Author - Jerry Paxton

Faming Simulator for Nintendo Switch Trailer

2017/09/07

Geek News, News, Nintendo Switch, Trailers / Videos

September 7, 2017 – After enthralling millions of players worldwide on PS4, Xbox One, and PC, Farming Simulator is making its way this November to Nintendo’s latest console: the Nintendo Switch™. In today’s trailer, Martin Rabl from developer GIANTS Software plays and unveils what the latest entry in this global farming phenomenon has to offer on Nintendo Switch™.

A global hit both in stores and as a download, the Farming Simulator series owes its success to the immersive, unique and accessible experience created by GIANTS Software. As a popular and universal setting, farming appeals to players of all ages – casual and hardcore alike. Ready to charm a fresh new audience, Farming Simulator – Nintendo Switch Edition gives players a complete farming experience both at home and on the move! Explore huge open worlds loaded with farming activities, across hundreds of acres of land.

As is the standard in this premiere series, you will have access to a huge range of officially branded and authentic farming equipment. Drive over 250 farming vehicles and equipment from over 75 manufacturers, including brands such as Challenger, Fendt, Massey Ferguson and Valtra. Wherever you are, you’re free to harvest your crops, tend to livestock and take part in forestry work, before transporting and selling products to create your dream farm!

More information coming soon for Farming Simulator – Nintendo Switch Edition. Pre-orders for the game are now available here.

Stellaris Synthetic Dawn Release Date and Features Trailer

2017/09/06

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

STOCKHOLM — Sep. 6, 2017 — Paradox Interactive, a publisher and developer of games that challenge your hivemind, today announced that “Synthetic Dawn,” a new Story Pack for Stellaris, will be available on September 21, 2017. Synthetic Dawn, a pack which allows players to expand across the universe as a customized robotic civilization, will release later this month on Windows, MacOS, and Linux PCs in order to spread its message to as many potential computerized allies as possible. Featuring Machine Empire gameplay and events, along with new music, voice packs, portraits and more, Synthetic Dawn will retail for $9.99.

To prepare humanity for proper subjugation under the unstoppable machine intelligence, Paradox Development Studio has today released a new video developer diary detailing the many features included in Synthetic Dawn. View it here:

Stellaris: Synthetic Dawn provides an all-new way for players to establish their empire across the stars: as an entire civilization of artificial beings. Stellaris players will have the option to start the game as a Machine Empire, be they relentless exterminators or overenthusiastic servitors. Players will face unique challenges as they assert their digital dominance – and encounter mysterious robotic Fallen Empires in the far reaches of space.

To pre-order Stellaris: Synthetic Dawn, visit http://www.paradoxplaza.com/stellaris-synthetic-dawn/STST01DSK0000008.html

A Bad Moms Christmas Gets New Restricted Trailer

2017/09/06

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, Movie News, News, Trailers / Videos

September 6, 2017 – STXfilms has launched the brand new red band trailer for A BAD MOMS CHRISTMAS, in theaters this November! Additionally, please find three new character posters highlighting the Bad Moms’ moms and the theatrical one-sheet.

Studio: STXfilms
Genre: Comedy
Cast: Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, Jay Hernandez, Cheryl Hines, Peter Gallagher, Justin Hartley, David Walton, with Christine Baranski, and Susan Sarandon
Writers/Directors: Jon Lucas & Scott Moore
Producer: Suzanne Todd

A BAD MOMS CHRISTMAS follows our three under-appreciated and over-burdened women as they rebel against the challenges and expectations of the Super Bowl for moms: Christmas. And if creating a more perfect holiday for their families wasn’t hard enough, they have to do all of that while hosting and entertaining their own mothers. By the end of the journey, our moms will redefine how to make the holidays special for all and discover a closer relationship with their mothers.

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Auto Age: Standoff Release Date and Launch Trailer

2017/09/06

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

oronto – September 6, 2017 – Drive full-throttle into ruthless car combat soaked in ’80s cartoon style this September, with action game Auto Age: Standoff from independent video game developer Phantom Compass. Launching on PC via Steam on September 21 for $19.99, Auto Age: Standoff pits players against each other in online and local multiplayer battles for vehicular supremacy. Developer Phantom Compass will roll out game updates and new content after launch in order to continue supporting the game’s multiplayer experience.

Set in the colorful wastelands of New America, Auto Age: Standoff allows players to customize vehicles with powerful weaponry that will enable them to launch missiles at enemy drivers, ram cars, lay minesand much more. Fueling the chaos is a retro-future dashboard mixtape and soundtrack, where guitar-shredding and synthwave music power a thirst for vehicular destruction.

