A Free-To-Play PES 2016 Could Be Coming

Konami may be looking to release a free-to-play version of PES 2016.

The Australian Classification Board has "Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 Free To Play" listed on its website (thanks MCV). The full paid version of PES 2016 came out in September.

There are no announced platforms or a release date for the potential F2P soccer game yet, but we've reached out to Konami and will update this article if we hear back.

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New Hey Arnold! TV Movie in the Works

A new TV movie will pick up where the original series of Hey Arnold left off.

According to Variety, Nickelodeon is developing a new Hey Arnold! TV movie that will resolve "unanswered plotlines–including the whereabouts of Arnold’s parents."

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A release date has not yet been announced. Russell Hicks, president of content development and production for Nickelodeon, said, “You have to remember people who are going to watch really don’t have a recollection of ‘Hey Arnold.'" He added, "You have to make it relevant to them but also nod to the audience that is going to be interested.”

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More Van Halen Coming to Rock Band 4

Harmonix has announced that "The Van Halen Hits Pack 01" is coming to Rock Band 4 tomorrow, November 24.

PlayStation 4 users in Europe will have to wait an extra couple of days until November 26. The DLC costs $10 for all of the tracks, or you can purchase individual songs for $2 each.

The songs include "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love," "Hot For Teacher," "And The Cradle Will Rock...," "Dance The Night Away," "Runnin' With The Devil," and "Unchained."

A free Rock Band 4 update is coming in December that will focus on competitive and social updates. In IGN's review of Rock Band 4, we said that it "remains every bit the magical cooperative gaming experience the series has always been."

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What Superman 3 Would Be Like as a Horror Film

Have you ever wondered what Superman III would be like if it were a horror film? Well, now you can find out.

One Perfect Shot has created a new trailer for Richard Lester's Superman III, making Christopher Reeve out to be the villain of the piece. Check out the video below.

Using some clever editing, we get to see Superman causing oil spills, crushing people with his mind, and being an all around bad dude.

If you haven't gotten your fix of alternate reality Superman yet, IGN has a look at the upcoming Batman v Superman in a 1949 style for you.

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Microsoft Not Yet Working on Original Xbox BC Support

A few months ago, Head of Xbox Phil Spencer teased the possibility of Xbox One backwards compatibility one day extending to the original Xbox, and now the company has come forward to provide an update, noting the process would be "very challenging."

"We’re not looking at original Xbox 1 games on Xbox One yet, and right now the focus is making more 360 games work, but I would say that nothing is impossible," Xbox Director of Program Management Mike Ybarra told The Inner Circle Podcast (via DualShockers).

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PvZ: Garden Warfare Passes 8 Million Players

PopCap announced today that Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare has crossed eight million players since launch.

According to PopCap, 1.4 billion games have been played since Garden Warfare’s February 2014 release, which averages out to more than 1,600 matches per minute. In that time, seven billion zombies have reportedly been destroyed.

PopCap released the following infographic:

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Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare originally launched as an Xbox exclusive and later came to PlayStation consoles as well as PC.

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Every Dark Knight III Variant Cover

DC is poised to release The Dark Knight III: The Master Race #1 this week. That issue is shaping up to be one of DC's best-selling comics of the last decade, not just because it's a sequel to one of the most popular Batman comics of all time, but because DC has commissioned dozens and dozens of variant covers to celebrate the occasion.

Batman artists past and present have joined in to offer their own takes on iconic characters and moments from The Dark Knight Returns. In the lead-up to the release of the first issue, DC has revealed each of the more than 50 variant covers that will be available to purchase this week. While some of these variants will see wide release, many of them are exclusive to a specific comic book retailer. Scroll down to see all of these covers and where you can find them:

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Battlefront Outsells PS4 Destiny at Launch in the UK

More physical copies of Battlefront were sold on PS4 than Xbox One and PC combined.

As revealed by GFK Chart Track, via VideoGamer, 59 percent of the total physical sales in the UK last-week were on PS4, a further 39 percent on Xbox One, and the remaining 2 percent on PC.

While EA has yet to share any numbers, we do know Battlefront is the biggest Star Wars launch to date, selling 117 percent more units over the course of four days than the previous record-holder, The Force Unleashed.

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Watch the 1st Clip From Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Harrison Ford appeared at tonight's American Music Awards for a tribute to Star Wars and Indiana Jones composer John Williams during which time viewers were treated to the first (albeit brief) clip from Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

The clip (seen below) shows Rey (Daisy Ridley), Finn (John Boyega), and BB-8 escaping a Tie-Fighter attack on Jakku:

Disney's marketing machine also unleashed its ninth TV spot (embedded below) for the J.J. Abrams-directed sequel:

We're less than a month away from the release of The Force Awakens. Let us know how excited you are in the Comments below!

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