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At long last, audiences may finally get that third Hellboy movie they always wanted. Kinda. Ok, it’s actually an R-rated reboot and not the sequel to Hellboy II: The Golden Army, but at least it’s better than nothing, right?

Yesterday, Hollywood Reporter confirmed that Millennium Films, known for movies such as Olympus has Fallen and Before I Go to Sleep, is trying to reboot the Hellboy franchise with Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen. It may be a working title, but it sounds like something Hellboy creator Mike Mignola would write, probably because he is working on the script alongside Andrew Cosby (Eureka, Haunted) and Christopher Golden (three Hellboy novels, including The Lost Army, The Bones of Giants, and The Dragon Pool).

Mike Mignola isn’t the only star power helping make the movie. Neil Marshall, director of The Descent and Game of Thrones episodes Blackwater and The Watchers on the Wall, will be the director. Furthermore, David Harbour (Chief Jim Hopper in Stranger Things) is currently slated to play Hellboy. Since movies can lose actors and directors at a moment’s notice, these roles are not set in stone, but right now the reboot shows a lot of promise just on pedigree alone.

Not all news regarding the reboot is good, however. Neither the visionary director who brought the first two movies to the big screen, Guillermo del Toro, nor the voice/face of Hellboy for the past thirteen years, Ron Perlman, are involved in the project. This news comes as a blow to many fans, as del Toro was the mind behind many if not all of the movies’ creative monsters, and Ron Perlman captured Hellboy’s tone almost perfectly. However, the biggest bummer regarding the reboot is that various sequel-baiting plot threads from the second movie will go unresolved, including the potential fallout of the general human population discovering the existence of monsters, numerous prominent BPRD members resigning from the organization, and the pregnancy of Hellboy’s girlfriend Liz.

As a fan of the first two movies, I am disappointed that del Toro and Perlman won’t be involved the movie, but I will give the reboot a shot. Given the talent of those currently involved, the Hellboy reboot might be extremely successful. I may be counting my chickens before they hatch, but with luck, the movie could be the start of a BPRD cinematic universe. Tell me you wouldn’t want to watch a movie that stars a character named Lobster Johnson?

All you have to do to get my attention is talk about video games, technology, anime, and/or Dungeons & Dragons - also people in spandex fighting rubber suited monsters.

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As Disney Speedstorm Ends, Arendelle Hits PS5, PS4

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Disney Speedstorm, Gameloft’s free-to-play kart racer, will enter its latest season with a wintery backdrop of Arendelle. Let It Go will add Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff, and Hans as racers. As always, they’ll have unique moves and abilities.

Oaken and other musical movie crew members will be unlocked, along with a new Golden Pass. After fan feedback, the developer is rebalancing this aspect of the release so you can progress faster and unlock more rewards.

The developer also announced on Twitter that it’s lowering in-game shop prices starting today, and if you’ve paid for microtransactions, you’ll get a big payout. The French studio appears to be betting on this season’s success.

Adding non-Frozen characters Oswald, Ortensia, and WALL-E could also help. A comprehensive game update should bring back lapsed players and attract new ones. Will you challenge the kart racer?

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New Destiny 2 Microtransaction Is Bad Bungie Removed It from PS5, PS4

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Bungie has pulled a contentious $15 starter pack from Season of the Wish, which launched yesterday. The pack had a poor selection and was marketed to new players, which the community strongly opposed.

The starter pack proudly stated that players could “experience the power of build-defining Exotic weapons by instantly unlocking three of Destiny 2’s finest: Traveler’s Chosen, Ruinous Effigy, and Sleeper Simulant.” An exotic ship, a sparrow, a ghost shell, 125,000 glimmer, 50 enhancement cores, five enhancement prisms, and one ascendant shard are also included.

This offering may seem harmless to a new player, but Forbes’ Paul Tassi says, “You sort of have to be a Destiny 2 player to understand what an outrageously bad deal this is.” The Forsaken Pack, another Bungie release, includes two dozen Exotics, a dungeon, and a raid. It cost $20 and is now $5. It looks bad, from what we can tell.

Guardians retaliated with negative Steam reviews. They orchestrated the DLC page to include “Capitalism,” “Crime,” and “Psychological Horror” user tags, which is funny.

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After Bungie pulled the pack, Redditor Grizz3d summarized the community response: “I don’t get how that starter pack was approved. What part of stealing from new players wasn’t going to result in community outrage? Bungie’s disconnect with players is shocking. I’m glad you got rid of the pack, but it’s disappointing that Bungie thought it was a good idea.”

This follows the Witcher 3 crossover armour sets, which look great but are expensive. Sony’s independent live service outpost is in danger due to a delayed expansion and studio layoffs.

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PlayStation planted over 500,000 trees last year

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Sony announced last year that it would plant trees for Horizon Forbidden West PlayStation fans who unlocked a simple trophy in the open-world game. This, in partnership with several charities, sought to protect the global environment and biodiversity.

Over a year later, it released a trailer showing its progress. The company has planted 600,000 trees worldwide, restoring 1,800 acres. More importantly, the gaming industry has planted 2.5 million trees worldwide.

Gaming is fun, but we must protect our world. Sony has taken steps to be more environmentally friendly, such as adding energy-saving features to the PS5 and shipping all its products in fully recyclable packaging.

 

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