“Auto Age is an ideal multiplayer experience that melds fast-paced vehicular dogfights with team strategy,” said Tony Walsh, Director at Phantom Compass. “With easy-to-learn controls and kinetic matches, players can spend hours destroying their friends (and enemies) online and on the couch. To enhance the experience, we will use player feedback to update Auto Age with new content and gameplay after release.”

Players can ride headlong into the mayhem of multiplayer online combat or battle bots as a lone road warrior. With Auto Age: Standoff‘s versatile split-screen options, players can skirmish privately or battle online in Team Deathmatch, Free For All Deathmatch, Base Assault and more to come.

For more information on Auto Age: Standoff, please visit the game’s Steam page, or the Phantom Compass Facebook and Twitter pages.

Pinball FX 3 Release Date and Multiplayer Trailer

2017/09/06

Jerry Paxton

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

San Francisco, CA – September 6, 2017 – Zen Studios is pleased to announce that Pinball FX3 will release on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC on Tuesday, September 26, 2017. The biggest, most community-driven pinball game ever created features a host of brand new features and services that elevate competition and take the videogame pinball experience to new heights.

Universal Classics™ Pinball will accompany the Pinball FX3 launch on September 26, and will also release for Zen Pinball as in-app purchases on iOS, Google Play and Mac. Universal Classics Pinball combines three captivating tables based on the blockbuster films Jaws™, the Back to the Future™ trilogy, and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial™.

Pinball FX3 features intense multiplayer matchups and user generated tournaments providing non-stop competitive play. Zen Studios has released a new trailer highlighting these features:

“Pinball FX3 is a giant leap forward for pinball players and Zen Studios is excited to pioneer new ways to play pinball,” said Mel Kirk, Zen Studios Vice President of Publishing. “The roadmap of service-oriented features, new content, and future events is so exciting, we know the community is going to be pumped to learn what we have planned for the future of Pinball FX3!”

Pinball FX3 is a free download for all players, offers cross-platform play, and allows players to import their previous Pinball FX2 purchases for free. Please visit PinballFX.com for a full list of tables and cross-play features coming to Pinball FX3.

Review code for Pinball FX3 and Universal Classics will be available soon. Please send your request with preferred region and platform.

About Zen Studios

Zen Studios is a leading global producer and publisher of interactive entertainment software for all major digital game platforms and is recognized as one of the premiere independent gaming studios in the world. Zen is an internationally renowned publisher headquartered in Budapest, Hungary with offices in the United States. Zen Studios has worked with some of the largest brands in the world of entertainment, including FOX Digital Entertainment, Marvel Entertainment, South Park, and LucasArts as well as revered gaming properties like Valve’s Portal and TellTale Games’ The Walking Dead. Zen Studios’ CastelStorm franchise has also won the developer critical acclaim and commercial success, including the coveted Editor’s Choice awards from both the Apple App Store and Googled Play.

Warner Bros. TV Unveils New York Comic Con Schedule

2017/09/05

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, News

BURBANK, Calif. (September 5, 2017) — Warner Bros. Television returns to New York Comic Con (NYCC) on Sunday, October 8, with a pair of thrilling new series — Deception (Midseason on ABC) andCastle Rock (2018 Series Debut on Hulu) — along with two returning fan-favorites, Gotham (Thursdays 8/7c on FOX) and Blindspot (Fridays 8/7c on NBC).

A full pilot screening of the mind-bending magical crime drama Deception will kick off WBTV’s fan-packed day of sessions with series stars and producers at the Javits Center on Sunday, October 8. A Warner Bros. Television Takeover will close out NYCC with back-to-back panels featuring Blindspot, new series Castle Rock and Gotham in the Hammerstein Ballroom at the Manhattan Center.

WARNER BROS. TELEVISION SESSIONS

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8

11:00am-12:00 p.m. Deception Special Sneak Peek Pilot Screening and Q&A — From Chuck co-creator Chris Fedak, the Blindspot creative team of Martin Gero, Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter, Emmy®-winning director David Nutter (Game of Thrones, The Flash) and renowned magician/puzzle creator David Kwong (Now You See Me, Blindspot), Deception is a thrilling crime drama that combines FBI counter-espionage with the mysterious world of magic and misdirection. When his career is ruined by scandal, superstar magician Cameron Black has only one place to turn to practice his art of deception, illusion and influence — the FBI. Using every trick in the book and inventing new ones, he will help the government catch the world’s most elusive criminals while staging the biggest illusions of his career.Deception stars Jack Cutmore-Scott, Ilfenesh Hadera, Lenora Crichlow, Amaury Nolasco, Justin Chon, Laila Robins and Vinnie Jones. Join us for an exclusive pilot screening followed by a Q&A with series stars and producers. From Berlanti Productions and Quinn’s House in association with Warner Bros. Television, Deception premieres midseason on ABC. Become a fan of Deception on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/DeceptionABC, and follow the show on Twitter at @DeceptionABC. Room 1A10 in the Javits Center

2:00 p.m. Warner Bros. Television Takeover: Join stars and producers from Warner Bros. Television series, including Blindspot, Castle Rock and Gotham, for exclusive footage and Q&As in the Hammerstein Ballroom at the Manhattan Center.

