“Just because we’re plumbing the depths of the unconscious mind doesn’t mean we can’t have a cup of tea.” BFI has debuted a trailer for a little crime thriller from the UK called The Ghoul, the feature debut of actor Gareth Tunley. The film stars Tom Meeten as a detective who goes undercover as a patient to investigate a psychotherapist. However, he gets in over his head and the “line between fantasy and reality begins to blur.” Also featuring Alice Lowe, Rufus Jones, Niamh Cusack and Geoffrey McGivern. This seems to be a very trippy psychological thriller with sleek cinematography that will mess with your own mind. Take a look. ›››
“What happened to me? I got shot five times!” A second teaser for the film All Eyez on Me has arrived, with more footage than the first teaser from the summer. The film profiles the life of successful American rapper Tupac “2Pac” Shakur, who has killed in a drive by shooting at the age of 25 in 1996. Demetrius Shipp Jr. plays the late musician, and the cast includes Danai Gurira, Kat Graham, Annie Ilonzeh, Dominic L. Santana, Jamal Woolard and Keith Robinson. This actually looks damn good, better than anyone expected and that’s a good thing. This trailer is very powerful, makes me really want to see this. ›››
“How long have you been here?” Alfama Films has debuted an official trailer for the French drama Never Ever, adapted from Don DeLillo’s novel The Body Artist, directed by French filmmaker Benoît Jacquot. The film is playing at the Toronto Film Festival now and just premiered at the Venice Film Festival before this. Mathieu Amalric stars as a “self-centered” filmmaker who falls for a beautiful body artist performing at the same gallery where his own film is screening. He runs off with her to his mansion and starts a passionate love affair, but of course their romance doesn’t last. Also starring the lovely Julia Roy as Laura, Jeanne Balibar, Victória Guerra and Elmano Sancho. This seems like yet another French romantic film with passion and desire and beauty driving the story, though I’m curious if there is some weird, freaky twist in it. ›››
“How the hell did she manage that?!” EuropaCorp has unveiled the trailer for the sure-to-be-controversial new drama Miss Sloane, starring Jessica Chastain as an ambitious lobbyist. Chastain plays Elizabeth Sloane, who is brought in to help fight for legislation requiring more stringent background checks for gun ownership. Of course she encounters an absurd amount of stubborn and powerful resistance, and this trailer teases that opposition. Also starring Mark Strong, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Alison Pill, Jake Lacy, John Lithgow, Michael Stuhlbarg, Sam Waterston & Dylan Baker. This looks very impressive, and I fully support Chastain’s character and all she is fighting for. It also makes me a bit sad, because she is obviously going to be “annihilated”. The film is likely going to play both sides equally, but still, we know. Take a look. ›››
The character Frank Grimes was a rarity in The Simpsons history. He was introduced and killed off in the Season 8 episode Homer’s Enemy back in 1997. And that was that.
Now, to the delight or dismay of fans, Fox has announced that the grumpy everyman is being resurrected for an upcoming Treehouse of Horror episode.
Grimes, or Grimey as he liked to be called, will show up in Episode 600, according to Entertainment Weekly. He’s still angry about the stupidity of Homer and other Nuclear Power Plant employees. According to executive producer Al Jean, “He’s certainly madder at Homer than ever.”
Unfortunately (or maybe it’s for the best?), Grimes will only appear in the Treehouse of Horror episode in a cameo role as a ghost. He works with Sideshow Bob and other nefarious characters in an effort to kill members of the Simpsons family.
“They’re forming a sinister squadron of Simpsons enemies to try to kill the Simpsons,” Jean said. “If that doesn’t make people tune in, I don’t know what else we can say.”
Grimes is voiced by prolific Simpsons voice actor Hank Azaria. The character has been referenced in previous Simpsons episodes following his death, but the upcoming Treehouse of Horror episode will mark the first time he’s spoken in almost 20 years.
Season 28 of The Simpsons premieres on September 25. The season will also host the show’s first-ever hour-long episode, featuring Empire‘s Taraji Henson and comedian Keegan-Michael Key.
The newest episode of Rare’s Sea of Thieves behind-the-scenes series focuses specifically on the Xbox One and PC game’s clouds.
In the video, principal technical artist Valentine Kozin talks about how Rare went about designing the game’s clouds and the challenges associated with creating “fluffy things.” Another interesting takeaway from the video is that clouds can take on numerous shapes, including that of a pirate ship or a skull. Kozin goes on to say in the video that no one else is doing what Rare is doing with regards to clouds and the end result is the “most beautiful, picturesque skies.”
