Mobile Legends Professional League Invitational To Assemble The Best SEA Teams

ONE Esports and Mobile Legends developer have announced the 2020 Mobile Legends Professional League Invitational (MPLI). Featuring the best teams from the Mobile Legends Professional League (MPL), the tournament will take place online across five countries in Southeast Asia.
Over 20 invited teams from Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, and Singapore will compete for the US$100,000 prize pool.
Set to begin on 27 November 2020, the tournament will span two action-packed weekends with the finals culminating on 6 December 2020. The event will be broadcast to fans across the world via both the ONE Esports and Mobile Legends official streaming channels.
The event is made possible by the Ministry of Tourism & Creative Economy of the Republic of Indonesia, which is the presenting partner for the event.
Moonton Esports Managing Director Lucas Mao said:Â
â€œThe MPL Invitational is an event that can give the opportunity for our teams from different MPL countries to play in a professional setting so as to gauge each regionâ€™s level of play against one another. Esports is developing at an extremely fast pace in Southeast Asia, and we are so grateful to have our partners, teams, players, and community for showing their support and commitment to the MPL ecosystem. We saw a big increase in our peak concurrent users with Indonesia hitting 2.8 million and Philippines hitting over 700,000 in our latest MPL. We look forward to breaking another record and bringing MLBB esports into the international esports stage.â€
Viewers will be treated to a tournament format that will include the top 20 performing teams from the MPL regional leagues:
Indonesia: Alter Ego, Aurafire, Bigetron, EVOS Legends, Geek Fam ID, Genlix Aerowolf, ONIC Esports, RRQ HoshiMalaysia: Orange Louvre Esports, TodakMyanmar: Burmese Ghouls, Ronin EsportsPhilippines: Aura PH, Blacklist International, Bren Esports, Execration, Omega PH Esports, ONIC PHSingapore: EVOS SG, Resurgence
The tournament will be live-streamed in five different languages, including Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Melayu, Burmese, English, and Filipino.
Details regarding the live stream will be announced viaÂ oneesports.gg/MPLI in the near future.


World Of Warships Legends Update Adds Italian Ships, Azur Lane Collab & More

World Of Warships Legends is ringing in the new year with a range of Tier III-VII Italian battleships, in the first update of 2022. Alongside this, Azur Lane returns by popular demand, a new five-week campaign is rewarding Brandenburg battleship, and emerging for the first time in World of Warships, Xbox and PlayStation cross-play divisions are being flanked by a solo player versus player mode within Ranked battles.
Italian fleet drops anchor into Legendary port

Kicking off the update, a new line of Italian battleships is being introduced, featuring five ships from Tier III Dante Alighieri to Tier VII Vittorio Veneto. Tier III-VI ships are available in Early Access through two varieties of dedicated crates, and Tier VII Vittorio Veneto will be available at the start of the next update. Additionally, two powerful ships are here to stay, joining the ranks of Regia Marina, a rare Roma battleship and brand-new Gorizia cruiser.

Azur Lane is back for a third wave
Azur Lane is back for the third collaboration in Legends, bringing an expanded roster of Commanders to the game. Six new officers, based on Azur Lane characters, are joining the ranks. This includes Littorio from Sardegna Empire, Aurora for Northern Parliament, an officer for Eagle Union and three officers for Sakura Empire. This reinforcement marks an important milestone for the World Of Warships Legends, as the number of Commanders now exceeds 100.
Alongside these new officers come corresponding ships, USN cruiser Montpelier, Japanese destroyer Yukikaze, and Soviet cruiser Aurora all make their way into the game, boasting colourful permanent camouflages and bringing fresh layers to gameplay.
Cross-Platform Divisions now available
Cross-platform play in divisions is introduced, an important feature allowing up to three players across PlayStation and Xbox consoles to enter into battle together. This feature also includes the addition of a cross-platform friends list.
The Pride of Prussia campaign and more!
Pride of Prussia, a new five-week campaign, is here. Players will have the opportunity to obtain Brandenburg, a mammoth of armoured German battleship, close to Bismarck-class peers.
Themed items are being introduced in celebration of the Lunar New Year; at Tier V, Huanghe kicks off the launch of Pan-Asian Premium cruisers, and Tier VII Loyang makes a return for Global XP. Both ships will boastÂ optionalÂ festive appearances, alongside the limited-timeÂ return ofÂ EasternÂ andÂ SouthernÂ Dragon ships.
Bureau brings in new changes
Wrapping up this update are changes to the Bureau. Both Dragon Fleet and the seasonal Holiday Bureau are being removed to make space for two new projects. The first is the Legendary HMS Minotaur, which will provide substantial credit compensation to reward players who have previously obtained the British cruiser.
The second project introduced into the Bureau is Tier VII Japanese aircraft carrier Kaga, which marks the debut of this kind of ship in the Bureau.
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So What’s Happening With Torchlight Frontiers?

We’ve had some good times with Torchlight and Torchlight 2.Â  After all, these games are created by the same folks who started the Diablo games via Blizzard. Its giant persistent multiplayer successor Torchlight Frontiers was announced a while ago (2018-ish), but will it make its 2019 release date? Not likely, according to its developer Echtra Games.
The company’s founder Max Schaefer (ie one of the guys responsible for Diablo) told PC Gamer that the game will be delayed to 2020. Why? Short version: it’s not ready yet.

“We have not updated that yet which we probably should (laughs). But we don’t have really specific things to say. We’re doing some changes to the game right now that is kind of hard to pin down. We don’t really have better information to give yet. So that’s kind of why we’ve been waiting.
But obviously, it’s not going to make it right away. It’s plugging along and it’s getting better every day. And we’re really excited about it. It’s just we’re kind of waiting for the right time to like, come out with another big news dump about what’s going on.”

Here’s some gameplay of Torchlight Frontiers in case you need aÂ  refresher on why this action RPG is highly-anticipated.

It looks like both this game and Diablo IVÂ  will be tackling the “shared, persistent, and dynamically-generated world” system. Whether you want yours with extra gore and satanic symbols, or with cute dogs that double as pack mules, it’s really up to you.


Logitech’s New Webcam Allows For Vertical Mounting

It’s already 2020 and the future, which means that it’s time for Logitech to start updating its webcam roster. As awesome as its current selection is, there comes a time when folks might want to start mounting their webcams vertically.
Enter the Logitech StreamCam, the logical update for the Logitech C920 webcam that adds a few more bells & whistles and a few extra dollar signs. You can mount it either horizontally or vertically, rotate it on multiple axes, as well as tilt it down at a full 90-degree angle.

If you compare the StreamCam at first glance, you’ll notice that it can stream at a faster framerate and higher resolution. Meaning it’s quite an improvement from the C920, C922, and Razer’s Kiyo to an extent. Check out the full specs below:

Max resolution: 1080p/60fps in Mjpeg (motion jpeg)
Focus/Exposure: Smart Auto
FOV: 78 degrees
Connection: USB-C 3.1
Microphone: Stereo / Dual Mono
Lens: f/2.0 – focal length 3.7mm

The catch? The StreamCam costs US$170, which is a bit more than the C920. But you’ll get a 3-month X-Split premium subscription for free. Also, you may need to get an external light source since the StreamCam doesn’t come with any. And it comes with a USB-C connection, but that shouldn’t be an issue if your computer is just a year old or two.
Good news though; with the StreamCam coming soon to Asia, the C920 and C922 will drop in price. Right now, it’s available in the US and many parts of Europe.


Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey Has Ambition, But Gets Caught Up Monkeying Around

Platform: PC
Genre: 3D Evolution Action-Adventure Title
Being greeted by the PS3-era textures and effects of Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey didn’t put me off one bit. I’ve always been a gameplay-over-graphics kind of guy. Ever since it was unveiled at E3 2018, I’ve been excited to see if Ancestors could pull off what Spore couldn’t.
Unfortunately, Ancestors feels like it’s trying to be more of an educational simulator rather than an enjoyable video game. You’re given the freedom to do and discover whatever you want but none of it feels all that rewarding.
D.I.Y. Evolution
The main premise of Ancestors can be summed in one line: Evolve beyond dumb monkeys.
You start the game as a baby hominid (prehistoric human being) who has to find his way to your clan’s settlement after your mother is killed by a gigantic prehistoric bird. From the get-go, you’re introduced to the game’s purposely vague tutorials which constantly feels like a way for the developers to boast “Look how little hand-holding our game has!”

It’s one thing to give players the freedom to learn things themselves and it’s another to give poor instructions that waste the players time trying to figure out core mechanics. Almost nothing is explained to the players (a good thing) but whenever there is an explanation, it doesn’t tell much.
It took me at least 3 hours just to completely understand how the stamina and health bars work in this game. In fact, most basic mechanics took me around an hour or two to figure out.

Evolving your species, the game’s main objective, took me two playthroughs to figure out.

It also doesn’t help that the game makes you grind for EXP (called neurotic points or something in this game) for an hour or so every time you fast forward to the next generation of your clan. There’s a limited amount of skills that you can pass down to your babies so everything else has to be relearned.
This includes useful skills like being able to perceive objects and creatures at a further distance and being able to drop objects while you’re moving (if you don’t learn this skill, you can only drop them while staying still). It feels tedious and I’m tempted to quit the game every time I evolve.

To be fair, it succeeds in really making you experience what it felt like for our ape-ancestors to grow brain cells. However, you are not rewarded with anything substantial for your efforts.
But Because You Must!
Throughout my 15+ hours with the game, there has ever only been one objective given to me and that is to evolve faster than what science has recorded, to see if I could create an alternative history where our ancestors biologically progress faster than usual.
In a way, the game structures itself similar to other freeform games like The Sims and Kenshi where there’s no real objective aside from doing what’s needed to survive and creating your own storyline.

Sometimes Ancestors gives me a glimpse of how brilliant it can be. After all my hominids in my first playthrough died, I decided to approach the game more systematically. Beginning my second playthrough, I took time to fully scan my settlement’s surroundings using my perception and smelling sense.
I then discovered that there was actually a beehive located above the rock formation that my clan used as shelter from the rain. In my attempt to get honey using only my hands, I was stung multiple times and given no prompt to harvest any honey. I then came back with a wooden stick and voila, honey-on-a-stick!

I honestly felt a bit smart being able to teach my ancestors how to properly harvest honey from a beehive.

That’s where the fun stops. All I get is a new food source. The game tells me that my apes now have developed a new level of metabolism thanks to eating honey but that’s it. My fellow clans-ape don’t even attempt to mimic me by harvesting the honey themselves. I even asked them to follow me and watch me do it, and… nothing. They just sit there scratching their prehistoric behinds.

Most of the game’s discoveries feel like this. There’s a short moment of eureka that’s proceeded by a very depressing sense of “Okay, what now?”

Prehistoric Presentation
As I mentioned earlier, I don’t care too much about graphics in video games. It’s good if they look pretty but what matters is that the game must be fun. The bottom line is that Ancestors isn’t all that fun and it doesn’t look all that good either.
Playing the game on PC in the highest settings, I was hoping for it to look better than the PS4 gameplay footage I’ve seen. Unfortunately, I couldn’t really tell the difference between the two. Both had dated textures and almost non-existent lighting effects.
Our primary characters, the hominids, look like they’re just movie actors wearing monkey suits. The fur on their body never really looks natural and their expressions never really convey anything noteworthy even during significant moments like killing a wild boar for the first time or even after the birth of a new child.

In the sound department, Ancestors does a decent job of making you feel like you’re dropped into a world where everything is out to make you extinct. Exploring the African jungle, you’ll hear sabre-toothed tigers growling, giant snakes hissing, and the sound of water flowing down a nearby river.
There’s some music in the game too but nothing quite memorable. However, I’ll admit that I enjoyed how almost every music track becomes distorted whenever my character was feeling unwell due to metabolic indigestion or food poisoning. It’s pretty funny sometimes.
Will You Guide Our Ancestors?
At full price, I wouldn’t recommend this game to anybody except people who truly love the idea of playing as prehistoric human beings trying to discover fire for the first time in the most tedious of ways.
It’s obvious that Ancestors is a project made with a lot of passion and ambition. Personally, I found that those elements weren’t properly translated into video game mechanics that actually felt fun or gratifying enough.
If you’re looking for a game that gives you the freedom to create your own storyline and make it feel a bit more meaningful, give Kenshi a try or just replay your favourite Sims game.
Pros:

Sometimes makes you feel smart.
Gives you a lot of freedom to chart your own course in history.

