Monthly Archives: June 2016
First Look at Game of Thrones Actor Filming Call of Duty
Activision has unveiled a new look at Game of Thrones actor Kit Harington diving into his role as Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare's big bad guy.
Using motion-capture technology, Harington stars as Settlement Defense Front leader Admiral Salen Kotch. It's the player's job, as warship captain, to take down Kotch and the SDF. Kotch will reportedly "pursue the player throughout the Infinite Warfare narrative," leading up to big confrontation at the end. The new photos offer a behind-the-scenes look at Harington's work:
Harington is currently starring in a London play, Doctor Faustus, so Infinity Ward traveled to the UK to capture Harington's likeness. Alongside director Guy Ritchie, who'd previously helmed a live-action trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Infinity Ward developed the role to emphasize "the importance of narrative and authenticity" in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare.
The Flash Writers Praise New Director Rick Famuyiwa
Chris Miller and Phil Lord can't wait to see what new The Flash director Rick Famuyiwa brings to the story they helped create.
The duo penned a treatment for Warner Bros.'s standalone The Flash movie, which former director Seth Grahame-Smith developed into a screenplay. After Grahame-Smith's exit from the project, Famuyima was tapped to helm the movie.
Calling Famuyima's hiring "the best," Lord told IGN that he's excited to have the Dope director working on The Flash, especially since he, Lord and Miller have worked together before.
Halo 5: Guardians Warzone Firefight Release Date Announced
Halo 5: Guardians players can get their hands on the new cooperative multiplayer mode Warzone Firefight beginning June 29, Microsoft announced today.
Promising the biggest free update yet for Halo 5, the titular PvE mode headlines the new content release. Warzone Firefight has been modified thanks to feedback from the beta held in April, according to Microsoft, and is also set to introduce new bosses and vehicles like the Grunt Goblin and the AV-49 Wasp.
Daily Deals: Steam Summer Sale, The Division, Apple TV, Batman v Superman Blu-ray
Save $26 On Tom Clancy's The Division With Season Pass
the season pass and some in-game gear. Amazon is currently selling the Gold Edition of The Division (which include the season pass) for the same price as the standard version. If you're going to leap into the post-pandemic mayhem of The Division, you'd might as well snap up that up.
Roadies Reveals How a Rock Show Really Happens
Officially debuting this Sunday -- though you can watch it now on Showtime's website -- the new Showtime series Roadies takes a look at life on the road for a rock tour – but instead of centering on the band, their fame and all the other usual trappings, the focus here is on the crew and what it’s like making sure everything goes right, night after night, city after city.
Among an ensemble that includes Luke Wilson (Old School), Carla Gugino (Sin City) and Keisha Castle-Hughes (Game of Thrones), Imogen Poots (Green Room) stars as Kelly Ann, one of the youngest members of the crew – who we meet when she is in the midst of a lot of doubt about whether this is still the life for her.
Ready Player One Won’t Include Many Spielberg References
While Ernest Cline's Ready Player One is based on an era that was in may ways defined by Steven Spielberg, the upcoming film adaptation won't reference very much of the director's contributions during the '80s.
"I think we were pretty awesome in the '80s," Spielberg said during a press day for his new film The BFG (via Collider). "I hope the movie returns all of us to the awesomeness of the '80s," he added, noting that "one of the reasons I decided to make the movie was that it brought me back to the '80s and lets me do anything I want, except for with my own movies."
Spielberg went on to confirm that while he has indeed "cut most of
Spider-Man: Homecoming Casts Fargo’s Bokeem Woodbine
Fargo actor Bokeem Woodbine will reportedly play a villain in Sony Pictures Entertainment and Marvel's Spider-Man: Homecoming.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, he'll join Michael Keaton and Logan Marshall-Green as a bad guy. Additional details about his role are slim at this point. Woodbine is known for his role as Mike Milligan on FX's Fargo.
Steam Summer Sale Begins
The Steam "Summer Picnic Sale" is now live, offering discounts on a number of hit titles, including Grand Theft Auto V, Undertale, The Witness and many more.
In addition to the aforementioned games, all of which received top scores from IGN, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (another one of our 10/10 titles) has also been discounted, and is available for $28. Meanwhile, Undertale is now just $7, Grand Theft Auto V is $36 and The Witness is down to $32.
Many other games have been discounted, including the new Doom, which is available for $36, as well as Fallout 4, which is now just $30.
Funimation Reveals Part of Its Summer 2016 Anime Lineup
Funimation has unveiled fourteen simulcast titles that will air as part of its anime lineup for the summer season.
According to the company's press release, this year's summer season will feature new shows including D.Gray-man HALLOW, SERVAMP and Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope’s Peak High School. Additionally, new episodes of Entride will continue on from the spring season into the summer.
Check out the full list of announced shows below:
- D.Gray-man HALLOW
- SERVAMP
- Tales of Zestiria the X
- Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope’s Peak High School (Future Arc and Despair Arc)
- Endride
How Gwent Changes For the Better From Witcher 3
So far, I’ve spent over 200 hours in the world of The Witcher 3 (largely in part because I worked on our extensive wiki, but also because it’s great) – and more of those than I care to admit were spent sitting in taverns or at roadside camps playing Gwent. It should come as no surprise, then, that I started drooling a bit when CD Projekt Red announced Gwent: The Witcher Card Game at Microsoft’s E3 press conference. Luckily, the developers at CDPR were equally excited to show it off – and the full version looks to be every bit as addicting as it’s Wild Hunt counterpart.