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A movie based on Konami’s Metal Gear games has been in development for many years, and Kong: Skull Island director Jordan Vogt-Roberts is currently attached to the project. Last month, Vogt-Roberts revealed that the script for the Metal Gear movie was finished, and now we have an update on the progress of the film.

Vogt-Roberts has been celebrating the games’ 31st anniversary with a series of tweets over the past month, including lots of concept art. He finished with a final video featuring the voice of David Hayter, who has played the role of Solid Snake in the game for 20 years, plus another special guest–the villainous Ocelot. Check it out below:

As the video points out, the landscape for big budget movies has changed over the years, and these days it is driven by sequels, reboots, and big franchises. The comments about how potentially strange a Metal Gear movie might be match those made by Vogt-Roberts when he spoke to GameSpot last month.

“I think it’s one of the best scripts I’ve ever read,” he said. “It’s one of the coolest, weirdest, most Kojima things. If I wasn’t involved in it, I would still look at that script and [say], ‘Holy shit.'”

The script has been co-written by Jurassic World‘s Derek Connelly, who also collaborated with Vogt-Roberts on Skull Island. In August last year, the director told GameSpot that they were re-working the script to make it more in line with what fans might expect.

“I was able to say [to producers at Sony], ‘Let’s really think about whether we’re making the truest, most balls-to-the-wall Metal Gear version of this–the most Kojima version of this,” he said. “And even if that means we make it for a little bit less money, let’s make the version of this that’s true to what it is, fully committed to what Kojima’s voice is.'”

Kojima left Konami in 2015 after the release of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. He started his own studio and is now working on Death Stranding for PS4. The first trailer for the game was revealed at San Diego Comic-Con in July.

Summerslam is just days away and WWE superstar Daniel Bryan will take on his arch rival, The Mix. Bryan has had a rollercoaster career during his time with the company. He’s won multiple championships, but it was all taken away because of multiple injuries. However, Bryan is back fighting in the ring now, as he’s been cleared by doctors, but there’s a thorn in his side that’s been a constant since he got to WWE: The Miz.

During a 2K event in Bryan’s hometown of Aberdeen, Washington, the WWE superstar spoke to GameSpot about this longtime feud and his personal thoughts on his upcoming Summerslam opponent, while promoting WWE 2K19’s new Daniel Bryan themed Showcase Mode, which is narrated by the superstar.

GameSpot: After you were called up from FCW, you were on NXT in 2010, in its original format, and The Miz was your mentor. What were your first impressions of him?

Daniel Bryan: I was honestly really looking forward to that because I thought it was a really unique dichotomy between the two of us, where here’s [The Miz] who people don’t respect as a wrestler, but he’s great at the interview stuff, and great at getting under people’s skin. And here I am, who I had a lot of respect from a wrestling standpoint from the fans, and even the wrestlers backstage, but I wasn’t necessarily good at the character stuff.

So, we were complete opposites in how people viewed it. It’s style versus substance. It’s a very interesting thing. I thought, “Oh man, this is gonna make great television.” Instead of making great television [with NXT], we did things like monkey bar challenges and who can drink a soda the fastest.

It’s funny because to really highlight that I really tried to downplay… like, I had gear that was nicer, but I wore the most basic gear I could, with the idea being that we would tell the story that he’s gonna try to flash me up, and I had gotten a good haircut, but I did it specifically in a bowl cut, with his idea in my mind that like, “Okay, yeah we’re gonna be telling these great stories, where it’s like he’s gonna make me get a haircut that’s like his.” He had the faux hawk at the time, and I was like “Oh, this is gonna be great.” And then no, they didn’t do any of that, and I just looked like a nerd, and then they just started calling me a nerd. It’s like, “Oh, this vegan, he’s a nerd,” and it’s just like, “Oh gosh. Okay, well back to the drawing board.”

As a mentor, you mentioned you guys were both polar opposites. Did he actually teach you anything when you were with him?

No, I mean he was busy at the time. You have to keep in mind he was super busy, so it was just like… our interactions were so limited, and a lot of times, he wasn’t even there on the Tuesdays because he’s somebody who works very hard. WWE has him do a lot of public appearances and media stuff. So, sometimes he wouldn’t even be there on the Tuesdays.

But, I did kind of watch him and watch how he navigated the political minefield of WWE, which is very different from the independents. I watched that a little bit, but it’s interesting because we both… I think because of our differences and how we view pro wrestling, we both kind of respected each other and disliked each other right off the bat.

So, it’s like, “Okay, I respect that you’ve worked so hard at this, but dude, that’s not important. Like, screw off, you think you’re good because you can do this?” That’s both of us. That’s coming from both sides of us. But there was also [the fact that] we both wanted to make it as good as it could possibly be.

Afterwards, you were in Nexus, were released from WWE, but ultimately, won the United States Championship from The Miz. Within the realm of storylines, and storytelling, where do you feel was the breaking point for Daniel Bryan and The Miz?

Well, it’s interesting. Because we’re such polar opposites, and we do have a legitimate dislike of each other, and the people backstage kinda know that–that there’s always been that tension–but I think the real breaking point to where people care about it so much now was the Talking Smack episode, and then furthering that, Miz starting to do my moves, really rubbing it in my face in a way that at the time nobody thought I was gonna get cleared again. So, there was no payoff to this. It’s just heat, for heat, for heat’s sake. So, I think that’s where everything–where the current incarnation, where people are really excited to see that–I think that’s where that comes from.

With Talking Smack, at that point in time you guys hadn’t done too much work together in years, what were your thoughts with him coming on? Were you expecting anything big?

No, this is the thing. Miz and I know how to get under each other’s skin, and he was very frustrated at the time because he was the Intercontinental Champion. I think at the time, he was gonna have a PPV match with Apollo Crews. They didn’t even have anything on the show for two weeks before the PPV.

So, it’s like he’s got this program. It’s super cold. He’s frustrated. I’m the general manager, so he starts mouthing off about all this stuff, and that stuff, and then so I start going in on the stuff. It kinda gets under his skin, and then he has stuff that really gets under my skin, and so that’s where the magic happens though, really, where people aren’t sure what’s real and what’s not real, and that becomes an interesting point of contention, as far as people [saying], “Wow, these guys, they really dislike each other.”

It’s interesting because Maryse was there–who’s his wife–and my wife was there just backstage that day, and she thought I had legitimately wanted to quit. I had asked for my release at that point because I’d been cleared by these other doctors, and WWE medical wouldn’t clear me. So, he’s bringing up things like, “If you love .. you’re a coward because you’ve said… yada yada… why don’t you go quit, and go do the independents?”

It’s like, that really gets under my skin because it’s like, I asked for my release, and they said “No.” It’s like, here I am stuck doing this GM thing, and this thing that I don’t like, and it’s like, “Okay, either I’m gonna punch this dude in the face, or I’m gonna walk off,” so it’s one of those things where people can see the realness in that, and I think that that’s very powerful.

When we live in a time where the lines between reality and WWE programming are blurred. How did you feel about the reaction from the fans of WWE after that Talking Smack aired?

What I was hoping was that it would inspire them to look at my case more closely to clear me, and because that was happening–I don’t remember around what time, August or September-ish of that year–I was thinking, “Maybe I can get them to look at my case again, and then main [event] for Wrestlemania, maybe I could be cleared for…” No. That’s what I was thinking. I was thinking in terms of like, “Wow, this could really benefit.” And [WWE creative] started using it a little bit on the show, and then what happened is people really wanted to see the match, and then they backed off of it because they had no plans of doing the match. So, that’s when I realized like, “Oh, man. They’re not gonna budge here.”

But then you did get cleared.

Yup.

From a storyline perspective, when you were cleared, you immediately brought back The Miz back to Smackdown, when he was on Raw. What was going through your head during that time?

Yeah, yeah. Yeah. So, I mean the idea is he comes back to Smackdown, and I get to punch him in the face.

Which you Tweeted.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, but then all these obstacles get thrown in your way before that. So, all of a sudden Cass attacks me from behind, so you have address that, and then The Bludgeon Brothers attack me, and you have to address that. So, now we’re finally at this place where there’s nothing else in the way, and now you can get down to it, and do the face punching that I’ve been waiting for, for so long.

So, how did you feel recently when The Miz said you’re not on his level anymore, or that he’s above you?

So, there’s various forms of truth to that in the sense of there was a PPV where I wrestled Big Cass, and he wrestled [Seth] Rollins, and by far, the much better [match] was Miz versus Rollins. It was a fantastic match, but Rollins was also in that match, and so, you can say that from that perspective. You have to acknowledge that he has done a lot of good stuff in the time that I’ve been gone, including one of the matches that was one of my favorite matches to watch from a fan’s perspective was him versus Dolph Ziggler. I think it might have been… it was at a PPV, and it was Intercontinental Title versus Dolph’s career, or something like that, but it was an incredible match.

He’s done some stuff. In that regard, he has kind of a point. On the flip side, I don’t think [Miz not being on Bryan’s level] that’s true, but there’s times that it is… his promos are on a different level than mine are. That’s just the reality. I’ve worked on my promos a lot, I’ve gotten a lot better over the last several years, but he has an innate ability in interviews to be… he’s fantastic. So, it’s hard for me to argue that point other than on a night after night basis. If you were to go to live events, or anything like that, and compare the Daniel Bryan match, and say like, “Who’s better,” I think most fans would say Daniel Bryan’s better, but we just haven’t seen a lot of that on TV yet.

Well, hopefully we will, because you have Summerslam coming up on next Sunday.

Yeah, but if that match is great then he’s just gonna say it’s because of him.

Are you hoping that this story in your career is closed at this point with The Miz, or is this something that you feel will have a lot of legs, and can continue?

So, I don’t think in terms of those things because those things are a lot of times beyond my control. So, I focus on the variables that I can control, which is to put out the best performance as possible, and to me, I’m just interested in things that challenge me creatively, and to do things that I enjoy within wrestling. So, whether that’s with Miz, or whether that’s with A.J. Styles, or whether that’s against Shinsuke Nakamura, or Samoa Joe, it doesn’t really matter who as long as it’s creatively fulfilling.

On the flip side of that, I just don’t want things that aren’t creatively fulfilling, so I don’t care what you do, as long it doesn’t put me in this mental funk, where I just feel like, “Oh man, I can’t believe I have to do this today.” But anything other than that, usually I’m just happy to be back wrestling.

(Produced in partnership with Ubisoft)

PART 1: Marquise Goodwin and Pierre Garçon of the San Francisco 49ers learn the ropes and rules of Rainbow Six Siege from GameSpot and some of R6’s biggest community members – TheRussianBadger, Cartoonz, Macie Jay and TuxBird – to celebrate the Rainbow Six Free Weekend – August 16-19.

Part 2 will be released on August 16th.

The first season of Iron Fist was a major disappointment compared to the high standards of other Marvel Netflix shows, but hopes are high for Season 2. It hits the streaming service next month, and the first full trailer has been released.

Last month’s first teaser hinted that Danny Rand would face a threat from his past, and this new trailer reveals who it is. It’s another Iron Fist, known as Steel Serpent, who trained with Danny, and it looks like he will be a real threat to our hero. There’s also plenty of action from Colleen Wing, and an appearance of Luke Cage‘s Misty Knight. Check it out above.

Iron Fist Season 2 stars Finn Jones as Danny, Jessica Henwick as Colleen, plus Simone Missick (Missy), Sacha Dhawan (Steel Serpent), and Alice Eve as the villainous Typhoid Mary. The whole season will be released on Netflix on September 7.

During the Iron Fist panel at last month’s San Diego Comic-Con panel, Marvel TV boss Jeph Loeb recognized that the second season of Iron Fist needed improvement. He stated that the makers would “up the game” in terms of the show’s fight choreography, with Creed and Black Panther choreographer Clayton Barber on board for this season. In addition, the series has a new showrunner, with former Sleepy Hollow executive producer Raven Metzner taking over from Scott Buck.

In related news, the third season of Daredevil is also expected in 2018. Netflix is yet to confirm the release date, but Netflix VP of Original Content Cindy Holland previously told Deadline that Daredevil Season 3 would be a “return to form,” without the logistical difficulties of Season 2. “The biggest issue was the timing of production and launching of The Defenders,” she said. “We had to shut down all of the shows, so all the actors be available for The Defenders. There is no problem with this season, I think it’s fantastic, it’s a real return to form in my view.”

Xbox Game Pass is becoming a fantastic service for anyone who wants to play games without spending a lot of money. For $10 a month, Xbox One owners can get access to over 100 games they can download and play until their subscription runs out. The newest addition to the service is a game that just released: Graveyard Keeper.

