Obi-Wan Kenobi Movie Reportedly Happening, Not an Origin Story
An Obi-Wan Kenobi movie is rumored to indeed be happening, but it won't be an origins story.
TMZ reports the film will instead be a direct prequel to A New Hope. It will be set on Tatooine and follow Obi-Wan Kenobi living in exile, who goes out of hiding when a tribe of Sand People and local Tatooine farmers start feuding. (Find out what Star Wars canon tells us Obi-Wan was up to between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope here.)
Batwoman Will Appear in Next Arrowverse Crossover
Deadpool 2 Director Wants to Break the Video Game Curse with Division Film
Deadpool 2 director David Leitch shares how he plans to combat the "video game movie curse" in his upcoming adaptation of The Division.
Back in April, it was announced that Leitch would be taking over directorial duties from Stephen Gaghan, who was previously set to helm the film. Veteran actors Jessica Chastain and Jake Gyllenhaal will star in the leading roles.
In a recent interview with IGN, Leitch told us how important character development will be in breaking the video game curse that seems to plague so many films. For the full interview and more on what Leitch has in store for The Division, check out the video below:
Mario Tennis Aces Demo Coming Next Week
A demo for Mario Tennis Aces will be landing on the eShop next week, followed by a three-day long online multiplayer tournament starting early next week. The tournament is set to kick off on Friday, June 1, and run until Sunday, June 3.
Users will be able to find the demo in the free software section on the Nintendo Switch eShop starting Thursday, May 24. Users who download the demo will be able to choose to between Mario, Peach, Yoshi, and Bowser to compete in online multiplayer matches. Players will also be able to earn coins by winning online matches, which they can then use to unlock five additional characters hidden away in the demo.
The online tournament will run from 6 p.m. PT on June 1 to 11:59 p.m. PT on June 3. Nintendo has stated that the demo will also be playable offline against CPU opponents, and players who complete the demo will unlock Mario's classic outfit for the full game's release.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s Battle Royale Mode Announced
Blackout is Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s battle royale mode, Treyarch announced at its Black Ops 4 reveal event.
The mode will be available in Black Ops 4 at launch and features a map 1,500 times bigger than an average Call of Duty map. Blackout brings the Black Ops universe together by integrating parts of different multiplayer maps into its own and playable characters from all Black Ops games, including Zombies characters.
Not many details were revealed about Blackout, but there will be sea, land, and air vehicles available in some capacity. Blackout challenges players to be the last person standing in an unspecified number of players, and they’ll have weapons and tools from Black Ops multiplayer and Zombies.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Doesn’t Have a Traditional Campaign
This year’s Call of Duty is forgoing a traditional campaign and instead features different kinds of solo experiences.
Revealed at the Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 event, developer Treyarch is looking to expand the “multiplayer universe” with solo missions featuring both returning and new Specialist characters. These missions would not only serve as a place to learn tactics with the different Specialists but also learn the Specialist characters’ backstories. These stories take place between Black Ops 2 and Black Ops 3.
“These missions will be fun and fast-paced trials that give a hands-on introduction for these new and returning Specialists,” Dan Bunting, Treyarch’s co-studio head, said.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s PC Version Is Exclusively on Battle.net
Developer Treyarch is teaming up with Beenox to custom build a version of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 for PC, and it’ll be exclusively available on Blizzard’s Battle.net.
Revealed at the Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 event, Treyarch showed a reel showcasing how it’s working with a team at Beenox to build its custom version of Black Ops 4 for PC. Black Ops 4 will have dedicated servers, supports 4K, and has an uncapped framerate.
Activision Blizzard President and COO Coddy Johnson mentioned the company was investing more resources into Black Ops 4 on PC earlier this month.
Zombies Maps, New Mode, Difficulty Levels Revealed for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s Zombies mode is getting three maps at launch, difficulty levels, tutorials, custom modes, and much more, Treyarch announced at the Black Ops 4 reveal event. All three "experiences," as Treyarch calls them, will be available day-1.
This Zombies iteration features an entirely new storyline, world, characters, and enemies. During the event, three maps were revealed featuring four new characters in wildly different settings.
Call of Duty: Every IGN Review Score
Pop quiz: how many Call of Duty games have there been? With the all-over-the-place naming convention it's hard to figure out - four WW2 games, three four Modern Warfares, four Black Ops, a World at War, and a few futuristic one-offs in a pear tree. The good news is that IGN has been reviewing them since way back in 2003 when the first duty called, so below you can scroll through a gallery of the contemporaneous score and Verdict on every game in the series.
But before you do, a challenge:
1) How many Call of Duty games have received a 10 from IGN?
2) What's the highest-scoring Call of Duty game?
3) What's the lowest-scoring Call of Duty game?
Ubisoft Hints at ‘Unannounced Franchise Title’
A recent earnings report from Ubisoft references an "unannounced franchise title."
The report doesn't offer further information on what the game could be, but mentions it alongside known upcoming sequels The Crew 2 and The Division 2, which rules those out as possibilities. We also know it would be coming before March 31, 2019, which marks the end of Ubisoft's fiscal year.
While we don't know for sure which franchise the report is referring to, Ubisoft has several popular series to choose from.
Ubisoft usually releases new Assassin's Creed games in October or November – the most recent installment, Assassin's Creed Origins, launched last October. Far Cry's latest installment, Far Cry 5, launched earlier this year, with three pieces of DLC still on the way. Meanwhile, Watch Dogs 2 came out back in November 2016.