The Sonic the Hedgehog movie has found one of its lead actors. James Marsden, a veteran actor who now stars in HBO’s Westworld, will have a starring role in the film, according to The Hollywood Reporter. However, it’s unclear what role exactly Marsden will play in the film, which will be a live-action/CG hybrid.
The Sonic movie is being direction by Jeff Fowler, whose 2005 animated movie Gopher Broke was nominated for an Oscar. The Sonic movie is his first time directing a full-length film. Deadpool 1 director Tim Miller is producing.
Oren Uziel (The Cloverfield Paradox, 22 Jump Street) wrote the latest draft for the new Sonic movie. However, no plot details have been announced.
The new Sonic movie is set for release on November 19, 2019; it was originally expected to premiere in 2018 before being delayed.
Gfinity Esports Australia is teaming up with Network Ten to bring the Gfinity AU Elite Series to free-to-air television, showing all Rocket League matches on ONE. Online viewership will be handled exclusively with Twitch.
The Gfinity Elite Series, which kicks off this weekend with the Counter-Strike Global Offensive competition, has entered into a partnership with Network Ten to broadcast their Rocket League competition on ONE each Sunday from 10am to 1pm AEST. All matches – including the CSGO and Street Fighter V competitions – will air simultaneously on twitch.tv/gfinityau.
Broadcasting out of the Gfinity HOYTS Esports Arena in Sydney’s Moore Park (which incidentally also opens this weekend), the competition will also allow spectators to attend live, with tickets on sale via HOYTS’ website.
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Marvel’s Lockjaw comic features two of DC’s biggest superheroes, Superman and Wonder Woman.
Warning: Spoilers for Lockjaw #4 follow.
Per ComicBook.com, the final issue of the Lockjaw miniseries has a small cameo from the DC heroes during a climatic battle.
The series centers on Lockjaw reuniting with his long lost siblings, and it also reveals his true origins. In the latest issue, Lockjaw goes up against Annihilus, lord of the Negative Zone. Their battles take them to different realms, including Asgard, the Ultimate Universe, and Duckworld.
Per ComicBook.com, Amazing Spider-Man #800 has none other than J. Jonah Jameson clearing things up. After Spider-Man struggles in his battle with Red Goblin, Jameson decides to phone Eddie Brock/Venom to ask him to help Spidey.
E3 2018 is fast approaching and our excitement for the biggest upcoming games continues to build. The show is bound to yield plenty of announcements and surprising reveals from companies, like Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft, Bethesda, Square Enix, and more. To prepare you for the upcoming event, we’ve created multiple features on the biggest games we’re likely to hear more about at E3, detailing everything we know so far about them and everything we’d love to hear. Below you can find a list of all the features we’ve made thus far. Be sure to check back often as we update this roundup with even more features.
There’s a lot of excitement around Anthem leading into E3 2018 since it’s BioWare’s next big project and new IP. Expectations are high given this is a franchise debut from the same studio that brought us a slew of iconic RPGs: Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic, Mass Effect, and Baldur’s Gate to name a few. To give you a look at what’s ahead, here’s what we know about Anthem, as well as what we’re hoping to see from it at this year’s E3. [BioWare’s Anthem: What We Want At E3 2018]
Borderlands 3
A new Borderlands game has been expected for some time now. The series is among 2K’s most successful franchises, and Borderlands 3 has been teased time and again. We know 2K has a new (but as-of-yet unannounced) game for one of its big franchises in the works, although it was recently delayed–rather than releasing by the end of March 2019, it’s not due until sometime between April 2019 and March 2020. That suddenly makes it less likely that E3 2018 is where we get a look at Borderlands 3–or whatever the game ends up being called. Nevertheless, here’s what we know about the potential project, as well as what we’d hope to see from an E3 reveal. [Borderlands 3: What We Want At E3 2018]
Call of Duty Black Ops 4
Treyarch is planning some interesting changes to the familiar Call of Duty formula with Black Ops 4. While every game in the long-running FPS series has had its own spin on things over the years, this year’s game is looking to buck some trends that has already made the community stand up and take notice. There was a lot to take in from the May 17 reveal event, so here’s a more detailed breakdown of what’s coming up for Blacks Ops 4, and we want to see at E3 2018. [Call Of Duty Black Ops 4: What We Want At E3 2018]
Cyberpunk 2077
E3 promises to bring news on lots of big games, and CD Projekt Red’s Cyberpunk 2077 is definitely one we’re excited to learn more about. While it is not confirmed to be at the event, signs are pointing to some kind of reveal in June. In this feature we’re rounding up important details about the game like what we know about it so far, what’s confirmed for E3, and what we hope to see from the game at the show. [Cyberpunk 2077: What We Want At E3 2018]
Days Gone
