Game of Thrones Cosplay to Strengthen Father-Son Bond
Welcome to Hero Makeover, our video series where professional costume designers and makeup artists transform real-world heroes into their favorite characters.
A father named David is our hero in Episode 4. At 6'8" tall, David felt awkward and out of place before discovering cosplay. By portraying his favorite characters from film and television, he's able to celebrate his height, and in Hero Makeover's fourth episode, we help him share this passion with his son, Max. See David and Max cosplay as The Hound—and "The Pup"—from HBO's Game of Thrones in the video player above.
Rust Coming Out of Early Access in Feb., But Still Not Ready for Final Release
After over 4 years of being in Early Access on Steam, the survival game Rust is moving to the next stage in its development.
Announced in an official blog post Rust will no longer be an Early Access game as of February 8, 2018.
The post clarifies this doesn't mean the game is finished yet and urges players to "Think of it more like we're leaving Prototyping and entering Alpha."
Facepunch Studios also promises to keep releasing updates, though they will be on a monthly, rather than weekly, to ensure greater stability. There will also be a different version of Rust available, similar to a public test server, which will be updated daily but may not be as stable.
Mighty Ducks TV Series Reportedly in the Works
A Mighty Ducks TV series is reportedly in the works.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, ABC Signature Studios is working on a show based on the ’90s hockey movie trilogy. Steven Brill, the writer of all three films, is reportedly working on the script for the potential series with Jordan Kerner, who produced the movies, also developing the show. It's unclear if this TV adaptation will be a prequel, sequel, or remake.
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How Does Secrets of the Empire Fit Into the Star Wars Timeline?
This article contains major spoilers for the VR experience Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire and for the film Rogue One. If you have any interest in trying the VR experience out for yourself, I would recommend coming back to this at a later date. The story, and its surprises, are certainly worth experiencing fresh.
Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire is a VR-based experience that recently opened in Anaheim, Orlando, and London. The experience is powered by The Void, a company that blends virtual reality headsets with haptic feedback suits, body tracking, and physical environments to create unique, immersive storytelling. For Secrets, The Void partnered with ILMxLAB, a division of Lucasfilm that works with experimental technology. Additionally, the story told through the experience was created with the involvement of the Lucasfilm Story Group, and according to them, it’s canon.
What We Do in the Shadows Pilot Ordered by FX
A television adaptation of What We Do in the Shadows is in the works.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, FX has ordered a half-hour pilot based on the 2014 comedy, with Jemaine Clement writing the screenplay and Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok) directing. The duo directed, wrote, and starred in the original film. It's not known if they will have on-screen roles in the pilot.
The original story follows four vampires who are forced to live together as roommates. The new What We Do in the Shadows will star Kayvan Novak (Thunderbirds Are Go), Matt Berry (Toast of London), Natasia Demetriou (Year Friends), and Harvey Guillen (The Thundermans).
Rocket League to Get Cross-Platform Party Support in 2018
It looks like the popular vehicular soccer game Rocket League is set to see cross-platform party support in 2018, building off of its cross-platform play functionality.
When asked on Twitter whether the feature was coming, the official support account for the game replied, saying "We’re actively working on cross-platform party support for a 2018 release."
This is in line with Psyonix's roadmap released towards the end of last year, in which the developer said it intended to roll out PsyNet parties, the game's party system, to all players in 2018.
13 Razzie Nominations That Make No Sense
The Golden Raspberry Awards are basically the polar opposite of the Academy Awards. Every year the Razzie judges get together to pick out the very worst Hollywood had to offer and "honor" those films, actors, actresses and writers. Some consider it to be a good-natured way of poking fun at bad moves. Others criticize the Razzies as being pointless at best and mean-spirited spirited at worst.
Either way, most film lovers would agree that the Razzie judges don't always make the best judgment calls. That was made apparent with this year's list of nominations, which include a nom for Jennifer Lawrence as Worst Actress in mother! As we explain in the slideshow below, many critics agreed that Jennifer Lawrence's performance is one of the strongest elements of the highly divisive film (which is certified fresh on the critics aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes but received an "F" CinemaScore from audiences).
Why Rick and Morty Must Tackle Sexual Harassment
The greatest strength of science fiction storytelling is the way it can shine an important light back on real world problems we’re facing. The Twilight Zone and Star Trek remain undeniable classics of the genre not just because of the plot twists and different worlds they brought us to, but because of what they had to say about our world. In the same way, Rick and Morty, a modern classic of sci-fi television, is uniquely positioned to say something about one of the most systemic problems in our culture today -- sexual harassment.
One of Rick and Morty’s greatest strengths is its unflinching willingness to explore the darkness of its characters. The show has never shied away from heavy themes, including alcoholism, suicide and pedophilia, so sexual harassment is certainly not off the table as a viable topic of discussion, especially considering co-creator Dan Harmon’s recent admission on his podcast that he sexually harassed one of his previous writers, Megan Ganz, with whom he worked on Community.
17 Photos of Overwatch’s New Skins
As a part of the Overwatch Cosmetics Update, Blizzard is adding a bunch of new cosmetics to the game.
A blog post on the Play Overwatch website shows off many of the new items set to release in the update, which includes icons, emotes, sprays, highlight intros, and most importantly skins.
The new skins feature five new epic tier skins for Junkrat, McCree, Reaper, Symmetra, and Zenyatta as well as twelve new legendary skins for other beloved heroes.
These cosmetics will release tomorrow (January 23) alongside the new Blizzard World Map which has cool promotional theme park art and is packed with references.
Fable Creator Weighs in on Reported New Fable Game
Forza Horizon developer Playground Games is reportedly working on a new Fable game, and 22cans designer Peter Molyneux, who created Microsoft's fantasy role-playing series, shared with IGN what he'd like to see from the upcoming title.
"The Fable story hinted at a dramatic time before Fable 1 when the Guild was founded, this would be a perfect setting for Fable 4," Molyneux said, noting "the land of Albion would be much more primitive, the magic much more attuned to nature, the combat much more brutal."
With the first two Fable games hinting at the dramatic creation of the Guild, Molyneux said he could see this new title serving as a great opportunity to put players in the role of founding the Guild.