Dead Rising 2 was released 10 years ago today

 

If you were into video games during the middle years of the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360's life cycles, then you've probably heard of Dead Rising 2 - Capcom's big sequel to the 2006 zombie action survival horror title Dead Rising. However instead of controlling the series first star and photojournalist adventurer Frank West and his scoop crusade in Willamette Parkview Mall, we are introduced to Chuck Greene and the world of Fortune City. Five years after the events of the first game, the entertainment and casino styled metropolis houses shows like "Terror Is Reality" where zombies are used as sport and Chuck works as a motocross entertainer to provide a cure for his infected daughter Katey. However a new zombie outbreak occurs that sees him framed for the incident, forcing Chuck to fight his way into solving the case before the military arrives to save the survivors of Fortune City.

Dead Rising 2: Launch Trailer

Fast forward to 2020, and Dead Rising 2 is still a very much playable game that has gotten its own rerelease for the PS4 and Xbox One in 2016 that coincided with the 10th Anniversary of the first game. While we have already seen two sequels after this in Dead Rising 3 and Dead Rising 4 (and even an alternate history version of Dead Rising 2 called "Dead Rising 2: Off The Record" starring Frank West), this game did revitalize the popularity of the series as another IP Capcom can be proud of. It definitely deserves some love and attention to replay if you love making combo weapons and doing a LOT of things in a city infested with zombies.

Resident Evil: Infinite Darkess CG animated series bound for Netflix on 2021

 

Seemingly coming out of nowhere or probably being announced unexpectedly, a brand new Resident Evil CG animated series (initially thought to be a movie) has been revealed and is coming to Netflix next year -- and it's called "Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness" (aka "Biohazard: Infinite Darkness" in Japan")

Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness | Trailer | NETFLIX

(UPDATE 10:10PM) Initially posted by Netflix Portugal on Twitter ahead of schedule, the film was officially announced at Capcom's "Capcom TGS Live 2020" panel, with Hiroyuki Kobayashi making the announcement and returning as the film's producer. The teaser features the return and reunion of Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield, and will be the third time these Resident Evil 2 heroes reunite and will be the second CG animated RE film they'll headline after 2009's "Resident Evil: Degeneration". 

While no story details have been revealed, it looks like both will be caught up in another mystery involving abandoned houses, biological conspiracies, mysterious individuals, and of course zombies.

Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness will be hitting Netflix sometime in 2021.

TGS 2020: Dan Hibiki moves showcased in new Street Fighter V: Champion Edition character preview trailer

 

Shown during Capcom's first day of their "Capcom TGS Live 2020" presentation for Tokyo Game Show, a new trailer debuted for Street Fighter V: Champion Edition that shows off the man, the myth, and the lovable goofball fighter himself Dan Hibiki in action!

Street Fighter V: Champion Edition - Dan Hibiki Character Preview trailer

As the first DLC fighter coming out for the fifth and final season pass for the game, Dan Hibiki makes his triumphant return to the Street Fighter arena - first appearing in the Street Fighter Alpha/ Zero series and last appearing as a playable character in Street Fighter IV. He's expected to make his grand entrance for the game this Winter 2020.

Happy Batman Day 2020!

 

It's September 19, 2020 - and Batman Day is being celebrated worldwide to honor anything and everything about the Caped Crusader and his fans! While events and outdoor gatherings have been limited or postponed due to the pandemic, the celebration still continues for many online - and you can find out more by visiting www.dccomics.com/BatmanDay!

Plus, The Dark Knight celebrates 1000 issues of Detective Comics with this week's "Detective Comics #1027"!

HAPPY BATMAN DAY TO ALL!

Harley Quinn gets a Season 3 and it will debut on HBO Max!

 

Fans of the popular DC animated series "Harley Quinn" are officially getting a third helping of the show, as showrunners Patrick Schumacker aned Justin Halpern have confirmed that the show is coming back for Season 3 - and will premiere on HBO Max. As reported by Comic Book.com, the first two seasons of the series originally streamed on DC Universe, but now that all content will move to HBO's own digital service, Harley and her friends have a new place to call home.

No date has been announced for "Harley Quinn Season 3", but the showrunners hope it will debut before the end of 2021.

PlayStation 5 Price and Release Date Revealed, New Trailers Include Final Fantasy XVI, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, RE: Village, and more

 

The showcase is finally over and we finally have details - The PlayStation 5 is indeed coming this Holiday Season, and it will be on November 12 for most parts of the world including the U.S and Japan, with other countries to follow on November 19. The two types of consoles consumers will get to choose from are a regular PlayStation 5 with Ultra HD Blu-Ray player disc drive, and a PS5 Digital Edition. Each will cost $499 and $399 respectively when they launch.

