DC FanDome: All The Biggest News And Trailers From The Weekend Event

DC FanDome: All The Biggest News And Trailers From The Weekend Event – GameSpot

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By Michael Rougeau on August 24, 2020 at 2:01PM PDT

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From the Robert Pattinson Batman trailer to The Flash’s new costume, here’s everything important that happened at DC Fan

Over the weekend, DC FanDome proved to be the Comic-Con@Home that we all deserved–at least, as long as you’re a fan of DC movies, shows, games, comics, and more. But don’t worry if you missed it–the event lasted only the length of a single work day, then ran on repeat for 24 hours. DC and Warner Bros. made darn good use of that time, packing in tons of announcements, trailers, reveals, news, and more.

Luckily for you, we at GameSpot have compiled all the news worth knowing from DC FanDome. Catch up below and let us know what you’re most excited for in the comments.

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1. The Batman trailer

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2. Zack Snyder’s Justice League

Fans have been quite loudly demanding it for years, and during DC FanDome, we finally got a glimpse of Zack Snyder’s Justice League, AKA “the Snyder cut.” Snyder debuted a trailer for his version of Justice League, and revealed the shocking news that his cut will be four hours long when it debuts on HBO Max.

Check out our Snyder Cut trailer breakdown for our moment-to-moment analysis of exactly what’s new in this long-awaited version.

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3. Wonder Woman 1984 trailer and the reveal of Cheetah

Ever since it was announced that Kristen Wiig will play Cheetah in the upcoming Wonder Woman sequel, Wonder Woman 1984, fans have been waiting to get a glimpse of the villain. Would Wigg’s version of Barbara Ann Minerva literally transform into a cat, or would this be a looser interpretation? The WW1984 panel at FanDome finally delivered the goods–watch it here, then refer to our in-depth Wonder Woman 1984 trailer breakdown for everything you might have missed.

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4. Gotham City HBO Max series

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5. Shazam 2 title reveal

During a Shazam 2 panel in which star Zach Levi lamented the fact that he couldn’t say much about the movie itself, he was at least able to reveal the sequel’s title: Shazam: Fury of the Gods.

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6. The Flash Season 7 trailer

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7. The (other) Flash’s new costume

Speaking of the multiverse, the movie version of Barry Allen has a brand new costume, which star Ezra Miller revealed during another FanDome panel. The glimpse of the new costume also showed Flash teaming up with the version of Batman played by Michael Keaton in the 1989 film.

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8. Black Adam news

During a panel for the in-production Black Adam movie, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson revealed that not only will the upcoming Black Adam movie feature both the titular Black Adam and the previously announced Noah Centineo as Atom Smasher, but will also bring in several members of the Justice Society of America.

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9. The Suicide Squad updates

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10. The Titans are heading to Gotham

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11. Sandman Netflix adaptation

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12. Gotham Knights

On the games side, WB Games Montreal finally lifted the veil on Gotham Knights, a co-op action game in which Bruce Wayne is dead. Instead, players assume the roles of Nightwing, Robin, Batgirl, and Red Hood.

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13. Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League

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The Batman Teaser Trailer Breakdown: 22 Things You May Have Missed

After months of Twitter-teases and casting announcements, director Matt Reeves has finally debuted some footage from his upcoming movie, The Batman–and it looks incredible. The movie may only be about 25% completed, but it’s on track to resume filming soon, but in the mean time, this clip has us totally on board.

DC’s FanDome event has been a non-stop rollercoaster of news and announcements. But the virtual convention was topped off by what many would consider to be the most anticipated event of the day: A first-look at the new Batman film by Matt Reeves. More than just concept art or behind-the-scenes sneak peeks, Reeves brought a full two-minute teaser trailer for The Batman.

With an eerie Nirvana song to set the tone, The Batman is already delivering on Reeves’ promise to be unlike any Batman movie we’ve seen before. It will dive into the Dark Knight’s second year under the cowl and feature the “origin story” of some major players from comic book history like The Penguin, The Riddler, and Catwoman. Reeves has emphasized that it will look more into Bruce’s work as the World’s Greatest Detective than Batman as a symbol of hope or peace.

We’ve broken the teaser down frame-by-frame to uncover 22 details and clues you might have missed for the movie.

The Batman is set to hit theaters on October 1, 2021.

