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The Mortal Kombat Movie Finds Its Liu Kang, Mileena, And Jax

A new Mortal Kombat movie is coming in March 2021, and now production company New Line has announced who will star in it in major roles such as Liu Kang, Mileena, and Jax.

Ludi Lin (Aquaman, Power Rangers) is set to play Liu Kang, with Mehcad Brooks (Necessary Roughness) taking on the role of Jax. Newcomer Sisi Stringer will portray Mileena. While not confirmed yet, it’s also reported that Thor: Ragnarok actor Tadanobu Asano is in talks to play Raiden, according to Deadline.

It was previously announced that Fast & Furious actor Joe Taslim would play Sub-Zero.

The new Mortal Kombat film, which has been in development for a long time, will be directed by Australian commercials director Simon McQuoid, who is making his directorial debut with the project. Aquaman director James Wan is producing. The movie will shoot in South Australia, and is set to be one of the country’s biggest productions ever there.

The first Mortal Kombat movie, released in 1995, was directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, who would go on to make the Resident Evil series. The movie made more than $120 million worldwide, but its 1997 sequel, Annihilation, was a disappointment by comparison with only $51 million.

An internet video series called Mortal Kombat Legacy ran from 2011-2013.

Honored. Humbled. Ready.
Remember that thing I kept saying I’d tell y’all about? I’m cast as Jackson “Jax” Briggs in the new Mortal Kombat Movie 🎥
Mortal Kombat is coming off the console and onto the big screen.… https://t.co/3AvtupjLyV

— Mehcad (@MehcadBrooks) August 16, 2019

In other news, it was recently announced that Mortal Kombat 11 is 2019’s best-selling game overall in the United States so far. The fighting game’s newest character, Nightwolf, was added earlier this month.

Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare News Coming At Gamescom

Gamescom is beginning soon, with a wide array of events and press conferences taking place Monday before the show floor opens on Tuesday. This year the show has its own formal opening ceremony, with Geoff Keighley hosting Gamescom Opening Night Live. Some games have already been announced as part of the show, including Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.

Activision teased “exciting news” for Gamescom. Keighley was very slightly more specific on Twitter, saying the game will show new footage and a special announcement. Gamescom Opening Night Live will begin on Monday, August 19 at 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET / 6 PM GMT (4 AM AEST on August 20).

We already know lots of other games planned for Opening Night Live. Keighley has teased appearances from Destiny 2 Shadowkeep, Disintegration, Need for Speed Heat, the Gears 5 campaign, Predator, and Death Stranding. And this is just one event. Google, Microsoft, and Nintendo are all planning their own press conferences with reveals.

Check our full Gamescom press conference schedule for all the start times, and be sure to watch the Gamescom Opening Night Live right here.

Infinity Festival Lineup Announced, Including Lion King’s VFX Supervisor

The second annual Infinity Festival kicks off this November in Los Angeles, focusing its programming on “Story Advanced by Technology” by spotlighting everything from artificial intelligence and 5G to a keynote from The Lion King VFX supervisor Rob Legato.

Described as “Hollywood meets Silicon Valley,” Infinity Festival stands at the intersection of tech and visual storytelling, focusing its programming around emerging tech with high-profile film screenings, tech exhibitions, industry-leading speakers, panel discussions and more. In 2019, the specific new technologies and trends spotlighted will include 5G, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Vehicles, Blockchain, Cloud, Immersive, AR, VR, XR, Theatrical, TV, OTT, Gaming and Esports.

World of Warcraft Classic Already Has a Server Overpopulation Problem

World of Warcraft Classic may already be suffering from server overpopulation. At least according to Blizzard who analyzed the number of name reservations for Classic servers.

In a new blog post, World of Warcraft community manager Randy Jordan said that based on name reservations, which Blizzard opened up for World of Warcraft Classic earlier this month, “Herod realm is looking to be massively overpopulated.” World of Warcraft Classic isn’t even scheduled to launch until the end of the month.

Apex Legends Changes How to Earn Iron Crown Skins After Player Backlash

Respawn Entertainment is changing how legendary skins for the Apex Legends Iron Crown limited time event can be earned, after a massive outcry from players who say the current system is too punishing.

Apex Legends began its latest limited-time event, the Iron Crown, earlier this week. Along with the highly anticipated Solo mode, Iron Crown added a bunch of new legendary skins for each of its heroes. Unfortunately, the only way players can earn these skins are from loot boxes players had to purchase for 700 Apex Coins, or about $7 USD.

Birds of Prey Hires John Wick Director to Punch Up Action Scenes

Expect Warner Bros.’s upcoming Birds of Prey movie to have some top-notch fight sequences.

John Wick director Chad Stahelski is coming on board in an uncredited role to oversee the second unit photography for Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) for additional shoots, designing new action sequences for the movie, The Hollywood Reporter reports. Here’s everything you need to know about the new Birds of Prey movie.

