Monthly Archives: May 2019
Game of Thrones: How Jaime’s Scene Was a Major Callback
SPOILERS AHEAD for Game of Thrones Season 8, Episode 5.
Jaime Lannister spent his final moments holding and comforting Cersei, the woman that meant the most to him, and the scene was a major callback to a previous episode that foreshadowed the deaths of two characters who have been with us since the beginning.
Speaking on HBO's Inside the Episode for episode 5 of the final season of Game of Thrones, showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss discussed how Jaime's ideal path always had an ending similar to this.
"You know, there’s a scene, several years ago, where Jaime and Bronn are talking about how they wanna go, and Jaime’s talking about dying in the arms of the woman he loves. And this is it," Benioff explains.
Game of Thrones: Why Daenerys Made Unexpected Choice
Full SPOILERS ahead for Game of Thrones, Season 8, Episode 5, "The Bells"!
The Mother of Dragons, the daughter of the Mad King, finally went to the dark side on.the penultimate episode of Game of Thrones' final season, "The Bells".
Daenerys Targaryen destroyed King's Landing, killing nearly every man, woman, and child, combatant or not, and unleashing her dragon-son Drogon to utterly level the city in wave after wave of fiery destruction.
Many fans will no doubt be torn by this decision to have a character who had been so beloved by so many at times -- a protagonist that people in real life even named their own kids after -- committing such atrocities. On HBO's "Inside the Episode" aftershow, showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss explained why Dany chose to destroy King's Landing.
Game of Thrones Teases a Bleak Series Finale
Warning: this article contains major spoilers for Game of Thrones Season 8, Episode 5! Consider yourself warned!
Game of Thrones just gave us one of the darkest episodes in the show's eight-year run, but the ride isn't over yet. The upcoming series finale may be even darker still, at least if HBO's new promo teaser is any indication.
Read onto find out what this footage tells us about the show's final episode and why the cycle of death and misery isn't over yet.
The Survivors of War
A number of major characters died in Episode 5, but the focus of the promo is instead on those who survived. We can see both Arya Stark and Tyrion Lannister wandering the smoldering ruins of King's Landing dumbstruck by the pain and suffering around them. Arya saw countless innocent civilians die. Even those she tried to save were just more victims in Dany's savage conquest. Both characters are clearly disillusioned, and Tyrion has no doubt realized at last that he backed the wrong champion in the Game of Thrones.
Labor Promises to Restore the Australian Interactive Games Fund
Labor has announced plans to inject $85 million into Australia’s creative industries if elected in this weekend’s election, including $25 million to reinstate the Australian Interactive Games Fund that was axed by the Abbott Government back in 2014.
“Our creative industries have huge potential to deliver significant economic, employment, creative, cultural and other benefits for Australia and the world,” the party said in a statement. “But there are worrying signs that our local sectors are missing out on the global expansion in the creative industries, which are projected to grow exponentially.”
Ask Our Rage 2 Reviewer Anything
In case you hadn't heard, our Rage 2 review will go up for your reading pleasure tomorrow morning today at 5AM Pacific time. Even though it's quite thorough at almost 3,000 words, no review can address everything, so once you've finished reading it you may have questions. Well, this is your opportunity to get answers. Starting at 12PM Pacific time, I'll be in the comments of this article for two hours using my 25+ hours of Rage 2 experience to answer everything you can throw at me without completely spoiling it for everybody.
Battlefield 5’s Firestorm is Losing Duos Mode Due to Lack of Interest
Duos in Battlefield 5’s battle royale “Firestorm” mode has been officially removed by DICE. In a Reddit thread, originally reported by VG24/7, DICE community manager Freeman explained that the mode failed to consistently draw enough players, who instead preferred solos or squads.
Duos was originally launched as a limited time mode in April, and was subsequently removed not long after. According to Freeman, enough players voiced their interest in duos mode for DICE to implement it as a permanent mode.
Outer Wilds Will Be a Timed Epic Store Exclusive
Outer Wilds, the peculiar sci-fi adventure game that feels like “No Man’s Sky-lite,” will be a timed exclusive on the Epic Games Store, developer Mobius Digital announced Friday on the game’s Fig page.
Mobius Digital says that Outer Wilds will first come to the Xbox One and PC via the Epic Games Store, with other platforms “coming later.” No exact release window or roadmap was specified.
“Rest assured that we read all of your comments and our goal is to bring the game to your preferred platform as quickly as possible,” the developer wrote. “Throughout the development of the game, we’ve welcomed helpful partnerships with Annapurna Interactive, XBox, and Epic to support us and keep our small studio running long enough to ship the game at the level of quality that it is today. Each of these partnerships has enabled us to make the game better and more accessible for everyone who will play it.”
Top 10 Video Game Movie Opening Weekends of All Time
Pokemon: Detective Pikachu earned an estimated $58 million in its first weekend, earning it the #1 spot on the top 10 video game movie opening weekends of all time list, beating out 2001's Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.
Via BoxOfficeMojo, Detective Pikachu's $58 million is over $10 million higher than Tomb Raider's $47 million, and about $20 million higher than the third place holder, The Angry Birds Movie with $38 million.
The full list of best opening weekends for video game adaptations is below, courtesy of BoxOfficeMojo;
How Pokemon Detective Pikachu Compares to the Video Game
The Detective Pikachu movie was heavily inspired by its video game predecessor, but in the process of making it to the big screen, plenty of details about Tim and Pikachu’s adventure were changed – though I’d argue many of the changes made their story better for the movie.
This list of changes and similarities was put together based on the most impactful changes to characters and the story.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Pokemon: Detective Pikachu and Detective Pikachu the game!