Those hoping to play the game on PC will need at least a Core i5-2400S (2.5 GHz) or FX-4320 (4 GHz) to go along with 6 GB of RAM and a GTX 660 or HD 7870. Based on Ubisoft's description, this is merely to run the game with Low presets at 720p, which is far from ideal.
Likewise, the recommended specs are only for 1080p and High presets; many on PC will be hoping to run the game at higher resolutions, but we don't yet know what kind of hardware that will require. For 1080p/High, Ubisoft suggests an i7-3770 or FX-8350, 8 GB of RAM, and a GTX 970 or R9 290X.
You can see the full list of minimum and recommended specs below. As is now apparently the norm with Ubisoft games on PC, the company has also provided lists of supported video cards and controllers, which you'll also find below.
Those hoping to get a feel for how the game runs will have the opportunity to do so next week. Ubisoft today confirmed the dates for the upcoming open beta, with preloading set to begin on February 21. The game itself is due out on March 7.
Minimum
OS: Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit versions only)
CPU: Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.5 GHz or AMD FX-4320 @ 4 GHz or equivalent
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660/GTX 750Ti/GTX 950/GTX 1050 or AMD HD 7870/R9 270X/R9 370X/RX 460 (2 GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0 or better)
RAM: 6 GB
Resolution: 720p
Video Preset: Low
Recommended
OS: Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit versions only)
GeForce GTX 900 series: (minimum) GeForce GTX 950 or better | (recommended) GeForce GTX 970 or better
GeForce GTX 10 Series: (minimum) any GeForce GTX 10 card | (recommended) GeForce GTX 1060 or better
Supported AMD cards at time of release:
Radeon HD7000 series: (minimum) Radeon HD 7870 or better | (recommended) none
Radeon 200 series: (minimum) Radeon R9 270x or better | (recommended) Radeon R9 290X or better
Radeon 300/Fury X series: (minimum) Radeon R9 370X or better | (recommended) Radeon R9 390 or better
Radeon 400 series: (minimum) Radeon RX 460 or better | (recommended) Radeon RX 480 or better
Gamepad Support
Xbox 360
Xbox One (Original/Elite)
PlayStation 4 (Original/Pro)
Steam controller
Other controllers may work, however they are not officially supported. They may require third-party software to work. Please contact the controller manufacturer for assistance. Examples include:
Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski was at one point attached to direct a BioShock movie. For a number of reasons, the film never happened. Now, the director has revealed that his version of the movie was canceled just eight weeks before it was set to start production.
In a Reddit AMA this week promoting his new movie, A Cure For Wellness, Verbinski revealed that and spoke about why his version of BioShock movie was canceled.
"I wanted to keep it R-rated; I felt like that would be appropriate, and it's an expensive movie," he said. "It's a massive world we're creating and it's not a world we can simply go to locations to shoot. [For] A Cure For Wellness, we were able to really utilize a variety of location to create the world. Bioshock wouldn't work like that; we'd be building an entire underworld universe.
"So I think the combination of the price tag and the rating, [film company Universal] just didn't feel comfortable ultimately," he explained, repeating what he said years ago.
Verbinski went on to say in the AMA that, at the time, there were other R-rated movies that did not perform well. This might have made Universal even more wary about greenlighting the BioShock film.
Though the BioShock movie is showing no signs of starting again, Verbinski said "things have changed" as it relates to successful R-rated movies, so "maybe there will be another chance." Another director might have to step in, as Verbinski said it would be emotionally difficult for him to return.
"It's very difficult when you're eight weeks away from shooting a movie you really can see in your head and you've almost filmed the entire thing," he said. "So emotionally you're right at that transition from architect to becoming a contractor and that will be a difficult place to get back to."
"It is with great satisfaction that we also can announce that Payday 3 production is officially initiated and at a full design stage," CEO Bo Andersson Klint said as part of Starbreeze's latest financial report.
Although he didn't share any specifics about what kind of new changes or innovations we can expect to see from Payday 3, Klint did note that Starbreeze has no plans to rush it onto store shelves.
"I'd like to especially clarify that this project will enjoy as much time as we deem needed," he said. "It will be done when it's done. This is our single most important brand today and the cornerstone of our business and we will treat it accordingly. Updates in the near future might be scarce and far between. You simply don't rush Payday 3."
