According to an interview with Shueisha’s Dragon Ball Room head Akio Iyoku, a new Dragon Ball Super movie is in the works.
Reported and translated by Comicbook.com, this news comes from a booklet packaged with the Japanese Blu-ray release of Dragon Ball Super: Broly that was shared by @sunlemonmono on Twitter.
There’s plenty of brilliant things about the arrival of Ali Wong and Randall Park’s lovely Netflix rom-com Always Be My Maybe. The predominantly Asian American cast, the subtle balance of humor and heart, and, of course, Keanu Reeves playing a very hyper-ridiculous version of himself. This example of a meta-celebrity cameo feels particularly brave and funny with the notoriously private actor crafting a ridiculous version of himself that mocks the very idea of the dark and enigmatic celebrity bad boy.
Reeves’ awesome performance matched with Wong, Park, and Michael Golamco’s super-smart screenplay got us thinking about other times celebrities played themselves. The satirical self-cameo is nothing less than a Hollywood tradition and there are plenty of examples of some of the biggest names to have graced the silver screen taking on roles that parody their public personas and lives both off and on screen.
On this week’s Xbox show, we discuss the biggest E3 leak so far in Watch Dogs 3, gush over the just-released Outer Wilds, address Rainbow Six Siege’s plan for next-gen, and more!
Subscribe on any of your favorite podcast feeds, or click here to grab an MP3 download of this week’s episode. For more awesome content, check out this month’s episode of IGN Unfiltered, featuring a career-spanning interview with Bethesda creative force Todd Howard, who discusses next-gen consoles, Starfield, Elder Scrolls 6, Fallout games past and present, and his origins with a Terminator first-person shooter:
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It’s been almost a year since we saw The Surge 2‘s reveal trailer at Gamescom in August 2018. The 50-second gameplay trailer, above, shows more slashy, Souls-like action in a lush forest but little in the way of a release window. However, a new leak suggests The Surge 2 could arrive in a few months.
The Surge 2’s release date was uncovered via an Australian Microsoft Store listing. The listing states that The Surge 2 will launch on September 24, 2019 and will retail for approximately $60 USD / £50 GBP / $90 AUD. Pre-orders are available now, and doing so secures you the exclusive URBN Gear Pack, which comes with the following items:
The Surge launched in May 2017. Developed by Deck 13 Interactive and published by Focus Home Interactive, The Surge brought Souls-like combat to a mechanical wasteland with a twist: you can dismember enemies and use their parts against them. In our The Surge review, we said, “It bucks the trend towards creative bankruptcy, adopting some fresh ideas and layering those together with aesthetics, tone, and play to create an inspired adventure.”
Based on the gameplay trailer, The Surge 2 looks to feature a similar gameplay loop to its predecessor. However, according to a Deck 13 statement, this sequel will feature “a sprawling, devastated city with larger and more ambitious level design, made possible by Deck13’s upgraded and improved engine.”
If you’re interested in pre-ordering The Surge 2 already, several retailers have listings up for the standard edition now. In addition to the general pre-order bonuses listed above, GameStop is offering a limited-edition exclusive, which comes with an exclusive sleeve and cover, an eight-page comic book, a double poster with artwork and the game’s map, and three lithographs.
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In 2015, audiences around the world shed tears after Sony seemingly did the impossible: revealed that Final Fantasy 7 would be receiving a remake for its modern console.
You see, Final Fantasy 7 is one in an elite series of games that could be described as truly iconic. It shaped a generation of gamers into appreciating JRPGs – and indeed, Japanese games in general – and was very mich the touchstone for graphical prowess at the time. It also very much tapped into the sort of storytelling that teenagers, in particular, loved – brooding heroes and longing romanticism and dark, black-clad pain.
Nickelodeon has announced that it has greenlit a 13-episode SpongeBob SquarePants prequel series, tentatively titled Kamp Koral, which will introduce a 10-year-old SpongeBob SquarePants during his summer at sleepaway camp.
Production on this new series will begin this month at Nickelodeon in Burbank, CA, and the official description for the show reads “SpongeBob and his pals spend the summer building underwater campfires, catching wild jellyfish, and swimming in Lake Yuckymuck at the craziest camp in the kelp forest, Kamp Koral.”
“SpongeBob has an incredible universe to expand upon and the greenlight for Kamp Koral is a testament to the strength and longevity of these characters known and loved by generations of fans around the world,” said Ramsey Naito, EVP Animation Production and Development, Nickelodeon.
The newest Monster Hunter World: Iceborne trailer not only showcased the fan-favorite Tigrex, but also teased the return of a wyvern from a previous Monster Hunter generation: Glavenus.
