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Batman Arkham Dev Denies Superman Game Rumors

Rumors have circulated for some time that Rocksteady Games, the developer of the core Batman Arkham series, was at work on a new Superman game. With The Game Awards coming up next week and promising 10 new game announcements , there had been some speculation that such a project could be announced during the show. In fact, Rocksteady won't announce a new game at the show, nor is its in-development project a Superman game, according to the studio. Rocksteady game director Sefton Hill tempered expectations on Twitter, stating, "Looking forward to #TheGameAwards this year! We're still hard at work in our development bunker so don't expect an announcement from @Rocksteadygames. When it's ready to show, you'll be the first to know. Spoiler: it's not Superman." That doesn't necessarily rule out Superman being present in the studio's next game--some have their fingers crossed for a wide-ranging Justice League game--but it seems clear that it won...
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Hitman 2 - How The Magic Briefcase Works

One of Hitman 2's new features is that Agent 47 can take a briefcase into a mission containing a multitude of weapons and gadgets, what's unexpected however is how that briefcase works in the game, appearing to have the magical property of being able to home into someone's head from GameSpot - All Content https://ift.tt/2Q45lsR
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Happy Death Day 2U Trailer Delivers Awesome Time-Loop Horror

Happy Death Day was one of last year's biggest horror surprises--a smart, funny, scary slasher riff on Groundhog Day, about a woman who found herself trapped in a daily loop in which she was killed by a masked psycho. The sequel is titled Happy Death Day 2U and it arrives in February next year. The first trailer has now been released. Jessica Rothe returns as unlucky student Tree, who seemingly broke the loop at the end of the first movie when she killed her murderous rival Lori. Unfortunately as the trailer reveals, the loop has restarted, with Lori somehow alive within it and out for revenge. It looks like another hugely entertaining mix of laughs and scares--check it out below: Happy Death Day 2U is written and directed by Christopher B. Landon, who also helmed the first movie. It also stars Israel Broussard (Fear the Walking Dead), Suraj Sharma (Homeland), and Ruby Modine (Shameless). It's produced once more by Blumhouse Films (Get Out, The Purge movies) and hits theater...
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New Movies On Netflix And In Theaters This Weekend (11/30-12/6)

Within a few years, Netflix has grown from a service that streams movies and shows made by other studio and companies to a major, prolific producer of its own content. The budgets for its own output matches that of its Hollywood rivals, and it continues to disrupt traditional, decades-old way of doing things. From entire TV seasons premiering simultaneously, to movies that are available to watch worldwide within weeks of their festival premieres, Netflix continues to make its own rules about how and when we view entertainment. However, two of this week's theatrical releases show that the company is perhaps softening on one of its more controversial practises, namely bypassing theaters entirely. The big budget Jungle Book adaptation Mowgli and highly acclaimed drama Roma can both be seen in theaters ahead of their Netflix debuts in a few weeks, and while a one or two week window is obviously much smaller than most theatrical releases get, it's still notable that the company is...
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Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse Review Round-Up: Here's What The Critics Thought

With the release of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse nearly upon us, the reviews are in. The movie is Sony's first feature-length animated Spidey adventure, and it features no fewer than six different versions of the wall-crawler. It's produced by The Lego Movie's Phil Lord and Chris Miller, with a screenplay by Lord, and the voicecast includes Shameik Moore (The Get Down) as Miles Morales and Jake Johnson (Jurassic World) as Peter Parker, plus Hailee Steinfeld (Bumblebee), Nicolas Cage (Mandy), Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan), and Mahershala Ali (Luke Cage). Sony's last movie to feature characters from Spider-Man comic books was Venom, which was met with very mixed reviews . However, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse has so far received an extremely positive reaction--it currently stands at 100% on Rotten Tomatoes and 82% on Metacritic . And of course, Venom went on to be a huge box office success, so there's every expectation that Into the Spider-Verse will also b...
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This $270 Nintendo Switch Deal Is Still Live

The Nintendo Switch console doesn't go on sale often, so when it does it's a big deal. Right now, Ant Online (via Ebay) is selling a Nintendo Switch with red and blue Joy-Cons for $270. That saves you $30 off the normal retail price. It's not clear how long this deal will last, so if you want to grab a Switch for yourself or someone on your gift list this year, hop on it fast. Now is a great time to get a Switch, thanks to its ever-expanding library of fantastic games. It has big first-party hits like Super Mario Odyssey and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild , plus recent and upcoming releases like Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee , Super Mario Party , and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate . Then it has major third-party games like Diablo III , The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim , and Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus . On top of that, you have a steady stream of indie hits on the Eshop like Dead Cells , Celeste , and Hollow Knight . It all adds up to a well-rounded system you...
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Red Dead 2 Online Now Live For All Players On PS4 And Xbox One

Following a gradual rollout over the course of the week, Red Dead Redemption 2 's online multiplayer mode, Red Dead Online, is now available to all PS4 and Xbox One players. It had previously been restricted to just those with a premium version of the game or who had played shortly after launch. While Red Dead Online is now freely accessible for all owners of Red Dead 2, Rockstar maintains that this is still a beta. Before launch, it warned of potential issues that players might encounter, and sure enough, there have been a variety of problems (of the serious and not-so-serious variety) that have popped up this week, including frequent disconnects for some. Red Dead Online is, as the name suggests, an online game, though you're free to engage with it on your own. It features new story missions set before the events of the single-player campaign that can be played solo or with others. It also features a variety of co-op and PvP modes, including Red Dead's own battle royale...
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Where Is Xur Today? Destiny 2 Xur Location And Exotics Guide (Nov. 30-Dec. 4)

It's been an exciting week for Destiny 2 players, as not only did it mark the start of Season 5 with a new update , but we learned about much of the content coming in Black Armory and in the coming months. The weekend has now arrived, which means a new visit from the mysterious merchant Xur. He has an array of Exotic items for sale; here's what he has and where to find him. Finding Xur is no different in the new season than it has been over the past 15 months. This week, Xur is located on Nessus. Head to the Watcher's Grave landing zone, hop on your Sparrow, and head straight and to the left. You'll quickly see a giant tree; make your way to the base and climb the branch outward to find Xur. Bungie has revealed new Exotics coming to the game, so does that mean Xur's wares are more exciting than usual? If you're asking that question, you probably already know the answer--nope. It's another slate of Year One Exotics, with one weapon and one piece of armor...
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Pokemon Go's December Community Day Weekend Starts Today: Featured Pokemon, Start Time, And More

Niantic kicked off the first-ever Pokemon Go Community Day this past January, and since then, the developer has hosted a new one every month in 2018. These special events give players a chance to head outdoors and earn bonuses, capture rare Pokemon, and even learn event-exclusive moves that they wouldn't typically be able to get. For the final Community Day of the year, however, the developer is doing something a little different. Rather than holding December's Community Day on a single day, as it has for most previous events, Niantic is closing out the year with a big Community Day weekend celebration. The event kicks off this Friday, November 30, and runs through Sunday, December 2, during which time you'll have another chance to get some previously featured Pokemon and special attacks. To help you prepare, we've rounded up everything you need to know about December 2018's Community Day below. What Is The Featured Pokemon? Every Community Day, Niantic designa...
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Blade Runner Anime Series Is Happening

Blade Runner 2049 may not have been a big box office success, but it was an ambitious, visually stunning movie that was very well received by critics . And while a third movie might not be happening any time soon, it has been reported that an anime series based on the films is in development. According to Variety , the show will be titled Blade Runner: Black Lotus, and will consist of 13 30-minute episodes. The show will take place in 2032--so between the original movie and the sequel--and will "include some established characters from the Blade Runner universe." Black Lotus is a joint venture between Alcon Television Group, who own the rights to Blade Runner, Adult Swim, and anime streaming platform Crunchroll. Adult Swim will distribute the English dubbed version of the series worldwide (excluding Asia), while subscribers to Crunchyroll will be able to stream the show there. Blade Runner: Black Lotus will be directed Shinji Aramaki and Kenji Kamiyama, who have recently w...
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Fortnite Cross-Play Account Merging Delayed

Epic Games' plans to allow players to merge their Fortnite accounts--V-Bucks and all--across multiple platforms have been delayed. Originally due out by the end of the month, Epic has confirmed that the account merging feature won't be available in 2018. Epic shared the news on Fortnite's website , saying the ability to merge accounts will not go live until "early next year." It didn't explain what exactly was causing the hold-up, only citing "ongoing technical concerns." "We want to make sure that this process is thoroughly tested and working properly before releasing it to those of you currently looking to transfer purchases from other accounts to your primary account," it said. "We'll be sure to update you as we get closer to the release of the feature, which will include a web page on launch to help guide you through the flow!" Account merging was first announced back in September. With the game now supported on so ma...
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BioWare's Anthem Having Alpha Test Very Soon, Sign-Ups Are Live

You may soon have the chance to try out the new Destiny -esque action game from BioWare, Anthem . EA has announced an upcoming closed alpha test, and sign-ups for it are now live. As outlined on EA's website , the test will be quite brief--it'll run from December 8-9, though it'll be available on all three of the game's platforms: PS4, Xbox One, and PC. The test will not be available for the entirety of the two days, as there will instead by "multiple sessions" spread across the weekend. In terms of the alpha's purpose, EA explains, "It's an opportunity for you to check out Anthem but we'll also be adjusting things like matchmaking and server load on the fly. These Community Playtests are more limited than what we want to share in the pre-launch demos. All of these factors combined mean that we're making access to our Playtests limited, which is where the 'closed' part of the name comes from." Sign-ups are now live, and you...
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Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse (2018) Movie Review: A Superheroic Film

One of the first images on the screen at the start of Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse is an "Approved By The Comics Code Authority" stamp, trailing right behind a glitched out slideshow of different studio logos. It's a nod that comics history buffs will no doubt appreciate, both as a fun Easter egg, and as a perfect tone setting introduction. This is a comic book movie--not a movie based on characters from comic books. It is literally a comic book turned into a movie, and every single piece, from the character designs to the animation itself, has been designed from the ground up to make that possible. The result is visually stunning and completely unique. Into the Spider-Verse is the story of Miles Morales (Shameik Moore), a slightly put-upon but otherwise unassuming teenager in Brooklyn who is struggling under the weight of his parents' lofty expectations. However, during a slightly less-than-legal graffiti excursion with his slightly less-than-reputable Uncle A...
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Dying Too Fast In Battlefield 5? EA Is Planning Some Changes

The first major update is coming to Battlefield V next week alongside the the launch of the World War II game's Tides of War event. While the full patch notes have not been released yet, developer DICE has started to provide some insight into what you can expect for this update and ones to come on a further-out timeline. Writing on Reddit , the studio said one of the more notable changes has to do with the Time to Kill (TTK) and TTD (Time to Death) elements. DICE is observing that players are dying too often/too quickly, and are getting frustrated as a result. In the wake of this, DICE is "looking at how we can improve the experience for new players and veterans and alike." Next week's Battlefield V update won't include any changes to TTK specifically, but DICE is looking into changes that might lead to a "perceived" slower TTK through things like netcode, damage feedback, and other elements. "We want to achieve gunplay balance where the experie...
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Netflix Cancels Another Marvel Show -- Daredevil Gets The Ax

The Marvel Netflix show Daredevil has been canceled. It becomes the third Marvel show on Netflix to get canceled in two months, following the axing of Iron Fist and Luke Cage in October. In a statement to Deadline , Netflix confirmed Daredevil's third season, which premiered in October, was its last. "We are tremendously proud of the show's last and final season and although it's painful for the fans, we feel it best to close this chapter on a high note." Netflix thanked showrunner Erik Oleson, as well as the writers, cast, and crew, while the network also said it was grateful to the fans who watched the show since it premiered in 2015. Daredevil's three seasons will stay on Netflix "for years to come," Netflix said, adding that you can expect to see Daredevil the character in "future projects" from Marvel. Charlie Cox played Daredevil on the Netflix show, with a supporting cast led by Vincent D'Onofrio. With Daredevil's cance...
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Fallout 76, Black Ops 4 Underperform At GameStop

Two major new releases, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 and Fallout 76 , failed to sell up to expectation at GameStop, the retailer announced today in its latest earnings report. CFO Rob Lloyd said Black Ops 4 was "not as successful as we had hoped." For Fallout 76, the executive said the game's review scores likely hurt sales. "Obviously, you can see in the market what the Metacritic scores are around Fallout 76, and that's impacted its sell-through. I'll probably just leave it at that." Some of the sports games that released in August and September were also "not up to our expectations" in regards to sales, Lloyd explained. He didn't name any titles, but Madden NFL 19 , FIFA 19 , NBA 2K19 , and NBA Live 19 all released in August and September this year. On the brighter side, GameStop management said Red Dead Redemption 2 and Spider-Man for PS4 were two of its top-sellers. And while Black Ops 4 did not sell up to GameStop's expectatio...
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Tom Hanks Could Play Geppetto In Disney's Live-Action Remake

