Dota 2’s International Moves to Canada
Dota 2's International is moving to Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, and tickets go on sale next week.
There are two types of tickets, the Midweek ticket and and the Finals ticket, for $125 and $250 respectively.
The event runs from August 20 to August 25. The Midweek ticket grants access for the first four days, August 20 to August 23, with the Finals ticket letting fans attend for the last two days.
Tickets go on sale March 23. and you can grab them here.
The International is an annual eSports tournament hosted by Valve that sees teams compete to win a hefty prize pool. This year's winners will come away with over $10 million, with almost $4 million for the team that places second, and $2.5 million for third place.
Tomb Raider Easter Eggs and References You Might Have Missed
While we wouldn’t say the new Tomb Raider movie is a complete remake of the 2013 game reboot, the vast similarities are undeniable.
Here are some of the coolest references, homages, and Easter Eggs we were able to find. Of course, if you haven’t played the game to completion or watched the movie yet, you’re definitely in for some spoilers.
That’s all the cool stuff we were able to spot in the new Tomb Raider movie. Did we miss anything? Let us know in the comments.
For more on Tomb Raider, make sure to check out our review of the movie, as well as our explanation of its ending and the biggest WTF questions the movie left us with. And for more on how the movie pulled from the game, check out this comparison of the two side by side.
Tomb Raider’s Movie Ending Explained
The Tomb Raider franchise has finally returned to the big screen after fifteen years, and while the new film ties up its loose ends nicely, the ending itself might have left you with a few questions. Let’s break down those final few minutes of Tomb Raider. Oh, and if you haven’t seen the movie yet, look away! There are major ending spoilers ahead!
After raiding a tomb and taking down Walton Goggins’ character, Mathias Vogel, by jamming a cursed mummy finger down his throat and then dropping him down a pit (hey, this is a video game movie!), Lara escapes from the island of Yamatai and heads back to her home thinking she probably saved the world from Himiko's evil ancient deadly virus curse thing. She reconnects with the mysterious Ana Miller - played by Kristin Scott Thomas - at Croft’s corporate headquarters, where Ana tries to get Lara to do the one thing she’s wanted her to do for the entire film: sign paperwork.
Tomb Raider: 7 Biggest Differences Between the Games and New Movie
The newest iteration of Lara Croft’s origin story, Tomb Raider, borrows heavily from the 2013 video game reboot but severely deviates from its story, characters, and, surprisingly, Lara. In the movie, Lara embarks on her first adventure in search of her missing father. She uncovers the secrets of Yamatai, Himiko, and learns more about her family.
Below are seven of the biggest changes that were made when the new Tomb Raider made the transition from video game to movie.
Warning! Complete spoilers for Tomb Raider (2013) and Tomb Raider (2018) follow.
Lara largely grew up without her father in the video game. Ana, an agent of Trinity, was tasked with getting close to and murdering Lord Richard Croft. She grows too attached to the Croft family and another Trinity agent is assigned to finish the job. Lord Croft’s death is made to look like he committed suicide. Following the incident, family friend Conrad Roth took Lara in his care and she was estranged from the estate that point forward. In the movie, her father was seemingly absent for most of her childhood while he looked for Himiko’s secrets. Lara is assumed to have been under Ana's care.
Tomb Raider’s 8 Biggest WTF Questions
Full spoilers for Tomb Raider continue below! Make sure to check out IGN's review.
Warner Bros.'s Tomb Raider, an adaptation of the 2013 Square Enix game, might be based on a source material we know and love, but that doesn't mean we weren't left scratching our heads over a few key plot points.
Here are the eight biggest WTF questions we had after watching the much anticipated new adventure for Lara Croft, starting with …
The big plot twist in Tomb Raider hinges around the reveal that Lara’s father Richard is actually still alive on Yamatai despite Mathias Vogel saying he killed him. But wouldn’t Mathias be the first person to know Richard didn’t die? Or wouldn’t he at least have checked to make sure this person who solely could help him find Himiko’s tomb is really dead?
Arrow Villain Richard Dragon Explained
Warning: This article contains spoilers for recent episodes of Arrow!