At the end of the story trailer, which you can watch below, a hunter confronts a Rathian. Behind the hunter, you can just make out the feet of another monster in the back right corner. The screen cuts to black before we can get a clear shot, but the subsequent roar and fiery sword slice can only belong to Glavenus.
The brute wyvern was originally introduced in Monster Hunter Generations for the Nintendo 3DS. It’s huge, resembles a spikey T-Rex, and wields a heated blade-like tail. It sharpens its tail in its mouth, and one of its most powerful attacks is telegraphed by that very action. Fun fact, its tail can only be severed while it’s heated to the point of glowing. Otherwise, it’s hard as steel!
E3 2019 begins in just a few days, but even before that, Pokemon fans can look forward to some announcements. On Wednesday, June 5 at 6 AM PT / 9 AM ET, Nintendo will be holding a special Pokemon Sword and Shield Direct that will contain “roughly 15 minutes of new information” about the Nintendo Switch games. The original Sword and Shield announcement showed off the three new starter Pokemon, the new Galar region, and a few other details, but there’s still a lot left to learn. Here are our big predictions for the Pokemon Direct.
When Pokemon Sword and Shield were announced, they were given a late-2019 release window. That’s fast approaching, so it stands to reason that the June 5 Direct will confirm the exact date. The most recent Pokemon games–Sun and Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, and Let’s Go Pikachu and Eevee–all released in November, so I’ll go ahead and predict a November 2019 release date.
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So far, the only new Pokemon we’ve seen for Gen 8 are the three starters: Grookey, Scorbunny, and Sobble. The Pokemon Direct will include a mix of run-of-the-mill Pokemon–think the Pidgey and Rattata of Galar–and Sword and Shield’s legendary Pokemon, which would presumably be on the games’ boxes. It would also be great to see the starters’ evolved forms, but because they’ve already had their day in the sun, I think we’ll have to wait to see those.
The basic Pokemon formula has largely stayed the same over the years, but the series has been good about regularly introducing new battle mechanics to keep things interesting. X and Y had Mega Evolution, Sun and Moon had Z-Moves (and Battle Royals), and Sword and Shield will probably have something spicy to try out. There’s even a circular red-and-blue symbol seen throughout the announcement trailer, including in the games’ Japanese logos, that would seem to indicate a new mechanic–a crystal logo appeared in Sun and Moon’s Japanese logos, representing Z-Crystals–but there’s otherwise no indication of what it might be. I don’t have a guess, either.
Finally, I’m willing to bet the Pokemon Direct will include some story info. What’s the deal with the Galar region? What sort of Team will you be up against, if any? The Pokemon Direct will have character intros and some basic details to lay out Sword and Shield’s vibe. I’ll go one step further and say that we’ll also learn what some of the version differences are, whether it’s a gameplay gimmick like Sun and Moon’s day-night shift or simply what Pokemon you might find in each.
It seems a bit premature holding a Sword and Shield Direct right before E3, right? What will be left? While it’s unlikely Nintendo will reiterate much from the Pokemon Direct during its June 11 E3 presentation, that presentation will be followed by three days of Treehouse streams. In previous years, those streams have featured in-depth gameplay demos, sometimes with developer commentary; Let’s Go Pikachu and Eevee got the spotlight last year. The Treehouse streams would be a great opportunity to expand upon what we learn during the June 5 Direct without having to spend precious time going over specifics.
What do you think we’ll see during the Sword and Shield Direct? Let us know in the comments. Stay tuned for all the news, and come back after to see how right or wrong we were!
After Call of Duty: Modern Warfare‘s reveal last week, Activision confirmed the shooter will feature cross-play between PS4, Xbox One, and PC players. Now, developer Infinity Ward has shed a bit more light on the mechanics of that feature.
Modern Warfare’s cross-play system will work much like Fortnite‘s, according to a Forbes article endorsed by Infinity Ward producer Candice Capen. You’ll therefore only be put into matches against players using the same control input method as you–meaning PC users won’t be able to use the quicker keyboard and mouse combination to walk all over console players.
This does change slightly if you’re a console user wanting to play with a PC-owning friend, however. In that situation, Infinity Ward has no choice but to mix the two communities, so you might find yourself having a slightly tricky match. But at least the option is there.
Activision also revealed last week that the new Call of Duty will not have a season pass system. Instead, all post-launch maps and events will be free for all players.
Both this and cross-play should go a long way to helping keep the Call of Duty player base together, without limiting them to only playing with people on the same platform and who own the same maps that they do. In general, there should be a whole lot more people to play against. It may also make the Call of Duty esports scene a little more welcoming, as players will be able to compete on their preferred platforms.
One thing that is not changing is that it will have timed exclusive content on PS4. We don’t know all the details at this point, but like last year’s Black Ops 4, the window will be only seven days, which is much shorter than the 30-day window CoD’s exclusivity used to be.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’s release date has been set for October 25.