LEGO released this set in September 2019. We’re reviewing it in anticipation of Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker, which debuts in theaters on December 20, 2019.
The LEGO Star Wars Imperial Star Destroyer is gargantuan. Mounted on its stand, it rests at nearly a foot-and-a-half tall. It is over three-and-a-half feet long (from fore to aft) and over two feet wide (from starboard to port). The photos don’t do it justice; they shrink the spaceship down, by necessity, to the confines of a two-dimensional, rectangular frame. This model is something that has to be seen, up close and in-person, to fully appreciate — for both its three-dimensional scale and its surfeit of detail.
Kojima Productions’ Death Stranding released only a month ago, but you can already pick it up for nearly half off. Walmart’s Days of Deals sale has brought quite a few discounts to multiple games, and Death Stranding is currently being sold for $35 USD.
Death Stranding | $35 ($60)
Death Stranding is the first game from Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima since leaving Konami. It’s currently only on PS4, but it is set for a PC release on both Steam and the Epic Games Store next year during the summer.
“Death Stranding is a hard game to absorb. There are many intertwining threads to its plot, and silly names, corny moments, and heavy exposition belie an otherwise very simple message,” critic Kallie Plagge wrote. “That comes through much more clearly in the game’s more mundane moments, when you find a desperately-needed ladder left behind by another player or receive a letter from an NPC thanking you for your efforts. It’s positive without ignoring pain; in fact, it argues in both its story and its gameplay that adversity itself is what makes things worth doing and life worth living. It’s a game that requires patience, compassion, and love, and it’s also one we really need right now.”
Warner Bros. and Suicide Squad director David Ayer may be teaming up again for a different kind of film.
Ayer is reportedly in talks to direct a contemporary remake of The Dirty Dozen, a war film that originally came out in 1967, according to Variety.
Ayer is also in talks to pen the screenplay for the updated version, which will reportedly also follow a group of soldiers brought together on an important mission.
Ayer directed 2016’s Suicide Squad and 2017’s Bright, both starring Will Smith. There’s no word yet on casting for the remake.
Four-player arcade cabinets like TMNT are arguably the most fondly-remembered machines of the arcade era. Two such games, Konami’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and TMNT: Turtles in Time, are among the most beloved of all thanks to excellent use of their license and eye-popping cartoon graphics.
Now Arcade1up, maker of 3/4-scale arcade cabinet replicas, released an at-home version of the famous TMNT 4-player cabinet in October (see it on Walmart) and I’m happy to say it rules extremely hard.
With the year that was 2019 coming to a close, it’s the perfect time to look back and reflect on those movies that you probably didn’t see. That’s right, we’re delving into the biggest box office bombs of 2019. As we did last year, we are limiting this to movies that opened wide (at least 1,000 theaters or more), and in most cases, these are films that failed to at least recoup their production budget from its worldwide tally, though, there are a few exceptions.
When you factor in the production budget, plus publicity and advertising costs, plus other expenditures like first-dollar gross points paid out to stars and/or filmmakers, it’s generally believed that a film should earn back at least twice its production budget to truly break even. So, we can’t consider a disappointing entry like Men In Black: International a true “bomb” since it took in $253.9 million worldwide ($80 million domestic, $173.9 million international) from a $110 million budget, despite being the lowest-grossing entry in that franchise’s history, and the same goes for Dora and the Lost City of Gold ($119.2 million worldwide, $49 million budget) as well.
Why does Doctor Manhattan need to be destroyed for a new Doctor Manhattan to exist?
Both Trieu and the 7th Kavalry were fixated on destroying Jon before gaining his powers. It’s obvious, in the case of the 7th K, that they didn’t want someone else on equal footing as they acted in their white supremacist agenda, but it makes less sense for Trieu. Sure, we can assume she was raised (like Angela herself) to resent Doctor Manhattan, but why couldn’t someone as smart and as wealthy as Trieu just make a new intrinsic field generator to grant herself powers without getting Jon involved? The Russians were trying to do just that, so it certainly wasn’t out of the realm of possibility. Since when do Highlander “there can be only one” rules apply to Doctor Manhattan?
Sony’s attempt at a classic micro-console, the PlayStation Classic, is more than a year old at this point, and while it wasn’t super well received at launch, you can get it pretty cheap these days. Its current normal price is $30 USD, and as part of GameStop’s Game Days sale, the retailer has lowered it even further, currently selling it for $20.
PlayStation Classic for $20
The PlayStation Classic features 20 games, including classics like Metal Gear Solid, Tekken 3, and Resident Evil: Director’s Cut. Its original price was $100, but soon after, it was discounted and has seen multiple different sales over the past year.
