Star Wars Rebels Trailer: Obi-Wan is Here!
Star Wars Rebels resumes its third season this Saturday, and a new trailer indicates the series has some very big events unfolding in the weeks to come.
Check out the new trailer below, which culminates with the Rebels debut of a certain Jedi/Clone Wars veteran and what looks to be a rematch many Star War fans have longed to see.
Yep, that was Obi-Wan Kenobi facing off with Darth Maul on Tatooine! While James Arnold Taylor (the voice of Obi-Wan on The Clone Wars) is heard as the younger Obi-Wan in the hologram, Stephen Stanton, who also voices Grand Moff Tarkin on Star Wars Rebels, is the older, more Alec Guinness-style Obi-Wan.
The Obi-Wan/Maul showdown wasn't the only moment of note though, as the trailer also included Mon Mothma (also making her Star Wars Rebels debut), the return of Bail Organa, and what may be our first look at Sabine's mother. Beyond the aforementioned Rebel leaders (and a glimpse at X-Wing pilots), there were other Rogue One elements included, as we not only saw more of Saw Gerrera (with Forest Whitaker voicing his Rogue One character), but also got a look at black-armored Death Troopers accompanying Grand Admiral Thrawn as his personal guard, just as they do Director Krennic in that recently released Star Wars movie.
HBO Debuts Trailer for Carrie Fisher/Debbie Reynolds Documentary
HBO had completed work on Bright Lights, a documentary about Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, when the daughter and mother both tragically passed away over the holidays. Bright Lights was finished for quite awhile and was shown at several film festivals last year before its originally scheduled airdate on HBO in March, but the cable network decided to move the documentary up to this coming Saturday, January 7th, in the wake of the sudden deaths of the two movie stars, and have now debuted a trailer.
Check out the trailer below, which documents the relationship between the two and what it was like for them to be such a notable part of Hollywood history, while dealing with their personal issues - including the mental health problems Fisher often spoke candidly about. As you'll note in the trailer, Fisher mentions she is about to begin rehearsals for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, indicating when Bright Lights was filmed.
Alien: Covenant is Getting Its Own VR Experience
Ridley Scott has partnered with the Fox Innovation Lab to use the ultimate facehugger - a VR headset - to plunge players into the world of Alien: Covenant.
Variety reports that the Alien: Covenant Virtual Reality Experience will be coming to all "major VR platforms" as a paid title, though no release date has yet been revealed.
The virtual reality game is being produced by the film's director - and creator of the Alien franchise - Ridley Scott. Visual effects artist David Karlak is slated to direct the experience, which is described by The Fox Innovation Lab as a "dread-inducing journey into the depths of the Alien universe."
Tomb Raider Reboot Writer, Rhianna Pratchett Quits the Series
Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics has announced that Rhianna Pratchett, writer of the recent Tomb Raider reboots, will no longer be working on the series.
Crystal Dynamics and Pratchett announced the news on the Tomb Raider Twitter account, saying the writer is "off to pursue new adventures separate from the Tomb Raider franchise."
"Rhianna was instrumental in helping us find Lara's voice in the 2013 origin story, and through Rise of the Tomb Raider she shaped Lara into the evolving heroine we know today," the statement continues. "The entire team thanks Rhianna for her dedication and tireless efforts on the games."
Play A Demon-Eating Demon in Tales of Berseria
Over the years, the Tales of series has had an array of different protagonists. From plucky to stoic, no two Tales heroes have ever been quite alike. But none have been as dark and angry as the heroine--or is that anti-heroine--of Tales of Berseria.
Vevet's bright eyes hide dark intentions.
Unlike other Tales characters, 19 year-old Velvet Crowe isn’t interested in saving the world, making friends, or even fighting for what’s right. She's a demon-eating demon, and her objective is pure and simple: exact bloody vengeance on the man who ruined her life. We won’t spoil what transformed the sweet and caring tomboy into an embittered, raging monster here, but suffice to say it was shockingly brutal, especially for a Tales game.
Ryan Reynolds Thinks Logan Could Contend for an Oscar
Logan is aiming to be a different kind of X-Men film - R-rated, more "human" and, going by the trailer, kind of heartbreaking. All of which has led Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds to tout it for major Oscars success - something that's evaded superhero films thus far, even with the new 10-strong Best Picture category.
Rogue One Originally Had a Star Wars Opening Crawl
Director Gareth Edwards has revealed that the original drafts of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story originally contained more of the traditional elements of the series, including an opening crawl and wipe transitions.
Speaking to Empire, Edwards said that screenwriter Gary Whitta's first draft included the "long time ago in a galaxy far, far away" crawl, but that later production meetings nixed the idea.
"Probably like six months before we were filming," he explained, "we were in a meeting, and they talked about not having an opening crawl, because these are standalone films, not part of the sagas. And if I'm honest, there was an initial kind of like, 'whaaaa? I want the crawl!'"
Upcoming Forza Horizon 3 DLC Leaked In Accidental Update
A Forza Horizon 3 PC update has accidentally leaked a selection of cars expected to drop with the next DLC update.
Fans spotted the vehicles and shared the details on the official Forza forum, which boasts a raft of unannounced cars in the dev build, including a set of Porsche cars.
The list of the seemingly leaked Porsche cars follows:
- 356 A - '56
- 550 A Spyder - '56
- 911 GT2 - '12
- 911 GT3RS - '12
- 911 Turbo - '82
- 911 Turbo S - '14
- 918 Spyder - '14
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Not only is £10 for Tom Clancy's The Division the cheapest it's ever been, but also Gears of War 4 for £19.99 is one of the best deals we have seen for a while. Either purchase Gears of War 4 for £19.99 or add on Tom Clancy's The Division for an extra tenner. Cheap right?
Firewatch Passes 1 Million Sales
Acclaimed narrative adventure, Firewatch has passed a million sales since its release last February.
The indie game's sales across PC, Mac, PS4 and Xbox One were announced by developer Campo Santo on Twitter:
Sometime late last year we sold our one millionth copy of Firewatch. Thank you all so much! pic.twitter.com/7LSTqWuU8Q
— Campo Santo (@camposanto) January 3, 2017
The game's sold well enough to allow for a limited run of physical PS4 copies - something its publisher wasted no time in joking about: