June, 2020

• 12 June

  Batmans Joker War opens up a new era of storytelling in Gotham City

  

  With the next two issues of Batman concluding James Tynion’s ‘Their Dark Designs’ storyline, readers are noticing a lot of build-up to the highly anticipated ‘Joker War.’ Not only has Harley Quinn already met Punchline, Joker’s new female accomplice, but readers have been treated to various intriguing cameos by both …

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• 12 June

  Strange Adventures still monthly, DC calls schedule change an error

  

  Update: Strange Adventures isn’t going to an every-other-monthly schedule, despite DC announcing it as such in their September 2020 solicitations (and subsequently reported by Newsarama below). “Please note that the text file sent out yesterday incorrectly listed Strange Adventures as a bimonthly title,” DC’s Director — Marketing Services Adam Phillips …

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• 11 June

  Gran Turismo 7 announced for PS5

  

  The next entry in the prolific Gran Turismo series has been announced for PS5. Thursday’s PlayStation Future of Gaming (opens in new tab) stream debuted a thrilling next-gen reveal trailer for Gran Turismo 7, showcasing plenty of breakneck speed-racing before gorgeous, photo-realistic backdrops. There’s a bit of gameplay, some footage …

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• 11 June

  Little Devil Inside re-emerges as a PS4 and PS5 console exclusive

  

  Little Devil Inside was one of the most intriguing surprises from the PS5 Future of Gaming stream. The trailer tells a two part story: one part follows an elderly man’s pampered life, and the other part follows a monster hunter who works for him. Every scene of the hunter’s desperate …

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• 10 June

  Tar Pit flames out in Flash: Fastest Man Alive #8

  

  Flash gets his legs under him and his boots on the ground for another installment of DC Digital First’s Fastest Man Alive series. This time, in June 12’s Flash: Fastest Man Alive #8, Barry Allen celebrates a parade in his own honor in the story “Rain on My Parade” by …

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• 10 June

  AMC plans to re-open most of its US and UK cinemas in time for Tenet in July

  

  Good news for moviegoers everywhere: AMC Theaters (who also owns Odeon in the UK) plans to re-open the vast majority of its cinemas worldwide in July – just in time for Christopher Nolan’s Tenet. During a recent conference call, AMC CEO Adam Aron said (via Deadline (opens in new tab)) …

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• 9 June

  Trinity Crisis, Speed Metal, Multiverse’s End join Death Metal in September

  

  Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s Dark Nights: Death Metal launches next week, but before it even debuts the event is growing by three new specials, all on sale in September.  The 48-page one-shots – Dark Nights: Death Metal: Trinity Crisis, Dark Nights: Death Metal: Speed Metal and Dark Nights: Death Metal: Multiverse’s End …

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• 9 June

  Punchline, Clownhunter, Nightwing, and more appear on Batman variant covers

  

  Tuesday DC revealed several new covers in a series of variants showcasing the character design art of current Batman artist Jorge Jimenez for issues #92-100. Each of the eight planned variant covers, some of which were previously unveiled, features art of characters that play a key role in the upcoming …

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• 9 June

  Inside the Birds of Prey story Gail Simone and Jamal Igle never got to tell

  

  Gail Simone is one of the best-known writers of DC’s Birds of Prey franchise, with an extended run that expanded the team and defined their place in the DC Universe for many fans. But despite being one of the best-loved writers of the title to date, there’s more Simone had …

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• 9 June

  FIFA 20 and Gears 5 add Black Lives Matter in-game messages

  

  If you log on to FIFA 20 or Gears 5 today you’ll be greeted with a Black Lives Matter in-game message. The FIFA 20 message pops up at the initial game startup, whereas the Gears 5 message can be found under the Gears News section on the homepage. “The deep-rooted …

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