Cons:

Discovery and evolution aren’t rewarding.
Tedious grind after each evolution.
Poorly-implemented tutorials.

FINAL SCORE: 40/100
Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey was reviewed on PC.


Another Mandalorian Is Getting Her Own Hot Toys Figure

The MandalorianÂ Season 2 was one of the highlights ofÂ 2020â€™s TV offerings. There were many fan-pleasing moments in the series, but one of the biggest and most memorable aspects was Katee Sackhoff reprising her role as Bo-Katan Kryze from the Star Wars The Clone Wars animated series.

Now, Hot Toys is teasing a Star Wars The Mandalorian Bo-Katan Kryze 1/6th Scale Collectible Figure.Â However, the company has yet to reveal any more pictures or details of the upcoming figure, but we will likely learn more about it soon.
Her description simply reads:
Her armor may have been with her family for three generations, but this collectible figure of the gifted warrior and legendary Mandalorian heiress will join Hot Toysâ€™ Star Wars The Mandalorianâ„¢ collectible series shortly!
For now, check out the promotional image below, courtesy of the official Hot Toys Facebook page:

You can head on over hereÂ for our analysis ofÂ The MandalorianÂ Season 2 ending and post-credits scene, as well as what the future might hold for the series moving forward.


Warhammer 40,000 Lost Crusade Adds 4 New Space Marine Chapters

Today, Warhammer 40,000: Lost Crusade gets a major update that will bring four Space Marine Chapters for you to choose from at the beginning of the game â€“ each of them unlocking unique skills and boosts to your fleet. Explore the Imperium Nihilus, manage and upgrade your fleet, recruit new troops, and lead them in real-time strategy PvE and PvP battles â€“ all for the glory of the Emperor!
Choose your favourite Chapter among some of the best warriors of the Imperium: Ultramarines, Raven Guard, Imperial Fists, and White Scars. Upon choosing your Chapter, you will be awarded an exclusive avatar frame by collecting fragments through daily tasks.

Ultramarines, the epitome of the Astartes: noble, honourable, and disciplined, with brilliant logistics that allows them to rally bigger and better-armed forces.
Raven Guard, masters of stealth and speed, fighting unseen wars for the Emperorâ€™s glory, able to conceal their manoeuvres and deal devastating blows from the shadows.â€‹
Imperial Fists, steadfast and loyal, strong of mind and spirit like a shield against the enemies of Man — deadlier and more resilient in a siege, be it as defenders or attackers.â€‹
White Scars, fast and deadly as lightning, masters of hit-and-run tactics, and with the fastest move, recovery and attack speeds.â€‹

ByÂ voting for your favourite ChapterÂ and inviting friends, you’ll earn in-game rewards and participate in lucky draws for even more prizes! And join your fellow Astartes in theÂ Warhammer 40,000: Lost Crusade official communities (check the social media links below these lines)! Also, TikTok is releasing a new Ultramarine filter, so you can unleash your creativity for the glory of the Emperor.

KEY FEATURES

Experience the Indomitus CrusadeÂ like never before in this new story, officially licensed by Games Workshop, and filled with characters, details, and lore that fans of the Warhammer 40,000 franchise will love.
Manage your fleetÂ as the commander of a Space Marines Battle Barge. Stranded in the Imperium Nihilus, you have to rebuild a fleet to wage war against the many enemies of the Imperium.
Build facilitiesÂ to mine and gather resources, and to train new Space Marines and other troops to fight your enemies.
Lead your forces in real-time strategy battles. Deploy your troops, call on special hero abilities, and summon reinforcements at critical moments to turn the tide of battle against the forces of Chaos.
Explore a lost sector of the massive Imperium NihilusÂ to advance the story, discover new locations and potential threats, and find resources.
Forge and join alliancesÂ and challenge your enemies in PvP and PvE battles.
Dive into the grimdark universe of Warhammer 40,000 withÂ breathtaking visuals, stunning backdrops and detailed 3D unit models.


Here’s How Sonic The Hedgehog Really Looks Like In Live-Action

Love the face, not sure about the base. This is from the portfolio page of entertainment agency Hanagami/Carroll Inc via Kotaku (HCI linkÂ now defunct).Â They may be handling the marketing and promo for the upcoming Sonic The Hedgehog live-action movie this November.

According to the spiel, he is “Chill & Likeable” while also being “Mischievous but not Malicious”. Like Poochy from the Simpsons. Man, those jacked-up legs and human-sized body do not go well with the face, but that’s just us. What say you?


Secret’s Out: Vancouver Announces Official Name, Roster

In one of the worst kept secret in pro Overwatch – after Monte dating Susie Kim of course – Vancouver finally unveiled their roster for the upcoming Overwatch League season by announcing that they have scooped up the full roster of Contenders Korea Season 2 winners, RunAway.
Also revealed were their official team name; Vancouver Titans and team colors.

Introducing the Titans.#VancouverTitans #OverwatchLeague #Overwatch pic.twitter.com/KXDDSYH7Je
â€” ðŸ‡¨ðŸ‡¦ Vancouver Titans (@TitansOW_) December 2, 2018
They may not sport pin sweaters the next time we see them but it’s essentially RunAway Turbo. Here’s the full roster:

Park â€œBumperâ€ Sang-beom (Tank)
Choi â€œJJANUâ€ Hyeon-woo (Flex Tank)
Lee â€œTwilightâ€ Ju-seok (Support)
Kim â€œSLIMEâ€ Sung-jun (Support)
Seo â€œSeoMinSooâ€ Min-soo (Flex DPS)
Kim â€œHaksalâ€ Hyo-jong (DPS)
Lee â€œStitchâ€ Choong-hui (DPS)
Lee â€œHooregâ€ Dong-eun (DPS)

They also added Rapel, formerly of Element Mystic and announced that former SF Shock analyst, Harsha has joined the team serving the same role.

Mixing dark blue with bright green, the Vancouver Titans surely does stand out from the other teams, and will be competing in the Pacific Division alongside three other new franchises; Chengdu Hunters, Hangzhou Spark and Guangzhou Charge. Other Pacific Division teams include: Dallas Fuel, LA Gladiators, LA Valiant, SF Shock, Seoul Dynasty and Shanghai Dragons.
We have high hopes for this team, considering the long, winding road they’ve taken to reach the pinnacle of the pro Overwatch scene. Omen is on their side, though, as the last time a Korean champion was directly drafted into the Overwatch League, that franchise, London Spitfire – which primarily consisted of former GC Busan players – went all the way to win the championship.


Akiba’s Trip: Undead & Undressed Is Getting New DLC After Many Years

Better late than never: Akiba’s Trip: Undead & Undressed is finally getting new DLC after being out for a number of years, according to developer Acquire.
The Akihabara-set action game where you strip enemies of their clothes and down to their skivvies allowed you to pursue a romance route with the game’s heroines. All except one: Kati Raikkonen. That’s about to change with the DLC that’s aptly called “Kati Route”. Here’s an official message from the devs:
“Thanks to all the fans, we have decided to develop a Kati Route downloadable content for Akiba’s Trip: Undead & Undressed!! Thank you for waiting so long…!! It will take a little bit of time, but we will share further information in due time!”
Also, the devs mentioned that the niche game has sold over 600,000 copies worldwide. Hooray!


Vitamin Connection Is A Sweet Co-Op Pill To Swallow

Platform: Nintendo Switch
Genre: Co-op puzzler
WayForward has figured out the old-school 2D neo retro-style game and aesthetic down to a science. With titles like the Shantae series and their take on the Double Dragon/Kunio-kun universe, there’s nowhere to go but up for this developer. Though it does beg the question whether they can branch out of their comfort zone.
That’s where Vitamin Connection comes in. WayForward are taking a stab at the multi-minigame genre ala them WarioWare titles in the mid-2000s. It mostly succeeds as an in-door diversion from what’s been going on outside as of late, I can tell you that.
Pandemic Play

Vitamin Connection starts off with a simple premise -you play as both Vita-Boy and Mina-Girl who are trying to cure a family of their ailments- and then rolls with its plethora of game types. These include navigating into someone’s body while shooting down viruses with your vitamin beam, to untangling a person’s lung system by moving back and forth through an ever-morphing line.
Vitamin Connection also implements a bunch of minigames that are inspired by the likes of Kuru Kuru Kururin, PixelJunk Shooter, and Rhythm Heaven. This means you’ll have to adapt to whatever the game throws at you if you wish to complete all its trials within a single host-slash-stage.
Oh, and a bunch of J-pop and J-rock inspired tunes are playing in the background while you’re flying in your ship from section to section.

If you like a ton of saccharine in your aesthetics, this game is your jam.

It’s hard to pin down what Vitamin Connection is gameplay-wise. Sometimes it’s a 90s-inspired shooter with a slow pace. Other times it’s a motion-controlled maze runner, and also a mini-game rojak. What I can confirm it is, though, is a 2-player focused endeavour.
Co-op Couch Cure

While playing in single-player mode is standard yet unique thanks to its control scheme -you have to rotate your ship while flying through tight passages and use your beam to clear out obstructions- the fun part comes when you’re tackling the game with another person.
When you have two people playing the game, the game’s controls split between them. Player 1 controls movement and fires with the left JoyCon while Player 2 handles tilting motions and aiming with the right JoyCon. You can imagine how tricky that becomes when both of you are coordinating with each other while balancing that fine line between satisfaction and irritation.

Offline co-op the best way to experience Vitamin Connection; with two people who have to work together navigating passageways while surviving the ordeal. And having fun doing so.

I do wish some aspects of the controls can be ironed out a bit more. Rotation methods on the Switch JoyCon isn’t as concrete and “precise” as it should be, to the point where you can just steamroll blindly through most levels. They’re not as bad as the grappling hook controls though, which for the record is pretty jittery and frustrating from the get-go.
Because of the way the game is structured – different family members you cure have maze-like levels- you and your co-op pal will be doing quite a bit of backtracking after doing a minigame in one section. This part gets quite monotonous over time, even with the fast forward button you can use to speed things up.
A Minigame A Day Keeps Your Boredom At Bay

WayForward’s jaunt into minigame mish-mash territory is a good effort.

While Vitamin Connection needs work on its controls and some of its repetitive aspects, it succeeds at entertaining a gaming group with its combination of influences and cutesiness on most accounts. There aren’t that many co-op couch experiences this year; if you have a Switch, you could do worst.

Pros

Fun premise & gameplay.
Clean and crisp visuals & sound.
Best experienced with another player.

Cons

Needs 2-player mode to get the most out of it.
Slightly iffy motion controls.
Too much backtracking

FINAL SCORE: 70/100


New LEGO Star Wars Game Is The Biggest LEGO Game On Steam Right Now

The new LEGO Star Wars game, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, just launched on Steam today. It’s already the biggest game in the LEGO and Star Wars game franchise so far.
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga currently has 82,517 concurrent players according to SteamDB, as well as being in Steam’s current top 10 games. This puts it above current player counts for Destiny 2 and Grand Theft Auto 5.

While the new LEGO game’s numbers aren’t on par with Dota 2, Lost Ark, Elden Ring, PUBG, and Apex Legends’ current numbers, it’s still a milestone for LEGO games and Star Wars games as a whole. For comparison, the last Star Wars game was Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order which had 46,550 players at launch back in 2019. The last LEGO game was LEGO Marvel Super Heroes which had 5,953 concurrent players in 2014. Guess people of all ages are clamouring for a LEGO and Star Wars all-ages action adventure title after so long.
For more Star Wars gaming & pop culture news, head here.


Tekken 7’s Prime Minister Of Poland Will Be Playable Tomorrow

After much teasing, we now get to see Poland Prime Minister Lidia Sobieska’s gameplay and fighting style in Tekken 7. If you like karate and a lot of fast strikes, you’ll want to watch this.
The Bandai Namco trailer showcases Lidia taking down Tekken characters like Bryan, Paul, Heihachi, and Jin Kazama. Her moves are really fast and come with their own set of parries and armor properties.
We also get a glimpse at the new Island Paradise stage, which looks pretty relaxing and comes with a neat stage transition.

The new Season Pass 4 character and stage will be available on 23rd March. You can get the pass for US$14.99, which also comes with Tekken legacy character Kunimitsu and the Vermillion Gates stage.


