Fans who can’t wait to see what’s next from True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto are going to have to remain patient. The Hollywood Reporter is indicating that the writer-director is negotiating to be let out of his contract with FX and Fox 21/Touchstone Television. No comment from the parties involved has been released, so it’s not exactly clear why the relationship is coming to an end.
What is clear is this means the show Redeemer is no longer moving forward, at least at FX. Due to reunite Pizzolatto and Matthew McConaughey–whose unforgettable performance as the damaged detective Rust Cohle in True Detective Season 1 still haunts everyone who saw it–Redeemer was created by Pizzolatto and inspired by Patrick Colman’s debut novel titled The Churchgoer, Redeemer. McConaughey was to star as a minister who loses his faith, becomes a security guard, and searches for a missing woman in Texas. Rather than finding her, he wanders through a criminal conspiracy that connects with his past.
Their pairing has proven a winning combo in the past. Season 1 of True Detective received 12 Emmy Award nominations, including McConaughey’s nomination for Lead Actor in a Drama Series, and Pizzolatto’s nomination for Writing for a Drama Series, and won five awards.
Redeemer had been given a series order at FX in January 2020. It’s unknown if the show will still be viable at other networks or is (hopefully not) dead in the water.
The Batman spin-off, Gotham PD, has reportedly found a new showrunner in Joe Barton after Terence Winter’s departure from the series.
According to Variety, Barton will take over as executive producer and showrunner on the HBO Max spin-off series after Winter exited the project due to creative differences last November. A report at the time claimed that Winter’s vision for the series didn’t match up with what Matt Reeves and several other producers on the project had in mind for the show.
Barton previously created and wrote an eight-part crime-thriller called Giri/Haji for BBC Two and Netflix. His other credits include The Ritual and Invasion, an upcoming sci-fi thriller starring Riz Ahmed and Octavia Spencer. He is also set to serve as the showrunner on Netflix’s Half Bad, which is based on Sally Green’s fantasy novel trilogy of the same name.
HBO Max will play host to the new series, which is reportedly being referred to as Gotham Central internally. This title is a likely nod to the Gotham PD-focused procedural comic book series created by Greg Rucka, Ed Brubaker, and Michael Lark. It ran from 2002 to 2006 and focused on the city’s police department and the struggles of working as a police officer in a city like Gotham.
The upcoming police procedural will act as a prequel to 2022’s The Batman, following events in Gotham City during presumably Robert Pattinson’s Batman’s first year as the caped crusader. This would place the series about a year before The Batman movie on Matt Reeves’ Gotham timeline, as Patinson’s take on the character is set during the Dark Knight’s second year in Gotham.
There’s currently no release date for the series, whereas The Batman is scheduled for release on March 4, 2022. Originally it was intended to be a summer movie, but it was pushed back from its June 25, 2021 release date a number of times after production was shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There’s no guarantee the release won’t slip further back, but we’re hoping Reeves can meet the new timetable.
It’s a good time to be a bounty hunter in Red Dead Online, as this week’s update focuses on the gunslingers who bring in outlaws dead or alive. You can earn extra role XP and RDO$ by hunting down some notorious criminals, while also claiming some discounts.
This week you’ll get double role XP on Legendary Bounties and double RDO$ on Prestigious Legendary Bounties. In particular, those Prestigious targets include Gene “Beau” Finley, Carmela “La Muñeca” Montez, and Virgil “Shepherd” Edwards. You can also claim 50% RDO$ bonus on the original 10 Legendary bounties.
No matter what your role, jumping into Red Dead Online this week will grant you a 1,000 Bounty Hunter XP reward, and 100 rounds of Express Repeater ammo.
If you’re looking for a use for all that cash, you can take advantage of some discounts this week as well, especially for bounty hunter gear. You can get 50% off bounty hunter outfits and emotes, and 30% off bounty hunter weapon variants, wagon tints, accessories, saddles, gun belts, and off-hand holsters, along with 30% off the Schofield revolver, bolt-action rifle, and repeaters. Plus the Bounty Hunter License and Prestigious Bounty Hunter License are 5 Gold Bars off. These discounts will be available through January 18.
Red Dead Online launched as the online mode for Red Dead Redemption 2, but Rockstar recently broke it out into a standalone game. To begin the new year, the studio let players reset their honor to a neutral state, so they can approach this year as more of a goody-two-boots or a scumbag.
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The Uncharted movie and The Last of Us series are “just the beginning” of Sony’s efforts to expand into new media, according to PlayStation boss Jim Ryan.