Tom Hanks is one of Hollywood's biggest names, and now his next role has potentially been revealed. Collider reports that Hanks is being eyed to play Geppetto in Disney's upcoming live-action Pinocchio movie. Geppetto is the toymaker who builds Pinocchio out of wood, and then wishes on a star for Pinocchio to come to life. Magically, it works. Disney's live-action Pinocchio is being directed by Paddington's Paul King, with Star Wars: Rogue One writer Chris Weitz producing. Paddington writer Simon Farnaby wrote the newest draft of the script, taking over for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child writer Jack Thorne. According to Collider, the new Pinocchio has a budget of $150 million, with production expected to begin in summer 2019. If it's anything like the 1940 original, you can expect a wild ride. Hanks has worked with Disney before. He voices Woody in the Toy Story franchise, while he played Walt Disney himself in Saving Mr. Banks. His next big role is Fred Roge...
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Video Game Industry Must Address The Loot Box Controversy, IGDA Boss Says

Yet another video game industry group has come out to say government control of loot box regulations is a bad idea. International Game Developers Association (IGDA) CEO Jen MacLean released a statement this week where she called on developers and publishers to take this issue seriously to avoid a scenario where politicians get involved and put forth legislative action that could impact games with loot box mechanics. "By not taking significant action as an industry and global game developer community to self-regulate how loot boxes are used, we run the very real risk that governments around the world will take that action for us, and perhaps create significantly restrictive laws that could impact any random reward elements in games," she said. "I offer my strongest advice to game developers and interactive entertainment businesses on this matter: addressing how loot boxes are used is both the right thing, and the smart thing, for the global game development industry to ...
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Pokemon Go Brings Back Six Legendaries For December's Field Research

December is almost here, which means Niantic will soon roll out a new batch of Field Research tasks for Pokemon Go . As usual, if you complete enough of these before the month ends, you'll earn an encounter with a rare Pokemon. This time around, however, the developer is giving players another chance to catch not one, but six previously featured Legendaries. Each time you achieve a Research Breakthrough in December, you'll earn another chance to capture one of six Legendaries: Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Raikou, Entei, or Suicune. Each of these Pokemon was featured with previous Field Research tasks this year, making this a good opportunity to catch any of the ones you missed the first time around (or simply add more Legendaries to your collection). The Legendaries aren't the only things returning to Pokemon Go in December. Niantic says it is also bringing back "some of the most popular Field Research tasks from past months." As before, you'll be able to acqu...
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BioWare's Anthem Gets An Alpha Test Very Soon, Sign-Ups Are Live

You may soon have the chance to try out the new Destiny -esque action game from BioWare, Anthem . EA has announced an upcoming closed alpha test, and sign-ups for it are now live. As outlined on EA's website , the test will be quite brief--it'll run from December 8-9, though it'll be available on all three of the game's platforms: PS4, Xbox One, and PC. The test will not be available for the entirety of the two days, as there will instead by "multiple sessions" spread across the weekend. In terms of the alpha's purpose, EA explains, "It's an opportunity for you to check out Anthem but we'll also be adjusting things like matchmaking and server load on the fly. These Community Playtests are more limited than what we want to share in the pre-launch demos. All of these factors combined mean that we're making access to our Playtests limited, which is where the 'closed' part of the name comes from." Sign-ups are now live, and you...
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Fortnite's Cross-Play Account Merging Delayed

Epic Games' plans to allow players to merge their Fortnite accounts--V-Bucks and all--across multiple platforms have been delayed. Originally due out by the end of the month, Epic has confirmed that the account merging feature won't be available in 2018. Epic shared the news on Fortnite's website , saying the ability to merge accounts will not go live until "early next year." It didn't explain what exactly was causing the hold-up, only citing "ongoing technical concerns." "We want to make sure that this process is thoroughly tested and working properly before releasing it to those of you currently looking to transfer purchases from other accounts to your primary account," it said. "We'll be sure to update you as we get closer to the release of the feature, which will include a web page on launch to help guide you through the flow!" Account merging was first announced back in September. With the game now supported on so ma...
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Arrow-verse Elseworlds Crossover Photos: 34 Images Of The Massive Event

