Star Wars: Billie Lourd Reflects on Passing of Mother Carrie Fisher
Billie Lourd, daughter of the late Carrie Fisher, wrote an emotional essay about her mother and how she is proud to have become the "Keeper of Princess Leia."
Lourd wrote her story on Time and began by saying how she "grew up with three parents: a mom, a dad, and Princess Leia." She compared Princess Leia to her stepmom - "technically family, but deep down
didn't really like her."
"She literally and metaphorically lived on a planet I had never been to," Lourd wrote. "When Leia was around, there wasn’t as much room for my mom–for Carrie. As a child, I couldn’t understand why people loved Leia as much as they did. I didn’t want to watch her movie, I didn’t want to dress up like her, I didn’t even want to talk about her. I just wanted my mom–the one who lived on Earth, not Tatooine."
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Gets Two New Maps, Hardpoint Mode, Battle Pass in December
A stream of new content is headed to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare this Friday, November 8. Additionally, Activision revealed that the new battle pass system is set to be implemented later this year in December. Per tomorrow's update, fans will be treated to two new maps and will see the addition of the Hardpoint game mode.
Activision and Infinity Ward have decided to get rid of its traditional season pass system and opt into a battle pass instead. The decision to get rid of the season pass means that future map additions and game modes will come to all players on all platforms for no extra cost.
Ninja Weighs in on the FaZe Jarvis Fortnite Ban
Fortnite streamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins has weighed in on the news from this week that Fortnite pro Faze Jarvis received a lifetime ban for cheating in the game. Blevins suggested the punishment was too extreme, especially since Jarvis is a known Fortnite content creator.
“There’s a difference between a content creator who has millions of subscribers, hundreds of thousands of followers, who gets banned from what literally makes him money, and… some kid who is just a piece of shit who has absolutely zero following, has zero money that comes from Fortnite, from gaming, and hacks,” Blevins said.
Next Hitman Game Is Already ‘Well Underway’
Hitman developer IO Interactive has announced that Hitman 2’s November Update on 11/19 will be the “final major patch” as it turns its sights toward the next game in the series.
“After 13 months of full-time support and content for HITMAN 2 – at no additional cost (besides what we added through the Expansion Pass),” a roadmap blogpost explained, “we’re now at a place where we are looking increasingly to the future.” The post continues by saying that “more and more” of the team working on Hitman 2 is moving on to develop its sequel, which it says is already “well underway.”
Fans Miss Fortnite’s Patch Notes, So They’ve Started Making Their Own
Since the launch of Fortnite Chapter 2, Epic has decided to change things up. Starting with the crazy black hole event that ended Season 10 and began Chapter 2, fans have often been confused by what is going on in Fortnite. In fact, recently, Epic decided to delete the majority of the patch notes on the official Fortnite website, causing fans to make their own.
Fan ire over a lack of patch notes really sprung up after a Harpoon gun was released into Fortnite without any warning from Epic earlier this week. While it may seem like a minor thing, some fans enjoyed reading through the patch notes to see what was new in Fortnite. In the past, patch notes were usually released on Tuesday or Thursday of every week, but for Chapter 2, that hasn't been the case yet.
Disney is Submitting the Avengers: Endgame Cast for Oscar Consideration
Avengers: Endgame was undoubtedly one of the biggest movie releases of 2019, as it completed the first 3 phases of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and broke box office records. With tons of great performances by an elite acting crew, Disney has confirmed it has officially submitted the majority of the core Avengers: Endgame cast for Oscar consideration.
After initially only submitting off-screen roles, Disney decided to also push Best Supporting Actor and Actress nominations for Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, and the rest of the core Endgame cast. The following candidates have now officially been submitted by Disney for Oscar consideration.
Xbox’s X019 Event: Playable Titles Revealed
Microsoft announced a list of games that will be playable at X019 in London. The show floor will include upcoming Triple-A titles, indie games, and first-party Xbox games that are already out.
In total, Microsoft said that over 24 titles will be at X019.
Xbox Game Studios will have eight games on the show floor, including Rare’s Battletoads reboot, Minecraft Dungeons, and Bleeding Edge from Ninja Theory. Microsoft is also bringing its most popular franchises to the show with the already released Gears 5 and Halo: Master Chief Collection.
Here’s the full list of titles:
BioWare Celebrates N7 Day With New Mass Effect Armor…in Anthem
If you’re a Mass Effect fan, then November 7 (or N7 Day) is a good time to celebrate BioWare’s expansive space opera RPG. This year, BioWare is offering a neat Mass Effect tie-in with its current project, Anthem, in the form of themed armors and emotes.
BioWare usually does something fun for fans on N7 Day, and this year they’re releasing a set of armor designs and emotes that pay homage to their popular franchise. BioWare has released four Mass Effect-themed armors that change their designs to look like characters from the Mass Effect series.
There are four armors, each referencing a different Mass Effect character. These designs will make your Anthem freelancer look like Garrus, Tali, Wrex, and Liara.
New Look for Scooby-Doo and the Gang Revealed for ‘Scoob’ Movie
We now have our first look at the animated reboot of Scooby-Doo coming from Warner Bros., titled SCOOB.
Check out the images below, which were debuted by Fandango.
The images came with the news that the first trailer for SCOOB will be coming this Monday, November 11.
The movie will tell the origin of how Shaggy, Fred, Velma and Daphne all became a gang of mystery-solvers with their good boy Scooby-Doo. It will feature younger versions of the characters, as well.
Voice Cast for SCOOB
- Scooby-Doo voiced by Frank Welker (the original voice of Scooby-Doo)