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A movie based on Gears of War has been in the works in some capacity for a very long time. It’s now moving forward– again–as producer Universal Pictures has found a screenwriter for the project.

Shane Salerno, whose credits include Armageddon and Shaft, will write the script for the film, according to Variety. Salerno is also on the writing team for James Cameron’s four Avatar sequels.

In October 2016, Microsoft confirmed that the Gears of War movie was in the works with Universal Pictures. The rights have switched hands, it seems, as The Lord of the Rings studio New Line Cinema purchased the rights to make a movie based on the game originally back in 2007.

At the October event, Gears of War boss Rod Fergusson said the goal for the film is not necessarily to copy over the story from a Gears game. Instead, Fergusson said they want to make the best Gears movie possible rather than one which is the most faithful to the games.

As of yet, there is no word on who will direct the untitled Gears of War movie or when it will premiere. Universal Pictures is a juggernaut in the film industry, responsible for franchises like Jurassic World, The Fast and the Furious, Minions, and others.

As for the Gears of War game series, Gears of War 4 was recently updated with new maps and more. You can see a full rundown of everything it comes with here on the Xbox Wire.

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Prey isn’t out until May 5, but it’s already got a new patch to download if you’ve got an early copy of the game.

The update fixes a bunch of bugs, which ranged from frame rate and crash issues to gameplay problems such as grenades exploding when you pick them up. With the 1.3 GB update installed, these issues should now be resolved.

In addition, you can now switch all dialogue lines to English, no matter which region your game is from. Co-creative director Raphael Colantonio also said on Twitter recently that the game’s audio, which some players thought was overbearing when under threat from enemies, has been remixed in the game’s final build.

Take a look at the full patch notes at the bottom of this article, via Gadgets360. Note that the list comes from the PlayStation 4 version of the game; the Xbox One and PC update may differ.

Prey’s developer, Arkane, said recently that it “doubled” its thoroughness in working on the title’s PC version after Dishonored 2–from the same company–suffered from a multitude of problems on the platform. Many players seem to be impressed by the game’s Opening Hour demo, though that is only available on consoles.

The PC version’s minimum and recommended specs were also revealed recently, and the game’s soundtrack is available now.

Prey is a reimagining of the 2006 original, and a replacement for the canceled sequel to that game that was in development at Human Head Studios.

The new title is seen by some as a spiritual successor to the 1994 game System Shock, while we also think it’s been inspired by BioShock.

Prey Day One Update Patch Notes

Note: minor story spoilers follow.

Enemies

• Phantom corpses will now have proper names if they were NPCs that were turned into phantoms.
• Cystoids and Cystoid nests now react appropriately to fast-moving objects.
• Explosive containers will now explode when thrown at technopaths.
• Nightmare will no longer camp objects the player has turned into in front of it.
• Operators can no longer occasionally shoot through walls.
• AI adjusts for difficulty level more effectively.
• Multiple telepaths in an area no longer chain attacks on the player.

Weapons

• Touching placed grenades while mimicked will no longer cause them to explode.
• Boltcaster can no longer cause zero-damage critical hits.
• Nullwave Transmitter now works on Apex tendrils.
• Technopath can now be hit by sneak attacks with the stun gun.
• Grenades are now affected by lift fields.
• Dropped weapons will now re-equip to favourites wheel when picked up.
• Recycler grenade damage now properly scales with difficulty level.
• Gloo Gun no longer loses functionality after placing too many gloo balls in a level.

Powers

• Various Fixes to Mimic Matter ability.
• Player can now open EMP’d doors with their leverage abilities.
• Backlash now properly prevents suit damage while active.
• Player’s attacks will no longer consume Backlash charges.
• Objects targeted by Lift field will be highlighted properly.
• Remote Manipulation can now be used to open most containers.

Chipsets

• Beam Shielding chipset now properly reduces damage from military operators.
• Updated Mimic Detection Gen 2 chipset description to include all mimic types.

Player

• Military operator effects fixed for first-person view.
• Players are now affected by electric floors/water while jumping.
• Telepath will no longer knock player out of the world in Crew Quarters.
• Player will no longer fall out of the world when gravity is restored when they’re upside down.
• Players can now carry destroyed operators properly in Zero-G.

Game

• Hacking minigame will now properly display what object is being hacked in the UI.
• Players can now split stacks when looking at container inventories.
• Various fixes to behaviours when player mimics an operator.
• Localised versions of the game now support switching VO to English.
• Killing Mikhaila with the Q-Beam now only counts as one human killed.
• Quickload loads the most recent save of an type, not just auto-save.
• Addressed several frame rate bugs.
• Addressed several save/load bugs.
• Several crash fixes.
• Various mission and objective marker fixes.
• Various localised text and audio fixes.
• Various SFX fixes.
• Various VFX fixes.

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Remedy Entertainment, the studio behind games like Alan Wake and Quantum Break, has reached a deal with 505 Games for its next project, which is codenamed P7. The global publishing deal covers P7’s physical and digital release for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.

As part of the deal, 505 Games is giving Remedy €7.75 million ($8.46 million) in funding for the development of the game. 505 will also market and publish the game, with the company getting a royalty rate of 45 percent on P7’s game sales.

The announcement also contains some details on P7, which until now has been shrouded in almost complete secrecy. It’s billed as a “cinematic third-person action game” set in a universe that Remedy created.

