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Black Widow Teaser Trailer

2019/12/03
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Geek News, Movie News, News, Trailers / Videos

12/3/2019 – Check out the new teaser trailer for “Black Widow,” which just debuted. Plus, a new poster is also available. Scarlett Johansson reprises her role as Natasha/Black Widow in Marvel Studios’ action-packed spy thriller “Black Widow”—the first film in Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Florence Pugh stars as Yelena, David Harbour as Alexei aka The Red Guardian and Rachel Weisz as Melina. Directed by Cate Shortland and produced by Kevin Feige, “Black Widow” hits U.S. theaters on May 1, 2020.

 

Neverwinter Nights Coming to Console Platforms

2019/12/03
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Geek News, News, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 News, Windows PC News, Xbox One News

Dec. 3, 3019 (Los Angeles, Calif.) – Skybound Games and Beamdog announced that the enhanced edition of the classic Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing videogame Neverwinter Nights is available on modern consoles for the very first time starting today. The boxed version of this legendary title can be purchased at major retailers globally for $49.99 on the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch.

Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition delivers the original 2002 Computer RPG of the Year and over 100 hours of DLC, including 10 standalone D&D-based adventures featuring co-op and online multiplayer gameplay*. The disk contains the base campaign, as well as the Shadows of Undrentide and Hordes of the Underdark expansions with numerous premium modules such as Wyvern Crown of Cormyr and Pirates of the Sword Coast available as free downloads with purchase. Fully customize your hero’s class, skills and appearance, gather your party, and embark on an epic adventure of magic, wonder and danger.

Tailored for a natural gameplay experience on consoles, Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition gives longtime fans and newcomers alike the opportunity to play this critically acclaimed adventure from the formative age of RPGs in a whole new way. Beamdog has upgraded the game with support for high-resolution widescreen displays, controls optimized for consoles, new content, improved UI and UX, bug fixes, rebalancing and an updated rendering engine that vastly improves the game’s visual quality.

Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition is also available today for digital download on the PlayStation®Store, Microsoft Xbox One Store, and Nintendo eShop. For more information, visit: https://www.skybound.com/neverwinter-nights-enhanced-edition.

*Multiplayer gameplay is available today for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 via a patch that players will be automatically prompted to download. More information can be found in the system settings as well. Multiplayer gameplay for Xbox One will be released in a separate patch in January 2020. Stay tuned to Beamdog’s Twitter for further details.

Starship Troopers – Terran Command Gameplay Teaser

2019/12/02
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Epsom, UK, December 2nd, 2019. Slitherine LTD, the world’s leading publisher of digital wargames and strategy games, in collaboration with Sony Pictures Consumer Products, announced today “Starship Troopers – Terran Command,” a real time strategy game based on TriStar Pictures’s iconic 1997 movie to be released for PC in 2020.

“If you take one of the most iconic movies from the 90s and shape it into a strategy game of survival, that mixes classic real-time mechanics, tower defense and tactical deployment of units then you have ‘Starship Troopers – Terran Command’ in a nutshell”, says Iain McNeil, Development Director at Slitherine. “Modern strategy games are fast-paced and they successfully blend unit management, survival and captivating storytelling. Nothing is more suited to this type of gameplay than the Starship Troopers universe, where there is a continuous sense of danger and uncertainty”.

Set in the same universe of the original movie, “Starship Troopers – Terran Command” drops players right at the heart of a human colony overrun by the Arachnids. They must take the fight into bug territory, where they will lead an army of elite soldiers to defeat the alien menace. They will deploy their units in strategic locations to cover vital choke-points, build defence emplacements, and achieve superior firepower through the tactical use of elevation levels.

“When creating this game, we aimed to capture the essence of the original movie and its universe. This is not only achieved by creating a coherent set of units and scenarios, but also by mimicking the language, visual elements, dialogues and the little details that made the film such an iconic, cult feature.”, Iain McNeil continues.

Slitherine is also a core strategy games publisher though and that doesn’t go away. This is why the British publisher is working with strategy games developer The Artistocrats to create a product that features complex mechanics, deep gameplay systems and a wide variety of options to turn a fast-paced strategy game into a mind-bending experience that involves multiple solutions to a very basic problem: to kill a lot of bugs.

The Artistocrats are the Belgian development studio behind the Order of Battle series and Commander: the Great War. Studio owner and lead designer Lukas Nijsten has been working on “Starship Troopers – Terran Command” for over two years now. The game is set to release in 2020.