The Best Nintendo Switch Deals on Consoles, Games, and Bundles of 2020

The Nintendo Switch and its smaller, portable-only sibling the Nintendo Switch Lite, are among the fastest selling consoles around. It’s the only major console that can be played just as well on the road as in the home, and the stellar library includes Super Mario Odyssey, Mario Kart, Smash Bros, Animal Crossing, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Link’s Awakening, Pokemon Sword and Shield, Ring Fit, and much, much more. The platforms overwhelming popularity makes deals hard to find, not only on the consoles, but games and accessories, too. And yet although the deals are hard to find, they’re out there. Here are a list of consoles, video games, controllers, memory cards, and more that are on sale,

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Renee Young Officially Says Goodbye To WWE

As reported last week, Renee Young is officially done with WWE…for now at least. Young took to her social media and thanked her fans and WWE family for the past 8 years of her career.

“This November would mark 8 years in WWE. 8 years!,” Renee wrote on Instagram. “An opportunity of a lifetime with a global company to learn, grow, make history, and do things beyond my wildest dreams before I left Toronto for this adventure. I made friends, family–literally family–I met my husband here (what a f***ing dreamboat) and people that will be a part of my life forever. I did things I couldn’t have even imagined or dreamt up.”

She went on to list her accomplishments in the company and recognizing how groundbreaking they actually were at time. Young was the first woman to be a part of a WWE broadcast in Saudi Arabia, the first to sit at the commentary desk full time on Monday Night Raw, to call Wrestlemania, and help launch a brand new show with Fox Sports.

“I’ve been so lucky,” Young continued. “But it’s also been a lot of my hard work, drive and passion that’s landed me in these amazing spots. I’ve had such an incredible run with WWE. It’s changed my life. But that all leads me to now.”

Young did not confirm her next move but hinted that new challenges and prospects await. Her cookbook, which she was immensely proud of, will be released in the near future.

CoD: Modern Warfare And Warzone Season 5 Games Of Summer Starts Later Today

Season Five of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone is ongoing, but a mid-season update is set to break things up. Launching on August 24 at 11 PM PT / 2 AM ET on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, the Season Five Reloaded: Games of Summer update introduces a new game mode, Operator, and much more.

The Games of Summer event, which runs from August 28 to September 7, adds five single-player trails all Modern Warfare and Warzone players can participate in. The trials allow players to compete against each other by representing their respective country, which is determined by the country of your account’s origination. These trails range from clearing out enemies while avoiding civilian targets to completing an obstacle course in the fastest time possible. The players and countries with the most medals will receive an assortment of rewards, including vehicle skins, XP tokens, vehicle horns, calling cards, and Legendary weapon blueprints. Those who earn gold in each trial will also get the Legendary Assault Rifle Juliet Blueprint, a weapon built for “pure precision with a clear [that has a] non-magnified sight picture.”

Alongside the Juliet blueprint, the update also adds a new LMG to the mix. Acquired through the Mainframe bundle, the FiNN LMG is a lightweight machine gun with an open-bolt design that is both agile and lethal.

Elsewhere in the update, Warzone will get a new mode called King Slayer. It’s a large-scale Team Deathmatch mode where the circle moves around the map instead of persistently collapsing during gameplay. The player with the highest score on the team is regarded as the “king” and whoever takes them out is rewarded with not only additional points but also a free Killstreak. Gunfight Tournament also makes a return to Warzone.

Modern Warfare will also see a brand-new game mode with the start of the mid-season content update. Ground War Reinforce, a variant of the massive game mode, places three flags at the center of the map in a similar fashion to Domination. Whichever team claims all three flags in the mode wins the round.

Lastly, both Modern Warfare and Warzone receive a new Operator. Sergio “Morte” Sulla, an Italian tracker who loves the Old West, is the newest recruit that can be acquired through an in-game bundle.

Infinity Ward shared a content roadmap that outlines everything coming to Modern Warfare and Warzone today, which is embedded below.

A lot is coming to Modern Warfare and Warzone soon.

In other Call of Duty news, this year’s entry–titled Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War–has officially been announced. The key art for the game has been teased and a reveal is coming later this week.

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Powerpuff Girls Live-Action Show Is In Development–Report

The Powerpuff Girls is one of the most beloved animated shows of the 1990s and 2000s. It made a return to screens in 2016 in a new rebooted series, and it has now been reported that a live-action version of the show is on the way.

According to Variety, the new Powerpuff Girls show is in development at The CW. Whereas the animated series focused on a team of very young superhero crimefighters, in the updated live-action version, the Powerpuff Girls will be “disillusioned twentysomethings who resent having lost their childhood to crime fighting,” and who must reunite to help save the world.

The project is being developed by writer/producer Diablo Cody, the Oscar-winning writer of movies such as Juno and Jennifer’s Body, and Sleepy Hollow producer Heather Regnier. The show is obviously at an early stage and no further details are available, but it will be interesting to see what Cody and Regnier bring to this iconic property.

