New Diablo 3 Expansion Hinted at by Job Listing
A new job listing on the Blizzard careers site lends credence to the idea Diablo III will be getting another expansion before too long.
The listing for an Art Director on an Unannounced Project requests potential candidates have "a passion for games with a deep understanding of the Diablo franchise."
News on every other Blizzard title was announced at last week's Gamescom in Cologne, making an update on the Diablo series notable by its absence. New Hearthstone cards were revealed alongside new characters coming to unreleased shooter Overwatch and Heroes in Heroes of the Storm. The biggest announcement by far, however, was of the new World of Warcraft expansion, Legion.
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Elon Musk Walked on Top of a Flying Plane
SpaceX and Tesla Motors founder Elon Musk and actress Talulah Riley both tapped into their inner daredevil and walked on the wings of a flying biplane over the weekend.
The married couple posted photos of their aerial stunts on Instagram with Musk saying “Went for a nice wing walk. What could possibly go wrong?”
Mortal Kombat X Masked Character Faces Revealed in PC Mod
If you’re curious what Mortal Kombat X’s masked characters faces look like, you’re in luck. A new PC mod has unmasked Erron Black, Ferra Torr, Sub-Zero and more.
YouTube user, Dynasty, put together a video showing Mortal Kombat X characters wearing masks and their fully-developed faces underneath.
While the video includes playable characters Ferra Torr, Erron Black, Jason Voorhees, and Revenant Sub-Zero, it also reveals faces for two non-playable characters—Rain and Smoke.
Rain and Smoke have long been rumored to be playable at some point in the future, most likely through DLC.
The New Teaser For HBO’s Westworld is Chilling
HBO has dropped a 30-second teaser for its upcoming sci-fi series Westworld, and it's delightfully sinister. Check it out below.
Loosely based on Michael Crichton's 1973 sci fi film of the same name, Westworld is set in a theme park where robots fulfill human guests' most hedonistic desires. However, HBO president Michael Lombardo told us earlier on in the month that the series will focus on the robots this time around.
"This is very much told from the POV of the robots", said Lombardo. "The corporate world’s as dimensionalized as the park. And I think the visitors to the park are really not the primary focus of our show at all. So again, without giving more than that away, I think all I can say is only one character that you saw in the clip is a visitor to the park. And yeah, it resembles the film in name and in spirit and but really is, I think, otherwise not much of a reference point.”
Final Fantasy 7 Remake Won’t Use Luminous Engine
Square Enix has no plans to use the Luminous Engine in the development of Final Fantasy VII Remake.
When asked by Nova Crystallis at Gamescom whether or not Square's custom-built engine would power the aforementioned remake, Final Fantasy XV director Hajime Tabata replied: "Final Fantasy VII (Remake) is not planned to be made with that."
While Final Fantasy XV is being built on the Luminous Engine, Square's other major project, Kingdom Hearts III, was originally being developed on it as well, but has since switched to Unreal Engine 4.
Bill Murray Will Appear in the New Ghostbusters Film
The upcoming Ghostbusters reboot will reportedly feature an appearance by Bill Murray.
According to THR, Murray, who played Dr. Peter Venkman in the first two films, will show up in the Paul Feig-directed film. The nature or length of Murray's role isn't specified in their report.
Murray was famously hesitant to appear in the then-Ghostbusters 3 given the lukewarm reception to the 1989 sequel.
Last month, we learned that Dan Aykroyd may be making a cameo in the Ghostbusters reboot as well.
Fantastic 4 Aint’ No Thing at the Weekend Box Office
Marvel's First Family couldn't overcome blistering reviews, months of bad publicity, and its own director's troublemaking tweet as Fantastic Four opened well below expectations this weekend.
20th Century Fox's reboot had initially been projected to open in first place with anywhere from $30-$40 million, but instead settled for a second place bow with an estimated $26.2 million.
The superhero movie, which reportedly cost at least $120 million to produce plus tens of millions more to market, will surely need to prove fantastic at the international box office if it's to not prove a sizable bomb for the studio.
Game of Thrones-Loving Lawyer Demands Trial by Combat
Staten Island attorney Richard Luthmann has requested the New York State Supreme Court allow him to settle a court case in a fight to the death.
According to The Wrap, Luthmann, a self-proclaimed fan of the HBO series Game of Thrones, has been accused of aiding a client in fraud. As means to solve the dispute, he has requested to resolve the matter in a "Trial By Combat."
David Fincher Leaves HBO Series Over Budget Battles
David Fincher has parted ways with HBO on the potential new series, Utopia.
According to Deadline, Fincher and HBO couldn't come to an agreement on the budget for the show, and as such, the director has stepped aside from the remake of the British series.
Utopia's cast, which reportedly included the likes of Rooney Mara, Dallas Roberts, Jason Ritter, Colm Feore, Eric McCormack, Brandon Scott, and Agyness Deyn, had allegedly been rehearsing for nearly a month while Fincher was battling with HBO over the show's budget.