Not everyone needs superhuman powers to stay competitive in the DC Universe. For a select few, it's enough simply to be very smart and very good at martial arts. And if there's anyone who can give Batman a run for his money in that department, it's Richard Dragon.
With Dragon playing a pivotal role in Arrow: Season 6 lately (in the form of Kirk Acevedo's Ricardo "The Dragon" Diaz), we figured now would be a good time to break down the character's comic book history and how a benevolent teacher became a bloodthirsty crime lord.
Even in a world full of martial artist superheroes like Batman and Nightwing, Richard Dragon is widely regarded as one of the greatest fighters alive. This elite warrior rose up from humble origins to become a master of both martial arts and philosophy. But while he once used his skills to directly battle evil, he generally prefers to keep a low profile and serve as a teacher to other promising martial artists. He's responsible for helping train everyone from The Question to Huntress to original Batgirl Barbara Gordon.
Amazon’s Man in the High Castle Isn’t Attracting Enough New Members
Making prestige television in today's market requires large amounts of cash, but with streaming services like Netflix and Amazon staying tight-lipped about production and marketing costs, it's difficult to know exactly how much these shows cost. Thankfully, a recent study has shed new light on just how much companies are willing to invest in a flagship series.
In a report from Reuters, which claims to have internal documents from Amazon that reveal not only production and marketing costs, but also the strategy Amazon uses to determine whether or not a show is successful. It's called the "cost per first stream" approach, which analyzes the viewing habits of new Prime subscribers. The data reveals that Man in the High Castle Season 2 cost around $107 million to produce. That's a large sum and it's not paying off the way the company would like it to.
The New Gods Explained: Who Are the DC Characters?
The New Gods are back in the spotlight. Not only did the DCEU begin delving into the complex mythology of the Fourth World in last year's Justice League movie, now WB has announced that Ava DuVernay has signed on to direct a dedicated New Gods movie.
If you're not sure what the Fourth World is or how these cosmic heroes and villains fit into the larger tapestry of the DCU, now is the time to get caught up. Fortunately, we're here to help. Scroll down to find out everything you need to know about the New Gods.
The New Gods are a race of highly powerful beings who live in the Fourth World, a realm far removed from the rest of the DC Universe and accessible only by advanced teleportation technology called a Boom Tube. Once this realm consisted of a single, primeval world called Urgrund. But that world was split in two after a cataclysmic war, and now the Fourth World consists of two planets - peaceful, idyllic New Genesis and hellish Apokolips. The former is ruled by the benevolent Highfather, while the latter is a realm populated by slavers and slaves, all dominated by the tyrant known as Darkseid.
A Wrinkle in Time’s Ava DuVernay to Direct DC’s New Gods
A Wrinkle in Time director Ava DuVernay's next project will be the DECU movie The New Gods.
THR reports DuVernay is set to helm the comic book film for Warner Bros., based on the 1971 comic of the same name created by Jack Kirby, co-creator of X-Men, Captain America, and more. The film is said to be the start of a new universe of properties for the studio, though Variety reports it will be part of the existing DC Extended Universe.
A New Gods Comic
Lord of the Rings TV Series Could Cost Half a Billion
Amazon is shelling out big money to compete with other streaming platforms like Netflix and Hulu, with a new report indicating that its planned Lord of the Rings series could wind up costing as much as $500 million for its first two seasons, which is crazy since the original trilogy only cost $281 million according to Box Office Mojo.
The report comes from Reuters, who studied internal documents from the company detailing the cost/benefit formula that Amazon uses to determine which shows are successes or failures. The metric they use is called "first stream," or what new shows Amazon Prime subscribers are watching when they first sign up. So far, the first seasons of Man in the High Castle and The Grand Tour have provided the most bang for their buck. For example, Man in the High Castle Season 1 cost $72 million to produce and drew in an audience of 1.15 million new Prime members during their first stream. That's a cost of around $63 per subscriber -- not a bad deal. On the other end of the spectrum, Season 2 of Man in the High Castle cost $107 million to make with an average cost of $829 per subscriber. With Season 3 on the way, one has to wonder what this downhill trend for such an expensive show might mean for its future.