The TV shows of the Arrow-verse are preparing to crossover once again. This time, though, Arrow, The Flash, and Supergirl aren't content playing in their own worlds. For the next event, Elseworlds, the heroes will be bringing Batwoman and Gotham City into the fold, marking the first time that corner of the DC Universe has been worked into this particular franchise. And from what we can see in the photos that have been released by The CW, it's unlike anything these shows have tried before. In any other episode, Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) taking on the mantle of The Flash and Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) stepping in as the Green Arrow would be the most important thing to talk about. However, Elseworlds also has the aforementioned Batwoman (Ruby Rose), Superman (Tyler Hoechlin), Lois Lane (Elizabeth Bulloch), Nora Fries (Cassandra Jean Amell), The Monitor (LaMonica Garrett), and who knows what else? The only thing going against Elseworlds is that Legends of Tomorrow is not in...
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Xbox One Backwards Compatibility Adds Three More Games

Microsoft has notched three more Xbox One backwards compatible games to its growing list. This trio includes a cult favorite action-RPG, a Sonic game, and a game based on a pair of famous movie properties. The three additions are Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning , Sonic Unleashed , and Aliens vs Predator . Amalur was a single-player RPG developed by Big Huge Games and the now-defunct 38 Studios . It was meant to introduce the world in preparation for an Amalur MMORPG , but that project never got off the ground. As a result of it being the only project from a studio that received a sizable loan from the state of Rhode Island, it was also the center of some legal drama . Earlier this year, THQ acquired the rights to the franchise. Sonic Unleashed is one of the 3D Sonic games, which tended to come with their own gimmick. In this one, Sonic would transform into a powerful werehog, to less-than-spectacular results . Aliens vs Predator is a 2010 action game that puts you into the shoes of th...
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Dragon Age Announcement Coming Soon, BioWare Teases

The Dragon Age franchise has been quiet since 2014's Dragon Age: Inquisition , but that's set to change soon. BioWare's Casey Hudson says that the company is preparing to say more about its plans for the series sometime in December. "If you've been following these blogs, or myself and Mark Darrah on Twitter, you know we're also working on some secret Dragon Age stuff," Hudson said on the BioWare blog . "Dragon Age is an incredibly important franchise in our studio, and we're excited to continue its legacy. Look for more on this in the coming month (though I won't tell you where to look…)" The reference to the coming month is December, during which the biggest game event is the annual Game Awards. That also happens to house a lot of debuts and announcements alongside the accolades, so it wouldn't be surprising to see the impending Dragon Age announcement show up there. Inquisition won the top honor of Game of the Year at 2014's ...
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Fortnite: When Does Season 7 Start?

Fortnite 's Week 10 challenges have arrived on PS4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch, and mobile, which means Season 6 of the hit battle royale game is winding down. Now that the final batch of challenges are available, you only have a few more days to complete them and unlock any remaining Season 6 Battle Pass rewards before Season 7 kicks off. Developer Epic Games still hasn't confirmed when Season 7 of Fortnite will begin, but according to the game's website, Season 6 is slated to run until Thursday, December 6. That doesn't necessarily confirm that the new season will begin immediately after; for instance, Season 6 began two days after Season 5 concluded. That said, it does give us an indication of when we can expect it to start. As for what awaits in Season 7, Epic has been characteristically silent about the new season, although as per usual, it has been dropping some subtle hints about it within the game itself. In the lead up to nearly every season thus far, pla...
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Fallout 76 Collector's Edition Flub Leads To Free In-Game Currency For Buyers

Following a controversy surrounding changes to a physical item in the Fallout 76 Collector's Edition, Bethesda is offering a make-good in the form of in-game currency. The offer extends only to those who bought the $200 Collector's Edition, which was discovered to contain a nylon duffel bag rather than the canvas one that had been advertised in promotional materials. In a tweet , the company directed affected users to support page that outlines how to open a request. Those who can provide a proof of purchase for the Collector's Edition will be given 500 Atoms, the in-game currency for Fallout 76. 500 Atoms is a relatively low amount of currency, though. It equals about $5, and can purchase one or two of a few small cosmetic items. The controversy began when purchasers of the Fallout 76 Collector's Edition noticed the bag delivered wasn't as advertised. One such fan reached out to Bethesda support, and received a curt reply that the company was "not planning...
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