Speaking at CES 2021, Ryan touched on Sony’s plans to increase integration between all of its entertainment properties. He indicated that there could be more PlayStation adaptations on the horizon, as he referred to the upcoming Uncharted movie and HBO’s The Last of Us show as “just the beginning of the expansion of our storytelling into new media and even wider audiences.”
In his brief show appearance, Ryan said the company is “really thrilled to bring some of the best PlayStation IP to new media like film and television” because these types of projects align with the company’s core focus and strategy. He noted that, ultimately, “Sony is a creative entertainment company, and entertainment has never been more important.”
Towards the end of last year, Sony Pictures Chairman and CEO Tony Vinciquerra revealed that his studio had been actively developing 10 video game adaptations, including seven TV shows and three movies based on PlayStation properties, though he didn’t specify whether the Uncharted movie and The Last of Us TV series were included in that count.
Frontier Developments has revealed that Elite Dangerous: Odyssey has been delayed due to the impact of COVID-19, with console versions in particular seeing a major pushback.
The expansion, which lets players touch down on and explore planets on-foot, was originally slated to launch in early 2021 on PC and console, but this has had to be pushed back to later in the year.
PC players who have pre-purchased Elite Dangerous: Odyssey Deluxe Alpha Expansion or hold a Lifetime Expansion Pass will get access to the Odyssey Alpha in early Spring 2021 to test the game ahead of its PC launch in late Spring 2021.
The game will then launch on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in Autumn 2021, following feedback and iteration in the wake of the PC release.
“The ongoing impact of the pandemic … including the renewed lockdowns in 2021, continues to put added pressure on our teams and ultimately our development timeline,” Frontier’s statement reads. “We have therefore had to make the difficult decision to make some adjustments and changes to our existing development roadmap.”
“Please do know that these difficult decisions have been made with a focus on making Odyssey as incredible as it can possibly be for all our Commanders regardless of their platform, while also respecting realistic project deadlines for our teams during this difficult global situation,” Frontier notes.
Ubisoft is working on a story-driven, open world Star Wars game with Lucasfilm Games. The Division developer, Ubisoft Massive will develop the new game. According to Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot, it marks the start of a “long-term collaboration” with Disney.
No other gameplay details have been announced, and Massive is “actively recruiting” for the project. The game will utilise the Snowdrop engine used for the studio’s Division games, and Division 2 director Julian Gerighty will direct this project too. No indication has been given as to whether Massive’s Star Wars game would be single or multiplayer, what part of the Star Wars timeline it would be a part of, or when it might be released.
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot did give a small tease to Wired, saying the game will be “an original Star Wars adventure that is different from anything that has been done before.” Lucasfilm also told Wired that all Star Wars games would continue to be treated as canon alongside the film TV, book, and comic releases.
In 2013, EA and Disney announced a multi-year licensing agreement that gave EA the exclusive rights to publish Star Wars games developed by its internal studios. That deal now appears to have been altered, but EA will “continue to be a very strategic and important partner for us now and going forward”, accoring to senior vice president of Global Games and Interactive Experiences at Disney Sean Shoptaw, talking to Wired.
Wired’s report makes clear that Disney will take pitches from companies on using Star Wars and other Lucas properties (such as Indiana Jones), although VP of Lucasfilm Games Douglas Reilly made clear that Lucasfilm Games would have final approval on all projects.
The Division games are set in a fictional version of the United States during cataclysmic events that force members of an elite military unit known as the Strategic Homeland Division as they rebuild US cities in the aftermath. Both games featured live service elements where players would continuously work on their characters and earn new gear by completing high-end objectives. Massive has also been working on an Avatar game for several years, which was recently delayed into 2022.
[poilib element=”accentDivider”] Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.
When Grand Theft Auto V released in 2013, Lamar’s “yee yee ass haircut” roast became a hit, catching on with gamers as an expression of disgust. In 2020, the meme was revived when people started remixing the scene, replacing Lamar with fictional characters ranging from Spongebob to Darth Vader. Now, the meme has reached its peak form, with the original voice actors from the game reuniting to recreate it in person.
The video stars GTA 5 actors Slink Johnson and Shawn Fonteno (who provided both voice and motion capture for their characters) acting out the scene with impressive attention to detail. After it was uploaded by YouTube channel PlayStation Haven it racked up almost 2.5 million views in under 24 hours, proving the meme is still alive and well. The meme has a page on Know Your Meme, as well as an Urban Dictionary definition of “yee yee ass”.
