Xbox One S Performance Boost Has Been Benchmarked
The new Xbox One S is now available, and in addition to 4K Blu-ray support, the console revision also has improved performance over its predecessor.
The jump in performance definitely isn't the big leap Microsoft is promising for the Scorpio, but according to Eurogamer, benchmark scores for the slimmer Xbox put its performance at up to 11 percent higher than the vanilla Xbox One.
Of course, that 11 percent performance jump isn't across the board, but was noted during a test of Project Cars in third-person chase-cam replay. The One S beats out the Xbox One due in large part to an overclocked GPU. Whereas the original Xbox One GPU clocks in at 853 Mhz, the GPU in the One S has a 914 Mhz clock speed.
Death Note: Willem Dafoe Joins Cast as Ryuk
Adam Wingard's upcoming live-action Death Note film has found its Ryuk in Willem Dafoe.
According to Mashable, the Oscar-nomiated actor, who starred as the Green Goblin in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man film trilogy, has closed a deal to voice the apple-loving Shinigami.
Willem Dafoe as Norman Osborn (aka Green Goblin) in Spider-Man
Arrested Development: Season 4 Has Been Re-Edited
Arrested Development creator Mitchell Hurwitz has shared new information on the previously announced recut version of Season 4, confirming the re-edited version will span a total of 22 episodes, each with a runtime of 22 minutes.
Hurwitz shared the news last week at the TCA (Television Critics Association) press tour with The Hollywood Reporter. There's no word on when or if the recut version of Season 4, which features new narration from Ron Howard, will release, and whether it would be available via Netflix also remains unconfirmed.
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Overwatch Summer Games Seasonal Event Debuts
Blizzard has launched Overwatch's first seasonal event, the Overwatch Summer Games, today, making a new brawl and items available to PC, PS4, and Xbox One players.
The Summer Games, arriving just days before the 2016 real-world Summer Olympics, will run from August 2 through August 22 and introduces the game's latest brawl, Lúcioball. The "futuristic spin on soccer" puts players in 3-versus-3 matches in the Estádio das Rãs. The stadium features jump pads and speed-increasing walls, with players trying to knock the ball that is in play into their opponents' goal to score points. Each match of Lúcioball lasts four minutes.
Secret Life of Pets 2 Announced
Universal Pictures' and Illumination Entertainment's The Secret Life of Pets will get a sequel.
The film brought in more than $400 million in revenue worldwide and garnered $300.3 million domestically — holding the number one spot for two consecutive weeks. The success sparked the announcement of the sequel, which is slated for a July 13, 2018, debut.
The first film debuted July 8. In IGN's The Secret Life of Pets review, we graded it a 7 out of 10 for its beautiful imagery and pet dynamics. However, we felt the film was more a collection of funny scenes than a well-composed story.
Sword Art Online Is Getting a Live-Action TV Series
Skydance Media has acquired the global live-action rights to anime franchise Sword Art Online and will be producing a live-action television series based on the property.
Alita: Battle Angel and Shutter Island writer Laeta Kalogridis will write the pilot, and serve as executive producer with David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Marcy Ross.
Sword Art Online's live action television series will follow a group of friends trapped in a next-generation virtual reality online role-playing game. Among that group is a "brilliant young beta tester," Kirito, who, along with his friends, are part of the 10,000 people stuck inside the game, which is billed as "a world unto itself" filled with "sword fighting, monsters, and mystery."
Avengers: Infinity War Writers Offer Update on Scripts
Avengers: Infinity War writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely have provided a status update on how the scripts for Marvel's upcoming pair of sequel films are coming along, as new drafts for both films are underway.
In an interview with Yahoo! Movies (via SlashFilm), Markus and McFeely said they've written several drafts, as they're currently on the third draft of Avengers: Infinity War and working on the second draft of the untitled followup.
TMNT 2 Blu-ray Clip Revealed
The continued adventures of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is coming to Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and Digital next month, and we have all the details on the Out of the Shadows announcement below -- including an exclusive clip from the Blu-ray and details on the retail exclusive versions of the release.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows will be released on Blu-ray Combo Pack, Blu-ray 3D Combo Pack, 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand on September 20, 2016 and will be released on Digital HD two weeks early on September 6th.
From Paramount’s press release: “Raphael, Leonardo, Donatello, and Michelangelo are back to battle bigger, badder villains, alongside April O’Neil and a newcomer: the hockey-masked vigilante Casey Jones. After supervillain Shredder escapes custody, he joins forces with two dimwitted henchmen, Bebop and Rocksteady, to unleash a diabolical plan to take over the world. As the Turtles prepare to take on Shredder and his new crew, they find themselves facing an even greater threat with similar intentions: the notorious Krang.” Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows stars Megan Fox, Will Arnett, Laura Linney, Stephen Amell, and Tyler Perry.