Deadpool’s T.J. Miller Joins Ready Player One Cast
T.J. Miller has joined the cast of Steven Spielberg's upcoming film Ready Player One.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actor—who starred in Fox's Deadpool and the HBO comedy series Silicon Valley—will play an online troll whose message board alias is i-R0k.
T.J. Miller as Weasel in Deadpool.
Ready Player One is based on Ernest Cline’s novel of the same name and takes place in a near-future dystopia where a teenage boy—played by Tye Sheridan—finds refuge within a virtual game world, only to get caught up in a high-stakes treasure hunt.
Fallout 4 Mod Support on Xbox Had ’50x’ More Traffic Than on PC
Bethesda launched mod support for Fallout 4 on Xbox One today and it's been a massive success.
Mod support on Xbox One reportedly generated "50x" the traffic than the initial launch of PC mod support for Fallout 4, which went live in April. In the same Twitter post, Bethesda said the launch is "just the beginning," and that the developer has "new features" and PlayStation 4 support "in the works."
Overwatch Player Reaches Level 100 One Week After Launch
It's been just over a week since Blizzard Entertainment launched Overwatch, but one player has already reached level 100.
One player reached level 100 in Overwatch just one week after launch.
It took Twitch streamer FenderellaFK over 92 hours in-game to reach his goal. In an Ask Me Anything post on Reddit, the player noted he played around 13 hours each day since the game went live on May 23. Most of his time was spent using offensive hero Pharrah, whom he logged around 30 hours with.
The Division: Jake Gyllenhaal to Star in Ubisoft Movie
Ubisoft's super-successful video game Tom Clancy's The Division is getting a film adaptation, and Jake Gyllenhaal is attached to star.
Sources have told Variety that Gyllenhaal will also produce the film. The project does not yet have a writer, and the studio is currently seeking someone to pen the script.
Jake Gyllenhaal as Louis Bloom in Nightcrawler.
Captain Marvel: Oscar Winner Brie Larson in Talks to Star
Academy Award winner Brie Larson (Room, 21 Jump Street) is reportedly in "early talks" to play the title role in Marvel Studios' Captain Marvel.
"It is unknown where things stand in negotiations but sources have told Variety she is the choice and Larson is leaning towards playing the part," according to Variety.
The trade says Marvel Studios has wanted to cast Captain Marvel before securing a director for that film in order to introduce the character, aka Carol Danvers, in an upcoming Marvel movie.
Brie Larson in The Gambler.
Road to E3 2016: Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
Brace yourselves: E3 2016 is nearly upon us. From June 12-16, the entire gaming industry will converge on Los Angeles to showcase the biggest games that we’ll be playing for 2016 and beyond. We’ve been updating our Games of E3 List whenever news drops, but now we’re going to go even deeper. Every day leading up to the show, we’re going to highlight one of the biggest games that we hope to see more of at E3. Up today: Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare!
Rocket League Passes $110 Million in Sales
In less than a year since its initial launch on PC and PlayStation 4, extreme vehicular sports game Rocket League has passed over $110 million in sales. That's over 5 million copies of Rocket League on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
Rocket League launched as a free download for PlayStation Plus members on PS4 last July, making the numbers especially impressive.
"Thanks to PlayStation Plus at launch, those numbers are really front-loaded in the beginning," said Psyonix vice president Jeremy Dunham in an interview with Forbes.
Mafia 3 Collector’s Edition Detailed
Ahead of Mafia III's release this October, 2K and Hanger 13 have detailed the contents of the game's upcoming Collector’s Edition.
The $150 Collector's Edition includes two 180-gram vinyls, the first of which—dubbed the "Official Soundtrack of New Bordeaux"—features an assortment of greatest hits from the 1960s, including music from Otis Redding & Carla Thomas, Sam Cooke and The Animals. The second vinyl includes Mafia III's original game score, composed by Jesse Harlin and Jim Bonney.
Mafia III Collector's Edition; image courtesy of 2K Games
Play Real Stern Pinball Tables in Virtual Reality
Pinball aficionados can now enjoy some of Stern Pinball's tables in virtual reality. The Pinball Arcade, already on PC, mobile, and consoles, is now available on Oculus Rift.
The game is free to download and comes with Mary Shelley's Frankenstein table. There are 3 other tables available for download: Star Trek, for $10, Ripley's Believe It Or Not for $5, and Starship Troopers, also available for $5.
Stern Pinball CEO Gary Stern calls the VR version of The Pinball Arcade "a new, fun spin on our much beloved pinball games."
"We’re always looking for creative new ways to provide pinball experiences for current players and future generations," he said.
Stern Pinball is the oldest "and largest" maker of pinball machines in the world. The company has built Ghostbusters pinball machines, a Walking Dead pinball table, and tables from many other big-name licenses.
No Transformers-TMNT Crossover Until Stories ‘Played Out’
Those hoping for a film that blends the Ninja Turtles and Transformers universes will likely be waiting for quite a while, as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows producer Brad Fuller has made it clear a crossover project won't be coming anytime soon.
In an interview with Screenrant, Fuller said there are still plenty of stories within the TMNT universe he'd like to explore before mixing it with another franchise. "It feels to me like we need to do a lot more work before we get to that stage," he explained.
"I don’t know why we would start doing a crossover until it felt like the storylines had been played out in the Turtle world," he added, noting that they're "not even close" to covering all of the "amazing stories" crafted by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. As such, Fuller doesn't see the need for a crossover right now.