“So we’re supposed to be debt collectors, yeah? We didn’t collect anything.” An official international trailer has debuted for an action comedy titled The Debt Collector, which is the same title as a 1999 film starring Billy Connolly & Ken Stott. This new The Debt Collector is executive produced by and stars Scott Adkins, who plays a classically-trained martial artist who takes a job as a debt collector for the mob. The typical plot involves a client that “pulls him into a situation deeper than could ever be expected.” Also starring Louis Mandylor, Michael Pare, Tony Todd, and Vladimir Kulich. This looks like a crazy violent, awkward dark comedy, buddy movie and I’m not sure if that’s a good thing. Could be good, could be bad? Take a look. ›››
“No art worth a damn was ever created out of happiness, I can tell you that much.” Netflix has debuted the trailer for an indie titled Kodachrome, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival last year. Based on an article by A.G. Sulzberger, the film is about a father and son who take a road trip to Kansas in order to develop photos at Kodak’s last Kodachrome lab before it closes its doors forever. It’s set during the final days of the admired photo development system known as Kodachrome, with production finishing in 2010. This is clearly a love letter to the art of film and developing film and the days of film, but wrapped around the engaging story of a fun road trip. Kodachrome stars Jason Sudeikis, Ed Harris, Elizabeth Olsen, Wendy Crewson, Bruce Greenwood, and Dennis Haysbert. This looks quite good, it’s worth a watch. ›››
“We never thought it would happen to us.” Whoa. This looks cool. A full-length official trailer has debuted for a new sci-fi film from Sweden titled Den Blomstertid Nu Kommer, which translates directly to Now the time of blossoming arrives. The film is called The Unthinkable in English, and is about a mysterious attack on Sweden. This film, from director Victor Danell, was crowd-funded originally but has a huge big-budget Hollywood look to it, especially with some of the action sequences seen in this full trailer. Starring Christoffer Nordenrot, Lisa Henni, Jesper Barkselius, Pia Halvorsen, and Magnus Sundberg. I don’t know what exactly is going on, possibly aliens or something else, but it looks crazy good. Watch below. ›››
“I have an announcement: I’m in love.” Paladin has released an official theatrical trailer for the new film directed by William H. Macy (of Rudderless, The Layover), titled Krystal, which first premiered at a few smaller film festivals last year. Krystal stars Rosario Dawson and Nick Robinson, along with Grant Gustin, Kathy Bates, Jacob Latimore, Felicity Huffman, William H. Macy, T.I., Rick Fox, and William Fichtner. In the film, Nick Robinson plays a sheltered man from the South with a strange heart condition who falls for an alcoholic woman, following her into AA just to be in the same room as her. “Past transgressions smash head on with young love, causing complications for everyone involved but In order to have even a hint of a chance to come out the other side, Taylor must face his own demons and learn what it means to live without fear and finally become a man.” There’s some serious Southern accents in this. Enjoy. ›››
“There’s a shadow hanging over us, but there’s a light that always guides us home… A light that may go out…” Wow, this is a gorgeous 2-minute short documentary. Land of Steel is from UK-based filmmaker Chris Thomas (also behind Cropped a few years ago) who made this film as a passion project. The short doc follows 70-year-old Port Talbot resident John, a retired worker and life long resident of Port Talbot as “he runs familiar paths, contemplating the shadows of uncertainty as the future of Welsh steel hangs in a precarious balance.” There’s a moment in this where it has that Blade Runner feel with a Vangelis-like score and vibrant shots of the industrial landscape. Shows how much you can achieve in only two minutes of time. ›››
“We know the risks. But it keeps us alive.” Super LTD has debuted a new US trailer for Belgian romantic crime drama Racer and the Jailbird, from Belgian director Michaël R. Roskam, of Bullhead and The Drop. This premiered at the Toronto and Venice Film Festivals last year under the title Le Fidèle in French, which just means The Faithful. Racer and the Jailbird stars Matthias Schoenaerts (from Bullhead, Rust and Bone, Red Sparrow) and Adèle Exarchopoulos (from Blue is the Warmest Color), along with Eric De Staercke, Jean-Benoît Ugeux, Nabil Missoumi, Thomas Coumans, and Nathalie Van Tongelen. This is described as a “breathlessly stylish and sexy crime epic” that is “set against an electrifying backdrop of high-speed racing and high-stakes heists.” It looks very good, and I like the way they handle the subtitles. ›››
Sea of Thieves developer Rare has scrapped plans for a proposed change, after harsh feedback from the community and a realization that their messaging around it was confusing. The “Death Cost” was included as a coming update in a set of release notes, suggesting that the Captain of the Ferry of the Damned would charge a small fee for each death.
The community was not pleased and let Rare know, loudly enough that producer Joe Neate issued a mea culpa and let fans know the Death Cost won’t be coming after all.
Letting everyone know we’ve heard the feedback and the proposed ‘Death Cost’ in #SeaOfThieves is, well, dead. We messed up with the messaging around this, and it’s now gone. Thanks for the honest feedback & discussion on this. https://t.co/83pYg5HPbq
The release notes have been updated as well. It’s careful to note that the plan was never to charge players for PvP deaths, since it would have such an impact on player experience. But it also echoed Neate’s point that the team fumbled the messaging.
“We understand that this addition to the release notes was a little confusing, and in the future we will ensure that any future updates we discuss give you a better understanding of how and why we’re implementing it,” the notes read. “Sea of Thieves is constantly evolving, and any feature we will test, monitor data and listen to your feedback to ensure we’re making the right decisions.”
That spirit of constant evolution is needed, as we’ve found it fun but in need of more content so far. The team has shown themselves to be pretty nimble, issuing a comedic “day one patch” just for kicks. You can try swashing some buckles for free with a 14-day trial of the Xbox Games Pass, which will get a new batch in April. Before you heave ho, be sure to check out some tips for landlubbers.
