Netflix Aims to Release 80 Original Movies in 2018
Netflix aims to release 80 original films over the course of 2018.
Variety reports that Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos said in an investors' interview that the company intends to release a range of different films, "anywhere from the million-dollar Sundance hit, all the way up to something on a much larger scale."
Some of Netflix's forthcoming large-scale titles include Bright, starring Will Smith, and The Irishman, starring Robert DeNiro, with production costs of $90 and $100 million, respectively. Sarandos believes these original films will bring their movies initiative up to the same scale as television for Netflix.
Stranger Things: Every Major Character
The second season of Netflix's hit science-fiction love letter to the '80s, Stranger Things, will drop on October 27 and promises more intrigue, more darkness, and a steady increase in the number of Ghostbusters costumes. However, before we dive back into the events happening in Hawkins, Indiana (and also the Upside Down), perhaps it would serve us all well to refresh ourselves on the key characters from the first season of Stranger Things.
Who is everybody, and where were they when we left them? In case you don't have the time to re-watch Season 1 before this new season hits, consider this a crash course in the world of Stranger Things, and a roundup of the main figures in the show. Check out the slideshow below for every major character on Stranger Things so far... Spoilers of course follow for Season 1.
Big Hero 6: The Series Gets TV Movie Debut Next Month
Disney XD's upcoming Big Hero 6 animated series will debut next month with a one-hour primetime TV movie called Baymax Returns.
The movie will premiere on Monday, November 20 at 8pm ET (check your local listings for local times) on Disney XD and Disney Channel. Baymax Returns will also be available on the DisneyNOW app and Disney XD's video on demand (VOD) service.
Baymax Returns key art. Photo credit: Disney XD
After the release of the movie, two full-length preview episodes of Big Hero 6: The Series will be made available exclusively on the DisneyNOW app and Disney XD VOD. An interactive virtual assistant called Pocket Baymax will also be available on DisneyNOW starting November 20.
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Wargaming to Launch Local World of Tanks Server for Australia, NZ
Wargaming has confirmed it will be launching a local server for Australian and New Zealand World of Tanks players on November 1, 2017.
The server will commence as a prime time server, available between 6pm to 12pm AEDT.
“A local server is the number one request from our community and we are finally rolling them out on November 1, from 6pm – 12am AEDT,” said Wargaming Australia and New Zealand boss Travis Plane in a statement. “It’s a long time coming but we hope that our players and the community can see that we’re truly committed to investing in Australia and New Zealand.”
“As our player numbers grow and the matchmaking continues to improve, we plan to widen these hours and are aiming for a full-time local server in 2018.”
Atlus Releases Free Sidescrolling Shin Megami Tensei Game
The developer and publisher of the post-apocalyptic role-playing series Shin Megami Tensei, Atlus, has released a free sidescrolling adventure after teasing the .
Atlus announced the game, Shin Megami Tensei: Synchronicity Prologue, on its Japanese blog (via Gematsu) following a trailer last week for the 3DS game Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux. That initial trailer called the sidescroller fake, but apparently the game is real — at least for a limited time.
Check out screenshots from the original Japanese trailer below.
MVC: Infinite Premium Costumes Arrive Tomorrow
Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite is getting 18 premiere costumes tomorrow.
As detailed by Capcom, characters like Iron Man, Chun-Li, and Dante are getting fresh new looks. Players can purchase these costumes individually for $3.99 each or in three different $11.99 packs that come with six costumes apiece. Check out all of the costumes below:
Costume collections include the Avenging Army pack, which contains costumes for Iron Man, Hawkeye, Arthur, Dante, Thor, and Spencer. The World Warriors pack, which sports new looks for Hulk, Captain America, Captain Marvel, Chris, Chun-Li, and Ryu, and the Mystic Masters pack, which includes costumes for Nemesis, Dormammu, Ghost Rider, Doctor Strange, Morrigan, and Firebrand.
BioShock 10th Anniversary Collector’s Edition Unboxing
The BioShock series hit the 10th anniversary mark this year, and 2K Games is honoring the franchise milestone with a return to Rapture's roots in a new collector's edition.
Available on November 14, the BioShock: 10th Anniversary Collector's Edition comes with an 11-inch statue featuring a Big Daddy and Little Sister statue. Check it out in the gallery below or the unboxing video above.
The collector's edition comes with the stature, which features lights, audios, and a rotating Big Daddy drill arm, as well as a copy of BioShock: The Collection. The compilation, which IGN reviewed when it released last year, collects BioShock, BioShock 2, and BioShock Infinite, as well as all single-player DLC for all three games. All three games are presented in 1080p with 60 frames-per-second frame rate. A director's commentary video series, "Imagining BioShock," is also included as an unlockable set of videos.
How Killmonger Can Wear the Black Panther Suit
For Black Panther fans, today's new trailer offers a feast of geeky delights. The new footage revealed in the trailer offers a closer glimpse of the film's heroes and villains. And perhaps most intriguing, it features a shot of Michael B. Jordan's Erik Killmonger suiting up in his own version of the Black Panther costume. In keeping with the grand tradition of movies like iron Man and Ant-Man, it looks as though the climax of Black Panther will feature T'Challa going toe-to-toe with a villain who's stolen the very source of his powers.
Fans of the Black Panther comics will know that there's some precedent for Killmonger stealing the image and powers of Black Panther. Read on for all the details...
Witcher Dev: Cyberpunk 2077 ‘Is Progressing as Planned’
CD Projekt Red is still hard at work on Cyberpunk 2077, according to a recent post on Twitter.
"Cyberpunk 2077 is progressing as planned, but we are taking our time" the developer said in a statement, "in this case, silence is the cost of making a great game." CD Projekt Red Co-Founder Marcin Iwinski and Studio Head Adam Badowski made the joint statement.
The post also addressed player concerns that recent departures from the studio might cause the upcoming game to be delayed. "So, does a departure, even a high profile one, mean that the project is in danger?" the developer asks. "One would need to be very courageous to base the future of an AAA role-playing game of such scope on one person (or a few people)."