Swap Factions in World of Warcraft PvP Soon
An upcoming patch will add a player versus player Mercenary Mode to World of Warcraft.
This means that if your faction is experiencing a long wait time to get into Ashran or unrated Battlegrounds, agents will appear in your base that will allow you to enter disguised as an enemy player, playing for the other faction.
You still earn all the same rewards when playing as a mercenary, unless they are faction-specific achievements. Your race will be automatically changed into an appropriate one from the opposite faction while you're inside Ashran or the Battleground.
The announcement on the WoW blog says that Blizzard's goal "with Mercenary Mode is to allow players who want to participate in Ashran or unrated Battlegrounds the ability to do so without having to wait through long queues, while still maintaining the spirit of the core Alliance vs Horde fantasy."
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Arkham Knight: Retailer Memo Says PC Broken Until September
Batman: Arkham Knight's ongoing problems on PC may not be fixed anytime soon, according to a leaked retailer memo.
Kotaku Australia has reportedly seen an internal email sent to EB Games staff, which explains the game won't be fixed until the Australian Spring.
"As previously advised, we have stopped sales of Batman: Arkham Knight PC while Warner and Rocksteady work on addressing performance issues with the game," it reads. "The latest information from Warner is that the updates won’t be available until Spring. Due to this we have made the difficult decision to recall all PC stock from stores to return to the vendor until an acceptable solution is released.”
Unlocked: Our Xbox Games of the Year (So Far)
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With the year half over, it's time to give our picks for our Xbox Games of the Year...so far. Plus: the latest chapter in the Hideo Kojima/Konami divorce is as wacky as ever. We wonder if there will even be another AAA Metal Gear game, and who might do it. Also, Dead Island 2 has lost its developer, so we debate who might pick up the ball on that and run it into the end zone. Furthermore, two $200 special editions of upcoming big games generate wildly different reactions from us, and finally, don't miss the debut of the real-life Dukey trophy!
Constantine Could Still Appear on Arrow
Constantine may yet have a shot at returning to TV.
Not the TV series, at this stage, but there's a possibility the character John Constantine could live on in a future episode of The CW's Arrow series.
Stephen Amell had previously revealed there had been discussions about an Arrow/Constantine crossover, not long after Constantine was officially cancelled by NBC and Arrow executive producer Marc Guggenheim has also expressed interest in making that happen.
Another 40 Cars Revealed for Forza Motorsport 6
Turn 10 has revealed a further 40 cars that will feature in the Forza Motorsport 6 garage, including a pair of vintage McLaren race cars that have never appeared in a Forza game to date.
The first is Bruce McLaren’s legendary 1969 #4 McLaren M8B. Developed for the 1969 Can-Am season, McLaren’s #4 M8B won six of the 11 races in the season. The other five were all won by his teammate Denny Hulme in the #5 M8B. The cars actually finished first and second in eight races.
The second is the 1966 McLaren M2B, the McLaren team’s first Formula One racing car. Also driven by Bruce McLaren himself, its F1 career was brief but it nonetheless scored the McLaren team’s first-ever point at the British Grand Prix.
Twilight Director to Direct Adaptation of YA Novel Stargirl
Catherine Hardwicke is set to direct a film adaptation of the bestselling young adult novel Stargirl.
Stargirl will be adapted and produced by Kristen Hahn, who most recently produced the Jennifer Aniston vehicle Cake. According to Variety, Hardwicke was quick to sign on to the project after reading Hahn's script.
The YA novel, penned by Jerry Spinelli, follows a homeschooled teenager who shakes up her new high school with her nonconformity. Hardwicke is a fitting choice for the adaptation, having directed the adaptation of Twilight back in 2008.
Michael Ironside Guests in The Flash: Season 2
The second season of The Flash has pulled in Michael Ironside.
The Hollywood Reporter has the casting news, which sees Ironside playing the role of Lewis Snart: the estranged and abusive father of Captain Cold (Wentworth Miller) and Golden Glider (Peyton List).
Lewis Snart is being described as a calculating career criminal who's been recently freed from prison, only to return to Central City with a selfish plot that threatens his children.
Ironside is set to appear in the role in the third episode of the second season of The Flash alongside Miller and List.
Aladdin Live-Action Prequel in the Works at Disney
A live-action prequel of Disney's animated hit Aladdin is in the works.
THR reports that 'Genies' will focus on "the realm of the Genies" and tell the origin story of the blue-skinned show stealer from the 1992 film, originally voiced by the late Robin Williams.
Genies is being written by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift, who came to Hollywood's attention with their work on Freddy vs. Jason and the Friday the 13th remake before seguing into comedy with the upcoming Baywatch movie and Peter Dinklage vehicle O’Lucky Day.
Beyond: The Horror of Until Dawn
This week, Max, is dead. Or sick. One or the other. In his stead, Marty, Brian, Goldfarb, and Zach gather up to talk about their time with the opening hours of Until Dawn, the games Sony showcased at San Diego Comic-Con, and what they think Visceral's Star Wars game might be. Also, Goldfarb gets a call from IKEA halfway through and abandons the podcast.