If you were a kid in the early 2000s, you probably saw the red-headed teenager sporting a beeper and going from cheerleading to fighting crime in a matter of minutes. The show went off the air in 2007, but now, Kim Possible is getting a live-action movie, and the film made a surprise appearance at Comic-Con.
Disney Channel's presentation focused on the upcoming television adaptation of Big Hero 6, Mark McCorkle and Bob Schooley are producing the show. However, they also the created Kim Possible and they're writing the new movie, so it makes sense that they had something to share about the project at Comic-Con.
Sadie Stanley will portray the crime fighting teenager, and many of the original characters from the show will be appearing on the big screen. Best friend Ron Stoppable will be played by Sean Giambore, Isaac Ryan Brown will play tech wiz Wade and Kim Possible's arch enemies, Dr. Drakken and Shego, will be played by Todd Stashwick and Taylor Ortega, respectively.
There isn't much information about the plot yet, but they did release the first photo of Stanley in costume as Kim possible and she's really rocking those combat boots.
The live-action adaptation of Kim Possible is set to premiere in 2019, let's cross our fingers that this is going to be good.
After offering a teaser for The Walking Dead, AMC recently released a full length trailer for Season 9 at Comic-Con. The trailer is as lengthy as it is revealing; clocking in at just about six minutes, it has a lot to offer in terms of what we can expect from Season 9.
This season will take place ahead of where Season 8 left off with Negan captured and the Saviours beaten. It opens with Rick looking a little older with his grey beard, and the whole crew living happily inside a large network of communities. There are a ton of members, new and old, and for a while, everyone looks safe and happy building a home for the group, but it's not without some tension.
Rick has kept Negan in a cell this whole time, and apparently periodically checks in with him to let him know how the community is doing and how successful things can be without being run on fear and violence. Despite his status as Rick's prisoner, Negan is as cocky as ever, letting on that he believes this whole thing is going to go up in flames.
What appears to be some sort of post-apocalyptic paradise begins to tear at the seams as tensions between certain members of the group begin to flare up. Maggie is frustrated with Rick, Carol is frustrated with the new members, and Daryl is frustrated with the whole situation. By the end of the trailer, things don't look so copacetic, especially as the show's original corpsified villains show up to remind everyone what the true danger is.
Season 9 of The Walking Dead will premiere on October 7, and we're all wondering how they plan on getting Rick out of the picture as actor Andrew Lincoln confirmed that he will be leaving the show after this season.
Warner Bros.'s massive Hall H panel at Comic-Con features a lot of new trailers, but one of the the most exciting dropped so far has been for the new Godzilla movie titled Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Starring Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things), the trailer features all kinds of monsters and mayhem.
In the film, the planet is experiencing some kind of apocalyptic payback for all the damage that humanity has done to the Earth, complete with huge natural disasters meant to take out the human race. In order to save the our species, they have to find all the titans, (Godzilla, Mothera, etc.) who have been hiding since the time when they ruled over the earth.
The trailer opens with Brown on a rooftop, watching intently as a storm begins to cover the entire city. It then goes on to show various disasters occurring around the globe, before getting to the moment we've all been waiting for; a good look at the new Godzilla.
Godzilla emerges from the water, looks down at the puny humans, and lets out a blue fiery roar. Naturally, CGI technology has improved since the last time we got a Godzilla movie, so he, along with all the other monsters shown in the trailer, looks amazing. Mothera's giant green wings are also particularly awe inspiring.
Seems like we're in for a super thrilling movie, with lots of chaos, and huge monsters. Godzilla: King of the Monsters premieres in May, 2019.
Naughty Dog first revealed The Last of Us Part II in 2016 with a cryptic trailer. Since then, fans of the original Last of Us have been eager to hear more about the sequel. A trailer shown during Paris Games Week 2017 was especially stirring--rather than show the original protagonists Joel and Ellie, the video introduced us to characters we've never seen before in exceptionally brutal conditions. Then, at E3 2018, Sony and Naughty Dog gave us our first extended look at both Ellie and at gameplay, and now we can make more sense of everything we've seen.
We've compiled everything we know about The Last of Us Part II so far, including how combat works, the characters we can expect to see, where Joel is, and more. We'll continue to update this feature as we learn more about Part II, like its release date.
In The Last of Us, you primarily played as Joel. In the sequel, you play as Ellie, and it seems that much of the game revolves around her. The reveal trailer, which shows an older Ellie playing guitar and singing in a house filled with fresh corpses, ends with her vowing to kill "every last one." It's still not clear who she's referring to, but it's very clear that she means it. That comes through in the gameplay we've seen, with Ellie performing brutal takedowns fueled by anger.
Writer/director Neil Druckmann confirmed that Ellie will have an NPC companion in the game, though he didn't specify who or in what context. "Well, so, Ellie used to be an NPC, but she's the protagonist in this story, so the player is controlling Ellie," he said. "It's safe to say with the game that we made in the past that there will be some NPC with you in this story, even though we're not showing [the NPC] in this demo."
Story, Setting, And Other Characters
Like the original, The Last of Us Part II is set in a post-apocalyptic world in which you have to fight both humans and zombie-like creatures infected with the Cordyceps fungus. Part II is set some time after the events of the first game; Ellie is now 19 and, according to Neil Druckmann, she has found "a semblance of peace and normality" following the horrific events of the original. We also know that a large part of the game takes place in Seattle and that the theme of this game is hate (whereas the first game's primary theme was love).
In the gruesome Paris Games Week 2017 trailer, we were introduced to four new characters: Yara, Lev, Emily, and an unnamed character played by actress Laura Bailey (Uncharted 4, Gears of War 4). Bailey has said that she feels like throwing up every day on set because she wants to live up to expectations. That same trailer also showed some infected.
A vague but intriguing story detail came during PSX 2017. Druckmann said of writer Halley Gross (Westworld), "After her first day, Halley goes home and says to her husband, 'I think I got someone pregnant.' And you'll see what that means [in The Last Of Us: Part II]."
The E3 2018 trailer introduced us to two more characters: Dina, played by Westworld actress Shannon Woodward, who kisses Ellie, and Jesse, who seems to be Dina's ex and mentions Ellie's "old man."
So Where's Joel?
Joel has been largely absent from everything we've seen of The Last of Us Part II; while he appeared in the reveal trailer, he was not present in the subsequent trailer or the gameplay we saw at E3 2018. We know that he's in the game--and that actor Troy Baker is reprising his role--but it's not clear what part Joel plays in this story. When asked if Joel dies, Druckmann teased that "no one is safe" in Part II, not even Joel and Ellie.
How Combat Works
While similar to the original game, combat in The Last of Us Part II has been significantly updated. What we saw during E3 2018 seemed very cinematic, almost like parts of it could have been scripted, but Naughty Dog says that's actually not the case; co-directors Anthony Newman and Kurt Margenau confirmed in an interview with GameSpot that dynamic dodges, healing animations, and more are all in your control during combat.
Ellie can now go prone and crawl under cars, and the way she dodges an attack depends on the weapon used, the angle of the strike, and other factors. There's also a mechanic specific to the new arrow enemies; when Ellie has an arrow lodged in her body, it causes a status effect that disrupts aiming and other combat abilities. You have to actively find a good time and place to pull the arrow out and clear the effect.