The new video was made to promote an upcoming webseries from PlayStation Haven called GTA V Real-Life Comparisons. The series, hosted by Slink Johnson, compares GTA’s setting Los Santos to its real-world inspiration, the city of Los Angeles.
Some may have been confused by the news of TheGrefg’s record-breaking Twitch stream and corresponding Fortnite Icons skin, when many had never even heard of the Spanish-speaking streamer. A new analysis of the top livestreams across Twitch and YouTube has shown that Grefg’s success is far from unprecedented, and that the Spanish-speaking streaming community is a lot larger than you might expect.
The chart, put together by analytics company Stream Hatchet, has some surprising revelations. Firstly, it shows just how much bigger Grefg’s record-breaking stream was than those in second and third place. Second, it shows that YouTube is much more important as a live-streaming platform than you might imagine, and last but not least, it proves the domination of the Spanish-speaking and LATAM in streaming to a level that may surprise English-speaking gamers.
Of the top 15 streamers displayed, only six are English-speaking–including Americans Technoblade, Dream, Ninja, xTears88, and Dr Disrespect, as well as Australian YouTuber LazarBeam. Grefg is also the only streamer to appear multiple times in the top 15, with 4 of his Twitch streams making the list.
Also of note is YouTube’s dominance, especially in the top 10 streams. Ninja and Grefg make up the only Twitch streamers represented in the top 10, while the next five entries also include Twitch streams from Ibai and xTears88.
Rod “Slasher” Breslau, who tweeted the data, also notes that the list doesn’t include Chinese streaming sites Douyu and Huya, where streamers regularly see concurrent audiences of over a million.
few notes and caveats: -StreamHatchet had shroud peaking at 470k even though I saw him hit 504k, should be included -YouTube Live is doing far better then people realize -this data excludes China where streamers on Douyu and Huya are MASSIVE, reaching million CCU semi regularly
PUBG Mobile‘s latest big update has arrived, bringing with it new modes and corresponding loot. Check out everything that’s been added in the patch, including the brand new Runic Power Mode in the full patch notes below.
Runic Power is a new event that’ll run from the moment you update until March 7. Available on the Erangel map, Runic Power has players select one of three special powers that they can then use by collecting rune fragments on the map.
The three runes are the Flame Rune, Arctic Rune, and Wind Rune, each with different abilities to suit varied playstyles. The Flame Rune is the most attack-based, with the ability to summon a fire-based attack and apply burning damage with your regular ammo. The Arctic Rune summons an ice wall that can be used either to impede opponents or to lift up anything on top of the wall’s area. The Wind Rune creates a shield that will reduce projectile damage, as well as increasing player movement speed.
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There’s also a new battle pass that’s themed to match the Runic Power event, which will unlock items to help players achieve victory in the new event.
Another new game mode is Power Armor Mode, which will launch in EvoGround on February 5. The mode sees players looking for materials to build various parts of the Power Armor set, with a powerful weapon to be unlocked when the full set is completed.
A new assault rifle named the FAMAS has also been introduced to the game, boasting the fastest rate of fire of any of PUBG’s rifles.
Players who update the game before January 17 will get a bonus pack including BP, AG, and an Acolyte of Justice backpack, so make sure to update soon. The full patch notes–including more new content, fixes, and tweaks–can be found below.
Runic Power Gameplay (January 12 to March 7)
Runes from another world have brought three special powers with them. Choose the power that suits you, collect Rune fragments, and use them to aid you in your fight to become the final winner on the battlefield. Choose Erangel in map selection to experience this exclusive gameplay mode.
Players will choose their Rune energy type on Spawn Island. You will need to choose to bring either the Flame Rune, Arctic Rune, or Wind Rune into the current match.
After selecting a rune, you will get 2 skills. The first skill summons an object, and the second skill gives you a boost. Using these skills consumes Rune energy.
Rune energy can be obtained in matches.
Rune Abilities
Flame Rune:
Summon skill – Summons a wheel of flame that rolls forward slowly, dealing burn damage to enemy players it touches.
Boost skill – Adds a burning effect to your Ammo for a short time.
Arctic Rune:
Summon skill – Summons an ice wall. Each block of the ice wall can be destroyed separately. When the ice wall appears, it will lift up players or vehicles directly above them.
Boost skill – Adds a freezing effect to Ammo for a short time. Freezing reduces the effectiveness of healing.