Starbreeze didn't share any updates regarding its upcoming Walking Dead game except to confirm it remains in development. The project is in the works at Overkill Software, which is the studio also responsible for Payday.
"Our publishing portfolio has grown to secure a steady flow of products, big and small, for the upcoming year. We are proud to have signed up Double Fine with Tim Schafer leading the development of their new AAA game Psychonauts 2. We are constantly looking to attract leading teams to our publishing business and 2017 will see a number of these projects initiated by Starbreeze."
YouTuber PewDiePie has apologised for his controversial anti-Semitic content. The vlogger has received criticism of late for a two-week old video that involved commissioning a service to make and display a banner that read "Death to all Jews." The subsequent furore led to both Disney and YouTube severing ties with the popular personality.
Now, in a new video titled "My Response," PewDiePie has apologised, saying, "I am sorry for the words I used as I know they offended people and I admit the joke itself went too far."
The vlogger, whose real name is Felix Kjellberg, states in the video that the incident was intended "to show how stupid the website is and how far you can push it by paying $5."
"I do strongly believe that you can joke about anything," he continued. "But I also believe there's a right way and not the best way to joke about things. I love to push boundaries but I would consider myself a rookie comedian and I've definitely made mistakes before. But it's always been a growing and learning experience for me. It's something that I've learned to appreciate and I think this whole situation has definitely been that for me. It's something that I'm going to keep in mind moving forward.
"I don't want people to think that I can joke about what I want and it doesn't affect me [because] I'm PewDiePie. I understand these things have consequences. This video is not me trying to justify that."
Take a look at the response below.
Later in the video, PewDiePie claims he has been mistreated by the media, which he accuses of taking what he says "out of context." He claims the Wall Street Journal, which broke the news about Disney and YouTube severing their ties with him, "pushed [the companies] to the corner … cornering them, forcing them to sever ties with me."
"This whole thing … was an attack towards me," he goes on. "It was an attack by the media to discredit me, decrease my influence, and my economic worth.
"If people don't like my jokes, I fully respect that. I understand that. I acknowledge that I took things too far and that's something I will definitely keep in mind moving forward. But the reaction and the outrage has been nothing but insanity.
"Again, it's fine to not agree with a person's sense of humor, but calling me a fascist ... how is that helping anyone? Some people are saying these jokes are normalising hatred."
Kjellberg asserted that his jokes were not normalising hatred, and turned the accusation onto his detractors in the media. "Is there any hate in what I do? No. Absolutely not. Personally, I think they are the ones normalising hatred."
Lastly, the YouTuber hits back at the Wall Street Journal in particular by saying, "I'm still here. I'm still making videos. Nice try Wall Street Journal. Try again motherf***rs."
PewDiePie previously responded to the controversy by stating he in no way supports "any kind of hateful attitudes," and says his channel is not the place to come for serious politics. "I make videos for my audience," he wrote, "I think of the content that I create as entertainment, and not a place for any serious political commentary. I know my audience understand that and that is why they come to my channel. Though this was not my intention, I understand that these jokes were ultimately offensive."
YouTube guidelines forbid content that "promotes violence or hatred against individuals or groups," including language that attacks someone for their race, gender, sexuality, or religion.
Ubisoft announced today the second DLC for Watch Dogs 2, entitled Human Conditions. It will include three new fully-fledged single-player Dedsec operations (with cinematics and everything), new missions, and locations, apparently totalling more than five hours of content.
New elite co-op missions will features multiple objectives, larger mission areas, and "advanced optional objectives," as well as a new enemy type called the Jammer. The Jammer is a new tech-enhanced enemy type capable of disabling your hacking abilities in a radius around it.
Human Conditions includes three new story missions, Automata, Bad Medicine, and Caustic Progress. We don't have any information on Caustic Progress at this stage, but in Automata, Marcus will be going up against Nudle (Watch Dogs 2's Google analogue), for the new biometric security system employed in its self-driving cars.
Dedsec learns that as well as using biometrics to confirm the identity of passengers, the self-driving cars can also use biometric data to determine someone's "Life Score," allowing the CTOS-connected system to make value judgements about who should live or die in car accident scenarios. For instance, if your life score is lower than that of the passenger stepping out in front of your self-driving vehicle, it will choose to crash into a wall to save the higher-value person.
In Bad Medicine, Marcus partners-up with a hitman against a common enemy that is holding the city's hospitals to ransom.