RAD Review

Know what the first thing I thought of when I saw RAD was? Toe Jam & Earl. The gameplay of this roguelike action-adventure, which is set in a twice-nuked future whose pop-culture sensibilities are permanently fossilized in the 1980s, shares a lot in common with that old Sega Genesis favorite. Combine that vibe with developer Double Fine’s signature playful sense of humor and near-endless variety from randomized mutation power-ups, and you get a surprisingly engaging just-one-more-run kind of game.

It’s bad enough when the nuclear apocalypse hits, but society eventually rebuilds and, in time, civilization moves forward. Cue the second nuclear holocaust — and you have to wonder why humanity can’t catch a break. By the time RAD begins, most of the planet is too dangerous to live in. And of course, even in the safe town you do have, the power goes out. So it’s up to the post-apocalyptic teenagers to venture out into the Fallow and try to get it back on and ensure the continued survival of the human race – no matter how much they have to mutate themselves to do it.

Brightburn Blu-ray Release Features Silly Drinking Game To Play

Brightburn, the darkest, most violent, and adult superhero movie you may ever see, is about to arrive on DVD, Blu-ray, and UHD on August 20. And if you’re interested in the home release, there is also an ill-advised drinking game you can play while watching it.

The movie follows an adopted child who is actually from space who develops superpowers akin to Superman. During his middle-school years, these powers awaken, and the movie takes a horrific turn. During the audio commentary on the home release of Brightburn, director David Yarovesky is joined by cinematographer Michael Dallatorre and costume designer Autumn Steed. At one moment in the movie, Elizabeth Banks’ character Tori Breyer is looking for her son, Brandon, during the middle of the night. She ends up saying his name quite a bit. “We should have played a game where every time someone says the word ‘Brandon’ in this movie, we take a shot,” said Yarovesky.

Just to put this game into perspective, we first see Brandon in home videos at the two and a half minute mark. In the following 10 minutes of the movie, his name is said 12 times. If you’ve seen Brightburn, then you know the main character’s name is said a lot, so we don’t suggest playing this game, as you will be inebriated before act one is over.

In addition to the audio commentary, the home release of Brightburn also contains numerous featurettes on subjects like mixing horror and the superhero genre, creating the character, and social vignettes.

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In his review of Brightburn, GameSpot’s Mike Rougeau said, “Brightburn wants to be a rebuttal to the drippy sentimentality of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But it fails to understand one key reason why the superhero genre is beloved by millions. The heroic capacity to do good on a large scale is inherently fantastical; many people go through life feeling helpless to affect positive change in the world, despite good intentions. In contrast, doing evil on a large scale is all too easy. There’s nothing enjoyable about watching someone with great power do what actual mass murderers have done countless times in real life: unapologetically kill a lot of people.”

You can own Brightburn for yourself when it comes to UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD on Tuesday, August 20.

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Pokemon Producer Junichi Masuda Competes With Psyduck at the World Championships

Long-time Pokemon producer and designer Junichi Masuda competed in the Pokemon Go Invitational, the very first official Pokemon Go tournament ever, at the Pokemon World Championships. Rather than outfit his team with the most powerful, commonly-seen competitive Pokemon, he brought his well-known favorite: Psyduck.

In his first battle against Poké AK, Masuda humorously (and un-strategically) seemed to save all three shields to keep his Psyduck alive as long as possible. Later in the best three out of five match-up, Masuda replaced Psyduck with another odd duck: Ludicolo. Poké AK took the match 3-0, and went on to finish the tournament at second place.

More popular Pokemon at the Pokemon Go Invitational included, for example, Skarmory, Altaria, Defense Deoxys, and Umbreon. Masuda did have an Umbreon, but the casters pointed out that, unfortunately, it lacked the Community Day exclusive move Last Resort, which may have made a difference in its performance.

Limited Run Games Unveil River City Girls Physical Edition

We’re less than three weeks away from River City Girls‘ September 5 launch for Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Video game distributor Limited Run Games took the time as a liberty to reveal the upcoming beat-em-up’s physical release, which is slated for PS4 and Switch.

LRG shared the news on Twitter, reminding players of the game’s premise: “two street-tough high-schoolers who must fight their way through the six regions of River City to rescue their kidnapped boyfriends.” Pre-orders for River City Girls’ physical version will be open for a limited, four-week period starting on Friday, August 30. Each standard River City Girls physical copy will come with a one-disc sampler of the game’s soundtrack, with LRG alluding to more River City Girls news in “the coming weeks” in a separate tweet.

Earlier this week, developer WayForward Technologies published another character spotlight. This time, the video focused on the cheerful and bubbly Kyoko, River City Girls’ second playable character. At the beginning of August, WayForward showcased River City Girls’ first playable character, the hot-blooded Misako, in a spunky character reveal.

We played River City Girls at Anime Expo 2019, citing it as one of the better anime-like games we’re watching this year. The beat-em-up features retro-inspired visuals reminiscent of previous Kunio-kun games like 2016’s 3DS release, River City: Tokyo Rumble. But instead of focusing on series mainstays Kunio and Riki, River City Girls modernizes its formula by putting girl power front and center.