Check out the teaser trailer and poster from Walt Disney Animation Studios’ all-new feature film “Strange World.” Jake Gyllenhaal (“The Guilty,” “Spider-Man: Far from Home”) lends his voice to Searcher Clade, the son of a steadfast explorer. The original action-adventure journeys deep into an uncharted and treacherous land where fantastical creatures await the legendary Clades, a family of explorers whose differences threaten to topple their latest—and by far— most crucial mission. Helmed by Don Hall (Oscar®-winning “Big Hero 6,” “Raya and the Last Dragon”) and co-director/writer Qui Nguyen (co-writer “Raya and the Last Dragon”), and produced by Roy Conli (Oscar®-winning “Big Hero 6,” “Tangled”), “Strange World” releases November 23, 2022.
This summer, from the biggest global animated franchise in history, comes the origin story of how the world’s greatest supervillain first met his iconic Minions, forged cinema’s most despicable crew and faced off against the most unstoppable criminal force ever assembled in Minions: The Rise of Gru.
Long before he becomes the master of evil, Gru (Oscar® nominee Steve Carell) is just a 12-year-old boy in 1970s suburbia, plotting to take over the world from his basement.
It’s not going particularly well. When Gru crosses paths with the Minions, including Kevin, Stuart, Bob, and Otto—a new Minion sporting braces and a desperate need to please—this unexpected family joins forces. Together, they build their first lair, design their first weapons, and strive to execute their first missions.
When the infamous supervillain supergroup, the Vicious 6, oust their leader—legendary martial arts fighter Wild Knuckles (Oscar® winner Alan Arkin)— Gru, their most devoted fanboy, interviews to become their newest member. The Vicious 6 is not impressed by the diminutive, wannabe villain, but then Gru outsmarts (and enrages) them, and he suddenly finds himself the mortal enemy of the apex of evil. With Gru on the run, the Minions attempt to master the art of kung fu to help save him, and Gru discovers that even bad guys need a little help from their friends.
Featuring more spectacular action than any film in Illumination history and packed with the franchise’s signature subversive humor, Minions: The Rise of Gru stars a thrilling new cast, including, the Vicious 6: Taraji P. Henson as cool and confident leader Belle Bottom, whose chain belt doubles as a lethal disco-ball mace; Jean-Claude Van Damme as the nihilistic Jean Clawed, who’s armed (literally) with a giant robotic claw; Lucy Lawless as Nunchuck, whose traditional nun’s habit hides her deadly nun-chucks; Dolph Lundgren as Swedish roller-skate champion Svengeance, who dispenses his enemies with spin kicks from his spiked skates; and Danny Trejo as Stronghold, whose giant iron hands are both a menace to others and a burden to him.
The film also stars Russell Brand as Young Dr. Nefario, an aspiring mad scientist, Michelle Yeoh as Master Chow, an acupuncturist with mad kung fu skills, and Oscar® winner Julie Andrews as Gru’s maddeningly self-absorbed mom.
Steered by the franchise’s original creators, Minions: The Rise of Gru is produced by visionary Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri and his longtime collaborators Janet Healy and Chris Renaud. The film is directed by returning franchise filmmaker Kyle Balda (Despicable Me 3, Minions), co-directed by Brad Ableson (The Simpsons) and Jonathan del Val (The Secret Life of Pets films), and features the iconic voice of Pierre Coffin as the Minions and a killer ’70s soundtrack courtesy of legendary Grammy-winning music producer Jack Antonoff.
DreadXP — an independent horror publisher and production company — announced today that it has acquired the publishing rights for Mirror Forge, a first-person psychological survival horror game inspired by genre-favorites such as Silent Hill and Stranger Things. In development by Bobby “MystivDev” Mojsovski, Mirror Forge tasks players with roaming between realities constructed by fear, madness, and machinery. Mirror Forge is set to terrify players when it releases for Windows PC this September.
Mirror Forge follows the troubled life of everyman Thomas Jackson, who made the grave mistake of driving drunk. The inevitable crash tore Thomas’ life to pieces, putting his girlfriend Jill into a coma and killing their unborn child. Though Jill recovered, the ordeal destroyed their relationship. Depressed and feeling immense guilt, with the gnawing thirst of alcoholism at the back of his throat, Thomas attempted to end his own life. Things started to look up after Thomas pursued professional help, but then he lost his job during a pandemic.