Six Flags Great Adventure Riders Ready for Polar Coaster Challenge

2019/12/02
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Jackson, NJ — December 2, 2019 — As the tri-state area braces for today’s bitter winter weather, some are focused on the temperatures forecasted for Saturday, Dec. 7 — Six Flags Great Adventure’s Polar Coaster Challenge. Named after the meteorological term for dramatically fluctuating temperatures expected for this winter, the Polar Coaster Challenge dares guests to ride the 80-pmh, 230-foot-tall Nitro roller coaster wearing just tank tops and shorts in frigid winter temperatures.

While pre-registration is not required, some hopefuls have committed to taking the challenge, which will benefit Special Olympics New Jersey:

New Jersey:

  • Bergen County: Nick Nicastro and Kristy Olivier – This adventurous couple from Lyndhurst can’t resist a thrill on their favorite roller coaster;
  • Middlesex County: Kyle Majkowksi and Richard Wanamaker – These Plainsboro residents are true roller coaster enthusiasts who have participated in marathons and game shows on coasters, and are ready for their next coaster challenge;
  • Middlesex County: Shawn Smith – This newlywed and former Six Flags team member from Plainsboro is ready to experience the chill on a coaster he once helped to operate;
  • Ocean County: Leah and John Emmons – Nurse Leah and her husband John, from Brick, have taken the Polar Plunge with Special Olympics and want to raise awareness for those with special needs;
  • Ocean County: Jessica Geneski – Bayville resident Geneski is battling neurofibromatosis and wants to challenge herself on her favorite roller coaster; and
  • Camden County: Kyrus Keenan Wescott – This ultimate thrillseeker from Bellmawr is passionate about roller coasters and considers Nitro among his most favorite.

Pennsylvania:

  • Bucks County: Dan and Kristen Murter – Dan survived the Coffin Challenge in 2018, and now he and his wife Kristen, who hail from Levittown, are ready for their next challenge;
  • Bucks County: David and Mikaylah Lee – David and his eight-year-old daughter Mikaylah, from Quakertown, are theme park enthusiasts who look for unique and fun ways to spend quality time together while making lifelong memories; and
  • Delaware County: Bill Kneass – This Clifton Heights resident wants to combine his love of the holidays, Nitro and Six Flags while challenging himself in a new way.

Townsquare Media’s Chief Meteorologist Dan Zarrow will celebrate the polar coaster as he helps launch the first riders. Zarrow also intends to face the winds of winter on his own freezing Nitro ride.

To participate in the Polar Coaster Challenge, participants must:

  • Reach the height requirement of 54 inches to ride Nitro;
  • Wear a tank top or T-shirt (sleeves must be elbow length or shorter), and shorts (to the knee or shorter);
  • Wear closed-toed shoes;
  • Sign a photo and video release form and a safety waiver. Anyone under 18 years of age will require a parent or legal guardian signature; and
  • Provide a Membership, Season Pass or one-day ticket to enter the theme park.

Gloves and hats may be worn. Hats must be secured. No loose articles are permitted on the ride.

The theme park has partnered with Special Olympics New Jersey to host the event, kicking off the plunge season, which includes their popular Polar Bear Plunges at Wildwood in January and Seaside Heights in February of 2020. The Polar Coaster Challenge is free with theme park admission, Membership and Season Pass. Discounted admission tickets are available on sixflags.com using the promo code “polar” and $2 from every admission ticket will be donated to Special Olympics New Jersey.

Polar Coaster Challenge check is at 11 a.m., and the event begins at 12 p.m. A group photo will be taken at 12:45 p.m., and the theme park opens to the public at 1 p.m. For more information and to purchase tickets, go online to sixflags.com/greatadventure.

The Polar Coaster Challenge is part of Holiday in the Park, an annual festival which transforms the theme park into a winter wonderland with more than a million glittering lights, festive food and holiday entertainment in addition to its world-class thrill rides. Holiday in the Park operates weekends and select days through Jan. 1, 2020.

Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack Coming to Theaters

2019/11/27
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November 27, 2019 – Re-mastered 1988 animated Mecha animated film “Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack” is coming to the U.S. for a special one-night event: “Gundam 40th Anniversary Celebration: Char’s Counterattack.” “Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack,” set in the Universal Century timeline of the celebrated franchise, was the first original Mobile Suit Gundam theatrical release and marks the culmination of the original saga started in “Mobile Suit Gundam” and continued in “Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam” and “Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ.”

As an exciting bonus, fans will also view an exclusive interview with the creator of the Gundam anime franchise Yoshiyuki Tomino, as well as newly captured content from ANIME NYC 2019.

WHO:

Fathom Events and Sunrise Inc.

