Month: July 2020

Once upon a time, we used to go to these giant structures to watch motion pictures with other people. It was a simpler time when you could go outside without a mask, and didn’t have to be so concerned about staying six feet away from everyone.

However, since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic earlier this year, movie theaters have been mostly closed, leading to tons of delayed releases and for the first time in recent memory, no summer movie season. Eventually, though, theaters will open once again and when that happens, there’s going to be a long list of films blazing their way onto the big screen–including titles from franchises like the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Fast & Furious, Star Wars, and Avatar.

When can you see them, though? As it turns out, we know most of the revised release dates. While it’s entirely possible that they could all move again, depending on when theaters reopen and movies reenter production, take a look below to find out when your most anticipated films are expected in theaters. Then sound off in the comments to let us know what movie you can’t wait to finally see.

Lastly, to help pass the time until these movies actually come out, take a look at the best films available to stream on Peacock right now.

1. A Quiet Place Part II

Original release date: March 18, 2020

New release date: April 23, 2021

2. Mulan

Original release date: March 27, 2020

New release date: Unknown

3. Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway

Original release date: April 2, 2020

New release date: January 25, 2021

4. David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet

Original release date: April 16, 2020

New release date: Unknown

5. Antlers

Original release date: April 17, 2020

New release date: February 19, 2021

6. The New Mutants

Original release date: April 13, 2018 February 22, 2019 August 2, 2019 April 3, 2020

New release date: August 28, 2020.

7. No Time to Die

Original release date: April 10, 2020

New release date: November 20, 2020

8. Black Widow

Original Release Date: May 1, 2020

New release date: November 7, 2020

9. Spiral: From the Book of Saw

Original release date: May 15, 2020

New release date: May 21, 2021

Original release date: May 22, 2020 New release date: April 2, 2021

Original release date: May 22, 2020

New release date: April 2, 2021

11. Candyman

Original release date: June 12, 2020

New release date: October 16, 2020

12. Soul

Original release date: June 19, 2020

New release date: November 20, 2020

13. Wonder Woman 1984

Original release date: June 5, 2020

New Release date: October 2, 2020

14. In the Heights

Original release date: June 26, 2020

New release date: June 18, 2021

15. Top Gun: Maverick

Original release date: June 26, 2020

New release date: July 2, 2021

16. Free Guy

Original release date: July 3, 2020

New release date: December 11, 2020

17. Minions: The Rise of Gru

Original release date: July 3, 2020

New release date: July 2, 2021

18. Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Original release date: July 10, 2020

New release date: March 5, 2021

19. The Forever Purge

Original release date: July 10, 2020

New release date: July 9, 2021

20. Tenet

Original release date: July 17, 2020

New release date: August 26, 2020 internationally, September 3 in select US theaters.

21. Jungle Cruise

Original release date: July 24, 2020

New release date: July 30, 2021

Original release date: July 31, 2020

New release date: March 19, 2021

23. The French Dispatch

Original release date: July 2020

New release date: Unknown

24. Infinite

Original release date: August 7, 2020

New release date: May 28, 2021

25. The One and Only Ivan

Original release date: August 14, 2020

New release date: August 21 on Disney+

26. Bill and Ted Face the Music

Original release date: August 21

New release date: September 1 in select theaters and on digital release

Original release date: September 18, 2020

New release date: February 26, 2021

28. The Many Saints of Newark

Original release date: September 25, 2020

New release date: March 12, 2021

29. Last Night in Soho

Original release date: September 25, 2020

New release date: April 23, 2021

30. Bios

Original release date: October 2, 2020

New release date: April 16, 2021

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31. Venom: Let There Be Carnage

Original release date: October 2, 2020

New release date: June 25, 2021

32. Halloween Kills

Original release date: October 16, 2020

New release date: October 15, 2021

33. Eternals

Original release date: November 6, 2020

New release date: February 12, 2021

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34. Godzilla vs. Kong

Original release date: November 20, 2020

New release date: May 21, 2020

35. Raya and the Last Dragon

Original release date: November 2020

New release date: March 12, 2021

36. Uncharted

Original release date: June 10, 2016 June 30, 2017 December 18, 2020 March 5, 2021

