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With only three months to go before Star Wars: Rogue One comes to theaters, Lucasfilm has reportedly replaced the movie’s Oscar-winning composer. According to The Hollywood Reporter and EW, Michael Giacchino is stepping in to replace Alexandre Desplat, who won an Oscar for The Grand Budapest Hotel.

According to the reports, the change is the result of the movie’s much-discussed reshoots. Lucasfilm did five weeks of additional filming and according to the report, this “altered the timetable to the point where Desplat had to bow out.”

Giacchino, the new composer, also won an Oscar, taking home the honor for Pixar’s beloved Up. He also worked on Ratatouille, The Incredibles, Zootopia, and Doctor Strange, all of which were made by Disney studios. He also did the music for Jurassic World and the new Star Trek films.

As EW points out, Giacchino played a stormtrooper in 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens, so he’s no stranger to the franchise. He might be better known in Hollywood, but he also wrote the music for the first Call of Duty game.

Rogue One comes out on December 16. Earlier this week, some new posters were revealed for it, showing off the Death Star.

The film is directed by Gareth Edwards and stars Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Riz Ahmed, Donnie Yen, Ben Mendelsohn, Forest Whitaker, and Mads Mikkelsen

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Last month it was rumoured that Warner were looking to make a sequel to its 2013’s Superman hit Man of Steel. The manager of star Henry Cavill has now confirmed the news, revealing that the DC film is in active development at the studio.

In a new interview with Newsweek, Cavill’s manager, Dany Garcia, stated that Man of Steel 2 was one of the projects that the actor was currently working on at the studio. “Henry has a big appetite,” she said. “We’ve been in a five-month period of time where he’s re-strategizing, acquiring property [for his production company], he’s filming [Justice League] now, he’s in development for the Superman standalone.

“He’s beginning to expand that world. It’s beautifully teed up. In a year from now, or two years from now, he’s going to be a force globally.”

Cavill played Superman for the first time in Man of Steel and reprised the role in this year’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. He’ll next be seen in Justice League–in August, the actor teased a potential new-look for the character.

Man of Steel made $668 million at the global box office and represented the first entry in the DC Cinematic Universe. In August, a source for The Wrap told the site that a new Superman movie is a “top priority” for Warner.

Earlier this year, Man of Steel actor Russell Crowe said the studio originally planned to make more standalone Superman movies but later elected to pursue a DC film that featured both Superman and Batman.

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The next Elusive Target for Hitman has been announced. This mission, which is Hitman’s 10th Elusive Target since launch, sees players tracking down a mysterious pharmacist.

The mission goes live on the in-game Featured Hub today, September 16, starting at 5 AM PT / 8 AM ET. You will need to own the first episode to find the target, as she’s located in Paris.

As with previous Elusive Targets, the pharmacist will only be in the location for a set period of time–168 hours (7 days) in this case. And there are no second chances. If you miss out, you may never have another chance to take down the target and earn rewards.

If you complete five Elusive Targets, you’ll get the Hitman Absolution Signature Suit (see it below), while completing all 10 will unlock the Blood Money Signature Suit.

Lead online designer Torben Ellert spoke to GameSpot earlier this year about how developer IO Interactive wanted to make Elusive Targets get more difficult.

“We probably want the first couple at least to be quite approachable experiences, because it’s really important that we make it clear that these are not impossible missions,” he said. “Yes, they’re tense, because if you screw up, you’re finished. But they’re totally doable. I think we need to keep that for the next couple, but as we go down the line, we will improve on their perceptiveness, where it makes narrative sense.”

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DICE has shared some new details on the Battlefield 1 map Giant’s Shadow, which will be released in December for free to all players.

As detailed on the game’s website, Giant’s Shadow puts players into the Battle of the Selle in the fall of 1918. Its name comes from the fact that a massive airship crashed in an open field and is casting its shadow over the battlefield.

“The British forces have broken through the Hindenburg line and are now in pursuit towards an important railway center,” reads a line from the description. “Fierce infantry and tank engagements ensue on the open ground and river banks alongside the Cateu-Wassigny railway.”

This map, like Sinai Desert from the Battlefield 1 beta, will feature the armored train. This train is outfitted with deadly weapons and, if used properly, can turn the tide of battle.

No images for Giant’s Shadow have been released, except for the teaser art above.

All of the Battlefield 1 maps announce so far can be seen below.

• The St. Quentin Scar
• Sinai Desert
• Amiens
• Monte Grappa
• Empire’s Edge
• Giant’s Shadow (coming in December)

In addition to the on-disc and free map, DICE will add more arenas to Battlefield through its various DLC packs. The first of these, They Shall Not Pass, comes out in March 2017. In all, DICE will release four expansion packs, adding a total of 16 new multiplayer maps to the game.

All of this is included with the $50 Battlefield 1 Premium pass. For more, check out GameSpot’s previous report about everything that comes with the pass.

Battlefield 1’s beta wrapped up last week, with a record-breaking 13.2 million people taking part. The full game comes out on October 21 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.

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Xbox Live Gold members can now pick up more games at the low, low price of free.

