February 2018 – Page 99

Game of Thrones Showrunners to Write, Produce Star Wars Movies

Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss will write and produce a new series of Star Wars films, Lucasfilm announced today.

These new films will be part of a series separate from the ongoing episodic Skywalker saga, as well as the recently announced trilogy of films being developed by Star Wars: The Last Jedi’s Rian Johnson.

“David and Dan are some of the best storytellers working today,” Kathleen Kennedy, president of Lucasfilm, said in a statement. “Their command of complex characters, depth of story and richness of mythology will break new ground and boldly push Star Wars in ways I find incredibly exciting.”

Risk of Rain Dev’s Deadbolt Release Date Announced

Risk of Rain Developers, Hopoo Games, has announced a release date for the upcoming stealth-action hybrid, Deadbolt, for PS4 and PS Vita.

Deadbolt will release on both PS4 and PS Vita—complete with cross-buy support—on February 20, 2018. Having partnered up once again with Code Mystics, Hopoo Games aims to deliver a violent experience that takes place somewhere between life and death.

Each mission is designed to support diverse playstyles. Players will be able to complete each objective in many different ways, ranging all the way from the ability to use stealthy tactics, or go all-out guns-blazing with flashbang grenades and a shotgun.

After completing each mission, players will earn souls that can be utilized to unlock new weapons which are tailored to your specific play style – including crossbows, scythes, and a semi-auto shotgun.

Wolverine’s Murder Mystery Scripted Podcast Gets a Trailer

Marvel has released an intense trailer for its first-ever scripted podcast, Wolverine: The Long Night.

You can listen to the trailer here. As detailed by First Comics News, Wolverine: The Long Night is a 10-episode series which will start airing weekly beginning on March 12 exclusively on Stitcher Premium. It will then get a wide release across all platforms in fall 2018. The scripted podcast is a hybrid of mystery and the larger-scale fantasy of the Marvel Universe.

The story follows two agents, Sally Pierce (Celia Keenan-Bolger) and Tad Marshall (Ato Essandoh), investigating a series of grisly murders in the fictional town of Burns, Alaska. Sally and Tad soon discover a serial killer is on the loose, and they team up with deputy Bobby Reid (Andrew Keenan-Bolger) to investigate their main suspect, Logan (Richard Armitage).

Cooler Master MasterSet MS120 Keyboard/Mouse Review

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For gaming keyboards, mechanical switches rule the roost these days. But those switches are expensive, so manufacturers have found ways to incorporate some of the feel of mechanical keyboards into more budget conscious “rubber dome” switches. Cooler Master’s MasterSet MS120 (See it on Amazon) is one such keyboard with “mem-chanical” switches, and as an added bonus it even includes an optical mouse.

E3 Tickets for Sale Beginning Next Week

Tickets to E3 2018 will go on sale Monday, February 12, 2018 at 12 p.m. Eastern, the ESA announced today. Tickets will be available via the official E3 site.

Three types of passes will be available this E3. General attendees will need a gamer pass good for all three days of the event from Tuesday, June 12 through Thursday, June 14. The first 1,000 gamer passes will be sold for $149.

Once the first 1,000 passes are sold, gamer passes will go for $249 until they’re sold out. “E3 is open to gamers on a first-come, first-served basis and the number of passes is limited,” the registration page reads.

Everything We Know About Red Dead Redemption 2

From its release date to story theories, here’s what we know about Rockstar’s next big game.

The Best of Superman’s Many Comic Book Origin Stories

Bendis isn’t the first creator to change up Superman’s status quo. Here are some of the best changes to the Man of Steel’s origin over the years.

Jean Grey Returns With a New X-Men Team This Week

With dozens of comic books to choose from, let us show you which are the best coming out this week. Take a look at this list spotlighting our favorite comics that we know are money-well-spent and new books that look cool and are backed by some top-tier talent.

Once you check out our picks, then head to the comments to let us know what you’ll be buying this week!

Writer Tom Taylor | Artist Mahmud A. Asrar | Cover Travis Charest (Marvel Comics)

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Released Tomorrow, Shadow of the Colossus (PS4)

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Han Solo: Star Wars Spin-off’s Trailer Breakdown And Analysis

During Super Bowl LII, a teaser for Solo: A Star Wars Story dropped, and it gave us a look into the next Star Wars film, which takes place years before A New Hope. The solo Han Solo film has been on a rough journey the past year. The original directors, Phil Lord and Chris Miller, were fired and then replaced by Ron Howard. It’s been a roller coaster of a ride for the cast and crew.

This week, during Good Morning America, a full trailer for the upcoming spring film was released. The extended trailer had a few Easter eggs as well as a few new characters that every Star Wars fan will be able to purchase a toy of in the upcoming months. More importantly, we also learned a lot about the new film; here are the main takeaways.

Solo: A Star Wars Story stars Alden Ehrenreich as Han Solo and Joonas Suotamo as Chewbacca. Donald Glover, Woody Harrelson, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, and Emilia Clarke are also featured in the film, which releases in theaters on May 25, 2018.

The movie has faced a somewhat troubled production, as noted above. Rumors have suggested more of the film was reshot than initially believed; we know Paul Bettany had to replace Michael K. Williams. It remains to be seen how the film turns out, but the new trailer provides us with our best sense yet of what to expect.