PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Hits 2 Million Copies Sold
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds has been wildly popular since its launch into Early Access in March, and it has now sold over 2 million copies.
To celebrate, developer BlueHole Inc. is going to hold a livestream on Twitch, and will match all donations up to $100,000 benefiting the Gamers Outreach charity, which provides games and tech to children in hospitals. You can donate to the cause here.
The stream takes place on Thursday, May 4 from 9am to 5pm Pacific time (12-8pm Eastern, 5pm-1am UK, or 3-11am AEDT on Friday May 5). It will feature 64 European and 64 American streamers battling it out through a series of competitions. The full roster of streamers taking part will be revealed soon.
Logan Blu-ray Steelbook – Exclusive Reveal
With Logan heading to home release this month, Fox has provided IGN with your first look at the SteelBook for the upcoming Logan Blu-ray. The cover and interior were designed by Old Man Logan (and Secret Empire) comic illustrator, Steve McNiven.
The US Digital HD release of Logan is on May 16 (May 31st in Australia and June 24th in the UK). The Logan SteelBook is available exclusively at Best Buy in the US on May 23rd (June 7th in Australia and from HMV in the UK on July 10th), and is coming soon to retailers worldwide.
Which xXx: Return of Xander Cage Blu-Ray Should You Buy?
The latest entry in the Triple-X franchise is coming home May 16, and just like any action movie Blu-ray release worth its salt, there's more than one way to bring xXx: Return of Xander Cage home. We've put together a list of the available options for you to peruse and choose which one's best for you ahead of release.
Return of Xander Cage Blu-ray
The Blu-ray release of xXx: Return of Xander Cage comes in a combo pack, and includes the DVD and a digital copy so you can watch it on basically any modern, internet-connected device. On top of three choices of media, you also get bonus features. Included among the bonuses are behind the scenes looks at the franchise, the cast, and the location, as well as the stunt work of Xander's return and a gag reel. Pretty great for a standard Blu-ray release.
Ben and Casey Affleck May Team for Triple Frontier
Netflix is looking to secure director J.C. Chandor's Triple Frontier and wants Ben and Casey Affleck to star.
According to Deadline, nothing has been set in stone yet, but the popular streaming service appears to be the most promising home for the project. In the event the film does go to Netflix, Ben and Casey Affleck will be offered lead roles to star alongside Mahershala Ali.
Ben Affleck in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Deadwood Movie Script Is Finished, Says W. Earl Brown
W. Earl Brown, the actor who plays Dan Dority in Deadwood, has confirmed the script for HBO's highly-anticipated TV movie is complete.
Brown shared the news in a string of posts on Twitter, saying "I've read the Deadwood film script. It's stunning." He chronicled his experience reading all 126 pages, saying the hour and a half it took him to read it was both "thrilling" and "heartbreaking."
He went on to note that he does indeed have the completed version, after having read (or had Deadwood creator David Milch read to him) portions of it over the past two years.
Earlier this year, HBO reaffirmed its interest in getting the film made, with HBO president Casey Bloys confirming that Milch was still working on the script, but Bloys had not seen it yet.
Sherlock Director Reportedly Being Considered For Bond 25
Sherlock director Paul McGuigan is reportedly being considered to helm the 25th film in the James Bond franchise.
According to IndieWire, franchise co-owners Eon Productions are pleased enough with McGuigan's upcoming movie, Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool that he will now be considered for the prestigious position.
It's not the first time McGuigan's been connected with Bond - we were writing about the Scottish director 13 years ago, in connection with the film that would go onto become Casino Royale.
Latest Zelda Patch Lets You Choose Your Language
The new 1.20 patch for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild allows users to change the language used in the game.
Revealed by Nintendo, the latest patch will allow players to choose between any of the 9 languages that are built into the switch version of game. Wii U players will have to download a 'Voice Pack' from the Nintendo eShop to utilise the new feature.
The included languages are English, French (French and Canada), German, Italian, Spanish (Spain and Latin America), Russian and of course Japanese.
Before this patch, users were locked into the audio language designated by their consoles, meaning that many of us were stuck with the English voice acting that made it to the top of our list of things we love and hate about the game (and it wasn't on the love side).
Half-Life 2, Portal, Left 4 Dead Writer Leaves Valve
Valve writer Chet Faliszek has left the company amicably.
Revealed by GamesIndustry.biz, Faliszek wrote of his departure: "
Nothing exciting or drama filled. I worked there 12 years, shipped a bunch of great games and some amazing hardware and wanted to change things up."
Over his 12-year Valve career, Faliszek was involved in writing both of Half-Life 2's Episode DLC packs, both Portal games, and both Left 4 Dead games, and became a public face for the notably secretive company.
Every Song on Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Turned Into a Star Wars Parody
Two-man parody band Palette-Swap Ninja have released an entire album of Star Wars parody songs based on The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, one of the most influential and important rock albums in history.
“This year marks two important pop-culture milestones: The 40th anniversary of Star Wars on May 25, and the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band a week later, June 1,” explained singer and guitarist Dan Amrich on the band’s website. “Our new album merges both into one full-length concept album titled Princess Leia’s Stolen Death Star Plans. It’s the entire Beatles album as accurately as we could record it, only now it tells the story of Star Wars: A New Hope — in order.”
Zelda: Breath of the Wild First DLC Pack Details Announced
Nintendo has unveiled new details about The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild — The Master Trials, the game's first DLC pack coming later this year.
Available only as part of the previously announced season pass for $19.99, The Master Trials includes the Trial of the Sword, the game's new Hard Mode, a Hero's Path Mode, a Travel Medallion, Korok Mask, and eight pieces of new equipments inspired by previous Zelda characters and games.