Monthly Archives: August 2017
Death Note: Dafoe “Didn’t Feel the Need” to Know the Manga
Although Willem Dafoe has actively attempted to diversify his roles for the past four decades, his most recognizable parts are almost always villains. From To Live and Die In L.A., Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Shadow of the Vampire, and Green Goblin in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy, Dafoe is one of Hollywood’s most reliable bad guys. This week, Dafoe has another villainous turn in the Netflix original film, Death Note (read our review here). The movie, which is now streaming on Netflix, is based upon the wildly popular manga series, and Dafoe provides the voice for Ryuk, the otherworldly Shinigami who sets the events of the story in motion.
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Everyone knows the Nazis lost World War II. But what Wolfenstein presupposes is: what if they didn’t? Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus is set to release for PS4, Xbox One, and PC on October 27, 2017. It continues the story of 2014’s Wolfenstein: The New Order, with hero B.J. Blazkowicz coming to America, where the vile Nazis have seized control. He teams up with a motley crew of resistance fighters in hopes of bringing the Nazi regime to its knees.
Microsoft Reportedly Stops Selling Original Xbox One
With Xbox One X on the not too distant horizon, it appears Microsoft has stopped selling the original Xbox One in favor of shifting its entire sales focus to the S and X models.
Microsoft's UK online store lists the console as sold out, while its US store only has listing for a refurbished version.
No Man’s Sky Atlas Rises Update 1.34 Fixes Update Bugs
No Man's Sky's latest update, 1.34, is out now and it addresses a few bugs and issues that were present with the recent Atlas Rises update.
According to the game's patch notes, update 1.34 adds the ability for players to teleport between stations and to their base. It also fixes animations for various NPCs and prevents save files from greatly increasing in size due to a large number of portal visits.
The patch also increases the number of paths that can be rendered on the galactic map alongside improving the ordering of icons on the map to better display missions.
Check Out 36 Images From Stephen King’s IT
Warner Bros. released dozens of new images from It today, ahead of the Stephen King movie adaptation's September 8th stateside debut.
The images in the slideshow below include several creepy new photos of Bill Skarsgård as the evil clown entity Pennywise:
Mama's Andy Muschietti directs the film, which stars Jaeden Lieberher, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Jack Dylan Grazer, Finn Wolfhard, Wyatt Oleff, and Chosen Jacobs as the young members of the Losers Club.
For more on the upcoming movie, find out how It is tracking to have the biggest opening ever for a Stephen King movie adaptation, read up on the all-clown screening planned, learn about the movie's tie-in web game, and discover how this new incarnation of Pennywise reaches into the past to become scarier than ever.
Future Dishonored Games Would Have Different Characters
Dishonored 2's upcoming expansion Death of the Outsider will conclude the Kaldwin era, so, according to Arkane Studios creative director Harvey Smith, a hypothetical third installment would feature an entirely new set of characters.
Speaking to IGN at Quakecon about Death of the Outsider, Smith confirmed the expansion wraps up the current narrative narrative arc, noting that most of those playing it will "probably be Dishonored fans wanting to see the finale of the arc that we've made."
When asked if this means there won't be a Dishonored 3, Smith said he's not yet certain if there will be more games in the series. "I don't know yet. I kind of hope there are more Dishonored games, but I honestly don't know," he explained.
Marvel’s The Defenders’ 6 Biggest WTF Questions
The Defenders has arrived on Netflix, finally making good on the superhero crossover that was teased at the beginning of the Netflix/Marvel alliance. But these eight episodes raised as many questions as they answered, leading us to wonder how carefully this shared universe was planned out at the start.
Here are our six biggest WTF questions after watching the entire season. Spoilers ahead, obviously!
The season ended with Danny Rand choosing to honor Matt Murdock's final request and defend New York City in his absence. But what will that entail, exactly? Will Iron Fist become the city's new preeminent hero, or is Danny intent on literally becoming the new Daredevil? Will Iron Fist: Season 2 essentially be Daredevil: Season 3?
Japanese Secret of Mana Collector’s Edition Is Amazing
The recently announced remake of Secret of Mana is getting a Collector's Edition release in Japan.
According to Square Enix's Japanese online store, the 14,980 yen Collector's Edition will include either the PlayStation 4 or PS Vita version of the game, as well as a pop-up storybook, soundtrack and three adorable figures, all of which can be seen in the gallery below:
The upcoming release is a full 3D remake of the beloved Super Nintendo classic that "retains its long-held charm while incorporating improvements such as upgraded gameplay for modern platforms and a newly arranged musical score."
Aquaman: Willem Dafoe on His Character’s “Good Look”
Aquaman cast member Willem Dafoe wouldn't tell us much about that film (or his turn in Justice League, for that matter) during our recent phone chat, but he did shed a little light on his character Vulko's costume and his shooting schedule on the DC Comics superhero film. (There have been no official publicity photos released yet featuring Dafoe's character.)
Nuidis Vulko is the science advisor of Atlantis and an Aquaman supporting character from the DC Comics. As in the comics, Vulko has known Aquaman his whole life and is part of the Atlantean inner circle. "Vulko is 100% Atlantean. So that's different, because
is half-Atlantean and half-human," Dafoe told IGN.
"So they're quite different and I'm capable of being outside of the water, but mostly it's underwater. And I'm a guy that's been around for a while. I have a kind of... let's call it an armor. It's a good look, I like it a lot."