[Rumour] PlayStation Signs Exclusive Deal For Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill & Castlevania Games

Back in October 2021, there were rumours that Konami was working on new games from the Metal Gear Solid, Castlevania, and Silent Hill franchises. This includes a possible Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater remake in development at an external studio in China and the Singapore-based Virtuos studio, as well as remasters of the original Metal Gear Solid games for modern consoles.
Recently, podcast host Nick Baker revived the rumours this past weekend, while Windows Central editor Jez Corden also claimed that he “heard similar” stuff. In a follow-up tweet, he added:
“Just heard Sony landed a deal with Konami for Silent Hill, Metal Gear, and maybe even a new Castlevania.”
However, it’s better to take all this with a grain of salt for now, especially since Sony PlayStation and Konami have not officially announced anything at the time of writing. The only remaster or remake announced by Konami so far is the Silent Hill 2 remake, which is slated to launch sometime this year. Their last game in the Metal Gear franchise was the universally-derided Metal Gear Survive in 2018.
With the E3 season and the summer season coming up soon in June 2023, we might be getting some official announcements sooner than we expected.
The Silent Hill 2 Remake was originally announced back in October 2022 during a PlayStation State Of Play live stream, but the game hasn’t received a proper release date or release window yet. It is slated to launch for the PS5 and PC.
In the meantime, re-watch the trailer below:


Multiple Cyberpunk 2077 Lawsuits Have Combined Into One Giant Lawsuit

Teamwork does indeed make the dream work. Though that could be unfortunate for this one particular video game company: four separate lawsuits filed against CD Projekt Red have been merged into one large lawsuit by the Polish court.
According to a CD Projekt blog post, the company has provided the latest update regarding its Cyberpunk 2077-related legal issues.
“The court has consolidated the lawsuits and appointed a lead plaintiff. Following this consolidation, all four lawsuits will be subject to potential common court proceedings.”
Two of the lawsuits were infamous since it talks about being misled by CD Projekt Red regarding Cyberpunk 2077′s features and the game being ready at launch. It clearly wasn’t, especially if you were playing the PS4 and Xbox One versions on base consoles. The other two aren’t mentioned, but they were similar enough to warrant the Voltron lawsuit combo.
At this point in time, CD Projekt is still adamant on defending itself from these lawsuits. It’s also patching out Cyberpunk 2077 still, with the last major update fixing 484 issues on PC and consoles 2 months ago.


Here’s How You Can Win An Exclusive ROG G-SHOCK

Malaysians can buy, redeem or win an exclusive ROG G-SHOCK watch just in time for the holiday season in a new promotional limited deal currently being offered. You only need to buy selected GeForce RTX, GTX laptops and desktops from 1 December 2019 to 26 January 2020 to be eligible to participate.

Here is the list of GeForce RTX, GTX laptops and desktops you can purchase to participate:
Purchase GeForce RTX laptops or desktops below & redeem ROG G-SHOCK.
ROG Desktops:

ROG Huracan (G21C-XMY003T)
ROG Huracan (G21C-NDMY001T)
ROG STRIX GL12C-XMY009T
ROG STRIX GL12C-XCMY007T

ROG Laptops:

ROG Mothership (GZ700G-XEV017T)
ROG G703G-XREV044T
ROG Zephyrus S (GX701G-XRH6095T)
ROG Zephyrus S (GX701G-WRH6077T)
ROG Zephyrus S (GX531G-XRAZ051T)
ROG Zephyrus S Glacier Blue (GX502G-WAZ123T)
ROG Zephyrus S (GX502G-WAZ128T)
ROG Zephyrus M (GU502G-VAZ080T)
ROG STRIX SCAR III (G531G-WAZ180T)
ROG STRIX SCAR III (G731G-VEV060T)
ROG STRIX Hero III G531G-VES070T)

Purchase GeForce GTX 1660Ti or 1650 laptops or desktops below & stand a chance win ROG G-SHOCK.
ROG Desktops:

ROG STRIX GL10C-SMY029T
ROG STRIX GL10C-SMY030T
ROG STRIX GL10C-SMY025T

ROG Laptops:

ROG Zephyrus M (GU502G-UES022T)
ROG Zephyrus G (GA502D-UAL035T)
ROG STRIX G (G731G-UEV063T)
ROG STRIX G (G531G-UAL078T)
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Is The World Ready For A Live Action Avatar: The Last Airbender Series?

Short answer: no. But according to Netflix, it seems like it wants to tempt fate and go with “hell yes”.
The film-streaming company announced that it will team up with Nickelodeon and bring the awesomesauce story of Aang, Katara, Sokka, and Toph in live-action form. Because the powers that be believed that it’s been years since the last Avatar: The Last Airbender live-action movie that was directed by M.Night Shyamalamadingdong.
I use the word “directed” loosely here; it was a craptacular adaptation. Check out how earthbending is handled in this adaptation for the ages.

The good news? The live-action series will be helmed by original series creators Bryan Konietzko and Michael DiMartino, so you can be sure that your favourite moments in the animated series will get the live-action adaptation it deserves.
They even said so in the official presser, right down to the bit where they take a jab at M.Night Shyamalan’s disasterpiece.

“We’re thrilled for the opportunity to helm this live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender. We can’t wait to realize Aang’s world as cinematically as we always imagined it to be, and with a culturally appropriate, non-whitewashed cast. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime chance to build upon everyone’s great work on the original animated series and go even deeper into the characters, story, action, and world-building.
Netflix is wholly dedicated to manifesting our vision for this retelling, and we’re incredibly grateful to be partnering with them.”

Check out the concept art of Aang and Appa below.

As the guy who proclaimed on The Last King Podcast that Avatar: The Last Airbender is arguably one of the greatest goddamn TV shows on the planet that’s meant for kids, I am HIGHLY skeptical about this Netflix series. Be honest: do we really need another live adaptation for this when the whole 3 seasons of this animated marvel are available for rewatching on the same platform? This reeks of desperate cash grab tactics and the old “remake stuff from close to a decade ago”; the same stunt Disney is pulling off right now with their live-action versions of Cinderella, Beauty & The Beast, and The Jungle Book.
Prove me wrong,Â Â Konietzko and DiMartino. Prove me wrong.


Shin Megami Tensei 30th Live Band Of Shadows Concert Set For July

The Shin Megami Tensei music concert train is back on track!
Atlus is teaming up with the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation to host a Shin Megami Tensei 30th Live: Band of Shadows Concert in USA. This marks the first time a Shin Megami Tensei/Persona music concert is hosted in the West.
The concert will be hosted at Anime Expo 2023; here are the details.

Date: 1st July (PST)
Time: 8pm-10pm (PST)
Location: The Novo, Los Angeles, California, USA (Link)
Tickets: Info on official website
The concert will not feature any major announcements for new Shin Megami Tensei/Persona JRPGs. For a preview of how the show will be like, check out this clip of the 2021 SMT Reason of Music stream.


Here’s Your Guide To The 2020 Overwatch League Awards

With the regular season drawing to a close, itâ€™s time to share the full slate of the 2020 Overwatch League awards. This year, they’re adding a new award; Coach of the Year, and bringing back all awards from last year. The winners will be announced during the postseason, which starts on 3 September 2020.
Here’s how the winners are chosen:
Regular Season MVP
The 2020 T-Mobile Overwatch League MVP will be awarded to the best player in the league. On 7 August 2020, the 10 finalists will be revealed, and fan voting will open on Twitter and on overwatchleague.com until 28 August 2020.
The winner will receive the MVP trophy, a US$100,000 cash prize provided by T-Mobile, and an MVP jersey patch for the 2021 season.
Previous winners included:

Seong-Hyun â€œJjonakâ€ Bang, NYXL (2018)
Jay â€œSinatraaâ€ Won, San Francisco Shock (2019)

Voting process: Fan votes account for 25 percent of the overall tally, with the other 75 percent coming from a combination of general managers, head coaches, broadcast talent, and media.
Grand Finals MVP
The 2020 T-Mobile Overwatch League Grand Finals MVP will go to the standout player in the biggest match of the year. The winner receives a special MVP trophy and a US$100,000 cash prize provided by T-Mobile.
Previous winners:

Jun-Young â€œProfitâ€ Park, London Spitfire (2018)
Hyo-Bin “Choihyobin” Choi, San Francisco Shock (2019)

Voting process: Voting will be conducted live during the Grand Finals, with fan votes accounting for 25 percent of the overall tally and the other 75 percent coming from a combination of general managers, head coaches, broadcast talent, and media. The winner will be announced after the conclusion of the Grand Finals match.
Dennis Hawelka Award
This award celebrates the contribution of Dennis â€œInternethulkâ€ Hawelka to the Overwatch community. Itâ€™s presented each year to the player deemed to be the most outstanding example of positive influence on their teammates, their organization, and/or the community at large. The winner will receive a trophy and a jersey patch for the 2021 season.
Previous winners:

Pongphop â€œMickieâ€ Rattanasangchod, Dallas Fuel (2018)
Scott â€œCustaâ€ Kennedy, Los Angeles Valiant (2019)

Voting process: Teams nominate their player(s), and the League Office selects a winner.
Role Stars
The 2020 Overwatch League Role Stars are a collection of the top four players across each role: damage, tank, and support. This group of players represents the best of the best in the league. In order to qualify for Role Stars, thereâ€™s a 50 percent maps played minimum over the course of the season.
Previous Winners (2019):

Damage

Corey â€œCoreyâ€ Nigra, Washington Justice
Jin-Hyeok â€œDdingâ€ Yang, Shanghai Dragons
Hyo-Jong â€œHaksalâ€ Kim, Vancouver Titans
Jay â€œSinatraaâ€ Won, San Francisco Shock

Tank

Hyo-Bin â€œChoihyobinâ€ Choi, San Francisco Shock
Qiulin â€œGuxueâ€ Xu, Hangzhou Spark
Dong-Gyu â€œManoâ€ Kim, New York Excelsior
Matthew â€œSuperâ€ DeLisi, San Francisco Shock

Support

Ho-Jin â€œIDKâ€ Park, Hangzhou Spark
Young-Seo â€œKarivâ€ Bak, Los Angeles Valiant
Grant â€œMothâ€ Espe, San Francisco Shock
Ju-Seok â€œTwilightâ€ Lee, Vancouver Titans

Voting process: General managers, head coaches, broadcast talent, and media vote on eligible players.
Rookie of the Year
The 2020 Rookie of the Year is awarded to the best new player in the Overwatch League. Players are eligible if they were not contracted in the previous Overwatch League season and have played at least 50 percent of maps this season for their team.
Previous Winner:

Hyo-Jong â€œHaksalâ€ Kim, Vancouver Titans (2019)

Voting process: General managers, head coaches, broadcast talent, and media select a winner from eligible players.
Coach of the Year
Newly-introduced for this season, this award recognizes the coach with the greatest impact on their team.
Voting process: General managers, head coaches, broadcast talent, and media vote.

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Nicholas Cage Hams It Up As Dracula In First Renfield Trailer

Nicholas Cage is arguably at his best when he hams it up in any performance, and what better way than as Dracula who’s also a horrible boss? That’s the case seen in the first Renfield trailer.
In this modern monster tale of Dracula’s loyal servant, Nicholas Hoult stars as Renfield, the tortured aide to history’s most narcissistic boss, Dracula (Nicholas Cage). Renfield is forced to procure his master’s prey and do his every bidding, no matter how debased. But now, after centuries of servitude, Renfield is ready to see if there’s a life outside the shadow of The Prince of Darkness. If only he can figure out how to end his codependency.
The film co-stars Awkwafina, Ben Schwartz and Adrian Martinez. Renfield is directed by Chris McKay (The Tomorrow War, The LEGO Batman Movie) from a screenplay by Ryan Ridley (Ghosted series, Rick & Morty series), based on an original idea by The Walking Dead and Invincible creator Robert Kirkman.
Renfield premieres in cinemas on 14 April 2023.
Check out the trailer below:


Dragalia Lost Ends Service On 30 November

It’s been 5 years or so, but Cygames’ mobile RPG has to go.
The Nintendo and Cygames wombo combo RPG will end its service on 30th November 1pm GMT+8. The companies announced that the game will end its service and wrap up its story campaign, but no concrete date has been announced until now. The game’s paid-for currency Diamantium is not available for purchase anymore starting today. Players can still continue to spend remaining Diamantium for summoning, constructing the Halidom, recovering stamina, and other in-game stuff until the service comes to a close.
Dragalia Lost first launched on 27 September 2018.