The second batch of freebies for September are available now, including Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China for Xbox One and the backwards-compatible Mirror’s Edge for Xbox 360. Even if you don’t have an Xbox One right now, you can grab the game and it will show up when/if you get the console.

Additionally, Earthlock: Festival of Magic is free for the entire month of September. The new games replace WWE 2K16 and Forza Horizon, which were free up until September 15.

Surprisingly, the wonderful platformer Splosion Man is now free on Xbox 360 as well (via VideoGamer.com). This game is playable on Xbox One through backwards compatibility.

October 2016’s Games With Gold titles have not yet been announced. The announcement of the next month’s titles normally comes during the last week of the current month.

September 2016 Games With Gold Lineup:

Xbox One

• Earthlock: Festival of Magic (September 1-30)
• Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China (September 16-October 15)
• WWE 2K16 (August 16-September 15)

Xbox 360

• Forza Horizon (September 1-15)
• Mirror’s Edge (September 16-30)

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The first standalone Star Wars spinoff, Rogue One, is now only three months away, and two new international posters have been released. Check them out below, via Den of Geek:

It has also been reported that the movie has a new composer. Alexandre Desplat, who won an Oscar in 2015 for The Grand Budapest Hotel, was originally hired to write the score for Rogue One. However, according to The Hollywood Reporter, scheduling conflicts have meant that he has been replaced by Inside Out‘s Michael Giacchino.

The site states that the film’s post-production schedule changed, following this summer’s extensive reshoots. With Desplat no longer available, producers approached Giacchino, who has worked with Disney on many of its Pixar films, as well as the upcoming Marvel adventure Doctor Strange.

Two new trailers for Rogue One have appeared in the past month. The first debuted during the Rio Olympics, while the second was an international teaser that contained footage not seen in the earlier trailer.

Rogue One is directed by Gareth Edwards and stars Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Riz Ahmed, Donnie Yen, Ben Mendelsohn, Forest Whitaker, and Mads Mikkelsen. It hits theaters on December 16, 2016.

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Blizzard has introduced the option to change your handle on its Battle.net service. Much like Microsoft does with its Xbox Live Gamertags, Blizzard is allowing users to pick a new BattleTag once for free, but it’ll cost money for every change thereafter.

“Every Battle.net user can choose a BattleTag to represent themselves both in-game and on their Friends list,” reads the Battle.net website. “If you change your mind later on, you can change it once for free.

“Just because you change your BattleTag doesn’t mean anything else has to change–your friends will be right there waiting for you on your Battle.net Friends list.”

Switching your BattleTag after the one free change offer has been used costs $10. This feature will no doubt be appreciated by the many players out there that wish they had come up with a cooler handle for themselves when their accounts were first made. I imagine this player might be thinking about making use of the offer:

In other Blizzard news, the studio’s senior vice president of story and franchise development, Chris Metzen, has announce his retirement. Metzen has been one of the key creative forces behind Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo series, as well as Overwatch.

In his statement, Metzen emphasised the use of the word “retire” because he’s “not going to some other company or starting up new projects or anything remotely like that.”

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Sony has yet again teamed up with fast food giant Taco Bell for a PlayStation promotion. This time, the two companies are working together for a PlayStation VR giveaway.

Starting today, September 15, some $5 Taco Bell Big Boxes will come with a code on them. You can then enter that code at this website for a chance to win a PlayStation VR launch bundle.

The device goes on sale on October 13, but Sony said in a blog post today that the headset will be delivered to you “several days” early. Sony also partnered with Taco Bell to give away PlayStation 4s back in 2013 and these were delivered early as well.

There will be lots of winners for this new giveaway, it seems, as a winner will be chosen around every 15 minutes.

Winners will receive a PlayStation VR launch bundle, which includes the device itself, two PlayStation Move controllers, and a PlayStation Camera. A PS4 is also required to use PlayStation VR, so you’ll need to either already have one or buy one. Also included in the package is a $40 PlayStation Store credit that you can use to buy a game of your choice.

You can see the full contest rules here. The promotion ends October 19.

As mentioned, this isn’t the first time Sony and Taco Bell have teamed up. The 2013 PS4 giveaway was followed up by a promotion to give away Destiny PS4 bundles, while the two companies also gave away special-edition gold PS4s.

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Overwatch‘s Origins Edition is currently offered for $50 instead of $60 as part of a promotion that began last week. If you’re looking to pick up the Blizzard shooter for the discounted price, you’ll need to act quickly, as the offer expires at 11:59 PM PT today, September 15.

You can buy the game at the lower price through the official website and participating retailers like Amazon and Best Buy. If you’re a Gamers Club Unlocked member at Best Buy, you can get it for an additional $10 off. That deal lasts until September 17.

Since launch in May, Overwatch has seen considerable success. It’s appeared on numerous top-selling lists and has surpassed more than 15 million players, though it’s important to note that players does not equate to copies sold.

In other news about Overwatch, a recent patch for all platforms–PS4, Xbox One, and PC–made a number of user interface tweaks and squashes a few bugs. More importantly, however, it also makes it so Mercy’s resurrections won’t be awarded a Play of the Game as frequently.

The other major change introduced in the patch is the payload on Eichenwalde will move a little quicker now. You can take a look at the full patch notes here.

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