“This is the very painting of your fear.” Whoa. This first teaser trailer for Justin Kurzel’s Macbeth looks amazing, which is why it’s a must watch. Michael Fassbender stars as Macbeth, Marion Cotillard as Lady Macbeth, in this adaptation of the classic Shakespeare play, from the filmmaker who brought us The Snowtown Murders. The film just had a successful premiere at Cannes and is now aiming for release in the fall, at least in the UK. The rest of the cast includes David Thewlis, Elizabeth Debicki, Jack Reynor, Sean Harris & Paddy Considine. This has a very mesmerizing style that pulls you in, shot by DP Adam Arkapaw, and it seems like a very emotional but still gripping take on the story of the King of Scotland. ›››
“The time has come to dissolve the IMF.” Paramount has debuted the new trailer for Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, directed by Christopher McQuarrie, starring Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt. This time Hunt and his team goes on a mission to protect themselves and figure out how to survive when the IMF shuts down and comes under attack. The rest of the cast – Rebecca Ferguson, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Jeremy Renner – gets plenty of time in this trailer as do all the crazy action stunts, and I can’t wait to see it. This looks like so much action-packed fun. “This may be our last mission” – uh, yeah right! Fire this up. ›››
“Walley World… here we come!” Warner Bros has debuted the new “green band” trailer for Vacation, from writers/directors John Francis Daley & Jonathan Goldstein, a continuation and update of the comedy classic National Lampoon’s Vacation. This time we follow Rusty Griswold all grown up, played by Ed Helms, who takes his family on another road trip back to Walley World. The first red band trailer showed quite a bit of promise because they could include the raunchy jokes. In this trailer they hold back a bit, but it still looks ridiculous and potentially amusing in the right ways. It’s got a huge cast, and seems absurd but still funny. ›››
Well now we know what’s in store for James Wan. Warner Bros has officially confirmed that James Wan will be directing the Aquaman movie based on the DC Comics superhero, with Jason Momoa already set to play the aquatic superhero (since he’s supposed to potentially appear in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice). Wan just came off of directing Furious 7, which is setting some epic box office records, and has also been confirmed for the Robotech movie (via THR). “The Aquaman film will be a major tentpole picture for us and James’s span of work has proven him able to take on any manner of project, bringing his incredible creative talent and unique voice to the material,” Warner Bros’ Greg Silverman commented on the news. ›››
“I believe what I am doing is good, and what I am standing up against is evil.” The Orchard has unveiled the first official trailer for the documentary Cartel Land, one of the best documentaries this year, hands down. This first premiered at Sundance and has played at numerous festivals all over the world, and is getting quite a bit of acclaim because it’s a hell of a film. Cartel Land documents two stories, one from each side of the border, in the increasingly violent struggle between cartels and peaceful people on the US-Mexico border. You may think you’ve seen and heard all this already, but the footage in Cartel Land is incredible, and he presents a devastatingly dire looking at the situation. And that’s why this documentary must be seen. ›››
Ahead of Microsoft’s appearance at the PC Gaming Show at E3 later this month, Xbox executive Phil Spencer has pledged to gamers that the mistakes of Games for Windows Live won’t be repeated with Windows 10. Speaking with PC Gamer, which is hosting the event with Microsoft as a co-sponsor, Spencer started off by recalling the struggles of Microsoft’s PC gaming past.
“We weren’t fully committed as a company, and I’ve said that before. We made commitments to developers and consumers that I don’t feel we lived up to,” he said when asked about Games for Windows Live. “The key difference now is that the Xbox team is driving the Windows and console gaming efforts as one connected ecosystem.”
If gaming on Windows 10 falls short, it won’t be for lack of effort or resources.
“I can tell you definitively that our team has never committed more resources to making Windows better for game developers and gamers, and that means any gamer on Windows 10, regardless of storefront or device,” Spencer explained.
“Windows is the most popular platform for games in the world and we are committed to doing more,” he added. “Xbox needs to deliver meaningful, measurable improvements for games and gamers–both for existing games and services and new titles.”
Asked if Microsoft’s internal development teams, as part of the company’s overall renewed focus on PC gaming, would develop PC-exclusive games, Spencer promised support for the platform, but didn’t make any promises.
“The charter of Microsoft Studios is to develop games that showcase the best of every Windows device,” he said. “You can absolutely count on us to invest in games for the PC. While we want to break down the walls between platforms, we also know that certain games are optimized for certain devices.”
Of course a question about new Halo games coming to PC also came up in the interview. Spencer reminded fans that Halo has a history of supporting PC with games like Halo: Combat Evolved for the original Xbox and Windows 98; Halo 2 for PC; and Halo: Spartan Assault and Spartan Strike for Windows 8.
“There’s definitely a legacy there,” Spencer said. “So no, we wouldn’t rule out more Halo coming to the PC.”
The first-ever PC Gaming Show at E3 will be held Tuesday, June 16, starting at 5 PM PDT. GameSpot will have all the news from the show as it’s announced.
Borderlands developer Gearbox Software on Thursday announced new details about its upcoming MOBA-like shooter Battleborn, which is currently in development for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC.
First, Battleborn will have 25 playable characters. As you’d expect, each has unique weapons and abilities, and can grow stronger by way of the game’s “Helix System.” This allows players to boost their character from level 1-10 in a single-player mission or multiplayer match.
Battleborn’s story mode allows gamers to play alone or together with up to four others through co-op via splitscreen and online. Gearbox stresses, however, that the entire narrative can be played fully solo. You can also replay missions to score better loot a second time around.