The events of Human Conditions can occur during or after the Watch Dogs 2 main story, meaning you can jump into the DLC no matter how far you are through the game. "Our narrative structure allows us to easily introduce additional DedSec operations in an organic and natural way with their own thematic and storyline, from beginning to end. DedSec is still picking targets that will help them not only gain followers and positive press, but also to fight back against abusive technology," said producer Fabian Salomon via press release.
The Predator starts production later this month, with Iron Man 3's Shane Black directing. The movie stars Boyd Holbrook (Narcos), who has now spoken about what to expect from the sci-fi reboot.
Speaking to We Got This Covered, Holbrook explained that the movie would be more than just another movie in the long-running franchise. "It's not a sequel," he said. "Shane has made something totally new. [It] somehow keeps within the realm of Predator [while also being] absolutely new in terms of the story that we're talking about today, and rooted in something real.
"It's real fresh. I don't think you're going to see [Arnold] Schwarzenegger. It would kind of make it a gimmick. It's horror, science-fiction, and a western."
"I think that they came to me knowing pretty much that... they said, basically, if I wanted to make Predator but treat it like it was Iron Man 3 instead of just another little movie. I said, 'Let's really do it right this time.'"
Black himself appeared in the original Predator from 1987, which starred Schwarzenegger and was directed by John McTiernan. To date there have been four further films, including the direct sequel Predator 2, two Alien vs. Predator movies, and 2010's Robert Rodriguez-produced Predators.
The Predator is set to be released on March 2, 2018.
The Ghost Recon: Wildlands open beta now has a schedule. It will run from February 23 through February 27 on PS4, Xbox One, and PC, Ubisoft announced today. Preloading begins on February 21.
The open beta includes everything from the closed beta, as well as more content in the form of a province called Montuyoc. "Set in the Bolivian Altiplano region, this province contains heavily defended strongholds where the Santa Blanca trains some of its toughest soldiers," Ubisoft explained. Santa Blanca is the drug cartel that players are trying to take down in the game.
People who took part in the closed beta or try the open beta will receive access to the "Unidad Conspiracy," which contains three "exclusive" missions that will be available when the game comes out. Details are light at the moment, but Ubisoft said these missions will involve a "brewing conflict between the local Unidad military and the Santa Blanca." Note that you need to buy the retail version of Wildlands and play it before March 31 on the same Ubisoft account as the beta to get the missions.
The Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers comic book series from Boom Studios has taken the beloved television franchise and expanded it. The series follows the original Power Rangers from the first season, including Tommy as the Green Ranger.
Recently, Tommy discovered a version of himself from a parallel world who calls himself Lord Drakkon. This version of him is the epitome of evil, which has led to the death of a lot of characters. On February 15, issue #12 discovered a whole lot more about Drakkon, and we talked to the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers editors, made up of Dafna Pleban, Alex Galer, and Matt Levine, about where the series is headed.
GameSpot: Emotionally, how is Tommy dealing with seeing another version of himself as Rita's newest villain?
MMPR Editors: One of the the big emotional questions driving this series has always been, "Can Tommy reconcile his past and find his place on the Ranger team?" Plagued by visions of Rita and gripes with Jason and Zack, Tommy pushed through it all and was just starting to feel like himself--like he had a path and purpose. But meeting Drakkon has challenged all of that. Drakkon symbolizes Tommy's fear that there is still evil within him and that becoming Lord Drakkon could very well be in his own future.
This issue opens up the idea of Power Rangers from parallel dimensions. Will we be seeing parallel versions of other characters?
We will. And keep in mind, we're not only in a parallel dimension, but a future parallel dimension. We're further along in the Ranger timeline here, which leaves the door open to more characters from future iterations of Mighty Morphin.
During the fight sequences in the past/parallel world, we see other Rangers. Does this mean we'll be seeing other Rangers (Zeo, Turbo, Ninja, etc.) in the main world a possibility? Personally, as editors, who would you like to see?
The "Mighty Morphin" canon extends from Season 1 up through "In Space." That's our sandbox. It's all fair game. There is still so much more that happens to these characters and this world—from new Zords to new Rangers—that we want to explore, but we want to make sure it feels earned and that we've exhausted all we can with the story we're currently telling. Personally, I love the mythology that comes with Zeo. It really cracks open the world and introduces a lot of new and interesting elements to the series, like the new Power Chamber and The Machine Empire, one of the more formidable foes for the Rangers. Also, who wouldn't want to see Hendry draw the Gold Zeo Ranger?