New release date: July 16, 2021

37. The Tomorrow War

Original Release Date: December 25, 2020

New release date: July 23, 2021

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38. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Original release date: February 12, 2021

New release date: May 7, 2021

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39. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

Original release date: May 7, 2021

New release date: March 25, 2022

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40. The Batman

Original release date: June 25, 2021

New release date: October 1, 2021

41. Untitled Elvis Presley biopic

Original release date: October 1, 2021

New release date: November 5, 2021

Image credit: Getty Images

42. Halloween Ends

Original release date: October 15, 2021

New release date: October 14, 2022

43. Avatar 2

Original release date: December 2021

New release date: December 16, 2022

44. Untitled Star Wars movie

Original release date: December 16, 2022

New release date: December 22, 2023

45. Avatar 3

Original release date: December 22, 2023

New release date: December 20, 2024

46. Untitled Star Wars movie

Original release date: December 20, 2024

New release date: December 29, 2025

47. Avatar 4

Original release date: December 19, 2025

New release date: December 18, 2026

48. Untitled Star Wars movie

Original release date: December 18, 2026

New release date: December 17, 2027

49. Avatar 5

Original release date: December 17, 2027

New release date: December 22, 2028

The Brotherhood of Steel is coming to Fallout 76 and players can earn rewards for preparing for the faction’s arrival. A new NPC, Russell Dorsey, believes that the Brotherhood is headed to the ATLAS Observatory and players need to bring materials there.

The community will receive rewards for meeting an overall goal for materials over the next couple weeks, unlocking rewards including Brotherhood of Steel-themed cosmetics, a Purveyor Super Sale, and a Double S.C.O.R.E. Daily event. Each time a player donates materials they will also receive an ATLAS Donor’s Provisions pack, which contains rewards and a chance at rare plans.

The event is broken into two parts, Fortifying ATLAS Project Alpha and Project Beta.

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Xbox Live Gold and Game Pass Ultimate subscribers can check out a few games for free this weekend, and two of them released in the past month. From now through Sunday, you can play Rocket Arena, Disintegration, and Two Point Hospital at no cost on Xbox One and other platforms. As usual, the free-play weekend is accompanied by discounts on each game so you can keep playing for cheaper.

Released July 14, Rocket Arena is EA’s new 3×3 shooter that has unique playable heroes like Overwatch but also functions similar to Super Smash Bros. in that you have to knock opponents off the battlefield. Disintegration released in mid-June–the sci-fi first-person shooter takes place in a post-apocalyptic future where human brains have been transferred into robotic bodies. And if management sims are more your thing than shooters, you can also check out Two Point Hospital, a hospital sim that puts you in charge of hiring employees, expanding the hospital, making sure patients’ needs are met, and more.

Free Play Days: 7/30-8/2

• Rocket Arena — $6 ($30) | free play on Xbox, Steam
  • Mythic edition — $10 ($40)
• Disintegration — $30 ($50) | free play on Xbox, PS4, Steam
• Two Point Hospital — $24 ($40) | free play on Xbox

The free-play weekend for Rocket Arena matches discounts that have already been available for the past week. The base game is currently just $5 on PSN and Origin, and you can grab the Mythic edition, which gets you added digital content, for $10 at Best Buy and Amazon. The game recently earned a 6/10 in GameSpot’s Rocket Arena review. Meanwhile, Disintegration earned a 7/10, and Two Point Hospital received an 8/10. Be sure to check out our reviews for more information on these games.

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2K has announced a partnership with OneTeam Partners and the National Football League Players Association to include “football’s most prominent star players” in future NFL 2K games.

2K currently has “multiple football games in development” which will start launching in 2021, and this partnership will allow them to feature “the names, numbers, images and likenesses for over 2,000 current NFL players.”

