Monthly Archives: July 2018
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Todd Howard: ‘If You Want Us to Stop Releasing Skyrim Ports, Stop Buying Them’
Bethesda boss Todd Howard says "millions of people every month" still play Skyrim, and "that's why
will keep releasing it."
Skyrim ports have become a bit of a running joke of late, and even Bethesda is in on it, going so far as to make a spoof commercial starring Keegan-Michael Keys playing the RPG on the Amazon Echo, which turned out to be real and is even playable on your smart toilet.
Prey Mooncrash Update Includes Free Weapons, Skins, and Themes
Prey's Mooncrash DLC is getting a free update with free Mimic and Operator skins, and a few weapons thrown in for good measure.
The Full Moon update is the first of a slew of free additions to the DLC, which was announced last month during E3 2018. The update is due to drop in the next few weeks and includes engraved weapons and skins.
Full Moon is free for players who own Mooncrash, or the Prey: Digital Deluxe Edition and includes:
MCU Producer Kevin Feige Says Infinity War’s Ending Applies to All Animals
SPOILERS for Infinity War and Ant-Man and the Wasp continue below: read at your own risk!
Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige revealed in an interview with Birth. Movies. Death. that, yes, half of all animals were affected by Thano's life-ending snap. In fact, all life was affected.
When asked if half of all animals were dead (including ants!) at the end of Avengers: Infinity War, Feige simply responded "Yes! Yes. All life."
This explicitly confirms much fan speculation stemming from this drastic ending which applied to Infinity War, Ant-Man and the Wasp and will almost certainly come into play in the upcoming MCU films Captain Marvel and Avengers 4.
Star Wars Episode IX: Lando Calrissian Returning
Star Wars: Episode IX will see the return of Billy Dee Williams as Lando Calrissian.
THR reports Williams will make his long-awaited return to a galaxy far, far away as the beloved, smooth-talking smuggler. However, there's no word yet on how big Williams' role will be in the upcoming mainline Star Wars film.
Williams made his debut as Lando in 1977's Star Wars: A New Hope and then appeared in The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983). Donald Glover recently portrayed a younger version of the character in this year's Solo: A Star Wars Story.
Spider-Man and Superman Get Relaunched This Week
With dozens of comic books to choose from, let us show you which are the best coming out this week. Take a look at this list spotlighting our favorite comics that we know are money-well-spent and new books that look cool and are backed by some top-tier talent.
Once you check out our picks, head to the comments to let us know what you’ll be buying this week!
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Writer Brian Michael Bendis | Artist Ivan Reis (DC Comics)
Jeremy Renner Joins Cast of Film Adaptation of Spawn
Jeremy Renner is joining the cast of the film adaptation of Spawn, based on the comics by Todd McFarlane.
Renner will star as the human detective Twitch Williams who helps in the fight against evil. Renner, a two-time Oscar nominee, is perhaps best known as Hawkeye in the Avengers series.
"The character doesn’t need to be a bodybuilder or GQ handsome," McFarlane, who is also planning on writing and directing the movie, told Deadline. "I was looking for somebody who’s a person you’ve met before; I needed someone who can pull off the grief of an average human being. I’ve seen Jeremy do that in more than a few of his movies."
The Culling 2 Launches Tomorrow
The Culling 2, a Battle Royale game with a focus on ballistics and brutal melee combat, will launch tomorrow on PS4, Xbox One and PC.
The Culling 2's quick turnaround comes as a surprise, as it was only announced last month by developer Xaviant. The official Steam page and official Twitter account for The Culling 2 confirm it will go live on PS4, Xbox One and PC at 10 a.m. ET/7 a.m. PT on July 10.
Coldest Known Temperature on Earth Discovered
A recent satellite measurement just revealed the coldest known place on Earth, and its temperature sits at -144°F.
According to National Geographic, the temperature was recorded by scientists on an ice sheet in the middle of Antarctica during the long, dark winter. A report in Geophysical Research Letters said the team thinks that is close to being as cold as it can possibly get in our area of the solar system.
Ted Scambos, a researcher at the National Snow and Ice Data Center at the University of Colorado said, “It’s a place where Earth is so close to its limit, it’s almost like another planet."
EA Buys Bungie Co-Founder’s Studio Industrial Toys
Electronic Arts announced today that it has acquired Industrial Toys, a developer known for the mobile titles Midnight Star and Midnight Star: Renegade.
Industrial Toys was started by Alex Seropian, the co-founder and former CEO of Bungie Studios, and former executive at Disney Interactive. Seropian founded Industrial Toys in 2012, announcing their first game Midnight Star later that same year.
“Creating breakthrough games takes passionate developers and incredible creativity, and each time we’ve worked with the Industrial Toys team, we’ve been inspired by their unique approach,” said Samantha Ryan, Senior Vice President of EA’s Worldwide Studios. “We’re thrilled to have them join our studio organization, pursue new ideas together and bring amazing new games to our players.”