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Lego Developer Spent $1 Million On A Hobbit Game Pitch, See The Early Demos Here

The developers of Lego games, Traveller's Tales, spent $1 million on a pitch for a Hobbit video game that never came to be. Studio co-founder Jon Burton revealed this in a new video for his YouTube page, GameHut, and he speaks very freely and openly about the project and how it came to be (and not be).In 2008, Warner Bros. announced plans to make two Hobbit movies, with Guillermo del Toro attached to direct. Burton wanted to make an Xbox 360/PS3 video game tie-in for the movie, but not a

Hamilton On Disney Plus Will Censor Two F-Bombs

Lin-Manuel Miranda has shared some new insight on the upcoming Disney Plus release of Hamilton coming up on July 3, including how it's censored for the family-friendly platform.Hamilton on Disney Plus is a recording of a Broadway performance from 2016, featuring the original cast--and the original swears--minus two. The movie version is rated PG-13, so it is only allowed to have one use of the word "f**k." The actual play has three, so two "f**k"s were censored or changed.In the Yorktown scene, the line "I get the f**k back up

The Last Of Us 2 Breaks Sales Records In The UK

The Last of Us Part II has broken sales records in the UK. The PlayStation 4-exclusive is now the UK's top-selling title of all time over its first week in terms of boxed sales alone.The game beat out another Naughty Dog exclusive--2016's Uncharted 4: A Thief's End--by 1 percent to claim the record, according to sales charts obtained by GI.biz.The charts cover physical game sales exclusively, so this only captures one element of The Last of Us Part II's launch results. Digital game sales have been growing over the years

This Week On Xbox: June 18, 2020

Here we go…the latest episode of This Week On Xbox. Remember, you can watch This Week On Xbox from the Community section of the Xbox One dashboard in Canada, the UK and the US or watch it on the Xbox YouTube channel (This Week on Xbox Playlist). Leave a comment below or hit me up on Twitter and let me know what you think of the show. Source: https://majornelson.com/2020/06/18/this-week-on-xbox-june-18-2020/

Season 5 of Ubisoft Entrepreneur Labs has begun, revealing 8 chosen startups

Based in Station F (Paris), Ubisoft launched the newest season of their startup program, led by the Ubisoft Strategic Innovation Lab. The program is oriented around supporting innovative startup products and services by providing them expert assistance and access to world-class facilities.  Season 5 of this series will be focused over social entertainment, as evidenced by statements made by the Program Director of the Ubisoft Entrepreneurs Lab Catherine Seys’ on the 9th of January, 2020. She laid out the foundation for the 5th Season by saying – “We want to

Jurassic World Star Bryce Dallas Howard Speaks About Returning To Work Amid COVID-19

Jurassic World: Dominion is among the first major studio movies to resume production after shutting down due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Filming is set to begin again soon at Pinewood Studios in the UK, and now star Bryce Dallas Howard has spoken about returning to work amid the global pandemic."There's been a lot of communication," Howard said on the Entertainment Weekly Live Sirius XM show. "They are going above and beyond. We would never go back to work if we didn't feel safe. And, you know, we’re taking it a

This Week On Xbox: June 12, 2020

Here we go…the latest episode of This Week On Xbox. Remember, you can watch This Week On Xbox from the Community section of the Xbox One dashboard in Canada, the UK and the US or watch it on the Xbox YouTube channel (This Week on Xbox Playlist). Leave a comment below or hit me up on Twitter and let me know what you think of the show. Source: https://majornelson.com/2020/06/12/this-week-on-xbox-june-12-2020/

The Witcher Season 2 Could Start Filming Again Soon

It appears that Netflix's hit fantasy show The Witcher may be able to resume production on its second season sometime soon. Deadline reports that production studio Arborfield in the UK--where The Witcher is filmed--will be open for business again "in the coming weeks." Arborfield shut down in March after Game of Thrones actor Kristofer Hivju--who is joining The Witcher for Season 2--tested positive for coronavirus. Arborfield's Bob Terry told Deadline that plans are underway to open the production studio soon, and he's is currently in the midst of meetings to

HBO Max Vs. Netflix | You Should Be Watching Ep 14

11:15 Sonic The Hedgehog is getting a sequel15:28 Film & TV productions to resume in the UK 18:39 HBO Max Vs. Netflix Help GameSpot raise money for a good cause by donating to Black Lives Matter and COVID-19 Direct Relief: BLACK LIVES MATTER: http://bit.ly/gs-blm COVID-19 Direct Relief: http://bit.ly/gs-covid This week, Greg recommends The Great (Hulu), Mat recommends 90 Day Fiancé (TLC), and Chastity recommends The O.C. Season 1 (HBO Max). We discuss news of a Sonic The Hedgehog movie sequel, J.K. Simmons teasing his future in the MCU, and film

This Week On Xbox: May 29, 2020

Here we go…the latest episode of This Week On Xbox. Remember, you can watch This Week On Xbox from the Community section of the Xbox One dashboard in Canada, the UK and the US or watch it on the Xbox YouTube channel (This Week on Xbox Playlist). Leave a comment below or hit me up on Twitter and let me know what you think of the show. Source: https://majornelson.com/2020/05/29/this-week-on-xbox-may-29-2020/