Speaking of new Zords, will we be seeing a "changing of the Zords" or will the comic continue to focus on the first generation?
There is still a lot of story to tell with these characters and Zords, but we would never say never. If and when do get to new Zords or Rangers, we want to make sure the change feels necessary and organic to the story we're telling.
In a broader sense, how will this event shape the future of the comic? Will it have lasting repercussions?
Writer Kyle Higgins is always thinking of the bigger picture—anything he throws at these characters is tied to future emotional and narrative stakes that we plan to follow through on. Over the next couple of issues, as we head toward the climactic finale of our parallel universe story line, I think readers will really start to see the seeds of what we have in store for the future of the series.
What can you tell us about the people at the end the issue #12?
Saba tells Tommy and Billy about a battle called the Fall of the Rangers and a "makeshift army" that was formed to try and combat Lord Drakkon. The three people we meet at the end of the issue are part of what's left of that army... they're the resistance. And Bulk, Trini, and Aisha aren't the only past and future Rangers in the group.
What separates Tommy from Drakkon? Is it something as simple as a momentary decision or is it larger?
This is actually what our Tommy would like to know, too! We plan to explore where Drakkon and our Tommy diverted—what happened to Drakkon emotionally to set him down this road.
Each issue ends with a two-page Bulk and Skull adventure. Are there plans to expand it or will it stick to the 2-page format?
We'll continue the two-page back-up format. However, #12 is the big finale to The Ongoing Adventures of Bulk & Skull. With issue #13 introducing "Year 2" of the series, readers will be in for a treat with a new creative team on back-ups. "The Ongoing Misadventures of..." well, you will just have to wait and see.
[UPDATE] Activision announced today that Crash Bandicoot N. Sale Trilogy will launch on June 30. Polygon reports that it'll cost $40. The release date announcement trailer is embedded above.
The original story is below.
Activision has teased some kind of announcement about its Crash Bandicoot series.
Writing on Twitter, the publisher said a "big" announcement about the franchise will be made today, February 16. The company tweeted the video below, which seems to suggest a release date for something may be what the news is teasing; take a look at the video for yourself:
There is nothing else to go on at this time. If it is indeed a release date reveal, it could be for the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, which is confirmed for 2017 but doesn't have a specific date yet.
Vicarious Visions used the original games' level geometry, but the gameplay is rebuilt from scratch. Some new features for the updated versions include a unified checkpoint and save system (including manual and auto-saving), as well as a unified menu system. There will also time trials available for each game. You can read this developer blog post to learn more about the N. Sane Trilogy.
We'll report back later today with all the news as it's announced.
[UPDATE] Tom Brady himself is reportedly not involved in the upcoming book and movie, nor did he sign off on it. This information comes from ESPN's Mike Reiss.
Note of context on report of Tom Brady movie/book to be produced: Brady is not involved in the project and did not authorize it.
The New England Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI to complete the biggest comeback in Super Bowl history. Tom Brady won his fifth Super Bowl and his fourth MVP. Now, this story, including all the controversy around Deflategate, is being made into a book that will be spun into a movie, according to Deadline.
Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson, who received Oscar nominations for The Fighter, are writing the script alongside author Casey Sherman. Boston-based journalist Dave Wedge is working with them.
"The writers already have cultivated several sources inside the Patriots locker room to provide a first-hand look at what went on behind the scenes in a Super Bowl that had everyone on the edge of their seats," Deadline reported.
Wedge told Entertainment Weekly: "When we're looking for stories, we're looking for these universal themes of overcoming odds and people using moments of adversity to inspire. The game that we just saw a couple of weeks ago really encapsulates who that guy is. … It's made for a movie."
There is no word yet on who would play Brady or any of the other key figures in the story. It sounds like very early days for the project.
The Deflategate situation and the stunning Super Bowl LI comeback are storylines so compelling that it was only a matter of time before a book and a movie were announced.
Ahead of its release later this month, Sony has published three new trailers for the highly anticipated action-RPG, Horizon: Zero Dawn, which was made by Killzone developer Guerrilla Games.