Listen mode returns from the first game, though the co-directors did not give any specifics or discuss how it has evolved. The most important thing about combat is that it's closely tied to the game's expression of Ellie and who she has become, and it seems to be more involved that it was the first time around.
According to Druckmann, "We've completely overhauled our engine, developed new combat mechanics, created a new analog stealth system, and revamped our animation system to fully express Ellie's desperation, resourcefulness, and unique agility."
There Will Be Multiplayer
The original The Last of Us included a multiplayer mode called Factions, which ended up being a surprise hit. In an interview, Newman and Margenau confirmed that Part II will also have multiplayer. They did not provide any other details, but Newman did refer to it as Factions.
Release Date?
Naughty Dog has not yet revealed the release date for The Last of Us Part II.
During San Diego Comic-Con 2018, Variety interviewed Tom Hardy, who is starring as the titular character in the upcoming movie Venom, and the actor spoke to why he chose to take on the role. He attributes this to his son's love of the character itself as the motivating factor. Hardy felt like he'd done his part in the world of superheroes having played Bane in 2012's The Dark Knight Rises, but it seems that kids have tremendous influence over their parents.
In the video clip below, Hardy says, "My son came to me with a specific character that he absolutely fell in love with, and I started to take a look at it myself. And then, as if by magic, a script appeared on the horizon, which was awesome. Because having had done Dark Knight [Rises] with Chris[topher Nolan], I kind of done my superhero bit in some aspects. But when I was presented with the opportunity to play Venom, and that correlated with my son's love for Venom and how cool he was, I got really really excited and decided I really wanted to do it."
In regards to the movie's rating, director Ruben Fleischer said, "We'll have to see. I mean, we're pushing the envelope. And so, it remains to be seen, the movie's not rated at the present." It seems that it's possible for Venom to receive an R-rating.
Venom is set to hit theaters on October 5, 2018, which of course stars Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock / Venom, Michelle Williams as Anne Weying (district attorney and Eddie's girlfriend), and Riz Ahmed as Carlton Drake (leader of the Life Foundation that's working on the symbiote). Hardy's most notable roles from recent films include Farrier from Dunkirk, John Fitzgerald in The Revenant, and Max Rockatansky in Mad Max: Fury Road, and plays Alfie Solomons in the BBC TV series Peaky Blinders.
In a huge surprise, Disney has revealed that Star Wars animated series The Clone Wars will be getting a Season 7. The news was shared at San Diego Comic-Con, where fans got their first look at an older Anakin, Obi-Wan, Rex, and Ahsoka in a new trailer, which you can watch below. A total of 12 new episodes of the animated series are officially coming to Disney's upcoming streaming service, although a specific release date has not yet been announced.
After being canceled on Cartoon Network in 2013, the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars returned for a final sixth season on Netflix in 2014. The sixth season was shorter than the five that proceeded it and left many of supervising director Dave Filoni's stories unresolved. Several authors picked up those plot lines and wrote them into novels, such as Star Wars: Ahsoka and Star Wars: Dark Disciple.
Based on the trailer, the seventh season seems to pick up close to the start of Revenge of the Sith. Anakin and Obi-Wan are called in to take a hologram call, only to see that it's with Anakin's former apprentice Ahsoka and Mandalorian warrior Bo-Katan Kryze. In the Ahsoka novel, we learn that after Anakin, Obi-Wan, and Ahsoka reunite for the first time since Ahsoka left the Jedi Order, the three, along with Clone Captain Rex and Commander Cody, fight in one of Star Wars' most infamous battles: the Siege of Mandalore.
Near the end of the battle, Anakin and Obi-Wan are called away to return to Coruscant to rescue Chancellor Palpatine, kidnapped by General Grievous. The two Jedi leave Ahsoka behind and in charge of Anakin's 501st Legion of clone troopers. It's at this point that the three's paths diverge, with Anakin and Obi-Wan's rescue mission being the opening scene of Revenge of the Sith and Ahsoka's solo command during the Siege of Mandalore being the opening narration of Star Wars: Ahsoka.
It's still a mystery whether the season will entirely focus on the Siege of Mandalore, end on the planet-wide battle, or start on Mandalore and then focus on other conflicts that occurred during the opening hours of Revenge of the Sith. If possible, we'd love to see more of Ahsoka and what happens to her between Clone Wars and Rebels.
Adult Swim has released a trailer for FLCL Alternative, the second of two new FLCL seasons airing this year. The first season of the fan-favorite anime aired from 2000 to 2001, while the first sequel series, Progressive, premiered in June. Though Adult Swim aired the first episode of Alternative on April Fools' Day, it will officially premiere on September 8.
The English-dubbed trailer, which you can watch above, shows off this season's protagonists as well as returning character Haruko. Alternative stars a different group of teenagers than either the original FLCL or Progressive; this time, it's 17-year-old Kana who meets the mysterious Haruko. Judging by the trailer and everything we know about FLCL, this season will also involve the struggles of puberty as well as some mecha action.
Both Progressive and Alternative are set years after the events of the first series. Adult Swim airs the English-dubbed episodes on TV; some episodes of Progressive are available on the Adult Swim website to stream, while you need a cable login to access the rest.
Iron Fist Season 2--or Iron Fist 2 for short--will arrive on Netflix on September 7, the streaming company announced during its Iron Fist panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2018. The new season will feature fight choreography by Creed and Black Panther choreographer Clayton Barber, and will guest star Simone Missick as Misty Knight and Alice Eve (from Star Trek: Into Darkness) as villain Typhoid Mary, next to Jessica Henwick (Colleen Wing) and Finn Jones (Danny Rand)--all of whom were in attendance on the panel.
Netflix also showed footage from Iron Fist Season 2 during the panel. In one short clip (watch it above), Rand puts his fighting skills to use stopping an alleyway robbery. In a voiceover, he says, "A war is brewing. This is my city now. It's my duty to protect it. And I'm not letting it down."
Jeph Loeb, the head of Marvel Television, said one of their goals was to "up the game" in terms of the show's fight choreography in Season 2. In an exclusive clip, Rand fought a whole crew of bad guys, showing off a crisp new style of action for the show.
The clip showed Rand standing in the middle of the street with a cloth mask over the bottom half of his face, wearing a hoodie. Rand holds up his hand, and a truck stops in the middle of the road. The driver guns it, and Rand sidesteps, iron-fisting the truck's front end and knocking the wheels off. He beats up everyone in the truck, dodging gunfire, and ends the fight by iron-fisting the ground, knocking all his opponents down and setting off nearby car alarms.
Henwick went on to tease the Daughters of the Dragon, a fan favorite duo consisting of Colleen Wing and Misty Knight. Another exclusive clip showed Misty and Colleen fighting together, before breaking off into separate battles. Misty uses her metal arm to knock an assailant off a motorcycle, while Colleen fights off two other skilled women inside.
Yet another clip showed the two engaged in a fight with the machete-wielding Typhoid Mary, Eve's character, a comics villain who's new to Marvel's live action universe.
"Seeing these two badasses together, I think these fans are going to love," Henwick said during the panel.
