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Shudder’s original anthology series Creepshow has its second season premiering on the streaming service on April 1–and it’s already been renewed for Season 3. One thing horror fans will love about Season 2 though is that one tale is a love letter to Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead.

The story titled “Public Television of the Dead” pays homage to the classic Evil Dead franchise. During AMC Networks TCA winter tour presentation, director Greg Nicotero spoke about this specific feature. “Rob Schrab wrote that episode,” the director said. “I realized in retrospect that a lot of my episodes were period pieces. A lot of them take place in the ’70s. I have a big affection for growing up in the ’70s and reading Famous Monsters magazine and watching chiller theater.

“So, having directed “Model Kid,” which is the first segment in the premiere, ‘Public Television of the Dead’ is really sort of my kind of big thank you to Sam Raimi because I worked on Evil Dead 2, and I worked on Army of Darkness. I had always had a massive affection for Sam, so I feel like I channeled my best Sam Raimi in that episode, and damn, I had so much fun like getting that camera whipping around and like the evil for his point of view and designing our own version of the Necronomicon. It was really a blast so much fun.”

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About an hour into Little Nightmares II, I found a toy duck resting on a hardwood floor. It was the kind of carved, wooden plaything that kids drag around on a piece of twine, with wheels where the real waterfowl’s webbed feet would be. A dim spotlight from somewhere above shone on its reflective wings. Behind it, there was an oaky barrier, formed from leaning one table against another–too tall for my character, a tiny child named Mono, to climb. When I approached, the floorboard the duck was sitting on sunk into the floor. I turned to run just as a metal light fixture swung down from the ceiling, smashing me into the barrier and killing me.

Once the checkpoint reset, I tried again, attempting to quickly run away from the floorboard before the pendulum fell. No dice. Again, it smashed me against the wall.

“I wonder if I can…” I thought, eyeing the nearby toy, “…duck.”

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Few games get me as hyped as Final Fantasy XIV, the MMORPG that’s had a wild ride and increasing success over the past several years. Because of it, director and producer Naoki Yoshida, and the team behind the game, have made waves within Square Enix and now have the upcoming Final Fantasy XVI on their hands. But FFXIV’s journey is far from finished, nor is it taking a backseat. Endwalker, which is set to launch in Fall 2021, is the next expansion, and while it’ll conclude the 10-year story arc that’s been the centerpiece since the game’s early days, FFXIV’s scale is only getting larger.

The expansion was revealed and showcased in detail earlier this month, and I have a breakdown of everything you need to know about Endwalker (for one, we’re going to the moon). More recently, I was able to correspond with Yoshida-san via email to get some insight on the lead-up to new expansion–and I think the overall sentiment is that Endwalker and the position FFXIV is in today was never promised, but was always planned for.

“The idea of creating a large-scale saga and bringing closure to it after multiple expansions came about when we were working on A Realm Reborn (2013),” Yoshida-san started. He continued, “However, in order to make that idea a reality, gaining popularity and acquiring the adequate funds and acclaim to continue long-term service would be required.”

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A leaked press release containing information planned to be announced at BlizzCon Online reveals that Blizzard Entertainment is re-releasing the Word of Warcraft expansion, The Burning Crusade, and bringing the Forsaken Horde leader Sylvanas to Shadowlands in the Chains of Domination update.

According to the document Blizzard allegedly released early by accident (spotted first by MMO Champion), the company will re-release The Burning Crusade later this year, though exactly when remains unknown. Originally launched in 2007, The Burning Crusade will bring a number of changes to World of Warcraft: Classic, like adding the Alliance Draenei and Horde Blood Elves races. Like Classic before it, The Burning Crusade will roll out in phases, and subscribers to World of Warcraft can play The Burning Crusade Classic at no additional cost.

The leaked press release also reveals Shadowlands’ next update, which includes a new raid and boss. Titled Chains of Domination, players face off against the Jailer and Sylvanas Windrunner to unite the four covenants. The expansion also introduces a 10-boss raid called the Sanctum of Domination (located in Torghast), an eight-boss Mythic mega-dungeon set in a bazaar of the mysterious Brokers, a new season of PvP content, and more. There’s no word on when this expansion drops, but patch 9.0.5 is currently in the game’s Public Test Realm.

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Arcade1Up is adding to its lineup of legacy cabinets with a new machine featuring 12 games from Midway’s heyday. The Midway Legacy Edition arcade cabinet was revealed alongside the first trailer for the upcoming Mortal Kombat movie. Arcade1Up already revealed three legacy cabinets at CES earlier this year–Capcom, Bandai Namco, and Atari–each of which also have 12 games.

The Midway Legacy Edition doesn’t have a release date or price just yet, but you can sign up on the company’s website to receive notifications on availability. The Bandai Namco cabinet is up for preorder for $400, so that probably gives you an idea of what to expect with the Midway model.

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Ubisoft has announced that Year 5 of For Honor kicks off on March 11 for all platforms with an unexpected crossover event featuring items themed after Yacht Club’s Shovel Knight.

From now until March 4, For Honor players can dress their characters in a bunch of Shovel Knight-themed content. This includes emotes, mood effects, outfits, ornaments, and symbols. Each piece is available in the in-game store for anywhere from 10,000 to 20,000 steel.

Then, starting on March 11, For Honor Year 5 begins. Called the Year of the Covenants, the new season “continues the narrative arc that began in Year 4,” Ubisoft said in a press release. Players can expect the usual For Honor content drops when Year 5 starts. This includes things like two new playable heroes, added in-game events, and extra customization options.

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Actor Viggo Mortensen, who famously portrayed Aragorn in Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings series, has revealed his unusual audition tactic that led other actors to believe he was a stoner. Speaking to James Corden, Mortensen early in his career he used to intentionally fall asleep in the waiting room for his auditions to help calm his nerves as he awaited his turn.

The unintended consequence of this was that other actors thought he was a stoner. They even gave him a pet name: “Sleepy Mortensen.”

“I used to get very nervous when I was in the waiting room, sitting there with other guys, knowing they’re your competition. My automatic way of dealing with it, I guess, was that I would just fall asleep,” he said. “If I was nervous, I’d sleep so I wouldn’t be stressed. I would just doze off. Snoring away. And then somebody would come and wake me up when it was my turn. I found out sometime later that I had gotten a reputation for being a stoner or something. So… they just thought, ‘That’s Sleepy Mortensen, he’s probably smoking too much weed.'”

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons‘ next update arrives on February 25. In addition to adding a line of Super Mario items and clothing, the update will introduce another handful of seasonal items that will be available to order at various points in March.

As Nintendo detailed on the Animal Crossing website, New Horizons will get seasonal items celebrating the Hinamatsuri festival, Pi Day, and St. Patrick’s Day (also known as Shamrock Day in Animal Crossing) throughout March. As usual, you’ll be able to order these items via the Seasonal tab in Nook Shopping. Shamrock Day clothing will also be on sale at the Able Sisters’ shop next month. You can take a look at the new seasonal items below.

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The aforementioned Super Mario items will be available to purchase in the game starting March 1, and they include Super Mushrooms, Thwomps, question blocks, and other Mushroom Kingdom staples, as will outfits based on Mario, Luigi, Wario, and Princess Peach. You’ll also be able to purchase a set of warp pipes. Place these at two different points around your island and you’ll be able to warp between them quickly.

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