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A biopic of the late Queen vocalist Freddie Mercury has been in development for many years, with a variety of filmmakers and actors attached to the project. X-Men: Apocalypse director Bryan Singer is latest filmmaker reported to be talks for the project, with Mr. Robot star Rami Malek attached to the lead role.

According to Deadline, Singer is in discussions to direct the movie, which is titled Bohemian Rhapsody. Singer himself teased his involvement on Instagram, although he stopped short of stating that he was definitely going to direct. He posted a picture of the iconic band, writing “Looking forward to @ramimalek @whoismrrobot playing #Freddie.”

Bohemian Rhapsody has now been in development for eight years. Borat star Sacha Baron Cohen and Ben Whishaw, best known for playing Q in the latest Bond movies, had previously been in line to play Mercury, while Frost/Nixon writer Peter Morgan was also attached at an earlier stage. In February, Baron Cohen stated that David Fincher and Tom Hooper were among the directors that he tried to bring into the project during his time on it.

Singer directed this year’s X-Men: Apocalypse, as well as three previous films in the franchise. In February, he announced that he was working on an remake of the classic adventure movie 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea. “It’s a story I’ve wanted to retell since childhood,” he said. “I promise this will be an epic and emotional adventure for all ages! An adventure very dear to my heart. Not abandoning the #xmen universe.”

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While the upcoming Power Rangers reboot movie is taking many familiar elements from the TV show, it has also made some big changes. The latest image tweeted from the franchise’s official account is no different–it’s the Megazord, the giant mech created by all five Rangers. The picture itself is of a toy Megazord, and it certainly looks nothing like the classic TV version. Check it out below:

This image follows one released last week, which revealed a Dinozord, again in toy form. A previous poster had hinted at the dinosaur mech, but this new picture provides a better idea of what to expect when the movie arrives.

The first trailer for Power Rangers was released in October, and it suggests that the film is going for a more serious tone than the old TV series. The suits didn’t really make much of an appearance in this first teaser, but Elizabeth Banks’ evil Rita Repulsa was featured heavily.

Power Rangers opens in theaters on March 24, 2017, directed by Dean Israelite. It stars Dacre Montgomery, Naomi Scott, RJ Cyler, Becky G, Ludi Lin, and Bryan Cranston.

Power Rangers first appeared on screens in 1993’s Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers. The show mixed new American scenes with footage taken from the Japanese show Super Sentai. To date there have been 23 TV series and two earlier movies.

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Sombra, the new character for Overwatch, was officially unveiled by Blizzard yesterday at Blizzcon 2016, but the cosplay has already started. To be fair, the Sombra cosplay below was officially commissioned by Blizzard (much like they did with Tracer and Widowmaker when Overwatch was first unveiled), but you’re sure to see a lot more of the game’s purple-clad hacker at upcoming conventions.

The official cosplay is donned by Soni Aralynn (check out here Instragram account here), and it was designed by the costume design team at Henchmen props.

While Aralynn (probably) doesn’t have the ability to hack things by touching them, the in-game character introduces a slate of new skills to the game, and you can watch our impressions of how she plays right here. For more amazing Blizzcon cosplay, check out our full gallery.

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For Frank Gibeau, the former EA Studios executive who is now Zynga’s CEO, the smartphone market is more alluring than the console and PC space.

Speaking to GamesBeat after its newest earnings release, Gibeau–who more recently ran EA’s mobile unit before joining Zynga–talked about why he’s going all-in on mobile. “I used to work on console and PC, and I’ll never go back,” he said. “I love the mobile business. The audiences you can reach, the geographic distribution–you have huge markets in Asia and emerging markets.”

Zynga’s latest earnings numbers were ahead of expectations, but the company still took a $41 million loss, according to GI.biz.

Also in the interview, Gibeau said he sees a time in the future where the top of the smartphone charts don’t always look the same. “When people say the charts are never going to change, I don’t agree,” he said. “It’s a dynamic time in mobile. There’s a lot of consolidation happening, a lot of new products coming, new ways to engage customers, whether it’s subscription or AR or VR. It’s exciting.”

