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EA is acquiring ‘Titanfall’ developer. Let’s see how long until they ruin yet another studio
Electronic Arts is acquiring Respawn Entertainment, the studio behind Titanfall. Now the clock is ticking, folks. Let’s see how long it takes the Behemoth to suck all the marrow out of this recently purchased studio. Let’s see how long before its carcass can be thrown onto the heap alongside the shit-soaked ruins of BioWare and the desiccated husk of Visceral Games.
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Rian Johnson is developing a whole new ‘Star Wars’ trilogy and I’m pretty damn excited
Holy fuck, friends. Not only are the UberCzars at Lucasfilm happy with Rian Johnson, they’re apparently really happy. How do we know this? Well, they’ve given him the opportunity to develop his own new Star Wars trilogy. Like, outside the Skywalker Saga. His own thing. As someone who has bitched about Lucasfilm just regurgitating the Greatest Hits, I can’t help but be torqued by this news. Finally, something new coming down the pipe.
Views From The Space-Ship: Atom by Atom, Books Upon Books
It’s that time again, motherfuckers. Indeed, it is that time again. That point in the week where I share the view from my carbohydrate-heavy, popculture-slickened gilded cage. That’s right, it’s Desktop Thursdays! Per usual, I hope you share a look into your own world in the comments section.
Space Swoon: Earth viewed from 10,000 miles away is resplendent as fuck
Drink in some perspective, swine! Do so by checking out this glorious image of Earth, taken some 10,000 miles away.
First ‘Deadpool 2’ poster gets us ready for Thanksgiving by riffing on a classic Rockwell painting
Yo! Check out the first poster for Deadpool 2, which carries on the franchise’s satirical bent. As we inch closer to needing more inches on our belts, the movie’s promotional team has dropped a poster that spoofs a classic Rockwell painting.
For more info and a look at the original painting, hit the jump.
Microtransactions account for nearly half of ‘GTA’ publisher Take-Two’s goddamn revenue
Games as services, bay-bee! Games as fucking transaction machines, bay-bee! Even if you hate both of these models, you better get used to them. ‘Cause they’re the goddamn profit engines for countless gaming companies, such as Take-Two.
‘Metal Gear Solid’ movie coming from the ‘Kong: Skull Island’ writer and director. Infinite exclamation points!
The dudes behind Kong Skull: Island are teaming-up once again to tackle another beast. The duo, whose flick Kong: Skull Island was pretty fucking rad, are taking a stab at adapting Metal Gear Solid.
‘Grand Theft Auto V’ is now the best-selling game ever in the United States. Passing, uh, ‘Wii Sports’
Folks, Grand Theft Auto V is now the best-selling game ever in the United States. I suppose it’s not really that surprising. You know, given the game’s popularity, and its tethering to the perpetual moneymaker that is GTA Online. However, do you know what is surprising to me? Fucking Wii Sports was the previous best seller.
Ben Affleck doesn’t know if he’ll play Batman again after ‘Justice League’, this dude hates the role
Ben Affleck has just up and fucking said it, folks. Dude doesn’t know if he’s going to play Batman again after Justice League. Amid months of rumors that the dude is departing, I can only interpret this as he is probably fucking done, but isn’t going to reveal such while doing promo for Justice League.
Disney was in talks to buy 21st Century Fox properties, as it continues to engorge itself on all culture
According to a shit load of reports yesterday, Disney was in talks to buy a significant amount of properties from 21st Century Fox. Admittedly, the news was both bonerfying and terrifying. A mix of “holy shit, Wolverine in the Avengers” and “dear god, Disney owns all of Western culture”, you know?
