Destiny 2: Some Endgame Content Now DLC-Locked
Bungie has once again come under fire from Destiny 2's playerbase - this time, thanks to some additional restrictions imposed by the Curse of Osiris expansion, which has raised the power levels necessary for Prestige strikes beyond the capacity of vanilla Destiny 2 players.
As reported by Polygon, the expansion raises the level cap from 300 to 330; this has accordingly led to a rise in recommended power levels for the game's more challenging endgame content, which revolves around the game's Raid system and the weekly Nightfall strike. While these events are still open to everyone, the Prestige - or highest-level - versions of these activities are now locked to anyone under the power cap, meaning that any players who haven't purchased Curse of Osiris can no longer access the highest-level endgame content.
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Hulu Might Become the ‘Foundation’ of Disney Streaming
If Disney completes its mooted buyout of 21st Century Fox, it may use Fox's stake in Hulu as the foundation of its own streaming service.
Disney's recently stated its intention to create its own streaming service - ending a deal with Netflix - but there's been no news as to what form such a streaming service might take. If an article in Variety is to be believed, the answer to that question might be tied into the latest reveal that Disney has reignited talks to buy 21st Century Fox.
Destiny 2: DLC Weapon Shipped with Bug, Bungie Confirms
Destiny 2's first expansion, Curse of Osiris, has now launched, bringing with it a slew of new additions to the game - including, in one instance, a heavily-overpowered weapon that is wreaking havoc in the PvP game modes.
The Prometheus Lens, an exotic trace rifle, is a highly stable weapon with great range - and it comes with a laser that can tear enemies to shreds in just a few seconds, making it by far the game's most powerful weapon. Gamers have been vocal about the weapon on the Destiny subreddit, as laser carnage reigns over the current PvP arena.
Responding, Bungie confirmed that the weapon is bugged; although no further details are given, Bungie's Community Manager DeeJ promises that the issue will be addressed:
Game of Thrones: Sophie Turner Claims Season 8 Airs in 2019
Even before Game of Thrones' seventh season premiered earlier this year, there was speculation that the show's eighth and final season might not air until 2019 - and in an interview with Variety, actress Sophie Turner (who has played central character Sansa Stark since the show's inception) seems to have confirmed that this will be the case.
In a wider conversation about her upcoming schedule, Turner identifies that "Game of Thrones comes out in 2019", seemingly cementing 2018 as a Thrones-less year. She also states that filming for the eighth season began back in October and isn't likely to finish for another seven or eight months, lending weight to a 2019 release.
Shazam! Casts IT Actor as Captain Marvel Jr.
IT star Jack Dylan Grazer has joined the upcoming DC film Shazam!
According to The Hollywood Reporter Grazer, who plays Eddie Kaspbrak in IT, will portray Billy Batson's (Asher Angel) best friend Freddy Freeman. He's the only person who knows Billy can transform into the adult superhero Captain Marvel and, in the comics, eventually becomes a superhero himself, Captain Marvel Jr. However, it's not known if this'll actually happen in the film.
Jack Dylan Grazer in IT.
Real-Life PUBG Supply Crates Hit Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane This Weekend
To mark the Xbox One debut of the all-conquering PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds next week, Xbox Australia will be hiding three separate PUBG-themed supply drops down the east coast of the country (one in Sydney, one in Brisbane, and one in Melbourne). It’s happening this weekend, on Saturday, December 9.
The supply crates will hold a range of Xbox and PUBG-related prizes, including Xbox One X consoles, Elite Controllers, and Xbox Live codes, plus PUBG gear and PUBG game codes. There’ll be 25 prizes available at each location, so ensuring you’re not the 26th person to arrive is the key to scoring a freebie of some description.
Xbox Australia notes that anyone who wants to take part will need to visit the Xbox ANZ Facebook page on Saturday for the clues they’ll need to track it down, plus the password they’ll need to say to the staff watching the supply crate (in order to extract a prize from it).
Steam Is No Longer Accepting Bitcoin
Valve has confirmed that it will no longer support Bitcoin as a payment option on Steam. The decision is “due to high fees and volatility in the value of Bitcoin.”
“In the past few months we've seen an increase in the volatility in the value of Bitcoin and a significant increase in the fees to process transactions on the Bitcoin network,” the company explained in its post. “For example, transaction fees that are charged to the customer by the Bitcoin network have skyrocketed this year, topping out at close to $20 a transaction last week (compared to roughly $0.20 when we initially enabled Bitcoin).”
Detective Pikachu Has Been Cast
Ryan Reynolds has reportedly been cast in Legendary's live-action Detective Pikachu film as the titular character.
According to THR, Reynolds' role as Pikachu in the Pokemon adaptation will involve motion capture in some way. Reynolds had been one of several names reportedly being considered for the role alongside Hugh Jackman, Mark Wahlberg, and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
Reynolds joins the cast which reportedly includes Big Little Lies' Kathryn Newton and The Get Down's Justice Smith in the lead live action roles.
Annihilation: Paramount, Netflix in Talks for Streaming Deal
Paramount and Netflix are reportedly in negotiations to make Annihilation available for streaming internationally shortly after its February 23 release in the United States.
According to Deadline, the deal would give Netflix the international rights to stream Ex Machina director Alex Garland's sci-fi film a mere 17 days after its debut in the US.
The film will get a traditional theatrical release in the United States, Canada, and China by Paramount.