Netflix Is Releasing A New Movie Every Week In 2021

Movie lovers have much to look forward to on Netflix this year, as the streaming giants will be releasing brand new movies every week in 2021.
Yes, a new movie every single week in 2021. You read that right.
Netflix has assembled some of the biggest names in entertainment for its 2021 film slate, including Chris Hemsworth, Dwayne Johnson, Gal Gadot, Ryan Reynolds, Zendaya, John David Washington, Jason Momoa, and Leonardo DiCaprio, as well as films from acclaimed
filmmakers Zack Snyder, Jane Campion, Paolo Sorrentino, and first-time directors Halle Berry and Lin-Manuel Miranda.
The trailer offers sneak previews of upcoming films on Netflix, with an epic line-up featuring adrenaline-pumping action (Army of the Dead, Red Notice), spine-chilling horror (Fear Street), books turned into movies (White Tiger, The Woman in the Window), heartwarming family fare (YES DAY, Back to the Outback), and of course, heart-fluttering romance (including the culmination of the To All the Boys and The Kissing Booth trilogies).
These are several of the movies that will debut on Netflix according to the order of appearance:

Red Notice (Ryan Reynolds, Gal Gadot, Dwayne Johnson)
The Harder They Fall (Regina King, Jonathan Majors)
Thunder Force (Octavia Spencer, Melissa McCarthy)
Bruised (Halle Berry)
tick, tick… BOOM! (Lin-Manuel Miranda)
The Kissing Booth 3 (Joey King)
To All The Boys: Always And Forever (Lana Condor, Noah Centineo)
The Woman in the Window (Amy Adams)
Escape from Spiderhead (Chris Hemsworth)
YES DAY (Jennifer Garner)
Sweet Girl (Jason Momoa)
Army of the Dead (Dave Bautista)
Outside the Wire
Bad Trip
O2
The Last Mercenary
Kate
Fear Street
Night Teeth
Malcolm and Marie
Monster
Moxie
The White Tiger
Double Dad
Back to the Outback
Beauty
Red Notice
Don’t Look Up

Check out the Netflix movie slate 2021 sizzle reel below:

For a more detail guide for each movie, scroll down below:
TITLE INFO (A-Z)
8 RUE DE L’HUMANITÃ‰Â
Director: Dany BoonÂ
Writers: Dany Boon, Laurence ArnÃ©Â
Producers: Ardavan Safaee, Dany Boon, Patrick QuinetÂ
Cast: Dany Boon, FranÃ§ois Damiens, Laurence ArnÃ©, Yvan Attal, Jorge Calvo, Alison Wheeler, Tom Leeb, Liliane RovÃ¨re, Nawell Madani, Elie SemounÂ
Seven families live in the Parisian apartment building at 8, Rue de lâ€™Humanite – and they didnâ€™t escape to the countryside at the arrival of the coronavirus. Three months of life under lockdown will reveal the best and worst of these neighbours.Â
A BOY CALLED CHRISTMASÂ
Director: Gil KenanÂ
Writer: Ol Parker, Gil Kenan, based on A Boy Called Christmas by Matt Haig Producers: Graham Broadbent, Pete CzerninÂ
Cast: Henry Lawfull, Toby Jones, Sally Hawkins, Kristen Wiig, Michiel Huisman, Zoe Colletti, Stephen Merchant, Joel Fry, Rune Temte, JimÂ
Broadbent, Maggie SmithÂ
An ordinary young boy called Nikolas sets out on an extraordinary adventure into the snowy north in search of his father who is on a quest to discover the fabled village of the elves, Elfhelm. Taking with him a headstrong reindeer called Blitzen and a loyal pet mouse, Nikolas soon meets his destiny in this magical, comic and endearing story that proves nothing is impossible.Â
A CASTLE FOR CHRISTMASÂ
Director: Mary LambertÂ
Writers: Ally Carter, Kim Beyer-Johnson, Neal Dobrofsky, Tippi Dobrofsky Producer: Brad KrevoyÂ
Cast: Brooke Shields, Cary ElwesÂ
Famed American author, Sophie, travels to Scotland and finds herself wanting to buy a castle, but the prickly owner, Myles (A Scottish Duke), is reluctant to sell to a foreigner. Working to find a compromise, the pair constantly butt heads, but along the way they just may find more than they bargained for.Â
AFTERLIFE OF THE PARTYÂ
Director: Stephen HerekÂ
Writer: Carrie FreedleÂ
Producers: Robyn Snyder, Deborah EvansÂ
Cast: Victoria Justice, Midori Francis, Spencer SutherlandÂ
A social butterfly (Justice) experiences the biggest party foul of allâ€¦ dying during her birthday week. To her surprise, sheâ€™s given a second chance to right her wrongs on Earth by reconnecting with loved ones, and most importantly, prove that sheâ€™s worthy enough to get into the big VIP room in the sky.Â
ARMY OF THE DEADÂ
Director: Zack SnyderÂ
Writers: Zack Snyder, Shay Hatten, Joby Harold based on a story by Zack Snyder Producers: Deborah Snyder, Wesley Coller, Zack SnyderÂ
Cast: Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell, Omari Hardwick, Ana De La Reguera, Theo Rossi, Matthias SchweighÃ¶fer, Nora Arnezeder, Hiroyuki Sanada, and GarretÂ
Dillahunt, Tig Notaro, RaÃºl Castillo, Huma Qureshi, Samantha Win,Â
Richard Cetrone, Michael CassidyÂ
Following a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas, a group of mercenaries take the ultimate gamble, venturing into the quarantine zone to pull off the greatest heist ever attempted.Â
AWAKEÂ
Director: Mark RasoÂ
Writers: Greg Poirier, Joseph Raso, Mark RasoÂ
Producer: Paul SchiffÂ
Cast: Gina Rodriguez, Ariana Greenblatt, Frances Fisher, Shamier Anderson, Finn Jones, Lucius Hoyos, Gil Bellows, Barry Pepper, Jennifer Jason LeighÂ
After a sudden global event wipes out all electronics and takes away humankindâ€™s ability to sleep, chaos quickly begins to consume the world. Only Jill, an ex-soldier with a troubled past, may hold the key to a cure in the form of her own daughter. The question is, can Jill safely deliver her daughter and save the world before she herself loses her mind.Â
A WEEK AWAYÂ
Director: Roman WhiteÂ
Writers: Kali Bailey, Alan PowellÂ
Producers: Steve Barnett, Alan Powell, Gabe VasquezÂ
Cast: Bailee Madison, Kevin Quinn, Sherri Shepherd, David Koechner, Jahbril Cook, Kat Conner Sterling, Iain TuckerÂ
Troubled teen Will Hawkins (Quinn) has a run-in with the law that puts him at an important crossroad: go to juvenile detention or attend a Christian summer camp. At first a fish-out-of-water, Will opens his heart, discovers love with a camp regular (Madison), and sense of belonging in the last place he expected to find it.Â
A WINTERâ€™S TALE FROM SHAUN THE SHEEPÂ
Director: Steve CoxÂ
Writer: Giles Pilbrow based on a story by Giles Pilbrow, Mark Burton Producer: Richard BeekÂ
In this 30-minute special from Aardman, the worldâ€™s favourite sheep stars in his very own winterâ€™s tale. Shaun’s seasonal excitement turns to dismay when a farmhouse raid to get bigger stockings for the Flock inadvertently leads to Timmy going missing. Can Shaun get Timmy back before he becomes someone elseâ€™s present? Prepare for a â€˜Santasticâ€™ adventure as everyone learns the true value of Christmas!Â
BACK TO THE OUTBACKÂ
Directors: Clare Knight, Harry CrippsÂ
Writer: Harry CrippsÂ
Producer: Daniela MazzucatoÂ
Voice Cast: Isla Fisher, Tim Minchin, Eric Bana, Guy Pearce, Miranda Tapsell, Angus Imrie, Rachel House, Keith Urban, Celeste Barber, Wayne Knight, Aislinn Derbez, Diesel Cash La Torraca, Lachlan Ross Power, Jacki WeaverÂ
Tired of being locked in a reptile house where humans gawk at them like theyâ€™re monsters, a ragtag group of Australiaâ€™s deadliest creatures plot a daring escape from their zoo to the Outback, a place where theyâ€™ll fit in without being judged for their scales and fangs. Leading the group is Maddie (Isla Fisher), a poisonous snake with a heart of gold, who bands together with a self-assured Thorny Devil lizard Zoe (Miranda Tapsell), a lovelorn hairy spider FrankÂ (Guy Pearce), and a sensitive scorpion Nigel (Angus Imrie).
But when their nemesis â€” Pretty Boy (Tim Minchin), a cute but obnoxious koala â€” unexpectedly joins their escape, Maddie and the gang have no choice but to take him with them. So begins a hair-raising and hilarious road trip across Australia, as they are pursued by a zookeeper Chaz (Eric Bana) and his adventure-seeking mini-me (Diesel Cash La Torraca). Directed by Clare Knight and Harry Cripps, and also featuring the voices of Rachel House, Keith Urban, Celeste Barber, Wayne Knight, Lachlan Ross Power, and Jacki Weaver, BACK TO THE OUTBACK is an animated adventure that proves just because somethingâ€™s different, doesnâ€™t mean it isnâ€™t beautiful.Â
BAD TRIPÂ
Director: Kitao SakuraiÂ
Writers: Eric AndrÃ©, Kitao Sakurai, Dan CurryÂ
Producers: Eric AndrÃ©, Jeff Tremaine, David Bernard, Ruben Fleischer Cast: Eric AndrÃ©, Lil Rel Howery, Tiffany Haddish, Michaela ConlinÂ
From the producer of Jackass and Bad Grandpa, this hidden camera comedy follows two best friends as they go on a cross-country road trip full of hilarious, inventive pranks, pulling its real-life audience into the mayhem. Bad Trip stars Eric AndrÃ©, Lil Rel Howery, Tiffany Haddish and Michaela Conlin. The film is directed by Kitao Sakurai from the minds of Dan Curry, Kitao Sakurai, and AndrÃ© – and produced by AndrÃ©, Jeff Tremaine, David Bernad, and Ruben Fleischer.Â
BEAUTYÂ
Director: Andrew DosunmuÂ
Writer: Lena WaitheÂ
Producers: Lena Waithe, Michael Ellenberg, Rishi RajaniÂ
Cast: Niecy Nash, Aleyse Shannon, Giancarlo Esposito, Gracie Marie Bradley, Kyle Bary, Michael Ward and Sharon StoneÂ
A gifted young Black woman struggles to maintain her voice and identity after sheâ€™s offered a lucrative recording contract, setting off a fierce battle between her family, the label, and her closest friend to determine who will guide her as she makes the journey to become a star.Â
BECKETTÂ
Director: Ferdinando Cito FilomarinoÂ
Writer: Kevin RiceÂ
Producers: Luca Guadagnino, Marco Morabito, Francesco Melzi dâ€™Eril, Gabriele Moratti Cast: John David Washington, Alicia Vikander, Boyd Holbrook, Vicky KriepsÂ
A vacationing couple fall trap to a violent conspiracy with tragic consequences.Â
BLONDEÂ
Director: Andrew DominikÂ
Writer: Andrew DominikÂ
Producers: Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Tracey Landon, Scott Robertson Cast: Ana de Armas, Adrien Brody, Bobby Cannavale, Julianne Nicholson, Lily Fisher,Â
Evan Williams, Xavier Samuel, Caspar Phillipson, Toby Huss, Sara Paxton, David Warshofksy, Chris Lemmon, Dan Butler, Garret Dillahunt, Lucy DeVito, Michael Masini, Ned Bellamy, Rebecca Wisocky, Scoot McNairy, Spencer GarrettÂ
Based on a bestselling novel from five-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Joyce Carol Oates, BLONDE is the boldly reimagined private story of the worldâ€™s most famous sex symbol, Marilyn Monroe. The film is a fictional portrait of the model, actress and singer during the 50s and 60s, told through the modern lens of celebrity culture.Â
BLOOD RED SKYÂ
Director: Peter ThorwarthÂ
Writers: Peter Thorwarth, Stefan HoltzÂ
Producer: Christian BeckerÂ
Cast: Peri Baumeister, Kais Setti, Alexander Scheer, Dominic PurcellÂ
A woman with a mysterious illness is forced into action when a group of terrorists attempt to hijack a transatlantic overnight flight. In order to protect her son she will have to reveal a dark secret, and unleash the inner monster she has fought to hide.Â
BOMBAY ROSEÂ
Director: Gitanjali RaoÂ
Writer: Gitanjali RaoÂ
Producers: Rohit Khattar, Anand MahindraÂ
Voice Cast: Arannya Kaur, Mohit Sinha, Mannanya Pandey, Samay Thakkar, Maninee De, Shishir Sharma, Ravi Rajesh, Madhavi AshtekarÂ
Escaping from child marriage, a young club dancer living in the streets of Bombay, must choose between fending for her family and finding love with a boy orphaned by the militancy. Painted frame by frame and woven delicately through music, a red rose brings together three tales of impossible loves. Love between a Hindu girl and a Muslim boy. Love between two women. Love of an entire city for its Bollywood stars. Based on true events, the film explores the ruthlessness of a society where the love and life that reigns on the big screen can crush you in its mean streets.Â
BRUISEDÂ
Director: Halle BerryÂ
Writer: Michelle RosenfarbÂ
Producers: Basil Iwanyk, Brad Feinstein, Guymon Casady, Erica Lee, Paris Kassidokostas-Latsis, Terry Dougas, Linda Gottlieb, Gillian HormelÂ
Cast: Halle Berry, Adan Canto, Sheila Atim, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Shamier AndersonÂ
Halle Berryâ€™s directorial debut follows a former MMA fighter struggling to regain custody of her son and restart her athletic career.Â
CONCRETE COWBOYÂ
Director: Ricky StaubÂ
Writers: Ricky Staub, Dan Walser, based on Ghetto Cowboy by G. Neri Producers: Tucker Tooley, Lee Daniels, Idris Elba, Dan Walser, Jeff Waxman, Jennifer MadeloffÂ
Cast: Idris Elba, Caleb McLaughlin, Jharrel Jerome, Byron Bowers, Lorraine Toussaint, Clifford “Method Man” SmithÂ
While spending the summer in North Philadelphia, a troubled teen is caught between a life of crime and his estranged fatherâ€™s vibrant urban-cowboy subculture.Â
DON’T LOOK UPÂ
Director: Adam McKayÂ
Writer: Adam McKayÂ
Producers: Adam McKay, Kevin MessickÂ
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Rob Morgan, Jonah Hill, Tyler Perry, Timothee Chalamet, Ron Perlman with Cate Blanchett and Meryl Streep. Additional cast includes Ariana, Kid Cudi, Melanie Lynskey, Himesh Patel, Matthew Perry and Tomer Sisley.Â
Donâ€™t Look Up tells the story of two low-level astronomers, who must go on a giant media tour to warn mankind of an approaching comet that will destroy planet earth.Â
DOUBLE DADÂ
Director: Cris D’AmatoÂ
Writer: Thalita RebouÃ§asÂ
Producers: Cecilia Grosso, Samanta MoraesÂ
Cast: Maisa, Eduardo Moscovis, Marcelo MÃ©dici, Pedro Ottoni, Thaynara OG, Laila Zaid, FafÃ¡ de BelÃ©mÂ
Vicenza is a mature 18 year old who has lived in a hippie commune for her entire life in complete harmony, except for one thing: she doesnâ€™t know who her father is. When her mother leaves for a trip to India, she takes it as her opportunity to sneak out into the real world in hopes to track down her father – but ends up finding two!Â
ESCAPE FROM SPIDERHEADÂ
Director: Joseph KosinskiÂ
Writers: Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, based on George Saundersâ€™ short story Producers: Eric Newman, Chris Hemsworth, Oren Katzeff, Geneva Wasserman, Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Tommy Harper, Jeremy StecklerÂ
Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Miles Teller, Jurnee Smollett, Mark Paguio, Tess HaubrichÂ
In the near future, two young convicts grapple with their pasts in a facility run by a brilliant visionary, who experiments on inmates with emotion-altering drugs.Â
FEAR STREET TRILOGY:Â
FEAR STREET: 1994Â
Director: Leigh JaniakÂ
Writers: Leigh Janiak, Phil GraziadeiÂ
Producers: Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, David ReadyÂ
Cast: Kiana Madeira, Olivia Welch, Benjamin Flores Jr., Julia Rehwald, Fred Hechinger, Ashley Zukerman, Maya Hawke, Darrell Britt-Gibson, Jordana Spiro, Jordyn DiNataleÂ
FEAR STREET: 1978Â
Director: Leigh JaniakÂ
Writers: Leigh Janiak, Zak OlkewiczÂ
Producers: Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, David ReadyÂ
Cast: Sadie Sink, Emily Rudd, Ryan Simpkins, McCabe Slye, Ted Sutherland, Gillian Jacobs, Kiana Madeira, Jordana Spiro, Chiara Aurelia, Jordyn DiNataleÂ
FEAR STREET: 1666Â
Director: Leigh JaniakÂ
Writers: Kate TrefryÂ
Producers: Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, David ReadyÂ
Cast: Kiana Madeira, Ashley Zukerman, Gillian Jacobs, Olivia Welch, Benjamin Flores Jr., Darrell Britt-Gibson, Fred Hechinger, Sadie Sink, Emily Rudd, McCabe Slye, Jordana Spiro, Jordyn DiNataleÂ
In 1994, a group of teenagers discovers that the terrifying events that have haunted their town for generations â€‹may all be connected â€” and that they may be the next targets. Adapted from R.L. Stineâ€™s best selling horror series, the trilogy follows the nightmare through Shadysideâ€™s sinister history.Â
FEVER DREAM (DISTANCIA DE RESCATE)Â
Director: Claudia LlosaÂ
Writer: Claudia Llosa, Samanta SchweblinÂ
Producer: Claudia Llosa, Mark Johnson, Tom WilliamsÂ
Cast: MarÃa Valverde, Dolores Fonzi, GermÃ¡n Palacios, Guillermo Pfening, Emilio Vodanovich, Guillermina Sorribes, Marcelo Michinaux, Cristina BanegasÂ
A woman named Amanda lies stricken, far from home. A young boy named David questions her, trying to make her remember. Sheâ€™s not his mother, heâ€™s not her son. As her time is running out, he helps her unravel a powerful, haunting story of obsessive jealousy, an invisible danger, and the power of a motherâ€™s love for her child.Â
FINDING â€˜OHANA (January 29)Â
Director: Jude WengÂ
Writer: Christina StrainÂ
Producer: Ian BryceÂ
Cast: Kea Peahu, Alex Aiono, Lindsay Watson, Owen Vaccaro, with Kelly Hu and Branscombe Richmond, Ke Huy Quan, Brad Kalilimoku, Chris Parnell, Marc Evan Jackson, Ricky GarciaÂ
A summer in rural Oahu takes an exciting turn for two Brooklyn-raised siblings when a journal pointing to long-lost treasure sets them on an epic adventure with new friends, and leads them to reconnect with their Hawaiian heritage.Â
FUIMOS CANCIONESÂ
Director: Juana MacÃasÂ
