Yearly Archives: 2018
6 Iconic Rebellions in Video Games
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Falcon Heavy Test Flight Results
SpaceX held its first test flight of Falcon Heavy today, and it was a major success.
After a successful liftoff from the pad, Falcon Heavy had successful booster separation as it climbed into space. The boosters experienced a successful landing, resulting in an outstanding test flight for SpaceX. You can watch footage of the launch right here.
SpaceX Flacon Heavy Test Flight
Game of Thrones Showrunners to Write, Produce Star Wars Movies
Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss will write and produce a new series of Star Wars films, Lucasfilm announced today.
These new films will be part of a series separate from the ongoing episodic Skywalker saga, as well as the recently announced trilogy of films being developed by Star Wars: The Last Jedi's Rian Johnson.
“David and Dan are some of the best storytellers working today,” Kathleen Kennedy, president of Lucasfilm, said in a statement. “Their command of complex characters, depth of story and richness of mythology will break new ground and boldly push Star Wars in ways I find incredibly exciting.”
Risk of Rain Dev’s Deadbolt Release Date Announced
Risk of Rain Developers, Hopoo Games, has announced a release date for the upcoming stealth-action hybrid, Deadbolt, for PS4 and PS Vita.
Deadbolt will release on both PS4 and PS Vita—complete with cross-buy support—on February 20, 2018. Having partnered up once again with Code Mystics, Hopoo Games aims to deliver a violent experience that takes place somewhere between life and death.
Each mission is designed to support diverse playstyles. Players will be able to complete each objective in many different ways, ranging all the way from the ability to use stealthy tactics, or go all-out guns-blazing with flashbang grenades and a shotgun.
After completing each mission, players will earn souls that can be utilized to unlock new weapons which are tailored to your specific play style - including crossbows, scythes, and a semi-auto shotgun.
Wolverine’s Murder Mystery Scripted Podcast Announced
Marvel has released an intense trailer for its first-ever scripted podcast, Wolverine: The Long Night.
You can listen to the trailer here. As detailed by First Comics News, Wolverine: The Long Night is a 10-episode series which will start airing weekly beginning on March 12 exclusively on Stitcher Premium. It will then get a wide release across all platforms in fall 2018. The scripted podcast is a hybrid of mystery and the larger-scale fantasy of the Marvel Universe.
The story follows two agents, Sally Pierce (Celia Keenan-Bolger) and Tad Marshall (Ato Essandoh), investigating a series of grisly murders in the fictional town of Burns, Alaska. Sally and Tad soon discover a serial killer is on the loose, and they team up with deputy Bobby Reid (Andrew Keenan-Bolger) to investigate their main suspect, Logan (Richard Armitage).
E3 Tickets for Sale Beginning Next Week
Tickets to E3 2018 will go on sale Monday, February 12, 2018 at 12 p.m. Eastern, the ESA announced today. Tickets will be available via the official E3 site.
Three types of passes will be available this E3. General attendees will need a gamer pass good for all three days of the event from Tuesday, June 12 through Thursday, June 14. The first 1,000 gamer passes will be sold for $149.
Once the first 1,000 passes are sold, gamer passes will go for $249 until they're sold out. "E3 is open to gamers on a first-come, first-served basis and the number of passes is limited," the registration page reads.
Best Buy Plans to Stop Selling CDs By July
Best Buy is leading the charge towards a digital-only future with the announcement that they'll no longer stock CDs. Or perhaps they're just sick of explaining what a CD is to young whippersnappers who haven't a clue that music can be purchased physically and at retail.
Business Insider UK reports that Best Buy - which used to be one of the biggest retailers for music in the US - plans to pull CDs from all of its stores by July 1.
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Sequel in the Works
IGN can confirm a Jumanji sequel is in the works at Sony Pictures.
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle writers Scott Rosenberg and Jeff Pinkner are currently in negotiations to pen the script for the sequel. Director Jake Kasdan is also expected to return as he works with Pinker and Rosenberg on the sequel. The film doesn't have a title, a start date for production, nor a release date yet.
As earlier reports suggested, the sequel is also expected bring back the core ensemble cast of Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, and Karen Gillan. Matt Tolmach will produce once again along with Seven Bucks Production's Dany Garcia, Hiram Garcia, and Johnson.
Welcome to the Jungle has been a huge commercial hit for Sony, with the film making over $850 million at the worldwide box office and quickly becoming one of 2017's top-grossing movies, including surpassing Justice League and Despicable Me 3. Jumanji author Chris Van Allsburg has also landed a movie deal with 20th Century Fox following the film's success to produce more movies based on his works.
Pillars of Eternity 2 Is an Oregon Trail Fantasy RPG on the High Seas
As I dropped anchor into the shimmering waters of Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire, I found there was far more that felt familiar from having played the first Pillars game than there was different. It’s certainly a lot prettier, with gorgeous animated water, better lighting, and more detailed models. But the combat, dialogue, stat system, and inventory management don’t seem to have changed much at all. It’s more like Pillars of Eternity 1.5… until you get out to the overworld map.
I admired the original Pillars for making its world feel more grounded and tangible by adding realistic travel time when commuting between regions on the map. It felt like reading Tolkien or playing in a detailed Dungeons and Dragons campaign, rather than watching a movie or TV show where the camera simply cuts to wherever the characters need to be next. Deadfire takes this a step further by giving you your own ship that you can sail freely between the various islands. And it’s far more than just a visual representation of your party’s location.
Arnold Schwarzenegger to Star in Amazon Series
Arnold Schwarzenegger is set to star in a Western series for Amazon.
The series is called Outrider, and according to Deadline, Schwarzenegger will also executive produce the show alongside Mace Neufeld, the executive producer on upcoming Amazon show Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan. Outrider will also be co-written and executive produced by CSI: New York's Trey Calloway, and Mark Montgomery.
Outrider is a dark mystery series set in the late 1800s, and follows a Federal Marshall, played by Schwarzenegger, who teams up with a deputy to take down a notorious outlaw in the Oklahoma wilds. Characters in the show will have shifting alliances, and the story will feature twists to blur the line between heroes and villains.