Dragon Ball Legends was announced at GDC this week, and Bandai Namco has revealed seven members of the roster – including a brand new charcater created for the game by the legendary Akira Toriyama.
The game’s website went live yesterday following a livestream, and in addition to Goku, Piccolo, Nappa, and Frieza (who we got a glimpse of during the GDC presentation) Pan, and Vegeta were also announced.
Pokemon Go’s Eggstravaganza event will return this week.
From March 22 until April 2, special 2KM eggs will be available containing Pokemon normally only available in 5KM and 10KM eggs, including Wynaut and Ralts.
Baby Pokemon like Pichu and Togepi will have increased hatch rates, and every egg hatched during the event will also give increased candy.
In addition, Stardust will be doubled during the event, and limited items like Star Pieces and Super Incubators will be available from the in-game shop, as well as limited sale boxes.
EA made a big decision when it removed the controversial microtransactions from Star Wars Battlefront II hours before its release. We knew they would eventually return in some modified form, and that day is nearly here. Developer DICE has released a major update for Battlefront II on PC, PS4, and Xbox One that paves the way for the revamped microtransactions and, in the meantime, makes significant changes to the game’s progression system.
DICE previously detailed all the ways in which progression is changing. You’ll only earn Star Cards and items that impact gameplay by playing; they can’t be purchased. That means crates no longer have Star Cards in them; instead, they have things like credits and cosmetic items. You’ll continue to have access to any items you already unlocked, and all heroes and hero ships have been unlocked for everyone. Additionally, Arcade mode will see all Epic Star Cards and weapons available for use without needing to unlock them first.
In April, Battlefront II will offer skins for purchase with credits or Crystals, the latter of which are purchased with real-world money. DICE makes it clear that these are purely cosmetic, so you won’t be able to pay your way to an advantage over other players, which was the concern with Battlefront II’s original microtransaction/loot box setup.
Another big addition in this update is a new map. The Bespin map from the previous Battlefront can now be played in certain modes–Blast, Heroes vs. Villains, and “for a limited time” in Jetpack Cargo. You can see it in the screenshot above.
Patch notes for the new update reveal further changes that have been made on the balance side. They’re too extensive to outline in full here, but they include a buff for Iden Versio, who gets a health increase. The Droid Shield’s active time has been increased, and her Pulse Cannon has been reworked to be more effective and work a bit differently (it does less explosive damage but is more accurate). Other heroes to be changed include Han Solo (who also gets more health), Boba Fett (who loses some forward thrust with Jetpack), and Leia (who now recovers health faster and with less delay).
Other balance changes of note include some specific weapon tweaks and map adjustments, such as certain vehicles increasing in price or spawn locations being moved to make things more fair for both sides. You can check out the full patch notes on the Battlefront forums.
Despite the recent news that DC’s last movie, Justice League, is officially the studio’s lowest grossing film to date, there are plenty more DC projects in the pipeline. Shazam is currently in production ahead of its April 2019 release, and now we have a first look at the movie’s official logo.
The logo was revealed on a poster tweeted by the movie’s official Twitter account. There isn’t really anything on it apart from the logo, but it certainly has an explosive comic book look. Check it out below:
Shazam stars Zachary Levi as the title hero, with Asher Angel as the character’s young alter ego Billy Batson, and Mark Strong as the evil Doctor Sivana. It hits theaters on April 5, 2019. Last month, a synopsis was released, which confirmed director David F. Sandberg’s earlier hints that the movie will have a more lighthearted tone than many of DC’s movies.
Although no official image of Shazam’s costume has been released yet, some on-set images of Levi in costume did leak last month. We might not have long have to wait until we see the first official image of the character; Sandberg recently predicted that an on-set image might leak from the shoot, and told fans on Reddit, “If someone had managed to snap a shot of the suit last week when we were shooting outside they would have released an official pic right away. Since we got away with it they want to do more of an official thing. And it’s right around the corner.”
Shazam first appeared in 1939, when he was known by the name Captain Marvel. The character was bought by DC in 1971, when he was renamed, due to Marvel’s ownership of the name Captain Marvel. A live-action Shazam TV show was broadcast in the mid-’70s, while an animated show followed in 1981.
Fortnite’s limited-time Blitz mode went live this week, and Epic has released an update to make building resources less plentiful.
Resources gained from looting and farming were reduced with yesterday’s hotfix.
