Monthly Archives: October 2016
The Walking Dead Renewed for Season 8
Ahead of The Walking Dead's Season 7 premiere next week, AMC has renewed its post-apocalyptic zombie series for an eighth season.
According to Deadline, Season 8 will span a total of 16 episodes and make its debut sometime late next year. Coincidentally, the Season 8 premiere will serve as the series' 100th episode.
In addition, the network announced that Chris Hardwick will return to host a new season of The Walking Dead aftershow, The Talking Dead.
The Walking Dead returns to AMC next week when the Season 7 premiere, titled "The Day Will Come When You Won't Be," airs on Sunday, October 23 at 9/8c. While you patiently wait to find out what happens after the climactic Season 6 finale, check out this sneak peek at Negan in Season 7, as well as this video promo and poster.
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Beta Extended
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare's PS4 beta is being extended an extra day and will now end on Tuesday, October 18 at 10 a.m. PT.
The extra day will help give developer Infinity Ward more time to stress test the shooter's servers and new matchmaking system, which will help give players the "highest quality matches possible," when the full game releases, according to Activision.
"If you have found yourself waiting a little longer than you are used to, we ask you to remain patient," said editorial manager Kevin Kelly. "We got you, just know that it’s all helping us optimize everything as we march toward launch."
The Top 30 Simpsons Episodes
With The Simpsons kicking off its 30th (!!!) season on September 30, we're once more looking back at the show's very best episodes.
The Simpsons has been around for almost 30 years now, spawning hundreds of episodes and one theatrical movie. It wasn't an easy task considering how many their were to choose from, but these 30 episodes are essential viewing for anyone who enjoys hanging out in Springfield, USA.
Even 30 episodes barely scratches the surface of what the show has given us over the years, of course. Let us know your picks for the best Simpsons episodes of all time in the comments section below.
"Embiggens? I never heard that word before I moved to Springfield."
Rockstar Teasing Red Dead Redemption Announcement
With a single logo image, Rockstar Games has seemingly begun teasing an announcement on the future of the Red Dead franchise.
A wordless tweet (below) features the Rockstar logo on top of the mottled red texture used in art for Red Dead Redemption, leading many to believe the announcement of a sequel is incoming.
— Rockstar Games (@RockstarGames) October 16, 2016
Following the tweet, Rockstar posted a similar image as a news story on its Newswire website, and changed the avatars and banners on its Twitter and Facebook pages to match the series' black and red motif.
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This Week’s Wildest Westworld Fan Theories
Welcome back to our weekly round up of the crazy (and not-so-crazy) fan theories on what’s going on in HBO’s latest sci-fi series, Westworld. Episode 3 gave us a little more information on certain members of management’s intentions - I don’t know about you, but I’m developing a real soft spot for Bernard - yet there’s still plenty of mystery to sink our teeth into here. Here’s what the internet is saying this week.
Spoilers ahead for ALL AIRED episodes of Westworld to date.
Currently information on the identity of Ed Harris’ violent guest is scarce, but The Wrap theorises that Westworld co-creator Arnold is not dead, as Ford claims, but walking round the park bashing hosts’ heads in. Why? Because Arnold wanted to bring hosts to consciousness - as the Men in Black arguably appears to be - and it’s a sound explanation as to why he’s allowed so much freedom.
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Ewan McGregor Interested in Two Obi-Wan Movies
Ewan McGregor has expressed interest in returning to the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi in more Star Wars films, and the actor even has a specific story arc in mind.
Talking to French publication Premiere (as translated by Den of Geek) while promoting his directorial debut American Pastoral, McGregor was asked about the classic Star Wars character and mentioned he would be keen to star in a film, or two, that focused on Obi-Wan's time between the prequel trilogy, in which McGregor starred, and the original trilogy, during which Sir Alec Guiness portrayed Obi-Wan.
Sony Reportedly Planning to Release Mobile Games in 2018
A new report by Nikkei claims Sony Interactive Entertainment is planning to release "five or more" mobile games around the end of March 2018.
According to the report, Sony will release new games based on pre-existing PlayStation properties, as well as older games that haven't been ported to its current hardware. The games will also be connectable to consoles, similar to the PlayStation Vita's cross-play functionality.
Nikkei says titles currently in development will likely be announced later this year, and will target Japan and other Asian territories. The mobile company ForwardWorks will distribute the games. No information about what properties will be used, or if the games will be exclusive to a particular company — such as Apple or Android — was given.
Stranger Things: Power Rangers Star Joins Season 2
After being renewed for a second season earlier this year, Stranger Things is adding new cast members, and one of them is a Power Rangers star.
According to Deadline. Dacre Montgomery, who plays Jason Lee Scott/The Red Ranger in the upcoming Power Rangers remake, joins the Netflix series as Billy. The character, according to Deadline's description, is an over-confident, Camaro-driving individual who loves stealing girlfriends away from other guys. He’s the older step-brother to Max, the show’s second new character.
Max, played by Sadie Sink (The Americans, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), is a confident tomboy with a complicated history.