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.”