As for the trailers shown in the event, here they all are below, and it's an impressive line-up alright.

Final Fantasy XVI - Awakening Trailer | PS5

Final Fantasy XVI has finally been confirmed and is coming to PS5.

  Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales - Gameplay Demo | PS5
Spider-Man: Miles Morales got a sweet gameplay trailer, and the game is confirmed to come for BOTH PS5 and PS4. There's also an Ultimate Edition for the PS5 with a voucher code for "Marvel's Spider-Man: Remastered".

  Resident Evil Village - 2nd Trailer | PS5

Resident Evil Village got its second trailer, and the mystery deepends on the setting, Ethan Winters, and Chris Redfield.

  Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition - Announcement Trailer | PS5

Devil May Cry 5 is getting a Special Edition ala DMC3, and of course Vergil takes center stage. 

Plus, this teaser of the NEXT God of War. Ragnarok is coming.
All that, a PlayStation Plus Collection, and more can be read at the official PlayStation Blog. Be prepared for the PS5 this holiday season!

Street Fighter V: Champion Edition adds Fighting EX Layer/ Street Fighter EX's Kairi as an Extra Battle Costume for Ryu

 

It's the late 90's and early 2000's all over again, as Capcom has made a surprising reunion with fellow Japanese video game developer and publisher Arika to add some content to their latest iteration of Street Fighter in "Street Fighter V: Champion Edition" - and that's in the form of a special Extra Battle costume for Ryu based on the Fighting EX Layer/ Street Figher EX character Kairi!

For those who don't remember the Street Fighter EX series, it was the first 2.5D spin-off series for Capcom that departed from their traditional 2D animated fighting games. The games were developed by Arika, and while they featured well known World Warrios like Ryu, Chun-Li, Ken, Guile, and Zangief, some new fighters like Hokuto, Allen, and the aforementioned Kairi made their debut in this series. Street Fighter EX would go on to have two sequels as well as updates in true Street Fighter fashion, but the characters developed by Arika would not return in a Capcom game after the release of Street Fighter EX3 for the Playstation 2. Instead, they would appear in their own Arika published game called "Fighting Layer", and recently in a new spiritual successor game called "Fighting EX Layer".

With many fighting game companies working together and allowing crossovers to happen in their titles, Kairi's "addition" as an unlockable Extra Battle Costume for Ryu is the first in years that the two companies are back working together to put an "active character" from the EX series in SFV CE (not counting the Shadaloo profiles database). If you're a fan of these characters and still play Street Fighter, go and log in to unlock this outfit for Ryu! It runs from now until early October!

Check out more info on this by visiting the official Street Fighter Facebook page!

The Mandalorian Season 2 Poster and Trailer released

The journey of Mando and The Child will continue next month... And now we have a clearer sneak peek at what's in storm for them as well as the rest of the Star Wars fanbase as Disney has officially released the first trailer and poster to "The Mandalorian Season 2"!

Check out the trailer and be prepped for some story beats and surprises!

The Mandalorian | Season 2 Official Trailer | Disney+
The Mandalorian Season 2 will start streaming on Disney+ on October 30.

McFarlane Toys' DC Multiverse reveals Batcycle from Dark Nights Metal, Drowned teased in DC FanDome McFarlane Toys Panel

McFarlane Toys has been quite busy chugging out the new DC content for their DC Multiverse line of toys and action figures, and over at their Facebook page they revealed that the Batcycle from the currently ongoing "Dark Nights: Death Metal" event is going to be made and will arrive in stores January 2021. That most certainly confirms that Batman from the storyline will be revealed very soon as well.

Also revealed during DC FanDome this past weekend is the prototype action figure to the final member of the Dark Knights who has yet to be released - The Drowned! As shown by Todd McFarlane himself, it's looking quite good and hopefully we'll get details on that soon.

Sony will hold a PS5 Showcase digital event this September 16

As the world braces for the inevitable new generation of video consoles coming out this holiday season, Sony has announced that they are holding a Playstation 5/ PS5 Showcase event this September 16 at 1:00 PM (PDT). As Microsoft has already announced the price and details for their Xbox Series S and X consoles, this many be the long awaited announcement for the PS5's pricing and release date, as well as a few new gaming reveals and announcements.

