Legion isn’t exactly your typical superhero show, but it still uses the time honored tradition of Easter eggs and superhero references to add to its (admittedly super weird) world.
Because Legion plays fast and loose with the stories it’s based on, the references here might not always be the most clear, the most expected, or the most easy to understand–but hey, isn’t that part of the fun?
We’ll be keeping a running tab of this season’s callbacks, nods, and winks to Marvel comics and beyond, so check back here each week to see what you may have missed.
Legendary Television, in partnership with Bear Walker Industries, revealed their limited-edition collector’s board inspired by the new Lost in Space series. Scroll through the slideshow below to check out the images:
The skateboard, referred to as the J2 Beacon, will have a limited production line of 100 models. If you’re interested in picking one up, it will set you back $425 on Bear Walker’s website.
Sonia Borris, the Executive Vice President of Marketing for Legendary Television is thrilled to be working with Walker.
“Partnering with Bear Walker was an easy decision,” Borris said. “He’s not only a gifted craftsman but also a true fan of the property. His enthusiasm for Lost in Space is apparent in every detail of this beautiful board.”
If there’s anything that never goes wrong even a little bit, it’s video games being adapted into movies. Thankfully, it’s a trend that doesn’t seem to be slowing down as Deadpool 2 director David Leitch has signed on to add his own adaptation to the stack.
According to Variety, Leitch will direct The Division, based on the 2016 Tom Clancy video game. Already, Jake Gyllenhaal and Jessica Chastain are signed on to star in the movie about a future in which New York City has been decimated by a virus. The story follows a group that attempts to save what’s left of society and civilization.
While the idea could make for an interesting film, it’s not as if video game adaptations have a great history in Hollywood. In fact, 2018 has already seen the arrival of two–Tomb Raider and Rampage. While Rampage has succeeded due to embracing how silly its concept is, Tomb Raider didn’t fare so well at the box office. Of course, there’s also Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, Super Mario Bros., and numerous other bad video game adaptations–including Gyllenhaal’s Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Can Leitch break the trend?
Whatever the case, it’s another project for an already very busy man. It was recently announced that Leitch would direct Hobbs & Shaw, the Fast and the Furious spin-off starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Jason Statham. Deadpool 2, his next movie, hits theaters on May 18.
Our Xbox crew discusses the big rumor that Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 won’t have a single-player campaign. Plus: an apology to Ubisoft following Michael Ironside’s recent Blacklist-era revelation, updates on State of Decay 2 and Sea of Thieves, Shenmue returns, a big publisher decides to skip E3, and more! Thanks to our sponsor this week, Hims. Check ’em out at ForHims.com.
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It seems like there are a dozen new Fortnite stories every day, especially with how many updates they put out. Well, the latest patch is now live, and we’ve got all the details for you. These include the return of 50v50, in which players will now find more loot and resources than the last time the mode was present. And if you’re lucky, you’ll find the new Light Machine Gun, which packs a 100-round mag with a five-second reload time.
Fortnite: Battle Royale also features double XP from now through Sunday, April 22. And you won’t have to worry as much about shooting your own structures while peeking as the recent changes to the mechanic have been rolled back. Oh, and if you play the Save The World mode, you’ve got the new Mercury LMG and a mission that you can complete to unlock a new cyberpunk hero. Today’s episode of GameSpot Daily has all of these Fortnite details and more in 30 minutes or less.
Speaking of battle royale, PUBG is gearing up for some map-related changes. The Codename: Savage map, which is currently in testing in the Experimental Test Server, has had a new area concept revealed. Players can expect a giant hole that leads to an underground cave system at some point in the future. Additionally, PUBG Corp has revealed that map selection is coming to the regular Test Server, before making its way to the full game “soon.”
In non-battle royale related news, a new Sega survey asks users what their interest in the Fist of the North Star game from Yakuza 6 developer Ryū ga Gotoku Studio is. While this doesn’t confirm a localization, it is exciting that Sega is gauging player interest. If you don’t know what Fist of the North Star is, it’s easily described as Mad Max meets martial arts. The game, Hokuto ga Gotoku, was released on PS4 in Japan on March 8 and features gameplay very similar to the Yakuza games. You can even play as a familiar face. We talk about all of this in today’s episode.
Development on Halo: The Master Chief Collection is underway, and in addition to an update that plans to add Xbox One X enhancements and some major fixes, developer 343 Industries has revealed that it’s testing bringing Halo: Custom Edition maps to the game. Halo: Custom Edition is an unofficial add-on that released in 2004 and is still live today. It allows players to make custom maps for the PC version of Halo: Combat Evolved.
We also talk about the success of Hellblade on Xbox One, which helped lead to developer Ninja Theory donating $25,000 to Mental Health America, and a new 24-inch Nioh statue that has one heck of a price tag: $1,000.
And that’s what you’ll find in this episode, but be sure to tune in every day of the week at 11 AM PST/2 PM EST/7PM BST/4 AM AEST for another episode of GameSpot Daily. We cover the most exciting gaming news in 30 minutes or less or no double XP for us.
