Philip K. Dick continues to inspire people to create works of art on screen and on the canvas. The visionary writer has inspired popular films from Blade Runner to The Minority Report. Amazon’s new 10-episode sci-fi anthology series, titled Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams is based on a collection of his short stories.
In recognition of this new series and Dick himself, Sony Pictures Television has partnered with Gallery 1988 in commissioning 10 global artists to each create a piece of art inspired by an episode. Gallery 1988 is a Southern California based gallery that has worked on similar projects including Breaking Bad, Preacher, and Seinfeld.
Electric Dreams is currently available to stream on Amazon Prime. Be sure to check out our review of the first season right here and let us know which piece of art is your favorite.
Thanks to the incredible success of Journey, Jenova Chen and his team at thatgamecompany feel an incredible amount of pressure to meet players’ expectations with their next title, Sky.
When asked on the latest episode of our monthly interview show IGN Unfiltered if he believes Journey is his seminal masterpiece, Chen said he thinks about it quite often, noting how many great film directors’ best work was made when they were young, and they were never able to top it. “If you look at The Godfather… even Stanley Kubrick, I wouldn’t say his last movie is my favorite,” Chen said.
Bendis makes his debut in April with Jim Lee in Action Comics #1000, but in the following month, he will be helming Man of Steel, a six-issue weekly miniseries. The comic, which features six interconnected covers by Ivan Reis and Joe Prado–seen below–is a retelling of Krypton’s final days as well as Kal-El’s journey to becoming Superman. In addition, a new villain will be introduced to the DCU and a secret about Krypton’s destruction will be revealed. Joining Bendis for this miniseries are artists Ivan Reis, Evan “Doc” Shaner, Ryan Sook, Kevin Maguire, Adam Hughes, and Jason Fabok.
Covers 1-4 for Man of Steel. Courtesy of DC Comics
Following Man of Steel, Bendis will be writing Superman #1, which debuts on July 11. Ivan Reis will be supplying the art for the book. The series will build on previous stories from Peter J. Tomasi and Pat Gleason, both of whom will be heading to Action Comics, starting with issue #1001.
In addition to Superman, Bendis’ noir crime titles, including Jinx, Powers,Scarlet, and more will find a new home at DC. Some of his Jinxworld series like Brilliant, Total Sellout, and Fire, Fortune, & Glory will be available in the digital format this spring. DC revealed that there will be new stories from the Powers, Scarlet, and The United States of Murder INC series throughout 2018.
Brian Michael Bendis is best known for his long comic runs at Marvel, which primarily includes Ultimate Spider-Man, which kickstarted the Ultimate Comics line at the publisher. He and artist Sara Pichelli are credited for the creation of the second Ultimate Spider-Man, Miles Morales. Bendis’ work has also made it to the small screen, with Powers, a show about a former superhero turned police officer that ran for two seasons on the PlayStation Network.
Sonic fans will only have to wait until March to find out what comes next for their favorite blue hedgehog.
This year South By Southwest (SXSW) will feature a Sonic panel, titled Gotta Go Fast: The Official Sonic the Hedgehog Panel, which will include a “world-exclusive first look at what comes next for the fastest blue hedgehog”, as well as take a look back at Sonic Mania and Sonic Forces.
The panel take place on March 16 from 3:30-4:30 pm at the Austin Convention Center and will feature Sonic Team lead Takashi Iizuka, Sonic Product Development Director Austin Keys, Sonic Mania Animation Director Tyson Hesse, and Sonic Social Media Manager Aaron Webber.
A patch to improve Rime’s performance issues on Switch has been submitted to Nintendo, though it may be denied based on its size.
“Our teams have been working tirelessly to develop a patch that would address some issues that could be resolved through an update,” wrote Rime Community Manager Tim Slager on publisher Grey Box’s website. “We have QAed the patch and submitted it for approval to Nintendo and are waiting to hear back. The patch is larger than normally permitted, so we may get denied on that basis.”
Slager added specific improvements will be announced “if the patch gets approved.”
If you’ve paid any attention to recent trends in games, you’re aware of the exploding popularity of the battle royale game mode. This is due in large part to PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, which sold several millions of copies in its early access period alone, and consistently tops Steam concurrent players numbers on PC today. PUBG is also taking the Xbox One by storm with over three million players. There was bound to be something soon after to capitalize on this trend, and Fortnite was first in line; it’s also free to play on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. By adapting its original Save the World mode to the 100-player deathmatch of battle royale, Fortnite presents a distinct twist on the genre.