The setting is the Pacific Northwest. Freakers are on the loose. A biker gang rides on at the end of the world. This is Days Gone, the latest game from Sony’s Bend Studio, the team behind the Syphon Filter series and the handheld Resistance and Uncharted games. But Days Gone is bigger than anything Bend has done before. It’s an ambitious, open-world game in which you can travel vast distances while being stalked by hordes of zombie-like enemies. [Days Gone: What We Want At E3 2018]
Death Stranding
Death Stranding is one of the most exciting upcoming games appearing at E3 2018. The next project from famed developer Hideo Kojima has had us intrigued ever since its provocative E3 2016 reveal trailer. With the game confirmed as one of the four major games Sony intends to primarily focus on during its press conference, our hype and anticipation only continues to build. To prepare you for what’s ahead, here’s what we know about Death Stranding. [Death Stranding: What We Want At E3 2018]
The Division 2
Tom Clancy’s The Division came out in 2016 and it seemed like an ideal cross between shooter and MMORPG. The game immediately set itself apart with its contemporary setting, a realistic depiction of a snow-covered New York City enveloped in a pandemic crisis. Two years later, Ubisoft has announced that a sequel is in the works and that it’s set to appear at E3 2018. [The Division 2: What We Want At E3 2018]
Fallout 76
After nearly 24 hours of teasing on their official livestream, Bethesda has revealed the next installment in its post-apocalyptic series with Fallout 76. Set for release on PC, PS4, and Xbox One, the next game looks to focus a lot more on life within the insular inner-worlds of Vaults, and what comes after. Though the trailer was a satisfying teaser for what’s the come, there’s still a lot we want to know–so here’s a more detailed breakdown of what Fallout 76 is all about, and we want to see at E3 2018. [Fallout 76: What We Want At E3 2018]
Ghost of Tsushima
Revealed at Paris Games Week 2017, Ghost of Tsushima is one of Sony’s newest exclusives. There’s much excitement around the upcoming open-world game, as its premise as a historically authentic samurai action game is one its most unique aspects. Here’s what we know about Ghost of Tsushima, as well as what we’re hoping to see from it at this year’s E3. [Ghost of Tsushima PS4: What We Want At E3 2018]
Kingdom Hearts 3
Kingdom Hearts III has been a long time coming. While the series has had several spin-offs and side-stories since Kingdom Hearts II released 13 years ago, this is the game fans have been waiting for. To ready you for what’s ahead, here’s what we know about Kingdom Hearts III today, and what we’re hoping to see from it at E3 2018. [Kingdom Hearts 3: What We Want At E3 2018]
Metroid Prime 4
Knowing full well that it would leave fans wondering what’s to come, Nintendo’s E3 2017 reveal that Metroid Prime 4 is in development was short but sweet. All we got was a logo, and Bill Trinen’s word that it is due to ship sometime “beyond 2017.” We are well into 2018 now and there’s still nary a word about what the game will look like, let alone what studio is currently piecing it together. Assuming that Nintendo makes a big show at this year’s E3, here’s what we hope to find out about the secretive sequel. [Metroid Prime 4: What We Want At E3 2018]
Pokemon Switch
Though not confirmed to appear during Nintendo’s E3 2018 presentation, the upcoming Nintendo Switch Pokemon game is high on our wishlist this year. Here’s everything we know about the game and everything we really want to see come June. [Pokemon On Nintendo Switch: What We Want At E3 2018]
Rage 2
After a retailer leak and a series of teaser images, we finally got confirmation that Rage 2 is real. Bethesda released a live-action reveal trailer that set the tone for the game and a follow-up gameplay trailer that gave us a glimpse at some in-engine action. Senior vice president of Bethesda Pete Hines has confirmed that we’ll find out even more about the game at E3, so in preparation for that, here’s a wrap-up of everything we know so far and what we want to see more of when June rolls around. [Rage 2: What We Want At E3 2018]
Splinter Cell
The Splinter Cell series has been dormant for quite some time now. Ubisoft has done little with its signature stealth-action game franchise for half a decade, but there have been enough shreds of potential information to think a new Splinter Cell game might finally be happening. With Metal Gear Solid in a weird place after Hideo Kojima’s departure from Konami, the time is certainly right. Here’s what we know about the status of Splinter Cell, as well as what we’d hope to see at E3 2018 if Ubisoft does decide to surprise us. [Splinter Cell: What We Know And Want At E3 2018]
Super Smash Bros. Switch
E3 promises to bring news on lots of big games, and Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros. for Switch is unquestionably one of the show’s most anticipated titles. Nintendo has already said the fighting game will be the focus of its overall showing this year, so you can expect a lot of news and reveals during the event. In this feature we’re rounding up important details about the game like what we know about it so far, what’s confirmed for E3, and what we hope to see from the game at the show. [Super Smash Bros. Switch: What We Want At E3 2018]
If you’re the type of Westworld fan who likes to theorize and speculate, then each new episode is an ongoing succession of disappointments and vindications. Some hunches play out, while others prove dead wrong. Sometimes you’re right, and sometimes you’re wrong, in other words.