Advertised as “the most inaccurate medieval cemetery management sim of all time,” Graveyard Keeper has you build and manage a graveyard before the days of science and health codes. You’ll gather resources to craft items and expand your morbid business. As you can probably tell from the description, it’s a quirky game.

To maximize your profits, you’re encouraged to cut every corner you can and make increasingly ethically questionable decisions. For instance, to make a few extra bucks, you can do some under-the-table things with the corpses coming through your business. If you want, you can sell their organs to the butcher down the lane, or use them as a burger substitute for the attendees of the witch-burning festival.

The tone is lighthearted, so it doesn’t come off as disturbing as it might sound. You can also go on quests and explore dungeons to get new crafting materials and alchemy ingredients. You can fish and chat up villagers and plant crops.

If you don’t have Xbox Game Pass, Graveyard Keeper costs $20. But grabbing a six-month subscription for $60 gets you access to it, plus an array of other Xbox, Xbox 360, and Xbox One games. This month’s Xbox Game Pass additions include Hitman, Rage, and Doom. You also get access to exclusive first-party games at launch.

If you live or plan in to visit the New York City area, you can take part in a special bit of promotion for the upcoming Spider-Man PS4 game from Insomniac. Community manager James Stevenson has shared photos of the Times Square Shuttle, the subway car that has been decked out with a special paint job to celebrate the wall-crawler.

The images show a subway car emblazoned in bright red with a giant Spidey portrait on one side. The interior is just as bright, with the same red color scheme, posters advertising the game, Spider-Man logos on each seat, Daily Bugle ads, and a Daily Bugle paper printed onto one of the seats.

Stevenson’s tweet didn’t specify just how long the special train will run, but it’s a smart bet it will go at least until the game’s release date on September 7. If you plan on visiting Manhattan before then, you may want to head towards the Times Square subway stop and see if you can catch it.

Our first few hours with Spider-Man show good reason for the proverbial (and now literal) hype train. Aside from some reservations about the dated tower-climbing mechanic, it has a lot going for it. The launch trailer recently showed even more signature Spidey action beats. Check out our pre-order guide for more details.

If you haven’t picked up a Nintendo Switch yet, a new bundle offers a pretty good deal to get you started. The Walmart-exclusive set includes the console along with Mario Tennis Aces and 1-2-Switch for $360. Since both games are still regularly priced at $60, the bundle essentially includes one for free.

Mario Tennis Aces is a pretty well-regarded arcade tennis game, despite some initial balance issues that have since been addressed. In GameSpot’s Mario Tennis Aces review, Justin Clark wrote, “I still crave the satisfying thwack from a Power Shot, mentally replay matches and imagine how I might do things differently given a bit more focus and know-how. Mario Tennis Aces does what this series has done best, and for the most part, improves what it’s rarely gotten right prior.”

1-2-Switch received a more middling reception. As a Switch launch game, it seemed mostly a tool to show off the new tech with a variety of somewhat inventive but short mini-games. It was among the top-selling Switch games so far, but the lack of depth meant the games didn’t have much longevity.

The bundle will be available at Walmart locations starting on September 5. Both games are included as download codes, so you may want to look into expanding your space with an SD card. For more discounts, check out this week’s best Eshop deals on Nintendo Switch.

The financial woes continue for subscription service MoviePass. Parent company Helios and Matheson, CEO Ted Farnsworth, and CFO Stuart Benson are now being sued by shareholders over alleged false and misleading statements about its business prospects.

Deadline reports that shareholder Jeffrey Braxton filed the class action suit, claiming that he was misled by the company and suffered significant financial losses as a result. The suit claims the business model was unsustainable and that it was always inevitable that the parent company would run out of cash. It claims there was “no reasonable basis to believe” that MoviePass could monetize the model fast enough to maintain the business.

The company has been bleeding losses recently, having closed the most recent quarter with a reported operating loss of $126.6 million. HMNY has remained between $0.03 and $0.08 for the last week, after having fallen sharply in late July.

The sharpest stock drop came the week after the release of Mission Impossible: Fallout, when money problems with the subscription service led to it restricting tickets to blockbuster movies. It subsequently announced a change that would deny access to big new releases, then quickly changed course to offering access to new releases but only to three movies per month. Most recently, a report surfaced that MoviePass was subtly signing users back up after they had cancelled.