Missick compared her place in Iron Fist Season 2 with Colleen's role in Luke Cage Season 2. "Misty comes to Iron Fist season 2, where Colleen is kind of in a similar headspace [to Misty in Luke Cage Season 2]; she's not really sure where she is in the world, where she fits in terms of helping her community, and Misty's there to tell her to pick herself up," Missick said. "And there's no BS between these two; it's not like them sitting on the couch like, 'Oh my god, what's up with you and Danny?'...That's the best thing about these two women's relationship."
Another clip, a flashback set inside K'un-Lun, showed Danny and Sacha Dhawan's character Davos facing each other in an extremely brutal ritual fight meant to determine which of them would face the infamous dragon and become the Iron Fist. In the clip, the two donned familiar-looking yellow masks, eliciting cheers from the crowd. By the fight's end, both characters are covered in blood. In a separate clip, Davos's fist appeared to light up--another tease for comics fans.
All of the footage shown seemed like a significant step up from Iron Fist Season 1, which famously did not receive a warm reception from most fans or critics, especially when compared with Netflix's other Marvel shows. We'll see if the entire new season maintains this heightened quality when Iron Fist Season 2 arrives on Netflix September 7.
The start of Comic-Con 2018 has brought with it the first trailer for the DC Universe original series Titans--a live-action take on Teen Titans--and it's most definitely not what you were expecting. Without the constraints of network TV, DC is going dark with this show.
How dark? As you can see in the teaser trailer below, Dick Grayson (Brenton Thwaites) doesn't have the same hangups with killing bad guys that his mentor Bruce Wayne did. In the midst of crashing skulls and snapping necks, he offers a simple "F*** Batman," when told the Dark Knight would handle things differently.
As the trailer shows, Dick has grown up to become a police officer. As an adult, he'll become the leader of the Titans, which should be interesting given he will be enforcing the laws in two very different ways.
The trailer also gives looks at the rest of the Titans, including Raven (Teagan Croft), Beast Boy (Ryan Potter), and Starfire (Anna Diop). And for those worried about the costume photos that show Beast Boy without green skin, which you can see below, the trailer makes it clear that his skin definitely has the same pigmentation fans have come to expect.
Titans represents a few things for the future of DC on TV. For one, the graphic violence on display in the trailer is a far cry from the sanitized-for-TV fights on The CW. Beyond that, though, it shows that DC Entertainment is committed to making its new streaming service stand out.
Speaking to a group of reporters during a demo of DC Universe, DC Entertainment Publisher and Chief Creative Officer Jim Lee said that the 10-episode first season of Titans would launch with the service. From there, the goal is to debut a new episode of original content--Young Justice: Outsiders, Doom Patrol, Swamp Thing, etc.--every week, 52 weeks a year.
A launch date has not been announced for the DC Universe streaming service just yet. However, it's expected to launch in the fall. In the meantime, watch that trailer a few dozen more times and get ready to watch the Titans bust some skulls.
The new movie Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse has a huge amount of buzz thanks to its unique art style and starring role for the beloved Miles Morales. At San Diego Comic-Con 2018, Sony showed off some exclusive footage that went beyond the trailers we've already seen.
In the footage, Miles has apparently just gotten his powers, and seems mostly confused by them. At school, he gets his hand tangled in Gwen Stacy's hair, and wonders whether his strange new abilities are the result of finally hitting puberty. Later, the clip revealed that in Miles' universe, Peter Parker is dead. Miles is visiting Parker's grave in a makeshift Spider-Man outfit when he's approached from behind by an older Peter Parker, voiced by Jake Johnson. Miles quickly figures out that the other Peter is from an alternate dimension, and requests that he teach him how to be Spider-Man.
Finally, the footage showed Spider-Gwen, who introduces herself to the other two as "from another, another dimension." And three more Spider-Mans debuted: Spider-Man Noir, voiced by Nic Cage; Penny Parker, with her mech-like robot SPDR, voiced by Kimiko Glenn; and Spider-Ham, a cartoonish, costumed pig voiced by comedian John Mulaney.
Sony showed the footage during the studio's panel in Hall H, SDCC's largest venue. Moderated by Jessica Chobot, the panel included actors Shameik Moore (Miles Morales), Jake Johnson (Peter Parker), and Hailee Steinfeld (Gwen Stacy), directors Rodney Rothman, Peter Ramsey, and Bob Persichetti, and producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller.
"He's a black Spider-Man, black and Mexican, I think that that's very powerful and iconic," Moore said of his character Miles Morales.
In the movie, Morales intersects with Spider-Men from alternate universes, including an older, jaded Peter Parker.
"It's Peter Parker at 40, it's Peter Parker with a bad back..and who's not sure if he still wants to be Spider-Man, and what it means to be Spider-Man after the excitement of being Spider-Man," Johnson said during the panel. "That just got really heavy, folks. But that's Peter Parker. It's chubby Peter Parker."
Hailee Steinfeld, who plays Gwen Stacy, said she's excited to play a female superhero.
"I get to play a female superhero, which was pretty cool--and not just any female superhero, but the first Spider-Woman," she said. "That was so exciting to me, and the fact that she really is the toughest and the coolest and the smartest and the most capable one in the room, and she knows it."
Lord and Miller said they insisted on a Miles story when Sony approached them to make an animated Spider-Man movie. "This story's been told a lot of times. We love Miles Morales," Lord said. "We thought this was an amazing way to tell the Spider-Man story."
"The thought of this movie was, 'What if these different stories intersected? What would it do, how would it shake them up, and what would happen if these people met?'" Lord said.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse hits theaters December 14.
The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part portion of Warner Bros.' massive Hall H panel at Comic-Con 2018 opened with a LEGO version of Aisha Tyler moderating a pre-recorded panel with LEGO Batman, LEGO Aquaman (both versions--the classic orange-suited one and the Jason Momoa Justice League version), plus Lego Movie stars Emmet (Chris Pratt) and Wyldstyle (Elizabeth Banks).
The unfinished, exclusive LEGO Movie 2 footage shown gave attendees a new glimpse at the now-apocalyptic LEGO world--basically, it's Mad Max with LEGOs. "Everything was awesome. Now, everything is bleak," Wyldstyle says. Of course, Emmet quickly breaks the mood by cheerily showing up with coffee. In the footage, the movie's new villain, General Mayhem, kidnaps Wyldstyle. LEGO Harley Quinn points out that rescuing her is a "suicide mission," a tongue-in-cheek reference to Suicide Squad.
Most importantly, the clip introduced us to Rex Dangervest, a new character also voiced by Chris Pratt, who among his many jobs is a "raptor trainer," a cute little Jurassic World joke. The two characters show the dual sides of Pratt, who, as the actor pointed out during the panel, started his career as the hapless Andy on Parks and Rec and is now a superhero and action movie star.
Unlike the first LEGO Movie, which was directed by Chris Miller and Phil Lord, the follow-up will be helmed by Mike Mitchell. It's set five years after the first film and, along with those mentioned above, the cast consists of Jonah Hill (Green Lantern), Will Arnett (Batman), Channing Tatum (Superman), and Stephanie Beatriz (Sweet Mayhem). It releases on February 8, 2019.
