Yearly Archives: 2018
Idris Elba to Play Villain in Dwayne Johnson’s Fast and Furious Spinoff
Dwayne Johnson's Fast and Furious spinoff has set its sights on Idris Elba to play the film's main villain.
Variety reports Elba is in talks with Universal to take on the villainous role which would see him go up against Luke Hobbs (Johnson) and Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham). Not much about the character is currently known.
Deadpool 2's David Leitch will helm the spinoff from a screenplay by Chris Morgan. Production is set to start this fall, with the film hitting theaters on July 26, 2019.
For more on the Fast and Furious spinoff, find out why Leitch is excited to make the Hobbs and Deckard buddy film and what surprises are in store for fans.
Batman and Catwoman’s Wedding Has Always Been About The Journey, Not the Destination
Warning: this article contains full spoilers for Batman #50!
Tear down the garlands and put away the confetti, Batman #50 has made it official: there won't be a Batman and Catwoman wedding after all. Emotions are, justifiably, running high but the truth is? The lack of actual matrimony taking place in the extra-sized wedding special isn't as dire or as damning as it may seem. In fact, the actual wedding part of the wedding special was the least important part of the story. The critical component of "Batrimony" has always been the journey rather than the destination.
Fallout 76: 7 New Things We’ve Learned Since E3
After announcing Fallout 76 in late May, Bethesda revealed tons of details about its online action-RPG during E3 2018. We learned it'll exist "entirely online," feature a real-time version of the series' signature V.A.T.S. system, and receive mod support sometime after launch. We also know it'll be released later this year on November 14.
Explaining the MCU’s Quantum Realm
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has grown much larger in recent years thanks to films like Guardians of the Galaxy and Avengers: Infinity War. But some of these movies have ventured outside of the traditional Marvel Universe entirely. Both Ant-Man and Doctor Strange have dealt with a place called the Quantum Realm, a vast universe that only a few brave heroes have ever seen.
With Ant-Man and the Wasp continuing to shine a spotlight on this tiny but far-reaching realm, we figured now was a good time to explain the comic book origins of the Quantum Realm and what role it plays in the larger Marvel multiverse.
The Quantum Realm Explained: The Basics
Fortnite Leak Potentially Reveals First Look at Season 5 Battle Pass
A new Fortnite leak has revealed the names of six new skydiving trails that will likely be part of the Season 5 Battle Pass.
Filenames for six unannounced skydiving trails were discovered within the most recent patch files.
Introduced at the start of Season 3, skydiving trails have only been released through the Battle Pass, so it's likely to follow that these six will be part of the Season 5 Battle Pass:
- Stars & Stripes
- TP
- Glitchin'
- Vines
Far Cry 5 Gets Photo Mode In New Update
Far Cry 5 will get a new photo mode with Title Update 8 coming later today.
According to Ubisoft's official patch notes, the photo mode will be available in the main menu in solo gameplay modes following today's scheduled maintenance for all platforms.
Ubisoft detailed the photo mode, confirming it extends to single-player DLC and Far Cry Arcade maps while playing in solo mode, and allows the player to adjust time of day, field of view, filters and alter character's facial expressions.
New Xbox One System Update Offers FastStart, Grouping Games
Microsoft is bringing a few new features to Xbox One with a system update today that includes FastStart and grouping games.
FastStart was announced at E3 and is all about getting into Xbox One games quickly after starting a download. For instance, Microsoft said on Xbox Wire that FastStart "allows you to jump into your games twice as fast" by figuring out what parts of a game to download first.
Meanwhile, Groups is part of Xbox One's Pins and basically sounds like folders. You can throw together an assortment of games or apps and then name the collection, with Microsoft adding the group "will appear across My Games & Apps, Home and Guide."
My Hero One’s Justice Release Date Revealed
Bandai Namco has announced that My Hero One's Justice will arrive October 26 in North America and Europe.
Known as My Hero Academia: One Justice in Japan, the fighting game got a name change for its upcoming western release. Bandai Namco added that pre-ordering My Hero One's Justice will include Endeavor as a free bonus playable character.
The fighting game features fan-favorite characters, like Tokoyami, Jiro, Shota Aizawa and Hero Killer Stain. For more, check out IGN's E3 hands-on preview with My Hero One's Justice.
Hollow Knight Has Sold More Than 1 Million Copies on PC
Hollow Knight has apparently been quite the success for developer Team Cherry. Speaking with Kotaku, co-director Ari Gibson revealed the Metroidvania game surpassed 1 million sales on PC after launching just over a year ago.
"Hollow Knight's success has in large part been driven by
many fans on PC, with the game having now sold over 1 million copies for Windows, Mac,
Linux (crossing that mark just
day before the Nintendo Switch launch)," said Gibson, referring to Hollow Knight's June 12 Switch release.
Just last week, Team Cherry revealed that Hollow Knight had reached 250,000 sales on Switch in its first two weeks on the Nintendo system. Combined with PC, that puts the game at over 1.25 million total copies sold across both platforms.
10 (Unintentionally) Terrifying Video Games
Video games can be plenty scary. I’ve thrown my controller in the air and screamed with unadulterated terror at survival-horror jump scares and felt my guts twist at the powerful manipulation of psychological terror in the hands of gaming’s storytelling masters. Games like Resident Evil, Silent Hill, and PT all contain the stuff nightmares are made of.
But sometimes, games are scary not so much by design as by accident. Here are 10 games from well outside the horror genre that succeed far more than they should at being deeply disturbing.