Find out more via the article at the Playstation Blog.

ICYMI: Ubisoft officially unveils "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake", Coming January 2021

Officially unveiled during Ubisoft's "Ubisoft Forward" digital event, the 2003 video game "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" is coming back in the form of a remake, and it's being developed by Ubisoft India Studios.

Check out the trailer for the reworked game below:


Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake Official Trailer | Ubisoft Forward 2020 | Ubisoft [NA]
While certainly needing improvement on the visuals and looking more like a remaster than a full fledged remake, the "Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake" is slated to be released on January 21, 2021.

Batman/ Catwoman finally arrives on December 2020 as part of DC Black Label imprint

After nearly a year of postponement and no word of when it would finally hit comic shops, Tom King and Clay Mann's "Batman/ Catwoman" series is finally seeing going to see release literally before the year ends -- with the first issue of the planned 12 issue run hitting comic book shops and retailers this December.

Following the on and off relationship between Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle, the series is a continuation of Tom King's run on Batman -- which highlighted that Bat Cat romance and their ill-fated wedding which was sabotaged and manipulated behind the scenes by a group of villains led by Bane and Flashpoint Batman. The run is also set to introduce Phantasm, aka Andrea Beaumont, into the DC Universe proper for the first time. Beaumont was Bruce Wayne's love interest and fiancee in the Batman: The Animateds Series film "Batman: Mask of the Phantasm", so her inclusion and role in the DC Black Label series will be interesting and a compelling reason to collect the limited series run. For more information and details, check out Newsarama.

Batman/ Catwoman will run from December 2020 to November 2021, with a hiatus on June 2021 to make way for a "Batman/ Catwoman Special" to be released that same month.

Warner Bros. and Legendary Unleash the First Epic "Dune" Trailer

From the mind of director Denis Villeneuve comes one of the most anticipated science fiction films coming at the end of this year - "Dune"... And we finally have the first official trailer to this adaptation of the 1965 novel of the same name written by Frank Herbert.

The official synopsis of the film reads:

A mythic and emotionally charged hero’s journey, “Dune” tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, who must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet’s exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence—a commodity capable of unlocking humanity’s greatest potential—only those who can conquer their fear will survive.

Featuring an all-star cast headlined by Timothee Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Zendaya, Dave Bautista, Josh Brolin, and Jason Momoa, this is the first of a two-part film series, and will considerably EPIC in every sense of the word.


DUNE - Official Trailer
Dune will be released on IMAX and 3D on January 2021 in the Philippines by Warner Bros. Philippines.

Happy 21st Anniversary, Sega Dreamcast!

21 years ago today in North America, Sega launched their 128-bit console in the "Dreamcast" - a gaming system that was clearly ahead of its time trying to cut costs while maintaining a strong presentation and library of games. It was SEGA's final console in the video game console market, aiming to release and produce games instead as a third party developer instead of making hardware.

Sega Dreamcast Commercials (1999)
Despite facing big competition on the Sony Playstation 2, Microsoft Xbox, and Nintendo Gamecube, the Dreamcast was the machine to call home for a number of exclusives and games that became cult favorites. There's SEGA staples like Sonic Adventure 1 and 2 and Crazy Taxi to name a few, but it was also the system that gave us Resident Evil: Code Veronica, Soul Calibur, Phantasy Star Online, and Yu Suzuki's Shenmue. This really was a console that did big things and had big ideas, and the commercials from 1999 above showed that in full force.

Happy 21 years Sega Dreamcast in the US. Soon this November, you turn 22 in Japan!

ICYMI: Check out the plans Nintendo has for "Super Mario 35th Anniversary"!

2020 marks the 35th Anniversary of "Super Mario Bros.", and Nintendo has laid out their plans to celebrate this monumental video game occasion with a surprise Nintendo Direct episode they aired a few days ago, which includes the release of "Super Mario 3D All-Stars" for the Nintendo Switch this month, a "Super Mario Bros. 35" online multiplayer version of the classic game that started it all, and tons of other events and tie-in merchandise.

Check out the Direct video below:

Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary Direct

Shenmue is getting an anime series in "Shenmue the Animation" from Crunchyroll and Adult Swim

Fans of Yu Suzuki's "Shenmue" video game series are about to experience the epic action-adventure story in a new way, as Cruncyroll and Adult Swim have announced "Shenmue the Animation" - a 13 episode anime series that will be directed by Chikara Sakurai with animation production done by Telecom Animation Film.