Unfortunately, there are a few things that need to be considered before purchasing a PlayStation Classic. Most notably is that some of the included games are the European PAL versions, which means they run at 50Hz. This includes Tekken 3, which ran at 60Hz–or 60 frames per second–in North America and Japan on the original PlayStation. That sadly isn’t the case with the PlayStation Classic. You can check the list below to see the full library of games–we’ve marked which ones are PAL games.
“I’d like nothing more than to tell you that the PS Classic is a pleasant surprise, that it will match your excitement and then some,” critic Peter Brown wrote. “This sadly isn’t the case, and short of Sony refreshing it, or the hacking community breaking it open and reconfiguring it, the PS Classic may never be more than a puny PlayStation with good looks.”
PlayStation Classic games (* indicates PAL version)
Online subscriptions are some of the best last-minute gift ideas you can get for the gamers on your shopping list. If you’re searching for the perfect gift for the PS4 owner in your life, you can save on PlayStation Plus right now at Newegg. Normally $60, 12-month PS Plus subscriptions are discounted to $45 with promo code EMCUVUB23.
The subscription code is delivered via email, so you’ll probably want to print it out to place in a holiday card.
PlayStation Plus is practically essential for any PS4 owner. Without a PS Plus subscription, you cannot play online multiplayer, which is a big component in modern gaming. PS Plus memberships can also be stacked, so you can extend your membership early and save yourself money longterm.
Memberships also come with a couple of awesome perks. Each month, Sony gives PS Plus members two digital games that you can continue playing as long as you’re a current subscriber. Members also gain access to cloud storage to backup save files.
December’s free PS Plus games are Titanfall 2–one of the best first-person shooters ever made–and Monster Energy Supercross. These freebies will still be active until Tuesday, January 7, so if you’re buying this as a gift, they’ll have two free games to download on Christmas morning.
If you’ve never shopped at Newegg and would prefer going with a retailer you’re more familiar with, Sony’s last-minute holiday deals include $45 12-month PlayStation Plus subscriptions as well. The deal runs from December 20 to January 17 and should be available at all major retailers, including Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, GameStop, and Target.
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The Outer Worlds is a wide-open adventure game that can last dozens of hours if you fully plumb its depths and sidequests, but even more is coming in 2020. Obsidian has announced that story DLC will be coming next year, though the studio didn’t say much more than that.
In a brief note on the Obisidian forums, social media manager Shyla Schofield thanked the team behind the game and noted the honor of receiving four nominations at The Game Awards. Though the post was made after Outer Worlds went home empty-handed, she said “even just being nominated means a lot.” Then the message segued into the upcoming content.
“However, the journey isn’t over yet as we are excited to announce that we will be expanding the story through DLC next year!” it reads. “Details will be made available at a later date.”
The note didn’t mention platforms, but presumably it will come to every platform simultaneously: PC, PS4, Xbox One, and possibly Nintendo Switch, though release timing on that platform port is still unannounced.
One of that weirdest mashups in Hollywood history is looking less and less likely. It was back in January 2018 when it was reported that Once Upon a Time in Hollywood director Quentin Tarantino was interested in helming a big screen Star Trek film. Now, following the home release of his latest film, Tarantino is reevaluating where his career goes next.
Over the years, the man behind movies like Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, and Django Unchained has repeatedly stated that he plans to retire after making 10 films. With Once Upon a Time in Hollywood being his ninth to date, the director still claims that’s his plan, which may not leave room for Star Trek.
“I think I’m steering away from Star Trek, but I haven’t had an official conversation with those guys yet,” he admitted during an interview with Consequences of Sound. “In a strange way, it seems like this movie, [Once Upon a Time in Hollywood], would be my last. So, I’ve kind of taken the pressure off myself to make that last big voilà kind of statement.”
Instead, Tarantino has no idea of what the story of his next–and potentially final–movie will be. He does, however, think it will be smaller in scale that some of his previous titles. “If the idea that all the films are a boxcar and it’s all one train, they’re all telling one story,” he explained. “Well, [Once Upon a Time] is the climax, so I can actually see now my 10th movie probably being a little smaller.”
Of course, with no current plan in mind, that could all change. “Look, I might come up with a really big idea,” Tarantino said. “But right now, the idea of a smaller audience almost all the way around is appealing to me.”
Still, while he may be currently steering away from Star Trek and looking to plot out his exit from filmmaking, things could always change. So perhaps we haven’t heard the last about his potential involvement in a Star Trek film franchise.
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