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Def Jam Might Be Teasing a New Game
Def Jam Recordings has been asking its social media followers what they want from a new game, leading some to believe a new Def Jam Vendetta sequel might be in the works.
On Twitter, the record label first asked fans which modern star they'd like to see on the cover of a hypothetical new Def Jam Vendetta, before following that up by asking which city they'd like to see as a setting, in the style of sequel Fight for NY:
Clone Wars is Coming to the Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game
At Fantasy Flight Games’ Gen Con 2018 preview on Wednesday night, the tabletop publisher announced that Star Wars’ prequel era series would be brought to life in the Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures game as well as Star Wars: Legion.
While not detailing how Clone Wars would appear within Legion, two Clone Wars era ships were teased for X-Wing, including a Sith Infiltrator concept art image and what looked like a reference image for a Jedi Starfighter.
Original Grudge Movie Producer Sues Makers of Upcoming Reboot
Producer of the original Japanese Grudge franchise Ju-on, Taja Ichise, has filed a breach of contract suit against the upcoming Sony remake.
Ichise is claiming that Good Universe refused to allow him a producer's credit he upcoming film, despite the fact that the original contract said the film production company could have the rights to the franchise on the condition it included said credit.
Ichise produced the original Ju-On in 2002, which was adapted in 2004 in a Sarah Michelle-Gellar starring American remake. The upcoming reboot will be based on the 2004 film and will be produced by Sam Raimi. The movie will star Demian Bichir (The Hateful Eight) and Andrea Riseborough (Battle of the Sexes), and Nicolas Pesce will direct from a script he wrote.
Magic: The Gathering Creator’s New Game Will Sell Billions of Unique Decks
On Wednesday at Gen Con 2018, Fantasy Flight Games revealed the newest card game from legendary Magic: The Gathering creator Richard Garfield, KeyForge.
Similar to Magic, KeyForge is a 1v1 competitive card game, but instead of using the traditional ‘Trading Card Game’ format where you build a deck out of randomized booster packs, or the ‘Living Card Game’ format where you get all of the cards outright and then buy full expansion sets later, KeyForge will use an entirely new format called a ‘Unique Deck Game’.
What that means is that players will buy a premade 36-card deck that is a completely unique combination of cards from the game. No other deck in the world will be exactly like it, and it can’t be altered or customized in any way, even having its own unique card back and name to distinguish the cards in it.
Infinity War: Why Thor Didn’t Take the Headshot
In the aftermath of Avengers: Infinity War’s theatrical release, many fans were blaming Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), whose actions interfered with the Avengers trying to remove the Infinity Gauntlet, for Thanos's survival and victory but blame could be laid at another hero’s feet, Thor (Chris Hemsworth).
Shortly after Thanos obtains all six Infinity Stones, Thor emerges from the heavens with his powerful axe Stormbreaker, which strikes Thanos in the chest, not the head, a decision that ultimately resulted in half of all life being snapped out of existence. Writer Christopher Markus revealed on the Avengers: Infinity War commentary track that Thor's decision was fueled by revenge, while adding a humorous anecdote about when this scene was shot.
World of Warcraft’s Pre-Battle for Azeroth In-Game Event Has Fans Divided
Recent developments in World of Warcraft's pre-Battle for Azeroth in-game event, War of the Thorns, have fans divided on the story moving forward into the latest expansion.
In War of the Thorns, the Alliance and Horde clash once again, this time with fan-favorite character Sylvanas leading the Horde. While the two factions have always been morally grey, Sylvanas' most recent actions are solidly in the evil camp.
She was once a High elf, though her soul was taken from her body by the death knight Arthas. After that, she led the undead faction the Forsaken. Now she is in charge of the Horde, set on starting a full-fledged war with the Alliance. Her grizzliest act? Invading Northern Kalimdor and destroying Teldrassil, the World Tree.
Disney Reportedly Unlikely to Rehire James Gunn
Disney is reportedly unlikely to rehire James Gunn as the director of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, which may cause the movie to be postponed.
Variety reports Disney won't change its decision to fire Gunn after a series of older offensive tweets from the filmmaker recently surfaced. This is despite the Guardians cast recently issuing an open letter supporting Gunn.
MoviePass CEO Issues Apology, Promises Changes
MoviePass has had a rough go of it as of late, with the movie subscription service suffering widespread outages last week followed by questions about it potentially going out of business. But in a letter to subscribers, CEO Mitch Lowe issued an apology and promised that changes are on the way.
Lowe said his first priority was issuing a personal apology "for the inconsistencies and unreliability" subscribers have had to deal with as of late. He added that he regrets a failure to address these issues sooner but promised that changes were already in place to help MoviePass continue offering its theater-going subscription service.
F’ Batman?! All the Other Times Batman and Robin Broke Up
Batman and Robin may have the single most iconic partnership in the superhero world, but their relationship isn't all sunshine and roses. Take the trailer for the live-action Titans series, for example. When Robin isn't smashing his boot of justice into evil's neck, he's shocking audiences everywhere by saying "F*** Batman!"
That may be a particularly extreme case of Batman and Robin's relationship turning sour, but there's definitely a precedent here. Between his antisocial personality and his habit of letting sidekicks die on the job, Batman has had quite a few nasty breakups over the years. Here are the most memorable cases in DC's comics, TV shows and movies.