Games

A new Resident Evil movie is currently being filmed with Zach Cregger – known for directing Barbarian and Weapons – at the helm. This film won’t be a direct remake of any specific game, but rather a completely new story set within the Resident Evil universe. It won’t feature familiar characters like Leon Kennedy or Jill Valentine. Oliver Berben, CEO of Constantin Film, recently told Deadline that the movie is intentionally different from the games, and fans shouldn’t expect a close adaptation. He explained that Zach Cregger is bringing his own unique vision to the project, making it quite distinct from what’s come before.

Despite being released over seven months ago, the popular anime movie still isn’t available on Crunchyroll. Recent showings in theaters have actually pushed back its streaming release date. Another major anime film from this year, Chainsaw Man The Movie – Reze Arc, premiered in Japan in September and, while you can rent it on Amazon Prime and it’s available in some regions, it’s not yet available for regular streaming either. It’s frustrating that fans can’t easily watch these two big anime movies, but that might change in the near future.

Kylie Minogue, the global pop icon who’s been reinventing herself for decades, has officially joined the Barbie Signature lineup with a collector doll that captures her show-stopping “Padam Padam” aesthetic. 

A new rumor from Nintendo insider Nash Weedle suggests we might see a new 3D Mario game revealed this week. Weedle has a good track record – they correctly predicted the announcement of a new Donkey Kong game at the last Nintendo Direct. This announcement hinges on whether Nintendo’s planned Direct happens as scheduled, as these presentations are sometimes postponed.

The new Resident Evil game will be the largest in the series ever released, needing significantly more storage space than previous titles. It requires much more space than Resident Evil 4 (58GB) and is nearly three times bigger than Resident Evil Village, which needed 27.3GB.

Fleider’s work on the popular video games Borderlands and Borderlands 2 is another key achievement. These games have collectively sold over 100 million copies during his time at Gearbox Entertainment.

Marvel and Sony have clashed over character rights before, most notably with Spider-Man and related characters like Spider-Woman. Interestingly, Marvel did get the rights back to Ghost Rider in 2013, but they haven’t significantly featured him in their projects since the earlier Sony films.

Anyone familiar with bad ‘80s video games likely expected E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial for the Atari 2600 to be on this list. The game is infamous for its poor quality, and it’s best avoided. I still recall being incredibly disappointed when I received it and couldn’t figure out how to play. Rushed into production in just five weeks to coincide with the movie’s release, despite Howard Scott Warshaw’s efforts, Atari shouldn’t have released it. It sold millions of copies due to the initial hype, but frustrated players largely ended up discarding it. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial ultimately became a symbol of the 1983 video game crash.

As is typical for Westeros, not everyone survives. At first, the casualties appear limited to Ser Humfrey Bessbury and Ser Humfrey Hardyng, who both died in battle. However, the situation quickly escalates when Baelor Targaryen removes his helmet to reveal a fatal head wound inflicted by his brother Maekar’s mace. Showrunner Ira Parker discussed the significance of Baelor participating in the Trial of Seven and how his death echoes Ned Stark’s fate in the first season of Game of Thrones, in an interview with EW:

So, the third game in the series doesn’t have a proper title yet, but it’s kinda cool because it’s the first one they’re making for everything at once. The publisher decided to stop holding back and release it on all platforms at the same time, which is awesome for us gamers!