More than a year before stories of Harvey Weinstein’s rampant sexual misconduct rocked Hollywood, Fox News was rattled by allegations that the conservative channel’s CEO Roger Ailes had sexually harassed female employees, including former Fox & Friends co-host Gretchen Carlson and The Kelly File anchor Megyn Kelly. Now, the docudrama Bombshell explores this turbulent time that rocked the news industry in the build-up to the 2016 presidential election. The Big Short screenwriter Charles Randolph ushers audiences behind the scenes of Fox News, into the offices and homes of Roger Ailes and his accusers. But how deep does this exploration of workplace sexism go? And who is this movie really for?
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Stephen King’s The Dark Half Is Getting A New Version After 1993’s Movie Flopped
Stephen King’s 1989 novel The Dark Half is becoming a film for a second time. Film studio MGM has announced plans to make a new Dark Half movie with Alex Ross Perry (Her Smell) attached to direct, according to Deadline.
The Dark Half book tells the story of a writer whose pseudonym comes to life and starts killing people. It was first adapted into a movie in 1993 directed by horror legend George Romero. Oscar-winner Timothy Hutton starred in the lead role.
The original movie was a flop; it earned $10 million at the box office against a $15 million budget. That movie was also produced by MGM, which is now giving it a second chance.
It appears to be very early days for the new Dark Half. No announcements have been made yet about a cast, a start date for production, or a release date.
Numerous King novels have been adapted for TV and movies, the latest of which was Doctor Sleep, which is a sequel to The Shining. It was a box office disappointment, and it is expected to end up losing money for Warner Bros.
Some of King’s other works that have been made into TV shows and movies have included The Green Mile, The Shawshank Redemption, It, Carrie, Pet Semetary, Stand by Me, The Mist, Maximum Overdrive, and Cujo, among many others. In addition to The Dark Half, there are numerous other Stephen King projects in the works such as The Stand and The Talisman, among others.
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Command And Conquer Remastered Features Re-Recorded Audio After EA Loses Tapes
Command & Conquer Remastered, which was first teased in 2018 and announced officially this year, will bring back the original Command & Conquer (as well as Red Alert) for a new audience. But the original game is almost 25 years old, and EA found that they did not have all the assets from the original title, meaning that some voice acting has been re-recorded by the original actor.
In the recording below, you can hear Kia Huntzinger returning to the role of EVA, the game’s announcer, explaining what’s happening during the match. Huntzinger is re-recording the dialog to match up to what players heard in the original game.
In a blog post on EA’s website, producer Jim Vessella has explained the approach to remastering the EVA recordings. “Kia has brought an authenticity to the project which just couldn’t be achieved in any other way,” he writes. “Kia wanted to do this for the fans and approached the recording full of passion and eagerness.” Frank Klepacki, the original game’s composer, recalls that Huntzinger–who worked in the Westwood Studios office–was brought in to record because he voice felt like a good fit. “She was excited to give it a shot, and the original voice session was recorded in a padded closet,” he recalls.
“Kia wanted to do this for the fans and approached the recording full of passion and eagerness,” Vessella writes. “We’re forever thankful to Kia for contributing to this remaster journey, and hope everyone in the C&C community will appreciate her performance.” The post also clarifies that Martin Alper’s performance as the “Announcer” in Red Alert will be maintained, as Alper has passed away and replacing him would not feel right.
The most recent Command & Conquer game was the mobile title Command & Conquer Rivals. EA has promised that Remastered, which does not have a release date yet, will not feature microtransactions.
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Gears 5 Operation 2 Update: Free For All Now Available, But There’s A Catch
Gears 5 has released its Operation 2: Free For All DLC as scheduled, bringing a load of new changes and additions to the game. Now that it’s out you can purchase all the goodies as a bundle as with real money or buy individual pieces with in-game currency. But a last-minute bug is keeping it from working exactly as intended.
The expansion’s namesake comes from the new FFA versus mode, in which 14 players battle to reach 30 kills. The Coalition sent word that FFA hit a snag, though, with a visual bug compromising two of the maps–Pit and Nethercutt. As a result the studio is only making one map, Core, available through quickplay for the time being. The maps and mode are planned to join Ranked in January.
#Gears5 Status: Dec 11, 10:40 am PT
In the course of final testing the content in Operation 2, we discovered a significant, late developing bug in two of the FFA maps. There is a major visual corruption, compromising the integrity of the maps in rolling playlists only.
1/— The Coalition Studio (@CoalitionGears) December 11, 2019
As a result, the quickplay option in FFA will only include Core until resolved. This is a priority for our team and we are looking at a variety of options to make these maps playable ASAP.
All 3 maps are available in custom lobbies. We deeply apologize for any inconvenience.— The Coalition Studio (@CoalitionGears) December 11, 2019
Aside from FFA, the update adds an Arcade Blitz mode, and 2v2 Gnashers. It adds a handful of new characters including Lizzie Carmine, Damon Baird, Jermad, and a Locust Drone. A third villain character, Kantus, will join the lineup in early 2020. You can check out the new characters’ ability lists below. Allfathers Arena and Lift were added as Arena maps, and the update includes six new Hives to be dropped throughout the event.
You can pick up an Operation 2 bundle that includes the new characters, Eclipse weapon set, 1000 Iron, and 30 days of boost, for $20. You can also purchase heroes and villains individually for 500 Iron apiece.
Lizzie Carmine
A driver for the COG and member of the iconic Carmine military family, Lizzie is a total badass that never backs down from a fight.
- Horde & Escape Abilities (Tank)
- Ultimate – Summon and pilot a Silverback on the battlefield
- Passive– Enemies that die with your mark reduce the cooldown on your Ultimate
- Versus Arcade Abilities
- Loadout– Lancer, Auto Pistol, Smoke Grenade
- Passive: Taking damage makes you move faster for a brief time.
- Bounty– Multi-kills reward +1 skull
Damon Baird
An original member of Delta Squad, this sarcastic engineer brings humor and support to the battlefield.
- Horde & Escape Abilities (Engineer)
- Ultimate -Reinforce DR-1 – Summon a DR-1 that targets enemies
- Passive– Build new Fortifications at a small discount and move around Fortifications faster
- Versus Arcade Abilities
- Loadout –Enforcer, Snub Pistol, Flashbang
- Passive –Significantly reduced recoil on DeeBee Weapons
- Bounty –Multi-kills reward +1 skull
Locust Drone
Born and bred for combat, the Locust Drone emerges once more to enter the fight.
- Versus Arcade Abilities
- Loadout– Enforcer, Snub, Flashbang
- Passive Ability –Kills reward supply of Active Reload ammo to current weapon
- Bounty– Multi-kills reward +1 skull
Jermad
This Locust sniper hails from the ranks of RAAM’s vicious Blooded Vanguard where he played a key role in the defeat of Sraak.
- Versus Arcade Abilities
- Loadout –Retro Lancer, Snub Pistol, Flashbang
- Passive –Headshot Damage Reduction (except Explosive weapons)
- Bounty –Multi Kills +1 skull (6 second window frame)
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Best PC Gaming and eSports Gifts 2019
From gaming laptops, monitors, headsets, keyboards and mice to gift cards, games, and chairs, these are the best PC gaming and eSports gifts of 2019.
The Highlights from Nintendo’s Latest Indie Presentation – NVC 487
Welcome to Nintendo Voice Chat! The show kicks off this week with a discussion about IGN’s Game of the Year awards, including the winner for best Switch game. Then, hear the crew’s thoughts on the latest Indie World showcase from Nintendo, which gave us a look at a bunch of upcoming Switch games, including Sports Story, Axiom Verge 2, Streets of Rage 4, and much more. In the news, the panel discusses Shovel Knight’s final expansion, the recent talk about MLB The Show, and more. Then, on Question Block, the panel decides if Nintendo should give Kid Icarus another shot.
How Was PlayStation’s Final 2019 State of Play?
On this week’s episode of IGN’s weekly PlayStation show, Podcast Beyond, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano, Max Scoville, and Ryan McCaffrey to discuss the final PlayStation State of Play of 2019.
The crew tackles the big announcements like Resident Evil 3, Predator: Hunting Grounds’ release date, Ghost of Tsushima’s teaser for a Game Awards trailer, and more. Plus the cast also discusses MLB: The Show’s multiplatform future, Max’s hands-on time with Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, and much more.
New Anthem Update Transforms The Game Into A Winter Wonderland; Full Patch Notes Listed
EA has announced a new update for Anthem, which also launches a brand-new winter-themed season called Icetide. The update adds several new pieces of content to Anthem, including environmental changes, world events, challenges, cosmetics, and ways to unlock legendary gear.
“Shaper devices have brought localized ice storms into Bastion, bringing excitement with every glittering snowflake across the region,” EA writes in the update’s full patch notes. “Ice is rare here, but when it arrives, people know that Icetide celebrations will soon follow. Holiday lights shine throughout Fort Tarsis, their bright colors sparkling on blankets of snow.”
Throughout Icetide, new seasonal strongholds will unlock each week–presenting ways of acquiring large amounts of crystals and unlocking Icetide’s seasonal in-game items. Icetide also adds new freeplay time trials, a legendary world event, challenges, cosmetic items, and collectibles.
