Originally Posted by Destructiod

Chinese conglomerate Tencent now has a hand in Platinum's dealings, as the company just announced today that they "have received a capital investment from Tencent Holdings Limited as a basis for partnership." The exact nature of this partnership has not been disclosed, but according to Platinum, their independence as a company will not be impacted, and they will "continue operations under [their] current corporate structure."

Going on, the company states: "We hope to use this capital to strengthen our foundation as a business and expand from game development into exploring self-publishing. We also hope that this partnership can give us a wider global perspective, while still creating high quality games that stay true to our name." Translated for marketing speak: dollar dollar bills, y'all.

This is a good move in theory for Platinum as they finally found someone to just hand them money to be self-sufficient (instead of kowtowing to the whims of publishers that hold their IP hostage and cancel their games), but Tencent is a powder keg of a partner. Over the past five years or so they've gotten their hands into nearly every form of media from gaming to films, slowly taking over the entertainment and tech worlds in the process. To paint a picture, they have a stake in Ubisoft, Blizzard, Epic Games, Paradox, Miniclip and a whole lot more. In another five years or so they could stand to be the Disney of the gaming industry, if they quietly aren't already.

Originally Posted by Destructoid

While many people were expecting more details on WB Games Montreal's mysterious new Batman project to emerge before the end of 2019, fans were unfortunately left wanting; as The Dark Knight failed to spread his wings at The Game Awards 2019 as hoped.

That hasn't stopped the clues and teasers from coming in however, as fan page Arkham Videos has just spotted this clear reproduction of a sinister emblem, which seems to be further teasing the rumoured "Court of Owls" project that emerged from the shadows back in September.

Other than the ominous — and strangely governmental — looking symbol, posted by WB Montreal on both its Facebook and Instagram pages, there's nothing new or substantial to go on. But in this quiet new year news period, it would be a pretty savvy move to drop a major announcement and grab the world's attention.

Originally Posted by Destructoid

Back in 2013, Sony formally unveiled the PS4 with a giant dedicated event in New York City called a "PlayStation Meeting." Ahead of the PS5's release later this year, there's expectation that Sony will put on a repeat performance by hosting a similar event that showcases the new console's capabilities and some launch games.

While nothing has been revealed yet, there's a bit more evidence that another PlayStation Meeting might be upcoming. Journalist Mike Futter has confirmed that Sony has handed over responsibilities for its annual Destination PlayStation event. Destination PlayStation is a behind-closed-doors meeting held in February where Sony reveals plans for its year ahead to key business partners including publishers, distributors, and retailers. This year, it'll be run by "a major distributor" rather than Sony.

Originally Posted by Destuctoid

Following the reveal of Half-Life: Alyx, there have been rumors that Valve will follow it up with a VR-focused Left 4 Dead. That speculation heated up this morning when HTC Vive's president in China gave a presentation at an awards show, where he stated "Half-Life: Alyx and Left 4 Dead 3 will drive consumer and triple-A studio interest [in VR]." ...

In a statement to IGN, Valve says "We've seen rumors to this effect for the last couple of months. We did briefly explore some Left 4 Dead next-gen opportunities a few years ago. But we are absolutely not working on anything Left 4 Dead-related now, and haven't for years."

As it turns out, HTC's guy didn't have the insider info you'd expect from an executive at a major virtual reality headset manufacturer. He was going off a report from Valve News Network, which often publishes inaccurate and speculation-laden stories.

Originally Posted by Destructoid

The kountdown has begun for the release of Warner Bros. all-new Mortal Kombat movie which has just wrapped shooting in Australia. The latest live action adaptation of NetherRealm Studios' gooey fighting game will hit the silver screen on January 15, 2021.

To mark the one-year countdown actor Ludi Lin - who plays classic MK protagonist Liu Kang - tweeted out an image from the set, which shows a slate emblazoned with the new release ...

The movie will feature iconic series characters such as Raiden, Kano, Sonya Blade, Jackson Briggs, Mileena, Shang Tsung and, of course, Sub-Zero and Scorpion. While lacking somewhat in Hollywood A-listers, Mortal Kombat has cast a host of talented stuntpersons and martial artists, and is also looking at an R-rating to allow for gore galore.

Originally Posted by Destructoid

Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon has announced the existence of a new animated adaptation of his notorious fighting game series, premiering in the first half of 2020.

The Hollywood Reporter fills in the hot deets. Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge, (which sounds like an unreleased title in the ill-fated MK Mythologies PS1 series), is penned by Jeremy Adams, who has previously written episodes for Supernatural and Teen Titans Go!

The movie will star Community's Joel McHale and Dexter's Jennifer Carpenter as Johnny Cage and Sonya Blade respectively. All of the original MK alumni set to put in appearances, with roles cast for Kano, Sub-Zero, Scorpion, Shang Tsung, Raiden, Liu Kang, Goro, and even that prick Quan Chi.

There are no specific details regarding plot, release date, or whether Scorpion's Revenge will be a theatrical or streaming release

Originally Posted by Destructoid

Western fans of the River City/Kunio-kun series should perhaps get themselves in shape for another downtown rumble, as it appears that the Japanese release Kunio-kun: The World Classics Collection might be preparing for a western localisation in the near future.

As spotted by Gematsu, a recent entry on PlayStation database hunting website GameStat, (the same site that outed the Final Fantasy VII Remake demo), listed an upcoming release titled Double Dragon & Kunio-kun Retro Brawler Bundle. This listing includes an image which features a compendium of classic Kunio-kun artwork. All in, the The World Classics Collection contained 15 Kunio-kun titles and three Double Dragon games. Exciting stuff.

Originally Posted by Destructoid

Originally published by Nintendo and released on the Wii U in 2013, Platinum is now turning to crowdfunding for a Switch remaster. The bar is super low, though. Platinum is only asking for $50,000 to make it happen; mere minutes after the campaign went up, it's already sitting at $26,000 as of time of writing. So yeah, The Wonderful 101 is coming to Switch. [Update: It's already well over $50,000.]

Other platforms are in the mix too. The Kickstarter's stretch goals include a PC release on Steam if $250,000 is raised, and a PS4 port if it hits $500,000. The Wonderful 101 is a strong cult classic, and this campaign is off to a blazing start; both of these stretch goals are a good bet. [Update 2: It hit $250,000 within an hour, meaning the PC port is officially going to happen.] [Update 3: And...it has now passed $500,000, so we officially have a PS4 port too. That clears out all the current stretch goals, but Platinum has added a time attack mode at $1 million, and Luka's First Mission which is "a brand new 2D side-scrolling adventure starring a young hero" at $1.5 million.]

In terms of contribution tiers, $36 will net you a digital copy when it releases; bumping it up to $41 will get you a physical copy. There are many tiers, all the way up to $5,000, but one of the more eye-popping rewards comes at $102. That's where Platinum's famed director Hideki Kamiya will block you on Twitter.

Originally Posted by Seph (Post 5319197)

He took a bit of a hiatus after RDR2 and when he came back I imagine he was probably doing early work on GTA6. He has said publically in the past that working on GTA6 is basically impossible and he doesn't know how to go about it with the extreme polarization and overreaction of liberals and conservatives alike. I wonder if it ended up being too much for him and he just got fed up trying to thread the needle.

Originally Posted by Fignuts (Post 5319382)