Sea of Thieves is an Xbox Play Anywhere game. That means if you buy it (digitally) on Xbox One, you will get the PC version for free and vice versa. The game comes out in 2017, though a release date has not been announced.
Want something new to play on PC? Ubisoft’s racing game The Crew is now completely free through the company’s Uplay store as part of its 30th anniversary celebration.
To get the game, go to the Ubi30 webpage, click “Get Your Free Game on PC Now,” and follow the instructions to download and install the title.
Three more games will be offered for free, coming in October, November, and December. October’s game will be revealed during the middle of the month. You have 30 days to claim a new title, after which it’s yours to keep forever.
Next up for The Crew is an expansion called Calling All Units. It lets you hit the streets as a cop or a street racer for a “police chase fantasy,” Ubisoft said when announcing it. There is a 12-mission story that introduces the police-versus-racer gameplay, featuring “fully tuned” vehicles and more.
Calling All Units comes out on November 29 for all platforms. The first expansion for The Crew, called Wild Run, came out in November 2015.
The Crew received a score of 5/10 in GameSpot’s review. Critic Peter Brown said, “When The Crew puts you into races with good AI, and you get to race through interesting and varied environments, you get the feeling that you’re playing a good game. When you struggle to find people to join your crew online, balk at the outdated graphics, and shake your head at the AI and the occasionally unpredictable physics, you realize: The Crew isn’t that good after all. When you can’t play due to server issues, you find a new game to play and leave The Crew in your dust.”
Destiny will not be among the games to receive a patch for the PlayStation 4 Pro version when the console launches in November, though it hasn’t been ruled out for the future.
In an interview with GameSpot, executive producer Scott Taylor laid out Bungie’s plans. The developer is “looking at” support for the PS4 Pro, but fans may want to get comfortable.
Here is the exchange from our interview:
GameSpot: “Are you planning on any support for PS4 Pro?”
Scott Taylor: “No.”
GameSpot: “No? With Rise of Iron?”
Scott Taylor: “Yeah. Not for Rise of Iron. Maybe as far as the future. We have nothing to announce today, but I mean we’ll be looking at [that].”
You can see all the PS4 games getting PS4 Pro upgrades in this roundup.
The PS4 Pro launches on November 10, priced at $400. The console has double the GPU power of the existing model and technology adapted from AMD Polaris graphical architecture. These allow the PS4 Pro to reach resolutions “not thought possible on consoles” in 2016, according to lead system architect Mark Cerny.
On the more immediate horizon is the launch for the PS4 slim, which comes out tomorrow, September 15, priced at $300.
As for Destiny, the game’s fourth expansion, Rise of Iron, lands on September 20. The expansion’s launch trailer will debut later today, but you can watch a teaser for it right now.
Konami will be showing off Metal Gear Survive during its Tokyo Game Show livestream event. The game is scheduled to appear on September 17 at 4 PM JST, which is around 12 AM PT. You’ll be able to watch it on company’s YouTube page.
Further details about what will be shown have not been specified, but it’s likely members of the development team will be in attendance to discuss the game.
Metal Gear Survive was announced during Gamescom. It is a multiplayer stealth game coming to Xbox One, PS4, and PC in 2017. The spinoff is set in the same universe as Metal Gear Solid 5 and takes place after the events of Ground Zeroes.
In the aftermath of the attack on Mother Base, Militaires Sans Frontières soldiers are sucked into wormholes along with chunks of the base itself. They are transported into alternate timelines and are forced to fight for survival alongside their comrades. Players will take control of one of these soldiers and team up with others to take on what look like zombies. You can watch the first trailer for Metal Gear Survive above.
Konami has said Metal Gear Survive will not cost $60. Instead, it will be “somewhere in the vicinity” of what Ground Zeroes cost at launch, which was $30.
The launch trailer for Destiny‘s newest expansion, Rise of Iron, will debut later today, Bungie has announced. While you have to wait until 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET to see the full video, a teaser clip from it has been released.
The video spotlights Lord Saladin swinging and slamming down his epic battle axe. Take a look:
The wait is almost over, Guardians. Watch the official Rise of Iron launch trailer tomorrow at 10 AM Pacific. pic.twitter.com/ZcPtx5Bzp8
We’ll update this post later today when the full video premieres.
Rise of Iron comes out on September 20 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Unlike the three previous expansions, The Dark Below, House of Wolves, and The Taken King, this one is not coming to last-generation consoles–and there’s a reason why.
Included with Rise of Iron is a new story campaign, a new location called “The Plaguelands,” and a new social space named “Felwinter Peak.” Also included is a new six-player raid and more Strikes. Additionally, the Gjallarhorn is coming back, while a Gjallarhorn-inspired Sparrow is also included.
