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X-Men’s Simon Kinberg has signed on to write and produce Universal’s long-gestating Battlestar Galactica movie.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Kinberg, who has been shepherding X-Men stories to the screen since 2006’s The Last Stand, is on board to write a new script for the upcoming feature adaptation of the Battlestar Galactica sci-fi franchise. Kinberg is also set to produce the movie with Dylan Clark, who has already been attached to the project for some time.

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“Battlestar Galactica is one of the holy grails in science fiction, and I couldn’t be more excited about bringing something new to the franchise, while honoring what’s made it so iconic and enduring,” Kinberg said in a statement. “I’m so grateful that Dylan [Clark] and my partners at Universal have trusted me with this incredible universe.”

Over the years, Kinberg has become well-known for his work on the X-Men film franchise, though he has also penned scripts for such films as Mr. & Mrs. Smith and Sherlock Holmes. He made his feature film directorial debut with X-Men: Dark Phoenix last year, and also recently served as one of the producers on The New Mutants, which is coming to Blu-ray and Digital HD on November 17.

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The Battlestar Galactica movie reboot has been in the works for quite some time now, with Brian Singer initially attached to direct the film when Syfy’s BSG TV series was drawing to a close in 2009. Ultimately, Singer left the project, and the studio decided to take the film in a different direction with a completely new production crew. Jack Paglen and Lisa Joy were both previously assigned to scriptwriting duties.

The feature film adaptation of Battlestar Galactica is not connected to the new BSG TV series, which is currently in development for NBCUniversal’s Peacock streaming service. However, it has been confirmed that this new series, which is being executive produced by Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail, will be taking place in the “same universe” as the original cult favourite TV series.

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Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

Gaming is expensive, whether you play on PC or are looking to pick up one of the new consoles this holiday season. Especially for kids without a source of income, it can make you feel left out of the fun, but Five Below and Fortnite champion Kyle “Bugha” Giersdorf have partnered on a new line of products that aim to help fix that.

Seven exclusive gaming items are now available in over 1,000 stores as well as the Five Below website. They include:

• LED gaming headset with boom mic
• LED gaming headset stand with USB ports
• LED gaming keyboard
• LED gaming microphone
• LED gaming mouse
• LED gaming mousepad
• LED gaming speakers & subwoofer set

That is a lot of LED. Despite the name of the store, these items aren’t actually $5 each. No, you’ll be paying the high, high price of $10 for them. For that little cash, you’re not going to get the same quality as you would from brands like Razer or Logitech, but it’s still everything you need to get started with playing games on a PC–minus the actual PC and games–and you’ll be able to chat with your friends while doing it.

The mouse even comes with seven keys so can set it up for your favorite games, and with multiple microphone options, you’ll be better equipped if you want to start streaming. Because they’re so cheap, it won’t be a huge loss if you do decide to replace them with something better later on.

Microsoft has shared some new images and details about Halo Infinite, including new customization information surrounding the game’s “coating” system.

Coating is Microsoft’s terminology for weapon, character, and vehicle skins for Halo Infinite. A coating is a seven-layer shader that can feature different colors, materials, and patterns across seven channels, Microsoft said in a blog post.

The first of these, the Monarch multiplayer coating, was announced as an exclusive for people who enjoy sugary snacks. The next one, Red Shift, is exclusive to GameStop customers.

People who buy Halo and Xbox merch from GameStop from November 9 through December 13 can claim the Red Shift armor coating when Halo Infinite releases in 2021.

Halo Infinite was originally scheduled to release as a launch title for Xbox Series X|S. It was delayed to 2021, but the marketing promotions for Halo Infinite are going ahead as scheduled. Microsoft acknowledged that this is far from an ideal situation, but it is what it is.

“Learning about some big new customization changes coming to Halo Infinite by seeing some marketing materials and reading a few paragraphs isn’t ideal, but with programs already in motion and our date shifting, here we are,” Microsoft said.

For Halo Infinite, “player expression” is a key pillar to the experience, Microsoft says. To that end, the developer has created a “new system which is a powerful and flexible way to create customization content quicker and more robustly than we’ve been able to in the past.”

“Coloration, along with materials and patterns, will now be baked into the coating, taking the place of the primary/secondary armor color options found in prior games,” Microsoft said. “While we understand that many players are fond of the previous color system, we’re very excited about the breadth and scope of armor, weapon, and vehicle customization options that will be available in Halo Infinite because of the coating system.”

“Additionally, players should expect more robust per-piece armor customization choices akin to what was available in Halo: Reach vs. what was offered in Halo 5: Guardians,” the statement continues. “And, as we expand our customization capabilities with armor geometry, materials, colors, and textures, it’s important to the team that players are given even more opportunities to express themselves within the game itself.”

Finally, Microsoft said it expects some people to be upset that the customization options announced so far are locked to specific retailers and promotions. Looking ahead, however, the company stressed that it has “a lot of customization content” planned for Halo Infinite that will be announced later. This content can be unlocked through in-game achievements, but the game will also have a microtransaction system that will presumably be unveiled at a later date.

It had been a while since we’ve seen anything out of Team Meat about the upcoming Super Meat Boy sequel, Super Meat Boy Forever, but that’s now changed. Lead developer Tommy Refenes recently streamed over 10 hours of gameplay from the game’s current build, and it involves a lot of bloody deaths.

The game, which we last covered in 2018, has been in the works ever since, and it’s looking pretty good–and challenging. While Refenes points out some areas that are still too easy for his liking, including the first boss fight, in other sections he dies plenty.

This aforementioned boss fight also shows off a cutscene featuring Meat Boy and Bandage Girl’s kid, named Nugget. The kid is cute, as far as lumps of meat go.

You can watch the game in action below. This stream is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the original game’s release on Xbox 360.

It was originally announced that Super Meat Boy Forever would arrive first on Switch, but the press release sent to GameSpot just says that the game will come to Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and PC “when it’s ready.”

Thanks to a semi-random generation system, Super Meat Boy contains thousands of levels–but which ones you face will change each time you play. This means that no two playthroughs will be the same, and it’s expected that players can run through the entire campaign several times before encountering a new one.

Watch Dogs: Legion is releasing very soon, and to promote the game, Ubisoft has updated some the company’s previous big games with “hacked” box art.

The new box art for back catalog games like Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, The Division 2, Far Cry 5, and Ghost Recon Wildlands shows characters from those games wearing the pig mask from Legion. It’s a very clever piece of marketing, and you can see a selection of the new box arts in the Twitter post below.

Watch Dogs Legion releases on October 29 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. It’s also coming to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S when those systems release in November. The game will be the first to take advantage of Ubisoft’s new cross-progression platform, Ubisoft Connect.

For more on Watch Dogs Legion, check out GameSpot’s recent preview, “Watch Dogs: Legion Is More Horrifying Than Expected.”