Monthly Archives: September 2019

Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Producer Talks Season 2

Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance executive producer Lisa Henson, daughter of Jim Henson, recently opened up about the continuation of her father's legacy, as she confirmed that the creative team behind the Netflix series "definitely" have ideas for future episodes.

Henson told Yahoo that the original pitch for the puppet-driven prequel series extended beyond the first season, but said only time would tell whether they would be granted the opportunity to expand upon the story, which takes place years before the events of The Dark Crystal film.

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Gears 5 Has a Level 50 Times Bigger Than Anything in Previous Gears Games

Gears of War 5 includes a map fifty times larger than any previous Gears of War level, says Coalition studio head Rod Fergusson.

"What players will see in Act 2 and Act 3 of the campaign is that you'll be able to use the Skiff to traverse the largest levels we've ever built," Fergusson said during a panel at PAX West. "You know, in some cases, the levels are 50-times bigger than any previous Gears level."

Developers have made no secret of the fact Gears 5 is the biggest Gears of War game they've ever created. While past instalments have been corridor shooters, Gears 5 shakes things up with open-ended levels containing side-quests and collectables.

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40-Minute Nintendo Direct Announced For This Week

Nintendo has announced a 40-minute Nintendo Direct for Wednesday, September 4, 2019, at 3pm PT/6pm ET/11pm BST that will focus on "2019 Nintendo Switch games, including Pokemon Sword & Pokemon Shield and Luigi's Mansion 3."

As with all Nintendo Direct announcements, no further details were given, but 40 minutes gives Nintendo a lot of time to provide at least a few surprises for fans of the Nintendo Switch.

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Madden NFL 20 Gets Weirder and Looser With Superstar KO

Superstar KO streamlines every aspect of the Madden NFL 20 experience. One offensive possession for each team, no field goals or punts, stripped-down playbooks, mandatory two-point conversions, and a sudden-death overtime tiebreaker. It’s as if college football overtime and arena football had a love child. EA postulates that the online-only multiplayer mode, which will be launching on Madden 20 servers later this month, will require about eight minutes of actual gametime. For longtime football gamers who eulogize the cheeky arcade chaos of NFL Street and NFL Blitz, this should be taken as an olive branch. After years of elaborating on the monolithic algorithms of Madden Ultimate Team and the salary-cap math of Franchise Mode, Superstar KO returns Madden to its core base -- people who always go for it on 4th down.

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SteelSeries Announces the First Wireless Gaming Headset for the Switch

SteelSeries has introduced the first wireless gaming headset for the Nintendo Switch—and when I say wireless I don’t mean Bluetooth.

Rather the Arctis 1 Wireless connects to the Switch using SteelSeries’ lossless 2.4GHz wireless technology. The headset’s accompanying dongle may look strikingly similar to the third-party Bluetooth dongles companies like HopeSpot, Genki, and Bionik have made, but it doesn’t require you to pair it to a separate set of Bluetooth headphones or Bluetooth earbuds.

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See Zelda: Link’s Awakening’s New Chamber Dungeon Mode in Action

With under a month until The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening's release on Nintendo Switch, Nintendo is showing off more than just what fans may remember from the beloved adventure, having given IGN a chance to go hands-on with the completely new Chamber Dungeon mode.

Between a few run-throughs of the new mode and a chance to dive into the reimagined version of the third dungeon, it’s clear that: Nintendo is making some exciting advancements to this remake; the art style continues to be one of my favorites of the franchise; and that Link’s Awakening still has some performance issues in Full Screen/Docked mode.

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Joker Will be in the Running for an Oscar, says Film Festival Director

Venice Film Festival director Alberto Barbera has identified Joker as an early Oscar contender following its premiere screening at the 76th annual event on Saturday.

In an interview with Deadline, Barbera discussed Joker’s resoundingly positive reception and further stoked awards buzz by endorsing critics' praise for Joaquin Phoenix's apparent Oscar-worthy performance as the Clown Prince of Crime.

"They're very good," he said of the film's Academy prospects. "Absolutely, it will be in the running.

"The film deserves the reception it is getting," he continued. "It goes beyond the boundaries of the genre. Joaquin Phoenix's performance is outstanding and Todd Phillips did a great job."

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Cyberpunk 2077: Cutscenes Will Be in First-Person Perspective

All of Cyberpunk 2077's cutscenes will be locked to first-person perspective, according to CD Projekt Red.

Since the core gameplay of Cyberpunk 2077 is also first-person, this means players will rarely see their character's appearance. The studio's global community lead, Marcin Momot, says this is a deliberate decision that prioritises narrative flow.

He tweeted, "Achieving full immersion in an FPP game is extremely important and the decision made by the team to go 100% first person in @CyberpunkGame is something that will benefit it greatly from gameplay and story-telling perspectives."

He added that players would still be able to see what their character looks like in the inventory screen, during driving sequences, in reflections and "very occasionally" in some cutscenes. Any sex scenes in the game will play out from a first-person perspective, according to the official Cyberpunk 2077 Twitter account.

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UK Daily Deals: Sky TV Complete Sports Bundle for £42 per Month

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Sky TV Complete Sports Bundle for £42 per Month

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Watch the 2019-2020 Premier League season with Sky, as it allows you to enjoy 8 Sky Sports channels in HD with their Complete Sports bundle which covers the biggest sporting events, including Premier League matches, plus EFL, The Ashes, Formula 1, and more. It also gives you access to Sky Atlantic, over 300 Sky TV and 60 Catch Up channels in HD. This bundle will save you £144 over the 18-month contract period. You can also add Sky Cinema for an additional £5 per month to get over 1,000 movies on demand. T&Cs apply.

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Checking in with FroStee – Australia’s Hearthstone Grandmaster

One of the biggest changes to the competitive Hearthstone scene this year has been the introduction of Grandmasters – a league-style system featuring 48 of the top players in the world, divided into three regions: APAC, North America and Europe, each with 16 players. The second season of Grandmasters started quite recently, and sees players battling it out every weekend to try and come out on top in their respective region and earn a place at the Hearthstone Global Finals at BlizzCon. Season 2 will also see two players from each region relegated to make room for fresh faces, so the stakes are high. On top of that, this season has also introduced a new format, moving away from Specialist towards a modified version of Conquest. You can find out what a number of Hearthstone pros think about that change here.

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