Yearly Archives: 2018
Black Mirror: Season 5 Release Month and Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Episode Announced
The fifth season of the Emmy-winning anthology series Black Mirror will reportedly premiere in December of 2018 and will bring with it an episode that will allow viewers to choose how events in the story play out.
As reported by Bloomberg, Netflix is "developing a slate of specials that will let viewers choose the next storyline in a TV episode or movie," and the first new project appears to be an episode of Black Mirror, a show that delves deep into the wonder and danger of technology.
Netflix has already released a choose-your-own-adventure style children's program called Puss in Book that allows viewers to, for example, "choose whether the pugilistic feline fights a god or a tree."
It’s Hard to Be a Neighborhood Hero in YouTube’s New Action Comedy Wayne
From the minds behind the blockbuster Deadpool film franchise comes an unlikely heroic story about a young boy named Wayne (Mark McKenna), who is trying to survive the tough streets of Brockton, Massachusetts. According to YouTube, "In this gritty and sometimes bloody tale, fifteen-year-old Wayne sets out on a dirt bike with his new crush Del (Ciara Bravo) to take back the 1978 Pontiac Trans Am that was stolen from his father before he died. It's Wayne and Del against the world."
While Wayne may not wear a cowl or call himself the Dark Knight, he does hand out justice swiftly to the wrongdoers at his school and around the neighborhood. For a better look at Wayne in action, check out our exclusive clip below:
Valve Has Recently Removed Over 170 ‘Trolling’ Games From Steam
Valve has removed an estimated 179 games from Steam for "straight up trolling" over the past few weeks, reports PC Gamer.
Among the games removed are a number with vulgar or sophomoric names, mostly referring to certain body parts and/or sexual content. Also included in the bans were 32 Achievement Hunter games, seven games with the word "hentai" in their name, and the following highlights:
- Logan vs. KSI
- Mariko: Hot Nightlife
- Home Alone Girlfriend
- Dad's Co-Worker
- X-Ray Hospital
Fortnite’s Floating Island Is Moving, and Its Cube Is Set to Grow
Fortnite's never-ending map changes that serve as its story are, unsurprisingly, continuing through Season 6. It looks like the focus this season will be on the floating island above Loot Lake, which EGM reports is on the move.
Season 5 ended when the giant purple cube having finished its own journey around the map by melting into Loot Lake.
Season 6 then began when the cube lifted the Loot Lake's island into the sky. It now seems the cube is moving the island to each of the runes it created during Season 5 in reverse order.
In fact, Fortnite Master tweeted Sunday that the island had reached the first rune and raised the platform it resides on. This seemed to cause bouncy volcanic craters to appear in the corrupted area.
Deadpool 2: The PG-13 Version Will Borrow from The Princess Bride
This December’s family friendly version of Deadpool 2 will borrow its narrative style and Fred Savage, from The Princess Bride.
A few days ago, Deadline reported that Fox is releasing a PG-13 family friendly version of Deadpool 2 on Dec. 21, 2018.
Both Deadpool films leaned hard into their R ratings, so many were left wondering how this new film would manage to keep that same Deadpool spirit, whilst toning down the violence and vulgarity to PG-13. According to a tweet by Ryan Reynolds, the answer is Fred Savage.
Ireland Backs Down from Labeling Loot Boxes as Gambling
Ever since 2017's Star Wars: Battlefront II loot box fiasco, an increasing number of governments have at least considered classifying video game loot boxes as a form of gambling. Despite recent indications to the contrary, however, Ireland is now shying away from labeling them as such.
Irish Legal News reports that Ireland Department of Justice Minister of State David Stanton told the Irish Senate last week that the department, “does not have a role to regulate game developers on how their games work nor, in the offering of in-game purchases.”
Ireland was one of 15 governments earlier this month that signed a declaration from the Gaming Regulators European Forum that described loot boxes as, “blurring of lines between gaming and gambling.”
The Nun Is Now the Highest-Grossing Conjuring Movie Worldwide
The Nun is continuing its successful run in theaters as it is set to be the #1 film internationally for the fourth weekend in a row and has now become the highest-grossing Conjuring movie worldwide.
This past weekend, The Nun, which is the fifth theatrical entry in the Conjuring franchise, brought in "$16.2 million in 80 overseas markets on approximately 9,987 screens."
As of yesterday, the global earnings of The Nun have now exceeded $330 million and has earned it the title of the highest-grossing horror film of all time in 12 markets, including Brazil, Romania and UAE.
The five Conjuring franchise films, which began in 2013 with The Conjuring, have earned over $1.3 billion worldwide, while costing only a total of around $103.5 million.
Fortnite Parody Featured on Last Weekend’s SNL With Adam Driver
Adam Driver returned to host Saturday Night Live over the weekend, which saw Fortnite bleed over into the mainstream in a live-action parody.
Driver's character, WillamMcTavish1972, joins Pete Davidson's Splodeboy and Kyle Mooney's Doomsnake in Battle Royale, with the sole aim of honing his Fortnite skills to be better than his son's stepdad.
The gameplay portion of the skit is live-action, with the characters being played by Heidi Gardner, Chris Redd, and Mikey Day. Day spends most of his time running into a wall as Mr. McTavish struggles to get to grips with the game's basic controls.
Red Dead Redemption 2 New Gameplay Trailer Shows Deeper Look Into the Open World
The second gameplay trailer for Red Dead Redemption 2 has released from Rockstar Games and shows a deeper look into the open world.
New footage shows the ability to rob a train, hold up a store, or burgle a house. First-person mode is also shown for the first time in the game.
The Dead Eye system is said to have been expanded and will progress in stages. It will allow you to slow down time with your shot, and see critical and fatal points of your enemies.
Arthur is shown being tracked down by bounty hunters, who will come back in Red Dead Redemption 2 if you have a price on your head.
The trailer shows further customization on what you can wear, ride, eat, and how to present yourself. You have the choice of shaving and bathing – or not. The customization choices you can make appear to be unlimited.
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