The first new trailer, titled "Earth is Ours No More," begins by showing a thriving, human-populated world. Some kind of event took place and "everything plunged into darkness," with nature reclaiming the Earth. Massive mysterious machines now control the Earth, and main character Aloy is driven to discover why. Bear in mind that this is a cinematic trailer that does not show gameplay.
A second trailer, "Explore the Wild," shows off Zero Dawn's sprawling, diverse post-apocalyptic world. There are waterside villages with people fishing, dark caverns to explore, and beautiful vistas. A third trailer, "Overwhelming Odds," shows off some of the dangers that players will discover, including all manner of mechanized beasts. You can see those trailers below.
Zero Dawn launches on February 28 exclusively for PlayStation 4. The game comes to Europe a day later, on March 1. There will be a day one patch.
For those interested, #HorizonZeroDawn will receive a day one patch of around 250MB.
Rather than the free weekend events it's held in the past, Sony will soon allow all PS4 owners to play online without a PlayStation Plus membership for a full week.
In North America, this begins tomorrow, February 17. As with the free weekends, you'll be able to access any game's online mode that would ordinarily require a Plus subscription. You won't, however, receive any of the other benefits of Plus, like access to the month's free games.
Online multiplayer access in North America opens up at 12:01 AM PT/3 AM ET on February 17 and will remain available until 11:59 PM PT on February 23. For those in Europe, the event will be a bit shorter--it runs from 10 AM GMT on February 22 until 11:59 PM on February 26.
PS4 was Sony's first console to require a Plus membership to play online. Sony explained in 2013 that this was due to the "large investment of resources" it had put into its online services. Last year, Plus increased in price for the first time in the US and Canada, going from $50 to $60.
Watch the trailer embedded above to see some of Tek Tier's content in action. You can also read GameSpot's writeup to get the lowdown on what's included in the massive update, which is the largest ever for the popular dinosaur game.
Ark: Survival Evolved's big commercial success comes before the game is even finished, as in-development versions of the game are all that are available right now. The final version of the game is scheduled to be available on all platforms later this year.
The first season of HBO's well-received sci-fi/western Westworld will be available on digital stores to buy on March 6, the network announced today. All 10 Season 1 episodes are included, along with 60 minutes worth of special features that spotlight how the eye-opening show came to be and more. If you're an HBO subscriber, you already have access to every episode of Westworld.
Entertainment Weekly posted a pair of trailers for the upcoming release that features Season 1 stars like Evan Rachel Wood and James Marsden talking about the nature of the show and more.
"It's been fun figuring out how the hosts work and to be a part of something that you're helping build from the ground up. You're setting a tone and you're making this new style of acting," Wood said, referencing how she plays a robot character with extremely lifelike qualities.
The application was submitted on February 9, 2017, and it is the second of its kind; a previous Deep Down trademark from July 2013 is still active. The two applications are identical.
Whether the trademark means anything in particular is not clear--it does not necessarily mean Deep Down is about to make a comeback.
The Star Wars: The Last Jedi news keeps coming. Lucasfilm today announced Star Wars Force Friday II, which it describes as a "global fan event" that marks the launch of Star Wars: The Last Jedi consumer products. Toys, collectibles, books, and apparel based on the movie will officially go on sale at 12:01 AM on Friday, September 1, marking the start of Force Friday II.
Packaging for a new line of toys was released today on the Star Wars website. It shows a fierce-looking Rey (Daisy Ridley) wielding a lightsaber with a different hairstyle than she had in The Force Awakens. Her friend Finn (John Boyega) and pilot Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac) are also in the image.
The first Force Friday event, held in 2015, marked the launch of consumer products for the box office smash Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
"The first Star Wars Force Friday event was truly unique, uniting fans across five continents in an unprecedented global live unboxing event ahead of thousands of midnight openings at retail," Disney Consumer Products executive Jimmy Pitaro said in a statement. "We're excited to confirm that Star Wars Force Friday is back for The Last Jedi."
Pitaro added that specific plans for this year's event are "top-secret," though he did tease that fans can expect "something befitting the excitement around the next episode of the Star Wars saga."
The Last Jedi arrives in theaters on December 15, 2017. It also stars Mark Hamill, Laura Dern, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Gwendoline Christie, and Andy Serkis. Carrie Fisher filmed her Leia scenes for the movie before she passed away in December.
Patrick Stewart has played Professor X since the very first X-Men movie, and will appear in next month's Logan. There has been some speculation that this might be his last performance as the X-Men leader. However, the veteran actor has now hinted that he might not be done with the role.