In Westworld Season 2, Episode 6, “Phase Space,” a lot of theories turned out to be right. Read through all the new things we learned this week, then check out our new theories from this episode, as well as our full “Phase Space” breakdown, when you’re done.
1. Bernard IS Arnold?
Ford didn’t simply design Bernard’s personality based on Arnold. Judging by this episode’s opening scene, it seems Ford really did implant part of Arnold in Bernard’s “mind,” like William’s Jim Delos golem. Maybe Bernard is Papa Delos 2.0, and Ford used Dolores to test Bernard’s “fidelity,” just like Bill did with Jim.
2. Dolores created a monster in Teddy.
This definitely won’t come back to bite her. Not a chance.
3. It’s been almost a week.
Nearly a week has passed since the massacre began, according to Charlotte. We’re catching up to the “present” in which all or most of the hosts are facedown in a lake.
4. There are engineers in the Mesa dissecting hosts.
What are they hoping to gain from this?
5. Stubbs has a soft spot for the hosts still.
Even after everything he’s seen over the past week.
6. Maeve has mastered her mind control commands.
This must have something to do with the “neural network” Bernard described much earlier in this season, right?
7. Musashi forgot to wipe the blood off his sword before sheathing it.
Does this drive anyone else crazy?
8. Bill thinks Emily is a host created by Ford.
It seems ridiculous at first, since we saw her journey here (or parts of it, at least). But then again, this is Westworld. Are we sure this isn’t just another part of Ford’s game?
9. Emily is apparently there to rescue her dad.
We speculated after an earlier episode about why Emily didn’t seem eager to leave the parks after the s*** hit the fan. Apparently, she wasn’t willing to leave without her father. Isn’t that sweet?
10. Emily is savvy as hell.
“Those aren’t real Ghost Nation arrows. Your men are looting a honey pot.” Badass.
11. The park’s climate control is up and running.
Phew. We were worried.
12. The “cradle” is blocking attempts to regain control.
The cradle is what holds the hosts’ backups. Have the backups themselves become sentient? Or is there something else in there, as Elsie suggests?
13. The Man in Black is sober in the real world.
“Glad to see you can still tell the difference.” Ouch, emily.
14. Emily is only there because Charlotte invited her to Ford’s gala.
Did Charlotte have an ulterior motive, or was it an unfortunate coincidence for Emily that she was there when the hosts attacked?
15. Bernard is a total badass.
“The pain is just a program.” Would you volunteer for this? Didn’t think so.
16. Those little balls are indeed host brains.
Exhibit A.
17. Maeve’s daughter has a new mom.
No one saw that coming. No one.
18. The cradle is a VR Westworld.
Or at least, that’s how it seems when Bernard gets plugged in. If these are the hosts’ backups, it makes sense that they’d be running on their default settings. But aren’t they about to be erased too?
19. And look who’s there.
This may not answer the question of whether Ford is really alive or dead, but it does seem, at least, that he managed to upload a version of himself into the Cradle.
The next Fallout has been announced, and no Bethesda didn’t suddenly decide to skip a few dozen numbers. Fallout 76 seems to be following New Vegas’ lead as a spin-off from the main Fallout series, with the 76 referring to Vault 76.
The thing is, this isn’t the first time we’ve heard about Vault 76, and what we know about this vault actually tells us where Fallout 76 will likely be set, its place in the Fallout timeline, and also reveals a surprising connection to the very first Fallout.
Vault 76 is mentioned in a few places outside of its debut teaser trailer. It’s listed on a Vault-Tec computer terminal in The Citadel in Fallout 3, discussed by the news announcer in the intro of Fallout 4, and named during an audio log in Fallout 3’s Mothership Zeta add-on. You can see all of those examples in the video at the top of the page, and that handful of references is full of solid info.
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