Halloween: Jamie Lee Curtis Tells Us Which Records It’s Broken
Halloween has had one of the best openings for an October movie ever, but star Jamie Lee Curtis wants fans to look beyond its $77.5 million USD in opening weekend sales.
"OK. I’m going for one BOAST post," Curtis recently tweeted, listing the new film's accolades. "Biggest horror movie opening with a female lead. Biggest movie opening with a female lead over 55. Second biggest October movie opening ever. Biggest Halloween
opening ever."
In the film, Curtis reprises her role of Laurie Strode from the 1978 original. Halloween smashed the franchise's previous record holder, Rob Zombie's 2007 remake of the '78 original, which took in $26 million USD.
Black Ops 4 Will Receive ‘Several’ Updates to Improve Network Performance
Since Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 launched last week, some players have experienced issues with network latency that have kept them from fully enjoying its online multiplayer modes. However, developer Treyarch plans on this being a temporary problem, as the studio is currently working on a fix.
"For a game launch with as massive a population as ours hitting so many global servers at once, we configure our infrastructure to ensure game stability as the highest priority over all other factors," Treyarch said on Reddit. "Now that we're past the initial launch of the game, we are focusing on fine-tuning network performance across the globe, using the real-world data we have collected.
Netflix Has Renewed Disenchantment for 20 More Episodes
We'll be spending a lot of time in Dreamland over the next three years; Netflix has renewed Disenchantment for 20 more episodes, in addition to the 10 episodes still remaining in Season 1 that have yet to premiere.
The rest of Season 1 will debut in 2019, with 20 new episodes rolling out over the course of 2020 and 2021.
Creator Matt Groening gave a statement to accompany the news: "We’re excited to continue this epic journey with Netflix. Stay tuned for more cranked-up suspense, infuriating plot twists, and beloved characters getting knocked off."
Disenchantment follows the misadventures of hard-drinking young princess Bean (Abbi Jacobson), her feisty elf companion Elfo (Nat Faxon), and her personal demon Luci (Eric Andre). Along the way, the oddball trio encounter ogres, sprites, harpies, imps, trolls, walruses, and lots of human fools. Other members of the voice cast include John DiMaggio, Billy West, Maurice LaMarche, Tress MacNeille, David Herman, Matt Berry, Jeny Batten, Rich Fulcher, Noel Fielding, and Lucy Montgomery.
Fallout 76 Factions Revealed, Including The Enclave
When you emerge from your vault in Fallout 76 you will be given many choices on how to survive and thrive in the wasteland. One of these choices will be your decision to side with or against various factions that will inhabit the world with you.
Announced via Fallout's Twitter, five factions have been revealed and while some are familiar - Brotherhood of Steel, Enclave, and Raiders - two new factions will also vie for your attention - the Free States and the Responders.
The Brotherhood of Steel, formed by Captain Roger Maxson in November 2077 in a "Californian bunker of Lost Hills," used a satellite to help spread their reach, and that influence and message made its way all the way to West Virginia.
Devil May Cry 5’s Ultra Limited Edition Costs $8,000
Cosplay isn't cheap, and Capcom Japan is taking that to the next level with the Devil May Cry 5 Ultra Limited Edition.
Created for the most dedicated Devil May Cry fans, the Ultra Limited Edition comes in three varieties and will set you back as much as $8,000 USD (£6,100 / $11,100 AUD).
As first reported by Eurogamer, the three versions of the Devil May Cry 5 Ultra Limited Edition - currently sold only by Capcom Japan - each include a jacket worn by one of the game's three playable heroes, Nero, Dante, and V.
Fallout 76: First Beta Timings Released
The timings for the first Fallout 76 beta test have been released.
The "Break-it Early Test Application" will be open for specific windows of time pre-release, and is open only to those who pre-ordered the game.
The first test phase comes only for Xbox One - here are the timings:
- US Pacific: 4pm - 8pm , Tuesday 23 October
- US Eastern: 7pm - 11pm, Tuesday 23 October
- UK: 12 midnight - 4am, Wednesday 24 October
- Australia (Sydney time): 10am - 2pm, Wednesday 24 October
The game is currently available to pre-load on Xbox One, so that you don't eat into that beta time with a big download.
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We Found Ghosts Lurking in Netflix’s The Haunting of Hill House
Warning: The following contains full spoilers for Season 1 of Netflix's The Haunting of Hill House. You can read our spoiler-free review right here.
The first season of Netflix's Haunting of Hill House is a sumptuous, atmospheric and engrossing piece of television - but even if you found yourself terrified by its overt, purposeful jump scares and escalating tension, chances are you may have missed some of its more subtle spookiness. It's easy to spot some of the show's most memorable ghouls like the Bent Neck Lady or the Floating Man, but did you catch all the hidden ghosts lurking in the background? There are many more than you think, and according to the cast, they all have backstories and tie into the troubled history of Hill House.