With the trauma of Thomas’ past once again haunting him, Thomas seeks solace from his ex-girlfriend in a vain effort to rekindle what was since lost. But Jill, a journalist, is nowhere to be found. His only clue: footage of her last report. Missing children, a place called Devil’s Womb Canyon, and a mysterious blue explosion. Little does Thomas know, his nightmare has only just begun…
“With Mirror Forge, we’re wearing our inspirations on our sleeve. However, hardcore horror fans are in for a different story than what they might expect,” said Ted Hentschke, Head of Production at DreadXP. “The aspect of science gone wrong gives the game a more grounded narrative. This isn’t another ‘it’s all in your head’ experience. Something very real and sinister is behind these events, and the stakes are far higher than just Thomas’ own well being.”
“Crafting the world of Mirror Forge, the story, the character arcs, and the lore is a dream come true,” said Bobby “MystivDev” Mojsovski, developer of Mirror Forge. “I’m a massive horror fan, especially when it’s combined with mystery and fear of the unknown. Expect alternate dimensions from the creepiest corners of your psyche, puzzle-solving, being chased by weird entities, stealth mechanics, using ancient artifacts to solve mysteries, and a rich storyline where your choices will determine your ending.”
In Mirror Forge, players must travel between alternate dimensions wreathed in darkness that are occupied by terrible, unearthly beings. Using mirrors to cross between these realms, players will experience a variety of familiar and bizarre environments — from gloomy, narrow apartments to open towns, ancient houses, and factories. Thomas is defenseless, so players must utilize their wits to solve puzzles, evade creatures, and piece together the source of Jill’s disappearance and the otherworldly occurrences Thomas is subjected to. Depending on choices made throughout the game, Thomas and Jill’s story can end very differently.
Mirror Forge releases for Windows PC on Steam, Itch.io, and the Epic Game Store in September 2022. Fans can wishlist Mirror Forge and download the demo on Steam here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1807200/Mirror_Forge.
During today’s PlayStation State of Play, Skydance Interactive and Skybound Entertainment treated PlayStation fans to a brand new trailer for The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners – Chapter 2: Retribution, and confirmed the game’s upcoming release on PSVR and PSVR 2. The development team at Skydance Interactive, a division of Skydance Media, is thrilled to join PlayStation at the forefront of the next generation of virtual reality, with genre-defining immersion through enhanced visuals and haptic feedback support.
The trailer offers viewers a glimpse of the gruesome, walker-infested streets of New Orleans they left behind in the first chapter, as new parties vying for power have risen up to help or hunt them.
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners has been praised for its intuitive, physics-based combat, original storyline and engaging survival crafting system, and was the top downloaded PSVR game upon its release in May 2020. Chapter 2: Retribution serves as a continuation of the original title’s story, and players continuing their journey on PSVR will feel the full ripple effect of their actions as they once again take on the role of the Tourist. With a thrilling new adventure set in The Walking Dead universe, a sprawling world to explore, improved visuals and visceral combat featuring haptic feedback on PSVR 2, returning players and newcomers will truly be able to feel the weight of their decisions, as they face gut-wrenching choices to survive, and face new challenges and imminent threats standing in their way.
To keep up to date on news for The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners – Chapter 2: Retribution visit the official website and follow The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Discord.
Today during PlayStation’s State of Play broadcast, Capcom revealed Resident Evil™ Village will soon deliver an even more up close and personal experience by creeping onto PlayStation®VR2.
The story mode for the award-winning eighth main entry in the Resident Evil™ series is in development for PlayStation VR2 on PlayStation®5. Ethan Winters’ terrifying tale will deepen the immersion by utilizing the new headset’s 4KD HDR display, eye tracking, 3D audio, and other advanced features. The journey through Castle Dimitrescu and the surrounding village is more intense than ever before when experienced in VR, drawing players into a hyper-realistic world that virtually feels tangible.
The experience will include support for PlayStation VR2 Sense™ technology and introduce new ways to interact with the world of Resident Evil Village. These controllers empower players to perform intuitive actions, such as raising their arms to guard against enemy attacks. The VR campaign also introduces other new gameplay elements, such as the ability for Ethan to dual wield weapons.
