This week you can travel all over time with Mega Man X Legacy Collection 1 + 2, No Man’s Sky, and The Banner Saga 3.Filming on Riverdale Season 3 may have only begun a week ago, but the cast and crew of The CW’s Archie Comics adaptation did not come to San Diego Comic-Con empty-handed. The show’s panel started with a sizzle reel that recounted the highs and lows of Season 2, from Archie joining the mob to Cheryl coming out of the closet.
At the end of the clip, though, the first footage of the new show was revealed. In it, Betty leaves her house to find her mother and sister Polly partaking in some bizarre kind of ritual in the front yard, as they hold Polly’s twin babies high next to a fire. Those who tuned into Season 2 probably realize this is connected to the farm, the cult Polly has fallen in with. As it turns out, this cult is going to play a big role in Season 3, as Polly brings Alice even deeper into the group. That’s also when viewers will meet the farm’s enigmatic leader, who has yet to be cast, Edgar Evernever.
According to showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, the storyline involving the farm has been planned since Season 1. However, the popularity of Netflix’s Wild, Wild Country, along with the charges brought against former Smallville star Allison Mack regarding her role in what has been described as a cult, can’t help but inform the topic as the show explores it.
Those weren’t the only things teased during the panel. Additionally, star Camila Mendes hinted at tough times ahead for her character Veronica and Archie. Given Archie is facing murder charges thanks to her dad, that seems to be a given.
Beyond that, Lili Reinhart teased that Betty will come into her own as the new queen of the Serpents after Jughead took over as leader of the motorcycle club. “At the beginning of the season, you’ll see her own that title,” Reinhart said.
Some new faces will also arrive in Riverdale. Penelope Ann Miller (The Artist) will take on the role of Ms. Wright, the district attorney prosecuting Archie. Also, fans will finally meet Jughead’s family, as his mom and little sister Jellybean will finally return to the small town in episode eight or nine.
Riverdale returns on Wednesday, October 10, at 8 PM ET on The CW.
Marvel TV boss Jeph Loeb shed some light on what goes into making Legion at the show’s Comic-Con panel on Sunday, revealing that since Fox still holds the rights for all of the X-Men and their related properties, “the shows that are currently at Fox and the X-Men characters are really under their paw, so it’s through our partnership with FX that we found a way to be part of the process and be part of the creative.”
Loeb said that rather than taking a direct role in shaping the series, Marvel serves as “proud grandparents” for Legion, praising the show since it “doesn’t feel like anything else we’re doing.”
In terms of crossovers and Easter eggs between the properties – including the potential appearance of David’s father, Professor Xavier, Loeb said, “There’s a whole political ladder that we climb up and down – it’s more of a jungle gym. There’s Fox movies and then there’s FX and Fox in general then there’s Marvel and there’s Marvel Studios… the fact that this show is as good as it is is a testament to the talent of these people.” In other words, don’t hold your breath.
Family Guy will debut a two-part episode featuring Donald Trump in its upcoming Season 17.
According to the executive producers, the new season will see Peter going to work for Donald Trump in Washington “just to make things up on the local news.”` But when there’s an encounter with Meg (uh oh), “Peter and Trump have it out,” according to producer Rich Appel. “I won’t say who wins, you’ll have to tune in. It’s a giant chicken fight between the president and Peter all through Washington.”
That won’t be the only two-part episode in Season 17: The season premiere “involves Brian getting married,” according to producer Steve Callaghan. “It’s such a fun story with so many twists and turns that it ended up not being able to be told in one episode.”
Seth Rogen and the Preacher crew dropped by Hall H to tease what’s next for Season 3. Mike and Ryan discuss the Comic-Con exclusive footage, the new faces you’ll see coming to the small screen and much more.The EA Access library of free games on Xbox One continues to grow. The 2010 action game Dante’s Inferno is now in “The Vault” of freebies, as EA calls it.
Developed by the now-shuttered Visceral Games, Dante’s Inferno follows the trials of Dante, who fights through the nine circles of Hell to save Beatrice from the devil. The game got middling review scores, but if you’re an EA Access member who was curious, now is your chance to check it out at no extra cost.
Publisher Electronic Arts put a lot of marketing muscle behind Dante’s Inferno. The company produced an elaborate blasphemous fake game called “Mass: We Pray” to drum up interest, while EA also hired people to act as outraged Christians protesting the game at E3 2009. What’s more, EA paid millions to promote the with a Super Bowl commercial in 2010.
Because social media is Very Important, the EA account tweeted to EA Access with a joke about Hell and the like. Check out the thread below.
Dante’s Inferno is only available EA Access for Xbox One; it is not included in the Origin Access Vault of freebies on PC. For more, check out GameSpot’s rundown of all the EA/Origin Access titles here. Last week, EA added The Sims 4 to EA Access.
