Yearly Archives: 2018
Anthony Bourdain’s Parts Unknown Is Getting a Final Season
Anthony Bourdain's Parts Unknown is getting a final season on CNN later this fall.
Per Los Angeles Times, CNN has already finished one episode featuring a trip to Kenya with W. Kamau Bell. This will be the only episode in the final season to use Bourdain's narration, as it was completed before Bourdain's death in June.
Four other episodes will also be featured, which directors and producers will complete using archival footage and memories from crew members. These episodes will be set in Manhattan’s Lower East Side, the Big Bend area of Texas, and the Asturias region of Spain and Indonesia.
Parents Are Getting Their Kids Fortnite Tutors
Parents across the world are starting to pay for tutors to help their kids develop skills at Fortnite.
The Wall Street Journal wrote an article detailing various parents and their children involved in this phenomenon, interviewing them about their experiences.
Some parents claim they simply don't want their kids losing matches, others are taking lessons for themselves so they aren't so embarrassed when they play the game, and some are even taking lessons alongside their kids as a bonding experience.
These coaches are typically found on social media or contracting sites, with one site claiming it has hired out over 1,400 Fortnite coaches since March. One coach, an 18-year-old professional player from Utah, finds the situation odd. “My dad would have never paid for me to take video game lessons,” he said.
PlayStation Plus Free Games for August 2018 Revealed
The August 2018 PlayStation Plus lineup has been revealed.
According to the PlayStation Blog, the following titles will be available for PlayStation Plus members next month:
- Mafia III (PS4)
- Dead by Daylight (PS4)
- Bound by Flame (PS3)
- Serious Sam 3: BFE (PS3)
- Draw Slasher (PS Vita)
- Space Hulk (PS Vita)
- Here They Lie - August 7 - October 2 (PS VR)
- Knowledge is Power - August 7 - November 6 (PS4)
In Mafia III, Lincoln Clay returns from the Vietnam war only to have his surrogate family murdered by the Italian Mafia. We gave his story of revenge a 7.5 in our review, which praised Clay's character, as well as the game's New Bordeaux setting, while lamenting the game's "repetitive open-world action."
Terminator: First Look at Sequel Revealed
Paramount has revealed a first look at its upcoming new Terminator movie,.
The image features Linda Hamilton, who's reprising her role as Sarah Connor, alongside newcomers to the franchise Natalia Reyes (Dani Ramos), and Mackenzie Davis (Grace). However, there's no sign of Arnold Schwarzenegger. Check out the image below.
Terminator sequel first look, from left to right: Natalia Reyes (Dani Ramos), Mackenzie Davis (Grace), and Linda Hamilton (Sarah Connor).
Celebrate Spider-Man Day with New Look at Spider-Verse’s Miles Morales
In celebration of August 1 being Spider-Man Day, Sony has released a new image of Miles Morales from Spider Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
The image features Morales in a hoodie and a pulled back Spider-Man mask gazing up at a few Spider-Man costumes. Take a look at the image, along with other previously released images, below.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and its unique animation are headed to the U.S. and U.K. on December 14 and to Australia on December 26. It stars various characters who have taken on the mantle of Spider-Man, with Miles Morales set as the film's main protagonist.
For more on Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, read about the three new Spider-People introduced during SDCC 2018 footage, including who John Mulaney and Nicolas Cage will voice, what Peter Parker learns from Miles Morales in the film, and check out our explanation of the Spider-Verse.
How Does Netflix Decide What to Cancel and What to Renew? It’s Complicated.
Netflix has come to the rescue of many shows since it got into the streaming business - including, most recently, Fox's Lucifer and the long-gestating adaptation of Locke and Key - but how does the company decide which shows are worthy of staying on its roster? After years of being perceived as a network that was slow to cancel shows even if they weren't generating much buzz (really, we needed two seasons of Flaked?), Netflix has been more willing to swing the axe over the past couple of years, with the cancellations of Sense8, The Get Down, and Everything Sucks sparking outrage - and passionate revival campaigns - amongst loyal fans.
Sandlot Prequel in Development
The American classic The Sandlot is reportedly getting a prequel film, and it's deep in development.
Per The Hollywood Reporter, it looks like fans of The Sandlot, which turns 25 this year, have something big coming their way. The film is reportedly in advanced development at 20th Century Fox, and will be written by original director and writer David Mickey Evans alongside new writer Austin Reynolds.
There is no word on the plot for the potential prequel, so it's unclear if this will feature famous characters from the original like Smalls, Yeah-Yeah and Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez, or if it will be an entirely new group of kids. Considering Smalls had just moved to the San Fernando Valley at the beginning of the original, it's possible he won't be involved in this prequel.
Sandlot Prequel in Development
The American classic The Sandlot is reportedly getting a prequel film, and it's deep in development.
Per The Hollywood Reporter, it looks like fans of The Sandlot, which turns 25 this year, have something big coming their way. The film is reportedly in advanced development at 20th Century Fox, and will be written by original director and writer David Mickey Evans alongside new writer Austin Reynolds.
There is no word on the plot for the potential prequel, so it's unclear if this will feature famous characters from the original like Smalls, Yeah-Yeah and Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez, or if it will be an entirely new group of kids. Considering Smalls had just moved to the San Fernando Valley at the beginning of the original, it's possible he won't be involved in this prequel.
Dead or Alive 6: ‘Diego’ Revealed, ‘Rig’ Returns
IGN can exclusively reveal two new fighters for DEAD OR ALIVE 6, the forthcoming fighting game from Koei Tecmo’s Team Ninja. Brand-new fighter Diego and returning DOA5 antagonist Rig can be seen in a new announcement trailer.
A street-fighting brawler who grew up in the back alleys of New York, newcomer Diego brings a range of hard-hitting moves including headbutts and tackles when he makes his DOA debut. Diego started entering street matches to win money to support his ailing mother, and quickly became known as New York’s “uncrowned street hero.” With a talent for fighting in confined quarters, his anything-goes full-body-contact move-set is visceral and raw. See his reveal trailer above.
Dead or Alive 6: ‘Diego’ Revealed, ‘Rig’ Returns
IGN can exclusively reveal two new fighters for DEAD OR ALIVE 6, the forthcoming fighting game from Koei Tecmo’s Team Ninja. Brand-new fighter Diego and returning DOA5 antagonist Rig can be seen in a new announcement trailer.
A street-fighting brawler who grew up in the back alleys of New York, newcomer Diego brings a range of hard-hitting moves including headbutts and tackles when he makes his DOA debut. Diego started entering street matches to win money to support his ailing mother, and quickly became known as New York’s “uncrowned street hero.” With a talent for fighting in confined quarters, his anything-goes full-body-contact move-set is visceral and raw. See his reveal trailer above.