Wind Rune:
Summon skill – Summons a semi-transparent shield of wind that reduces the damage of bullets shot from outside the shield.
Boost skill – Increases your movement and reload speed.
New Firearms, New Options
FAMAS
A new assault rifle that uses 5.56mm Ammo. It can be loaded with 25 rounds, has the fastest Rate of Fire among rifles, and is outstanding in close range firefights.
The FAMAS can be equipped with a Muzzle (Rifles), Scope, and Mag (Rifles). There is no foregrip, but it comes with its own bipod that reduces recoil when shooting with it in a prone position.
Only appears in the Livik Classic Battle Royale map.
Power Armor Mode (Launches in EvoGround on February 5)
New high-tech Power Armor has been created on Livik. To create your own set of Power Armor you must bringing Nano Crystals and an Armor Blueprint to the Matrix Base. You will have 2 additional chances to respawn yourself or your teammates during a match. Matrix Events will also be available for you to participate in during each match.
Respawn
Teammates can be respawned at research stations. All players can respawn twice. You can choose to respawn yourself or your teammates during a match. Players respawn with basic equipment.
Power Armor
Power Armor Chest Piece: Reduces chest damage and increases backpack capacity.
Power Armor Arm Piece: Reduces arm damage and increases melee damage.
Power Armor Leg Piece: Reduces leg damage and fall damage. Gives a quick dash ability.
Assembling the full Power Armor set unlocks its ultimate weapon, the Dragon’s Breath Grenade.
Matrix Events
Matrix Event 1: Improved regional supply output.
Matrix Event 2: Multiple Matrix airdrops and significantly increased supplies in each airdrop.
Matrix Event 3: Life Detectors in research stations are activated and can be used to detect surrounding players.
Metro Royale: Honor (From January 12)
The Newest Chapter
Metro Royale: Honor will be available after the game is updated. In keeping with our Season tradition, at the start of a new chapter your rankings and inventory in Metro Royale will be reset. Fame and NPC Favorability, however, will be retained.
New rewards will be available in the latest chapter. Accumulate Honor to get voice packs, outfits, and other permanent rewards!
Added new weekly rankings, including Loot and Elimination Rankings.
Improved enemy AI from Steel Front and the Cobras to make them more intelligent and challenging.
New Metro Royale Honor System
Your Honor represents your strength in Metro Royale Mode. Accumulate Honor to get voice packs, outfits, and other permanent rewards.
Honor is obtained by defeating players or picking up Honor items. A player’s Honor level increases when a player reaches the maximum amount of Honor. Honor can also be obtained by completing weekly missions.
Honor is reset whenever a chapter is updated. Players will start with an initial amount of Honor based on their performance in the previous chapter.
New Solo Mode
In Metro Royale Mode, all maps and modes support Solo.
Solo players won’t encounter players who play as a team.
Metro Royale Improvements
Mail can be read in the Metro Royale Lobby.
Removed the NPC chat feature.
Missions do not award any more Fame after your Fame reaches the max level.
Missions do not award any more Favorability after your NPC Favorability has reached the max.
Game Performance and Other Improvements
Basic Performance Improvements:
Improved the loading logic so that backpacks open faster the first time they are opened.
Improved the performance and rendering efficiency of Cheer Park so that many players can appear on the same screen.
Improved the power consumption of high-end iOS devices so that devices are less likely to overheat because of the game.
Android users can use the incremental update feature to update game resources, significantly reducing the size of resource downloads needed to start the game.
Android users can now download the initial game pack in the background.
Security Improvements:
New Security Zone updates waiting for you to discover.
Enhanced the detection for auto-aiming, x-ray vision, long-distance jumping, and movement speed hacks.
Enhanced the detection for grass-removal hacks.
Enhanced detection and protection against unofficial versions of the game client.
Adjusted the condition to enter stat-related rankings from Lv. 30 to Lv. 35.
Further improved the efficiency of the report and feedback systems to provide more timely and accurate feedback.
Basic Experience Improvements:
Sight Model Improvements
Improved the Holographic Sight, making the model clearer for players.
Improved the model of the 2× Scope to make it more natural.
Improved the 8× Scope to make the movement of the crosshair more natural when changing directions.
Adjusted the frequency at which the black circle of the Muzzle shakes to make the shaking more realistic when shooting with a weapon.
The landing animation has been improved to better correspond to the speed at which players land.
Made the landing process smoother.
