With the release of Gears of War 4 coming up soon, developer The Coalition has now spoken up to warn fans that spoilers for the long-awaited shooter could pop up soon.
Community director Adam Fletcher wrote on Twitter that fans should “stay vigilant” as it relates to spoilers. Fletcher didn’t say anything about the source of these spoilers, however.
Gears fans: Just a heads up, more spoilers may appear in the coming days. Stay vigilante if you want to keep things pure.
Given that Gears of War 4 has gone gold, it might be that copies of the Xbox One and PC shooter are on their way to retailers. If that’s the case, people might get a copy early and share videos and impressions online, as is the case with basically every major game.
Or maybe The Coalition itself plans to talk more about the game’s story and characters; some fans might like that, others may want to go into the game with fresh eyes. In our reporting of Gears of War 4 heading up to launch, we’ll be sure to mention when spoilers, or potential spoilers, are referenced.
Gears of War 4 is scheduled to come out on October 11 for Xbox One and PC. It’s an Xbox Play Anywhere title, so you can buy it digitally on Xbox One and get a copy of the game for Windows 10 PC free or vice versa. If you pay $100 for the Ultimate Edition, you can start playing four days early, beginning October 7.
Assassin’s Creed publisher Ubisoft has acquired mobile game publisher Ketchapp, the company announced this week. With the acquisition, Ubisoft said it becomes “the fourth largest mobile game publisher when measured by number of downloads.”
Ketchapp may not be a household name, but you may familiar with some of its games. Perhaps most notably, it published the Threes-like 2048, as well as ZigZag, Stack, Stick Hero, Twist, and Jelly Jump.
Since Ketchapp’s founding in 2014, its games have racked up almost 700 million downloads, which comes out to more than 23 million downloads every month.
In a statement, Ubisoft mobile executive director Jean-Michel Detoc explained that the acquisition of Ketchapp also helps in another key area: advertising.
“With Ketchapp, Ubisoft acquires a highly profitable publisher with a successful portfolio of free-to-play games for mobile,” Detoc said. “This acquisition gives Ubisoft one of the world’s leading mobile game publishers and reinforces our advertising capabilities in mobile gaming.”
Ketchapp managing directors and co-founders Antoine and Michel Morcos said in their own statement that they are “thrilled to become part of Ubisoft’s international network of talented teams.”
“We founded Ketchapp with the intention of creating captivating gaming experiences, and we are looking forward to leveraging Ubisoft’s creativity and resources to enrich our existing and upcoming titles,” the pair added.
Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed; the sale is expected to close in Ubisoft’s 2016-2017 third quarter.
Marvel have traditionally released its movies in the summer, but the upcoming Doctor Strange will hit theaters this November. A new trailer has been released, and it features lots of spectacular new footage. Check it out below:
Doctor Strange stars Benedict Cumberbatch as mystical sorcerer Stephen Strange, and also features Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tilda Swinton, Mads Mikkelsen, Benedict Wong, and Rachel McAdams. It is directed by Sinister‘s Scott Derrickson.
In a recent interview with Slashfilm, Cumberbatch spoke about his decision to play the film’s lead character. “I’ve never done a lead role in a film this big, in a franchise this big,” he said. “One of the reasons was, I wanted to know what the toy box was like. And it’s just insane, the amount of facility that everyone gets, but the amount of artistry and craft that’s brought to every aspect of filmmaking.”
Cumberbatch also discussed the fact that fans had been suggesting that he would make a good Stephen Strange long before he was cast. “I’m flattered that people thought I was a good fit, and maybe that resonated with [Marvel’s producers],” he said.
“It was hard at a point, because of the scheduling over this side of the Atlantic, so it’s a massive compliment to me. To empower me to work for that idea of the character and then to accommodate my production of Hamlet and going into Sherlock Season 4, it’s another reason to deliver every day, to fulfill that promise.”
The fourth season of Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD is underway. With the show moving forward six months after the events of the last season, we’ve seen a lot of changes with the status of SHIELD and its agents. Last week, Ghost Rider appeared and a mysterious ‘ghost’ has been unleashed. With the introduction of the new Director of SHIELD this episode, more secrets are revealed.
Warning: Spoilers for Season 4, Episode 2 of Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD, “Meet the New Boss,” will be discussed below.
Daisy Confronts Robbie Reyes About Ghost Rider
Daisy left SHIELD and is trying to put a stop to the Watchdogs group. When chasing some weapons dealers, she had a run-in with Ghost Rider. Their fight ended with Ghost Rider choosing not to kill her. Daisy used her computer skills to find out all about Robbie Reyes’ past and confronts him while he’s at his day job. When Robbie starts to come around and mentions wanting vengeance, Daisy tells him she also wants it but against the Watchdogs. Reyes informs her he’s not an Inhuman, but when she mentions his younger brother, he gets angry and transforms.
Ghost Rider still won’t kill Daisy until he has proof she deserves it. He leaves her tied up to go after the stolen weapon. His search takes him to an abandoned lab where Fitz and Mack are at.
Fitz and Mack vs. Ghosts
Fitz and Simmons examine the empty box that was supposed to contain a weapon. Fitz figures out that you need to use light from outside the visible spectrum to look inside. They detect a type of energy that they’ve never seen before. This reveals some Mack suggests it could be a ghost based on a report they received. Fitz and Simmons don’t believe that’s possible. Fitz and Mack head to an abandoned lab to investigate the origin of the box.
