This year's Star Wars Celebration kicked off in Orlando, Florida with a star-studded look back at 40 years of the blockbuster franchise. The discussion ended with a moving tribute to Carrie Fisher, who played Princess Leia in the series and died in December last year.
Star Wars creator George Lucas and Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy spoke warmly about Fisher's impact on their lives, before Fisher's daughter Billie Lourd introduced a video tribute to her mother. Watch it below:
In his tribute to Fisher, Lucas explained what the actress brought to the character of Leia. "She played a part that was very smart, and she was having to hold her own against two big lugs, goofballs that were screwing everything up," he said. "She was the boss. It was her war and when I cast it, I said I want somebody young to play the part. I want somebody very young.
"When Carrie came in, she was that character. She was very strong, very smart, very funny, very bold, very tough, and there really wasn't much of a question. There are not very many people like her. They are one in a billion. For this particular part, it was absolutely perfect... she wore a dress through the whole thing, but she was the toughest in the group.
"At the same time she was fun to be with. She was very challenging in terms of pointing out that certain pieces of dialogue were a little hard to say. She was brilliant and obviously we will all miss her, but she will always be the princess who took command and never backed down. Never was in jeopardy. She was always helping the other guys get out of the messes they created. We'll all love her forever and ever."
The 40th anniversary panel was hosted by Warwick Davis, who played Wicket the Ewok in Return of the Jedi. The event brought together many stars from the original and prequel trilogies, including Mark Hamill (Luke), Harrison Ford (Han), Anthony Daniels (C-3PO), Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca), Billy Dee Williams (Lando), Ian McDiarmid (Emperor Palpatine), and Hayden Christensen (Anakin). There were also video messages from Liam Neeson (Qui-Gon Jinn) and Samuel L Jackson (Mace Windu).
GameSpot will be at Star Wars Celebration all weekend, so keep checking back for more coverage of the panels and events.
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To celebrate the upcoming release of Prey, you can enter for a chance to wintwo (2) tickets for you and a friend to see Total Recall at the Alamo Drafthouse in Brooklyn, New York on Wednesday, April 19th. Five (5) winners, plus their friends, will be chosen on Sunday, April 16th, and contacted via email. Winners will have to travel to the event at their own cost.
Perks: Attendees of the event will be able to play the game Prey, enjoy food/drinks, and get a chance to win a custom Prey Xbox One or PlayStation 4. This event is sponsored by Bethesda Softworks.
Where: Alamo Drafthouse Cinema – City Point at House of Wax | 445 Albee Square West Brooklyn, NY 11201
When: Wednesday, April 19, 2017. The event starts at 5:00 pm ET and Total Recall begins at 8:00 pm ET.
The fuck, Fox! You can't play 2 characters in the same universe!! Josh Brolin was in Sicario and I was in Sabrina The Teenage Witch. pic.twitter.com/AQCRp1aWKg
As many fans have pointed out, Brolin is now playing two Marvel characters--Cable, and Thanos in the upcoming Avengers: Infinity War. However, it seems that Reynolds is less bothered about this, and more concerned with the less famous (but definitely "true") links between Brolin's gritty 2015 thriller Sicario and the 1996 teen comedy Sabrina the Teenage Witch, which co-starred a young Reynolds.
The casting of Cable had been the subject of much speculation over the past few months. Michael Shannon, Stranger Things' David Harbour, and Brad Pitt were all rumored to be in the running.
Rob Liefeld and Louise Simonson created Cable, describing him to The Hollywood Reporter as "the opposite of Deadpool: a man who is a leader and used to being obeyed, who is very controlled but with an aura of simmering violence." X-Men fans know him as the son of Cyclops, and a hero in his own right, and now one that will get his own live-action interpretation.
Bandai Namco, the publisher behind the Souls series and Tekken, is teasing a "new project." The company released a trailer today to show off the game, though save for some interesting art, we have very few clues as to what the title might be. The video ends with the tagline "PrepareToDine," which could be a reference to Dark Souls' oft-used "Prepare to die" slogan.
An official announcement is to follow on April 20, Bandai Namco said in a press release.
However, any potential link is unconfirmed, and it is unclear whether this teased game is to be a new entry in the Dark Souls series, a spinoff, or something else altogether.
Dark Souls III's final DLC chapter, The Ringed City, launched just last month. Our critic, Daniel Starkey, said it "ends a little too quickly … but that's a small knock against what's otherwise an exceptional send-off." Read his thoughts in our full The Ringed City review.
Expendables star Dolph Lundgren is joining the cast of Aquaman. It has been reported that the Swedish action hero will play a key role in the upcoming DC adventure, which is set for a 2018 release.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Lundgren will play the role of King Nereus. The character is a relatively new addition to the DC universe, first appearing in a 2013 issue of the Aquaman comic book. Nereus is an exiled Atlantian and is the ruler of the kingdom of Xebel. He believes that Aquaman's bride Mera should be by his side, and wishes to kill the King of Atlantis.
Lundgren is best known for the three Expendables movies, and as well as his role as Ivan Drago in Rocky IV. He also starred in the Universal Soldier series, and was the first actor to play the Punisher, in the 1989 movie about the Marvel antihero.