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The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. 2K President David Ismailer noted that the partnership will bring “the biggest and best stars in football” to 2K’s upcoming NFL titles. “We want to give fans experiences that are authentic, memorable and fun, and having a roster of real-life sports heroes through The Players Association and OneTeam is a huge part of delivering on that promise.”

EA penned a deal with the NFL in December 2004 to make Madden the only series able to use NFL teams and player names, but this partnership suggests that officially licensed players will also feature in NFL 2K games going forward.

2K stated in March of this year that its NFL games will be “non-simulation football game experiences,” with titles, developers and release dates to be announced at a later date.

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2K Sports is getting back into the football market with non-simulation games that are set to be released beginning in 2021. And now, Take-Two has announced that these games will benefit from having the official NFL license for players, numbers, likenesses, and more.

2K Sports today announced a new deal with the National Football League Players Association and the company’s licensing representative, OneTeam, to include the names, numbers, images, and likenesses of more than 2,000 current NFL players in the new games.

Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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As a reward for completing the global challenges during Pokemon Go Fest 2020, developer Niantic is hosting a handful of Ultra Unlock events in Pokemon Go over the next few weeks. There will be three Ultra Unlock events in total, with the first kicking off tomorrow, July 31, and each will bring out certain kinds of Pokemon and even some Legendaries. Here’s the full schedule of Ultra Unlock events and the Pokemon you can find during each.

Ultra Unlock 1: Dragon Week

• July 31 (1 PM PT) – August 7 (1 PM PT)

The first Ultra Unlock event kicks off on July 31 and revolves around Dragon types. Throughout the week, the following Dragon Pokemon will appear in the wild more frequently than normal:

• Alolan Exeggutor
• Horsea
• Dratini
• Bagon
• Trapinch
• Swablu
• Gible

All of the aforementioned Pokemon (except Alolan Exeggutor) will also be hatching from 7 km eggs throughout the event, as will Deino. You’ll also have your first chance to catch a Shiny Deino in the game during Dragon Week, and the Legendary Rayquaza will return to five-star Raid Battles for the event.

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You may not have heard of the 1997 Japanese RPG Moon, but it’s had a major influence on many famous games, particularly Toby Fox’s offbeat Undertale. Now, the cult game is finally receiving a long-overdue English translation when it comes to Nintendo Switch on August 27.

Described as an “anti-RPG” by several of the developers behind it, Moon satirizes many of the conventions of the genre, particularly the concept of killing endless hordes of monsters in order to level up. It was one of the very first games to have NPCs follow a set schedule, presaging the more famous Shenmue by only a few years.

Moon will cost $19 on the Nintendo eShop. Many of the developers behind Moon worked on more notable RPGs of the era, particularly Chrono Trigger and Super Mario RPG. The game is often compared to Shigesato Itoi’s fellow cult hit Earthbound for its irreverent attitude and playful twists on classic RPG tropes.

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Early on in Ghost of Tsushima, protagonist Jin encounters an easily missed poet in the forest around Hiyoshi Springs who teaches him the art of haiku, one of Japan’s oldest and foremost poetic traditions. Heeding the poet’s advice, Jin rests at a nearby rock and tries his hand at composing a haiku, scanning the idyllic scenery for inspiration as he contemplates his quest and the natural beauty around him in a moment of quiet reflection.

It’s a picturesque scene that captures the solemnity and Zen-like nature of haiku in Ghost of Tsushima’s interpretation of 13th century Japan. The only problem is none of this would have actually happened.

While it’s true that samurai were expected to be versed in other arts beyond swordsmanship and often practiced poetry, haiku as they are presented in the game did not begin to emerge as a standalone poetic form until around the 1600s–roughly 400 years after Ghost of Tsushima takes place. Moreover, none of the characters in the game would have referred to their poems as “haiku,” as the word did not enter into common usage until the 19th century, when it was coined by noted writer Masaoka Shiki–widely regarded as the last of Japan’s “four great haiku masters.”

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