Yearly Archives: 2018
New to Netflix for July 2018
It's (almost) officially summer, so here's what Netflix has in store for you this July.
All three Jurassic Park movies land right at the beginning of the month, with a brand new season of Orange is the New Black wrapping things up near the end. In between there are movies like The Boondock Saints, Gone Baby Gone, Troy, Chocolat, Swordfish, Her, Pandorum, Get Smart, Happy Gilmore, and more!
To find out what's leaving Netflix in July, click here.
Check out the slideshow gallery below for a spotlight of some of the most notable July Netflix offerings, followed by the full list...
PUBG Mobile Debuts First-Person Mode
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Mobile players can now experience first-person gameplay thanks to the game's largest update yet.
Available today, June 20, PUBG is introducing a brand new first-person variation to the Classic Mode of PUBG Mobile.
This first-person option is just one part of a huge update that also includes other features such as weapon finishes and a Mini-Zone Arcade Mode. The update will also add the following gameplay changes and additions, as detailed by Tencent Games and PUBG Corp.:
- Arcade Mode: Mini-Zone – This all-new Arcade Mode drops 100 players into a smaller circle with triple the number of weapons. Players can expect matches to last 20 minutes.
Star Wars Spinoffs Are Reportedly Put on Hold
Lucasfilm has reportedly put all future standalone anthology Star Wars films on hold.
According to Collider, Lucasfilm will now be focusing solely on Star Wars: Episode IX and figuring out what the new trilogy of Star Wars movies will be after Episode IX for now.
The decision is being reported on after Solo: A Star Wars Story had a lower than anticipated box office draw, particularly overseas. The movie has only made an estimated $340 million worldwide. Disney could reportedly lose over $50 million on the film after factoring in a budget of over $250 million and a similarly expensive marketing push.
Batman Figures Revealed as SDCC 2018 Exclusives
Exclusive Batman vinyl figures from DC Collectibles are coming to San Diego Comic-Con 2018 next month.
Per Comics Beat, the figures are based on illustrator Chris Uminga’s take on the Dark Knight, and they can exclusively be purchased at the Entertainment Earth booth (#2343). There are a total of three variant editions: Blue and Gray, Flashpoint, and Matte Black and Gold.
If any figures are left after the show, pre-orders will be filled and the figures will be shipped in August. You can pre-order them here.
Leaving Netflix in July 2018
Check out Netflix's LAST CALL list for July as all these movies and TV shows will expire from the site soon.
So if you'd like to check out all four Lethal Weapon films, all five (!) Bring It On movies, and the Wachowskis' V for Vendetta, this is your official notice.
Also leaving the site are Michael Clayton, Wanted, Broken Lizard's Beerfest, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Tropic Thunder, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Scream 3, and Breakfast at Tiffany's.
Marvel Reveals “Infinity Warp” Mashup Heroes
After teasing a new line of comics on Twitter using the #WhoGetsWarped tag, Marvel has revealed Infinity Warps, one-shot comics that focus on combined Marvel heroes.
Coming out of Newsarama, cover art for two of these one-shots have been revealed. The first will focus on an Iron Man and Thor combination called Iron Hammer. The second combines Captain America and Doctor Strange into Soldier Supreme. Though the one-shots will come later, these characters will debut in Infinity Wars Prime #3, due out in September.
Various other mashups have been revealed through Marvel employees via Twitter.
Production Officially Begins On IT: Chapter 2
Production has now officially begun on director Andy Muschietti’s IT: Chapter 2.
X-Men: Dark Phoenix star James McAvoy — who plays the adult Bill Denbrough in the sequel — recently took to Instagram to release the first pic from the movie’s Toronto set.
Update: We Know 161 More Facts About Anthem
Update July 6: Following nearly a month of executive producer Mark Darrah's AMAAAA
, BioWare capped off the event today with an hour-long live stream. This time Darrah was joined by game director Jonathan Warner, and questions were once again answered.
Here are 26 more answers gleaned from the one-hour livestream
, edited for repeat questions we already covered in the original story's 135 facts.
136) The Interceptor or Storm Javelin will likely have a sword for a melee weapon. When asked if there will be swords in the game, BioWare said, "We are not talking about the Storm or Interceptor at this time."
Fortnite Players Are Worried They Won’t Reach Level 80
With just a few weeks left in Season 4 of Fortnite, some players are concerned they won't reach level 80 to unlock the final reward in time.
Reaching level 80 will unlock the final piece of the Omega skin armor. Players need to amass 532,250 XP, an incredible amount considering a well played match gets you around 400 XP without any XP boosts. At the start of Season 4 last month, players calculated a 7,604 XP requirement per day to reach level 80 by the end of the season on July 10.
Fortnite features a battle pass that gives players a reward at each of its 100 tiers. Reaching the final tier unlocks the Omega skin, a unique outfit that allows you to add additional parts to the costume through the Omega challenges. A separate level system counts all the XP you've collected over the entire season and is used to unlock these parts, with the final piece unlocking at level 80. Tiers and levels reset with each season.
More Evidence of a New Plants vs. Zombies Project Emerges
After signs earlier this year pointed to a potential third entry in the Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare possibly being in the works, a new interview with EA Motive's Jade Raymond confirms that the Plants vs. Zombies franchise is far from dead at the publisher.
While EA Motive's main studio in Montreal released Star Wars: Battlefront II last year and is currently working on an untitled Star Wars game, Motive's satellite studio in Vancouver is developing a Plants vs. Zombies game, according to Raymond in a new interview with Edge via Xbox Achievements.