2:00-3:00p.m. Blindspot: Special Video Presentation and Q&A — Following the shocking second season finale, revealing a new set of luminescent tattoos planted on Jane’s body, join Blindspot as it returns for its sophomore appearance at New York Comic Con! Sullivan Stapleton and Jaimie Alexander star in this one-hour action thriller from Berlanti Productions and Quinn’s House, Inc. in association with Warner Bros. Television. Alexander stars as Jane Doe, a mysterious woman found in Times Square with her memory erased and her body covered with a series of coded tattoos. As Jane and the FBI team who discovered her — including agents Kurt Weller (Stapleton), Edgar Reade (Rob Brown), Tasha Zapata (Audrey Esparza) and the tech-savvy Patterson (Ashley Johnson) — work to decipher, investigate and solve the complex treasure map of her tattoos, an ever-widening web of conspiracy and corruption is revealed, as is the truth behind Jane’s true identity and the organization that sent her to the FBI in the first place. Season three jumps two years forward. Weller finally tracks down Jane, who’s been on the run. After the two discover a new set of luminescent tattoos planted on Jane’s body, Jane is forced to return to the FBI. Weller, Jane, and the rest of our FBI team set out to solve these new puzzles and stop the dangerous conspiracies they reveal. But the tattoos also expose the team’s darkest secrets… Join us for a special video presentation followed by a Q&A with series stars and producers. Blindspot returns for its third season on its new night, Fridays, at 8/7c, starting October 27 on NBC. Become a fan of Blindspot on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/NBCBlindspot and follow the show on Twitter @NBCBlindspot.
3:00-3:40p.m. Castle Rock: Exclusive Video Presentation and Q&A — From J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions (Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Person of Interest, Fringe, Lost), best-selling author Stephen King and executive producers/writers Sam Shaw (Manhattan) and Dustin Thomason comes Hulu Original Castle Rock, a psychological-horror series set in the Stephen King multiverse. Combining the mythological scale and intimate character storytelling of King’s best-loved works, Castle Rock is an original suspense/thriller — a first-of-its-kind reimagining that explores the themes and worlds uniting the entire King canon, while brushing up against some of his most iconic and beloved stories. Castle Rock stars André Holland (Moonlight), Melanie Lynskey (Togetherness), Bill Skarsgård (IT), with Jane Levy (Suburgatory) and Sissy Spacek (Carrie). Join us for an exclusive video presentation followed by a Q&A with series stars and producers. From Bad Robot Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, Castle Rock premieres 2018 on Hulu.
3:40-4:40p.m. Gotham: Special Video Presentation and Q&A — As Gotham’s origin story continues to unfold, the stakes will be higher than ever in season four! With the Court of Owls decimated, the aftermath of the Tetch virus crippling the city, and every (surviving) villain in Gotham’s underworld jockeying for power, Jim Gordon and the GCPD will have their hands full. And that’s just the beginning! What threat does Ra’s al Ghul pose, will Penguin successfully license crime, and what does Bruce Wayne’s epic season finale reveal mean for Gotham City, and his ultimate destiny? JoinGotham as the show returns to New York Comic Con for a special video presentation, followed by a Q&A with series stars and producers. From Warner Bros. Television, Gotham airs on its new night, Thursdays at 8/7c beginning September 21 on FOX, and Gotham: The Complete Third Season is available now on Digital, Blu-ray™ and DVD. Become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GOTHAMonFOX, and follow the show on Twitter at @Gotham.
PLEASE NOTE: Series stars and creative teams scheduled to attend are subject to change.

HAUNTERS: The Art of the Scare Announced

2017/09/05

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, Halloween, Movie News, News, Trailers / Videos

AUSTIN,TX – Tuesday September 5, 2017 – The release date and new trailer for HAUNTERS: THE ART OF THE SCARE was announced today. The film will celebrate its World Premiere at Fantastic Fest in Austin. HAUNTERS: THE ART OF THE SCARE features interviews with notable horror filmmaker Jason Blum (producer of The Purge, Insidious, Split, Get Out), Sylvia & Jen Soska (American Mary & GSN’s HELLEVATOR), Jessica Cameron (Truth or Dare), and the creators of the most popular and controversial haunts in the world. This documentary also has a killer soundtrack with songs from Dead Man’s Bones (Ryan Gosling & Zach Shields who’s also from the band Night Things and co-writer of the films Krampus and the upcoming Godzilla), Emptyset, Original Score by Jonathan Snipes (ROOM 237 & The Nightmare), Original Score by Alexander Burke (has recorded with Fiona Apple, David Lynch and Mr. Little Jeans) and Neil Baldock (recoded with Kanye West, Radiohead and Wilco).

