Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx will play Mike Tyson in a new limited series that will be directed by Antoine Fuqua, who directed the Oscar-winning drama Training Day. Legendary movie director Martin Scorsese is attached as an executive producer.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, this project has been in development for a long time as a film, but it’s now being pitched as a limited series. There is no word yet, however, on which TV networks or companies might be interested in signing the series.
“I have been looking to tell my story for quite some time,” Tyson said in a statement. “With the recent launch of Legends Only League and the excitement from fans following my return to the ring, now feels like the perfect moment. I look forward to collaborating with Martin, Antoine, Jamie, and the entire creative team to bring audiences a series that not only captures my professional and personal journey but also inspires and entertains.”
This is not the only new Mike Tyson ser…
When it comes to mecha anime, Neon Genesis Evangelion is one of the biggest names in that genre. The original series–which is on sale for a steep discount–was genre-defining stuff, and years later, an ambitious remake set across several films gave the classic anime the care it deserves. The Rebuild of Evangelion series recently came to an end, and a brand-new edition of the final film is releasing soon. You can preorder the new steelbook edition of Evangelion: 3.0+1.11 Thrice Upon a Time at Amazon ahead of its July 2 release. The upcoming edition is discounted to $30, down from $37, at Amazon.
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Creators and consumers are tangling with the use of generative AI in everything from games to TV-show opening sequences, and the sentiment on AI seems to be shifting. To help consumers make decisions about which games to buy, game storefront Itch.io now requires all creators to disclose the use of generative AI in games, Itch.io founder Leaf Corcoran announced in a forum post to the site.
The text of the post itself is fairly straightforward, directed primarily at the creators who will have to disclose this information.
“We’ve deployed a new field to project edit pages called ‘Generative AI disclosure.’ This field asks if your project contains the results of generative AI. If you select yes, then we also ask what kinds of generative AI you utilize, including Graphics, Sound, Text & Dialog, and Code,” Corcoran wrote. Selecting Yes will give your project an “AI Generated” tag, while selecting No will give it a “No AI” tag.
Importantly, though, Corcoran notes th…
BioShock creator and writer Ken Levine has commented further on the next BioShock, which is in development at Cloud Chamber Studios. Levine is not involved with the game whatsoever, which was confirmed already, and Levine said he wishes the studio all the best.
“I’m not involved with it at all. I don’t want to do half measures. I never want to be half in half out. I wish them the best. I know as much about the game as anybody else, essentially. And I’ll play it as a player when it comes out,” Levine said in an interview with Arcade Attack.
This isn’t the first BioShock game that Levine isn’t involved with, as he also had no involvement in 2010’s BioShock 2, which was developed by 2K Marin.
The new BioShock might be an open-world title. The BioShock series has been dormant for some years now, with the latest mainline release, BioShock Infinite, coming in 2013. Before this, job listings at Cloud Chamber suggested that the new BioShock would feature a “new and fantast…
Some of Lost Ark’s Tier 1 and Tier 2 endgame content will be getting a little easier in an upcoming update, as Amazon and developer Smilegate RPG have outlined various balance changes and fixes coming to the free-to-play MMORPG.
A total of six early Guardian Raids and four Abyss Dungeons will see their difficulty downgraded to be made easier. Amazon states the change is based on data and feedback, which showed that some of this content was giving new players a hard time and resulting in low success rates.
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Springloaded, the team behind Let’s Build a Zoo, has just announced its latest game, Let’s Build a Dungeon. This time, instead of building the perfect zoo, players will be in charge of running a gaming studio with the goal of creating an MMORPG.
According to the game’s Steam page, one of the first things players will need to do is look through applications to ensure they’re hiring the right developers for the job. In addition to getting the right devs, players will also need to create proper schedules, oversee advertising campaigns, and build relationships with the press.
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Around 40 minutes of leaked Diablo 4 footage has emerged. The footage is from a test-build of the highly anticipated action RPG.
The leak consists of two videos, one is around five minutes and the other is a little over 38 minutes. As indicated by PC Gamer, a link to both videos was posted in the Gaming Leaks and Rumours subreddit by user iV1rus. The footage shows a barbarian character exploring a city, and then heading out beyond the city walls to fight enemies and explore. The videos were likely pulled from a private Discord stream, as heavily edited voices talk over the footage and the sound of Discord notifications can be heard.
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As part of the Madden NFL 22 ratings reveal week, EA Sports is announcing the player ratings for some of the league’s most skilled players, and this includes one of the flashiest positions: wide receiver. The full list of top rookie and veteran WRs has now been released, and there are no surprises.
Starting with veterans, Davante Adams of the Green Bay Packers leads the way with his 99 rating that puts him in the elusive 99 Club. DeAndre Hopkins of the Arizona Cardinals and Tyreek Hill of the Kansas City Chiefs following with a 98 OVR rating. Hopkins has generated some amount of controversy recently over his anti-vaccination stance in response to the NFL’s new policies.
Following close behind is Stefon Diggs of the Buffalo Bills (97 OVR), Julio Jones of the Tennessee Titans (95 OVR), and Michael Thomas from the Saints (94 OVR).
As for rookies, Jaylen Waddle leads the pack with a 76 OVR for the Miami Dolphins. You can see a full rundown of the top-rated wide receive…
Lord Of The Rings Anime Focused On Rohan Coming To Theaters From Ghost In The Shell's Kenji Kamiyama
A Lord of the Rings anime film from Kenji Kamiyama (Ghost in the Shell) and Warner Bros. Animation is on the way, and its story will focus on the King of Rohan.
The movie is called The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, and it “expands the untold story behind the fortress of Helm’s Deep, delving into the life and bloodsoaked times of one of Middle-earth’s most legendary figures: the mighty King of Rohan–Helm Hammerhand.”
The standalone movie is produced by Joseph Chou (Blade Runner: Black Lotus), while Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews (The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance) wrote the script. Philippa Boyens, one of the Oscar-winning writers on Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings series, is attached to the anime as a consultant.
While the movie is described as a standalone production, it’s also referred to by Warner Bros. as a “companion piece” to Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy. It will have “story and artistic elements” that may be familiar to fa…