DC movies weren't the only thing Warner Bros. showed off during its massive Hall H panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2018. The studio also brought the latest Harry Potter universe film, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, and showed off some brand new footage with the cast in attendance to answer fans' burning questions.
The new Fantastic Beasts 2 trailer began with a welcome look at Jude Law's young Dumbledore walking the halls of Hogwarts, and teaching a young Newt Scamander in Defense Against the Dark Arts class. Newt reveals that his biggest fear is "having to work in an office."
Johnny Depp's Grindelwald was a big focus, advocating in the trailer for wizards coming out of the shadows. On a foggy bridge, Dumbledore tells Newt that he can't go after Grindelwald himself--it has to be Newt. The special effects look amazing, from Newt's furry, dangerous creatures to a glimpse at a showdown between Newt and Grindelwald. "Mr. Scamander, do you think Dumbledore will mourn for you?" Grindelwald asks.
The trailer ended with a surprising meeting with Nicolas Flamel, a famous alchemist central to the backstory of the Harry Potter books. Thankfully, Warner Bros. released the trailer online shortly after it debuted at the panel, so you can see it for yourself above.
As a final surprise, Johnny Depp appeared onstage in full Grindelwald costume and character, delivering a speech about the inferior "No-maj" people.
At the panel's start, a larger-than-life video of Newt Scamander welcomed attendees to Paris, the movie's setting, from the inside of his carrying case. As his giant face uttered the spell "Lumos," the bracelets given to attendees as they entered lit up with the Deathly Hallows logo. Eddie Redmayne took the stage shortly afterward to thunderous applause. The rest of the cast joined him onstage shortly afterward.
"There's an awful lot at stake. It's very much a 'Whose side are you on?' story," Jude Law said during the panel. He said the wizarding world and the human world will be pitched against each other, but wizards will fight wizards as well--and that Fantastic Beasts 2 will go to darker places than we've seen in the Harry Potter universe before.
Later in the panel, asked what she would do with her own magic powers, actress Zoë Kravitz quickly answered she'd "impeach Trump," eliciting laughter and cheers from Hall H's enormous crowd. Prompted by moderator Aisha Tyler, actor Dan Fogler even created the spell on the spot: "Impeachious Maximus," he invented, after ruminating on it for a moment.
While the cast of Doctor Who remained tight-lipped about the upcoming season of the series, fans inside of San Diego Comic-Con's Hall H for the Thursday panel did get one big reveal: the Doctor's new Sonic Screwdriver. Alongside the new trailer above, the Thirteenth Doctor, who will be played by Jodie Whittaker, showed off what she'll be using during Season 11 to the packed hall. [Update: We've since gotten a new poster, too.]
Whittaker revealed the iconic sonic screwdriver during the panel and held it up for everyone to see--which you can check out for yourself below. It has a curve in the handle and has a red light on it. And yes, it makes the same classic sonic screwdriver sound we're all accustomed to. Currently, it is for sale at the BBC Shop booth (4129).
Showrunner Chris Chibnall discussed the new Sonic Screwdriver briefly, without giving too much away, as the newest season is shrouded in mystery. "There's a very specific way the Doctor comes by this Sonic Screwdriver," explained Chibnall. "It's designed by our new production designer Arwel Jones…"
"Who is a genius," producer Matt Strevens said. "You'd know him from Sherlock and the Sarah Jane Adventures. It's made out of some interesting components, which you'll find out about in Episode 1. There is a story to who the Doctor comes by this Sonic."
Doctor Who will be coming back to BBC and BBC America this October. Stay tuned for more information about the upcoming season, including cast interviews throughout the weekend, along with more from SDCC.
We've seen some big sales this season, ranging from the Steam Summer Sale to the PlayStation Mid-Year Sale. Now Xbox owners can get in on the fun, because the Ultimate Game Sale is live on the Microsoft Store. Between now and July 30, over 700 Xbox One and Xbox 360 games and add-ons are on sale for up to 65% off. And if you're an Xbox Live Gold member, you get an extra 10% off select titles. Let's dive in and what kind of deals are on offer--or head over to our roundup of the best deals under $10.
Whether you're currently a member or not, you can save $20 off a 12-month subscription to Xbox Live Gold, bringing the online service down to $40 / £26.50. In addition to letting you play online, the subscription also gets you free games each month, making it one of the best deals around for Xbox One and Xbox 360 owners.
Microsoft's other gaming-related subscription service, Xbox Game Pass, is also on sale right now. For $10 / £8, you can get a three-month membership that lets you download and play a selection of over a hundred games on your Xbox One, including first-party games the same day they're released.
As expected, many Xbox One-exclusive games are discounted during the Ultimate Game Sale. You can get Gears of War 4 for $20 / £17 and the console exclusive PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds for $22.50 / £19. The cartoonish platformer Cuphead is on sale for $16 / £13.39, while Quantum Break is $20 / £14.40 and ReCore is down to $15 / £11.
Far Cry 5, which just got some Mars DLC, is on sale for $40 / £36 (DLC not included). You can get yourself ready for this fall's Destiny 2: Forsaken release by grabbing Destiny 2 and the Expansion Pass for $20 / £16.50.
All of those and literally hundreds of other games are on sale right now. We have more highlights below, or you can hop over to the Microsoft Store for the complete list.
Each Tuesday, Sony updates the digital PlayStation Store with a new set of deals. The current sale is relatively small--especially compared to the massive Mid-Year Sale last week--but the deals it has are pretty appealing, especially if you're a fan of Fortnite or Grand Theft Auto V. Let's take a look at what games PS4 owners can save money on this week.
In a deal that's sure to please many of the millions of fans out there, all Fortnite packages are half off on PS4. Why pay money for a game that's free? These Founder's Packs come with the "Save the World" PvE mode, plus an assortment of in-game goodies. For instance, the Standard Founder's Pack ($20, down from $40) includes four exclusive in-game banner icons, six Daily Loot Pinata Packs, and an exclusive Founder's Loot Pinata Pack. If you want to go all in, you can get the Limited Edition Founder's Pack for $75 (instead of its usual $150). It comes with lots of additional exclusives items, plus XP boosts, extra inventory slots, and more. Note that Epic says Save the World mode will be free for all players once it leaves early access.
Middle-earth: Shadow of War is on sale for $20 this week. It just received a major update that addresses common complaints, including removing the in-game marketplace, making sweeping changes to Shadow Wars, and tweaking the Nemesis system. If any of those issues kept you from playing before, now would be a good time to dive in.
Grand Theft Auto V is on sale for $20--its lowest price ever on the PlayStation Store. Also on sale is the Premium Online Edition, which comes with the Criminal Enterprise Starter Pack to help players "jumpstart their criminal empire." And if in-game cash appeals to you, you can save money on various bundles that come with GTA bucks for use in GTA Online.
A handful of pre-order deals are also available now. You can get Darksiders III Digital Deluxe Edition for $70 instead of its usual $80. The much-acclaimed action platformer Dead Cells can be reserved for $20 instead of the $25 it'll cost when it launches next month. And Shenmue I & II, also launching next month, gets a modest $3 discount, bringing it to $27.
Those are the standout deals, but for the full lineup of PS4 game deals, check the PlayStation Store.