If you’re hoping to expand your arsenal and unlock more legendary gear, the update makes it easier to do so. Completing daily and weekly challenges will now earn you guardian tokens, which can be offered in tribute at one of the Tombs of the Legionnaires to automatically get a random legendary item that has +5 gear score. The type of item you earn from each tomb is listed below. Additionally, in Grandmaster 3, all legendary loot drops will now begin with a +5 gear score.
New Tomb Of Legionnaires Offerings
- Tomb of Artinia: Legendary Weapons
- Tomb of Cariff: Legendary Gear
- Tomb of Yvenia: Legendary Melee Weapons and Javelin-Specific Components
- Tomb of Gawnes: Legendary Support Gear and Universal Components
The remainder of the update is bug fixes, with most geared towards improving Anthem’s overall stability. Some of the bug fixes are designed to better balance Anthem as well, such as a fix for the issue that was causing the Rainmaker to occasionally deal out damage almost 200% stronger than intended. If you were relying on certain bugs to help you overcome troublesome bosses, you may want to check the patch notes and see whether that option is still available to the build you’re using.
Anthem Update 1.6 Patch Notes
New Features
- Seasonal Themed Strongholds – Each week a different featured seasonal Stronghold will unlock for players—now including score leaderboards. If you’re up to the challenge, compete with other Freelancers for the highest score. Visit the Seasonal Store to exchange your Crystal for War Chests.
- Freeplay Time Trials – Have you ever wanted to put your javelin flight and navigation skills to the test? Join Freeplay, and race through eight time trials that can be found in Bastion. Try to beat our Gold times!
- New Legendary World Event: Icetide Coolant Harvesting – Help the Arcanist harvest precious coolant resources while fighting off the outlaw forces that are trying to steal it from you.
- New Challenges – Explore the Challenges to see vanity rewards! Gain new armor sets, special time trial wraps, and more.
- New Hidden Collectables – Explore the region to find all Festive Wreaths.
- Icetide Cortex Entries – Explore the region to find new story entries to add to your Cortex.
- More Powerful Drops in Grandmaster 3 – All Legendary loot drops on GM3 now drop with +5 Gear Score.
- New Tomb of Legionnaires Offering – New Guardians’ Tokens are granted through daily and weekly challenges. Freelancers can make offerings of a Guardian Token and additional crafting materials within the Tombs of the Legionnaires to gain a random Legendary item. Each tomb grants different items, but all items have a +5 gear score.
- New Seasonal Cosmetic Items – Visit the Featured Store throughout the season for new Icetide-themed cosmetics.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed various crashes to improve stabilization.
- Fixed various texture and lighting scenarios.
- Fixed various art collision issues that allowed players to access unintended areas.
- Fixed various audio issues.
- Fixed multiple breadcrumbing trails appearing in Freeplay. Fast Travel to the Tomb of Legionnaires is now enabled. Map pins have been updated to better communicate the ability to fast travel.
- Added new options to disable various parts of the UI
- These options are visible under Settings -> Interface -> HUD
- Added a tutorial for the self-respawn feature.
- You can respawn yourself closer to your squadmates by holding down the R3 button
- The Colossus can no longer become stuck in cages within Temple of Scar.
- The Sunken Cell stronghold mission now correctly appears above the Heart of Rage mission in the journal.
- Resolved an issue causing the Forge Menu to not appear while in the Forge Screen.
- Fixed an issue that allowed the Synchronized Frame to trigger without an enemy being hit.
- The Ranger Combo Augment component craft recipe now displays “Impact Combo Damage”.
- Fixed an issue causing Incremental Archives to not spawn as often as expected.
- Fixed an issue preventing the fog wall from vanishing after the objective is completed in Temple of Scar.
- Forge Icons for Barrage, Garroter, and Stampede have been updated to match the default color scheme of the javelin.
- Increased the health of the generators for the Sleeping Titan event.
- Legendary Fortress of Dawn now spawns its chest and finishes appropriately.
- Fixed an issue where Balm of Gavinicus was incorrectly dealing damage on impact.
- Fixed an issue causing Rainmaker to fire more projectiles than intended.
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The Best Tech Innovation of 2019 Nominees
Innovation is so important to the tech world. Whether its a fresh take on an old product, or an exciting new technology that will shape the tech landscape of the coming years, innovation is the reason the best stuff gets made. These are our nominees for the Best Tech Innovation of 2019.
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Marvel’s Avengers: How a Prequel Comic Sets Up the Video Game
While the release of the Square Enix video game Marvel’s Avengers is still months away, fans are being given an early glimpse into this world thanks to a new series of comics. The first of these, Marvel’s Avengers: Iron Man #1, directly sets the stage for the game’s story mode.
Read on to find out how the comic sets up the game, but beware of spoilers for Marvel’s Avengers: Iron Man #1.