In a recent interview with ET Online, Stewart suggested that, unlike star Hugh Jackman, he would be interested in more films in the franchise. "Hugh has raised the flag that says goodbye. I haven't done that yet," he said.
Last year, Stewart explained that he had died in previous X-Men films and still managed to return. "Jean Grey vaporised me," he said, referring to his death in 2006's X-Men: The Last Stand. "From which you would think there would be no return. [But] the thing about science fiction and fantasy is that you can never, ever say it's the end."
Earlier this year, Hasbro let fans vote on eight Monopoly pieces that should be included in future editions of the iconic board game. This meant that some of the original pieces were subject to getting cut--and that has indeed happened. The month-long fan vote has ended, and the thimble did not make the top eight, meaning it will be stricken from upcoming versions of the game.
More than 4 million votes were placed, Hasbro said in a statement. "Despite being an integral part of day-to-day life when the token was originally added to the game in 1935, the lucky Thimble has lost its 'shine' with today's fans, and will be retired from the game," the company explained.
Hasbro will reveal the final results of its fan vote on World Monopoly Day, March 19. That's when we'll learn which eight pieces are going to be featured in new editions of Monopoly, which will go on sale in August. Some of the new pieces that fans could vote for included a penguin, a television, a race car, the Mr. Monopoly emoji, a rubber duck, a watch, a wheel, and a bunny slipper.
Farewell, Thimble
How do you feel about the thimble getting the axe? Let us know in the comments below!
As part of Deal of the Day offers for today, February 16, Best Buy is selling Siege and The Division for $20 each, while Titanfall 2 is going for $25 and its Deluxe Edition for $35. Go to Best Buy's Deal of the Day landing page here to learn more about these offers.
Following the first teaser in January, Netflix today released the first full-length trailer for Adam Sandler's next movie, Sandy Wexler. He plays a Los Angeles talent manager in the 1990s who represents "eccentric clients on the fringes of show business."
The official plot synopsis says he falls in love with a client, Courtney Clarke (Jennifer Hudson). This relationship challenges "his single-minded devotion" to his career. Check out the trailer below.
Lots of famous people show up in this new trailer, including Henry Winkler, Chris Rock, Dana Carvey, David Spade, Richard Lewis, Judd Apatow, Conan O'Brien, and Darius Rucker of Hootie and the Blowfish.
Netflix also released a silly, fake note from Wexler about the trailer; it is printed in full below.
Sandy Wexler premieres on Netflix on April 14. It also stars Kevin James (King of Queens), Terry Crews (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), Lamorne Morris (New Girl), Nick Swardson (Grandma's Boy), Rob Schneider (50 First Dates), and Carl Weathers (Predator). It was directed by Steve Brill, who also directed Sandler's last Netflix movie, The Do-Over, as well as other Sandler films such as Mr. Deeds and Little Nicky.
In 2014, Sandler signed a four-movie deal with Netflix. The first two, The Ridiculous Six and The Do-Over, premiered in 2016. The Ridiculous Six was reportedly a huge hit, picking up more views during its first 30 days than any other Netflix movie ever. The fourth Sandler movie has not been announced.
FROM THE DESK OF SANDY WEXLER
"Dear Esteemed Hollywood Colleagues,
My name is Sandy Wexler. Most of you know me as the Founder, Chairman, Head Manager, and Chief Talent Scout for Wexler Artists which has been home to a stable of superstars, mega stars, and up-and-coming future stars in every branch of the show business tree for the last thirty years. Due to the lasting strength, success, and commerciability of the aforementioned stable of legends that I have had the pleasure of representing, a company called Netflix has decided to do a movie based on my life as it has been lived up to this point in time.
In the preview trailer that is being released and seen worldwide around the globe today you will get a glimpse behind the curtain of the magical world that everyone calls show business. The part of myself, Sandy Wexler, will be played by Adam Sandler. You will see me put together a grassroots publicity strategy that helped make Courtney Clark (Played beautifully by Academy Award and Grammy winner Jennifer Hudson) the biggest superstar in the galaxy. You will watch me negotiate the cut throat world of children's television, you will experience the high flying terror and thrills of daredevil trapezing and you will feel the joy of getting someone a call back for a commercial audition.