The EA Access library of free games on Xbox One continues to grow. The 2010 action game Dante's Inferno is now in "The Vault" of freebies, as EA calls it.
Developed by the now-shuttered Visceral Games, Dante's Inferno follows the trials of Dante, who fights through the nine circles of Hell to save Beatrice from the devil. The game got middling review scores, but if you're an EA Access member who was curious, now is your chance to check it out at no extra cost.
Bethesda's annual fan event, QuakeCon, is just around the corner, and it promises to offer another look at some of the publisher's biggest upcoming titles. Bethesda has already confirmed this year's event will feature the gameplay reveal of Doom Eternal, and now the company has teased it will also share some new details on the highly anticipated Fallout 76.
Bethesda has announced it will host a panel and Q&A session about the upcoming online RPG at QuakeCon 2018. The panel takes place on Saturday, August 11, at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET and will feature Todd Howard and other developers from Bethesda Game Studios providing a "deeper dive into the character system and Perks coming in Fallout 76."
In addition to the Fallout 76 panel, Bethesda will hold a big keynote address at this year's QuakeCon. The presentation takes place at the same time--9 AM PT / 12 PM ET--on Friday, August 10, and will provide updates on several titles, including Quake Champions, Rage 2, and The Elder Scrolls Online, as well as the aforementioned gameplay reveal of Doom Eternal.
QuakeCon 2018 takes place in Grapevine, Texas. Tickets for the event are still available; if you're interested in attending, you can purchase tickets here. If you can't make it to the event in-person, Bethesda will also livestream its keynote address and the Fallout 76 panel as they happen on its Mixer and Twitch channels.
Fallout 76 launches for PS4, Xbox One, and PC on November 14. Ahead of its release, Bethesda will hold a special beta for those who pre-order the title. The beta is slated to begin in October, but it will start off small; Bethesda says it will select players for the beta and gradually expand over time, so not everyone who pre-orders the title will be chosen to participate right away.
Buckle up, fans of Joss Whedon and badass teenage vampire killers, Buffy The Vampire Slayer is getting a reboot. THR reports that 20th Century Fox television has had a reboot in mind for a while now, but talks about actually putting one in motion began in the fall of 2017. But things are now moving ahead, with the studio hiring a writer for the show and Whedon's involvement being reaffirmed.
Whedon has expressed apprehension about making a Buffy reboot in the past, saying, "Luckily most of my actors still look wonderful, but I'm not worried about them being creaky. I'm more worried about me being creaky as a storyteller. You don't want that feeling that you should have left before the encore." But with a new writer hired and the show on the way, he appears to have gotten over his earlier qualms.
Whedon will be executive producing this time around, and Monica Owusu-Breen, who worked with Whedon on Marvel's Agents of SHIELD, has been hired to write and produce the series, as well as serve as its showrunner. She is credited as the writer and showrunner for a slew of other titles including Midnight, Texas. No official script has been ordered, and the show has yet to find a director or an actor to play Buffy, so things are still in early stages.
The tone of the show was vaguely described by producers who said, "like our world, it will be richly diverse, and like the original, some aspects of the series could be seen as metaphors for issues facing us all today." The producers reportedly intend on hiring an African American actor to play Buffy.
The show will be pitched to cable and streaming networks alike, as it has yet to find a network, but it should have no trouble finding interested parties since Buffy The Vampire Slayer was one of the most beloved and popular shows of its day.
If you're a more casual comic book fan, you've probably been hearing more about Shazam this year than you have in your entire life. That's OK--it's not your fault. The story of Shazam is a particularly weird part of superhero history, and a cautionary tale about how even Earth's Mightiest Mortals can be brought low by the dreaded red tape of bureaucracy.
Strap yourselves in, this one is kind of a doozy.
This first thing you need to understand: Shazam is actually nearly as old as Superman, making him one of the earliest superheroes to ever exist. But back in the 1940s, his name wasn't "Shazam," it was Captain Marvel. No, he had nothing to do with Marvel Comics, Carol Danvers, Mar-Vell, or any of the other more popular name associations you might have--this was way before any of those things even existed as we know them today.
Captain Marvel was published through a company called Fawcett that, for a time in the '40s, was one of the most popular and profitable comics publishers in the country. He even beat out Superman for a time in sales and fan recognition, something that competitor National (who would later go on to become DC) weren't exactly thrilled about. Later, after a series of complicated, on-again off-again legal battles that lasted through the early '50s, Fawcett agreed to stop publishing any and all Captain Marvel related comics. Years later, DC bought the licensing rights to Fawcett's characters and absorbed them into continuity. That's why Captain Marvel exists in the DC Universe today--and why, traditionally, he's from a place called Fawcett City.
The name change from Captain Marvel to Shazam unofficially started in the '60s and '70s when DC attempted to revive his solo book, but found themselves up against the newly formed Marvel Comics and all their copyrights. They named the book "Shazam!" but didn't actually change the character's name on the page. The official name change came in 2011 with the line wide continuity reboot of the DC Universe, the New 52. The name Captain Marvel was dropped completely, in theory to save everyone the headache of trying to specify which character and company they were talking about at any given moment.
Of course, old habits die hard, and some fans still use the name Captain Marvel. You may even run into some diehards who uses the nickname "Cap" (he predates Captain America by two years, after all) just to really keep everyone on their toes. Just pay attention to context clues. This one is probably never going to get easier.
But don't worry. Not every part of Shazam is legal battles or name confusion.
The original story went like this: a young plucky orphan named Billy Batson was granted the fantastic ability by a wizard to speak a "word of power" and be struck by magical lightning. The process transformed him into an adult superhero named Captain Marvel. The word--"Shazam!"--was actually an acronym with each letter standing for one of Captain Marvel's abilities: the wisdom of Solomon, the strength of Hercules, the stamina of Atlas, the power of Zeus, the courage of Achilles, and the speed of Mercury. When transformed into Captain Marvel, saying "Shazam!" reverts him back into normal Billy Batson, giving him a built in secret identity to play with.
The wizard -- named the Wizard Shazam, just to keep that confusion train rolling -- resides in a magical extra dimensional place called the Rock of Eternity. There, he's charged with keeping an eye on the imprisoned Seven Deadly Sins represented by giant monsters bound in place as statues by the wizard's magic. As Captain Marvel, Billy's job is to be the Wizard's champion and protect humanity from all sorts of corruption, from the influence of the Sins themselves to the megalomaniacal stylings of the evil Dr. Sivana.
Basically, he's Superman, but powered by magic rather than Kryptonian genetics and yellow sun radiation--which, coincidentally, was the basis for a lot of DC's old lawsuits against him. Also, just because the magic word physically transformed Billy into an adult, it didn't actually change him into a new person. This is not a Dr. Jekyll/Mister Hyde situation, it's literally a superhero version of Tom Hanks in Big. Billy's still a kid, even when he's got the body and powers of an entire pantheon of Greek heroes--though, of course, the wisdom of Solomon does make him considerably smarter than your average punk pre-teen.