This documentary will take you behind-the-screams with the people who sacrifice everything to create the most popular and polarizing haunted houses for Halloween – from boo-scare mazes to a controversial new subculture of extreme terror experiences. What started as a successfully funded Kickstarter campaign (backed by Neil Patrick Harris) became a 4 year journey for director Jon Schnitzer to bring audiences deeper into the Halloween subculture than ever before with unprecedented access. HAUNTERS: The Art Of the Scare also uncovers how Halloween, haunts and horror have always thrived during times of chaos, political uncertainty, and war because people use horror and haunts as a form of therapy or “scare-apy” to confront their worst fears. But how far is too far?

ABOUT HAUNTERS: THE ART OF THE SCARE
Director: Jon Schnitzer
Starring: Jason Blum, John Murdy, Jen Soska, Sylvia Soska, Russ McKamey, Donald Julson, Shar Mayer, Jessica Cameron, Jon Braver, Larry Bones, Eric Lowther, Diane Meyer, Preston Meyer
Runtime: 88 minutes

Website: http://www.hauntersmovie.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hauntersthemovie
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HAUNTERS_Movie
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hauntersthemovie/

Blood Bowl II: Legendary Edition Launch Trailer

2017/09/05

Jerry Paxton

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

September 5, 2017 – Blood Bowl 2, the sequel to the video game adaptation of Games Workshop’s classic tabletop game combining American football with the Warhammer fantasy world, today welcomes its Legendary Edition! This is the ultimate Blood Bowl experience, available on PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition is downloadable as a standalone game for newcomers and as the Official Expansion for all current Blood Bowl 2 players. Before stepping onto the pitch, take a look at the Legendary Edition launch trailer.

Watch the Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition Launch Trailer on YouTube:

Highly anticipated by fans, the Legendary Edition offers all the official races from the Blood Bowl board game, including the sly Goblins and a brand new race: the Kislev Circus and their ferocious Tame Bears! These 24 teams come with all their Star Players as well as the new Khemri stadium, located at the feet of the Tomb Kings’ imposing pyramids. Experience new game modes such as Solo Career mode or Challenge mode, which will put your wits and skills to the test through crazy and challenging game situations.

For the first time in the history of Blood Bowl, spice up your matches with teams made up of a combination of players from different races, or go wild and lead a team of Star Players only! Last but not least, Cyanide has developed a host of new features and options to enrich the already deep multiplayer experience. These expand the possibilities offered for players to communicate, create, set up, and customize their online leagues and competitions.

Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition is available today for download on PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

2017 Long Beach Comic Con Debrief and Photo Gallery

2017/09/04

Jerry Paxton

Geek News, News, Screenshots / Photos

I had never attended the Long Beach Comic Con prior to this last weekend, so I was pleasantly surprised when, leaving the event at the end of the day, I promised myself to return next year. It was an extremely fun comic con to attend and I don’t know why it took me this long to check it out. The Long Beach Convention Center is an amazing venue with lots of square footage for exhibitors, not to mention a cafe that serves decent convention food which is, unfortunately, a rarity in Southern California. The event filled up the convention hall with a large assortment of vendors, artists, celebrity guests, and pavilions to explore and I was thrilled to see Storm King Comics being among them. Storm King Comics is the comic publisher created by John Carpenter and his wife, Sandy King Carpenter. That might sound familiar as Ripper71 recently reviewed their new horror/sci-fi book series for us!

Their celebrity appearances were also impressive, with William Shatner having a signing and appearance session on Saturday of the event, and Sherilyn Fenn being there for Sunday. Also there was Noel Gugliemi, an actor with over 160 credits to his name whom you have certainly seen – even if you don’t realize it!

Of course, they had a wide variety of panels to attend, such as one on costume creation given by the 501st Legion and one on the science and technology of Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory! So random, yet so, so very good. Also at the LBCC was the Geekfest Film Festival, which showcased a number of short films from a variety of genres. What I appreciated about this film fest was that they broke the films up in blocks of particular genres then scheduled those throughout the day. If science fiction is your thing, go in at noon – if horror is your bag, go in at 3pm. The event’s schedule of programs, panels, screenings, and more was very easy to navigate.

Of course, cosplay has become a huge part of pop culture conventions these days, and the Long Beach Comic Con was no exception. There were so many cosplayers on-site, I was stunned! It felt like all of the San Diego Comic-Con cosplayers just crammed into the Long Beach Convention Center. I got the chance to see some really incredible costumes and thought it made the entire experience that much better.

I had a fantastic time at the Long Beach Comic Con and will definitely be returning in 2018. You can find out more details on the event over at its official website.