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WRC 8 Launch Trailer

2019/09/05
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Geek News, News, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News, Xbox One News

Lesquin, France, September 5, 2019 – Bigben and Kylotonn are delighted to announce that WRC 8, the official video game of the FIA World Rally Championship, is available starting today on PC and Xbox One and PS4TM next week on September 10 in North America. The Nintendo Switch™ version will be available in November.

Experience all the same thrills as a WRC driver

As the official licensed video game of the World Rally Championship, WRC 8 returns with a stronger focus on simulation and puts gamers right into the heart of intense and technical rallies. The realism has been taken to the next level with all-new car and surface physics, as well as unique dynamic weather conditions for each country. Players will need to adapt their driving to the terrain and climate to save those precious few seconds that can result in a podium finish.

Deep and extensive content

With 52 world rally teams, 100 special stages across 14 countries, and a further array of legendary rally cars from WRC’s history, this is the most complete rally simulation ever made. The Career mode has been rebuilt from the ground up to create even greater immersion. It puts players in the shoes of a rally driver and manager who must progress over the course of several seasons to compete in the WRC category and become world champion. As part of a team, players must plan their calendar, manage their crew, recruit new members and develop a strategy to take them to the top.

Developed in collaboration with professionals

As well as working with engineers and mechanics from official teams, KT Racing also conducted tests with top eSports players and official WRC drivers to gather feedback and benefit from their expert opinions. These tests provided the expertise to create the most authentic rally simulation as well as the most realistic and accurate gameplay ever made.

The eSport WRC competition at the heart of the WRC experience!

The 9 World Finalists of the 2019 eSports WRC powered by Hyundai have now qualified. They will face off against each other on WRC 8 in early October during the Wales Rally GB at a two-day event in the WRC Service Park in Llandudno. The winner of the 2019 eSports WRC powered by Hyundai will take home a car – a brand new Hyundai i20. In 2020, the eSport WRC competition will return. There are weekly challenges for players to compete against each other and test their skills, whilst the race to the 2020 World final will commence during Rallye Monte-Carlo in January 2020.

Experience all the content of WRC 8 from today on PS4TM, Xbox One and PC. New online features on Epic Games now allow players to see and compete against the ghosts of any player on the leaderboard (compared with a maximum of five previously). More free online features will be added to the WRC 8 experience on PC in mid-October, including the ability to face your friends in real time directly on stage.

WRC 8 is available today on PC, September 10 on PlayStation®4, Xbox One in North America and in November on Nintendo Switch™.

Farming Simulator 20 Nintendo Switch Launch Date

2019/09/05
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Geek News, News, Nintendo Switch

PARIS — Sept. 5, 2019 — GIANTS Software and Focus Home Interactive have announced as part of this week’s Nintendo Direct that Farming Simulator 20 will launch on Dec. 3, 2019, on Nintendo Switch. If you missed the big reveal, you can check it out in the replay from the Nintendo Direct.

New screenshots show off the vehicles and horse-riding mechanics coming to Farming Simulator 20 after their debut in Farming Simulator 19. In addition, Farming Simulator 20 will include products from John Deere, the largest agriculture machinery company in the world. There’s also new machinery and crops with cotton and oats, tending to livestock of pigs, cows, and sheep, as well as a whole new North American environment to explore and develop as you like.

With over 100 faithfully reproduced farming vehicles and tools, Farming Simulator 20 will deliver hours of farming fun at home or on the go when it launches on December 3 on Nintendo Switch.

Call of Cthulhu – Nintendo Switch Release Date Trailer

2019/09/05
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Geek News, News, Nintendo Switch, Trailers / Videos

September 5, 2019 — Call of Cthulhu brings cosmic horror to the Nintendo Switch™ on October 8. Hold on to your sanity as you watch the Release Date Trailer, which showcases the fantastic response the game received upon launch from press. This videogame adaptation of Chaosium’s pen and paper RPG combines Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos and choice-driven investigative gameplay to create a unique and terrifying beast.

Take on the role of Edward Pierce, a private investigator who’s seen better days. Nightmares and a difficult past already haunt him when strange visions seep into his tortured sleep. One thing is clear: truth and madness await you on the quiet island of Darkwater.