WHEN:

Thursday, December 5 at 7:00 p.m. local time (English-language subtitled)

WHERE:

Tickets for Gundam 40th Anniversary Celebration: Char’s Counterattack”can be purchased online by visiting www.FathomEvents.com and at participating theater box offices. Moviegoers throughout the U.S. will be able to enjoy this event in approximately 400 select movie theaters. A complete list of theater locations will be available on the Fathom Events website (theaters and participants are subject to change).

SYNOPSIS:

Amuro and Char, two best mobile suit pilots who fought together against Titans after the Jion’s independency war, must face each other in a fateful duel where the Char-led Neo-Jion, attempt to drop a gigantic meteor and nuclear weapons on Earth in order to cause Nuclear Winter to wipe out its inhabitants.

Total War: Warhammer II The Shadow & The Blade DLC Trailer

2019/11/27
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11/27/2019 – Tz’arkan, the Drinker of Worlds has escaped from his eternal prison within the Realm of Chaos and latched himself onto the mind of Malus Darkblade, forging a deadly partnership that reverberates throughout the New World. Sensing the potential of this daemonic entity, the Nightlord of Clan Eshin has dispatched his most trusted assassin, Deathmaster Snikch, to track down the daemon and investigate its true power.

Who will prevail in this daemonic power struggle? Find out in the new trailer.

Out December 12th and playable in both the Eye of The Vortex and Mortal Empire campaigns, the Shadow & The Blade introduces two legendary lords to Total War: WARHAMMER II, both with an insatiable desire to spread destruction across the battlefields of the world. With swarms of sneaky rats, nightmarish Medusa-bound blood shrines, stealth magic lore, and a unique and intertwined campaign, players have an arsenal of new ways to inflict death upon their enemies.

Shadow and Blade:

  • 2 playable factions – Clan Eshin (Skaven) and Hag Graef (Dark Elves)
  • 2 legendary lords – Death Master Snikch, Malus Darkblade
  • 12 units; High Beast Master, Bloodwrack Medusa, Master Assassins, Eshin Triads and more.
  • Lore of Stealth (Skaven)

Free Content Update:

  • Legendary lord – Rapanse de Lyonesse (Bretonnia)
  • Legendary hero – Henri Le Massif (Bretonnia)

In addition to this, some significant quality of life improvements has been made to enemy turn time duration. Players can now expect to see up to a 60% decrease in wait times between turns, however this will be dependent on their current game state.

Details on the Shadow & The Blade can be found on the total war FAQ here.

Click here to pre-order Shadow & the Blade and receive 10% off.

ACE COMBAT 7: Skies Unknown’s DLC Mission 6 Out Now

2019/11/27
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November 27, 2019 – War and sacrifice go hand-in-hand. In ACE COMBAT 7’s DLC Mission #6, known as the Ten Million Relief Plan, will you allow 1 million lives to be sacrificed to save 10 million lives? Will you rise to the occasion to make the difference in this theater of war?

No ACE COMBAT mission is complete without big moments and even bigger bosses and DLC mission #6 will present both as you fly through the skies on your next sortie.

Head over to the following YouTube link (ready for embedding) to see the aerial combat action to come:

ACE COMBAT 7: Skies Unknown DLC mission #6 aka Ten Million Relief Plan is available for download now in the Americas for the PlayStation®4, Xbox One, and PCs via STEAM®.

MechWarrior 5 Intro Cinematic Released

2019/11/27
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November 27, 2019 – There’s one last reveal from our side for the week before the holiday festivities (read: incalculable amounts of food) begin. Today the developers behind the upcoming MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries have released the opening cinematic from the game, setting the stage for conflict and who and what you will aim to become in the Inner Sphere.

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The game’s opening cinematic brings us to 3015, a time of tension between the great houses of humanity after an era of peace quickly give way to ruthless violence known as the Succession Wars.

These great houses are increasingly turning to mercenary units for supporting firepower – enter you, the player, a scrappy pilot thrust into a leadership position, with the goal to guide your unit through these conflicts, carefully choosing which houses to accept contracts from while managing resources, selecting which ‘Mechs to arm your company with, and leading allies into tremendously difficult battles.

Launch date: December 10th

Publisher/Developer: Piranha Games

Price: $49.99 / $59.99 Deluxe Edition

Genre: Simulation/FPS/Lite RPG

Wreckfest Steel & Wheels DLC Out Now

2019/11/26
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Vienna, AUSTRIA / Helsinki, FINLAND, November 26th, 2019 – Turn your cars into true beasts of steel with this heavy armor pack! Get your car ready for all-out demolition derby battles with heavy bumpers, side protectors, and roll cages. Or add some wrecking style with wild exhausts, spoilers, and wheels. The Steel & Wheels pack comes with over 30 armor and customization items and is out today on all platforms for $1.99 | €1.99 | £1.69.