“Featuring an intriguing story and a game structure offering a long-lasting experience, P7 contains the deepest game mechanics yet in a Remedy game,” the press release said, adding that the game runs on Remedy’s internal Northlight engine.

“We have a strong vision of what P7 should be,” Remedy CEO Tero Virtala said. “505 Games brings into this partnership experience and competences that help us successfully make this vision become reality together. Remedy is also investing in P7 and is deeply committed to creating an unique gaming experience that will keep the players engaged and playing for a long time to come. We are really excited to embark on this journey with 505 Games.”

We’ll report back with more details on P7 as they are announced.

In addition to P7, Remedy is making the sequel to CrossFire in partnership with Korean studio Smilegate.

It remains to be seen if Remedy will make a sequel to Quantum Break or Alan Wake. Quantum Break “sold really well,” Microsoft marketing boss Aaron Greenberg said last year. At the same time, he made it sound like there won’t be a sequel. “Just like every movie, not every game needs a sequel,” he said.

On the subject of Alan Wake, Remedy has said time and again that it has ideas for a new game in the series, though it looks like it’s not happening soon.

What are you hoping to see from Remedy’s next game? Let us know in the comments below!

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Darksiders III has been leaked for PS4, Xbox One, and PC by retailer Amazon. The series’ creative director had indicated the franchise had a future after previous publisher THQ’s collapse, but no new game has so far been officially unveiled.

Now, thanks to a product page listed on Amazon, we have more details. The description states you’ll play as a mage named Fury and that you’ll need to “harness [her] magic to unleash her various forms–each granting her access to new weapons, moves, and traversal abilities.”

The listing goes on to state that you’ll be able to “explore an open-ended, living, free-form game world in which Fury moves back and forth between environments to uncover secrets while advancing the story.” Your objective, meanwhile, is to “defeat the Seven Deadly Sins and their servants who range from mystical creatures to degenerated beings.”

Take a look at the rest of Darksiders III’s description below, via Amazon.

“Return to an apocalyptic Earth in Darksiders III, a hack-n-slash action-adventure where players assume the role of Fury in her quest to hunt down and dispose of the Seven Deadly Sins. The most unpredictable and enigmatic of the Four Horsemen, Fury must succeed where many have failed–to bring balance to the forces that now ravage Earth. Darksiders III is the long-anticipated, third chapter in the critically-acclaimed Darksiders franchise.”

The game’s release date is down as December 31, 2018, though this could simply be a placeholder. The listing also revealed a price, $60, and some new images, which you can see in the gallery below.

Darksiders and Darksiders II launched in 2010 and 2012, respectively, while the original also got a current-gen re-release late last year. The franchise was caught up in THQ’s collapse in 2013, with Nordic Games acquiring the rights to the series. A third entry was in development at the original game’s studio, Vigil Games, which planned for all four of Darksiders’ Horsemen quartet to be playable. When no buyer was found for Vigil Games after THQ’s dissolution, it seemed the series would not be continued, until creative director Joe Madureira said otherwise in 2014: “[Darksiders] is not dead,” he wrote. “The new owner, Nordic, seems very committed to continuing the series.”

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Chet Faliszek, writer of Half-Life 2: Episode One and Half-Life 2: Episode Two, among other critically acclaimed Valve games, has left the studio after 12 years.

His departure was confirmed through a statement issued to GamesIndustry.biz, in which he said it was “nothing exciting or drama filled.”

“I worked there for 12 years, shipped a bunch of great games and some amazing hardware and wanted to change things up,” Faliszek said.

During his time at Valve, Faliszek contributed to the writing of some of the studio’s most acclaimed titles. In addition to the Half-Life 2 DLC episodes mentioned above, he also had a hand in the writing of Portal and Portal 2, as well as Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2.

More recently, however, he has spearheaded developer relations for Vive, the VR headset Valve produced in partnership with HTC.

Faliszek has not provided any details on the next step in his career: “There’s no news on what’s next,” he said in his statement. “I will let you know when that happens.”

In February, Erik Wolpaw left Valve. Like Faliszek, Wolpaw’s credits include Half-Life 2: Episode One and Episode Two, as well as Portal and the two Left 4 Dead games.

Last year, Marc Laidlaw, primary writer for Half-Life and Half-Life 2, also left the studio. At this point, Faliszek’s departure means the main writers on the Half-Life series are no longer at Valve.

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Following this summer’s release of Wonder Woman, Aquaman will be the next DC superhero to feature in his own standalone movie. Jason Momoa plays the King of the Sea, and he has been speaking about his role in the film, which begins production this month.

In an interview with GQ, Momoa explained that unlike Batman or Superman, this wasn’t a character that already had an established identity onscreen. “We’ve never really seen anything from this guy before, so it’s fun to have a level playing field,” Momoa said. “There aren’t like four Aquamans before me. I get to set the tone for it.”

Aquaman also stars Amber Heard as Mera, Patrick Wilson as Aquaman’s villainous half-brother Orm Marius, Nicole Kidman as Aquaman’s mother, and Willem Dafoe as his adviser, Dr. Vulko. Last month it was announced the ’80s action icon Dolph Lundgren would play the role of King Nereus.

The film is directed by James Wan, who previously made Furious 7 and The Conjuring movies. Wan recently posted images of some spectacular potential locations for the film.

Both Momoa and Heard will feature in this year’s Justice League prior to Aquaman. In March, director Zack Snyder revealed some VFX test footage of Aquaman’s underwater lair–check it out here.

Aquaman hits theaters on October 5, 2018.

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