Netflix Cancels The Get Down
Baz Luhrmann's The Get Down has been cancelled by Netflix after one season.
Variety reports the series didn't attract the level of viewership Netflix has come to expect from its original series. In its first 31 days, Part 1 of The Get Down's debut season drew 3.2 million US viewers in the 18-49 demographic. Its troubled production and high production cost - reportedly over $120 million (making it Netflix's second most-expensive series behind The Crown) - also factored into the decision, according to the report.
Luhrmann took to Facebook to express his feelings on the cancellation, saying "...the spirit of The Get Down, and the story it has begun to tell... it has its own life. One that lives on today and will continue to be told somewhere, somehow...." The filmmaker said various suggestions have been made on how to continue the story, including a stage show.
Get Even: Horror-Shooter Delayed After Terror Attack
Bandai Namco has delayed the release of its horror-themed shooter, Get Even.
The delay follows Monday night's terrorist attack in Manchester, UK, pushing back the release by one month to June 23, 2017.
The publisher provided a statement on the company's official Twitter feed:
Given recent events & out of respect we have decided to postpone Get Even to June 23rd. We would like to express our deepest condolences.
— Bandai Namco UK (@BandaiNamcoUK) May 24, 2017
Get Even aims to fuse horror, shooter and adventure games in unpredictable ways - and its approach certainly intrigued us when we went hands-on with it earlier this year.
Gwent Closed Beta Testers Get Free Copy of The Witcher 2
Did you play in the closed beta of Gwent: The Witcher Card Game? As a thank you, CD Projekt Red is giving away copies of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition.
You need to login to the same GOG account you've been using to play Gwent, and then redeem your code using this link. Do it quick though, because your code will expire on May 29 at 2pm CEST.
It's worth grabbing - we awarded The Witcher 2 a 9.0, calling it "a game for adults, and not just because of all the sex and violence. It expects you to be intelligent and interested, to care about the political machinations, racial tensions and complex history of its world."
Comic Book Reviews for May 24, 2017
It was another big week of comics, as Marvel brought original Venom Eddie Brock back into the spotlight and debuted a new Baby Groot comic, DC impressed us with books like Action Comics #980 and Mother Panic #7 and Image dropped new issues of gems like The Old Guard and Seven to Eternity.
Scroll down to check out our reviews for these and various other new releases, and be sure to let us know your favorite books of the week in the comments below.
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Divinity: Original Sin 2 Gets a Release Date
Divinity: Original Sin II will be coming out of early access and receiving a full release on September 14, 2017.
In its 37th update video on developer Larian Studios' YouTube page, we now finally have the full release date of the sequel to 2014's Divinity: Original Sin.
Original Sin II had a successful Kickstarter campaign back in 2015, when it hit all its stretch goals and raised $2 million. The game has been in Early Access on Steam since September 2016, and has been receiving regular updates since then.
40 Facts You (Probably) Didn’t Know About Star Wars
Forty years ago, the movie landscape changed forever with the release of Star Wars: A New Hope -- back then, simply known as "Star Wars." Since then, the movie's effects on popular culture continue to reverberate the world over, and with new Star Wars films scheduled through 2020, there’s no sign this series is going away anytime soon.
In honor of the 40th anniversary of the seminal 1977 blockbuster that changed everything, we’ve compiled 40 facts about the film series you might not know. With eight films (not counting the Ewok made-for-tv movies), there are tons of details about the series that remain obscure tidbits of trivia. Then again, Star Wars is so beloved, researched, and obsessed over that maybe you do know all these things. If that’s the case, hopefully you'll enjoy reading them again.
Street Fighter 2 Could Determine Capcom’s Switch Support
Capcom will assess how much it will support the Nintendo Switch based on sales of Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers, according to its COO.
Speaking to Toyokeizei (and spotted by NeoGAF user Calm Mind), Haruhiro Tsujimoto explained the company's current policy towards Nintendo's new hardware:
"With Street Fighter 2 going on sale in May," he explained (per an IGN translator), "Capcom will monitor its performance with regard to supporting the Switch."
It's not clear whether Tsujimoto is implying that Capcom may withdraw entirely from creating Switch games if the game sees poor sales, if it will reassess games it already has planned behind the scenes, or if this a more positive feeling - that if Street Fighter 2 performs well, it may increase Switch game production.
Samsung TV Update Should Fix a Major Switch Problem
An issue on Samsung TVs that saw them automatically switching HDMI channel to a Nintendo Switch console in sleep mode should be fixed soon.
Samsung's latest TVs include a feature that has them automatically switch to what they perceive to be a newly-active HDMI input, but docked Switch consoles (among other devices) appear to trigger that feature even when notionally turned off.
Speaking to The Verge (via Polygon), a spokesperson said: "Samsung has been following the comments on our Community Thread and we will be issuing a Firmware update early this summer that will address this behavior and provide the level of convenience that was intended."
Lucasfilm on Unmasking Captain Phasma
Lucasfilm Story Group creative executive, Pablo Hidalgo has revealed new details about the Star Wars character, Captain Phasma.
Speaking to Vanity Fair, Hidalgo spoke about the iconic chrome captain and why they decided to keep her face a mystery for the first film in the new trilogy.
“I think a big part of the allure of her character was just wondering what might be underneath,” says Hidalgo “It was only relatively recently that we wanted to commit to the idea that there was a human under there. The Force Awakens left that question, but as we got further into Last Jedi, as well as some other stories we’re thinking about with Phasma, we had to ask ourselves, ‘All right, do we agree there’s a human under there?’ ”