Writer: Laura SarmientoÂ
Producer: Zeta StudiosÂ
Cast: MarÃa Valverde, Ãlex GonzÃ¡lez, Susana AbaitÃºa, Eva Ugarte, Miri PÃ©rez-CabreroÂ
Based on the best-selling two-part series by ElÃsabet Benavent, FUIMOS CANCIONES, tells the story of Maca who has finally got her act together. Well, just about. But when Leo, the man who smashed her heart to pieces reappears, sheâ€™ll need all the advice she can get from her best friends, Adriana and Jime. If only their love lives were less complicated…Â
I CARE A LOT (February 19)Â
Director: J BlakesonÂ
Writer: J BlakesonÂ
Producers: Teddy Schwarzman, Michael Heimler, J BlakesonÂ
Cast: Rosamund Pike, Eiza Gonzalez, Dianne Wiest, Peter Dinklage, Chris Messina, Isaiah Whitlock Jr.Â
A crooked legal guardian who drains the savings of her elderly wards meets her match when a woman she tries to swindle turns out to be more than she first appears.Â
INTRUSIONÂ
Director: Adam SalkyÂ
Writer: Chris SparlingÂ
Producers: Kyle Benn, Josh Weinstock, Alexandra Milchan, Matthew Myers, Russell 13
Hollander, Chris SparlingÂ
Cast: Freida Pinto, Logan Marshall-GreenÂ
When a husband and wife move to a small town, a home invasion leaves the wife traumatized and suspicious that those around her might not be who they seem.Â
KATEÂ
Director: Cedric Nicolas-TroyanÂ
Writer: Umair AleemÂ
Producers: Bryan Unkeless, Kelly McCormick, Patrick NewallÂ
Cast: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Woody HarrelsonÂ
After sheâ€™s irreversibly poisoned, a ruthless criminal operative has less than 24 hours to exact revenge on her enemies and in the process forms an unexpected bond with the daughter of one of her past victims.Â
LOVE HARDÂ
Director: HernÃ¡n JimÃ©nezÂ
Writers: Danny Mackey, Rebecca EwingÂ
Producers: McG, Mary ViolaÂ
Cast: Nina Dobrev, Jimmy O. Yang, Darren Barnet, James Saito, Harry Shum Jr., Mikaela Hoover, Heather McMahanÂ
An LA girl, unlucky in love, falls for an East Coast guy on a dating app and decides to surprise him for Christmas, only to discover that sheâ€™s been catfished. But the object of her affection actually lives in the same town, and the guy who duped her offers to set them up IF she pretends to be his own girlfriend for the holidays.Â
MALCOLM & MARIE (February 5)Â
Director: Sam LevinsonÂ
Writer: Sam LevinsonÂ
Producers: Kevin Turen, Ashley Levinson, Sam Levinson, Zendaya, John David WashingtonÂ
Cast: Zendaya, John David WashingtonÂ
Sam Levinson teams up with Zendaya and John David Washington for an achingly romantic drama in which a filmmaker (Washington) and his girlfriend (Zendaya) return home following a celebratory movie premiere as he awaits whatâ€™s sure to be imminent critical and financial success. The evening suddenly takes a turn as revelations about their relationships begin to surface, testing the strength of their love. Working with cinematographer Marcell Rev, Levinson creates a film of rare originality; an ode to the great Hollywood romances as well as a heartfelt expression of faith in the medium’s future.Â
MONSTERÂ
Director: Anthony MandlerÂ
Writers: Radha Blank, Colen C. Wiley, Janece ShafferÂ
Producers: Tonya Lewis Lee, Nikki Silver, Aaron L. Gilbert, Mike Jackson, Edward Tyler NahemÂ
Cast: Kelvin Harrison Jr., Jennifer Hudson, Jeffrey Wright, Jharrel Jerome, Jennifer Ehle, Rakim Mayers, Nasir â€˜Nasâ€™ Jones, Tim Blake Nelson, John DavidÂ WashingtonÂ
Monster tells the story of Steve Harmon (Kelvin Harrison, Jr.) a seventeen-year-old honor student whose world comes crashing down around him when he is charged with felony murder. The film follows his dramatic journey from a smart, likeable film student from Harlem attending an elite high school through a complex legal battle that could leave him spending the rest of his life in prison.Â
MOXIE (MARCH 3)Â
Director: Amy PoehlerÂ
Writers: Tamara Chestna, Dylan Meyer, based on Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu Producers: Kim Lessing, Amy Poehler, Morgan SackettÂ
Cast: Hadley Robinson, Lauren Tsai, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Nico Hiraga, Sydney Park, Josephine Langford, Clark Gregg, Josie Totah, AlyciaÂ
Pascual-PeÃ±a, Anjelika Washington, Charlie Hall, Sabrina Haskett,Â
Ike Barinholtz, Amy Poehler, Marcia Gay HardenÂ
Fed up with the sexist and toxic status quo at her high school, a shy 16-year-old finds inspiration from her motherâ€™s rebellious past and anonymously publishes a zine that sparks a school-wide, coming-of-rage revolution.Â
MUNICHÂ
Director: Christian SchwochowÂ
Writer: Ben Power, based on the book by best-selling author Robert Harris Producer: Andrew EatonÂ
Cast: Jeremy Irons, George McKay, Jannis NiehwÃ¶hner, Sandra HÃ¼ller, Liv Lisa Fries, August DiehlÂ
Based on the international bestseller by Robert Harris. It is Autumn 1938 and Europe stands on the brink of war. Adolf Hitler is preparing to invade Czechoslovakia and Neville Chamberlain’s government desperately seeks a peaceful solution. With the pressure building, Hugh Legat, British civil servant, and Paul von Hartmann, German diplomat, travel to Munich for the emergency Conference. As negotiations begin, the two old friends find themselves at the centre of a web of political subterfuge and very real danger. With the whole world watching, can war be averted and, if so, at what cost?Â
NIGHTBOOKSÂ
Director: David YaroveskyÂ
Writers: Mikki Daughtry, Tobias IaconisÂ
Producers: Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert, Mason Novick, Michelle Knudsen Cast: Winslow Fegley, Lidya Jewett, Krysten RitterÂ
When Alex (Winslow Fegley), a boy obsessed with scary stories, is imprisoned by an evil young witch (Krysten Ritter) in her contemporary New York City apartment, he meets Yasmin (Lydia Jewett), who is also trapped there, and learns he must tell a new scary story every night in order to stay alive.Â
NIGHT TEETHÂ
Director: Adam RandallÂ
Writer: Brent DillonÂ
Producers: Vincent Gatewood, Ben Pugh, Charlie MorrisonÂ
Cast: Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Debby Ryan, Lucy Fry, RaÃºl Castillo, Alfie AllenÂ
A young chauffeur picks up two mysterious women for a night of party-hopping across LA. But when his passengers reveal their true nature â€” and a dangerous underworld lurking in the shadows â€” he must fight to stay alive.Â
NO ONE GETS OUT ALIVEÂ
Director: Santiago MenghiniÂ
Writers: Jon Croker, Fernanda Coppel based on the novel of the same name by Adam NevillÂ
Producers: Jonathan Cavendish, Will TennantÂ
Cast: Cristina Rodlo, Marc MenchacaÂ
Ambar is an immigrant in search of the American dream, but when she’s forced to take a room in a boarding house, she finds herself in a nightmare she can’t escape.Â
O2Â
Director: Alexandre AjaÂ
Writer: Christie LeblancÂ
Producers: Vincent Maraval, Brahim Chioua, NoÃ«mie Devide, Alexandre Aja, Gregory LevasseurÂ
Cast: MÃ©lanie Laurent, Mathieu Amalric, Malik ZidiÂ
A young woman wakes up in a medical cryo unit. She doesnâ€™t remember who she is or how she ended up sequestered in a box no larger than a coffin. As sheâ€™s running out of oxygen, she must rebuild her memory to find a way out of her nightmare.Â
OUTSIDE THE WIRE (January 15)Â
Director: Mikael HÃ¥fstrÃ¶mÂ
Writers: Rob Yescombe, Rowan AthaleÂ
Producers: Ben Pugh, Erica Steinberg, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Anthony Mackie, Jason SpireÂ
Cast: Anthony Mackie, Damson Idris, Emily Beecham, Michael Kelly, Pilou AsbÃ¦kÂ
Set in the future, Harp (Damson Idris), a drone pilot, is sent into a deadly militarized zone where he finds himself working for Leo (Anthony Mackie), an android officer, tasked to locate a doomsday device before the insurgents do.Â
PENGUIN BLOOM (January 27)Â
Director: Glendyn IvinÂ
Writers: Shaun Grant, Harry Cripps based on the book by Cameron Bloom, Bradley Trevor GreiveÂ
Producers: Emma Cooper, Bruna Papandrea, Steve Hutensky, Jodi Matterson, Naomi WattsÂ
Cast: Naomi Watts, Andrew Lincoln, Jacki WeaverÂ
Penguin Bloom tells the true story of Sam Bloom (Naomi Watts), a young mother whose world is turned upside down after a near-fatal accident leaves her unable to walk. Sam’s husband, (Andrew Lincoln), her three young boys and her mother (Academy AwardÂ® nominated Jacki Weaver), are struggling to adjust to their new situation when an unlikely ally enters their world in the form of an injured baby magpie they name Penguin. The birdâ€™s arrival is a welcome distraction for the Bloom family, eventually making a profound difference in the family’s life.Â
PIECES OF A WOMAN (January 7)Â
Director: KornÃ©l MundruczÃ³Â
Writer: Kata WÃ©berÂ
Producers: Kevin Turen, Ashley Levinson, Aaron RyderÂ
Cast: Vanessa Kirby, Ellen Burstyn, Shia LaBeouf, Molly Parker, Sarah Snook, Iliza Shlesinger, Benny Safdie, Jimmie FailsÂ
When a young mother’s home birth ends in unfathomable tragedy, she begins a year-long odyssey of mourning that fractures relationships with loved ones in this deeply personal story of a woman learning to live alongside her loss.Â
RED NOTICEÂ
Director: Rawson Marshall ThurberÂ
Writer: Rawson Marshall ThurberÂ
Producer: Beau Flynn, Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, Hiram Garcia, Rawson Marshall ThurberÂ
Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Gal Gadot, Ryan ReynoldsÂ
An Interpol-issued Red Notice is a global alert to hunt and capture the worldâ€™s most wanted. But when a daring heist brings together the FBIâ€™s top profiler (Johnson) and two rival criminals (Gadot, Reynolds), thereâ€™s no telling what will happen.Â
ROBIN ROBINÂ
Directors: Dan Ojari, Mikey PleaseÂ
Writers: Dan Ojari, Mikey Please, Sam MorrisonÂ
Producer: Helen ArgoÂ
Voice Cast: Gillian Anderson, Richard E Grant, Bronte Carmichael, Adeel AkhtarÂ
A stop-motion holiday musical special from Aardman. When her egg fortuitously rolls into a rubbish dump, Robin is raised by a loving family of mice. As she grows up, her differences become more apparent. Robin sets off on the heist to end all heists to prove to her family that she can be a really good mouse â€“ but ends up discovering who she really is.Â
RISE OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE MOVIEÂ
Directors: Ant Ward, Andy SurianoÂ
Writers: Tony Gama-Lobo, Rebecca MayÂ
Producer: NickelodeonÂ
Voice Cast: Ben Schwartz, Omar Benson Miller, Brandon Mychal Smith, Josh Brener, Kat Graham, Eric Bauza, Haley Joel OsmentÂ
In Nickelodeonâ€™s Rise of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie, the Ninja Turtles are faced with their greatest challenge yet when a mysterious stranger arrives from the future with a dire warning. Leo is forced to rise and lead his brothers, Raph, Donnie, and Mikey in a fight to save the world from a terrifying alien speciesâ€¦the Krang!Â
SKATER GIRLÂ
Director: Manjari MakijanyÂ
Writers: Manjari Makijany, Vinati MakijanyÂ
Producers: Emmanuel Pappas, Vinati Makijany, Manjari MakijanyÂ
Cast: Rachel Saanchita Gupta, Shafin Patel, Amrit Maghera, Waheeda RehmanÂ
Prerna, a teenager growing up in rural India, comes of age when sheâ€™s introduced to the sport of skateboarding. As a result, she has to fight the odds to follow her dreams and compete in the national championship.Â
STOWAWAYÂ
Director: Joe PennaÂ
Writers: Joe Penna, Ryan MorrisonÂ
Producers: Aram Tertzakian, Nick Spicer, Jonas Katzenstein, Maximilian Leo, Ulrich SchwarzÂ
Cast: Anna Kendrick, Toni Collette, Daniel Dae Kim, Shamier Anderson 19
On a mission headed to Mars, an unintended stowaway (Anderson) accidentally causes severe damage to the spaceshipâ€™s life support systems. Facing dwindling resources and a potentially grim outcome, a medical researcher (Kendrick) emerges as the only dissenting voice against the clinical logic of both her commander (Collette) and the shipâ€™s biologist (Kim).Â
SWEET GIRLÂ
Director: Brian Andrew MendozaÂ
Writers: Gregg Hurwitz, Philip Eisner, Will StaplesÂ
Producers: Brad Peyton, Jeff Fierson, Jason Momoa, Brian Andrew Mendoza, Cast: Jason Momoa, Isabela Merced, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Adria Arjona, Raza Jaffrey, Justin Bartha, Lex Scott Davis, Michael Raymond-James, Dominic Fumusa, Nelson Franklin, Reggie Lee, Brian HoweÂ
A devastated husband vows to bring justice to the people responsible for his wifeâ€™s death while protecting the only family he has left, his daughter.Â
THE DIG (January 29)Â
Director: Simon StoneÂ
Writer: Moira Buffini based on the novel by John PrestonÂ
Producers: Gabrielle Tana, Ellie Wood, Murray Ferguson, Carolyn Marks Blackwood Cast: Carey Mulligan, Ralph Fiennes, Lily James, Johnny Flynn, Ben Chaplin, Ken Stott, Archie Barnes, Monica DolanÂ
As WWII looms, a wealthy widow (Carey Mulligan) hires an amateur archaeologist (Ralph Fiennes) to excavate the burial mounds on her estate. When they make a historic discovery, the echoes of Britainâ€™s past are illuminated in the face of its uncertain future.Â
THE GUILTYÂ
Director: Antoine FuquaÂ
Writer: Nic PizzolattoÂ
Producers: Jake Gyllenhaal, Riva Marker, Antoine Fuqua, Kat Samick, Scott Greenberg, Michel Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, David Litvak, Svetlana Metkina, David HaringÂ
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard, Riley Keough, Byron Bowers, Daâ€™Vine Joy Randolph, David CastaÃ±eda, Christina Vidal, Paul Dano, Ethan Hawke, Adrian Martinez, Bill Burr, Beau Knapp, Edi PattersonÂ
The film takes place over the course of a single morning in a 911 dispatch call center. Call operator Joe Bayler (Gyllenhaal) tries to save a caller in grave dangerâ€”but he soon discovers that nothing is as it seems, and facing the truth is the only way out.Â
THE HAND OF GODÂ
Director: Paolo SorrentinoÂ
Writer: Paolo SorrentinoÂ
Producers: Lorenzo Mieli, Paolo SorrentinoÂ
The logline is being kept under wraps but Paolo Sorrentino says: â€œThe Hand of God represents for the first time in my career an intimate and personal film, a novel of formation at once light-hearted and painful.â€Â
THE HARDER THEY FALLÂ
Director: Jeymes SamuelÂ
Writers: Jeymes Samuel, Boaz YakinÂ
Producers: Jay-Z, James Lassiter, Lawrence Bender, Jeymes Samuel Cast: Jonathan Majors, Zazie Beetz, Delroy Lindo, Lakeith Stanfield, Danielle Deadwyler, Edi Gathegi, RJ Cyler, Regina King, Idris ElbaÂ
In this Western, outlaw Nat Love (Jonathan Majors) discovers that his enemy, Rufus Buck (Idris Elba), is being released from prison, so he reunites his gang to track Rufus down and seek revenge.Â
THE KISSING BOOTH 3Â
Director: Vince MarcelloÂ
Writers: Vince Marcello, Jay ArnoldÂ
Producers: Vince Marcello, Michele Weisler, Ed Glauser, Andrew Cole-Bulgi Cast: Joey King, Joel Courtney, Jacob Elordi, Taylor Zakhar Perez, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Meganne Young, Molly RingwaldÂ
It’s the summer before Elle heads to college, and she has a secret: She got into both Harvard, where her dreamy boyfriend Noah goes, and Berkeley, where her BFF Lee is going. Which path will Elle choose?Â