“I love where our company is positioned. Our focus on mass-market social is far from its full potential,” he added. “When I look at what Zynga’s capable of and how that vision is more relevant now than it’s ever been in the company’s history, I’m excited about where we’re at as a company and as a market.”

Read the full interview at here at GamesBeat.

Gibeau was named CEO of the FarmVille company in March, while former CEO Mark Pincus, who founded Zynga, transitioned to the role of executive chairman of the board.

“Mark founded Zynga with the simple premise that it’s more fun to play games with other people and that social gaming was a path to the mass market. I felt the power of this idea as a competitor and was inspired by how Zynga reached unexpected new audiences and opened up brand-new gaming platforms,” Gibeau said when he was appointed CEO.

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Naughty Dog has released a new patch for Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, adding support for PS4 Pro and HDR, as well as a new Beta Test playlist featuring the previously announced Classic mode.

In addition to PS4 Pro and HDR support, the update adds “improved quality of stereo audio.

As for the Beta Test playlist, this features Classic Mode, which is a “back-to-basics” take on team deathmatch with minimal items. The mode is playable through the weekend. Looking ahead, Naughty Dog said in the official patch notes that it will try out “other variations” of the mode in a second Beta Test weekend, beginning on November 11.

The patch notes also reveal a sale on bundles, as they are all marked down 70 percent through November 10. Additionally, Ranked Season 3 has begun, with these changes (written by Naughty Dog):

Ranked Changes:

• You can no longer see which players have joined the lobby until the match begins
• Qualifier matches are now only required when moving between full ranks (e.g. Silver to Gold). Moving within a rank (e.g. Silver III to Silver II) doesn’t require any qualifiers.
• Players can now be kicked during a ranked match for networking issues

The new Uncharted 4 multiplayer patch also makes a gameplay tweak so that players can nolonger take cover behind something that is completely offscreen. “This led to many situations where players accidentally became stuck to cover when attempting to roll,” Naughy Dog said.

There are also a handful of bug fixes; check out the patch notes below to see them all.

Bugfixes:

• Fixed a couple bugs where player could lose a mystical they purchased after switching loadouts
• Fixed teammates being able to bump the player’s camera when in aim mode
• Fixed a bug where Bounty Hunter matches would not increment the total score earned used for unlocking new boosters
• Fixed some collision issues on Rooftops
• Fixed an issue with Shield of Asgard Mystical cancelling when player attempts to melee immediately after activation
• Fixed issue where Team Deathmatch and Command matches could start with uneven teams

Cinema Mode fixes:

• Fixed problem with rewinding several times causing a permanent black screen
• Fixed issue when cinema file ends causing unwanted black screens
• Fixed a crash in cinema caused by a late joiner
• Fixed a crash that occurs during cinema replay
• NOTE: In this patch, cinema files have switched over to a new version. This will erase any older cinema files.

Other stability fixes:

• Fixed crash that can occur when connecting to multiplayer
• Fixed black screen hang during loading if any user loses connection to host during the load into the game
• Fixed a crash that occurred during Ranked TDM
• Fixed a crash that could occur when being downed while hanging off of an edge while over water

Uncharted 4 is not the only game being updated to support PS4 Pro. Check out GameSpot’s roundup of all the other titles being patched for the console right here.

The PS4 Pro launches on November 10, priced at $400.

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Halo 5: Guardians may already be more than a year old, but developer 343 Industries seems to be far from finished when it comes to continued support.

In addition to new maps on the way, 343 has now revealed further tweaks and additions it plans to make. In its latest weekly blog post, the developer outlined some of these, beginning with improvements for Halo 5’s servers. While the overall online experience is “pretty great,” the developer said, it’s also aware of “a few specific issues that seem to be increasing in prominence.”

Thankfully, 343 is on the case and plans to update Halo 5 with some improvements soon.

“As a commitment to sustaining a fun and enjoyable online experience along with a consistent and fair competitive landscape, the team is actively investigating these reports,” 343 said. “In fact, I’m told there will be a very small update pushed out tentatively as early as next week that’s strictly under-the-hood work to further assist in identifying the root causes of reported instances of higher-than-usual latency, disconnects as well as melee registration to help facilitate a fix.”

