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Lauren LeFranc, the creator of The Penguin, is in talks to join HBO’s new Poison Ivy project, which centers on one of Batman’s best-known adversaries. According to Deadline, LeFranc could also serve as a producer on the series. Development stalled amid the Paramount and Warner Bros. deal, but work on the project may now resume....
DC Studios’ horror film Clayface has debuted with a 74% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a score of 59 out of 100 on Metacritic. Critics praised James Watkins’ film as a strong standalone body-horror picture, though they pointed to a flawed script and an uneven blend of genres. Reviewers have singled out the visceral...
Samara Weaving has signed on to the cast of Naughty, a Christmas comedy that Olivia Wilde is directing for Universal Pictures. She will play the lover of the lead character’s ex-husband. The ensemble also includes Jennifer Aniston, Peter Dinklage, Chase Sui Wonders, Regina Hall and Ike Barinholtz. The story follows Mallory (Aniston), who is fighting...
Prime Video has released a new trailer for season 3 of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. The season premieres on November 11 with four episodes. The story picks up five years after the season 2 finale, in the middle of the elves’ war with Sauron. The Dark Lord has dug in...
Every Avatar inherits the problems of the one before. Each Avatar spends a life wielding all four elements, working for peace and shaping the world according to a personal vision. Then they die and are reincarnated as someone else. Wan, the original Avatar, set the spiritual status quo that lasted 10,000 years. He permanently fused...
The standoff between hackers and Sony continues, with a new PS5 firmware reportedly exploited hours after its release. Not long ago, a hacker going by gezine_dev claimed to have found a vulnerability in what was then the current firmware, version 14.10.00. According to the source, that firmware version is required to run Grand Theft Auto...
The 1.62 Open Beta for Euro Truck Simulator 2 is now live, and we’d love for you to try it. If you join, please post any bugs or problems you find in the relevant section of our official forums. Your feedback helps us shape the game. We’re grateful for the time and effort you put...
BioWare announced on October 21 that the studio has been closed. The developers said work on the next Mass Effect game is ending, so there will be no new installment in the franchise. In a message to fans on BioWare’s social media account, the team thanked the community for its support: For more than 30...
An alternative, technology-focused version of Valve’s shooter is now in development. NVIDIA recently announced Left 4 Dead RTX, an unofficial project from the NoMercyStudios team, with NightSightProduction as the publisher. Despite the name, the project does not involve the first game in the zombie shooter franchise. The modders are updating Left 4 Dead 2. They...
The tabletop game Diablo: Unbound, designed for 1 to 4 players, will let adventurers return to Sanctuary, clear dungeons, fight bosses, play different classes and, of course, collect powerful loot. Over the next few years, the Diablo universe will grow beyond the fifth main game and the animated series from Netflix. Tabletop fans have news...