The Nintendo Switch™ version of Call of Cthulhu is the full experience – prepare for “perhaps one of the finest cosmic horror experiences in modern gaming”, according to IGN, with an investigation that leads you ever closer to the most unmentionable horror. The murky depths call your name.

Call of Cthulhu releases October 8 on Nintendo Switch™. Pre-orders are now available.

I Like Scary Movies Returns for 2019 Spooky Season

2019/09/05
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Geek News, Halloween, News

September 5, 2019 – Just in time for Halloween, I Like Scary Movies returns to Los Angeles for an Encore Engagement September 20-November 17, complete with a brand new exhibit featuring Friday the 13th!

We also have a new location in the heart of downtown LA:

  • HD Buttercup Building 2117
  • East Violet St., Los Angeles, CA 90021

The I Like Scary Movies experience is brought to life by Maximillian, the experiential artist behind many Hollywood studio activations. As a life-long Halloween lover, he couldn’t resist bringing his passion project back to LA this fall. “I grew up loving the Halloween season,” said Maximillian. “Every year, my grandmother would let me destroy her house with decorations, and each year I would go bigger and bigger. Her support really helped shape my love for scary movies and ultimately put me on the path to become an experiential artist.”

Kevin Smith and Jamie Lee Curtis to Appear at The Saturn Awards 2019

2019/09/05
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Geek News, Halloween, Movie News, News

LOS ANGELES (September 5, 2019) – The Saturn Awards organization today announced exciting new show elements as well as who is expected to appear at the 45th annual celebration taking place on Friday, the 13th of September (6pm PT / 9pm ET).

The show will feature appearances from beloved film and television performers and story tellers including: Melissa Benoist (Supergirl), Gina Carano (The Mandalorian), Jon Cryer (Supergirl), Cameron Cuffe (Krypton), Jamie Lee Curtis (Halloween), Dean Devlin (Outpost), The Duffer Brothers(Stranger Things), Jon Favreau (Visionary Award recipient), Kevin Feige (Stan Lee World Builder Award recipient), Robert Forster (Twin Peaks, Jackie Brown), Vince Gilligan (Better Call Saul), Jessica Green(The Outpost), Harvey Guillen (What We Do in the Shadows), Faithe Herman (Shazam), Sydney Lemmon (Fear the Walking Dead), Jeph Loeb (Dan Curtis Legacy Award Recipient), Christopher Markus (Avengers: Endgame), Stephen McFeely (Avengers: Endgame), Tonya Pinkins (Fear the Walking Dead), Lance Reddick (Bosch, John Wick), Kevin Smith (Jay and Silent Bob Reboot), George Takei (Star Trek), Henry Thomas (The Haunting of Hill House), Jennifer Tilly (Bound, Bride of Chucky), Gina Torres (Pearson, Firefly), and Daphne Zuniga (Spaceballs), The show will also feature holographic appearances by some of the biggest virtual YouTubers and digital performers in Japan, including Kizuna AI (2.68M YT Subscribers) and Kaguya Luna (996K YT Subscribers).

The show format reboot is built specifically for the social media age with a number of unique interactive presentations and fandom firsts including: live “Fantasy Fight” panels where creators and stars argue who would win in mythic mash ups (such as Star Wars vs. Star Trek), fan influencers participating in the award presentation, a once in a lifetime performance from acclaimed musician Lindsey Stirling (11MM YouTube subscribers) and fan social media competitions to win two Lindsey signed violins live.

Kevin Smith will reveal an exclusive, never before seen clip from his latest film Jay and Silent Bob Reboot. Smith wrote and directed the new film which will be released on October 15, 2019.

The 2019 Saturn Awards will take place on Friday, the 13th of September at 6:00PM PT/9:00PM ET at the historic Avalon Theater in Hollywood and will be streamed globally on the Saturn YouTube Channel, the Saturn Awards website, and the Saturn Award app, available on iOS and Android. Additional streaming partners will be announced soon.

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Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece Release Date

2019/09/05
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Geek News, News, Windows PC News

SAN FRANCISCO — September 4, 2019 — Today, Ubisoft announced that Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece, an educational tool allowing anyone to explore and interact with the history and culture of the Ancient Greek world, will release on September 10. Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece is free for all owners of Assassin’s Creed® Odyssey and is also available independently on PC via Uplay platforms for $19.99.