The Powerpuff Girls was originally created by animator Craig McCracken for Cartoon Network. It focused on Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup, a trio of kindergarten-aged superheroes who help their hometown of Townsville by fighting criminals and other villains.

The show ran for six seasons between 1998 and 2005. There was also a feature-length animated movie released in 2002, and three specials. In 2016, the show was rebooted by Cartoon Network, and to date there have been three seasons.

For more, check out GameSpot’s guide to the biggest upcoming TV shows of 2020 and beyond.

This Action-Platformer Is Free On PC For A Limited Time

It’s a great day to claim some free games on PC. Not only is Serious Sam: The First Encounter free to own at GOG for the next two days, but you can also claim action-platformer Slain: Back From Hell at no cost. To get Slain, all you have to do is sign up for developer Akupara Games’ mailing list, and you’ll receive an email containing a link to download a DRM-free PC version of the game from GOG. The free keys are distributed every day at 7 AM PT / 10 AM ET because of so many people redeeming the offer, but you’ll receive a confirmation email right after you verify your email address. The key expires in two weeks, so don’t wait to redeem it.

Slain is a heavy metal-themed action-platformer with gory combat, puzzles, and retro 16-bit visuals. The game first released in early 2016 to largely negative reviews, including a 5/10 in GameSpot’s Slain review. The negative reception led developers to fix various gameplay issues and re-release the game as Slain: Back From Hell in August 2016. The Back From Hell update was better received and currently has a “Mostly Positive” rating on Steam with over 1,000 reviews. In any case, it’s worth grabbing Slain: Back From Hell while it’s free and checking it out.

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Slain: Back From Hell and Serious Sam aren’t the only freebies up for grabs on PC right now. Amazon is giving away a whopping 23 free games for Prime members right now, including Treachery in Beatdown City and SNK 40th Anniversary Collection. Plus, the Epic Games Store is offering up Enter the Gungeon and God’s Trigger for anyone with an Epic account.

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Lovecraft Country Episode 2: Easter Eggs and References In “Whitey’s On The Moon”

Lovecraft Country Episode 2: Easter Eggs and References In “Whitey’s On The Moon” – GameSpot

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By Michael Rougeau on August 24, 2020 at 12:14PM PDT

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The second episode of Lovecraft Country fleshes out the backstory and doubles down on the bizarre.

The first episode of Lovecraft Country built steadily to its climax, as Tic, Leti, and Uncle George searched for Tic’s missing father Montrose, while battling the institutional racism of sundown counties and the cops who enforced their curfews. The last ten minutes of the first episode exploded into an orgy of blood and violence, as many-eyed shoggoths ate and mangled the policemen who were about to kill our heroes.

The second episode, which aired on August 23, was nowhere near as disciplined or focused as its predecessor. It moved at breakneck pace to resolve all of the series’ questions in record time. And by the end of Episode 2, we’d found Montrose, learned about Tic’s secret lineage, discovered the purpose of the cult that’s imprisoned them, and experienced the death of a main character. In this world, magic and wizardry are real things, capable of doing everything from creating hallucinations and erasing memories to erecting invisible barriers.

Where do the writers go from here? They’ve burned a season’s worth of plot points in less time than it took to set it up. Regardless, this episode was packed with Easter eggs, references, and other hidden nuggets to unearth. Here’s everything we spotted in Episode 2 of Lovecraft Country, “Whitey’s On The Moon.”

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1. Jeffersons Theme

The song playing during the episode’s opening sequence–when Uncle George and Leti are gushing over their new rooms–is “Movin’ On Up.” Co-written and performed by J’Anet Dubois, “Movin’ On Up” was the opening theme for the Norman Lear sitcom The Jeffersons, and it subsequently became an anthem for upward black mobility in America. Its use in Lovecraft Country is ironic; the characters are overjoyed by their idealized, wealthy surroundings, but they are an illusion, designed to lull them into complacency.

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2. Intersectional Concerns

The episode makes the issue of American equality more complicated than black vs. white; it also brings up issues of class. Christina comments that her father would never associate with the Klan, because the Klan was poor. In a similar manner, the white people outside of the mansion live in poverty, but the Brathwaites make no apparent effort to reach out or help them improve their station.

There’s also the issue of gender. The Sons of Adam do not permit women to become members, which an embittered Christina points out to Tic when he is preparing for the ritual. It echoes an argument in American history between abolitionist Frederick Douglass and 1st wave feminist Susan B. Anthony; Anthony believed that white women’s suffrage should be prioritized over black men’s right to vote.

