The 96th Academy Awards took place on Sunday evening, and Oppenheimer was a big winner of the night, scoring the most awards, including Best Picture. Oppenheimer won seven total Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director (Christopher Nolan), Best Actor in a Leading Role (Cillian Murphy), Best Actor in a Supporting …
Read More »PUBG Getting Destructible Environments And Switching To Unreal Engine 5
Major changes are afoot for the battle royale game PUBG, as it’s been announced that the popular multiplayer game is getting destructible environments and switching to Unreal Engine 5. In a roadmap blog post, the developer confirmed both these changes and much more. For destructible environments, Krafton said giving players …
Read More »Todd Howard Shares More Info On Fallout 5 And How TV Show Won't Touch Some Topics
Recently, Jonathan Nolan said the upcoming Fallout TV series was “almost like” Fallout 5. But now he’s clarified those comments, telling Den of Geek that it would be “very presumptuous” to assume the show could reach the caliber of the game series. Howard is quoted in the piece, too, and …
Read More »Jake Lloyd's Mother Pushes Back Against Idea That He Hates Star Wars
One theory about Star Wars child actor Jake Lloyd, who played young Anakin Skywalker in The Phantom Menace, is that he hates Star Wars and that backlash to his character led to his mental health struggles. Both things are not true, his mother, Lisa, said in a new interview with …
Read More »Nintendo And Illumination Are Making Another Mario Movie
In news that should surprise absolutely no one, Nintendo and Illumination announced today–on Mario Day–that the two companies are working together on another Mario movie. 2023’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie earned more than $1.3 billion and finished the year as the No. 2 highest-grossing movie globally (only behind Barbie), …
Read More »Game Pass Gets Surprise Announcement Of NBA 2K24
Microsoft has announced that NBA 2K24 is coming to Game Pass later this month. The professional basketball sim will come to the subscription service on March 11. NBA 2K24 will be available through Game Pass for both console and the cloud. This is the newest entry in 2K’s popular basketball …
Read More »Call Of Duty: Warzone Mobile Gets $100 Backbone "Prestige" Edition That Comes With These Bonuses
Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile‘s release is approaching on March 21, and ahead of that, Activision has announced more details on how to play the game using a controller. One of the options is to pick up a “snap-in” controller like the Backbone. Activision has announced that Backbone is the …
Read More »Former PlayStation Boss Responds To Mass Layoffs In Gaming, Says Things Will Be "Fine"
Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden is speaking up to say the demise of the video game industry is greatly exaggerated. Speaking to VentureBeat, Layden said people have been saying for decades that the games business is headed for a downfall, and it hasn’t happened, and it won’t anytime soon. He …
Read More »Watch Dogs Movie Still Happening 10+ Years Later, Finds Star
A movie based on Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs game series was first revealed more than 10 years ago, so many thought it might have simply faded away. But it’s still happening. Deadline reports that Sophie Wilde, who starred in the A24 horror movie Talk To Me, is in talks to star …
Read More »Call Of Duty's New Finishing Move Continues Turning The Game Into Looney Tunes
Call of Duty’s new Season 2 Reloaded update is out now for Modern Warfare III and Warzone, and among other things, it will add a new Godzilla vs. Kong operator. This bundle also comes with a finishing move, and it’s truly a sight to behold. Of note, the bundle hasn’t …
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