taking college classes. Eventually she becomes inspired to investigate her father's disappearance and travels to his last-known location: a tomb on an island somewhere off the coast of Japan."
Last year, Uthaug lauded the 2013 reboot game and said the movie will try to do something similar. "I think making Lara Croft feel like a real human being, that's definitely something we want to bring to the big screen as well," he said. "I think we'll want to make people relate to Lara as a character. I'm hoping to bring some of my Norwegian sensibilities to the franchise."
The details of Nintendo's E3 2017 plans have been announced, and you can watch the event right here through the embed above. Nintendo's livestream plans span two days, but it will have a Nintendo Spotlight event on Tuesday morning in lieu of a traditional press conference. Here's the exact schedule for when Nintendo's event begin:
Nintendo E3 2017 Spotlight Start Time
June 13 at 9 AM PT
June 13 at 12 PM ET
June 13 at 5 PM UK
June 14 at 2 AM AEST
Nintendo hasn't shared much about the Nintendo Spotlight except to say it will showcase Switch games launching in 2017. That includes Super Mario Odyssey, which is the only game to be specifically called out by Nintendo. Other games we know are on the way this year are Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Splatoon 2, Arms, and FIFA.
Following the Spotlight event, Nintendo will host a Treehouse livestream that takes a closer look at Switch and 3DS games. Additionally, on June 13 and 14, Nintendo will be streaming Splatoon 2's 2017 World Inkling Invitational and the 2017 Arms Open Invitational
Wonder Woman maintained its position at the top of the US box office this weekend, with The Mummy having to settle for second place. The DC superhero smash made $57.1 million, bringing its US total so far to $205 million.
While Wonder Woman experienced a 45 percent drop in takings from last week, this is actually much better than the 67 percent fall that both Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad experienced last year. As Forbes points out, in the past 15 years, only four other movies with budgets over $100 million have experienced second week drops of less than 45 percent. They are The Jungle Book (40 percent), Star Wars: The Force Awakens (39 percent), Spider-Man (37 percent), and Shrek 2 (33 percent).
Wonder Woman's strong second week forced Universal's supernatural thriller The Mummy into the No.2 slot. The Tom Cruise-starring movie made a disappointing $32.2 million, and was met by largely negative reviews.
However, the film has done much better overseas, making $141.8 million internationally; its $174 million worldwide total is the highest ever opening for a Cruise movie. But while Universal's much-hyped Dark Universe of interconnected monster movies is safe for now, Deadline points out that The Mummy is highly unlikely to have a strong a second weekend around the world.
Rounding out the top five movies at the US box office this weekend were Captain Underpants ($12.3 million), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales ($10.7 million), and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 ($6.2 million).
Microsoft's E3 2017 briefing came and went today with no news about Halo. Its absence was expected, but Microsoft's biggest brand not factoring into the show in a big way might have caught some by surprise. Now, the head of Halo developer 343 Industries has responded.
Writing on Twitter, Bonnie Ross said the studio is currently "heads down on the next big Halo." She said the game is shaping up well, but explained that Microsoft is "not ready to announce [it] yet." She didn't mention Halo 6 by name, but that is likely the project she is referring to.
While fans will have to wait a while longer to learn about the next mainline Halo game, Microsoft will make some kind of Halo Wars 2 announcement on June 12. Ross said there will be some sort of announcement for the game during the Xbox E3 Daily show on Monday. Halo community manager Brian Jarrard also mentioned that Halo Wars 2 news is coming tomorrow.
Halo franchise director Frank O'Connor also chimed in on the matter, saying the bulk of the 343 team stayed home this week to work on the "next big Halo game."
As for when we might learn about this game, Jarrard said, "it's going to be a while," suggesting in a tweet that the announcement won't be at Gamescom this August.
As for what Microsoft did announce at E3 today, the company revealed the final name, price, and release date for Project Scorpio, among other things. Here's a roundup of all the big news.
Bethesda's E3 2017 briefing wasn't the longest, but the company managed to pack in a number of game reveals and new trailers. If you missed the show or want to watch them again, we've rounded up all the big trailers from the event for you to watch right here.
Sunday is already a big day for game news at E3 2017. Although the conference unofficially kicked off on Saturday with EA Play, Sunday brought with it quite a lot. Microsoft hosted its press conference during the afternoon, and that was followed by Bethesda's press conference at night. Scorpio was a big focus for Microsoft, while Bethesda revealed an multitude of new games, including The Evil Within 2 and a new Wolfenstein.
If you weren't paying attention or simply want a recap, we've rounded up all of the biggest news of the day so far below. You can also check out our recaps of all the news from Microsoft's conference, or head to out E3 hub for all of our coverage. Be sure to check back often as we update this page with more of Sunday's biggest news.
Assassin's Creed Origins Confirmed--Ubisoft has unveiled the first look for the latest installment in the Assassin's Creed series, which will be set in Egypt.
Today during Bethesda's E3 press conference, the company presented Quake Champions in a new, yet familiar light. It was painted as a major esports title, and it's being backed up with a sponsored competition on August 26 during QuakeCon, which will have a $1 million prize. The event is called the Quake World Championships and anyone can participate, though more details will come.
As a result, Bethesda announced that Quake Champions is back in open beta and will run indefinitely. Players can signup on its official website right now. As a nod to Wolfenstein and the newly announced The New Colossus, BJ Blazkowicz is a playable character in Quake Champions and he'll have his own attributes and voice lines. This includes the ability to dual-wield any weapon. Additionally, the game is adding three new maps, including two for Duel, and improved matchmaking, a weapon called the Tribolt, Custom Game support, Spectator mode, and more.
During its E3 2017 press conference today, Bethesda officially announced Fallout 4 VR. The virtual reality adaptation is coming to HTC Vive this October. No mention was made of any other platforms in the announcement.
The port was unveiled on stage with a new trailer. The video showed a mashup of gameplay from across Fallout 4, from shooting action via conversational moments to the game's town-building creation mode. The title's sense of scale has seemingly been improved by the shift to virtual reality, albeit viewed through a 2D screen.
A virtual reality version of Doom was also shown off. The adaptation is called Doom VFR, and it's coming to both Vive and PSVR. VR ports of Fallout 4 and Doom were officially revealed back in 2016, though neither was shown off to the public until today. Bethesda's Pete Hines described Fallout 4 VR in particular as "the most incredible thing you've ever seen."
"You can't even imagine what it's like, playing in VR and how realistic it looks and everywhere you turn your head," he said. "It is going to blow your mind. It is the craziest thing you've ever seen."
Tonight during Bethesda's E3 briefing, the company officially announced the next Wolfenstein game. As rumored, it's called Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, and it's coming this year.
Series hero BJ Blazkowicz returns, and it looks every bit as big and bloody as the first game. An impressive and in-depth first trailer was shown during the briefing, revealing that Anya is pregnant with twins. There is a lot of guns-blazing action on display in the video, and the opening and closing sequences are very memorable. Watch it in the embed above.
A new Wolfenstein game was teased during Bethesda's press conference at E3 last year. A screen was showed that listed a number of previously released games and their release dates. Following the most recent two Wolfenstein titles was something called New Colossus with asterisks in place of a date, suggesting it's a game still to come. A Wolfenstein voice actor subsequently suggested that it might be in the works.
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