Today on PlayStation’s State of Play digital event, Capcom, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, announced Resident Evil™ 4, a remake of the original Resident Evil 4 released in 2005. Reawakened for 2023, Resident Evil 4 preserves the essence of the original while using Capcom’s proprietary RE Engine to deliver modernized gameplay, a reimagined storyline, and vividly detailed graphics. Resident Evil 4 is scheduled to release on March 24, 2023 for PlayStation®5 (PS5™) console, Xbox Series X|S and PC via Steam.
As a title that set the standard for the later Resident Evil™ franchise, the original Resident Evil 4 introduced the Third-Person-Camera to the long-running series, which has shipped over 125 million units worldwide since the first title debuted in 1996. This new perspective brought players into the action and horrors encountered by protagonist Leon S. Kennedy during his daring rescue mission.
Resident Evil 4 joins Leon S. Kennedy six years after his hellish experiences in the biological disaster of Raccoon City. His unmatched resolve caused him to be recruited as an agent reporting directly to the president of the United States. With the experience of multiple missions on his back, Leon is dispatched to rescue the president’s recently kidnapped daughter. Leon tracks her to a secluded European village, however after making first contact he discovers a fervor beyond reason grips the local populace.
Now, this reimagined tale of survival in the face of overwhelming terror returns to deliver a visually stunning modern gaming experience that is true to the promise of the original release. Many team members from the production of 2019’s top-selling and critically acclaimed Resident Evil™ 2 also make their return to delve deeper into the essence of Resident Evil 4. Fans and newcomers alike can revel in both the new and familiar, as RE Engine heightens the original’s creative direction to tell a story that is darker and even more unsettling.
When “Mario Kart™: Bowser’s Challenge” opens in SUPER NINTENDO WORLD™ at Universal Studios Hollywood in early 2023, guests and fans will find themselves immersed in one of the world’s largest, most interactive rides they have ever experienced. It seamlessly fuses augmented reality with projection mapping technology and actual set pieces along a moving ride track to debut a ride that’s unparalleled anywhere within the theme park industry.
The highly-anticipated opening of SUPER NINTENDO WORLD at Universal Studios Hollywood represents the first SUPER NINTENDO WORLD to debut in the United States, designed to transport theme park guests and Nintendo® fans into the world of Mario, Luigi and Princess Peach to be part of the Mushroom Kingdom.
Guests will access SUPER NINTENDO WORLD via the iconic Warp Pipe to enter the land where they will find the “Mario Kart: Bowser’s Challenge” ride located within Bowser’s Castle.
This innovative achievement will propel guests into a multi-dimensional experience that recreates iconic environments from the Mario Kart games and where no two races are alike. “Mario Kart: Bowser’s Challenge”is also one of the most complex rides ever built within the entertainment industry.
The sophisticated ride is a multi-sensory cornucopia of color, sound and movement that invites guests to navigate familiar environs through the creative use and integration of head mounted augmented reality (AR) goggles—a key point of differentiation that distinguishes this ride from other theme park attractions.
From the depths of the dungeon within Bowser’s Castle, guests will climb aboard stadium-style, four-seat Mario Kart vehicles inspired by the video game, put on their AR goggles …and then with a 3-2-1 GO! signal from Lakitu, they will be off to the races.
The premise is simple but equally inspiring and challenging and will appeal to guests of all ages regardless of gaming experience. As part of Team Mario, guests will steer through courses underwater and in the clouds to compete for the Golden Cup while collecting coins to defeat Team Bowser and win.
“Mario Kart: Bowser’s Challenge” raises the stakes for guests as an intriguing and repeatable ride with a variety of outcomes.
SUPER NINTENDO WORLD is conceived in partnership with Nintendo and the visionaries at Universal Creative to deliver exhilarating entertainment with innovative technological achievements inspired by characters and video games that have appealed to Nintendo fans for generations.
The immersive land will be a visual spectacle of vibrant colors and architectural ingenuity located within a newly expanded area of Universal Studios Hollywood that will feature the groundbreaking ride, “Mario Kart: Bowser’s Challenge,” and interactive areas, to be enjoyed by the whole family, along with themed shopping and dining to enhance the entire experience.
Universal Studios Hollywood and guests continue the countdown to the land’s early 2023 opening with the Feature Presentation retail store, well stocked with SUPER NINTENDO WORLD merchandise such as Mario and Luigi themed apparel and iconic character hats and a selection of plush characters, including Mario, Luigi, Yoshi and Bowser.
More information and details will be shared soon. In the meantime, guests can visit www.UniversalStudiosHollywood.com for theme park updates. Like Universal Studios Hollywood on Facebook and follow @UniStudios on Instagram and Twitter.