If you enjoy the occasional video game and you’re looking for something new to play, you might as well pick up Satellite Reign from the Humble Store. It’s currently free to download for Windows, Mac, and Linux, and will remain free until April 21, or “while supplies last.” Which means you should probably get it while the getting’s good.
Satellite Reign is a Syndicate-style game made by a team of former Bullfrog and Lionhead developers. It’s a real-time strategy game that puts you in charge of a group of four agents, each of whom has unique abilities. Your job is to wrest control of an open-world cyberpunk city from its evil corporate overlords.
To do so, you can customize each member of your team to your liking. You may want to sneak around, taking down enemies before they know you’re there. Or, if you load out your characters differently, you can outfit them with gear to go in with guns blazing. You can even play the whole game in co-op with up to three friends. Just make sure to tell them to download the game before the price goes back up.
Satellite Reign has a respectable 75 on our sister site Metacritic. Since those reviews came out, it’s received a number of updates to smooth some of the previously rough edges. Anyone with a passing interest in cyberpunk strategy games might as well give it a download.
That’s not the only game that’s free to play this weekend. Over on Xbox One, Xbox Live Gold subscribers can try out PUBG for free as well.
The cult favorite tactical RPG Disgaea: Hour of Darkness is receiving an HD makeover on PS4 and Nintendo Switch. To commemorate the game’s 15th anniversary, NIS America is releasing Disgaea 1 Complete, a remake of the classic PS2 title slated to arrive in the West this fall.
Disgaea 1 Complete features the same story and gameplay as the original PS2 version, albeit with the improved visuals from the series’ most recent installment, Disgaea 5. The remake also boasts an Etna Mode, which NIS says features “extra characters not found in the original release.” You can see some screenshots of Disgaea 1 Complete below.
In addition to the standard release, NIS America is offering a special Rosen Queen’s Finest Edition of Disgaea 1 Complete. The latter is only available in limited quantities through the company’s online store and retails for $100. Along with a copy of the game, the special edition comes with assortment of bonus items, including a soundtrack, hardcover art book, pin set, Prinny cube plush, posters, and more, all of which is housed in a collector’s box shaped like a Prinny’s pouch.
Disgaea: Hour of Darkness was the first installment in the Disgaea series. It originally released on PS2 in 2003 and would subsequently be ported to PSP, DS, and PC. It follows the story of Laharl, the prince of the Netherworld, who bands together with an army of unlikely allies to reclaim his throne.
GameSpot award the original game an 8.1/10 in our Disgaea: Hour of Darkness review. “‘Really something’ is maybe the right way to describe Disgaea overall,” critic Greg Kasavin wrote. “It’s a game that’s unorthodox above all else, and filled with plenty of cheeky humor, some likable characters, a number of intriguing gameplay elements, and many, many hours of turn-based combat.”
Microsoft is getting Fortnite: Battle Royale players together for tournaments every Friday over the next several months, starting April 20. Players in the US (including Puerto Rico), Canada, and Australia can head to their local Microsoft Store’s ASUS ROG Arena and play the game on PC with the others in attendance. Of course, there are prizes at stake for those who land that Victory Royale.
The tournaments go from 5:30 PM – 9 PM local time. From April 20 – May 11, the tournaments will be for Solos; from May 18 until June 8, the tournaments will be for Duos; and from June 15 – July 6, you’ll be able to play in Squads at the events. The grand prize, each week, is gift cards totalling 2,500 V-Bucks for each player on the winning team.
Players are provided with high-powered laptops, mice, headsets, and an optional PC-compatible Xbox One controller, and if you want to take part you need to pre-register on Microsoft’s Smash.gg website. You’ll still need to show up on time to the Microsoft Store also, as the tournament is first-come, first-served.
In other Fortnite news, the game has just reintroduced an improved 50v50 mode in its latest update, along with a series of other bug fixes and tweaks. As an added incentive to play this weekend, the game is also rewarding players with double XP until Sunday, April 22.
Paramount’s Elton John biopic Rocketman has cast its lead role.
THR reports Kingsman star Taron Egerton will play the music artist in a film that will chronicle John’s days at the Royal Academy of Music and his rise in the rock ‘n’ roll scene of the 1970s and ’80s. The movie will also cover his recovery from drug and alcohol addiction in the ’90s before achieving international superstardom. Egerton will sing the songs himself.
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How do you feel about snacks? Personally, and this may be a controversial opinion, I’m all for them. I love to snack on the worst foods, like a real-life trash monster, scooping up handfuls of processed deliciousness and cramming into my face on the reg. Junk food is definitely not good for you, so you should approach it in moderation, but sometimes you just want to go ham on a whole bag of chips. There are chemists whose entire careers are built around synthesizing and creating new and wonderful flavors, so if you deny these snacks, really you’re denying science. Miss me with that!
