Adam Driver Compares Star Wars Episode 8 Script to Empire Strikes Back
Adam Driver, who plays Kylo Ren in the new Star Wars films, has spoken about the script to Star Wars Episode VIII.
In an interview with Collider, Driver likens Episode VIII's script to Empire Strikes Back, in that it shifts tone slightly from the previous film.
"It’s similar to how The Empire Strikes Back has a different tone," said Driver. "For that people always go 'oooh, it’s dark' but I don’t know that it necessarily is. It’s just different in tone in a way that I think is great and necessary but also very clear."
Driver also says writer and director Rian Johnson trusts his audience is "ready for nuance and ambiguity," and he is "not dumbing anything down."
DayZ Creator Working On New Multiplayer Game
The brain behind DayZ, Dean Hall, is preparing to start work on a brand new triple-A game.
Speaking to Eurogamer, Hall confirmed that a large cash injection from Chinese gaming giant Tencent has enabled his studio RocketWerkz to begin development on the unannounced project.
While remaining tight lipped on the details, Hall said "What I will say is it's multiplayer... That's where we want to be planting our flag in the ground; carving out new territory in terms of new multiplayer genres, or re-purposing different parts of other genres."
The new project has nothing to do with Hall's other in-development title, Ion, an Xbox One and PC release announced at E3 last year.
Pre-Order Amazon Echo Now and Save £50
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Pre-Order Amazon Echo Now and Save £50
Until recently, both of Amazon’s Echo smart home assistants have only been available to buy in the US, but we can now reveal that the Echo goes on sale in the UK on the 28th of September for £149.99, while the smaller (and cheaper) Echo Dot will be available from the 20th of October, for £49.99.
Sonic Mania Collector’s Edition Not Coming to Europe
The Sonic Mania Collector’s Edition that set the Internet ablaze yesterday won’t be coming to Europe.
The confirmation comes via Eurogamer. Here’s the statement in full:
"The collector's edition for Sonic Mania has been announced; to confirm this edition is only available in North America. There is no information regarding a pre-order incentive for Europe at this time."
The $70 Collector’s Edition comes with a 12-inch old-school Sonic statue perched on top of an original Mega-drive/Genesis (which plays the shouting ‘SEGA!!!!!!!!!!’ start-up sound), as well as a cartridge-style case with a gold ring inside. Not that we wanted any of that anyway. *Stomps foot*
Talking Movie Brats with Taika Waititi
Taika Waititi is currently busy filming Thor: Ragnarok, but even though the New Zealander is only half-way through that shoot, he managed to spare 15 minutes to talk to IGN about his brilliant new feature Hunt for the Wilderpeople.
The film's story revolves around Ricky – a rebellious kid who triggers a huge man-hunt when he goes missing with his uncle in the bush – and as played by Julian Dennison he’s the kind of movie brat you can’t help but love. So we asked Taika about movie brats in general, quizzed him on some of our favourites, and then got an update on his proposed What We Do in the Shadows sequel We're Wolves.
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Update: Final Fantasy 15 PS4 Slim Coming to US and Europe
First Metal Gear Survive Gameplay Coming This Week
The first gameplay footage of Metal Gear Survive will be broadcast live from Tokyo Game Show this Saturday, September 17.
Konami's Youtube channel will show off a demo that "will include brand new information about the upcoming title" from 4.15 JST on the day (that's 12.15am PT / 3.15am ET / 8.15am BST / 5.15pm AEST).
Announced at Gamescom, Metal Gear Survive is Konami's first game in the Metal Gear franchise following the seemingly acrimonious departure of series creator Hideo Kojima.
League of Legends Surpasses 100 Million Monthly Active Players
League of Legends is showing no signs of slowing down, as Riot Games estimates it has over 100 million players actively playing each month. That's over 1% of people on the planet Earth.
This figure comes from Polygon's interview with Riot Games co-founders Marc Merrill and Brandon Beck.
If you thought the lack of player number announcements over the last couple of years has been a sign of decline, think again. Since the last count in 2014, the number has grown over 30 million from 67 million.
In June, Valve released figures for LoL competitor Dota 2, saying it had 13 million unique players during the previous month.
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Supernatural: Season 12 Poster and Premiere Images
September 13th is the anniversary of Supernatural -- a day dubbed "Supernatural Day" by fans -- so it's only appropriate the new key art for Season 12 has been revealed by the CW.
Check out the new image below, along with several recently released new photos from the Season 12 premiere in our gallery, as Sam and Dean's mother, Mary (Samantha Smith) has returned to work alongside her kids.
For more on Supernatural, check out our list of the Top 10 episodes of the series so far, along with the 9 Best Supernatural villains.