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Two Weeks Left to Apply for IGN’s Code Foo 2018
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Overwatch King’s Row Uprising 2018 Event Detailed
Blizzard has released a new teaser for the event hitting Overwatch on April 10.
Frank Miller’s 300 Prequel Is (Finally) Coming Out This Week
With dozens of comic books to choose from, let us show you which are the best coming out this week. Take a look at this list spotlighting our favorite comics that we know are money-well-spent and new books that look cool and are backed by some top-tier talent.
Once you check out our picks, head to the comments to let us know what you’ll be buying this week!
By Frank Miller (Dark Horse Comics)
FLCL: Alternative’s Episode 1 Proves an FLCL Sequel Was a Good Idea
Adult Swim is bringing FLCL back for two new seasons featuring different protagonists: FLCL: Progressive airs in June, and FLCL: Alternative will get its six-episode run in September. In celebration of April Fool’s Day, Adult Swim aired the first episode of FLCL: Alternative in Japanese with English subtitles on Toonami. Below are our first spoiler-free impressions of what the Alternative sequel series has to offer.
When I think about FLCL, I think about it moving a million miles per hour as I frantically ingested Naota’s insane coming-of-age story. I think about Haruko Haruhara pulling out extraterrestrial beings from the 12-year-old’s head as they take on Medical Mechanica’s dangerous robots. FLCL: Alternative’s first episode mirrors the original anime’s speed and Haruko’s enthusiasm for meddling with other’s lives for her own benefit, but shifts its focus to 17-year-old Kana and her three other friends as they approach the end of high school.
Marvel Superheroes John Boyega Could Play in the MCU
Word broke recently that Star Wars star John Boyega has had talks with Marvel about appearing in one of the studio’s upcoming superhero films. It makes sense, as not only do Marvel and Star Wars both fall under the corporate blanket of Disney, but also because Boyega is the perfect sort of fanboy-friendly actor to take on a role in the MCU.
Details on the discussion with Marvel are vague, but it sounds as though this isn’t something that would be happening anytime soon. It’s also not clear whether the potential role would specifically be for the MCU or possibly lap over into that kinda-MCU that’s developing at Sony for Spider-Man’s supporting characters. That said, it’s still fun to speculate about who Boyega could possibly play, so check out our list of potentials in the slideshow below…
Spyro the Dragon Return Possibly Teased by Mysterious Package
IGN received a mysterious egg in the mail, and if the clues it leads to are real, we may soon se the return of Spyro the Dragon.
A package addressed from “Falcon McBob” sent to IGN came with a purple, scaly egg and letter “written” from McBob saying “Something’s about to hatch.”
The mysterious purple egg.
A quick search for Falcon McBob online gets you an interesting result. A Twitter account with the name Falcon McBob is private, and its handle is @SpyrotheDragon.
Overwatch Devs Talked About Adding Battle Royale Mode But Here’s Why It May Not Happen
Given the immense popularity of the battle royale genre thanks to trailblazing games like PUBG and Fortnite, many are wondering if other games will follow suit and add a Hunger Games-style mode. We know Activision Blizzard is watching the battle royale space, so could Overwatch jump aboard and add a battle royale mode?
Don’t get your hopes up. Speaking to Kotaku, game director Jeff Kaplan said he’s intrigued by the idea, but pointed out that it would be no small task to get it done the right away. Kaplan, who says he has played “hundreds” of hours of PUBG, said he’s concerned that even if Blizzard could do it, that it might feel like the game was
“A lot of times when I hear some of our fans pitch it, they’re like ‘Oh, just put a card in the Arcade one day that’s a battle royale mode,’ and I’m like ‘Fuck, that would be awesome,'” he said. “But there’s a lot of design and tech work to get us to that place and not just feel like a me-too game.”
Elaborating, Kaplan said Overwatch is “first and foremost” a game about heroes–and their balance is part of the reason why an Overwatch battle royale mode might not work.
“Part of what makes the core loop work in a battle royale game is the search, the looting, and the fairness that everybody’s sort of equal,” Kaplan said. “Overwatch wasn’t designed to be a 1v1. Every hero’s not balanced against every other hero.”
You can read the full interview here at Kotaku.
Kaplan’s response is similar to what Take-Two president Strauss Zelnick said about the battle royale genre. He’s watching the space with interest, but said he is wary of his studios at Rockstar and 2K following a trend instead of blazing their own trail.
Given how popular the battle royale genre is, we do imagine other games will add their own modes, while some new battle royale games might pop up altogether like this one. We’ll be watching, and bringing you all the news as it arrives.
In other news about Overwatch, the next iteration of the game’s Uprising limited-time event is starting later this month; here’s what we know so far.
Big News About Original Xbox Backwards Compatability And A “Surprise” Announcement Coming Soon
Microsoft is preparing to make some kind of announcement about Original Xbox backwards compatibility support on Xbox One, it seems. In a blog post today, Microsoft said it has a “big update” to share regarding this. The announcement will be made during the next episode of Inside Xbox, which premieres on Tuesday, April 10, at 3:30 PM PT / 6:30 PM ET.
“One of our most common requests is for Original Xbox Backward Compatibility news, and we’ll be starting off the show with a big update on just that,” Microsoft said in a post on the Xbox Wire.
On Monday, April 10, Microsoft will provide a “full breakdown” of what to expect from the next episode of Inside Xbox. That being said, Microsoft teased that “we reserve the right to keep a moment or two fully under wraps for a proper surprise.”
There are currently 13 Original Xbox games available on Xbox One through backwards compatibility, including Black, Psychonauts, Prince of Persia, and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.
The first episode of Inside Xbox premiered in March, and it brought news about Sea of Thieves and PUBG, as well as another look at the new Duke controller.
Keep checking back with GameSpot for all the latest Xbox news.
Ready Player One Is Steven Spielberg’s Biggest Hit In 10 Years
Ready Player One finally opened over the weekend–and it was a huge hit. The virtual reality-themed movie scored $53 million in North America, with a further $128 million from overseas markets in the Friday-Sunday period. That’s good for $181.2 million all up after just three days.
That makes Ready Player One Spielberg’s biggest hit in a decade, following Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, which made $100 million during its opening in 2008. Analysts told Variety that Ready Player One‘s big opening-weekend haul reaffirms Spielberg as a money-maker after other recent big-budget projects like The BFG and The Adventures of Tintin came up short commercially.
“It put Spielberg right back in his sweet spot,” ComScore analyst Paul Dergarabedian told Variety. “He was one of the architects of the summer movie season. It shows that when Spielberg goes back to what people loved about him in the first place, it really pays off big.”
Some other notable takeaways from Ready Player One‘s first weekend were that the audience was primarily male (59 percent), while the majority of those who saw it (56 percent) were over the age of 25. The movie is steeped in nostalgia, so this makes sense.
Ready Player One had a reported budget of $175 million, so it’ll still need to perform well in the coming weeks to turn a nice profit. The movie boasts an A-Minus CinemaScore rating, which is good, and it suggests that word-of-mouth will help box office sales stay strong.
For more on Ready Player One, check out GameSpot’s review, as well as our further breakdown of 5 Reasons To Go See It in the video embed above.