The film is directed by James Wan, who previously made Furious 7 and The Conjuring movies. Wan recently posted images of some spectacular potential locations for the film. It is set to start production in May.
Both Momoa and Heard will feature in this year's Justice League prior to Aquaman. Last month, director Zack Snyder revealed some vfx test footage of Aquaman's underwater lair--check it out here.
Nintendo also confirmed that the Switch version will support both online and local multiplayer. Eight players can play together online, while up to four can craft at once on the TV in split-screen or in tabletop mode.
In addition, Minecraft's Super Mario mash-up pack will also come to Switch, allowing you to explore blocky versions of Mushroom Kingdom-themed worlds alongside characters such as Luigi and Waluigi.
"To celebrate the launch of Nier: Automata, Square Enix would like to reprint the cult RPG Nier, on PS3," reads a message on the product page.
Square Enix is likely waiting to hit a certain number of orders before actually reprinting the title.
Nier proved to be somewhat divisive when it was launched for the PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2010. While many criticized it for its bland visuals, it garnered some praise for its gameplay variety. Nier's soundtrack, story, and world proved to be its most memorable aspects, and a cult fandom has grown around them.
Its sequel, Nier: Automata, which was developed by Square Enix in partnership with Bayonetta studio Platinum Games, has been received much more favourably. In GameSpot's review it was awarded a 9/10, with Miguel Concepcion saying it "showcases Platinum Games' and Yoko Taro's unique blend of genius."
He continues: "Thanks to Platinum Games' knack for riveting and gratifying combat, Automata is Yoko Taro's most exciting game to date. The combat mechanics click after hurdling a low learning curve, and the end result is a skillful dance where balletic dodges complement wushu-inspired aggression.
"Moreover, this multi-ending trip is generously peppered with surprises and revelations, as well as easter eggs that call back to the first game and the Drakengard series from which Nier spun off."
Build-A-Bear announced today that the popular Charmander toy is coming back in stock at US stores this weekend. The plush toy was originally made available in December 2016.
The Charmander Build-A-Bear is in stock (with limited availability) on the retailer's website, while the make-your-own toy will arrive in US stores beginning this weekend.
The $61 online Charmander set comes with the plush itself, as well as a sound chip, a Great Ball hoodie, and a Lucario hoodie. Additionally, you get a Build-A-Bear-exclusive Pokemon trading card for Charmander. One thing to note is that the Lucario hoodie and sound chip are not sold in stores.
The make-your-own Charmander plush costs $28, while the Great Ball hoodie will go for $12.50. Click through the images in the gallery above to get a closer look at the Charmander Build-A-Bear.
The Charmander Build-A-Bear is the company's third Pokemon; the others are Pikachu and Eevee.
PlayStation has posted a pretty cool video interview in which Uncharted director Neil Druckmann speaks to Guerrilla Games managing director Hermen Hulst about Horizon: Zero Dawn.
Among other things, Hulst talks about how close Zero Dawn's final product is to the studio's original vision. The game stayed true for the most part, Hulst said, though early on Guerrilla played with the idea of the combat sticking more true to Killzone. "The very first prototype we did had Killzone M82 guns in it and you were firing your machine gun at these robotic dinosaurs," he says. Very quickly, this felt "weird," and Guerrilla changed directions in terms of combat.
Also in the interview, Druckmann himself mentions the fact that the Uncharted series actually started with more of a steampunk, open-world feel, which is pretty cool to think about.
The full interview is fascinating and eye-opening, with the two developers each offering nice, frank insight into the production of their games. Druckmann also shares his thoughts on Zero Dawn, praising in particular the game's gorgeous graphics. "You better believe I'm going to my team and saying, 'OK, [Zero Dawn] is the bar now. We have to top this,'" Druckmann said.
According to a Facebook post from an unofficial Powercolor page, the next series of AMD video cards--the RX 500 lineup--will be released on April 18. The post also showed a picture of Powercolor's "Red Devil" version of a new card. Several sites such as Videocardz.com and Wccftech have reported on this release date, and previously leaked the specifications of the new RX 500 series of cards. Photos of the cards from other vendors such as XFX and Gigabyte/Aorus have been revealed as well.
These reports also indicate that the RX 500 line will consist of four different versions: the RX 580, RX 570, RX 560, and RX 550. All cards are said to be based on the current Polaris architecture used in the RX 400 series. The RX 500 series will not feature the much anticipated Vega architecture, which is expected to come out later this year.
The following chart details the expected specifications--derived from the Wccftech report--of AMD's new cards:
Video Card
Boost Clock Speed
VRAM
Bus / Bandwidth
Estimated Price
RX 580
1340 MHz
4GB or 8GB
256-bit / 256 GB/s
$229 to $279 USD
RX 570
1244 MHz
4GB or 8GB
256-bit / 224 GB/s
$169 to $229 USD
RX 560
1287 MHz
2GB or 4GB
128-bit / 112 GB/s
$110 to $120 USD
RX 550
1300 MHz
2GB
64-bit / 56 GB/s
$99 USD
We reached out to AMD for comment on the release date and specifications, and will update this story with more details.
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