Will Balance in the Force Be the Key to the Skywalker Saga?
With the final trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker now out, the question of how the Skywalker Saga will end is once again on the minds of fans. And the concept of balance in the Force is in the air again too, as it seems like a way J.J. Abrams and his team could choose to close things out. It is, after all, something that the series has seemingly been building towards since the Original Trilogy.
In a mythology full of mystery and ambiguity, one of the central themes in Star Wars revolves around the notion of bringing balance to the Force. The Force, as we know from Obi-Wan Kenobi’s initial conversation with Luke Skywalker in the Jedi Master’s hut on Tatooine, is “an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us, penetrates us; binds the galaxy together.” Notice Kenobi says the Force is created by all living things and seems to indicate that everything works together. He does not mention good and evil.
Will Fallout Fans Like The Outer Worlds?
With the disappointment of Fallout 76 behind them, Fallout fans are no doubt pining for a single player driven Fallout game, but with Bethesda seemingly tied up with patches for Fallout 76, development work on Starfield, and Elder Scrolls 6, it’s hard to even begin to imagine when Fallout 5 will emerge from the vault.
Enter The Outer Worlds: a single player-driven, Fallout inspired RPG from Fallout New Vegas developers Obsidian Entertainment. But with a setting that ditches the post apocalypse in favor of a sci-fi space adventure, just how “Fallout’y” is The Outer Worlds, and more importantly, will it speak to those who love Bethesda’s worlds? Let’s break it down and find out.
Is Rey Holding the Dagger of Mortis in the Final Star Wars Trailer?
While the final trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker has more than a few notable moments, many fans are honing in on one detail in particular: the dagger in Rey’s hand. The going theory is that she has the mystical Dagger of Mortis.
You can watch us dig into this theory in the video player above, or continue reading as an article.
The Dagger of Mortis is a powerful artifact from the Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series. If Rey really does have Dagger of Mortis in the trailer to Episode 9, then it would be a game-changer because it would provide a way for her to defeat Emperor Palpatine once and for all.
Xbox Game Bar Adds FPS Tracker, New Achievement Tracking Tools
Xbox Game Bar for PC has received a brand new October 2019 update that adds, among other things, a Frames Per Second (FPS) Counter and better Xbox Achievement Tracking.
Detailed on Xbox Wire, the October 2019 Xbox Game Bar Update improves the revamped Xbox Game Bar that launched earlier this year and is a customizable, gaming overlay on Windows 10 that gives users access to various widgets for screen capture and sharing, seeing and chatting with Xbox friends from PC, Console, and/or mobile, and much more by simply hitting Win+G.
The FPS Counter has been added to the Performance overlay that had already shown CPU, GPU, and RAM usage, and also gives users "more control over which system resources are tracked and displayed on-screen, and added graphical options so you can customize the look and feel of the overlay (including transparency!)."
Simpsons’ Treehouse of Horror Makes Reference to Outer Wilds
A casting associate on The Simpsons made a reference to The Outer Wilds in the credits of the latest episode.
The crew members of The Simpsons get to change their names for the credits of the yearly Halloween episode, and in a post on Reddit, Nick Conti confirmed his name choice, "NICK OF THE OUTER WILDS," is a reference to the recently released video game.
"Since I've started on the show I've mostly been using my credit to give shout-outs to things I like," Conti wrote. "This year, I went with 'NICK OF THE OUTER WILDS'."
He said he tried adding "Happy Brittle Hollow-ween" to reference one of the planets in the game but wasn't able to. Conti went on to praise the game and said it reminded him of the classic adventure games from LucasArts and Sierra Entertainment.
Marvel TV Boss Jeph Loeb to Exit as Kevin Feige Takes Control of Division
It's the end of an era, as Jeph Loeb is expected to step down from his role as head of Marvel Television. According to Variety, Loeb is "expected to leave his post as head of Marvel Television in the coming weeks and is in the market for an overall deal with a new company."
Loeb had reportedly been planning his exit before the announcement that Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige would become Chief Creative Officer for Marvel and oversee the creative direction for all of Marvel's content, from live-action and animated TV to films and publishing.
See all the new Marvel and Star Wars shows coming to Disney+ in the video below:
The Flash: Exclusive Clip Reveals the Arrowverse’s Newest Harrison Wells
A new season of The Flash is underway, which means it's time for Team Flash to welcome another version of Harrison Wells into the fold. That moment arrives in the new episode "Dead Man Running," as Tom Cavanagh returns to the series to bring Harrison "Nash" Wells to life.
Check out the exclusive clip below for a look at the first encounter between our heroes and this Indiana Jones-inspired treasure hunter.
This clip gives us a much better idea of how this Wells compares to the other incarnations of the character and what puts him in the path of Team Flash, after showrunner Eric Wallace called him "a sensual adventurer, swashbuckler
How Terminator: Dark Fate Sets Up Two Sequels
With Terminator: Dark Fate, James Cameron returns to the sci-fi action franchise that launched his directorial career, although strictly as a producer this time. Deadpool’s Tim Miller helms this reboot, which is a direct sequel to Cameron’s first two films and ignores the last three entries entirely. But for as much of a franchise reset as Dark Fate is, Cameron revealed that there’s one aspect of what made him want to return to the series that wasn’t explored in Dark Fate -- but hopefully will be in two potential sequels.
“I feel like one of my major motivations on this film or coming back to the, hopefully, franchise, was to explore the human relationship with artificial intelligence. I don't feel we did that in Dark Fate,” Cameron confessed in a recent Skype interview with press. “We set the table for that exploration, and that exploration would take place in a second film and a third film. And we know exactly where we're going to take that idea. What we wanted to get in the first movie was this idea that it's just going to keep happening. The names will change, but the basic conflict is going to continue to take place until it gets resolved one way or the other.”
Robert Pattinson Reveals Willem Dafoe Inspired His Batman Voice
Robert Pattinson has revealed that fellow actor Willem Dafoe may have had some influence over his voice for The Batman.
In a recent interview with Access Hollywood, Pattinson opened up about his role in the new horror-thriller, The Lighthouse, in which he stars opposite Dafoe. The actor praised his co-star, saying that his performance was "kind of inspiring" for his role in the upcoming DC film.
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"Willem's voice in this is kind of inspiring for it, to be honest," Pattinson said in response to the interviewer asking whether he had practised his Batman voice. "It is pretty similar, the voice I'm gonna do," he continued, adding his opinion that "Batman has a sort of piratey kind of voice, I think that will really suit it."
The Best Cheap Gaming Laptop Deals from under £1,000
Gaming laptops are quite typically heavy, large, and expensive. This shouldn't be the case in 2019, especially as parts get even smaller, notebooks become lighter, and prices continue to drop.
Thanks to some shifts in the market, there are plenty of great notebooks that make powerful gaming machines, and run at 1080p. Normally, these are available at much lower prices than traditional gaming laptops, with plenty of affordable options to consider.
We've picked out the best gaming laptops in the UK that won't cost the earth. These are all equipped with graphic cards, and other features that are essential when it comes to running games. With the recent release of Nvidia's GTX 16-series GPUs, budget machines continue to improve in performance, while the costs continue to stay low.