Dragon Age Creative Director Mike Laidlaw Leaves BioWare
Veteran BioWare game designer and Senior Game Director Mike Laidlaw left his position with the company.
Laidlaw made the public announcement on his personal Twitter account, saying "it's time for me to move on." Laidlaw has been with the company for 14 years, working on huge BioWare games like Mass Effect and Dragon Age.
"It's been an honor to be a part of the Dragon Age team," he said in his statement. No immediate future plans were laid out beyond "reconnecting with all the amazing games and worlds" video gaming has to offer.
In June, another force behind the Mass Effect and Dragon Age franchises, Aaryn Flynn, left BioWare after 17 years. The project director on the original Mass Effect, Casey Hudson, took over as BioWare's new general manager.
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The Settlers of Catan Movie Adaptation Is Happening
Sony is fast-tracking a movie adaptation of the popular multiplayer strategy board game, The Settlers of Catan.
Variety reports Sony is in negotiations to acquire the film rights and will be working with producer Gail Katz (Air Force One, The Perfect Storm) on the project. It was reported back in 2015 that Katz secured the film and TV rights to the strategy game.
Blaise Hemingway (Ugly Dolls) will write the screenplay for the film, titled Catan, with Dan Lin (It, The Lego Movie) and Jonathan Eirich producing alongside Katz. Sony is reportedly said to be interested in launching a possible franchise.
Epic Games Launches Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against Fortnite Cheaters
Anyone who has played Epic Games' incredibly popular Fortnite Battle Royale knows that cheaters have quickly become a major problem. Epic has taken a number of steps to counteract cheating, including new lawsuits against two repeat cheaters.
According to documents obtained by TorrentFreak, Epic launched lawsuits against two alleged cheaters, Mr. Broom and Mr. Vraspir, who have been caught cheating and banned multiple times, yet continue to make new accounts to play. Epic's complaints point out that cheating, and enabling others to cheat, is in violation of the terms and agreements players must agree to before accessing the game.
Thor: Ragnarok Tracking For Franchise-Best Opening
Thor: Ragnarok is on track to have the biggest opening in the history of the series.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the third Thor film from Marvel and Disney is expected to make between $90 million and $100 million over the November 3-5 weekend.
The first Thor movie opened to $65.7 million, while Thor: Dark World made $85.7 million. And if the projections hold true for Rangarok, it would appear there's little Thor fatigue setting in for viewers.
Thor: Ragnarok, which is directed by Taika Waititi, sees Chris Hemsworth returning as the Norse god of war. In this film, he is teaming up with Loki (Tom Hiddleston) and Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) to fight Hela, the goddess of death (Cate Blanchett). Jeff Goldblum, Idris Elba, and Anthony Hopkins are all in the film as well.
Beetlejuice 2 Conjures Rememory Writer for Rewrite
Beetlejuice 2, the long-in-development and highly anticipated sequel to Tim Burton's 1988 cult classic, is reportedly getting a rewrite.
Deadline reports Rememory writer Mike Vukadinovich has been tasked with penning the horror comedy. Vukadinovich also wrote the upcoming Disney film Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, based on the Disneyland ride.
Though Beetlejuice 2 is being rewritten, Warner Bros. reportedly isn't close to firming up a deal with either Tim Burton or Beetlejuice himself Michael Keaton. However the duo, who are currently working together on the upcoming live-action remake of Dumbo, are reportedly excited about potentially collaborating on Beetlejuice 2.
The CW Is Bringing Back Roswell
The CW is reportedly rebooting the drama series Roswell
Variety reports that the network behind other reboots like Dynasty is intended to provide a modern update to the story, focusing on the daughter of undocumented immigrants who returns to her hometown — Roswell, New Mexico.
But she's in for a huge shock as she discovers that her childhood crush, who is now a police officer in the town, is actually an alien. While staying in town, she helps protect his secret while investigating his origins, but the alien presence on Earth is far larger than they knew, and, according to Variety, "the politics of fear and hatred threaten to expose him and destroy their deepening romance" as a government cover-up and violent attack come into play.
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11 Games Released for Nintendo Switch This Week
The Nintendo Switch has another packed release week, with 11 games, and one demo, set to be released within the next seven days, including a couple of indies recently highlighted in a Nindies Showcase.
After the release of Stardew Valley on Switch last week, Nintendo is continuing to roll out a number of highlighted Nindies. This week sees the debut of Yono and the Celestial Elephants and Wulverblade, both of which were spotlighted during the August Nintendo Switch Showcase. Check out the full slate of releases in the gallery below:
PS4, Xbox One Getting 3 NES Adventure Games Soon
Three classic 8-bit NES adventure games are coming out soon on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
Packaged in a bundle called the 8-Bit Adventure Anthology (Volume One), Abstraction Games will be releasing NES titles Shadowgate, The Uninvited, and Déjà Vu on October 31.
In Shadowgate, players explore the titular evil castle as the "Seed of Prophecy," as the fate of the world lies in your hands. The Uninvited is a mystery thriller about finding your missing sister in a gloomy mansion after a dangerous incident on the road.
Meanwhile, Déjà Vu is set in 1942 and asks you to find who murdered a man in your office using your gun while you were seemingly unconscious. All three games were originally released in the 1980s.