Halo Mythos Announced
A new hardcover book will help guide readers through the complex lore of Halo.
343 announced the book on the Halo Waypoint blog. It's titled Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo, and the company is aiming to release it next October.
The blog is careful to note that this isn't a Halo encyclopedia. Instead it's a detailed walkthrough of expanded Halo fiction from 343 writers, which takes readers all the way from the Forerunners' conflict through Halo 5: Guardians. It promises a continuous narrative that will tie together pieces of the fiction from novels, comics, and live-action features like Nightfall. It will also feature more than fifty pieces of new artwork, commissioned specifically to illustrate the events of the Halo timeline.
Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak Announced
Blackbird Interactive and Gearbox Software have announced that Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak will be coming out on PC on January 20.
“After more than a decade-long hiatus for Homeworld, it is an immense honor in the last year to launch two new entries in the Homeworld franchise: an incredible, critically acclaimed remastering of the original Homeworld games and now the all-new, ground-based, real-time-strategy game called Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak,” said Randy Pitchford, president of Gearbox Software.
Deserts of Kharak will be an origin story where chief science officer "Rachel S'jet leads an expedition to find salvation." Players will control fleets of units "from nimble light attack vehicles to massive heavyweight cruisers," and will fight their way across the "massive environments" of Kharak. There will also be online multiplayer.
Hercules Writer to Script Charlie’s Angels Reboot
The screenplay for Sony's upcoming Charlie's Angeles reboot will be penned by Hercules writer Evan Spiliotopoulos.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Spiliotopoulos joins Elizabeth Banks, who will be directing the reboot and also producing with Max Handyman through Brownstone Productions.
In addition to penning the script for Hercules, Spiliotopoulos' name is attached to a number of other projects, including The Huntsman Winter's War and Disney's live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast.
Legends of Tomorrow: Hawkman Poster Revealed
With just over a month left until the debut of DC's Legends of Tomorrow on the CW, IGN has the exclusive debut of a new character image for Hawkman.
Played by Falk Hentschel, Hawkman was recently debuted on the Arrow / Flash crossover, as we met Carter Hal, the latest reincarnation of an Egyptian prince.
DC's Legends of Tomorrow premieres Thursday, January 21st on the CW, followed by the Season 3 premiere of The 100. To get prepped for the series, check out our producer and cast interviews below.
New BREAKpoint Set Coming to Pokemon TCG
On February 3, 2016 the Pokemon TCG will gain 120 new cards in the XY—BREAKpoint set.
The set will feature five new BREAK Pokemon cards, which were introduced in the last set, BREAKthrough. Trevenant BREAK, Greninja BREAK, and Luxray BREAK were listed in the press release. BREAK Pokemon are landscape-oriented cards that you can place on a Pokemon to give them more HP, attacks, and abilities while still keeping their original moves.
New Ghostbusters Reboot Image Shows Off Cast
Earlier this year we got our first look at the new team starring in Paul Feig's upcoming Ghostbusters reboot, and now a new image has been revealed that offers a fresh look at the film's crew of ghost-busting gals.
The photo showcases all four leading ladies, including Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Melissa McCarthy and Leslie Jones. See it below.
Batman v Superman Characters Posters Revealed
Three new character posters for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice have been unveiled, shining the spotlight on Henry Cavill's Man of Steel, Ben Affleck's Dark Knight, and Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman.
Cavill shared the Superman pic in a post on Twitter. Likewise, Affleck unveiled the new Batman poster in a tweet of his own, with Gadot doing the same for Wonder Woman. See all three in the gallery below.
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice opens March 25, 2016. In addition to Cavill, Gadot and Affleck, the film will also feature Jesse Eisenberg's Lex Luthor and, according to costume designer Michael Wilkinson, includes an appearance by Erza Miller's Flash.
Free Forge Update Hits Halo 5: Guardians
Halo 5: Guardians’ new update to Forge Mode is now live.
As part of the latest free update first teased back at The Game Awards, The Cartographer’s Gift, Halo 5 players receive a rebuilt Forge Mode, as well as new weapons, armor sets, and assassinations.
We got our first look at the SPNKr rocket launcher and Mark IV and Raijin armor sets included in the update last week.
Also included in The Cartographer's Gift update are four new maps, The Battle of Noctus, a Warzone map, Overgrowth, an Arena map, and Antifreeze and Entombed, two Big Team Battle maps.
The Voice of BB-8 Is Who?
Two surprising names showed up in the Star Wars: The Force Awakens credits—Bill Hader and Ben Schwartz as the "BB-8 Vocal Consultants" for the film.
And what does that entail, exactly?
Hitfix reached out to Hader about his role in The Force Awakens. The actor/comedian said his part as the voice of BB-8 consisted of "J.J. f--king around with this sound effects app on his iPAD that was attached to a talk box operated by me. It looked ridiculous, but it made BB-8's voice."
Hader said he tried to do a voice, but it just sounded too human.
The Banner Saga PS4, Xbox One Release Date Announced
The Banner Saga, a turn-based tactical RPG centered on a Viking saga, has a release date for PS4 and Xbox One.
Both the PlayStation Blog and Xbox Wire report, The Banner Saga will launch on January 12, 2016.
According to the developer, bringing The Banner Saga to consoles required some redesign to allow the game to play better with console controllers.
Last year, at PlayStation Experience 2014, The Banner Saga was one of seven games announced for PS Vita. It does not appear the PS Vita version will release on January 12, but publisher Versus Evil’s community director Lance James responded to a comment on the PS Blog inquiring about the PS Vita version.