Monthly Archives: August 2018
Quake Champions Is Now Free-to-Play, and Here’s What That Means
At today’s QuakeCon 2018 keynote, id Studio Director Tim Willits announced that the multiplayer PC shooter Quake Champions is going free-to-play. Quake Champions experimented with a free-to-play trial during E3 2018. Now, players will have long-term access to the game without paying a cent.
Players choosing to play Quake Champions for free gain access to standard matchmaking tools and a single Champion. Additional Champions may then be purchased with real-world currency. These unique characters each bring their own assortment of special abilities to the game. Purchasing the 29.99 Quake Champions pack unlocks access to all Champions now and in the future (on-sale on Steam for 19.79 until August 14). The Champions Pack also enables enhanced custom game setup options.
James Bond Producer Reportedly Says “It Is Time” For Non-White Bond
James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli reportedly believes "it is time" for a non-white actor to play 007, lending weight to rumours that Idris Elba will take on the role after Daniel Craig.
The Daily Star reports director Antoine Fuqua has talked with Broccoli about who'll take over for Daniel Craig if and when he departs the role. According to Fuqua, Broccoli thinks an ethnic minority actor should portray the secret agent and is certain “it will happen eventually”.
As for who's in the running to play Bond, Idris Elba is reportedly one of the top choices, with Fuqua saying the popular actor has the right presence for the role.
Gal Gadot Joins Voice Cast of Wreck-It Ralph 2
Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot has joined the voice cast of Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2.
Gadot will portray Shank, a talented driver from the gritty racing game called Slaughter Race who isn't too fond of losing. Vanellope (Sarah Silverman) will come face-to-face with Shank in a street race while searching for a replacement part for Sugar Rush.
While Shank is quite tough, the character still has a warm quality to her and quickly becomes someone Vanellope looks up to.
Gal Gadot's Shank in Wreck-It Ralph 2.
Starfield Co-Developer Officially Becomes Bethesda Dallas
Bethesda is officially gaining a new studio in Dallas, Texas.
Announced during the QuakeCon 2018 keynote, Dallas-based Escalation Studios, which was officially acquired by Bethesda's parent company ZeniMax Media in 2017, is now officially Bethesda Game Studios Dallas.
Bethesda confirmed that the Dallas studio is busy working on the upcoming Starfield title, as well as the mobile game Elder Scrolls: Blades. It's unclear exactly what the Dallas studio will be contributing to both titles, but as Escalation Studios, it co-developed the SnapMap feature alongside id Software for Doom (2016).
Get an Exclusive Sneak Peek at The Purge TV Series
In anticipation of The Purge television series - based on the popular movie franchise of the same name - USA has created six creepy new posters ahead of the show's September 4 premiere, designed to give viewers an insight into the chaos of Purge night from the perspectives of the various characters caught up in the madness, including "the Purgers who believe wholeheartedly in the holiday, those seeking solace in the chaos, and the Elite who may approach this holiday in a more discrete yet conniving way." IGN has an exclusive sneak peek at the new artwork, so click through the slideshow below to immerse yourself in the insanity.
The Purge TV series follows a new group of characters and is set 10 years after the events of the recent prequel, The First Purge, which portrayed what life was like during the time when the New Founding Fathers first attempted to make this day of mayhem legal.
Best Horror Movies on Netflix Right Now (November 2019)
There are a lot of good scary horror movies to choose from on Netflix...
Are you looking for the best horror movies streaming on Netflix right now? We've got you covered with our monthly updates on the best scariest new movies.
It's as wild and as varied as a film genre gets -- from indie stories of terror to digital features of killing to high-brow masterpieces about evil -- and whatever the brand of horror you're in the mood for, there's something on the service for you. So let's take a look at the best scary new releases in horror to stream on Netflix right now, including many of the top recent horror films from 2019, 2018, and 2017, as well as many of the best, all-time greatest classics. We've picked splatter thrillers, terror-inducing nightmare fests, schlocky tales, blood-curdling flicks, and more. It's horror for fans of all kinds to watch, whether it's Halloween or not!
Nintendo Switch Online Service to Launch in ‘Second Half of September’
Nintendo has announced that its online subscription service will be launching in the latter half of next month.
We've known that the paid subscription service for the Switch will be up and running next month, but Nintendo has narrowed the launch window down a tad, tweeting that the service "will launch in the second half of September," meaning it should go live anywhere between September 17 and September 30.
Nintendo first announced its online subscription service in January last year with a launch planned for the summer, but by the time June rolled around the date was pushed back to 2018.
The Walking Dead Has Been Missing Something Crucial Since ‘All Out War’
One of the main reasons The Walking Dead has struck such a major a chord with fans (in both comic book and TV form) is that it tells an ongoing story of survival during the zombie apocalypse. This isn't a finite tale of intrepid heroes making their stand against the undead, but one that keeps unfolding and veering off in unexpected directions. However, if the past few years of the comic are any indication, that strength can just as easily become a weakness.
Art by Charlie Adlard. (Image Comics)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider Feels Like More of the Same…And That’s OK
I found myself, as Lara Croft, airborne and nearing the Amazon River in Peru. A storm hits, as it always does, and the plane goes down. Off course and in an unfamiliar area, Lara must find the living members of her team, assemble her tools, and decipher the clues before the bad guys, Trinity. Ain’t no rest for the wicked.
As you explore the opening hours of Shadow of the Tomb Raider, it becomes clear that parts of it are meant to be light on combat, which was okay by me after an action-packed first hour in Mexico. It instead focuses on familiarizing the player with Lara’s new moves and giving them a chance to play through some of the franchise’s famous adventure puzzles; they definitely delivered! Similar to past Tomb Raider games, I found the puzzles challenging and the most rewarding aspect, with the combat pretty same-y compared to the previous two Tomb Raider games. Even if the combat isn’t stellar, the puzzles are and there’s one specifically within this demo that felt like the best since the franchise reboot. It utilizes all of Lara’s mechanics and has an emphasis on timing, keeping things tense. It doesn’t give too much away as to what your next step might be and can be brutally punishing if you guess wrong.
Cuphead Sells 3 Million Copies
Studio MDHR has announced that Cuphead has gone triple platinum, meaning over three million copies have been sold.
Cuphead's sales have topped three million since the game's launch in September, 2017, the developer announced this week. The Microsoft exclusive title hit one million copies sold just two weeks after release, and doubled that by December.