History is your playground in Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece, where players can take guided tours or freely roam around the rich open world of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey free of conflict and gameplay constraints. Visitors will travel through 29 regions with over 300 stations with tours featuring five different themes: philosophy, famous cities, daily life, war, and myths. It also exhibits new features that allow players to learn the way they want, with 35 unique avatars and 15 mounts that are accessible by progressing through objectives.

With Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece, players are encouraged to take their time and enjoy the most accurate 3D interactive reconstruction of Ancient Greece ever made and to take part in immersive guided tours to learn more about this incredible place and time. Based on the dialogue choice system introduced in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece will test each visitor with an engaging, fun, and rewarding quiz at the end of each tour.

For more information on Assassin’s Creed, please visit assassinscreed.com.

Dark Horizon: Point of No Return Adjusts Dates Due to Weather

2019/09/05
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Geek News, Halloween, News

September 4, 2019 –  The newest pop-up haunt to debut in Orlando, Florida this fall, Dark Horizon: Point of No Return, has announced an adjustment to its operational calendar for the upcoming seasonal experience. Due to the impacts of the recent weather, Dark Horizon’s opening night has been moved to Thursday, October 10, 2019 and TWO additional dates have been added to the operational schedule.

The operational changes to the 2019 Dark Horizon Calendar include:

  • Dark Horizon will open its gates on Thursday, October 10, 2019.
  • Guests can now experience an additional TWO nights of Dark Horizon with the additional operation nights of October 13th and October 30th.

The safety and experience of Dark Horizon’s cast, crew, and future guests are of the utmost importance to the Dark Horizon team. Those who have purchased tickets to the event for any dates between October 4-6, 2019 will be able to use their purchased ticket on any other operating date of choice. The Dark Horizon team will be sending out an email to those who have purchased tickets for October 4th and October 5th with more information and details.

Dark Horizon will open its doors on Thursday, October 10 and will continue to scare those who dare on select nights through November 2. General admission ticket prices start at just $20 online with Happy Haunting Hour, Fast Fright, Evil Express, Ultimate Scream tickets and Storm Cellar R.I.P. Lounge keys available. For more information or to purchase tickets online, visit http://www.darkhorizonorlando.com/.

VAMPYR Nintendo Switch Release Date Trailer

2019/09/05
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Geek News, News, Nintendo Switch, Trailers / Videos

September 5, 2019 – Vampyr, DONTNOD’s narrative-driven action-RPG, sinks its teeth into the Nintendo Switch™ October 29 of this year. Hailed as “an ambitious masterpiece” by VG247 in our latest Release Date Trailer, this is your opportunity to experience this vampire story on the go on the Nintendo Switch™.

Awaken in 1918 London as Dr. Jonathan Reid, a newly-turned vampire. Plunged into a hidden world of ungodly creatures and vampire hunters, you must find a cure for the deadly disease spreading through the city.

As a doctor, you made an oath, but as a vampire, you must feed. Use your burgeoning powers to uncover conspiracies festering in the darkest corners of London. The citizens make up an intricate social web, where the consequences of each life taken will ripple through the city. How far into the darkness will you go?

Vampyr releases for Nintendo Switch™ on October 29. Pre-orders are now available

FRIENDS 25th Anniversary Central Perk Sofa World Tour Announced

2019/09/04
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Geek News, Movie News, News

PLANET EARTH (September 3, 2019) — The Central Perk sofa is “going places!” So, take a seat, friends, as Warner Bros. Television Group celebrates the 25th anniversary of Friends by inviting you and your BFFs to snap a pic on the iconic three-seater. The must-see, comfy conversation starter will be found in some of the world’s most-talked about destinations, starting with the Grand Canyon (see accompanying photo), and continuing to the Empire State Building, London’s Tower Bridge, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, and countless others, now through the end of September 2019.

Fans attending New York’s Tribeca TV Festival on September 13 to see series executive producers David Crane, Marta Kauffman and Kevin Bright discuss the landmark comedy series should also keep a lookout for their Insta-worthy sofa moment. In addition, the sofas will host filmmakers and talent at the Toronto International Film Festival (as part of Variety’s Photo Studio) and the Venice International Film Festival (as part of Elle Italia’s photo studio). And, of course, the iconic orange couch will also be on display at the Friends Pop-Up Experience in New York City.

