Normally when I’m feeling down, I steer clear of multiplayer games. Competition is rad, but it can turn even kindhearted people into massive bags of Flaming Hot Cheetos, only all the Cheetos are dicks. Or at least, that used to be my policy. Then Overwatch happened.
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“You a whole different type of brotha – you do realize that, right?” Netflix has unveiled the full trailer for the indie film Barry, telling another story about the early years of President Barack Obama. Barry is about “Barry” Obama during his college years, with an afro and everything, as played by Devon Terrell. Most of it takes place around New York City, as Obama was studying at Columbia University at the time. The cast includes Anya Taylor-Joy, Ashley Judd, Jenna Elfman, Ellar Coltrane, Jason Mitchell and John Benjamin Hickey. From the first teaser trailer, I mentioned that I didn’t need to see anything else to be sold. This new trailer shows quite a bit, but I’m still into it – I really want to see this right away. Take a look. ›››
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“We all know the place: the magic mushroom houses, the tiny white pants…” Sony Pictures has debuted a brand new full-length trailer for their CGI animated reboot of The Smurfs movie, titled Smurfs: The Lost Village. The first teaser trailer didn’t show much, this trailer gives us a better glimpse at the story – which seems to involve finding more Smurfs elsewhere, including maybe even more girls. As expected, a few of the Smurfs go out on an adventure to find this “lost village” before Gargamel does. Smurfs: The Lost Village features the voices of Mandy Patinkin as Papa Smurf, Rainn Wilson as Gargamel, Joe Manganiello as Hefty, Demi Lovato as Smurfette, Jack McBrayer as Clumsy, and Danny Pudi as Brainy. This looks fun. ›››
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Even though we have another month left, cinephiles are already releasing 2016 recap videos. Chris Santana has launched the very first 2016 – A Year in Film recap, which includes footage from almost every (major) movie released in 2016. The only one missing is Martin Scorsese’s Silence, only because they still haven’t released a trailer for it yet. I’m very happy to see smaller films like Jackie, Moonlight, Lion and Manchester by the Sea featured in this, especially because they’re an important part of 2016 in film. And it’s especially important to include La La Land, most likely because it has the best chance at winning Best Picture. Dive in. ›››
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Famous actor Johnny Depp will have a big role in the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them sequel, playing the evil wizard Grindelwald. Now, producer David Heyman has discussed why they wanted the Edward Scissorhands and Pirates actor for the part.
“What we wanted was an iconic actor to play Grindelwald, because Grindelwald is an iconic character who has a significant place in this story,” Heyman told Collider. “His ability to persuade the hearts and minds, to persuade people to follow him is essential to this story.”
Grindelwald is “dangerous” in that way, Heyman added. So the producers sought out an actor they thought could be “seductive,” charming, and original.
“We were looking for someone who was seductive and could be charming and could be original, who was iconic, who was a great actor; and that’s what Johnny Depp is,” he explained. “He can be irresistible. He’s powerful. He’s created some iconic characters, and not made the obvious choices when doing so. The unpredictability of the choices he makes is part of what makes him so extraordinary and that was very exciting for us. He was the perfect choice for Grindelwald.”
Depp actually appears as Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them in a small, cameo role. Heyman said Depp filmed his part early in 2016 due to his availability. That Grindelwald, played by Depp, would appear in the first firm was kept a secret from then on.
Fantastic Beasts director David Yates previously talked about casting Depp as Grindelwald, praising the actor for his talents and uniqueness.
“Johnny Depp is a real artist,” Yates said earlier this month. “He’s created several characters who have really resonated in our popular culture. He’s a really brilliant, brilliant actor. We were excited about seeing what he would do with this guy, the character. He’s fearless; he’s imaginative; he’s ambitious. We thought he would do something fun and special. So we went for him, purely on that selfish basis. We don’t care if he’s famous or not famous. We just know he’s interesting.”
A young version of the famous wizard Dumbledore will appear in the first Fantastic Beasts sequel, though it’s not been confirmed yet who will play him in the 2018 movie.
Warner Bros. is planning five Fantastic Beasts movies. Yates is reportedly officially signed up for the first sequel, but he’s not yet ready to commit to directing all five.
Fantastic Beasts opened on November 18 and pulled in $75 million at the US box office to become the No. 1 film of the weekend. For more on the movie, check out GameSpot’s review and what other critics are saying.
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There are going to be quite a few solid Xbox One S offers on Black Friday, but you can avoid the lines with a new offer on the 1 TB variant right now.
As announced previously, retailers across the US are selling all 1 TB Xbox One or Xbox One S models for $50 off through November 23, bringing the price down to $300. That’s the normal price of the 500 GB model (which will go down to $250 on Black Friday).
Some of the 1 TB Xbox One S models available now include the military green Battlefield 1 system, as well as the Gears of War 4, Madden 17, and Halo bundles that come with a white system. Go to Microsoft’s website to see a full rundown of all available Xbox One S bundles.
Starting on November 24/25, retailers will offer the 500 GB Battlefield 1 and Minecraft Xbox One S bundles for only $250.
