Assassin’s Creed Origins has a meaty update for December that will add new modes, enemy scaling, and more.
Ubisoft announced Assassin’s Creed Origins will receive an update this month adding a Horde mode, an increased difficulty setting, enemy scaling, and a few new quests for the open-world action-RPG.
A new event quest will be added pitting players against endless waves of enemies in the Cyrene arena. The quest, titled Here Comes a New Challenger, is recommended for players Level 32 or higher. The update will also introduce another new quest, which Ubisoft is leaving as a surprise, but it may involve a mount with feathers.
Marvel has announced World War Hulk II, the sequel to 2007’s beloved World War Hulk storyline.
The sequel hails from Greg Pak and Carlo Barberi and will kick off next year in March in Incredible Hulk #714. World War Hulk II follows Amadeus Cho as the Hulk, who comes back to Earth after his brutal time on Sakaar.
Ever since Cho had an encounter with Bruce Banner, Cho has been struggling to cope with what it means to be the Hulk and is returning to Earth a different person. It seems quite a few Marvel superheroes will have their work cut out for them trying to stop the Hulk.
Marvel is bringing back the New Mutants for a spooky, supernatural new comic mini-series.
CBR reports the mini-series, titled New Mutants: Dead Souls, follows the group going up against “things that go bump in the night.” The series is being written by Matt Rosenberg and illustrated by Adam Gorham and will make its debut in March.
Dead Souls will feature New Mutants founding member Karma, along with fan-favorites like Wolfsbane, Boom Boom, Magik, and Rictor. X-Factor veteran Strong Guy will also make an appearance.
DayZ is set to leave Early Access next year as well as finally come to consoles.
Lead producer Eugen Harton discussed how 2018 will an important year for the game on DayZ’s website. “As soon as the PC beta is headed in a way we like, we’re still committed to bringing DayZ to Xbox, where we have a large community of gamers patiently (very patiently!) waiting for a truly hardcore online survival game,” he wrote.
“All of that will (and must) happen next year — meaning we’re just about to start what could possibly be the most exciting year for DayZ so far. In short: DayZ will be out of Early Access next year, and we’ll also finally deliver it to console players in 2018.”
It’s less than a month until Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle stampedes into theaters, but is the wait still just too long for you? Well, if you happen to be a member of Amazon Prime, you might be in luck.
Amazon’s subscription service is offering members the chance to get their hands on tickets to early screenings of the movie being held around the United States. The screenings will be held at over 1,000 theaters on December 8, nearly two weeks before Jumanji’s proper release.
Prime subscribers can check out Amazon’s site for the movie to see if any of the screenings are happening in their area. They can also use the site to purchase the tickets. That’s right, these aren’t free screenings: If you want to take part in the special screenings, you’ll still pay full price for your ticket. Based on early Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle reviews, though, it just might be worth it if the movie is as good as critics say it is.
If you still want to have some jungle fun but aren’t interested in an early screening, there’s also the movie’s virtual reality experience, which was created by Facebook and Oculus. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle will be in theaters on December 20.
Every Friday at noon, Hot Keys will take a look at the five PC games you should check out this week. We’ll be finding you the diamond in the rough games you may have missed, as well as letting you know when a game you might already love has something exciting going on.
We’ll also dive deeper into our top pick of the week for a hands-on Let’s Play to show off exactly why we like it so much. Watch the latest episode above, and read on to see our key picks this week.
When Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them hit theaters, the introduction of Johnny Depp as Gellert Grindelwald came shortly after allegations of domestic abuse against the actor by his now-ex-wife Amber Heard. With the focus on the next movie in the Harry Potter series centering on Grindelwald, some fans thought Warner Bros. might recast the role, rather than moving forward with Depp.