Billy's vintage popularity promptly spun off into new characters with similar powers in the '40s and '50s. Captain Marvel stories formed the first ever superhero family. Fawcett introduced characters like Captain Marvel Jr., Mary Marvel, Uncle Marvel, and Hoppy the Marvel Bunny (no, really), who received their own ensemble book called--you guessed it--The Marvel Family. They phased in and out of continuity for years after the DC license buyout, with some of the most absurd parts (sorry Uncle Marvel) disappearing entirely. Their influence, however, is still around.
Since the New 52 Shazam rebrand, a lot of Billy's history has been modified, but his powers remain the same. He's still an orphan, but has been given rougher edges and made part of the foster care system. The Marvel Family--now the Shazam Family--still exists, but is made up of Billy's foster siblings--and sadly, there are no anthropomorphic bunnies to be found. This is the version we're going to be seeing on the big screen with the upcoming Shazam! Movie, which made its debut at San Diego Comic-Con 2018.
Fallout 76 is going to offer a beta exclusively to those who pre-order the game. But even if you're among those who are already changing into your jumpsuits and calibrating your Pip-Boys, you won't be venturing into the wasteland of West Virginia for a few more months.
A Bethesda forum post shed more light on the timeline. It says that it will begin selecting participants for the beta from the pool of pre-orders starting in October. The plan is to start small and expand over time, so you may not make it in right away. If you ordered on Xbox One, you have a slight leg up on the other platforms. You can check out the FAQ for more details on how to redeem your code.
Fallout 76 will need to be put through its paces, as it's the first time the series has been an always-online connected experience. That in itself has been a cause for concern, especially given huge world-changing weaponry like nukes being operable by actual human users. That seems primed to invite trolling, but Bethesda has some ideas for how to mitigate the potential problems.
Fallout 76 will release on November 14, 2018, giving the beta about a month to run before the final game launches. Check out our pre-order guide for more details.
Humble Bundle is offering a collection of eight games on Steam for $12. As with all Humble Bundles, spending just $1 gets you the first tier of games. It costs more to get games in the higher tiers, but it's always significantly less than if you bought the games separately. This time around, all games come from the Polish developer and publisher CI Games. The Humble Bundle deal goes away July 31.
There's clearly a lot of sniping here. The Sniper: Ghost Warrior series hasn't gotten very favorable reviews from GameSpot--or our sister site Metacritic--but some of the other games in the bundle have fared better. In GameSpot's 8/10 Lords of the Fallen review, our critic wrote, "Lords of the Fallen strikes a different kind of tone [than Dark Souls]. It is moody and oppressive, but rarely terrifying; it is a power fantasy, not a heart-wrenching death simulator that rolls deadly boulders at you as if you are a single, minuscule bowling pin."
Buying the Humble Bundle also gets you 10% off your first month's subscription to Humble Monthly, a program that gets you an assortment of mystery games each month. August's Humble Monthly is available in part now; subscribing instantly unlocks A Hat in Time, The Escapists 2, and Conan Exiles, with more games to be announced August 3.
You'll save a bunch of money no matter which tier you choose to buy in on. You can visit the Humble Bundle page for more information.
Following the Splinter Cell missions with Sam Fisher, Ghost Recon: Wildlands is crossing over with yet another Tom Clancy franchise: Rainbow Six. We already spent several hours with the update, and toward the end of the content we discovered a tongue-in-cheek reference to Rainbow Six: Patriots, one of Ubisoft's notorious cancelled projects.
Spoilers Follow for Ghost Recon: Wildlands New DLC Update
In addition to a new permadeath difficulty and updates to its PvP mode, Wildlands' newest DLC brings several characters from Rainbow Six Siege to open-world Bolivia.
After discovering the scene of a firefight in which several Cartel members didn't make it out alive, you're introduced to Valkyrie, a fan-favorite character from Siege. She informs you that a small contingent from Team Rainbow is in Bolivia searching for one of their lost members: the Brazilian operator Caveira.
After helping Caveira rescue her brother from the hands of the Cartel, you extract them to one of Ghost Recon's outposts. During the car ride, your Ghost asks Twitch--the French drone specialist from Siege-- about an "Operation Patriots" that was rumored to have "gone south." In the video above, you can hear Twitch's response, and the rest of Ubisoft's self-aware reference to its cancelled project from 2013, which eventually evolved into what we now know as Siege.
The new Rainbow Six crossover mission is the next in a series of free updates Ubisoft has added to its open-world military shooter. You can watch more of the DLC here with Aaron Sampson and Mike Mahardy, and read our full Ghost Recon : Wildlands review here.
Are superheroes real or just a delusion? That's the question posed in the first trailer for Glass, the follow-up to M. Night Shyamalan's Unbreakable and Split. The film bridges the two movies, bringing their casts together for what looks to be perhaps the most unique superhero--or villain--tale ever seen on the big screen. The cast and Shyamalan brought the clip to San Diego Comic-Con and were careful not to share too much about the movie, which releases in 2019.
"There are a lot of secrets in this movie that have not been exposed," Bruce Willis said. Still, the trailer gave quite a bit away. Based on the clip, which you can see above, Glass is largely set in a psychiatric hospital, where Kenneth Wendell Crumb (James McAvoy), Elijah Price (Samuel L. Jackson), and David Dunn (Bruce Willis) are all being treated by Dr. Ellie Staple (Sarah Paulson). She's a specialist that deals with people who think they are superheroes.
What she is going to have to come to terms with, though, is that perhaps these three men do have some abilities. "This is not a cartoon," Price says in the trailer. "This is the real world. And yet some of us still don't die with bullets. Some of us can still bend steel. I've been waiting for the world to see that we exist."
Given the seemingly evil nature of Crumb's alter ego the Beast, the world may finally find out what happens when a couple of real-life superheroes are forced to spring into action to stop him.
Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee has made quite a second career for himself as an actor. After appearing as a hot dog vendor in 2000's X-Men film, he's become a regular fixture of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and X-Men franchise of movies. He never sticks around very long, but his cameo roles always get a big reaction from audiences.
His latest, though, might surprise you. Lee has switched sides, albeit temporarily. In Teen Titans Go! To the Movies, Stan Lee is a character. If you haven't seen Teen Titans Go! To the Movies, which screened at San Diego Comic-Con, the following could contain spoilers.
Lee pops up, letting everyone know he's there to make his standard superhero movie cameo. And while, at first glance, you may be wondering which voice actor is approximating the iconic figure, that's the Spider-Man co-creator himself poking fun at his constant appearances in a variety of comic book films.
While this is only the second time he's made a cameo in an animated film--shout out to Big Hero 6--it's his first time appearing in a DC Comics property. If ever there was a film to do it in, though, this is the one. Teen Titans Go! To the Movies is loaded with meta jokes about a variety of other superhero films, poking fun at the MCU, the X-Men and Deadpool, and it takes a lot of shots at DC Entertainment's own big screen properties.
This is a movie that dreams up a trailer for Batman's utility belt getting its own standalone film. If ever Lee were going to poke fun at his own penchant for appearing in so many movies, this is where it was meant to happen. That is managed to be in a DC Entertainment film is just one more meta layer on top of the movie.
After all, by this point, Stan Lee is bigger than one cinematic universe. He's not associated with any one hero or company. Stan Lee is comic books, and it's exciting to see both Marvel and DC embrace that.
