Guillermo Del Toro May Direct The Fantastic Voyage
Guillermo del Toro could meet up with old acquaintances as the director of 20th Century Fox's The Fantastic Voyage remake.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the project would see the Pacific Rim director team up once again with David S. Goyer. In addition to scripting the last several Batman and Superman films, Goyer once worked with del Toro on one of his breakout successes, Blade 2.
Star Wars Gets an Official Pop Theme Song
Star Wars: The Force Awakens has sent pop culture into a frenzy lately, breaking multiple box office records, surpassing Avatar as the highest-grossing film domestically, and inspiring a wide range of new toys and merchandise.
One of the most recent creations inspired by the craze comes out of China, where pop star Lu Han released a music video for a Star Wars-themed song. Check out the spoiler-free dance anthem "Inner Force" in the video below.
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Pre-order Street Fighter V, Get a $15 Credit
Here's the latest Dell pre-order credit deal: pick up Street Fighter V, get a $15 eGift Card credit to spend on more games once it ships.
Mad Max Is Super Cheap One Xbox One Right Now
It's just $25.59 for an Xbox One copy of Mad Max. We gave romping, stomping, driving and fighting game an 8.4.
Amplitude Coming to PS3 in Spring 2016
Harmonix has confirmed to IGN that the PlayStation 3 version of Amplitude -- which released for PS4 this week -- is still on its way, and will arrive months earlier than anticipated.
"It’s coming this Spring," a Harmonix representative told IGN. "There was a little bit of rogue info that it was due in winter 2016. You won’t have to wait that long."
The official listing on the PlayStation store still mistakenly lists the Winter 2016 date.
For more on Amplitude, stay tuned to IGN.
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Competitive Matchmaking Coming to Battlefield Hardline
Electronic Arts has confirmed that competitive matchmaking is coming Battlefield Hardline.
In a recent blog post, the publisher confirmed that the update will be available for free later this month, along with new "weapons, patches, and - most significantly - a brand new way to play competitively". The two new leagues - a Standard League and a Premium League, which only Premium members will have access to - will feature maps and modes from the base game, as well as those found in DLC.
"It’s called the Competitive Match system, and it opens up the ability to compete in skill-based 5v5 matches, with regularly refreshed seasons, leaderboards, and winners," states EA.
Comic Book Reviews for January 6, 2016
It's the first week of 2016, and the comic book industry came out swinging. Marvel unleashed a huge lineup of books this week as they debuted a new Star Wars comic, wrapped up the Vader Down crossover and launched several more All-New, All-Different Marvel titles (including A-Force, Uncanny X-Men and Spider-Man/Deadpool). DC kicked off Injustice: Year Five and the Superman: Savage Dawn crossover while also giving us more Vertigo goodness. Combine that with great new books like Archie #5, Black Science #19 and paper Girl #4 and it was a pretty swell week.
Check out these and other new reviews, and be sure to let us know your favorite books of the week in the comments below.
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New Daredevil: Season 2 Teaser/Date Revealed
Netflix has announced the debut date for Daredevil: Season 2. While there was a rumor last week it would be March 25th (the same day Batman v Superman opens in theaters), the actual date is one week earlier - March 18th.
Check out the new teaser for Season 2, mostly comprised of imagery from Season 1, below, which ends with a nod to the arrival of the Punisher (played by Jon Bernthal).
There's also a new teaser poster for Daredevil: Season 2, using the same imagery as the teaser, which you can check out in the Season 2 gallery below.
Two Studios Merge to Form New UK Games Publisher
The Catalis Group, parent company of Kuju Entertainment and Testronic, has acquired Curve Digital.
This deal will see the formation of Curve Digital Entertainment within Catalis which will be comprised of Curve Digital Publishing and Kuju Entertainment.
The CEO of Catalis is Dominic Wheatley, who co-founded Eidos Interactive before it was acquired by Square Enix in 2009. He said: "Our acquisition of Curve Digital and merging them with Kuju means we have created the potential for a major new British games publisher, the first of its kind for many years."
"It’s also good news for the UK indie games community to have a professional publishing partner who can take their titles to the international market," Wheatley continued.
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Oculus Founder Apologizes for an Unrealistic VR Estimate
The recently-announced price of the highly anticipated Oculus Rift has led founder Palmer Luckey to apologize to fans.
Speaking during a Reddit AMA on Wednesday, the 23-year-old entrepreneur said the following:
"I handled the messaging poorly," says Luckey, "my answer was ill prepared, and mentally, I was contrasting $349 with $1500, not our internal estimate that hovered close to $599
I apologize."
Palmer also explains that, even though the headset is expensive, the company isn’t making any profit and is "prioritizing quality over cost."