Former James Bond star Timothy Dalton has joined DC's live-action Doom Patrol series.

Per THR, Dalton will portray Dr. Niles "The Chief" Caulder, a mad scientist who leads the titular superhero team. The character is both controversial and brilliant, and a pioneer in medical science.

This will be Dalton's first regular TV role since Penny Dreadful, where he starred as Sir Malcolm Murray. Dalton also played James Bond in The Living Daylights and License to Kill.

The rest of Doom Patrol's cast includes Brendan Fraser as Robotman, Dwain Murphy as Negative Man, April Bowlby as Elasti-Woman, and Diane Guerrero as Crazy Jane. Alan Tudyk has also joined the ensemble as Mr. Nobody.

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House of Cards' latest teaser has revealed the fate of Kevin Spacey's character, Frank Underwood.

Spoilers ahead for the next season of House of Cards

Per Twitter, the teaser promptly features the new president Claire Underwood (Robin Wright) standing next to Frank's grave. According to the ex-president's headstone, he died sometime in 2017.

You should have known. pic.twitter.com/UFGplyDSY1

— House of Cards (@HouseofCards) September 5, 2018

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Sony announced today a pair of new PlayStation VR Bundles coming this fall.

First up is the PSVR Creed: Rise to Glory and Superhot VR Bundle, which will arrive at retail on Sept. 25 for $349.99 USD / $449.99 CAD. Included in the bundle will be one PSVR system, one PlayStation Camera, a demo disc 2.0, a pair of PlayStation Move controllers, a digital vouchers for Superhot VR, and a Creed: Rise to Glory disc.

PSVR's Astro Bot Rescue Mission and Moss Bundle will follow on Oct. 2 for $299.99 USD / $379.99 CAD. This more budget-friendly bundle doesn't contain any Move controllers and swaps out Creed and Superhot for a Moss digital voucher and an Astro Bot Rescue Mission disc.

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The first official image of Brie Larson as Captain Marvel has been revealed.

Revealed on EW's new issue cover, the superhero's suit is familiar, but has been tweaked from the comics for its MCU debut:

EW's report confirms that this is not a traditional origin story, beginning after Carol Danvers already has her powers, and has joined a Kree military team called Starforce. Taking place in the '90s, Samuel L. Jackson will play a younger Nick Fury, complete with both eyes and a desk job at S.H.I.E.L.D.

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Nintendo has announced yet another Direct that will air tomorrow, September 6, at 3 pm PT/6 pm ET/11 pm BST and will focus on upcoming titles for the Nintendo Switch and 3DS.

Announced by Nintendo’s Twitter, this 35-minute Nintendo Direct will be their fourth Direct-style video since Nintendo UK released its Indie Highlights video and discussed 16 games headed to the Switch on August 20.

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In recent weeks and months, there has been a slow but steady trickle of information coming from the BBC regarding Doctor Who's upcoming eleventh season, with the first trailer whetting fans' appetites and the reveal of a diverse group of writers and directors hyping the show in advance of its return. Now the BBC has finally revealed when Doctor Who will be back, and there's a big change: Season 11 will premiere Sunday, October 7 in both the UK and the US, with the premiere airing a day later in Australia.

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All September long, IGN is spotlighting the best TV coming your way in the 2018-2019 season. Today we're taking a look at FXX's beloved comedy, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, which premieres its 13th season on Sept. 5 with the gang attempting to find a new candidate to replace Dennis (Glenn Howerton), following his departure in the Season 12 finale.

The Season 13 premiere of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia marks a big change in the status quo for the gang - Dennis Reynolds has left to become a father in North Dakota, leaving a hole in Paddy's Pub that our characters (okay, mostly just Mac) are desperate to fill.

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Bethesda has revealed a few more details about Fallout 76's campaign, including how finishing it will reward the player.

Although the game will place a heavy emphasis on multiplayer opportunities and survival - when announced, Bethesda referred to it as an "online survival RPG" - that doesn't mean that it's giving up the series' traditional story-based elements, with the game's development team clarifying that Fallout 76 is still "driven by quests".

The news comes from Game Informer's latest feature on the game, with the developers revealing that the game's "main quest" storyline will revolve around the mysterious disappearance of Vault 76's Overseer. Bethesda's director Todd Howard explains that "she left before everybody", leaving behind secret instructions for the player, who receives a transmission from her upon leaving the Vault. This transmission, and the instructions left behind, will drive the player through the game's main storyline - which will end with the player gaining access to the game's nukes.

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Doug Cockle, who plays Geralt of Rivia in CD Projekt Red's Witcher games, has publicly endorsed the casting of Henry Cavill for the role in Netflix's upcoming TV series.

Many fans had asked Cockle - who's become synonymous with the role, and will be reprising it for the character's appearance in Soulcalibur 6 - for his opinion. He responded on Twitter:

People keep asking... so... let me go on record saying I think that #HenryCavill will do a great job as #GeraltOfRivia ! He'll make it his own of course, as well he should, and I can't wait to see what @LHissrich and the whole @netflix team create. It's gonna be #Magic

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