If you have any inquiries about this or any other project that I am currently involved in please feel free to contact me at my office, on my cellular device, by fax, or you can beep me.
The port will also include the After Dark expansion, which introduced a day/night cycle, among other features. It's currently unclear if the game's subsequent DLC packs, Snowfall and Natural Disasters, will come to Xbox One. You can take a look at the new port in the trailer below.
Here at GameSpot, we enjoyed the original PC version. In our Cities: Skylines review, real-life mayor Brett Todd said, "There is no better way to take a peek at life as a mayor without filing your papers to run for office in the real world."
Injustice 2 developer NetherRealm today posted a tutorial video for the newly confirmed fighter Black Canary. Narrated by community manager Tyler Lansdown, the video goes over Black Canary's moves and explains that she is highly skilled in close-quarter combat.
"As a judo expert, Black Canary has many holds and grabs," Lansdown said.
Black Canary also can make use of a handspring to get out of the way of projectiles that might be coming her way. Some of her special moves include "Canary Cry," which emits an "ear-shattering" scream, and her ultra-powerful "Sonic Scream," which looks extremely devastating.
Injustice 2 launches for PS4 and Xbox One on May 16. You may not have to wait that long to play, however, as a closed beta is going on right now. This beta just recently added Black Canary to its playable roster.
Other confirmed playable characters for Injustice 2 so far include Batman, Blue Beetle, The Flash, Harley Quinn, Superman, Supergirl, Wonder Woman, Deadshot, Gorilla Grodd, Aquaman, Robin, and Atrocitus. NetherRealm's Ed Boon has said the game will feature obscure characters.
A new Pokemon game for iOS and Android has been announced for Japan. As revealed by The Pokemon Company, the game is called Hanero! Koiking, which translates to Splash! Magikarp.
A teaser site for the game is all there is to go on at the moment. According to Kotaku, the game may focus on the the Pokemon Magikarp, as the teaser page contains a newspaper article that shows the image below of two Magikarp-shaped holes in the ground. These were discovered by a 27-year-old fisherman in an odd place: the middle of a town.
The new Pokemon mobile game comes out in Spring 2017 for iOS and Android in Japan; there is no word yet on a release in other markets. Unfortunately, we don't know anything about the gameplay.
A new image from the upcoming Power Rangers movie has been revealed. Posted on Twitter as part of a Valentine's Day marketing campaign, the image shows Hunger Games actress Elizabeth Banks as the evil Rita Repulsa.
Power Rangers opens in theaters on March 24, 2017, and is directed by Dean Israelite (Project Almanac). It stars Dacre Montgomery, Naomi Scott, RJ Cyler, Becky G, and Ludi Lin as the Rangers. Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) portrays the Rangers' mentor, Zordon.
The newest trailer was released in January--watch it here. Power Rangers is produced by Lionsgate, the film company behind big-name franchises such as The Hunger Games and John Wick, among others.
Oscar winning actor Denzel Washington has been in a lot of films over the course of his career. Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live this week, Washington said he's seen on all of them. But can he remember specific lines from them? That's the test that Kimmel put to Washington for a new segement of "Did I Say That?" In the video, random people at a farmer's market read lines from movies that Washington has been in and he has to say if it was a line he actually said in the movie.
We won't spoil the results for you, but Washington doesn't exactly ace the test.
Things don't go great for Washington out of the gate. The first quote he's given is, "From out of the ground we were taken for the dust we are, and to the dust we shall return."
"Nah, I never said that," Washington said (via Variety).
Moments later, it's shown that Washington said this in the 2010 movie The Book of Eli. Why didn't he remember? "That's because I'm in character and I don't remember everything," he said.
The video also contains quotes from the movies Malcom X, Training Day, and Washington's very first movie, 1981's Carbon Copy.
Microsoft's E3 2017 plans are coming into focus. After coming that its annual briefing is moving to Sunday for this year's event, Microsoft has now confirmed that its FanFest event is coming back.
Specifics about this year's show have not been made available, but Greenberg says fans can stay tuned for "more details to come soon."
Microsoft's FanFest event, which has been held at E3, Gamescom, and other events around the world, is a community-focused gathering. Its goal is to celebrate the fans with special events and opportunities.
Microsoft's E3 2017 briefing is slated for Sunday, June 11, starting at 2 PM PT / 5 PM ET. There will be some State of Decay 2 news and more details on Project Scorpio, but outside of that, we don't know what Microsoft will show.
