Month: November 2016

Space Hulk: Deathwing is an upcoming first-person-shooter from Streum On Studio, which promises to put players into the huge Terminator power-armor of a Dark Angels Librarian. The 17-minute chunk of gameplay footage released this week shows the player delving into the cramped and creaking corridors of a Space Hulk, teeming with Genestealers and various other enemies from Warhammer 40k lore. This e...[Read More]

As expected, the Harry Potter spinoff Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them ruled the box office for its opening weekend, pulling in $75 million to become the No. 1 film November 18-20 in the US. The numbers come from Deadline, which also reports that $75 million represents a new domestic career high box office take for Fantastic Beasts stars Eddie Redmayne, Colin Farrell, and Jon Voight. ItR...[Read More]

SPOILERS: One of the stars of Westworld Season 1 has said he’ll have some role in Season 2. This post discusses who that actor is and more about Season 1, so be aware of that. Following the news last week that HBO’s sci-fi/western Westworld is getting a Season 2, one of stars of Season 1 has now confirmed he will have some kind of part to play in the upcoming season. Man in Black actor...[Read More]

Survivor Series is bigger than ever this year. With the brand split back in July, WWE has two, distinct brands fighting for dominance in three different traditional Survivor Series matches and two cross-brand matches for title belts. The fall PPV takes place at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas on November 20. It’s the 30th Survivor Series, since the inaugural event in 1987 in Richfield, O...[Read More]

Birthdays the Beginning is the newest game by the legendary Japanese developer Yasuhiro Wada–the father of the iconic Harvest Moon series. His latest project is a vibrant, charming god game that focuses on simple, easy-to-understand mechanics. In the game, you create a cube-shaped world on a grid, manipulating its temperature by adjusting the topography of the land. This gives rise to a dive...[Read More]

A new Star Wars movie will be out in under a month, so of course the Disney marketing machine is pushing into high gear. Today, the company released a cool new TV spot for Star Wars: Rogue One. Titled “Dream,” the video focuses on the story of how a group of rebels, led by Felicity Jones’ Jyn Eryso, attempt to steal the plans to the Death Star. Check it out: In addition to Jones,...[Read More]

A new Pokemon Go update has arrived, but don’t expect new features or any major changes. As posted on the game’s website, version 0.47.1 (Android) and 1.17.0 (iOS) fixes an animation issue related to egg-hatching and also makes “minor text fixes.” It sounds like you should expect many more updates like these and beefier ones, as developer Niantic recently talked about how t...[Read More]

Visual effects, programming, and animation school CG Spectrum announced today via press release that $500,000 worth of scholarships will be available for potential students for its 2016-2017 season. These scholarships are offered in partnership with Australian game and film studios, such as Armello developer League of Geeks, and contributor to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, visual effects studio L...[Read More]

Time Magazine has posted its annual list of best inventions of the year, with Sony’s PlayStation VR making the cut in part for its relatively affordable nature. “In order to access the most cutting-edge virtual reality, people typically have to shell out thousands of dollars–not just for a headset (like the $800 HTC Vive), but for a computer that’s powerful enough to suppor...[Read More]

There is less than a week to go before Black Friday–and there are going to be some solid offers on game consoles that day. But if you don’t want to wait, Walmart has a pretty good deal on Xbox One hardware right now. Via Slickdeals, the store is offering the 1 TB Xbox One S Battlefield 1 or Gears of War 4 bundles plus a free bonus controller for only $300. The systems alone normally go...[Read More]