Skydiving and Landing Action Improvements
Feature to Cancel Reloading
Tap the shoot button when reloading to stop reloading.
Firearm Balancing:
Bolt Action Sniper Rifle Enhancements
Increased the damage of the Kar98K and M24.
Shortened the interval between shots for the Kar98K and M24.
Slightly increased the bolt action speed of the Kar98K and M24.
Other System Improvements:
Social System Improvements
Friend sidebar: Players can now view their friends’ online status to find out what mode they are playing and the size of their teams.
The Crew feature will be upgraded and is under maintenance. It is expected to return in v1.3.0.
Added a feature that gives players exclusive points that can be used to redeem rewards when they team up with their old friends who’ve recently returned to the game.
Added a search feature.
Added the following to the filter: Time of Acquisition and Owned.
Added a quick voice feature to delete all.
Voice Pack Inventory Improvements
Other New Season Content
Royale Pass Season 17: RUNIC POWER (January 19 to March 21)
RUNIC POWER themed interface and rewards: Spin the Wheel of Fate to obtain upgraded rank rewards! Choose between Resplendent Dawn and Deadly Sickle at rank 50, and reach rank 100 to get the majestic Guardian Armor Set and the new themed UZI and M16A4!
RP missions have been overhauled to lower the difficulty while increasing the point rewards! Added season match time rewards. Accumulate match time to collect point rewards. Added RP point rewards to weekly Activity progress. Complete missions to accumulate Activity and collect point rewards.
RP Activity Pack event: Purchase Activity Packs to rank up your RP quickly, and collect Mission Activity Points to convert them all into UC refunds. Purchase the RP Activity Pack to immediately get RP Points of equivalent value and extra crate coupons. You will also activate the Mission Activity Point rebate, and the Mission Activity Points you collect can be converted into UC refunds.
The adventure event is back with the RUNIC POWER theme: Go to the RP exclusive event tab and obtain Metro Badges to go on an adventure like no other. Unlock the story as you explore and choose to advance for free or after making a purchase. Collect exclusive supplies to redeem 1 of 2 sets, exclusive vehicles, and other grand rewards.
Improved the selection between UC and AG: It is now only necessary to choose this once per season, and you can change your mind at any time. Adjusted the pace at which currency is returned to players via rank rewards to increase the amount given at lower ranks.
New Cheer Park Theme:
Runic Power Theme (January 12 to March 7)
Runes have appeared in Cheer Park, bringing a magical power with them. Players can sense rune energy once per day in Cheer Park to collect free rewards from a rune.
After claiming the reward, players can use the power of the Runes to search for and match with other players. Players can then become Rune friends for the day. You can only become Rune friends for one day and can rematch with another player once per day.
Players can complete specified Rune missions with their Rune friend in Cheer Park to collect great rewards.
When this theme is available, a pier leading to Cheer Park Island will appear. There you’ll find a giant bunny doll waiting for you.
Players can project Valentine’s Day notes in the air for all to see! The projection will have the sender and receivers’ names on it.
Dream Team Theme (Feb 9 to Mar 7)
Subscription Festival (January 13 to January 27)
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As part of a video released to coincide with Sony’s digital presence at CES 2021, Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan has again mentioned Sony’s ongoing plans to adapt its game franchises into TV shows and films. While the CEO singled out the upcoming Tom Holland Uncharted movie and HBO’s The Last Of Us adaptation, Ryan said these were “just the beginning.”
In December, Sony Pictures CEO Tony Vinciquerra said that the company has three movies and seven TV shows in development based on games properties, and now we’re getting a bit more detail from the gaming side of that collaboration.
As reported by Comicbook.com, the quote comes from a CES hype video where Ryan briefly recaps the PS5 launch and some of the big-name games coming to the new console in the next few years. “We’re also really thrilled to bring some of the best PlayStation IP to new media like film and television,” he said. “You’ll see this year the upcoming Tom Holland film, Uncharted, based on our iconic adventure games. And The Last of Us, a gritty emotional journey, will be coming to HBO. This is just the beginning of the expansion of our storytelling into new media and even wider audiences. Sony is a creative entertainment company, and entertainment has never been more important.”
Of all these projects, the Uncharted film starring Tom Holland is furthest along, having wrapped production in 2020 and due for release on July 16, 2021. The Last of Us series may take a little longer, having only just been greenlit in November 2020. While not mentioned by Ryan, Sony Pictures is also collaborating on a live action Final Fantasy XIV show that’ll be produced by Hivemind Productions.
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