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Those looking for some sweet deals on PC hardware are in luck as Amazon has launched a sale that covers pre-built systems, gaming monitors, headsets, keyboards, mice, and core components (CPUs, a PSU, and storage drives). These deals offer deep discounts and you can check out everything that is included in this Amazon sale here.
While there aren’t any reasonably priced video cards, given their skyrocketed value due to cryptocurrency mining, there are other options to get your hands on a new gaming PC without breaking the bank. The Acer Predator Helios 300 packs a 6GB GTX 1060 video card with 16GB of RAM and an Intel Core i7-7700HQ CPU for $950 ($150 off). MSI has its own offering with a thin profile laptop equipped with a GTX 1050 Ti, i7-7700HQ, and 8GB of RAM for $800 ($300 off). CyberPowerPC’s Game Master desktop comes with a Ryzen 7 1700X CPU, 8GB of RAM, and an AMD RX 580 for $800 ($230 off).
There are plenty of monitors to choose from whether you’re ready for 4K resolution or want to go with a high refresh rate panel. ViewSonic has a simple 22-inch 1080p monitor for $95 ($25 off), a 27-inch 1080p 144Hz monitor with FreeSync for $280 ($60 off), and a very fast 25-inch 1080p 240Hz FreeSync monitor for $320 ($130 off). Acer is offering a 27-inch 1080p 144Hz FreeSync display for $220 and 28-inch 4K monitor with FreeSync for $280 ($70 off).
If you’re in the market for new peripherals, a Ffew of these headsets, keyboards, or mice might catch your eye. Logitech’s G233 Prodigy is going for $40.37 ($39.63 off) and G633 Artemis Spectrum is at $70 ($80 off); Razer has its Kraken 7.1 V2 headset at $75 ($25 off). The HyperX Alloy Elite RGB keyboard with Cherry MX Blue switches is at $130 ($40 off), and Razer’s Blackwidow X Chroma Mercury Edition with clicky Razer Green switches are going for $120 ($30 off). Logitech is offering the G610 Orion Red keyboard with Cherry MX red swithes for only $60 ($60 off) and the wireless G613 mechanical keyboard with Romer-G switches for just $70 ($80 off). The Corsair M65 Pro RGB mouse is currently $40 ($20 off) while the Razer Lancehead Tournament Mercury Edition is $60 ($20 off).
A few of the items on discount for Amazon’s PC hardware sale.
In addition to systems, monitors, peripherals, and core components, the Elgato Stream Deck is currently $100 ($50 off); this device is a handy tool for streamers and video producers. Plenty of high-end routers can also be seen in the full sale page on Amazon. You can see all the items laid out in the listing below:
Systems
MSI GL62M 7 Rex Laptop – $800
CyberPowerPC Gamer Master Desktop – $800
Acer Predator Helios 300 Laptop – $949
Monitors
22-inch ViewSonic 1080p VX2252MH – $95
27-inch Acer KG271 1080p 144Hz with FreeSync – $220
28-inch Acer KG281K 4K with FreeSync – $280
27-inch ViewSonic 1080p 144Hz XG2701 with FreeSync – $280
25-inch ViewSonic 1080p 240Hz with FreeSync – $320
Headsets
Logitech G233 Prodigy – $40.37
Logitech G633 Artemis Spectrum – $70
Razer Kraken 7.1 V2 – $75
Keyboards
Logitech G610 Orion Red – $60
Logitech G613 Wireless Mechanical – $70
Razer Blackwidow X Chroma Mercury Edition – $120
HyperX Alloy Elite RGB, Cherry MX Blue – $130
Mice
Corsair M65 Pro RGB – $40
Razer Invicta Mercury Edition mousepad – $50
Razer Lancehead Tournament Mercury Edition – $60
CPUs, Motherboard, PSU
EVGA SuperNOVA 650-watt 80+ Gold power supply – $70
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 – $150
Asus ROG Crosshair VI Hero AM4 motherboard – $200
Intel Core i7-7700K – $280
Drives
WD MyPassport X 2TB External HDD USB 3.0 – $63
WD Black 256GB M.2 NVMe SSD – $80
WD MyPassport 4TB External HDD USB 3.0 – $120
WD Black 512GB M.2 NVMe SSD – $153
Miscellaneous
Elgato Stream Deck – $100
Linksys AC1200 MAX WiFi Range Extender – $60
Linksys AC1900 Dual Band Wireless Router – $105
Netgear R7500-200NAS Nighthawk X4 Router – $140
Linksys WRT AC3200 Dual Band Gigabit Wireless Router – $180
Far Cry 5‘s release is upon us, and like its most recent predecessor, it’s available on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. While the game features PS4 Pro and Xbox One X enhancements, as always the top-tier visual experience will be had on PC–though you’ll need some high-end hardware to make that happen.
In the video above, you can see Far Cry 5 running at Ultra settings on PC, which is as high as you crank things up. (We’ll have a 4K version coming soon for those with a display to check that out.) You’ll get to see a wide range of gameplay, as we deal with an outpost, do some driving, and then take part in a story mission where you have to defend a prison.
Far Cry 5 supports a broad range of hardware on PC; Ubisoft provides a set of minimum requirements that will let you run the game at 720p on Low presets with an i5-2400 or FX-6300 and a GTX 670 or R9 270. However, for a 4K 60 FPS experience, you’ll need far more (which is a pricey proposition, thanks to cryptocurrency): Ubisoft recommends an i7-6700K or Ryzen 7 1700X and a GTX 1080 SLI or RX Vega 56 CFX. You can see the full list of required and recommended specs below.
