The Predator Reboot’s First Promotional Art Revealed

The Predator is the much-anticipated reboot of the classic ’80s sci-fi action movie, and it’s due for release in August next year. A few on-set images emerged while the movie was in production, but there has been very little news about the film since then.

However, the first promotional art has now been revealed. A poster was spotted on Fox’s display stand at the Brand Licensing Europe Expo in London, and while it doesn’t exactly give much away, it does seem to support the rumors that the movie might have a suburban setting. Check it out below, via Instagram user Dirtees:

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The Predator was originally set to arrive in March, but will now hit theaters on August 3. It’s directed by Shane Black, who previously made Iron Man 3 and last year’s comedy thriller The Nice Guys. It stars Boyd Holbrook (Narcos, Logan), Trevante Rhodes (Moonlight), Keegan-Michael Key (Keanu, Key & Peele), Sterling K. Brown (The People v. OJ Simpson), Olivia Munn (X-Men: Apocalypse), and Jacob Tremblay (Room).

Last year Black explained that The Predator would have a much larger scale than the previous films in the franchise. “I think the first one was great, and it was contained, and it was a perfect little gem for what it was,” he said. “I think there’s an expansion that needs to take place, and also just a love for that era, that movie, and the mythology of the Predator.

“I think that they came to me knowing pretty much that… they said, basically, if I wanted to make Predator but treat it like it was Iron Man 3 instead of just another little movie. I said, ‘Let’s really do it right this time.'”

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The Evil Within 2’s Launch Trailer Is Gross

Bethesda has released a new trailer for The Evil Within 2 that, in its own words, features some of the “unspeakable horrors” main character Sebastian Castellanos will face in the game. Admittedly, the trailer is full of some really gnarly sights, including a little girl that seems to have been flayed.

That little girl is key to the story of The Evil Within 2 and Sebastian’s overall goal. “Sebastian’s mission is personal,” Bethesda explains. “He’s searching for his daughter Lily, who he thought he had lost many years ago, and it’s now a race against time as the world crumbles around him. Sebastian must rescue Lily before everything falls apart and they are both lost in STEM.”

For those that might need a refresher, STEM is a strange world that can be manipulated by certain individuals within it. Usually, these individuals are inclined towards the gruesome and macabre, which is why everything is real gross in there.

“The real horror may be the human monsters trapped inside, with the twisted photographer Stefano and the ‘righteous’ priest Theodore both intent on warping the weakened system to their will,” Bethesda continues.

The Evil Within 2’s release date is Friday the 13th and it will be available for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC. Shinji Mikami, who directed the first game and is producer on the sequel, has said he is interested in porting the game to Nintendo Switch. Bethesda is already working on Switch ports of Skyrim, Doom, and Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus.

Bethesda has also announced a new charity campaign themed around The Evil Within 2. Titled “The Good Within,” the fundraising campaign is raising money on CrowdRise to support the American Red Cross’s disaster and humanitarian relief efforts globally.

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PUBG Passes Another Major Milestone On Steam

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds continues to grow, toppling milestone after milestone. It’s left Dota 2–and everything else on Steam–in the dust in terms of players, and today it became the first game ever to top 2 million concurrent players on the platform.

Steam’s stats page highlights both the current number of players online in a game at any time, as well as its daily peak. Since it first surpassed Dota 2 back in August, PUBG has gone on to break the all-time Steam record for concurrent players. 2 million looked likely recently, and now that record now stands at 2,016,498, as of this writing–though you can probably assume that won’t last for long. The figure has increased several times just in the course of this story being written. According to SteamDB‘s unofficial figures, PUBG sales stand at about 15.6 million copies.

Despite being an Early Access game, PUBG has enjoyed unprecedented success since its launch earlier this year. A full release is slated for sometime later this year, as is an Xbox One version. We may also see PUBG eventually end up on PS4, although no official announcements have been made on that front as of yet. Microsoft has described the game as a “console launch exclusive,” suggesting it could eventually come to other platforms. Perhaps in light of the game’s popularity on PC, Microsoft is reportedly working to extend PUBG’s Xbox One exclusivity period.

If you’re a newcomer to the competitive shooter, check out our PUBG beginner’s tips and the 15 things we we wish we knew before we started PUBG. More seasoned players can check out advanced tips and tricks in our PUBG expert guide.

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Here’s GTA Online’s New Content For PS4, Xbox One, And PC

Rockstar Games has announced all the new content, deals, and special events happening in GTA V‘s multiplayer mode, Grand Theft Auto Online, this week. The centrepiece of the new content is the Buckingham Pyro airplane. It’s equipped with twin machine guns, and you can upgrade it extensively with things like liveries, armour, and missiles.

In terms of deals, the Fort Zancudo Hangar 3499 property is 25 percent off, as is the Thomson Scrapyard Bunker. Additionally, Bunker renovation options are 25 percent off. All of these offers are good through October 16.

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A handful of vehicles are also 25 percent off, including Ultralight, Rocket Voltic, Lampadati Tropos Rallye, and the armoured Kuruma. Additionally, upgrades from Benny’s are 25 percent off.

This week’s GTA Online premium race and time trial schedule has also been announced. This week’s premium race is the stunt race Raton, and it’s locked to Super. The time trial event this week is Raton Canyon. As always, the top three finishers in premium races get GTA$, while everyone receives triple RP no matter how they finished. For the time trial, beating the par time will reward you with GTA$ and RP.

Go to the Rockstar Newswire to see a full rundown of what’s new in GTA Online this week.

Rockstar has also announced a big new update for GTA Online coming this fall that will introduce Transform races, which changes your vehicle’s class depending on what terrain a particular takes the form of. You can read more about the fall update here.

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New Super Mario Odyssey Trailer Is A Jazzy Music Video

Nintendo has released a new live-action trailer for Super Mario Odyssey, though its more of a music video for the game’s theme, titled “Jump Up, Super Star!” The video, which you can watch above, features the portly plumber running through the streets of New Donk City, singing, dancing, and making mischief with its denizens.

A few observations: As has been pointed out before, Mario is really short; he exists in a world where people play Mario games; he can apparently commit acts of vandalism with impunity; and finally, that song is very, very catchy. Thankfully, Nintendo has made the song available to download for free on the Super Mario Odyssey website.

Nintendo notes that the download will only be around until January 2018, and “it is not possible to download directly to an iOS device.” You’ll need to download the track to a computer and then transfer it over, if you want to hear it on the go.

Super Mario Odyssey’s release date has been confirmed as October 27. Nintendo has also announced a Super Mario Odyssey Switch bundle that comes with a system, a copy of the game, red Joy-Cons, and a Switch carrying case with special markings on it.

For more about how it’s shaping up, check out most recent impressions of the game. A new trailer recently broadcast during a Nintendo Direct showcased Mario shirtless (which you’ll see in the slides ahead)–and people had a lot to say about that.

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