Chronicle Screenwriter Sets The Record Straight On The Sequel

By: Eric Eisenberg It’s been a few months since we last heard an update about the progress of Chronicle 2, and at that time there was little more than bad news. While the news didn’t come from an official source, just screenwriter Max Landis‘ dad John Landis, the story was more than a little disheartening, with the elder Landis saying that the script for the sequel was having … Continue reading Chronicle Screenwriter Sets The Record Straight On The Sequel

Uplay PC download service disabled

By:  Eddie Makuch Ubisoft has shut down its Uplay PC download service today after hackers discovered an exploit that allows games to be downloaded for free, including the highly rumored Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon. Gameplay footage from the title surfaced last night, following the exposure of the exploit. “We are aware of the issue and are working to resolve it quickly,” a Ubisoft representative told GameSpot. “Uplay’s PC … Continue reading Uplay PC download service disabled

Anne Hathaway Reuniting With Christopher Nolan For Interstellar

By: Katey Rich Anne Hathaway, a newly minted Oscar winner who also stole nearly every scene in last summer’s The Dark Knight Rises, is now set to reunite with Christopher Nolan for the director’s upcoming super-secret sci-fi adventure. Deadline reports that she’s about to close a deal to star in Interstellar, the project that already has Matthew McConaughey on board as the lead. We know almost nothing else about the story, other … Continue reading Anne Hathaway Reuniting With Christopher Nolan For Interstellar

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn closed beta phase 2 now underway

By: Erren Van Duine The second phase of closed beta testing for Final Fantasy XIV is now underway. Much like the process for phase 1, phase 2 will continue operating within “beta weekends.” While beta players will still be restricted to the city-state of Gridania, this early beta phase will introduce PC gamepad support, chocobo mounts, as well as all new Full Active Time Events. Starting … Continue reading Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn closed beta phase 2 now underway

Tom Felton, Jake Abel And Garret Dillahunt To Play WWII Navy Flyers In Ghosts Of The Pacific

By:  Kelly West Garret Dillahunt, Tom Felton and Jake Abel are taking to the skies (and the sea) for Baja Studios feature film, Ghosts of the Pacific, which will tell the true story of three World War II Navy flyers who end up adrift on the South Pacific in 1942. Making movies based on true stories from America’s past is the specialty of The American Film Company, … Continue reading Tom Felton, Jake Abel And Garret Dillahunt To Play WWII Navy Flyers In Ghosts Of The Pacific

Rocksteady confident WB Montreal will make ‘fantastic’ Batman game

By:  Eddie Makuch Some may have been alarmed to learn Rocksteady Studios is not behind this October’s Batman: Arkham Origins. Sefton Hill, who directedBatman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City has attempted to alleviate those concerns, saying he is confident WB Games Montreal will deliver a “fantastic” Batman game that does the series justice. “Rocksteady is excited to see WB Games Montreal developing the prequel to the Batman Arkham franchise,” … Continue reading Rocksteady confident WB Montreal will make ‘fantastic’ Batman game

Fast & Furious 6’s Luke Evans To Star In Dracula

By:  Eric Eisenberg Next month Luke Evans will be going toe-to-toe with Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, and the rest of the Fast & Furious crew as the main villain of Justin Lin‘s Fast & Furious 6, but for his next antagonist turn he’ll be playing a character with a bit more myth and legend behind him. According to Variety, Evans has signed on for the titular role in Universal’s upcoming Dracula, a new … Continue reading Fast & Furious 6’s Luke Evans To Star In Dracula

Skyrim, Gears of War: Judgment updated

By:  Eddie Makuch The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Gears of War: Judgment today received new updates, bringing various fixes, additions, and tweaks to both games. As previously announced, the 1.9 update for Bethesda‘s open-world role-playing game brings a new Legendary difficulty setting and Legendary Skills. It also addresses a number of bugs, including an instance when couriers appear only dressed in a hat. The Skyrim 1.9 update launched last month … Continue reading Skyrim, Gears of War: Judgment updated

300: Rise Of An Empire Delivers Two New Stills

By:  Eric Eisenberg Zack Snyder is only serving as a producer on 300: Rise of an Empire, the sequel to the 2006 blockbuster about how the Spartans fought off the Persians at the Battle of Thermopylae, but looking at the first stills released from the movie it would seem that director Noam Murro has done his best to capture the same aesthetic. USA Today has posted the first look images … Continue reading 300: Rise Of An Empire Delivers Two New Stills

Xbox 720 powered by AMD x86 chip – Report

By: Eddie Makuch According to sources speaking to Bloomberg, Microsoft’s still-unannounced Xbox 720 will use an AMD x86 processor. AMD is also providing chips for Sony’s PlayStation 4. A shift to the x86 format means Xbox 360 discs won’t be supported and backwards compatibility would be possible only through software emulation. The AMD processor in the Xbox 720 reportedly combines “Jaguar” central processing units with graphics chips, according … Continue reading Xbox 720 powered by AMD x86 chip – Report