The developer also teased that a “Classic” playlist is coming to Halo 5 “relatively soon.” No details were provided regarding what this playlist may entail, however.

Also in the blog post, 343 discussed Halo: The Master Chief Collection. The compilation game had a tough launch in November 2014, with issues abounding. 343 said in the update that “nobody here has forgotten the launch issues and how it impacted the Halo community. It’s something that everyone in this studio lives through every day.”

The game has no doubt gotten better, and it is currently played by “a lot of people,” 343 said. Still, “it’s not perfect,” the studio admitted. There are some “oddities and inconsistent behaviors” affecting the experience, according to 343. As for future patches to fix these problems, there is no guarantee they will ever happen, but 343 is monitoring the situation.

“While I can’t definitively commit to specific fixes at this exact moment, rest assured that MCC continues to be discussed and researched internally as part of the broader ‘Halo sustain’ plans and priorities, including the potential of playlist refreshes,” the developer said.

Also in the blog post, 343 confirmed that it has no plans right now to add a Halo: Reach-style Firefight mode to Halo 5.

Going back to Halo 5, the game’s newest free content update was September’s Anvil’s Legacy, which was the ninth free expansion. Halo 5’s other expansions included The Battle of Shadow and Light (November), Cartographer’s Gift (December), Infinity’s Armor (January), Hammer Storm (February), Ghosts of Meridian (April), Memories of Reach (May), Hog Wild (May), and Warzone Firefight (June).

The future update will add more maps for Warzone Firefight, new Forge canvases, an “improved spectator experience,” and the ability to join live custom games on Xbox One and Windows 10 PC.

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Halo 5: Guardians may already be more than a year old, but developer 343 Industries seems to be far from finished when it comes to continued support.

In addition to new maps on the way, 343 has now revealed further tweaks and additions it plans to make. In its latest weekly blog post, the developer outlined some of these, beginning with improvements for Halo 5’s servers. While the overall online experience is “pretty great,” the developer said, it’s also aware of “a few specific issues that seem to be increasing in prominence.”

Thankfully, 343 is on the case and plans to update Halo 5 with some improvements soon.

“As a commitment to sustaining a fun and enjoyable online experience along with a consistent and fair competitive landscape, the team is actively investigating these reports,” 343 said. “In fact, I’m told there will be a very small update pushed out tentatively as early as next week that’s strictly under-the-hood work to further assist in identifying the root causes of reported instances of higher-than-usual latency, disconnects as well as melee registration to help facilitate a fix.”

The developer also teased that a “Classic” playlist is coming to Halo 5 “relatively soon.” No details were provided regarding what this playlist may entail, however.

Also in the blog post, 343 discussed Halo: The Master Chief Collection. The compilation game had a tough launch in November 2014, with issues abounding. 343 said in the update that “nobody here has forgotten the launch issues and how it impacted the Halo community. It’s something that everyone in this studio lives through every day.”

The game has no doubt gotten better, and it is currently played by “a lot of people,” 343 said. Still, “it’s not perfect,” the studio admitted. There are some “oddities and inconsistent behaviors” affecting the experience, according to 343. As for future patches to fix these problems, there is no guarantee they will ever happen, but 343 is monitoring the situation.

“While I can’t definitively commit to specific fixes at this exact moment, rest assured that MCC continues to be discussed and researched internally as part of the broader ‘Halo sustain’ plans and priorities, including the potential of playlist refreshes,” the developer said.

Also in the blog post, 343 confirmed that it has no plans right now to add a Halo: Reach-style Firefight mode to Halo 5.

Going back to Halo 5, the game’s newest free content update was September’s Anvil’s Legacy, which was the ninth free expansion. Halo 5’s other expansions included The Battle of Shadow and Light (November), Cartographer’s Gift (December), Infinity’s Armor (January), Hammer Storm (February), Ghosts of Meridian (April), Memories of Reach (May), Hog Wild (May), and Warzone Firefight (June).

The future update will add more maps for Warzone Firefight, new Forge canvases, an “improved spectator experience,” and the ability to join live custom games on Xbox One and Windows 10 PC.

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