Several big film franchises have gotten Lego video game adaptations over the years, and at one point, developer TT Games was reportedly looking to leave players shaken (but not stirred) with a Lego James Bond adventure. A sizzle reel for a proposed game starring the British secret agent briefly surfaced online, although it has since been taken down from YouTube.
According to the original poster (via Eurogamer), the teaser was randomly leaked on a Discord server. Less than a minute long, the video showed off action inspired by decades of James Bond films, from Goldfinger to Casino Royale. As you’d expect from a Lego game that would have been further developed by TT Games, the proposed project looks like it would have included a cheeky sense of humor, with one ex…
Video game actors in the SAG-AFTRA union are currently on strike over concerns about, among other things, artificial intelligence. Strauss Zelnick, the CEO of one of the game companies in the middle of the strike, Take-Two, said recently that he’s “pretty confident” the two sides can make a deal.
“We deeply value our talent relationships, and historically we worked very successfully with all of the unions, including SAG-AFTRA,” Zelnick said during Take-Two’s latest earnings briefing. “We continue to work hard to come to a resolution on this current situation. In fact, we have common ground on 24 out of 25 proposals. So, I’m pretty confident that we can get to a deal that will be mutually beneficial.”
The Lord of the Rings has returned to theaters with the new anime movie The War of the Rohirrim, which is set 183 years before Peter Jackson’s film trilogy. The movie was animated by anime studio Sola Digital Arts, and features several production alums from Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies, including producer and co-writer Philippa Boyens, who also co-wrote the screenplays for Jackson’s films.
The War of the Rohirrim is based on writing found in the appendices of The Lord of the Rings. Specifically, it focuses on the kingdom of Rohan and its best-known ruler, Helm Hammerhand (voiced by Brian Cox). King Hammerhand’s reign coincided with the war against the Dunlending raiders, which is the central conflict in the anime. Helm’s Deep, the …
It’s a big day for Xbox Game Pass, as Microsoft and EA have released EA Sports FC 24 into the subscription catalog, and the timing is probably no accident. After all, the biggest event in football right now, Euro 2024, is taking place right now with group stage matches soon to wrap up.
EA Sports FC 24 is the latest entry in the series, having released in September 2023. It’s available through Game Pass Ultimate via EA Play. FC 24 is available via Xbox, PC, and the cloud. GameSpot’s FC 24 review scored the game a 7/10, with reviewer Richard Wakeling writing that it was the “new name, same game.”
Julian Nagelsmann praised Matthijs de Ligt and Sadio Mane after they marked their Bayern Munich debuts by scoring in a 6-2 rout of DC United.
De Ligt scored with a sweet volley less than two minutes after coming on as a half-time substitute at Audi Field on Wednesday after Mane had opened the scoring from the penalty spot early on.
Netherlands defender De Ligt was only on the field for 25 minutes before he was withdrawn by Nagelsmann, but the Bayern head coach allayed concerns that his new recruit from Juventus may have sustained an injury.
Mane, signed from Liverpool last month, also set up a goal for Serge Gnabry before Nagelsmann sent out a totally different side for the second half.
Nagelsmann was pleased the impact his new signings made and alla…
Former Barcelona full-back Dani Alves is to continue his playing career in Mexico, with the 39-year-old set to join Pumas UNAM.
Alves re-joined Barca last year and, after registering in January, went on to make 14 LaLiga appearances for Xavi s team.
The defender made 13 starts in Spain s top flight and scored one goal, as he returned to Camp Nou after spells with Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain and Sao Paulo in his native Brazil.
Alves is now heading back across the Atlantic to join Liga MX side Pumas, who teased the signing on their official Twitter account on Thursday.
A video showing the club s mascot arriving at Pumas stadium concluded with the caption Dani, we wait for you. Alves is expected to arrive in Mexico this weekend to finalise his move.
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Substitute Harvey Barnes scored a dramatic stoppage-time equaliser as Leicester City claimed a 2-2 draw away to West Ham on Saturday.
Barnes first Premier League goal came two minutes into added time, just after it looked like a late strike from West Ham s Lucas Perez, who had also come off the bench, had given the hosts victory.
A frantic finish to the contest came after a relatively quiet opening hour, in which Michail Antonio headed in his fifth top-flight goal of the season as the hosts attempted to bounce back from a three-match losing streak.
The drama began when in-form Jamie Vardy scored his ninth goal in 10 Leicester games to equalise after the break, Barnes ultimately having the last word after Perez had struck eight minutes from time.
The rever…
Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland has targeted a swift return to action after receiving good news regarding his hamstring injury.
The Norway international was left out of Dortmund s squad for Wednesday s 1-1 Champions League draw with Lazio as a result of the injury he sustained in training, with boss Lucien Favre suggesting it was caused by playing too many games.
He has featured 14 times for Dortmund in all competitions this term, starting 13 of those games and scoring 17 times.
Haaland s absence on Wednesday denied him the opportunity to add to his stunning record in the Champions League. He has scored 16 goals in the competition at a rate of one every 56 minutes, which is the best average of any player with at least 10 goals in the competition.
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Mexico and Colombia are Argentina s biggest threat for Copa America Centenario glory, according to defender Nicolas Otamendi.
Colombia are already through to the quarter-finals of the special-edition centenary tournament, following wins over the United States and Paraguay.
Mexico, meanwhile, kicked off their campaign with a 3-1 win over 15-time champions Uruguay, and a win against Jamaica on Thursday will seal their spot in the last eight.
Otamendi, fresh from a 2-1 win over Chile in a rematch of the 2015 final, has pin-pointed those two nations as Argentina s biggest challengers.
The Copa has only just started, but Colombia are doing things well. They ve already had two wins, the Manchester City centre-back said.
Mexico have also got …
Former Colombia international Carlos Valderrama claims countryman James Rodriguez is not liked by Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane.
James has found game time hard to come by in 2015-16 after suffering a muscle injury early in the season.
The attacking midfielder has started just one of Madrid s last five games, sitting out of their Champions League quarter-final return leg against Wolfsburg and the semi-final first leg at Manchester City.
Valderrama, the most-capped Colombia player of all-time, believes Zidane is not a fan of James.
Even if he scores three, four or five goals, Zidane won t put him on [to play], the 54-year-old said via Periscope.
James is a player that he does not like.
[Carlo] Ancelotti put him on and he p…