THE LAST LETTER FROM YOUR LOVERÂ
Director: Augustine FrizzellÂ
Writers: Nick Payne, Esta Spalding, based onThe Last Letter From Your Lover by Jojo MoyesÂ
Producers: Pete Czernin, Graham Broadbent, Simone Urdl, Jennifer Weiss Cast: Felicity Jones, Shailene Woodley, Callum Turner, Nabhaan Rizwan, Joe Alwyn, Ncuti GatwaÂ
A pair of interwoven stories set in the present and past, THE LAST LETTER FROM YOUR LOVER follows Ellie Haworth (Felicity Jones), an ambitious journalist who discovers a trove of secret love letters from 1965 and becomes determined to solve the mystery of the forbidden affair at their center. As she uncovers the story behind Jennifer Stirling (Shailene Woodley), the wife of a wealthy industrialist, and Anthony Oâ€™Hare (Callum Turner) the financial journalist assigned to cover him, a love story of Ellieâ€™s own begins to unfold with the assistance of an earnest and endearing archivist (Nabhaan Rizwan) who helps her track down more letters. Based on the novel by JoJo Moyes and directed by Augustine Frizzell.Â
THE LAST MERCENARYÂ
Director: David CharhonÂ
Writers: David Charhon, IsmaÃ«l Sy SavanÃ©Â
Producers: Jean-Charles Levy, Nicolas Manuel, Olivier Albou, Laurence Schonberg, David Charhon, JakÃ©ma Charhon, Eponine Maillet, Olias Barco, Vlad RiashynÂ
Cast: Jean-Claude van Damme, Alban Ivanov, Assa Sylla, Samir Decazza, Patrick Timsit, Eric Judor, Miou-MiouÂ
A mysterious former secret service agent must urgently return to France when his estranged son is falsely accused of arms and drug trafficking by the government, following a blunder by an overzealous bureaucrat and a mafia operation.Â
THE LOUD HOUSE MOVIEÂ
Director: Dave NeedhamÂ
Writers: Kevin Sullivan, Chris ViscardiÂ
Producers: NickelodeonÂ
Voice Cast: Asher Bishop, Michelle Gomez, David Tennant, Grey Griffin, Jill Talley, Brian Stepanek, Jessica DiCicco, Liliana Mumy, Cristina Pucelli, Nika Futterman, Lara Jill Miller, Andre Robinson, Cat Taber, Katy Townsend, Carlos PenaVega, Izabella AlvarezÂ
In Nickelodeonâ€™s The Loud House Movie, the biggest family on television goes on the biggest Loud family vacation ever! The adventure follows the Loud family to Scotland where they discover that they are descendants of Scottish royalty. The family quickly indulges in the most wish-fulfilling high-life ever when they discover their ancestral home is a castle.Â
THE POWER OF THE DOGÂ
Director: Jane CampionÂ
Writer: Jane Campion, adapted from the Thomas Savage 1967 novel of the same nameÂ
Producers: Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, Roger Frappier, Jane Campion, Tanya SeghatchianÂ
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Thomasin McKenzie, Frances Conroy, Keith Carradine, Peter Carroll, Adam BeachÂ
Wealthy Montana brothers Phil (Cumberbatch) and George Burbank (Plemons) are two sides of one coin. Phil is graceful, brilliant and cruel where George is stolid, fastidious and gentle. Together they are joint owners of the biggest ranch in the Montana valley. It is a place where men are still men, the rapidly modernizing 20th century is kept at bay and where the figure of Bronco Henry, the greatest cowboy Phil ever knew, is revered. When George secretly marries local widow Rose (Dunst), a shocked and angry Phil wages a sadistic, relentless war to destroy her entirely using her effeminate son Peter as a pawn.Â
THE PRINCESS SWITCH 3Â
Director: Mike RohlÂ
Writer: Robin Bernheim Burger based on characters created by Robin Bernheim Burger & Megan MetzerÂ
Producer: Brad KrevoyÂ
Cast: Vanessa HudgensÂ
When a priceless relic is stolen, Queen Margaret and Princess Stacy enlist the help of Margaretâ€™s audacious look-alike cousin Fiona who teams with a dashing, mysterious man from her past to retrieve it… rekindling the sparks of a tantalizing Christmas romance and resulting in a very unexpected switch.Â
THEREâ€™S SOMEONE INSIDE YOUR HOUSEÂ
Director: Patrick BriceÂ
Writer: Henry GaydenÂ
Producers: Shawn Levy, Dan Cohen, James Wan, Michael ClearÂ
Cast: Sydney Park, ThÃ©odore Pellerin, Asjha Cooper, Dale Whibley, Jesse LaTourette, Diego Josef, Burkely Duffield, Sarah Dugdale, William MacDonald, Andrew Dunbar, Markian TarasuikÂ
Makani Young has moved from Hawaii to quiet, small-town Nebraska to live with her grandmother and finish high school, but as the countdown to graduation begins, her classmates are stalked by a killer intent on exposing their darkest secrets to the entire town, terrorizing victims while wearing a life-like mask of their own face. With a mysterious past of her own, Makani and her friends must discover the killerâ€™s identity before they become victims themselves. THEREâ€™S SOMEONE INSIDE YOUR HOUSE is based on Stephanie Perkinsâ€™ New York Times best-selling novel of the same name and written for the screen by Henry Gayden (Shazam!), directed by Patrick Brice (Creep) and produced by James Wanâ€™s Atomic Monster (The Conjuring) and Shawn Levyâ€™s 21 Laps (Stranger Things).Â
THE STARLINGÂ
Director: Theodore MelfiÂ
Writer: Matt HarrisÂ
Producers: Dylan Sellers, Chris Parker, Theodore Melfi, Kimberly Quinn Cast: Melissa McCarthy, Chris Oâ€™Dowd, Kevin Kline, Timothy Olyphant, Daveed Diggs, Skyler Gisondo, Loretta Devine, Laura Harrier, Rosalind Chao, Kimberly QuinnÂ
In the heartwarming dramady THE STARLING, after a married couple suffers a hardship, Jack heads off to deal with grief while Lilly remains in the “real” world, dealing with her own guilt and a crippling internal struggle to live with a dark secret. As if Lillyâ€™s troubles werenâ€™t bad enough, a starling bird that has nested in her backyard begins to harass and attack her. This starling comes to represent all of Lillyâ€™s problems, and she becomes comically obsessed with killing it. Lilly eventually finds guidance from Larry, a quirky psychologist-turned veterinarian with a troubled past of his own. The two form a unique and unlikely friendship as both help the other to explore, acknowledge and confront their problems.Â
THE SWARMÂ
Director: Just PhilippotÂ
Writers: JÃ©rÃ´me Genevray, Franck VictorÂ
Cast: Suliane Brahim, Nathalie Boyer, Sofian Khammes, Victor Bonnel, Raphael Romand, Marie NarbonneÂ
Virginie lives on a farm with her children Laura (15) and Gaston (7) and raises locusts as a high-protein crop. Life is hard: money worries and practical problems are piling up, tensions with her kids and neighbors are running high. But everything changes when she discovers the locusts have a taste for blood.Â
THE WHITE TIGER (January 22)Â
Director: Ramin BahraniÂ
Writer: Ramin Bahrani, based on the Man Booker prize-winning novel by Aravind AdigaÂ
Producers: Mukul Deora, Ramin BahraniÂ
Cast: Adarsh Gourav, Rajkummar Rao, Priyanka Chopra JonasÂ
Balram Halwai (Adarsh Gourav) narrates his epic and darkly humorous rise from poor villager to successful entrepreneur in modern India. Cunning and ambitious, our young hero jockeys his way into becoming a driver for Ashok (Rajkummar Rao) and Pinky (Priyanka Chopra-Jonas), who have just returned from America. Society has trained Balram to be one thing â€” a servant â€” so he makes himself indispensable to his rich masters. But after a night of betrayal, he realizes the corrupt lengths they will go to trap him and save themselves. On the verge of losing everything, Balram rebels against a rigged and unequal system to rise up and become a new kind of master. Based on the New York Times bestseller and 2008 Man Booker Prize-winning novel.Â
THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOWÂ
Director: Joe WrightÂ
Writer: Tracy Letts based on the novel by A.J. FinnÂ
Producers: Scott Rudin, Eli Bush, Anthony KatagasÂ
Cast: Amy Adams, Gary Oldman, Anthony Mackie, Fred Hechinger, Wyatt Russell, Brian Tyree Henry, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Julianne MooreÂ
An agoraphobic woman living alone in New York begins spying on her new neighbors, only to witness a disturbing act of violence.Â
THINGS HEARD AND SEENÂ
Directors: Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer BermanÂ
Writers: Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman based on theÂ book â€œAll Things Cease to Appearâ€ by Elizabeth BrundageÂ
Producers: Anthony Bregman, Stephanie Azpiazu, Peter Cron, Julie Cohen Cast: Amanda Seyfried, James Norton, Natalia Dyer, Rhea Seehorn, Alex Neustaedter, F. Murray AbrahamÂ
A Manhattan couple moves to a historic hamlet in the Hudson Valley and come to discover that their marriage has a sinister darkness, one that rivals their new homeâ€™s history. Based on the acclaimed novel by Elizabeth Brundange.Â
THUNDER FORCEÂ
Director: Ben FalconeÂ
Writer: Ben FalconeÂ
Producers: Marc Platt, Adam Siegel, Ben Falcone, Melissa McCarthy Cast: Melissa McCarthy, Octavia Spencer, Bobby Cannavale, Pom Klementieff, Kevin Dunn, Melissa Leo, Jason BatemanÂ
In a world where supervillains are commonplace, two estranged childhood best friends reunite after one devises a treatment that gives them powers to protect their city.Â
tick,tick…BOOM!Â
Director: Lin-Manuel MirandaÂ
Writer: Steven LevensonÂ
Producers: Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Julie Oh, Lin-Manuel Miranda Cast: Andrew Garfield, Alexandra Shipp, Robin de Jesus, Vanessa Hudgens, Joshua Henry, Bradley Whitford, Judith LightÂ
Set in 1990, tick, tickâ€¦BOOM! tells the story of Jon, an aspiring theater composer who is waiting tables in New York City while writing Superbia – which he hopes will be the next great American musical and finally give him his big break. Jon is also feeling pressure from his girlfriend Susan, who is tired of continuing to put her life on hold for Jonâ€™s career aspirations. Meanwhile, his best friend and roommate Michael, has given up on his creative aspirations for a high paying advertising job on Madison Avenue and is about to move out. As Jon approaches his 30th birthday, he is overcome with anxiety â€“ wondering if his dream is worth the cost.Â
TO ALL THE BOYS: ALWAYS AND FOREVERÂ
Director: Michael FimognariÂ
Writer: Katie Lovejoy, based on the novel by Jenny HanÂ
Producer: Matt KaplanÂ
Cast: Lana Condor, Noah Centineo, Janel Parrish, Anna Cathcart, Ross Butler, Madeleine Arthur, Sarayu Blue, John CorbettÂ
As Lara Jean Covey prepares for the end of high school and the start of adulthood, a pair of life-changing trips leads her to reimagine what life with her family, friends, and Peter will look like after graduation.Â
TROLLHUNTERS: RISE OF THE TITANSÂ
Directors: Johane Matte, Francisco Ruiz Velasco, Andrew L. Schmidt Writers: Marc Guggenheim, Dan Hageman, Kevin HagemanÂ
Producers: Guillermo del Toro, Marc Guggenheim, Chad Hammes, Dan Hageman, Kevin HagemanÂ
Voice Cast: Emile Hirsch, Lexi Medrano, Charlie Saxton, Kelsey Grammer, Alfred Molina, Steven Yeun, Nick Frost, Colin O’Donoghue, Diego Luna, Tatiana Maslany, Cole Sand, Nick Offerman, Fred Tatasciore, Brian Blessed, Kay Bess, Piotr Michael, James Hong, Tom Kenny, Angel Lin, Amy Landecker, Jonathan Hyde, Bebe Wood, Laraine Newman, Grey Griffin, Cheryl HinesÂ
In Dreamworksâ€™ Trollhhunters: Rise of the Titans, Arcadia may look like an ordinary town but it lies at the center of magical and mystical lines that makes it a nexus for many battles among otherworldly creatures including trolls, aliens and wizards. Now the heroes from the hit series Trollhunters, 3Below and Wizards, team-up in their most epic adventure yet where they must fight the Arcane Order for control over the magic that binds them all.Â
UNTITLED ALEXANDRE MORATTO FILMÂ
Director: Alexandre MorattoÂ
Writers: Alexandre Moratto, ThaynÃ¡ MantessoÂ
Producers: Ramin Bahrani, Fernando MeirellesÂ
Cast: Christian Malheiros, Rodrigo SantoroÂ
To provide a better life for his family in the country, 18-year-old Mateus accepts a job in a junkyard in SÃ£o Paulo for his new boss Luca. But when he and a few other boys become trapped in the dangerous world of contemporary slavery, Mateus will be forced to decide between working for the very man who enslaved him or risk his and his familyâ€™s future.Â
UNTITLED GRAHAM KINGÂ
Director: Nora FingscheidtÂ
Writer: Christopher McQuarrieÂ
Producers: Graham King, Sandra Bullock, Veronica FerresÂ
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Viola Davis, Rob Morgan, Aisling FranciosiÂ
Released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime, Ruth Slater (Bullock) re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past. Facing severe judgment from the place she once called home, her only hope for redemption is finding the estranged younger sister she was forced to leave behind.Â
UNTITLED ROMANTIC COMEDY PRODUCED BY ALICIA KEYSÂ
Director: Steven TsuchidaÂ
Writers: Dana Schmalenberg, Rheeqrheeq ChaineyÂ
Producers: Alicia Keys, Maggie Malina, Jeremy Kipp WalkerÂ
Cast: Christina Milian, Jay Pharoah, Sinqua Walls, Christiani Pitts, Karen Obliom, Alexander Hodge, TJ Power, Sylvaine Strike, Jeryl Prescott, Tymberlee HillÂ
A romantic comedy about aspiring pop star Erica who ends up as the entertainment at her ex-fiancÃ©â€™s wedding after reluctantly taking a gig at a luxurious island resort while in the wake of a music career meltdown. She tries to keep their past relationship a secret from his bride-to-be Beverly, but Erica rediscovers her feelings for her ex, Jason, despite his brother Caleb’s attempts to keep them from falling back in love. In this warm and funny romantic story that explores the bonds of love and family, the question soon becomes will Erica sing at Beverly’s wedding – or her own?Â
WISH DRAGONÂ
Director: Chris AppelhansÂ
Writer: Chris AppelhansÂ
Producers: Aron Warner, Chris Bremble, Jackie ChanÂ
Voice Cast: John Cho, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Jimmy Wong, Constance Wu, Will Yun Lee, Jimmy Oâ€™Yang, Aaron Yoo, Bobby Lee, Ronnie ChiengÂ
In Sony Pictures Animationâ€™s Wish Dragon, Din, a working-class college student with big dreams but small means, and Long, a cynical but all-powerful dragon capable of granting wishes, set off on a hilarious adventure through modern day Shanghai in pursuit of Din’s long-lost childhood friend, Lina. Their journey forces them to answer some of life’s biggest questions â€“ because when you can wish for anything, you have to decide what really matters.Â
YES DAYÂ
Director: Miguel ArtetaÂ
Writers: Justin Malen, based on the book by Amy Krouse Rosenthal Producers: Lawrence Grey, Ben Everard, Daniel Rappaport, Nicole King Sokala, Jennifer GarnerÂ
Cast: Jennifer Garner, Edgar Ramirez, Jenna Ortega, Julian Lerner, Everly Carganilla,Â
Nat Faxon, Molly Sims, Fortune Feimster, Arturo CastroÂ
Always feeling like they have to say NO to their kids and co-workers, Allison and Carlos decide to give their three kids a YES DAY — where for 24 hours the kids make the rules. Little did they know that they’d be going on a whirlwind adventure around Los Angeles, that would bring the family closer to each other than ever before.Â