The Steel & Wheels pack is part of the Season Pass, which is including 20 new cars, 20 special roof decorations and additional car customizations like armor, rims and more. This new content will be released step by step, along with free content updates.

D23 Unveils 2020 Member Events

2019/11/26
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BURBANK, Calif. – November 26, 2019 – In 2020, D23: The Official Disney Fan Club is bringing back many of its most popular events, adding incredible new experiences, and putting new twists on fan favorites.

D23 DESTINATION D: FANTASTIC WORLDS: Returning to Walt Disney World Resort next November 20–22, Destination D will honor Disney’s many magical places, from the extraordinary to the fantastical. In addition, the Walt Disney Archives, which turns 50 next year, is creating an all-new exhibit that will include 50 iconic treasures, representing the 50 years of the Archives. And Walt Disney Imagineering’s store, Mickey’s of Glendale, will once again open a pop-up shop featuring exclusive items, just for the weekend. Additional details, including special hotel rates and ticketing information, will be announced in late spring.

D23 CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF THE WALT DISNEY ARCHIVES: In addition to the new exhibit coming to Destination D, D23 Members will be invited to a special Grand Opening Preview of Inside the Walt Disney Archives: 50 Years of Preserving the Magic at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, Calif., on Saturday, March 4, 2020. Plus, on June 22, the actual anniversary of the founding of the Archives, D23 will hold a special “birthday party” at the Bowers Museum. And next year, D23 will offer two exclusive D23 Behind-the-Scenes Experiences: A Day at the Studio Lot, for an exciting look behind the incredible work that goes on every day at the Walt Disney Archives.

WALT’S MARCELINE: Walt frequently cited this charming Missouri town, where he spent his early childhood, as one of his greatest influences. In fact, its lovely main thoroughfare was an inspiration for Disneyland’s Main Street, U.S.A. D23 Members will have a chance to explore the Walt Disney Hometown Museum, enjoy local treats, and mingle with special guests during this full-day event.

SCREENINGS ON THE WALT DISNEY STUDIOS LOT, AT WALT DISNEY WORLD RESORT, AND ON THE ROAD: For years, D23 Members have enjoyed private screenings of beloved classics on The Walt Disney Studios lot and at Disney Springs with special guests and exclusive gifts. This year, for the first time ever, D23 is taking the show—and the movies—on the road, bringing the joy of Disney films to members in select cities around the country. Next year, D23 will more than double the number of its Magical Screenings, celebrating the milestone anniversaries of such films as The Three Caballeros, A Goofy Movie, Pocahontas, The Emperor’s New Groove, and The Aristocats.

THE OFFICIAL WALT DISNEY STUDIOS TOUR—PRESENTED BY D23: In 2019, for the first time ever, D23 hosted monthly Gold Member-exclusive tours of the historic Studio lot. In 2020, due to overwhelming demand, we are adding additional tours, offering them more often so more guests can take a look inside the Walt Disney Archives and see Walt Disney’s office suite. These tours offer fans a unique perspective on historic moments from Disney films, television shows, and theme parks.

ADVANCE SCREENINGS OF NEW FILMS: In 2020, D23 Members will once again enjoy exclusive, advance screenings across the country in partnership with our friends from The Walt Disney Studios. This year, D23 brought movie magic—including Toy Story 4 and Maleficent: Mistress of Evil—to more than 35 cities across the country, including Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, New York City, Phoenix, Seattle, Salt Lake City, and Toronto. D23 Members also attended the red-carpet premiere of Disney’s Aladdin.

SIGNATURE EVENTS: D23 will invite guests to enjoy Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival this spring, as well as foodie favorite Sip & Stroll during the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival next fall. Walt Disney Imagineering’s exclusive merchandise store, Mickey’s of Glendale, will once again open its doors to members for shopping days. And seasonal favorites will return, including a new Halloween event and the holiday favorite Light Up the Season with D23 at The Walt Disney Studios, as well as a special event next December at Walt Disney World Resort. Members will also be able to attend special events at The Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco and D23 will continue to offer unique experiences across the country, giving members the opportunity to meet our Disney Legends and luminaries.

MEMBER MEET-UPS: In 2020, D23 will bring its popular Member Mixers and meet-ups to cities across the United States including Anaheim, New York City, San Diego, and Seattle, as well as to Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa.

Dates, ticketing information, and more D23 events will be announced throughout the year. Additional details on D23’s lineup of 2020 special events can be found on the Fan Club’s website at www.D23.com/events. Many of these events are exclusively for D23 Gold and Gold Family Members. Be sure to check the full listings when events post for details. All events and dates are subject to change.