Suzuki will serve as Executive Producer for the series -- which is the latest news for the much loved saga that began life in the Sega Dreamcast with the first game release in 1999 (2000 in the US). Shenmue would see a sequel in "Shenmue II" released in 2001, but would not get a new game until 2019 with the release of "Shenmue III" - which was announced as a Kickstarter project in 2015 and successfully crowdfunded by fans who wanted a continuation to Ryo Hazuki's story.

"The Batman" halts production again due to coronavirus, Star Robert Pattinson reportedly tests positive for it

Looks like production on Matt Reeves' "The Batman" will have to take another break and suspend filming, as Variety reports that one of the crew working on the film tested positive for coronavirus... And it's apparently the lead and star himself Robert Pattinson.


The Batman - DC FanDome Trailer

Production for the new Batman film began early this year but had to grind to a halt after seven weeks of filming due to the pandemic. With three months left of material to shoot, the film is looking to wrap up all major filming by the end of the year. The first teaser trailer (above) premiered on the first DC FanDome event last August 22nd, and gave the world their first look at Pattinson's Bruce Wayne/ Batman in action. The footage used to make the teaser was only 25% of the movie done, and we're hoping to see the film complete and reach its release date by fall next year.

The Batman is set to be released on October 2021.

Daniel Craig prepares for his final 007 mission in new "No Time To Die" trailer

 

After being delayed from its original April 2020 due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic happening across the globe, MGM, Eon Productions, and Universal Pictures are ready to bring Daniel Craig's final outing as James Bond to the big screen with "No Time To Die" - the 25th entry in the long running 007 film franchise and Craig's fifth film as Bond since he started with 2006's "Casino Royale". As a continuation of the events following 2015's "Spectre", Bond is living comfortably in retirement alongside Madeleine Swann (Lea Seydoux)... Until he is called back into action to face a new enemy in the mysterious Safin (Rami Malek).

After teasing the release of a new teaser with a brand new theatrical poster a few days ago, here is the new "No Time To Die" trailer:

NO TIME TO DIE | Trailer 2

No Time To Die hits theaters this November.

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain was released five years ago

Five years ago, one of the most anticipated games and what would ironically be the last collaboration between Konami and Hideo Kojima before the well documented controversy became public was released - as the long awaited "Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain" hit stores and shelves internationally on September 1st, 2015 for the Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and PC. As a follow up to the stand alone prologue chapter that was "Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes", The Phantom Pain was the true full MGSV experience and the first open world game in the series - utilizing the proprietary FOX Engine and putting players in control of Punished "Venom" Snake.


METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN | E3 2015 Trailer [Long] (US)
Set primarily in 1984 and with the theme of vengeance at its core, Snake wakes up from a nine year coma and embarks in a journey of revenge and reestablishment following the loss of the Militaires Sans Frontieres. Reunited with Kazuhira Miller and joining forces with his old nemesis Ocelot, the man with the codename "Big Boss" leads a new mercenary army in "Diamond Dogs" - setting on missions in Afghanistan and the Angola--Zaire Border to track down those responsible for their misfortunes - the XOF, Cipher, and the mysterious Skull Face. Being an open world game, The Phantom Pain utilized familiar mechanics used in past MGS games but also allowed for near flawless movement in the environment - utilizing stealth and plotting your actions carefully to achieve goals and capturing enemies and bases in order to succeed in the mission.

Coincidentally, The Phantom Pain was released on September 2nd in Japan - the day Big Boss' mentor and mother figure was killed during the events of Operation: Snake Eater (MGS3)

Batman Day 2020 pushes through this September 19th!

Despite the coronavirus pandemic putting physical gatherings and conventions on hold and social distancing as a priority, DC Comics will still give fans a chance to enjoy their favorite events and characters - including the second part of DC FanDome this September 12 and then setting the annual Batman Day this September 19st! The day of the Caped Crusader is going for a virtual celebration - with activities such as a Waze tie-in feature in which Batman will help navigate fans using the Google GPS software, or users can choose the guidance of one of The Dark Knight's greatest adversaries - The Riddler.

Batfans also have a chance to go racing their own way with the "Batman Virtual Run", and games like Injustice 2 Mobile, DC Legends, and DC Universe Online will participate in the event. Digital events will also go up leading to the celebration on Twitter, and numerous brands will also participate with new Batman merchandise and apparel offered to anyone wants to suit up like the Gotham defender.

Find out more about Batman Day 2020 by visiting the DC Comics website link here.