If you’re in the market for new digital games, Xbox Live is hosting a huge sale right now–see all the deals here. Check back soon to see a full rundown of all the best Xbox Black Friday deals.
For now, check out what retailers are offering in the stories below:
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This post contains major Westworld spoilers.
The first season of HBO’s Westworld is wrapping up soon, as there are only two episodes left. Following Episode 8’s debut last night, the network today put out a teaser preview for Episode 9–and there is a lot to take in. We see the continuation of Maeve’s uprising, the Man in Black getting deeper into his hunt for the Maze, and Dolores going through a tough time of her own. Back inside the lab, we see Bernard trying to come to terms with his reality. Check out the video below.
Episode 9 is titled “The Well-Tempered Clavier.” Here is the chapter’s official description: Dolores and Bernard reconnect with their pasts; Maeve makes a bold proposition to Hector; Teddy finds enlightenment, at a price.”
The episode airs this Sunday, November 27 at 9 PM. Keep checking back with GameSpot for more on Westworld in the days ahead.
HBO recently renewed Westworld for a “mysterious and exciting” Season 2. Man in Black actor Ed Harris teased that he’ll be “involved” with the season, expected in late 2017 or 2018, though the extent of his involvement remains to be seen.
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The Witness has been updated to take advantage of PS4 Pro‘s extra power. The recently-released patch benefits owners of both 1080p and 4K TVs.
If you’re playing the Witness on a 1080p set, you can enjoy native 1080p, up from 900p before. It will continue to play at a smooth 60 FPS.
If you own a 4K TV, meanwhile, you get two options. Option one: you can play the puzzler with the world rendered in 1440p upscaled to 4K, UI at native 4K, all at 60 FPS. Option two: everything at native 4K and 30 FPS.
Creator Jonathan Blow also confirmed his game will support HDR TVs.
We loved The Witness here at GameSpot–critic Mike Mahardy awarded it a 9. Check out our full The Witness review. Alternatively, take a look at our list of every PS4 Pro game that is and isn’t getting an upgrade patch.
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion are not coming to the Xbox One‘s backwards compatibility program, at least not yet. Both Xbox 360 titles recently appeared on the Xbox Live Black Friday sale site, described as games that are playable on Xbox One.
Microsoft’s Major Nelson confirmed on Twitter that these listings were posted in error. The games have now been removed from the Xbox Live Black Friday sale site.
Modern Warfare 3 and Oblivion have not been ruled out for backwards compatibility, however, so they could come someday. Microsoft already has a relationship with the publishers of both titles, as Activision and Bethesda have games in the backwards compatibility catalog. Call of Duty: Black Ops is among the Call of Duty games already in the catalog, while Doom and Doom II are there as well.
Oblivion ($4.94) and Modern Warfare 3 ($15) are marked down right now as part of Xbox Live’s Black Friday sale, which began on November 18. Check out this post to see a rundown of other discounted games.
There are more than 280 games in the Xbox One backwards compatibility program right now; see them all there.
November has been a big month for additions to the catalog. Mass Effect 2, Mass Effect 3, Skate 3, and Blue Dragon were all added. Microsoft’s Phil Spencer said at the start of the month that November would be a “great” month for additions to the program.
The Xbox One’s backwards compatibility feature launched a year ago this month with the New Xbox One Experience update. In celebration of the birthday, Microsoft recently revealed that people have spent 210 million hours playing Xbox 360 games on Xbox One since the feature launched. This is up from 145 million hours as of August 2016.
In other news about Xbox backwards compatibility, Microsoft engineering lead Mike Ybarra said recently that Project Scorpio will “of course” support backwards compatibility. The console goes on sale in holiday 2017.
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The hit zombie drama The Walking Dead continues to pull in millions of viewers every week, but the makers are already thinking beyond the end of the series.
Showrunner Scott M Gimple was asked about the chances of fans seeing a Walking Dead movie by Comicbook.com. “That question comes up every now and again,” he said. “I’m sure one way or another, one day, it’ll happen. I think it would be cool.”
Gimple went on to jokingly speculate about who we might expect to see in a Walking Dead movie, mentioning a few stars from previous hit shows. “William Shatner as Rick,” he suggested. “We’ll get Edward James Olmos as Daryl. Hit all the big shows! Matthew Fox as the Governor!”
Even if a Walking Dead movie does happen, it’ll be a while off. The show has already been recommissioned for an eighth season once the current one ends next year.
Earlier this month, Robert Kirkman, who created the comic that the show is based on, revealed that no one involved in the series has any input in the story’s ending. “There’s no communication whatsoever,” he said, via EW. “They have no approval over what happens in the comic. They’re kind of a hundred percent in the dark, which I guess is pretty remarkable, and I would probably say it’s a testament to the trust that AMC has in me.
“I mean, I guess to a certain extent, at this point, the comic book is kind of a workshop of future seasons of the show, and it’s fun to think that I can just completely torpedo the story if I wanted to.”
The Walking Dead season 7 kicked off in October. The season premiere was a violent and controversial episode, that was nevertheless watched by a total of 20.8 million viewers.
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