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Earlier this week, it was reported that the producers of the James Bond series had their sights set on Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle to helm the next 007 movie, which arrives next year. More details about Boyle’s involvement have now emerged.

According to Deadline, Boyle is working on a script for Bond 25 with John Hodge, who wrote the screenplays for several of the director’s movies, including Shallow Grave, Trainspotting, and 2017 sequel T2 Trainspotting. Boyle had an idea for “a very specific 007 movie,” and that this script is separate from the one by veteran Bond writers Neal Purvis and Robert Wade.

The site states that Hodge’s script won’t be complete for a couple of months, at which point it will be delivered to MGM. The studio will then make a decision about which script to go with; if the Hodge script is chosen, then Boyle will direct it. If not, he will step away and a new director will be hired to direct Purvis and Wade’s screenplay.

Earlier this week, Christopher Nolan ruled himself out of directing the next 007 film. Despite meeting with producers last year, the Dunkirk and Dark Knight director stated: “I won’t be the man. No, categorically. I think every time they hire a new director I’m rumored to be doing it. They don’t particularly need me. But I’ve always been very inspired by the films and would love to do one someday.”

Bond 25 hits theaters on November 8, 2019. After some amount of uncertainty, Daniel Craig will play Bond for the fifth time, following on from Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, Skyfall, and Spectre.

2008 was an all around stellar year for games. With exciting releases such as Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Fallout 3, and Grand Theft Auto IV, the year managed to check off a number of titles on fans’ most anticipated list of games. However, there were others that caught people by surprise, showcasing new ways to scare, excite, and empower its players. While 2008 may not be as well regarded as the previous year, it still managed to hold its own as a standout and remarkable time for games.

GameSpot has put together a quick digest video of games–in order of their respective releases–that made 2008 a year to remember. Check out the above video to see what game has already celebrated its 10th anniversary, and which ones are still coming up. For more info on these games, check out our gallery showcasing all the key games, and along with our thoughts on each of them.

And if you want to see the standout games that celebrated their anniversary last year, be sure to check out our feature covering the biggest games that turned 10 in 2007. Also, check out our retrospective on the 20th anniversary for Xenogears, where we take a look back at one of the most captivating and intriguing JRPG titles of the original Playstation era.

Prolific video game performance actor Troy Baker has joined the cast of Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding, along with Emily O’Brien, another well known actor that has been featured in a number of big games.

O’Brien made the announcement on Instagram by posting a picture of herself with Baker and Norman Reedus, who has already been confirmed as one of the main characters in Death Stranding. “Honored to be working alongside these two fine lads on Hideo Kojima’s new project Death Stranding,” reads the caption. “I’m a lucky gal ;)”

O’Brien’s recent credits include Days Gone, which is in development at Sony’s Bend Studios, Arkane Studios’ Dishonored: Death of the Outsider, Telltale’s Batman: The Enemy Within and Guardians of the Galaxy series’, and World of Final Fantasy.

Baker, meanwhile, is reprising the role of Joel for Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us Part II, and most recently voiced Talion in Middle-earth: Shadow of War, Sam Drake in Uncharted 4 and The Lost Legacy, and is Batman/Bruce Wayne in Telltale’s series based on DC’s Dark Knight.

As of yet there hasn’t been a confirmed Death Stranding release date, but Kojima hinted that it might launch in 2018. It also stars Mads Mikkelson (Hannibal), director Guillermo Del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth, The Shape of Water) and Norman Reedus (The Walking Dead).

The last Death Stranding trailer was 8-minutes long and, although it’s very exciting, creates a whole bunch of new questions, which is pretty standard for Kojima’s titles. In April, Kojima spoke a little about the game, explaining why he wanted Norman Reedus to be naked in the game’s first trailer. We’ve also since learned why its fog looks so nice.

Nintendo has released a free update for Super Mario Odyssey, bringing a new mini-game called “Balloon World” to the critically acclaimed Nintendo Switch title. Along with the new mode, there’s also two new filters to use when taking screenshots in the Snapshot Mode.

Balloon World becomes available once the main game is completed and, to get started, players need to find Luigi in each Kingdom and talk to him. Balloon World’s “Hide It” mode lets you hide balloons within stages that other players race to find. Conversely, “Find It” mode let’s you track down other balloons hidden by players from across the globe.

“Whether players are hiding balloons or finding them, their Rank will go up based on their score,” Nintendo explains in a press release. “While playing Balloon World, the atmosphere will change for each kingdom: for example, players will see it rain in New Donk City during the day and watch the sunset in Tostarena.”

Also in the update are “a range of new outfits”, including The Sunshine, Musician, and Knight Armor outfits, all of which become available in the shop after the main story is finished. The two new Snapshot filters, meanwhile, are Coin and Neon.

In GameSpot’s Super Mario Odyssey review the game was awarded a 10, and GameSpot voted it the third best game of 2017. It was a great year for Nintendo overall, with Switch becoming the fastest selling console in the US, and Super Mario Odyssey taking the top slot of Amazon’s best-selling games of the year.

A new weapon is coming to Fortnite: Battle Royale soon. The “Hand Cannon,” as developer Epic Games is calling it, looks like a beast. From the looks of the teaser video below, the weapon is capable of bringing down a structure with just a single shot.

Surely, it will be devastatingly powerful in other battle scenarios as well. We do not know the Hand Cannon’s specific stats just yet, but if it’s like other, similar weapons in other games, you can expect its powerful punch to be balanced out with heavy recoil.

Epic did not specify when exactly the Hand Cannon will come to Fortnite: Battle Royale, only saying its arrival will be “soon.” When you boot up the game, you’ll see a teaser for the gun. Epic also teased some kind of a new, action hero-looking skin that bears some resemblance to James Bond or John Wick. This skin was modeled in a teaser image that shows what appears to be the new Hand Cannon. Check it out below:

This image suggests the new skin will come to Fortnite: Battle Royale through the game’s soon-to-launch Season 3 Battle Pass. This will include a total of 76 items, including skins, emotes, and a lot more–here are some of the first details. The Battle Pass is expected to launch this week, so keep checking back for more.

A new patch for Fortnite launched recently on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. Among other things, it adds the Impulse Grenade, that, after a short delay, sends all nearby players flying a long distance. It also introduces “thematic shrines” across the map that appear to have a Chinese architectural look to them, which is potentially a tie-in for the Lunar New Year.

This week, Sony released a new platform for engaging with the social features on PS4. Called My PlayStation, it allows you to view, manage, and message your friends and see your Trophies.

My PlayStation is now accessible on PC, phones, and tablets through a web browser, and it essentially looks like a streamlined version of your PS4 profile. From it, you can access your friends list, message your friends, and accept requests. You can also edit your profile and view the Trophies you’ve earned. You can also check whether or not your friends are online and what they’re playing.

There’ve been ways to access aspects of your profile from a computer or phone before, but My PlayStation is meant to streamline and consolidate it. To get to My PlayStation, go to this website and sign in with your profile.

Sony stated in a blog post that it would also continue to add features, although it didn’t give any specifics. Who knows–maybe one day you’ll be able to join a PS4 party from your phone while you’re away from your console, or even change your PSN ID. After all, recent reports suggest that, in the near future, Sony may allow PSN ID changes at last.