Month: August 2018

The new Joker movie from The Hangover director Todd Phillips and starring Joaquin Phoenix in the title role has added another big name to its cast. According to Deadline, Oscar nominee Alec Baldwin will play Batman’s ill-fated father, Thomas Wayne.

Baldwin is a veteran TV and movie actor, known for his leading role on the comedy 30 Rock and more recently as the voice of Boss Baby in the movie of the same name. Baldwin picked up a Best Supporting actor nomination for his role in the 2003 movie The Cooler. He’s also known for his portrayal of Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live.

In addition to Phoenix and Baldwin, the Joker movie will feature Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Marc Maron, and Frances Conroy, according to Deadline.

The new Joker movie starts shooting on September 10 and is due in theaters in October 2019.

According to a previous report, Joker has a budget of “only” around $55 million. The film will apparently be more “experimental in tone and content,” likened to a “crime drama.” Also, it’s separate from the other one starring Jared Leto as the Clown Prince of Crime.

How often do you really use the number pad anyway? Here are our picks for the best compact tenkeyless gaming keyboards.

EA has cancelled the three remaining Madden Classic qualifying events in the wake of the August 26 shooting at a competitive Madden event in Jacksonville, Florida, where a competitor shot and killed two other players. 11 others were wounded during the shooting, nine with gunshot injuries, before the gunman took his own life.

In a statement released today, via the company’s website, EA CEO Andrew Wilson expressed his shock and grief in the wake of the incident.

“First and foremost, it is an unthinkable tragedy that Taylor Robertson and Elijah Clayton, two of our top Madden competitors, lost their lives in this way,” said Wilson. “They were respected, positive and skilled competitors, the epitome of the players and personalities at the heart of our community. Their love of competition was evident through their participation in our events over the past few years. We are committed to supporting Taylor and Elijah’s families through this difficult time, and we send our deepest sympathies to their loved ones, to those injured yesterday, and everyone affected.

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Hybrid laptops a.k.a 2-in-1 convertibles that can be folded into either tablet or viewing mode are pretty awesome for specific needs. Here’s our top picks at a variety of prices.

For anyone wondering what secrets are hiding inside Fortnite’s mysterious purple cube, the answer has been revealed: there’s nothing there.

The news comes courtesy of Reddit user Gsonicfy, who managed to breach the cube through a happy accident; a collision with a teammate and a clipping glitch led to the player ending up actually inside the cube, where he found . . . the inside of a purple cube.

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Yves Guillemot has big ideas about the future of gaming. Beyond just better graphics and more power for new systems, Guillemot sees a future where the concept of home consoles could change altogether, and games could embrace new technology to grow in major ways.

Speaking to IGN at Gamescom, Guillemot described a vision he’s laid out many times in the past: that the future of home gaming will arrive via streaming.

“Technology is actually going in that direction. The machines will be more powerful and the system to transfer data will be more efficient, so at one point, we will have a better experience streaming something than having to buy a machine and change the machine regularly,” Guillemot told IGN.

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