In the video above, we break down what makes these two seemingly similar games drastically different. If you want to read instead of watch, be sure to read our full feature on what makes PUBG and Fortnite unique and which game you should play.
In a nutshell, Fortnite: Battle Royale offers a fast and loose feel, much like an arena shooter, with simple crafting/building mechanics that are absolutely necessary to master. Being able to construct a makeshift house in the heat of battle or even just a wall for cover are some of the basic practices that give you an advantage. On the other hand, PUBG plays much closer to a tactical shooter: it maintains its military sim roots while giving you a more accessible, streamlined experience. PUBG is all about tension and precision.
We can go on with comparing and contrasting these two wildly popular games, but we’ll leave it up to you to watch our video feature above. If you’re still waiting for the right game to jump in, check out five games that could use a battle royale mode. For more on Fortnite, be sure to keep with our coverage: Epic is offering players a little something for recent server issues and a limited-time sniper-only event is currently going on. If PUBG is more your style, check out what’s new for the game in its latest update or our PUBG review.
The French dairy group at the centre of a baby milk scandal, Lactalis, has admitted some of its products may have been tainted over more than a decade.
Millions of boxes of powdered milk have been recalled worldwide following a salmonella outbreak last year.
Researchers say that the exact same strain of salmonella was responsible for another outbreak in 2005.
The company said it was possible other babies could have been affected by Lactalis products since then.
In a newspaper interview published on Thursday, Lactalis CEO Emmanuel Besnier said tests had shown that a factory at the centre of the latest scare, in Craon in north-western France, was also responsible for the 2005 outbreak.
It is so common for big movies to be previewed, teased, and trailered months in advance that it’s surprising to be less than four months away from one of the year’s biggest blockbusters without even an official image. But this is the case with the upcoming Star Wars spin-off Solo: A Star Wars Story, which arrives in May. However, it has now been reported that we will finally see the first trailer this weekend.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the trailer will screen on Sunday night during the Super Bowl. It is not surprising that Disney will use the Super Bowl to debut the trailer, as that has long been one of the most important slots for studios to trailer upcoming movies. However, Solo is likely to be the only movie featured that we have seen literally nothing of in advance, making anticipation even higher.
THR also states that Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and Mission Impossible:Fallout will also screen on Sunday, the latter of which ha snow been confirmed. However, three studios will reportedly skip the game entirely–Fox, Sony, and Warner. So don’t expect to see trailers for the likes of X-Men: Phoenix, Deadpool 2, Fantastic Beasts: The Curse of Grindelwald, or The Predator.
Solo has had a troubled production, with Ron Howard taking over directorial duties from Chris Miller and Phil Lord in June last year. There have been rumors that Howard has reshot a lot more of the movie than initially expected. At least one role had to be recast, with Paul Bettany replacing Michael K. Williams. Bettany himself commented in the issue, and said that Howard “reshot a lot more than was originally intended.”
However, Donald Glover, who plays Lando in the movie, last month stated that despite the lengthy production, little about the film altered after Howard came on board. “It didn’t really [change],” he said. “I think we were never faced with anything like that and [Howard] did a good job of coming in and didn’t want us to change what we were doing at all. He wanted us to be comfortable with our vision.”
Solo: A Star WarsStory stars Alden Ehrenreich as Han Solo and Joonas Suotamo as Chewbacca. Woody Harrelson, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, and Emilia Clarke also star. It hits theaters on May 25, 2018.
“We are excited to announce that Red Dead Redemption 2 will be released on October 26th 2018. We apologize to everyone disappointed by this delay. While we had hoped to have the game out sooner, we require a little extra time for polish.
We sincerely thank you for your patience and hope that when you get to play the game, you will agree the wait will have been worth it. In the meantime, please check out these screenshots from the game. We look forward to sharing a lot more information with you in the coming weeks.”
Conventional wisdom says that the age of the Marvel Comics movie began not with Iron Man, not with Spider-Man, and not even with Blade… but with the notorious Lucasfilm box office dud Howard the Duck, way back in 1986.
But there is sometimes a difference between “conventional” wisdom and “actual” wisdom. Because although Howard the Duck was the first live-action theatrical film based on a Marvel superhero, there were several other motion pictures that predate the Howard by several years. They just didn’t go to theaters.
