Slender Man Movie Finds Director
Screen Gems' upcoming Slender Man movie has found its director in Sylvain White.
White, whose previous directorial credits include the 2007 teen drama Stomp the Yard and the 2010 action comedy The Losers, will helm the project, with production set to begin by spring.
Slender Man, from HBO's 2016 film documentary, Beware the Slenderman
Screen Gems secured the rights to produce a film inspired by the horror meme last year, and will produce the movie in collaboration with Mythology Entertainment. 13 Sins writer David Birke is penning the script.
Nvidia Announces Cloud-Based Gaming Service
Nvidia wants everyone to have access to its hardware. Knowing it's impossible to fit a GTX 1080 into a MacBook, the company introduced a cloud-based gaming solution to let PC gamers access its top-end hardware without needing to assemble a gaming PC.
The GeForce Now service uses GTX 1080-equipped machines in data centers to stream games to PCs and Macs.
Nvidia announces its cloud gaming service.
Nyko Announces PSVR, HTC Vive Accessories
Nyko has revealed a host of new accessories set to release later this year for both the PlayStation VR and HTC Vive as part of the company's Consumer Electronics Show 2017 offerings.
Accessories for the PSVR include a Charge Block, which can plug into any wall outlet or USB port to charge PSVR Move controllers and will cost $19.99, and a $14.99 10-foot USB Charge Link cable that can charge both PSVR controllers at once. Both items will be available in 2017.
A Charge Base for the HTC Vive, which is AC powered, allows users to drop in and charge Vive's wireless controllers and costs $29.99, and the $9.99 VR Halo for Vive, which is a slip-on padded cover for the headset's controllers. All HTC Vive accessories will release in 2017 as well.
Cult of Chucky Will Team Characters From Across the Series
Cult of Chucky, the upcoming seventh film in the Child's Play horror franchise, will include several characters from across the series.
According to Entertainment Weekly, the story follows Nica Pierce (Fioan Dourif), introduced in the last film, Curse of Chucky, who's been confined to an insane asylum for the past four years and still believes that she, not Chucky, murdered her entire family. However, several grisly murders start to suddenly plague the asylum once Nica's psychiatrist introduces a new therapeutic tool for his patients, a certain smiling Good Guy doll. Brad Dourif will again voice Chucky, having played the character since the first Child's Play in 1988.
Morrowind Setting Found in Elder Scrolls Online Files
Swagtron Brings New Hoverboards, Electric Bikes, and More to CES
Swagtron, probably best known for its T-line of hoverboards, has a slew of products to show off at CES, including its SwagSurf electric surfboard that lets you zip across the sea at speeds just shy of 15 mph.
Also part of its 2017 product line up is the SwagRoller electric unicycle. The 30-pound device accepts loads up to 264 pounds and can cruise at almost 10 mph with a range up to 9 miles. It looks like something out of Pixar's Wall-E, and includes a retractable seat and Bluetooth speaker, so you can make sure everyone hears you rolling.
Swagtron T6 Off-Road Hoverboard
Official XCOM 2 Mod, Long War 2 Announced
Long War 2, an official mod for XCOM 2, has been announced for release on PC.
In a post on the game's official site, Firaxis Games revealed the upcoming mod, which is being crafted by the modding team behind XCOM: Enemy Unknown's Long War total-conversion mod.
Long War 2 official logo, via Pavonis Interactive
Comic Book Reviews for January 4, 2016
The comic book industry started off 2017 with a number of major releases. DC continued the Justice League vs. Suicide Squad crossover while delivering stellar new chapters of Batman and Superman. Marvel launched U.S.Avengers, Deadpool the Duck and The Unstoppable Wasp. And Image capped off The Walking Dead's "The Whisperer War" storyline, paving the way for next month's 25-cent special.
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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Project CARS 2 Tentative Launch Window Announced
Project CARS 2 is slated for release sometime around September 2017, developer Slightly Mad Studios has revealed.
"It's still a very tight run as we're a bit behind on GUI and Career so nothing is set in stone yet. Current guess is Septemberish," studio CEO Ian Bell said in a post on the game's official forums.
As noted by GameSpot, Bell confirmed in a subsequent post that "none of the famous brands are missing this time." He also said that QA has begun, noting they "plan at least 7 months of QA for polishing and bug fixing."
Zelda: Breath of the Wild May Be a Switch Launch Title After All
Multiple sources are reporting that Nintendo has reversed its decision to push back The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's release date from Nintendo Switch launch day to June.
Despite both insiders and retailers indicating a June release for the Wii U and Switch title, Eurogamer and Laura Kate Dale (both of whom have had multiple Switch rumours proven correct) report that sources close to Nintendo tell them that the publisher has reconsidered, and will release the game on Switch launch day in Japan and North America.