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Resident Evil: Vendetta Coming to Theaters
Resident Evil fans have the chance to check out the new computer-animated movie Resident Evil: Vendetta in theaters for one night.
Sony and Fathom Events are coming together to release the film on the big screen in North America. Fans can catch the movie in theaters on June 19. The film will also be released internationally on May 27.
Additionally, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter's home entertainment release was announced today by Sony. The last film in the live-action series will hit Digital release on May 2 and DVD/Blu-ray on May 16. That release will include a behind the scenes clip about Vendetta, but you can check that out right here:
Bates Motel Producers Preview Rihanna as Marion Crane
On this week's Bates Motel, Rihanna begins her two-episode Pyscho-inspired arc as Marion Crane, the doomed character Janet Leigh portrayed in the classic 1960 Alfred Hitchcock film. Bates Motel creators/executive producers Carlton Cuse and Kerry Ehrin spoke to me a bit about the casting the pop star as one of cinema's most famous murder victims, how it came about, and why the Psycho storyline wasn't made to be the very end for the series, which will continue for four final episodes beyond Marion's appearance.
"Bates Motel is really the story of Norman and being in Norman's shoes," Ehrin explained, "and what Psycho was doesn't feel like the ending to who Norman is here. Because basically the ending of Psycho is that he's lost. He's gone. He doesn't know who he is. He's completely absorbed and becomes the mother persona. We wanted to tell a different story."
DC Teases ‘Dark Days’ for Batman This Summer
Batman's role in DC Rebirth is about to get a lot more complicated with the reveal of Dark Days, a pair of one-shots that promise to reveal "the dark underbelly of the DC Universe."
Titled Dark Days: The Forge #1 and Dark Days: The Casting #1, these one-shots will feature Batman veterans Scott Snyder (All-Star Batman) and James Tynion IV (Detective Comics) working with superstar artists Jim Lee (Suicide Squad), Andy Kubert (Batman) and John Romita, Jr. (Superman).
Dark Days: The Forge #1 cover by Jim Lee. (DC Comics)
Pokemon Developer Hiring for a Console Game
The developer of the mainline Pokemon series, Game Freak has released several recruitment adverts for a console game, described as a globally popular RPG.
Reported by Siliconera (and corroborated by our own translation), an advert for a 3D CG designer calls for someone to work on "characters, monsters and items" for "a title that everyone knows".
The advert specifically says that this this is a console title. while a second job listing (for a character model creator) specifies someone with experience of creating models up to "Wii U / PS Vita-level".
For Honor Player Estimates Unlock Times Without Paying
One For Honor player isn't happy with the game's microtransaction math.
Reddit user bystander007 (via PC Gamer) wondered how long it would take to unlock every customization item in For Honor — like emotes, executions, and outfits — without paying. In other words, investigating the game's grind compared to real world time.
bystander007 imagined a "casual" player spending around 2 hours a day playing the game, including completing daily missions, earning them around 1,200 Steel (the game's currency) a day.
The Evil Within 2 Seemingly Leaked by Job Listing
A sequel to Tango Gameworks' horror game The Evil Within may be on the way, as a reportedly leaked job listing indicates that a followup is in production.
The seemingly internal listing comes by way of NeoGAF user Dusk Golem. According to a translation of the job description, the position is for QA and translation for Psycho Break 2—Psycho Break being the Japanese title for The Evil Within. The targeted hardware listed for the alleged sequel is PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
Last year, Bethesda's Pete Hines spoke to the possibility of a sequel to The Evil Within. While he refrained from confirming whether or not a follow-up was in the works, he said he thought "both The Evil Within and Rage did well enough that we could make sequels." The Evil Within 2 was rumored to be announced last year at E3, but the publisher has yet to officially confirm its existence.
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Live-Action Mulan May Not Be a Musical
The live-action remake of Disney’s Mulan won’t include any singing, according to director Niki Caro.
In an interview with Moviefone, when questioned about the musical element of the movie Niki Caro states: “From what I understand, no songs right now, much to the horror of my children.”
Caro was revealed to be in talks to direct the film last month, after Disney fast-tracked production of the live-action remake to release on November 2, 2018.
Hearthstone: Our Exclusive Journey to Un’Goro Card Reveal
Hearthstone’s next expansion, Journey to Un’Goro, is going to herald some pretty big changes when it comes in early April. Not only will it introduce 135 new cards to the game, but it also ties into the next Standard rotation for the game. What does that mean? It means the sets of cards that are played in Hearthstone’s Standard format will change, and we’ll say goodbye to Blackrock Mountain, The Grand Tournament and League of Explorers. Everything will be turned upside down, in other words, and new decks and strategies will emerge, while old archetypes get refined.