“Having tons of resources is a blast, and our goal with the mode was to make it easier to gain resources due to the storm moving in so much faster,” Epic said in the announcement on Reddit.
“We believe that our initial resource numbers were a bit too abundant, and are making this adjustment to ensure there is still some risk/reward when farming in Blitz.”
The first poster for Toho Animation’s Godzilla anime sequel has been released, and it features Mecha Godzilla.
The image was revealed on Twitter and it features the sequel’s main cast of human characters, Godzilla, and of course the new Mecha Godzilla hinted at in the last film. The poster also teases a battle between the two Godzillas. Check out the poster below.
Godzilla: The City Mechanized for the Final Battle poster, via Twitter.
Nintendo has revealed it is looking to make games easier to discover on its digital eShop.
The publisher revealed the news during a press briefing at GDC 2018 in San Francisco.
According to Eurogamer, publisher relations manager Damon Baker noted that Nintendo is listening and acting on feedback from fans about the eShop.
“I can assure you steps are being taken over the course of the year to improve the functionality in terms of discoverability and visibility, to highlight all of that great content.”
Further, it was revealed that Nintendo’s digital sales are actually leapfrogging physical purchases in North America, putting them in the same wheelhouse as other digital publishers.
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With city-building elements, a frozen post-apocalypse, and survival systems, Frostpunk may be the next deep strategy game on PC.
Releasing April 24, Frostpunk is the next game from 11 bit studios, the team that developed This War of Mine. As was the case with the team’s first project, Frostpunk tasks you with making difficult moral choices. However, as opposed to the small groups of survivors in This War of Mine, Frostpunk puts you in the shoes of a post-apocalyptic leader. Check out the video above for gameplay and commentary from Rufus Kubica of 11 bit.
And for more news and previews coming out of GDC 2018, stay tuned to GameSpot throughout the week.
In recent years, French media conglomerate Vivendi has acquired more and more stock in Ubisoft, fueling concerns that the company would eventually attempt a hostile takeover of the games publisher. Ubisoft and CEO Yves Guillemot have made it clear they oppose the moves, and now they’ve gotten precisely what they were seeking–a complete sell-off of Vivendi’s Ubisoft stock.
The news was shared today, with Ubisoft saying it has reached an agreement for Vivendi to sell its entire stake in the publisher. The shares being sold will go to multiple sources; the Guillemot brothers will acquire some, Ubisoft will initiate a buy-back for some, and the company will get two new “long-term investors:” the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and Tencent. The latter is the massive Chinese company that also owns stakes in a variety of game companies, including Fortnite maker Epic. This acquisition by Tencent (which amounts to 5% of the company) is part of a new partnership meant to “significantly accelerate the reach of Ubisoft franchises in China in the coming years,” according to a press release.
“The evolution in our shareholding is great news for Ubisoft,” Guillemot said in a statement. “It was made possible thanks to the outstanding execution of our strategy and the decisive support of Ubisoft talents, players and shareholders. I would like to warmly thank them all. The investment from new long-term shareholders in Ubisoft demonstrates their trust in our future value creation potential, and Ubisoft’s share buy-back will be accretive to all shareholders. Finally, the new strategic partnership agreement we signed will enable Ubisoft to accelerate its development in China in the coming years and fully leverage a market with great potential.”
“Today, Ubisoft is fully reaping the benefits of our long-term strategy and the successful transformation towards a more recurring and profitable business. Ubisoft is perfectly positioned to capture the numerous video game growth drivers in the coming years. We are focused more than ever on delivering on our strategic plan.”
Vivendi said on more than one occasion that it did not plan a hostile takeover of Ubisoft, at least on a short-term basis. In November, it announced that it didn’t intend to make such a move in the next six months–a window that was coming up in the near future. Despite this, Vivendi’s 27.3% stake in the company meant it was approaching a threshold where it would be legally required to pursue a controlling interest in the company.
Vivendi had caused some issues for Ubisoft, particularly during an annual shareholders meeting where its non-vote caused certain measure to not pass. Meanwhile, Guillemot and company made moves to preserve the company’s independence, which he argued was essential to its success. During all of this, Vivendi took control of French mobile game company Gameloft, which like Ubisoft was led by the Guillemot family.
It’s no secret that Ubisoft wanted Vivendi out of the picture. Guillemot argued that Vivendi threatened Ubisoft’s ability to innovate and be agile–a convincing argument given how successful the publisher has been in recent years. With Vivendi out of the way, one hurdle is out of the way for the company.