Hardcore Mode for Driveclub Coming in February
Driveclub developer Evolution Studios is adding a ‘Hardcore Handling’ option to Driveclub in February. Game director Paul Rustchynsky confirmed the upcoming update via Twitter.
The mode, which Rustchynsky clarified is just for cars (not motorcycles) at this stage, will be available to use in both single-player and multiplayer. Toggling ‘Hardcore Handling’ on will disable traction control, stability control, and any other driving assists. It will be available to both pad and wheel users.
Hardcore, a new gameplay option for #DRIVECLUB in February. Traction control, stability control & other assists off! pic.twitter.com/nNo5GcTDSc
The Big Short Just Upset The Revenant’s Oscar Hopes
In a stunning upset in the Oscars' Best Picture race, financial crisis satire The Big Short won top honors at last night's Producers Guild of America awards.
The Big Short -- directed by Anchorman's Adam McKay and whose producers include Brad Pitt -- beat The Revenant, Spotlight, The Martian, Ex Machina, Straight Outta Compton, Sicario, Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn, and Mad Max: Fury Road to win the guild's prestigious Darryl F. Zanuck Award.
Industry analysts have largely pegged The Revenant and Spotlight as the frontrunners for the Academy Award for Best Picture.
The Revenant Mauls Dirty Grandpa at Box Office
While winter storm Jonas appears to have kept many filmgoers on the east coast at home this weekend, The Revenant nevertheless rode its wave of Oscar-nominated buzz to the top of the North American box office.
The film -- whose 12 noms include Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Supporting Actor -- finished the weekend with an estimated $16 million. The Revenant's current domestic total stands at $119.2 million and $223.6 million worldwide.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens landed in second place with $14.3 million. As the highest-grossing film of all time in North America (not adjusted for inflation), The Force Awakens has so far earned $879.3 million at home and over $1.9 billion worldwide.
Space Jam Live Read Before NBA All-Star Game
The TIFF Next Wave Film Festival will hold a Space Jam live read on February 13 in Toronto, coinciding with NBA All-Star Game to be held the next day.
No official names have been announced, though the read is said to feature "an exciting lineup of talent from the sports and entertainment worlds." TIFF members are able to purchase tickets to the event now, and non-TIFF folks interested in attending will have to wait until January 27.
Warcraft: New TV Spot Showcases Enemies Uniting
Legendary released the first TV spot today for their forthcoming big screen adaptation of the video game franchise Warcraft.
The footage (seen below) reveals how two groups of foes -- humans and orcs -- must set aside their differences and unite against a grave threat if they're all to survive. Check it out:
Warcraft is directed by Duncan Jones (Moon) and stars Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster, Dominic Cooper, Toby Kebbell, Ben Schnetzer, Rob Kazinsky and Daniel Wu.
Longmire: Season 4 Spoiler Discussion
This is a full-on spoiler discussion for those that have watched all 10 episodes of Mad Dogs: Season 1. For our spoiler-free review of the season, click here.
"Have you enjoyed Belize?" Steve Zahn's Cobi is asked in the season finale of Mad Dogs.
"A bit mixed to be honest. But it ended well."
A nice, almost meta-answer toward the end of a very engaging, well-executed season closer. Mad Dogs, for all its stumbles, still provided me with some very rewarding moments throughout.
Cobi's time in Guatemala, trying to escape with his quarter of the cash, and pretending to be a "Milo" type with Arrow's Audrey Marie Anderson. Joel hugging/forgiving Cobi in jail, as Cobi was being released for giving up Joel's name. Joel's cold, calculating give-and-take chats with Lawrence (Philip Davis) and "Jesus" (Onahoua Rodriguez). Lex, recovering from surgery, dreaming of Xtabai (in the form of Maria Botto's Moreno). There were some amazing scenes.
The Newer, Smaller iPhone 6 Is Actually the iPhone ‘5se’
Apple is looking to take its phones down a size with the rumored addition of the iPhone "5se."
According to 9to5Mac the "special edition" of the iPhone 5 will bring back the 4-inch screen for users uncomfortable with the increased size of the 6 and 6 Plus. The trade-up being that the 5se will include hardware upgrades found in Apple's later model devices.
Those later-model upgrades include the A8 processor, an 8 megapixel rear camera, a 1.2 megapixel front-facing camera, Apple Play, and more.
It's even being said that the 5se could include features found the iPhone 6s: Bluetooth 4.2, voice over LTE, and 802.11ac WiFi , Live Photos, as well as gold and rose gold color options.
Rumored Apple Auto Head Departs the Company
After 16 years Steve Zadesky is leaving Apple, reigniting talk about its rumored electric car project.
Zadesky once worked at Ford Motor Company before making the jump to Apple to work on the iPod and iPhone. The Wall Street Journal reports that Zadesky was also the head of his former company's as-yet-unconfirmed electric car project — said to be codenamed Project Titan.
Rumors of the hardware manufacturer's secret division have swirled for some time. In 2015, however, those rumors swelled. The WSJ itself helped spark rumors of an Apple automotive division early last year, while later it was said that the Apple car will debut in 2019.
X-Men Filmmakers Explain Apocalypse and His Powers
With X-Men: Apocalypse hitting this May, fans have been curious about just how the iconic titular villain will be translated to film. Magneto is essentially Malcolm X for mutants with the power to control metal. Easy, right? Apocalypse, on the other hand, is an ancient Egyptian obsessed with Darwinism who modified his body with alien technology and can do, well, just about everything. Seriously, he can grow to the size of a giant and turn his hands into buzzsaws, plus he has all manner of energy-manipulation and psionic abilities. And you don't even want to know about the time he lived inside Cyclops’s mind.
Chris Rock Will Still Host Oscars
Despite the considerable amount of backlash the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has received over the lack of diversity among this year's Oscar nominees, Chris Rock will still host the 88th Academy Awards.
Rock was being pressured to back out of hosting the show, but Academy Awards producer Reginald Hudlin told Entertainment Tonight (via Variety) that he will indeed be hosting. In fact, he'll be addressing the #OscarsSoWhite situation during his opening monologue.