Homeland to End With Season 8
Showtime's tentpole series Homeland is set to conclude with the upcoming eighth season.
According to Deadline, series star Claire Danes revealed the news during an interview on The Howard Stern Show. The host asked Danes if the drama would come to a conclusion after Season 8, to which she responded, "Yeah, that's right." She went on to say that she's "really conflicted" about the show coming to an end.
"I mean, I'll be ready. She's a lot, this Carrie-freakin' Mathison character," Danes told Stern. "It's a workout, so I'll be ready for a reprieve from that."
The series' end date shouldn't come as much of a shock as showrunner Alex Gansa has long been outspoken about his thoughts that Carrie Mathison's story – as well as his run on the series – would come to a close at the end of the eighth season.
New PUBG Map Goes Underground With Large Cave System
The new PlayerUnknown's Battelgrounds Map will feature underground passageways.
A blog post on the game's Steam page explains the new map, currently known as Codename: Savage, will continue to be developed while available for play, and part of this will include adding an underground cave system which can be parachuted into via a large entry point on the map.
Players will then be able to exit the cave network via several tunnels and exits offering different possibilities for using this new terrain in play.
The team found inspiration for this new addition, which they believe will set this map apart from the first two, during their trip to Thailand at the Phraya Nakhon Cave outside of Bangkok.
Everything You Need to Know About Platinum’s New Game: World of Demons
Earlier today IGN ran its first look at World of Demons, the latest project from PlatinumGames – an Android/iOS samurai action game that will be published by DeNA. That feature covers off key information about gameplay, art direction and story, as well as giving my hands-on impressions, but I figured you might also like to hear from some of the people that have been working on this game for the last three-odd years.
The quotes below are pulled from interviews, presentations and conversations that took place while I was at Platinum, and include a pretty wide range of people. To quickly introduce them, there's: Atsushi Inaba (Executive Vice President and Studio Head), Masaki Yamanaka (PlatinumGames Head of Game Design and World of Demons Creative Director), Andrew Szymanski (World of Demons Producer and Product Owner), Kento Koyama (PlatinumGames Lead Game Designer/World of Demons Co-director), Yasutaka Maeki (Environment Artist) and Hiroshi Yamaguchi (Music Composer).
Fortnite: Battle Royale Dev on Potential for New Maps
A fresh map for Fortnite: Battle Royale isn’t high on the agenda at the moment, according to Fortnite: Battle Royale design lead Eric Williamson.
While parts of Fortnite’s vast audience continue to speculate about the possibly of new maps, and competing battle royale juggernaut PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is the process of adding its third map, Williamson said there’s no currently no rush to add another map.
“We’ve talked a bit about this internally,” Williamson explained to IGN’s Expert Mode. “We just had the big map update and we learned a lot through that process.”
“There’s no urgency for us to create a new map right now. It’s not a priority right now, whereas continuing to evolve and make the map feel fresh is something we’re very excited and interested about. So stay tuned; we have some interesting ideas.”
Two Big God of War Streams Coming to IGN Thursday (4/19)!
As the release of God of War draws ever-closer, we figured Thursday would be as good a day as any to spend some quality time with our favorite Spartan ghost! Ready for hours of violence, mayhem, insane challenges, and an awesome Q&A?
We're kicking off two God of War streams on Thursday, 4/19, between 10AM and 12PM PST (5PM - 7PM GST) (3AM AEST - 5AM AEST). The first stream (10AM PST - 11AM PST) will feature an in-depth look at God of War's "Give me God of War" difficulty level - we rounded up our biggest God of War fans and dared them to complete five of the most ridiculous challenges we've encountered in the game.
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Netflix’s Maniac Looks Like a Trippy New Adventure
Maniac is Netflix's strange new series from the minds of writer Patrick Somerville (24: Live Another Day) and director Cary Fukunaga (True Detective).
Former Superbad co-stars Emma Stone and Jonah Hill reunite, with veteran actors Sally Feild and Justin Theroux rounding out the cast. For a better look at Maniac, scroll through the slideshow below:
Little is known about the series, except that Stone and Hill are "two strangers who find themselves caught up in a mind-bending pharmaceutical trial gone awry," according to Netflix's synopsis.
One thing is for sure, the team behind this trippy-looking series is top-notch. Somerville might not have the name recognition that Fukunaga does, but he's written some quality television, working on shows like HBO's The Leftovers and FX's The Bridge. Maniac will be Fukunaga's first directing gig since his critically acclaimed work on Netflix's Beasts of No Nation, starring Idris Elba.
Fate of the Furious Director to Helm MASK for Paramount and Hasbro
The Fate of the Furious director F. Gary Gray will helm a M.A.S.K. film adaptation, based on the 1980s Kenner action figures.
Deadline reports Gray will direct the film, which doesn't have a release date yet, for Hasbro and Paramount. A new writer will soon be brought on board to craft a story with a youth empowerment angle. Hasbro and Gray are producing the project, according to Deadline.
M.A.S.K. stands for Mobile Armored Strike Kommand and centers on the titular task force and its fight against the evil V.E.N.O.M, a.k.a. the Vicious Evil Network of Mayhem. The property spawned an animated series and a few comics as well.
Life Is Strange Developer in Discussions to Make 2 New Titles
Life Is Strange developer Dontnod is reportedly in discussions with a major publisher to make two new games.
According to a story from the French publication Le Figaro (translation via Resetera), Dontnod is in talks to launch two new IPs. However, not much is currently known about these mystery projects.
Dontnod is looking to ensure it's able to continue to partially fund its future games, and as such the studio has taken the first steps toward going public on Euronext Growth, which is the European stock exchange. It recently registered with the French regulator Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) before it goes public soon.
Rick and Morty Made the Most Random Cameo
In what was perhaps the result of one of their most bizarre adventures yet, Rick and Morty found their way into the world of My Little Pony.
The reality-hopping duo was spotted by Reddit user Roxopenguim in the background of a recent My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic episode. Both characters are seen with their signature hairstyles, while Pony Rick sports his unibrow, lab coat, and a science-themed cutie mark.
Perhaps even more bizarre than the unexpected cameo is the title of the children's series' latest episode in which the characters appeared, "Grannies Gone Wild."