Ahh, that special time of year where we think about sharks more than we normally do. July 22 marks the start of “Shark Week,” which is a block of TV programming themed around sharks. Presumably to celebrate the occasion, Fortnite has added some new shark-themed items.
These include a “Chomp Sr.” outfit (2,000 V-Bucks) and the “Chomp Jr. pickaxe (1,500 V-Bucks). There is also a new emote called “On The Hook,” (500 V-Bucks) which shows your character reeling in a fish (or a shark, I guess) and then showing it off with a smile on your face. All of the items are cosmetic in nature only, just like everything else in the game.
New fin-tastic outfits in the Item Shop now! pic.twitter.com/b4fL8tz4yp
— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) July 22, 2018
Reel in the victory with the On the Hook emote 🎣
Available in the Item Shop now! pic.twitter.com/kbErxycuDJ
— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) July 23, 2018
Believe it or not, this year marks the 30th anniversary of Discovery Channel’s “Shark Week” event. There is a lot of new stuff this year, including Shaquille O’Neal trying to overcome his fear of his sharks alongside Rob Riggle and Ronda Rousey swimming uncaged with sharks.
In other Fortnite news, the game is celebrating its first anniversary by offering up special quests you can complete to unlock birthday-themed cosmetics and an XP bonus. You can check out GameSpot’s previous coverage here to learn all about it.
The 2024 Olympic Games in Paris could feature a competitive gaming tournament, bringing gaming to the global event for the first time and making gaming an Olympic sport. Whether or not eSports gets into the Olympics will be decided by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and the organisation took a further step in the discussion process this weekend.
The IOC and the Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) hosted an “eSports Forum” at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland this weekend. The purpose of the event was to “[begin] a dialogue to build joint understanding and set a platform for future engagement between the esports and gaming industries and the Olympic Movement.”
More than 150 representatives from gaming attended the event, including professional gamers like Jacob Lyon from the Houston Outlaws pro Overwatch League team. Lyon interviewed IOC president Thomas Bach. Also in attendance was Overwatch League commissioner Nate Nanzer, as well as former NBA player and eSports investor Rick Fox.
During the Forum, participants talked about potential collaboration opportunities, including the big one on everyone’s mind: can gaming be a recognised Olympic sport? However, the Forum’s directive was never to decide something about this, but instead it was meant to continue the discussion around the topic broadly.
“The Esports Forum was a unique opportunity to hear from a wide variety of stakeholders, including some of the top players themselves,” IOC sports director Kit McConnell said in statement. “There was a consensus that future collaboration will be based on ensuring that any activity supports and promotes the Olympic values; and while the goal was not to develop a pathway towards the inclusion of esports on the Olympic programme, we have a strong plan for ongoing dialogue and engagement, and are in a strong position to coordinate and support the wider engagement of the Olympic Movement with esports.”
This eSports Forum followed the Olympic Summit in 2017 when the IOC and people from the gaming community got together to talk about gaming and the Olympics. Looking ahead, the IOC and the GAISF have created the “Esports Liaison Group” that aims to “continue communication and engagement between the Olympic Movement and eSports and gaming stakeholders in order to identify areas of potential collaboration.”
It’s still a long road ahead for gaming at the Olympics. The next discussion will be held at the Olympism in Action Forum in Buenos Aires in October, which will be attended by members of the Esports Liaison Group and people from the Youth Olympic Games. After that, eSports will be further discussed at the GAISF IF Forum in November in Switzerland and then again with each of the world’s 206 National Olympic Committees at the XXIII ANOC General Assembly meeting later in the month in Tokyo. The IOC will then officially put eSports on the agenda to be voted on at the Olympic Summit in December 2018.
A list of events for the 2024 Games in Paris will begin to take form in 2019, while the official list of sports will be announced after the 2020 Games in Tokyo.
Last year, Bach–the IOC president–suggested that “violent” video games might not be included in the Olympics if video games do get approved. “We want to promote non-discrimination, non-violence, and peace among people,” Bach said. “This doesn’t match with video games, which are about violence, explosions, and killing. And there we have to draw a clear line.”
Bach suggested that it would be more likely that games like FIFA and NBA 2K would be at the Olympics, though nothing at all has been decided yet.
While gaming has yet to be featured as a medal event at the Olympics, eSports will be a medal event at the Asian Games in 2022. A list of games for the event has not been announced as of yet, however.
Another Comic-Con has come and gone. And while there were plenty of cool announcements and eye-popping trailers at this year’s show, our dreams will be haunted by the amazing lineup of collectibles we saw on display at the show.
As we wind down from another Comic-Con, let’s take a look at the most impressive figures, statues and art prints that were on display this weekend. Check out our slideshow or scroll down to see our favorites.