Switching to multiplayer, three distinct modes will be available at launch. With descriptions courtesy of Gearbox, these are:
Incursion: Teams of heroes defend their base from waves of AI-controlled minions while working together, alongside their own minions, to destroy their opponents’ base;
Devastation: Teams of heroes face off in a fast-paced death match and must capture and hold objectives on the map to win;
Meltdown: Teams of heroes protect their minions as they march to their death at the center of the map. Points are scored for minions who throw themselves into the incinerator, and the team with the most points wins.
Gearbox has also announced a “Persistent Progression System” for Battleborn. Here’s how it works, courtesy of Gearbox:
Persistent Progression System: All experience points, whether earned through playing Battleborn’s Story Mode or Competitive Multiplayer modes, contribute to leveling up individual Character Rank, as well as player profile Command Rank:
Character Rank: Each hero can permanently rank up from 1 to 10 outside of missions and matches, allowing players to swap out augments in their helix skill tree, as well as unlock skins.
Command Rank: Players can rank-up their own player profile, unlocking badges and titles to impress friends, and loot that can be used to benefit any hero the player chooses to command.
For lots more on today’s Battleborn announcements, check out the video embedded in this post. In addition to Battleborn, Gearbox is working on Borderlands 3 and maybe a new Brothers in Arms.
Battleborn is scheduled to launch during 2K Games parent company Take-Two’s fiscal 2016, meaning it should arrive before April 2016.
Gearbox previously described Battleborn as the “most ambitious” game the studio has ever made. The Texas-based developer is perhaps best known for the Borderlands series, but it also created the Brothers in Arms franchise and has worked on various entries in the Halo, Half-Life, and Duke Nukem series.
For a closer look at Battleborn, check out some images in the gallery below. What’s more, Take-Two has teased that Battleborn will be at E3 next month “in a big way.”
Rock Band 4 will launch later this year for Xbox One and PlayStation 4. A PC edition is not in the works, and now, developer Harmonix has explained why. Project lead Daniel Sussman tells Eurogamer in a new interview that there are a couple reasons why they’re skipping a PC release, the first has to do with the series not having much of a footprint on computers to begin with.
“The library is not there on PC,” Sussman said, referring to the songs released for previous Rock Band games. “The library is there on Xbox and PlayStation. So, for players who want it on PC, really you’re looking at a new audience that hasn’t played before, and I don’t know to what degree there is an audience for new players who have never played Rock Band before on the PC. That’s one piece of it.”
Sussman went on to say that another reason Rock Band 4 isn’t coming to PC has to do with piracy concerns, which could be a major issue for a game involving music rights.
“The other piece is all the security issues, to be perfectly frank,” Sussman said. “There’s something comforting about the closed network that comes along with the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. That’s important to our partners in the music industry. Not to say that’s an unsolvable problem.”
No Rock Band game has ever been released on PC, while some Guitar Hero games were available for PC. Ubisoft’s Rocksmith franchise is also available on computers.
Although Harmonix definitely has concerns about bringing Rock Band 4 to PC, the studio hasn’t entirely ruled it out. Read Eurogamer’s full interview for more on Harmonix’s take on PC gaming.
Borderlands developer Gearbox Software on Thursday announced new details about its upcoming MOBA-like shooter Battleborn, which is currently in development for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC.
First, Battleborn will have 25 playable characters. As you’d expect, each has unique weapons and abilities, and can grow stronger by way of the game’s “Helix System.” This allows players to boost their character from level 1-10 in a single-player mission or multiplayer match.
Battleborn’s story mode allows gamers to play alone or together through co-op via splitscreen and online. Gearbox stresses, however, that the entire narrative can be played fully solo.
Switching to multiplayer, three distinct modes will be available at launch. With descriptions courtesy of Gearbox, these are:
Incursion: Teams of heroes defend their base from waves of AI-controlled minions while working together, alongside their own minions, to destroy their opponents’ base;
Devastation: Teams of heroes face off in a fast-paced death match and must capture and hold objectives on the map to win;
Meltdown: Teams of heroes protect their minions as they march to their death at the center of the map. Points are scored for minions who throw themselves into the incinerator, and the team with the most points wins.
For lots more on today’s Battleborn announcements, check out the video embedded in this post. In addition to Battleborn, Gearbox is working on Borderlands 3 and maybe a new Brothers in Arms.
Battleborn is scheduled to launch during 2K Games parent company Take-Two’s fiscal 2016, meaning it should arrive before April 2016.
Gearbox previously described Battleborn as the “most ambitious” game the studio has ever made. The Texas-based developer is perhaps best known for the Borderlands series, but it also created the Brothers in Arms franchise and has worked on various entries in the Halo, Half-Life, and Duke Nukem series.
For a closer look at Battleborn, check out some images in the gallery below. What’s more, Take-Two has teased that Battleborn will be at E3 next month “in a big way.”
[UPDATE] The issue appears to be fixed, as the Xbox Support site no longer mentions any problems with The Witcher 3.
The original story is below.
If you’re having trouble playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on Xbox One right now, it’s not just you. Microsoft has confirmed an Xbox Live issue is preventing players from accessing the game.
“Are you unable to launch or install The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt? We’re working to address this ASAP! Thanks for staying patient. We’ll fill you in as soon as we know more,” an update from 4 PM Pacific reads on the Xbox Live Status page.
Over on Microsoft’s forums and Reddit, players are reporting that they’re receiving the Error Code 0x87de2726.
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