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3. Dance Around The Maypole

When our heroes are walking through the village, you can see a group of children dancing around a Maypole in the background. The Maypole has its roots in pagan tradition, and it frequently makes appearances in horror films about cults and secret societies–most famously in The Wicker Man (1973). A Maypole was also part of a key scene in the 2019 horror film Midsommar.

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4. The Pale Emperor

The song playing over the scene where Samuel shoots Leti is “Killing Strangers” by Marilyn Manson. Manson wrote the song about his father, who suffered PTSD as a result of his participation in the Vietnam War. During the episode, Leti and Uncle George speculate that Tic is suffering from PTSD, which causes him to remember events that they do not. The song was also famously used in the first John Wick film.

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5. Tunnel Digging

When our heroes figure out that Montrose is digging an escape tunnel, Uncle George mentions that Montrose loved The Count Of Monte Cristo. In the novel, one of the key plot points involves one character, Abbé Faria, digging a tunnel to escape prison, but accidentally ending up in the cell of another character, Edmond Dantès. The author of Monte Cristo, Alexander Dumas, was a black French man of Haitian descent. It makes sense that Montrose, who openly detested Lovecraft for his racism (and tried to impress this upon his son), would gravitate to Dumas as an aspirational figure.

Meanwhile, the tunnel reveal shot is framed almost identically to the tunnel reveal shot in The Shawshank Redemption.

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6. Trouser Snake

During Leti’s hallucination, Tic undoes his pants and reveals he has a snake for a penis. This is a biblical allusion to the fall of Eve and Adam, in which they ate from the Tree of Knowledge and defied God. The snake, which tempted Eve, has been interpreted as a phallic symbol by many scholars.

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7. And Whitey’s On The Moon

“Whitey’s On The Moon” is a spoken word poem by Gil Scott-Heron. The author juxtaposes the technological advancements and breakthroughs in America with the more mundane, ground-level concerns of black Americans who are scraping by. It plays during the ritual scene at the end of the episode, and it underlines the symbolic theme of whites making advancements and finding success at the cost of black labor and black bodies.

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World Of Warcraft Shadowlands Animated Series Premieres This Week

Blizzard Entertainment has announced that a brand-new original animated series based on World of Warcraft will debut this Thursday.

Shadowlands Afterlives, the first original animated series by the company, will premiere during Gamescom 2020‘s Opening Night Live, which starts on August 27 at 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET. Little is known about the series. Blizzard did share a teaser trailer, which is embedded below. It gives off some Castlevania vibes.

According to the trailer’s brief description, Shadowlands Afterlives will take us through the expansion’s main four realms: Ardenweald, Bastion, Maldraxxus, and Revendreth.

“Just as our choices determine who we are in life–they pave the paths we take in the afterlife,” the description reads. “Prepare to delve into four realms of the Shadowlands–Bastion, Maldraxxus, Ardenweald, and Revendreth–and discover the journeys souls take once they cross the eternal veil.”

In World of Warcraft, your allegiance to whatever Covenant you choose was as a permanent choice. With the release of Shadowlands, however, Blizzard may finally allow you to change your Covenant at will.

While this may be the first original animated series Blizzard has developed, the company has experimented with animation in the past, especially for games like Overwatch and World of Warcraft. These shorts were often used to expand the game’s lore and introduce new characters, as well as a host of other things.

In other World of Warcraft news, Blizzard immortalized the late Byron “Reckful” Bernstein, whose untimely passing shook the Twitch and WoW scene.

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These Cool Super Mario Graphic Tees Are Just $8 Each

This year marks the 35th anniversary for one of Nintendo’s most popular mascots, Mario, and to celebrate, there’s been an onslaught of new Super Mario products and deals. Most recently, apparel store Uniqlo launched its Super Mario 35th Anniversary collection of graphic tees that pay homage to the iconic character, and the collection is currently on sale for cheap, with adult T-shirts going for $7.90 and kids’ tees selling for just $5.90.

There are eight T-shirt options for adults and five T-shirts available for kids, and all of them feature neat designs celebrating Mario’s long history in video games. If any of them catch your eye, I recommend grabbing it quickly, as some sizes are already starting to sell out. These shirts are made of 100% cotton and have a soft, premium feel to them like all of Uniqlo’s graphic tees.

If you create a Uniqlo account, you’ll get free shipping on your first order (otherwise you have to spend $100 to get free shipping); you’ll also get free shipping if you have it shipped to a local Uniqlo store.

You can check out the adult T-shirt designs below and see the full collection at Uniqlo. The T-shirts are the latest in a long line of Super Mario products hitting shelves this year, including Mario-themed Monopoly and Jenga editions, Switch controllers, Lego sets, and more.