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies is in theaters on July 27.
Sony's reveal of Ghost of Tsushima was one of the highlights of Paris Games Week 2017, and what a surprise it was to find out that Infamous and Sly Cooper developer, Sucker Punch Games, is behind the project. The original trailer laid the foundation: a fictionalized take on an actual 13th century Mongol invasion, with a protagonist who transforms from samurai to ninja in order to protect the island his people call home. This year's E3 gave us a first look at live gameplay, and our first real taste of the beautifully realized environments that serve as the backdrop for what promises to be a brutal and unforgiving conflict.
We've pulled together everything we know about Ghost of Tsushima so far, including info on combat and details about the island and its inhabitants, and will continue to provide new updates as we learn more.
Ghost of Tsushima is set on the Japanese island of Tsushima, a location that in 1274 was invaded by Mongol raiders. Sucker Punch did extensive research on the actual island, including the study of the original beach where the Mongols first struck land. The team's vision is best summarized as an informed remix of the real island's geography, flora, and fauna. For Sucker Punch, it's all about glorifying the source material to set the stage for equally beautiful and tense moments in a war-torn idyllic countryside.
The lead character is Jin Sakai, and Jin will have to take what he's learned after years of training as a samurai and adjust his techniques in order to fend off forces that greatly outnumber the island's inhabitants, let alone the one-man army fighting to protect them. Sucker Punch's Chris Zimmerman described the tone of the game as brutal, but he also clarified that both sides of the conflict will reflect the humanity that so often gets lost in combat-driven games, with both Mongols and Japanese characters that will defy expectations--Masako, the character in the E3 trailer, being a prime example.
Combat
One of the primary conceits of Ghost of Tsushima is Jin's gradual adoption of ninja-like fighting and stealth techniques, of which we've only gotten a taste of so far. The majority of the available info on combat is focused on swordplay, either in one-on-one fights or with Jin facing off against small groups of enemies.
Despite the prevalence of realism, Ghost of Tsushima is not Bushido Blade, a fighting game where a single sword strike could spell death--just like real life. According to Zimmerman, this model simply isn't fun in the team's eyes. Still, we have seen moments in the available footage where Jin successfully takes off body parts and kills enemies with a flick of his wrist, and it appears this is more likely to happen while fending off common enemies, versus more important battles where opponents can absorb multiple slashes.
While Sucker Punch has hired weapons experts to help direct combat and attack animations, the studio is also going to play up traditional techniques by judiciously adding flair for effect. "There are things that Jin does when you're fighting that no samurai would ever do," said Zimmerman. "He does spin strikes, which are fun, they're very showy, they are completely… you would never do that [in real life]. You would never turn your back. There are things that he does even right now that we may continue to edit as we look for that balance. We'll see if we can find the best of both worlds, where it's as real as it can be while still being a video game."
Historical Accuracy
One of the most interesting discussions around the game coming out of E3 was about Sucker Punch's philosophy behind making a fun, fictional game based on dramatic real-life events. Once again, Zimmerman offered valuable insight. The team knows what historians have reported, but only so much of it will be honored--a decision made to cater to mainstream expectations of samurai, informed by movies and games alike.
According to Zimmerman: "we're going to deviate from historical truth, we just want to do it intentionally. A lot of the support we get from our friends from Sony in Japan, and our Japanese friends in Sony US, and all the cultural consultants we've assembled to help us do this stuff, is to make sure we don't deviate accidentally. There are things we are going to do that are different and we want to choose those wisely."
"If you have an idea about what samurai look like or how they act or how they think we're going to give that to you," he added. "Most people's idea is really based on an idea of samurai which is really more of a 16th-, 17th-, 18th-century idea of samurai; 13th century, historically, is pretty different. In terms of how they fought, what they wore, it doesn't match your expectations. So we're not sticking exactly to the historical truth of Kamakura-era samurai. It's gonna be a little different. The armor that you see him wear, it's not 13th century armor. It's more warring-states-period armor. Because, honestly, the 13th century armor is pretty jarring looking, it's not what you'd expect. It's really boxy. It doesn't look aspirational. And we wanna make sure that what we give you is your fantasy of what being a wandering samurai is."
Language Options
The E3 gameplay trailer had some of us concerned due to the use of English voice acting, which stood out given the game's historical basis and the stated import of cultural identity. Rest assured, there are language options available for players who prefer to hear Japanese and Mongolian voiceovers with English subtitles.
Difficulty
Speaking to Zimmerman, it sounds like Sucker Punch will create multiple difficulty settings in order to cater to a wide range of players. "There are difficulty levels and that's actually kind of more important for us than it is for a lot of games, because it's an open world game and lots of different people play those games for different reasons. There are people who are going to say it's beautiful and they just want to see what it's like, and yeah, their experience has to be different than somebody who looks at it like they've always wanted to play a really grounded katana fighting game, and the fantasy for them is about challenge, discipline, practice and precision--that's what they expect of samurai and that's what the game should demand from them as the player."
Release Date
Neither Sucker Punch nor Sony have committed to a release date for Ghost of Tsushima at this time.
A new trailer has dropped for Alita: Battle Angel, and it gets right to the action. After establishing some light background for the character, the new video spends most of its run-time on the one thing we all came to see: a young girl absolutely beating the crap out of robot-monster-men. She is a battle angel, after all.
Alita has inspired some controversy for the look of the title character. Director Robert Rodriguez explained at SDCC this weekend that he wanted a realistic depiction of the manga source material, echoing James Cameron's wishes to bring the manga to life. An extended look at footage during that panel convinced us that it's easy enough to get accustomed to Alita's stylized look, even if she's noticeably different from the other cyborgs in the film.
The extended look also gave a better idea of what to expect from the film's use of 3D. The faces on some cyborgs still look a little rough, but Weta's visual effects are shaping up nicely for a film still months away from release. Some shots did the classic 3D trick of having objects come straight towards you, which also seems apparent from the trailer and a centerpiece fight against a whip-wielding badguy.
Last night it was reported that writer/director James Gunn has been fired from the upcoming Marvel sequel Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3 by Disney, following the resurfacing of tweets he made several years ago. Now his Guardians star Dave Bautista has weighed in on the subject. [Update: Hellboy star Selma Blair has also spoken out to defend Gunn.]
Bautista, who plays Drax in the Guardians movies, took to Twitter to comment that he was not happy with the decision to remove Gunn as writer and director of Vol.3. The actor stated that he would have more to say on the subject at a later date, but defended Gunn as "one of the most loving, caring, good natured people I have ever met." Read his full tweet below:
I will have more to say but for right now all I will say is this..@JamesGunn is one of the most loving,caring,good natured people I have ever met. He's gentle and kind and cares deeply for people and animals. He's made mistakes. We all have. Im NOT ok with what's happening to him
The tweets that led to Gunn's dismissal date back almost a decade, and saw the director joking about topics like pedophilia and rape. They resurfaced online via conservative website The Daily Caller, and Disney were quick to sever ties with him. In a statement, Walt Disney Studios chairman Alan Horn said, "The offensive attitudes and statements discovered on James' Twitter feed are indefensible and inconsistent with our studio's values, and we have severed our business relationship with him."