What are you hoping to see from Microsoft at E3 this year? Let us know in the comments below!
Dean Hall, who created the popular zombie game DayZ, is gearing up to announce a new game. Eurogamer reports that Hall will bring this unannounced game to the London-based show EGX Rezzed, where attendees can go hands on with it. Additionally, Hall will host a panel during the show where he will discuss the project and his New Zealand-based studio RocketWerkz.
RocketWerkz is not an average studio when it comes to structure and benefits. Hall recently told RadioNZ that he gives his 40 employees unlimited leave and that his salary is only 10 percent more than the highest-paid staffer. Additionally, RocketWerkz has a profit-sharing scheme and reportedly no middle management. Hall will probably discuss this business philosophy during his EGZ Rezzed talk.
EGX Rezzed runs March 30 through Sunday, April 1. BioShock designer Ken Levine will provide the opening keynote speech to kick off the show.
According to RadioNZ, RocketWerkz has five games in development, including a VR title called Out of Ammo for HTC Vive. Another is the mysterious-looking Ion, which was revealed at E3 2015.
Sniper Elite 4 is out now on PS4, Xbox One, and PC--but how do the consoles fare when running Rebellion's latest marksman sim?
Well according to Digital Foundry, the two consoles and Sony's upgraded hardware, PS4 Pro, perform quite differently. The site says that while PS4 Pro's frame rate is unlocked and mostly hangs around the 45-55 FPS region, the regular PS4 and Xbox One don't quite reach the same heights.
The standard PS4's frame rate is mostly contained within the 30-40 FPS marks, but Xbox One's can't get above 30. Sniper Elite 4 is capped at 30 on Xbox One, but Microsoft's console frequently dips below that mark, and even into the high teens in particularly demanding scenes.
All three consoles render at 1080p, says Digital Foundry--including the PS4 Pro at max settings, even when connected to a 4K TV. Otherwise, the three consoles broadly look the same, save for reduced texture pop-in on PS4 Pro. Check out Digital Foundry's full video above.
Developer Rebellion detailed Sniper Elite 4's PS4 Pro support earlier in February. The company said Sony's upgraded console would deliver an "enhanced frame rate, improved lighting, and faster loading times." Rebellion also revealed details about its game's season pass details--get the lowdown here.
In our Sniper Elite 4 review, we called the game "a natural progression for the series," which is now "living up to its long-standing potential." If you're curious about other critics' thoughts on the sniping game, check out this review roundup.
Pro basketball game NBA 2K17 and the soccer-with-cars game Rocket League will be free to play this weekend on Xbox One. As part of the latest "Multiplayer All-Access" event, Microsoft is letting everyone download and play those games as much as they want beginning today, February 16, and running until Sunday, February 19.
Additionally, Microsoft has dropped the Xbox Live Gold requirement for online features during this period; this applies to Xbox One and Xbox 360. Here is the video Microsoft released announcing the promo (as spotted by Eurogamer):
Both Rocket League ($15) and NBA 2K17 ($39) are currently on sale on Xbox Live, so you can pick them up on the cheap after the free weekend if you want.
GameSpot enjoyed Rocket League and NBA 2K17; you can read our reviews below.
The upcoming Kong: Skull Island is not just the latest appearance from cinema's most famous giant ape. It is also the second part of an ongoing monster movie franchise that kicked off with 2014's Godzilla. A new clip has been released, and it contains a direct reference to Godzilla's Project Monarch. Check it out below, via Yahoo Movies:
Kong: Skull Island is released on March 10, 2017. It stars Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson, Samuel L Jackson, John C Reilly, Corey Hawkins, and John Goodman.
In a recent interview with GamesRadar, director Jordan Vogt-Roberts revealed that he had a simple rule for the monstrous inhabitants of Skull Island. "The first mandate for me was 'No dinosaurs,'" he said. "Jurassic World owns that as far as I'm concerned, and Peter Jackson's version [of King Kong] did such a great job with that V-Rex fight."
The director went on to explain that his inspiration for the creatures was in fact Japanese animation. "[Hayao] Miyazaki, Princess Mononoke, and in a weird way Pokemon were odd reference points," he said. "Because I wanted these things to have a spirituality to them and an essence to them, and I wanted all of them to simultaneously be gorgeous and terrifying."
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