NVC: Doom, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, and the Star Wars Game That Never Was
Welcome to Nintendo Voice Chat, Episode 381!
Today Filip Miucin, Zach Ryan, Brian Altano, and Peer Schneider sit down and talk with the president of Factor 5 and discuss the cancelled Rogue Leaders Star Wars game. Plus, we chat about our impressions of Doom for Nintendo Switch, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, LA Noire, and more!
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5 PC Games You Don’t Want to Miss – November 10
Welcome to the first episode of our newest PC-focused show, Hot Keys!
Every Friday, Hot Keys will take a look at the five PC games you don't want to miss this week. We’ll be finding you the diamond in the rough games you may not have seen, as well as letting you know when a game you might already love has something exciting going on.
We’ll also dive deeper into our top pick of the week for a hands-on Let’s Play to show off exactly why we like it so much. Watch the first episode above, and read on to see our key picks this week.
How Much Might It Cost to Replace Kevin Spacey in Ridley Scott’s New Movie?
With reshoots, post-production, new marketing material, and expanded availability for other stars, it will cost millions to replace Kevin Spacey in Ridley Scott's upcoming film.
It is no easy feat replacing an actor in an already-finished movie, but that is exactly what Ridley Scott and film financiers at Imperative Entertainment are doing with All The Money In The World, according to Variety. We already knew that Christopher Plummer would be replacing Spacey in the role of J. Paul Getty, and despite logistical difficulties, reshoots are only expected to take eight to 10 days.
The Coolest Easter Eggs in Mario Odyssey
Super Mario Odyssey is a brilliant game where you discover a huge amount of awesome secrets across a ton of new worlds. It seems Nintendo hid something amazing on every inch of this game. Here are a bunch of the coolest tiny details details and Easter Eggs we’ve found so far.
1) As long as they’re matching, every costume Mario wears has a matching 2D version when you pop into a side-scrolling area.
2) When you approach an NPC or item of interest, Mario will turn his head to look at them. Good looking out, Mario.
Louis C.K. Movie Release and Netflix Special Both Scrapped
Update: Louis C.K. will no longer be featured in the upcoming sequel to The Secret Life of Pets.
Universal Pictures and Illumination have decided to drop C.K. for The Secret Life of Pets 2, Variety reports. The actor voiced the first film's main character, a Jack Russell terrier named Max. The sequel will be released in theaters on June 7, 2019.
Original story follows:
The release of Louis C.K.'s upcoming movie I Love You, Daddy and his Netflix stand up special have been scrapped, and FX has ended its association with him.
How Publishers Plan to Keep You Paying Them Forever
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The Punisher: Every Character Confirmed for the Netflix Series
Netflix's Marvel lineup is about to grow even larger with the premiere of The Punisher on November 17. This series spins out of the events of Daredevil: Season 2, following Frank Castle as he resumes his war on crime and learns more about the tragedy that destroyed his family.
While The Punisher will feature several characters familiar to Netflix viewers, the series is also introducing a large new supporting cast. Here's every character confirmed to appear in Season 1 and their relationship to Frank Castle...
Marvel's The Punisher will debut on Netflix on November 17. While you eagerly wait for the show's premiere, check out our guide to what all the major MCU characters are up to right now.
Factor 5 Would Love to See Rogue Squadron on Switch
Star Wars Rogue Leaders: Rogue Squadron for Wii never saw release, but that doesn't mean the game is gone and forgotten. In fact, Factor 5 president Julian Eggebrecht told us he'd be thrilled to see the game come to Nintendo Switch.
The original game was a compilation featuring modified versions of Star Wars Rogue Squadron: Rogue Leader and Star Wars Rogue Squadron: Rebel Strike running on a new graphics engine at 60 fps, as well as other content.
"It's something in some way, shape, or form, should definitely come out of the archives," he told us during an episode of our Nintendo podcast NVC.
Eggebrecht told us the reasons for the games cancellation "should be out of the way nowadays."
Super Mario Odyssey Crossover Comes to Mario Run
Super Mario Run players can now enjoy Super Mario Odyssey-themed content as part of a new crossover promotion by Nintendo.
"A Super Mario Run + Super Mario Odyssey crossover is here! Log in before 11pm PT on 11/14 to get the Mario (Wedding) Statue as a in-game gift," Nintendo of America announced in post on Twitter.
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Future Man EP Seth Rogen on Relatable Video Game Heroes
Future Man executive producer Seth Rogen has a lot to say about his and Evan Goldberg's new action comedy series coming to Hulu. The series about janitor and world-ranked gamer Josh Futturman (Josh Hutcherson) being recruited by warriors from the future to help save the world has legs in action and comedy, but also in science fiction and a little bit of drama.
"When I watch it, it's completely unlike anything I've seen on television before. I hope people think that's a good thing. Or they'll just be like, 'What the f**k did these people do?'"
Nailing the tone has been tricky for Rogen. He told IGN an important thing for this series is how it needs to have a lot of stakes to it while being funny. Future Man is a comedy, yes, but it has what Rogen calls a "real" plot, meaning it's serialized. "We're not the first people to have done it