Mario + Rabbids Dev: Nintendo ‘Open-minded’ to New Ideas
While Nintendo is protective of its franchises, Mario + Rabbids creative director Davide Soliani has found the company is "quite open-minded" to new ideas as long as the creative concept can be justified.
On the debut episode of IGN Expert Mode, Soliani shed light on the process that ultimately led to creation of a Mario game filled with an array of wacky weaponry.
The Last Jedi: Snoke’s Ship The Supremacy Revealed
The First Order's headquarters for Star Wars: The Last Jedi has been revealed, teasing that Snoke will be taking a much more hands-on approach than he did in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
As part of the Sphero BB-9E droid revealed for Force Friday II, Sphero's companion app has updated with an AR experience that allows players to tour the bridge of Supreme Leader Snoke's ship, The Supremacy. Take a look at it, as well as new art of Snoke and his guards, in the gallery below.
The Supremacy is, according to the descriptions included in the app, the only Mega-class Star Destroyer, clocking in at 60 kilometers in length. Snoke apparently keeps the ship hidden away in the Unknown Region's star systems. Its bridge rests atop the center of the ship, offering Snoke and his crew a 360-degree view of their surroundings in space, a necessary tasl fpr what is the First Order fleet's command headquarters.
The Crow Reboot Flocks to Sony Pictures
The long-gestating The Crow reboot has now reportedly landed at Sony Pictures.
Variety reports the film is now back in development as a result. The remake was in the works over at Relativity Media for nearly a decade, but production on the film was suspended after the company went bankrupt.
Filming was reportedly supposed to begin in January this year, with Game of Thrones and Aquaman's Jason Momoa starring in the lead role of Eric Draven (played by Brandon Lee in the original), with Corin Hardy directing. According to Variety, however, Momoa and Hardy are currently not attached to the project.
New Atari 2600 Retro Handheld Console Announced
While Atari has already unveiled a brand new console to come, an Atari 2600 Nintendo Switch-style hybrid handheld/home console device has been revealed called the Atari Retro Handheld.
Seller Funstock Retro has revealed the new device, which features a 2.4-inch screen to play games directly on the device, but it also comes with an A/V TV output. Check out the system below:
The Atari 'Retro' Handheld has a "wood" effect to give the console the vibe of the classic 2600, as well as an analog control stick and "super responsive" buttons. And in the vein of the NES and SNES Classic Editions, the device comes with a whopping 50 games built into it. This library includes Asteroids, Breakout, Pong, Centipede, and Millipede.
Fall TV Preview: From Stranger Things to The Punisher
As if you already don't have enough television to catch up on from the spring and summer, the beast that is Fall TV is upon us and ready to flood our eyes and ears with all our favorite returning programs - as well as a bountiful banquet of new shows to check out!
Fear the Walking Dead finishes off its third season, The Walking Dead kicks off its eighth, and American Horror Story arrives a month early while South Park enters its 21st year as scintillating social satire, Gotham introduces Scarecrow, and Stranger Things ramps up the chaos in Hawkins, Ind.
Meanwhile, CBS All Access debuts its new Trek series, Star Trek: Discovery, while FOX lampoons the space exploration genre with Seth MacFarlane's The Orville. HBO rolls out '70s porn industry drama The Deuce along with a ninth season of Curb Your Enthusiasm while Marvel TV readies Inhumans on ABC, Punisher on Netflix, The Gifted on FOX, and Runaways on Hulu.
Police Warn of Creepy Clown Sightings Due to IT
With Stephen King's IT set to hit theaters next weekend, Pennsylvania State Police are warning of the return of last year's creepy clown phenomenon.
"With the fall of 2017 upon us, it is anticipated that similar ‘creepy clown’ sightings could be reported starting as soon as September, in part due to the fact that the movie IT will be released in theaters on 9/8/2017," said the state police department, as reported by CBS Philly.
"The movie, which is adapted from a Stephen King novel by the same name, portrays an evil demon who takes on the shape of a clown named Pennywise, 'that stalks kids from within the sewers and killing them when they least expect it.'"
Shadow of War Developer Memorialized With Charity DLC
Middle-earth: Shadow of War executive producer Michael Forgey lost his battle with cancer last year at the age of 43. To help ease the burden on his surviving family, and as a way to honor his enthusiasm for both his work and playing music, WB Games is offering a DLC character in his likeness.
The $5 USD download adds Forthog Orc-Slayer to the game, named after the Monolith band in which Forgey was a member. The Orc-Slayer shows up at random intervals, one-hit destroying whichever Orc your character is currently facing.
Forthog wields a weaponized guitar, using it to melee, and utterly destroy, orc opponents. The game's caption refers to him as the "Mysterious Savior" in the video trailer for the DLC.
Today Marks Harry Potter 19 Years Later Anniversary
All was well today at King's Cross Station.
Today, September 1, 2017, marks an important date in the Harry Potter universe — the date is the furtherest point in time covered by J.K. Rowling's original seven novels, as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' epilogue took place on this day. And fans around the world, as well as Rowling herself, are celebrating the memorable date.
The final chapter of the seven-book series finds Harry, Ron, and Hermione seeing their children off to school on the Hogwarts Express this very day. Jumping 19 years in time, the chapter catches up with Harry and Ginny who are married with three children, Hermione and Ron are married as well with two kids.
Forza Motorsport 7 Preorder Guide
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It came as no surprise when Microsoft announced Forza Motorsport 7 would be coming out later this year. That’s because we get a new Forza racing game like clockwork every fall. This year it’s the Forza Motorsport subseries’ turn, so you can expect plenty of realistic racing action when it launches on October 3 for Xbox One and PC.
This year, developer Turn 10 promises to deliver over 700 cars, a heap of real-life tracks, dynamic weather conditions, and a plethora of esport modes. And if you’re planning on buying an Xbox One X, it’ll also offer visuals in 4K, HDR, and 60 frames per second. If you’re planning to buy the game, take a look below to see what comes with the various editions of Forza Motorsport 7, as well as the preorder bonuses.
What to Watch Now That Game of Thrones is Over
With Game of Thrones' seventh season now officially over and the extra long night setting in until the eighth and final season begins (reports have it premiering sometime in 2019!), you're definitely going to need some shows to fill the void.
You're going to want something with top shelf drama, intrigue, mystery, and spectacle. Maybe not something with dragons specifically because the only other series with a mystical dragon right now is Iron Fist (sort of), but definitely something with scope and breadth.
Here are our humble suggestions of shows for you to absorb during the down time. It's an excellent collection of series that represent some truly tremendous TV. Most of them are newer shows, though you can also check out some of the ones we recommend last year when Thrones went on break, like BSG and Lost.