To launch the Friends 25th Couch Tour, the Central Perk sofa made initial appearances at the Grand Canyon (also celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the National Park Service) and at Stonehenge (no doubt celebrating a much older anniversary!). Across the globe, worldwide fans can look forward to finding the Central Perk sofa at the following iconic locations. (Please note: this list is not comprehensive as new placements continue to occur.)

  • The Empire State Building (Observation Deck) – New York, USA (Sept. 21–22)
  • US Bank Tower (OUE Skyspace LA) – Los Angeles, USA (Sept. 16–22)
  • Maggie Daley Park – Chicago, USA (Sept. 21)
  • Willis Tower (Observation Deck) – Chicago, USA (Sept. 20–22)
  • Jackson Square – New Orleans, USA (Sept. 19–22)
  • Klyde Warren Park – Dallas, USA (Sept. 13–29)
  • Reunion Tower (Observation Deck) – Dallas, USA (Sept. 16–30)
  • The London Eye – London, UK (Sept. 22)
  • Abbey Road – London, UK
  • Ross Fountain/Edinburgh Castle – Edinburgh, UK (Sept. 16)
  • Cardiff Castle – Cardiff, UK (Sept. 19)
  • Tower Bridge (Potters Field) – London, UK (Sept. 20)
  • Jardin du Palais Royal – Paris, France (Sept. 12)
  • Triton Fountain (Piazza Barberini) – Rome, Italy (Sept. 21–22)
  • Lucca Comics & Games Fan Event – Lucca, Italy (Oct.30–Nov. 3)
  • Royal Palace – Madrid, Spain (Oct.1–Nov.30)
  • Berlin Sony Center – Berlin, Germany (Sept. 21–22)
  • FACTS (Flanders Expo) – Ghent, Belgium (Oct. 19)
  • The Burj Khalifa – Dubai, UAE (Sept. 16–Oct.16)
  • Bondi Beach – Sydney, Australia (Aug. 28)
  • Comic Con Africa – Johannesburg, South Africa (Sept. 21–24)
  • Loft Ginza – Tokyo, Japan (Sept. 18–24)

In addition, the Central Perk sofa will travel to other destinations across the globe, including tour locations in India (Mumbai, Delhi & Bangalore), Colombia (Bogota), Argentina (Buenos Aires), Brazil (São Paulo), Mexico (Mexico City, Puebla, Nuevo León, Guadalajara & Tijuana), Australia (Sydney & Melbourne), New Zealand, Malaysia, Philippines and many, many more.

The Central Perk sofa is also coming to select theatres nationwide as part of the “FRIENDS 25th: The One with the Anniversary” Fathom Events screenings (Sept. 23 & 28, and Oct. 2). Stop by designated theatres after September 16 with your friends and get a photo on the famous sofa! Go to Fathom Events for specific locations.

The world-famous couch will be on display at AT&T retail stores in New York City’s Times Square, Chicago, San Francisco, Atlanta, Seattle, the Mall of America in Minneapolis, Anchorage (Alaska) and Mexico City.  The ubiquitous couch will also pop up in select retail stores across the U.S., Mexico and Latin America.

NASCAR Heat 4 Launch Trailer

2019/09/04
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Geek News, News, PlayStation 4 News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News, Xbox One News

September 4, 2019 – NASCAR Heat 4 is coming next week! 704 Games has unveiled the game’s launch trailer ahead of its release on September 13. Featuring a ride along with cover athlete Kevin Harvick and his Monster Energy Series #4 Ford Mustang, this new video shows off dirt track racing and a peek at some of the 38 tracks and over 150 teams and drivers in the game. Experience the thunderous power and intense side-by-side racing that only NASCAR delivers.

NASCAR Heat 4 launches Sept. 13, 2019, on PlayStation®4, Xbox One and Windows PC. The game is available to pre-order now at https://nascarheat.com and major retailers. Fans can also pre-order NASCAR Heat 4 Jeff Gordon Gold Edition, which includes three days of early access starting September 10, as well as the NASCAR Heat 4 Season Pass, featuring new DLC throughout the 2019 season and NASCAR Legend Jeff Gordon as a playable driver. Follow the game now on Twitch, YouTube and Twitter.