It turns out the ghost seen last time worked at the lab. She frees fellow scientists that were locked in other boxes and mentions needing to find the Darkhold book. When Fitz and Mack arrive, Mack gets locked in a chamber and Fitz is about to get touched by the ghost. Ghost Rider arrives and kills the ghost while Daisy frees Mack.
The New Director Is Revealed
Coulson is on a first name basis with Jeffrey, the new Director. When Coulson apologizes for going on a mission to find Daisy without his permission. Jeffrey tells him it’s okay and loyalty is a good thing. He still wants Daisy taken care of. Since they’re about to officially unveil SHIELD publicly, she could create a bad image for them. He also has a special mission for Coulson. Jeffrey mentions Coulson’s ability to get an unlimited budget and has him charm the UN delegates that visit their headquarters. Jeffrey appears to be a good guy, but there’s more to him than he lets on.
May Is Infected
When May and her squad arrived to bail out Coulson and Mack last episode, the ghost was released from the box. Those around seemed to be infected and had visions that caused them to attack each other. May had minor visions at first, but soon escalates into paranoia. She believes the base has been infiltrated and attacks her squad. The Director arrives and she punches him with no results. She then hits him with a pole and he reveals his secret before knocking her out. She is later taken away to parts unknown.
The Director’s Secret
Who is the new Director? Can he be trusted?
When May attacked him, he shrugged off her blows and grabbed her by the throat and lifted her up. She claimed he was a monster, but he corrected her by confessing he’s an Inhuman. Coulson mentioned he wanted a powered individual to be the head of SHIELD to help bridge the gap between humans and Inhumans. While Coulson is on a first name basis with Jeffrey, it doesn’t seem like they’re the best of friends. The Director is using Coulson to conduct the tour with the delegates but keeps him in the dark about things such as where May was taken to. It’s not fully clear how he was chosen to become the Director and what his complete motivation might be.
Thoughts
On the surface, it didn’t feel like too much happened. We had May go over the edge, learned who the director was and what he could do, saw the ghosts dealt with, and had Daisy and Robbie come to an understanding. Within these plot points, there is a bit to see if you examine each further.
Since May was taken somewhere, it leads us to believe the Director is hiding something. He won’t tell Coulson where she’s being taken to. This could mean the Director has his own agenda, or perhaps he simply doesn’t want to burden Coulson with more than necessary.
The Director being an Inhuman is a good touch. It’s not clear how many people are aware of his abilities. May, even though she wasn’t thinking clearly, was surprised. Jeffrey most likely has signed the Sokovia Accords. It wouldn’t make sense for him to calmly walk up to May and risk revealing his secret to everyone. IMDB also lists his name as Jeffrey Mace. In the comics, Mace replaced Steve Rogers as Captain America after he disappeared during WWII. These two characters most likely aren’t connected, but it’s interesting that Marvel would use the name. Maybe Mace is an Inhuman that also ages slowly.
The mention of the Darkhold is another interesting twist. We know Robbie mentioned selling his soul to the devil. Could this be Chthon, the elder god that wrote the Darkhold? In the comics, this version of Ghost Rider is controlled by Robbie’s uncle, Eli Morrow. Is it Morrow or Chthon pushing Reyes to kill for vengeance? What do the ghosts have to do with the Darkhold and the abandoned lab?
With Mack and Fitz letting Daisy go, we see that old loyalties still exist. Of course, Mack and Fitz might not have been prepared to try to bring her in. Daisy and Robbie have had a shaky relationship. Now that they appear to be joining forces, it’ll be interesting to see where they go next.
In the early 90s comic book creator Jim Valentino decided to take his most recent series Shadowhawk into the video game realm. Scheduled to hit the Super Nintendo sometime during the 90s, the game struggled to find a publisher and ended up lost to the depths of time. Despite this the game has shown small snippets of hope for fans in the last decade, however, it’s only as of now the game’s ROM has become widely available.
Nate Diaz came at Conor McGregor online this afternoon, and while we laud his utter disdain for the man and commitment to talk smack whenever we can, he still just did some tweets. At the UFC 205 press conference this afternoon, Some UFC Guy tried to diss McGregor to his face by claiming that he did sweet knockout punches while McGregor relied on TKOs. McGregor responded to Some UFC Guy by kindly asking the crowd, “Who the fuck is that guy?”
“This game deserves a better class of criminal,” a member of Elite: Dangerous’ player-run Smiling Dog Crew wrote in a plea for a nerf of the game’s heat weapons. “We hope to fix that with this operation,” they added, calling their plan “terrorism.” The plan’s name? Operation SpicyBois.
Ah, the GameCube. It might be my favourite console of all time. The tiny discs, its cute little handle, the Wavebird…yeah, we had some good times together. But the best times we had were with these games in particular.
Overwatch characters, re-imagined as off-brand Halloween costumes. Artist Nina Matsumoto has been drawingcharacters like Tracer, Genji, and Reaper in the grand tradition of costume manufacturers trying to get around copyright laws. Who doesn’t love characters like “Futuristic Tea Time Cop” and “Blue Balls Zen Lover”?
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In the early 90s comic book creator Jim Valentino decided to take his most recent series Shadowhawk into the video game realm. Scheduled to hit the Super Nintendo sometime during the 90s, the game struggled to find a publisher and ended up lost to the depths of time. Despite this the game has shown small snippets of hope for fans in the last decade, however, it’s only as of now the game’s ROM has become widely available.