Duality Games and Punk Punch Games are proud to announce the full release of Barn Finders VR, their trash-collecting, pawn-shop-reselling, big-money-making simulator, available now on Steam VR here for Meta Quest 1, Meta Quest 2 and HTC Vive devices, with 20% off its original price of £12,39 / $15,99 / €13,29 for a limited time!
In Barn Finders VR, players will be transported to a world where one person’s trash is another one’s treasure. Explore over a dozen maps across the United States of Ameryka, driving to abandoned barns, secluded farms, and many other classic locations from the original, looking for your next big golden ticket.
Inspired by notorious reality TV programs like Storage Wars and Pawn Stars, the world of Barn Finders features its very own Pawn Shop, Bidding Battles, and so much trash you could fill a landfill. Going once, going twice, SOLD – to the person with the big bushy mustache!
“We’ve seen so many players hunting for trash and sharing their experience with others, as they laughed their way through the original Barn Finders on countless videos on YouTube and Twitch,” said Michał Szewerniak, Game Director and Vice President of the Management Board of Duality Games. “This is why we’re so glad to be finally bringing the Barn Finders world to a whole new level of immersion, and can’t wait to see what people think”.
Barn Finders VR is now live on Steam! Players will be able to get a copy of the game for 20% off its official store price! In the rightful spirit of our Pawn Shoppin’ Heroes, players can also take advantage of some awesome bundles, including adding the original Barn Finders, House Flipper VR and Car Mechanic Simulator VR to your Steam accounts at further discounts.
The game can be played on Meta Quest 1, Meta Quest 2 and HTC VIVE devices. Place your bids now!
Today at the Warhammer Skulls event, the independent developer Fatshark announced a large update to the popular Chaos Wastes expansion to Warhammer: Vermintide 2.
Chaos Wastes was a major success when released, and now Fatshark is proud to add even more content to the free expansion available to all owners of Warhammer: Vermintide 2.
Be’lakor influences the Chaos Wastes expansion and changes the experience dramatically with both a new theme and a new challenge. The Be’lakor update also adds a new level, the Temple of Shadows, where the players get to take on all the full force of Be’lakor.
Be’lakor also introduces the Shadow Champions, a new enemy type with many familiar characteristics, including that it has no warm and fuzzy feelings towards the players.
Be’lakor features
New Level – The Temple of Shadows
New Boons and Traits
Two New Curses
New Enemy – Shadow Champions
New Be’lakor Level Theme
Be’lakor will be available on PC, Xbox One, and Playstation 4 from June 14 as a free update for everyone that owns Warhammer: Vermintide 2.
Today independent developer Fatshark launched the pre-order of their upcoming 4 Player co-op game Warhammer 40,000: Darktide. The studio celebrated the occasion by releasing a brand new CG trailer at Skulls, the annual Warhammer festival.
The new trailer, featuring music from Jesper Kyd, premiered during the show, and if you want to watch it again and again, this is where you will find it.
As of today, two editions of Warhammer 40,000: Darktide are available for pre-order on Steam, Windows Store and Xbox Store.
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide ($39.99)
The Atoman Star Weapon Trinket: A cosmetic weapon trinket awarded to those who answered in the hour of Atoma’s need.
Vanguard of the Imperium Portrait Frame: A cosmetic portrait frame reserved for those first to enter the fray, and last to leave it.
Loyalist Pack: Purge heresy in style with these 4 unique class outfits, 8 weapon skin patterns, one headgear, and an Ogryn body tattoo.
Mortis Veteran Portrait Frame: A cosmetic portrait frame used to pay tribute to the fallen defenders of Tertium Hive.
Caducades Backpack: A cosmetic backpack for human characters. Scavenged from the fallen troops of Cadia, this backpack has been repurposed to serve those still alive and fighting.
2500 Aquilas (premium currency)
The Atoman Star Weapon Trinket: A cosmetic weapon trinket awarded to those who answered in the hour of Atoma’s need.
Vanguard of the Imperium Portrait Frame: A cosmetic portrait frame reserved for those first to enter the fray, and last to leave it.
“Being part of Skulls is always amazing, but premiering our new trailer to this massive audience of Warhammer fans and gamers today is truly special,” says Martin Wahlund, CEO Fatshark. “The pre-order kicks off an exciting week that will have more amazing Darktide-related surprises in store.”