Gunn offered a subsequent statement in which he took responsibility for the tweets and accepted Disney's decision. "My words of nearly a decade ago were, at the time, totally failed and unfortunate efforts to be provocative," his statement read. "I have regretted them for many years since--not just because they were stupid, not at all funny, wildly insensitive, and certainly not provocative like I had hoped, but also because they don't reflect the person I am today or have been for some time.
"Regardless of how much time has passed, I understand and accept the business decisions taken today. Even these many years later, I take full responsibility for the way I conducted myself then. All I can do now, beyond offering my sincere and heartfelt regret, is to be the best human being I can be: accepting, understanding, committed to equality, and far more thoughtful about my public statements and my obligations to our public discourse."
The news emerged in the midst of San Diego Comic-Con 2018, where Marvel was not expected to have any major announcements. Gunn himself was set to appear at SDCC on Friday during the Sony Pictures panel to promote a new project, but Sony subsequently pulled this announcement from its schedule.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 had been set for release in 2020, though Gunn's removal could affect that. The events of Avengers: Infinity War stand to have a potential impact on the film, though Avengers 4--due out next year--could always make further changes. Without saying how, Gunn had previously teased that Guardians 3 would be "very different."
After witnessing his debut in last year's Justice League, Aquaman fans have eagerly awaited a real look at the aquatic king's full feature-length debut. During a panel in San Diego Comic-Con's massive Hall H Saturday morning, Warner Bros. finally delivered, debuting a brand-new trailer for those lucky enough to be in attendance.
The long-awaited trailer opens on a stormy sea, with Jason Momoa's voiceover describing his mother (an Atlantean) and father (a lighthouse keeper) meeting. A young Arthur Curry is bullied in an aquarium, and reveals that he can communicate with fish. The adult Aquaman then drops into a submarine and starts kicking butts.
Amber Heard's character Mera describes the story--Aquaman has to take his place as king of Atlantis to stop an impending war. The trailer gives extensive looks at Atlantis and the various characters. "You think you're unworthy to lead because you're of two different worlds," Mera tells Aquaman. "That is exactly why you are worthy."
The trailer is now available online, so check it out below. However, that wasn't the only Aquaman footage Warner Bros. debuted at Comic-Con. They also showed some exclusive clips only for Hall H attendees.
The exclusive footage featured Mera and Aquaman walking through the desert searching for Atlantean ruins that were once underwater. Mera extracts water from Aquaman's brow to activate a relic in a scene that's part Indiana Jones, part Fifth Element. "You could have just peed on it," Aquaman says.
A hologram of a past Atlantean king appears. "In this trident resides the power of Atlantis," it says. "If you seek my power, journey beyond the edge of the world to the hidden sea. In the wrong hands, it would bring destruction. In the hands of the true heir, it would unite all our kingdoms, above and below."
The clip also showed Atlanteans on opposing sides riding giant seahorses, sharks, and other creatures in battle. Finally, it showed Black Manta emerging from the sea to fight Arthur and Mera on land across chase and battle scenes involving laser fire and huge explosions. Patrick Wilson and Nicole Kidman's characters made appearances as well, and we caught a glimpse of Willem Dafoe.
Finally, the last shot showed Aquaman in a semblance of his classic costume, orange and green scales included. Naturally, fans reacted with glee and excitement.
The Aquaman portion of the panel opened with the massive screens spanning Hall H turning to roaring water, the sound filling the huge room. Aquaman himself--actor Jason Momoa--emerged onto the stage to thunderous applause. Amber Heard, Nicole Kidman, Patrick Wilson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and director James Wan joined him onstage soon after.
"I want our film to be a little bit different, a little unique" among the myriad superhero movies out now, Wan said. He said it plays more like a sci-fi or fantasy film than a traditional superhero movie. Momoa called it "a beautiful origin story."
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, who plays Black Manta, said he was worried about having to swim while shooting the movie. "I can't swim," he described telling his agent. He confessed that he bought a pair of goggles and a kickboard, and taught himself to swim while filming. "I was fine by the end, and I didn't ever have to swim [while filming]," he said.
Nicole Kidman described the moment we'll meet her character in Aquaman. "I got to lie on a rock," she said. "My opening shot in the film is being washed up on this rock, and I got to lie there with massive waves crashing over me, and i'm thinking, 'The bigger the better, come on James, give it to me! That's why I'm doing this movie.'"
After a deluge of free PC games for Amazon/Twitch Prime members in July--thanks to Amazon's Prime Day promotion--it seems downright greedy to ask for a new batch of games so soon. And yet here we are. Twitch has announced the free PC game lineup for Prime members in August 2018. From August 1-31, Prime members can download seven games: Antihero, Death Squared, Jotun: Valhalla Edition, SteamWorld Dig, and a bundle that features Wizardry 6, 7, and 8.
Antihero is a turn-based strategy game about building a thief's guild in the Victorian underworld. That means you have to recruit street urchins and hardened criminals and have them work together to assemble the top criminal empire. Death Squared is a colorful puzzle game that has you moving cubes from point A to point B. You can play it alone or with up to three friends.
Jotun: Valhalla Edition brings players to the realm of Norse mythlogy. You play as Thora, a warrior who must explore an artistically rendered world and solve puzzles to prove her worth to the gods. SteamWorld Dig has you take to the underground to fight enemies and unearth valuable treasure as you upgrade your abilities. Finally, the Wizardry Bundle contains the "Dark Savant" trilogy of first-person RPGs that originally came out between 1990 and 2001.
Twitch Prime is a perk for members Amazon Prime. All you have to do to sign up is link your Amazon Prime account to your Twitch account. Once you do, you can download all seven games for no cost between August 1-31. They're yours to keep forever, even if you cancel Amazon Prime down the line. All you need is the Twitch desktop app to install them.
Other Twitch Prime benefits include ad-free viewing on Twitch, a channel subscription every 30 days, and free in-game loot for popular titles like Fortnite and Heroes of the Storm.
Capcom's celebrated RPG Monster Hunter World is finally coming to PC in August, and the publisher has shared some further details about it. In addition to the specs (you can see the Minimum and Recommended specs below), Capcom announced some of the game's Advanced Graphics Settings.
You'll be able to tinker with things like foliage sway, subsurface scattering, water reflection, and dynamic range. What's more, there is keybinding support. Check out the images embedded in this post to get a closer look at what will be available in the PC edition of Monster Hunter World.
Monster Hunter World launched for PS4 and Xbox One in January. It has been a resounding commercial success for Capcom, setting a new launch record for the series and becoming the publisher's best-selling game ever. The game also received a positive reception from critics. GameSpot awarded it an 8/10 in our Monster Hunter World review and called it "a meaningful evolution for the series at large."
The game comes to PC through Steam on August 9. If you pre-purchase Monster Hunter World on Steam, you get a pair of bonus items: the Origin armor set and the Fair Wind Charm. In addition to the standard version, the game will also be available in a Digital Deluxe edition, which contains the same assortment of customization items found in the console equivalent. This includes a set of Samurai armor, three gestures (Zen, Ninja Star, and Sumo Slap), two sticker sets, and a new face paint and hairstyle option.
You can watch a trailer for Monster Hunter World's PC edition in the embed above.
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