You May Want To Set Up Two-Step Verification For Your Nintendo Account; Here’s How

Nintendo Switch users have recently reported unauthorized third-party logins on their Nintendo accounts according to Nintendo Life.
Some Twitter feeds have mentioned account hackings which happened several times overnight.

I suspect Nintendo may have had a major security breach. My account was accessed numerous times overnight.
My password is a unique string and my PC is definitely clean (not that I ever login via it).
Lots of similar reports on Reddit/twitter.
Unlink PayPal & enable 2FA folks!
— Pixelpar (@pixelpar) April 19, 2020

To all my Nintendo Switch owning friends, my Nintendo Account was hacked this morning and they made off with $100 for Fortnite crap.  So I'm about to tell you what to do to stop it from happening to you, and what to do if it does.
— Terran Sherwood (@TerranSherwood) April 4, 2020

Because of this, Nintendo has been running a social media campaign to promote 2-Step Verification. The company also issued a warning that user inquiries related to credit card fraud has been increasing in Japan as of late.
Just to be safe, you should do it too if you don’t want your Nintendo account to get hacked.
How To Set Up 2-Step Verification On Your Nintendo Switch Account

Go to theÂ Nintendo Account websiteÂ andÂ sign inÂ to your Nintendo Account.
SelectÂ Sign-in and security settings, then scroll down toÂ 2-Step VerificationÂ and clickÂ Edit.
ClickÂ 2-Step Verification settings.
ClickÂ Send emailÂ to have a verification code sent to the email address on file.

If the email address is incorrect, click theÂ Email addressÂ menu setting underÂ User InfoÂ to change it.

Enter the verification code from the email, thenÂ Submit.
Install theÂ Google AuthenticatorÂ app on your smart device.

This is a free app, available through Google Play (Android) and the App Store (iOS).

Use the smart device app to scan the QR code displayed on your Nintendo Account screen.
A 6-digit verification code will appear on your smart device. Enter the verification code into the field under step 3 on the Nintendo Account screen, thenÂ Submit.
A list of backup codes will appear. ClickÂ CopyÂ to copy all the codes, then paste them somewhere safe.

A backup code will beÂ required to log inÂ if you donâ€™t have access to the Google Authenticator app. MAKE SURE TO KEEP THESE SOMEWHERE SAFE.
You can use these (one time each) if you do not have access to the Google Authenticator app.

ClickÂ I have saved the backup codes, thenÂ OK.

Once set, you can return to theÂ 2-step verification settingsÂ section to review the backup codes and remove the 2-step restriction.


Apple vs Epic: The Current Breakdown Of 2021’s Biggest Court Battle So Far

The trial isn’t over yet, so we’ll be periodically updating this piece.
This year, we get to witness one of the biggest legal battles between two tech giants: Apple and Epic Games.
In one corner is Apple, creators of the iMac, iPhone, and the App Store among many, MANY other innovations in techdom. In the other corner is Epic Games, a longtime video game developer who happens to create and own one of the most important video game engines in the industry: The Unreal Engine. Also, they made the smash-hit game Fortnite.
How did this legal battle start? And how will it end? Well, we’re here to break it down for you in this handy dandy guide.

How It Started
Last year, Epic Games intentionally broke Apple’s rules by putting its own payment processing system in the iPhone version of Fortnite, bypassing Apple’s 30% fee and giving players a V-Bucks discount. Apple responded by kicking Fortnite off the iOS App Store, while Epic launched a lawsuit and PR campaign declaring the iPhone maker “anti-competitive”. Both companies have built their cases for close to a year now, leading up to the eventual courtroom battle.
Software developers who want to release iPhone apps must do so through the iOS App Store, where Apple takes a cut of each sale. iOS apps also have to use Apple’s payment processing for in-app purchases of digital items (like Fortnite V-Bucks), and Apple takes a cut of that, too.


Yes, We Are Getting A Deadpool 3 From Marvel Studios

Who doesn’t love R-rated superhero films? Nobody, because those folks are probably Nazis or people who loved that new Cats movie.
Speaking of random tangential humour, the Deadpool franchise will be getting a third film and will be developed at Marvel Studios. Here’s what star/producer/co-writer/Detective Pikachu Ryan Reynolds said on an interview on Live with Kelly and Ryan (via ComicBook):

“Yeah yeah, weâ€™re working on [Deadpool 3] right now with the whole team. Weâ€™re over at Marvel now, which is like the big leagues all of a sudden. Itâ€™s kinda crazy. So yeah, weâ€™re working on it.”

So who was he referring to when he said “whole team”? Well, it may be Deadpool/Deadpool 2 screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Werneck. There’s currently no announced director for the film at the moment. In any case, don’t expect this film to be out so soon since Marvel Studios already have a bunch of Phase 4 films like Black Widow and Eternals in 2020.


Final Fantasy XVI Website Reveals The Game’s World & Characters

Square Enix has revealed more information and details about the world, characters and lore from the upcoming Final Fantasy XVI on its official website. Let’s see what we’ve learnt so far:
Final Fantasy XVI Is Set In A Land Called Valisthea

Here is its description:
The land of Valisthea is studded with Mothercrystalsâ€”glittering mountains of crystal that tower over the realms around them, blessing them with aether. For generations, people have flocked to these beacons to take advantage of their blessing, using the aether to conjure magicks that let them live lives of comfort and plenty. Great powers have grown up around each Mothercrystal, and an uneasy peace has long reigned between them. Yet now the peace falters as the spread of the Blight threatens to destroy their dominions.
What are Eikons and Dominants?

The Eikons are the most powerful and deadly creatures in Valisthea. Each resides within a Dominant; a single man or woman who is blessed with the ability to call upon their dread power.
In some nations these Dominants are treated as royalty in admiration of this strength; in others, they are bound in fear of it and forced to serve as weapons of war. Those who are born as Dominants cannot escape their fate, however cruel it may be.
There Are Six Factions In Valisthea
They are:
The Grand Duchy of RosariaThe Holy Empire of SanbrequeThe Kingdom of WaloedThe Dhalmekian RepublicThe Iron KingdomThe Crystalline Dominion
You can check out each faction’s respective banner and lore here.
The Names Of Three Protagonists Have Been Revealed
Clive Rosfield (left), Joshua Rosfield (middle), Jill Warrick (right).
Clive Rosfield
The firstborn son of the Archduke of Rosaria. Though all expected him to inherit the Phoenix’s flames and awaken as its Dominant, destiny instead chose his younger brother Joshua to bear this burden. In search of a role of his own, Clive dedicated himself to mastering the blade.
His practice pays off when, at just fifteen years of age, he wins the ducal tournament and is dubbed the First Shield of Rosariaâ€”tasked to guard the Phoenix and blessed with the ability to wield a part of his fire. Alas, Clive’s promising career is to end in tragedy at the hands of a mysterious dark Eikon, Ifrit, setting him on a dangerous road to revenge.
Joshua Rosfield
The second son of the Archduke of Rosaria and Clive’s younger brother by five years. Joshua awoke as the Dominant of the Phoenix soon after his birth. Despite his noble upbringing, Joshua treats all his father’s subjects with warmth and affectionâ€”none more so than Clive, whom he deeply admires.
Joshua often laments that it was he, the frail and bookish younger son, who was granted command of the firebird’s flames, and not his stronger, braver brother. While Clive will gladly throw himself into any danger, Joshua quails at the sight of a carrot on his dinner plate. But carrots become the least of his concern when he, too, is swept up into the tragic events that change Clive’s life forever.
Jill Warrick
Born in the fallen Northern Territories, Jill was taken from her homeland at a tender age to become a ward of Rosaria, securing peace between the two warring nations.
The Archduke insisted that she be raised alongside his sons, and now, at twelve years of age, she is as much a part of the Rosfield household as Clive and Joshua. Ever kind, gracious, and unassuming, Jill has become a trusted confidant to the brothers.
Final Fantasy XVI is slated to launch for the PS5. The next major announcement for the game will arrive sometime in 2021.


Asian Games 2018 PES Qualifying Round for Malaysia Kicks Off This Weekend

The Malaysian Pro Evolution Soccer qualifiers to compete in the upcoming 2018 Asian Games is set to take place this weekend. If you think you have what it takes to represent the country in the first ever esports competition organized as part of a world-class sporting event, then read up.
Utilizing the same format at the Games, a team will consist of two players and each will play one another in a best-of-three format in the following order:
Match 1: 1v1 (Individual)
Match 2: 2v2 (Co-op)
Match 3: 1v1 (Individual)
If a team wins the first two matches, the third one will not be played.
Some of the important rules for the qualifiers, which we believe will also be replicated during the final rounds are;

Only licensed club may be used e.g Liverpool, Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund, AS Roma
Teams cannot use the same club. If both competing teams pick the same club, a coin toss will be used to decide who gets to use them
The participating team cannot use the same club twice in the same round

The format of this weekend’s qualifiers is yet to be determined, although we’d assume it will be dependent on number of participating teams on the day of the qualifiers. The winning Malaysian representatives will then fight for the two (2) spots of SEA via an Online Qualifier between participating SEA countries. Details on the event to be furnished, upon receipt of information and confirmation.
For full info, head on over to the tournament’s official page here.
The Malaysian Qualifier will be at start at 9am on 26th of May 2018 (Saturday), at NaGaming eSports Centre, B4-1-2, Gaya@Melawati, Lorong Selangor, Taman Melawati, 53100, Kuala Lumpur.
Registration fee is RM35/team (non-refundable), consisting of two (2) players. Head on over to THIS LINK to register your team and you can forward anyÂ inquiriesÂ  to PES Malaysia via +60125402341 (Yazid)

Special thanks to the folks at Aksiz.com for the heads up. The bahasa version of the same news can be read here.