First Look at Lando Calrissian in Star Wars: Episode IX
At Star Wars Celebration, Billy Dee Williams was on stage with J.J. Abrams, Kathleen Kennedy, and Anthony Daniels to unveil the first look of his character, Lando Calrissian, in Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker.
Williams was first said to be returning to the Star Wars universe last year since portraying the iconic character in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Director Built the Story Around Leia
General Leia Organa and the woman who portrayed her, Carrie Fisher, will have a key part to play in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Director J.J. Abrams explained at Star Wars Celebration Chicago how they made Leia's role in the movie's story work following Fisher's passing in 2016.
Though Fisher passed away prior to Episode 9 beginning filming, Abrams knew he needed to keep Leia in the final Skywalker movie's story. "What are you going to do?" he said on stage at the Episode 9 Star Wars Celebration panel. "You don't recast that part, and you don't have her suddenly disappear."
The Rise of Skywalker Doesn’t Pick Up Immediately After The Last Jedi
During Star Wars Celebration Chicago 2019, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker director J.J. Abrams revealed that the final installment in the Skywalker Saga doesn’t pick up immediately after The Last Jedi.
"The movie doesn’t pick up immediately after the last film - some time has gone by,” said Abrams. "This is an adventure that the group goes on together. One of the great things about the movie is the dynamic between the characters. They are just the most wonderful together. That’s the thing I’m most excited for you all to see."
Abrams also showed off an image of the core cast outside of the Millennium Falcon that supposedly takes place very early in the movie. The image showcases Rey, Finn, Poe, BB-8, Chewbacca and C-3PO in a forested area. Upon first look, R2D2 appears to be missing.
Ubisoft CEO Remembers Vivendi’s Attempted Takeover as a ‘Fight’
A little more than a year ago, Vivendi finally lost to Ubisoft in a lengthy, messy legal battle for control of Ubisoft. Vivendi ended up selling its remaining stock in Ubisoft, effectively severing its relationship with the company. Ubisoft co-founder and CEO Yves Guillemot isn’t being coy when he calls the whole ordeal a “fight.”
is not easy to do in huge companies,” Guillemot said on this month’s episode of IGN Unfiltered. “So when you're attacked with a company that has a different philosophy, you know it can affect what you've been creating from scratch. So you fight with a lot of energy to make sure it can't be destroyed.”
Respawn and Infinity Ward Co-Founder Allegedly Hired by Epic Games
Epic Games has allegedly hired Jason West, co-founder of Infinity Ward and Respawn Entertainment, to work on game development.
The news was shared by games industry veteran Geoff Keighley on Twitter, who claims Epic hired West quietly to aid their game development efforts. He says that West has been working at Epic’s offices for “about a month”.
Some game industry scoop: @EpicGames has quietly hired Jason West, @InfinityWard and @Respawn co-founder, to work on its game development efforts. From what I hear West, who lives in North Carolina, has been in the office for about a month. pic.twitter.com/nhR0zPq0mB
This Actor’s Dramatic GOT Death Was a ‘Selling Point’ of the Job
In honor of the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones, IGN is taking a look back at some of the iconic characters who've fallen along the way, and the lasting impact they had on the story. These heroes and villains may not have made it to the end of the road, but their lives weren't in vain - they stand as a fitting reminder that when you play the game of thrones, you win, or you die.
Aside from having one of the most memorable names in the Seven Kingdoms, Samwell's brother Dickon Tarly is best known for playing a key part in Game of Thrones' standout Season 7 episode "The Spoils of War" -- and for his fiery demise.
Assassin’s Creed Creator Still Plans to Make Amsterdam 1666
Assassin's Creed creator Patrice Desilets recently confirmed that he still plans on making Amsterdam 1666, a game that was originally started up at some point before 2012 under the now defunct THQ Montreal.
At Reboot Develop, VG247 asked Desilet if he plans on making Amsterdam 1666 at his studio, Panache Digital Games, that is currently working on a prehistoric survival game called Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey.
Borderlands 2 Modder Discovers Rainbow Rarity Guns
A Borderlands modder has found code for a whole new loot tier in the recently applied 4K patch for Borderlands 2.
CaptainKoby_, creator of Borderlands 2’s Reborn mod pack, posted his findings on Twitter (via PCGamesN). The new Rainbow tier of rarity doesn’t appear to upgrade a weapon’s damage output, but seems to tweak the appearance of the gun.
People: Gearbox didn't add anything new with the BL2 update
Me: RAINBOW RARITY pic.twitter.com/RvE3PLnayz
Hideo Kojima to Talk Death Stranding at Tribeca Film Festival This Month
Hideo Kojima and Norman Reedus will both be featured in a panel at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City that will be dedicated to Death Stranding and hosted by Geoff Keighley.
The panel will take place on Thursday, April 25 at 6pm ET and will run for 60 minutes. Kojima and Reedus will "discuss pushing the boundaries of the video game medium and talk about how their relationship has established over working on the title together."
Death Stranding was announced in 2016 at Sony's 2016 E3 press conference and will star, alongside The Walking Dead's Norman Reedus, Mads Mikkelsen and Lea Seydoux.
Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey Preview
If the first few hours of Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey taught me anything, it’s that the fact humanity exists at all is basically a miracle. The third-person survival game from Panache Digital Games is set ten million years ago as you attempt to guide a clan of apes through survival in prehistoric Africa. The goal is to live long enough to pass knowledge down the generational line and recreate our evolution as a species. That’s a hell of a premise.
I was ready to birth civilization into existence as we know it. But fast forward to 45-minutes into my playthrough and the last fertile ape in my community has just bled to death in a soft bed of leaves – because I stupidly made him go to sleep with a gushing open wound – signaling the inevitable extinction of the clan and, with it, I guess, the human race. Sorry, everybody.