However, when key art for the Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald was released, Depp featured prominently. Now the movie’s director is speaking out and defending the decision to keep Depp in the role. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, David Yates says, “Honestly there’s an issue at the moment where there’s a lot of people being accused of things, they’re being accused by multiple victims, and it’s compelling and frightening. With Johnny, it seems to me there was one person who took a pop at him and claimed something. I can only tell you about the man I see every day: He’s full of decency and kindness, and that’s all I see. Whatever accusation was out there doesn’t tally with the kind of human being I’ve been working with.”
The claims Yates speaks of included verbal and physical abuse Heard alleges the actor put her through. As their divorce proceedings went on, images of injuries Heard claimed she received from Depp were published in People. The two eventually settled their divorce, releasing a joint statement in which they declared “neither party had made false accusations for financial gain.”
Yates considers the matter a “dead issue,” continuing, “By testament, some of the women in [Depp’s] life have said the same thing–that’s not the human being we know. It’s very different [than cases] where there are multiple accusers over many years that need to be examined and we need to reflect on our industry that allows that to roll on year in and year out. Johnny isn’t in that category in any shape or form. So to me, it doesn’t bear any more analysis.”
The news comes from Entertainment Weekly, which reports the producer was officially let go after an internal investigation into claims from 15 women and four men that alleged sexual harassment and misconduct. As part of the termination, Kreisberg’s name will be removed from the shows. “We remain committed to providing a safe working environment for our employees and everyone involved in our productions,” WBTV says in a statement.
While he was listed as a producer on all four of The CW’s DC universe shows, he was most involved with the production of The Flash and Supergirl. In his absence, co-showrunners Todd Helbing (The Flash) and Robert Rovner and Jessica Queller (Supergirl) will continue working on the shows. Additionally, WBTV says executive producer Greg Berlanti, whose company Berlanti Productions is behind The CW’s DC universe, will assume “additional responsibilities” on the two series.
The claims made against Kreisberg were first published by Variety in an expose that alleged he made sexualized comments about women, asked for massages from female staff, and touched or kissed people without permission. At the time, the producer denied the allegations. “I have made comments on women’s appearances and clothes in my capacity as an executive producer, but they were not sexualized,” he said in a statement. “Like many people, I have given someone a non-sexual hug or kiss on the cheek.”
Shortly after the Variety piece was posted, several cast members from the various superhero shows, including Melissa Benoist (Supergirl), Emily Bett Rickards (Arrow), Stephen Amell (Arrow), and Caity Lotz (DC’s Legends of Tomorrow) spoke out against harassment and sexual misconduct on social media.
The news of Kreisberg’s termination comes one day after the conclusion of the Crisis on Earth-X crossover event, which saw the casts of Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow unite in a two-night event to fight Nazis from another dimension.
The Avengers: Infinity War trailer, as you surely know by now, hit this week to record numbers. And yeah, we’re still thinking about it. It’s the Avengers and we love them, you know.
And we may have uncovered a hint in that preview regarding a certain God of Thunder and a certain hammer. Of course, spoilers follow for Thor: Ragnarok — and possibly for Infinity War if our theory turns out to be true.
As any Marvel fan can tell you by now, Thor’s precious hammer Mjolnir was destroyed by Hela (Cate Blanchett) in Thor: Ragnarok. The Odinson’s eye was also, shall we say, removed by his sister (the Odindaughter…?), but in a somewhat surprising move on Marvel’s part, neither the eye nor the hammer were restored by the end of the film. Thor, as of now, is a one-eyed, hammer-less god.
The release date and pricing details for Mutant Mudds Collection on Nintendo Switch have finally been revealed.
Developer Atooi has officially announced that Mutant Mudds Collection will be launching digitally on Nintendo Switch for $14.99 / £10.99 / €12.99 on December 14. There will also be an option to pre-purchase the game, starting on December 7, for a discounted price of $9.99 / £7.29 / €8.69.
Back in October, IGN exclusively revealed that the collection will include Mutant Mudds Deluxe, Mutant Mudds Super Challenge, and the brand-new puzzler Mudd Blocks. Check out the debut trailer below:
