The father has (possibly) been found. According to a report from Deadline, Hulu's gender-swapped How I Met Your Mother reboot--How I Met Your Father--has found its male lead to star opposite Hillary Duff. Chris Lowell, who you likely remember most as Bash on Netflix's GLOW or Piz from the final season of Veronica Mars and the movie that followed, has snagged the role.How I Met Your Father sees Duff as Sophie, a woman telling her kids the story of how she met and fell in love with their father, using that storytelling device to explore love in the digital age, when everyone's staring at their phone and dating apps are all the rage.Per Deadline, Lowell plays Hesse, "who is smart, with a bit of an edge and cynical about love. He’s an aspiring musician who works as an Uber driver to make ends meet and lives with his best friend Tom." Will he be the father? Nobody knows at this point.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Horror streaming service Shudder is set to exclusively release the next movie in V/H/S series. The fourth film in the found footage anthology series is titled V/H/S/94.Like the previous V/H/S movies, this latest entry features episodes written and directed by a variety of rising and established names in the genre. Filmmakers include Simon Barrett (The Guest, You're Next), Timo Tjahjanto (May the Devil Take You), Jennifer Reeder (Knives & Skin), Ryan Prows (Lowlife), and Chloe Okuno (Slut). Barrett and Tjahjanto have made stories for previous V/H/S films. The movie doesn't have a release date yet.Shudder has also released a synopsis for V/H/S/94. It reads, "After the discovery of a mysterious VHS tape, a brutish police swat team launch a high intensity raid on a remote warehouse, only to discover a sinister cult compound whose collection of pre-recorded material uncovers a nightmarish conspiracy."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Middle-Earth buffs who have been waiting to travel to Mordor again can rejoice as The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy in 4K is now listed as its lowest price yet over on Amazon.At first glance, it looks like the set is only discounted from $90 to $71, which is a decent drop on its own. However, hidden below the discount price is a check box for an instant coupon that, upon checking out, will drop the price another $10 to $60. The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy $60 (was $90) with coupon The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy set includes all three movies in both the theatrical and extended cut versions, all in 4K. The set also includes digital non-4K versions of all six films as well as Middle-Earth, a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the films with director Peter Jackson. See at Amazon Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The video game Wizard with a Gun was inspired in part by the popular meme of the wizard Gandalf from The Lord of the Rings holding an AK-47. Developers from Galvanic Games spoke to PC Gamer about this recently.Patrick Morgan of Galvanic Games said, "This is pretty much the image that started it." Another reference image that helped inspire Wizard with a Gun was the meme of Harry Potter shooting Voldemort with a handgun."Both of those images made it into an embarrassing number of the pitches we put in front of publishers," Morgan said.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

After nearly eight years of support from Rockstar, GTA Online is being taken down, but just on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Starting on December 16, 2021, players will no longer be able to access their GTA Online characters on those platforms.If you've been playing GTA Online on an Xbox 360 or PS3 exclusively, this news is especially bad, as there is no way to transfer your character to modern platforms. In a post detailing the shutdown of online services for multiple games, Rockstar said that "There is no feature available to transfer character data or progress from those platforms. All website stat tracking for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 via the Rockstar Games Social Club will also be removed."It's just as well that players who have spent cash on shark cards for their Xbox 360 or PS3 characters won't be able to get a refund. "Virtual currency and virtual goods purchases are platform-specific and cannot be refunded or transferred," according to Rockstar.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The Xbox platform has historically struggled in Japan, but that seems to be changing. Xbox's business boss for Asia, Jeremy Hinton, recently said that Japan is actually the "fastest growing market worldwide" for Xbox, repeating something Xbox boss Phil Spencer said in 2020. Hinton told IGN Japan (translated by IGN US) that the Xbox platform overall has seen "phenomenal growth" in the past 12 months in Japan across console and PC."That's new people coming into our ecosystem, that's people signing up for Game Pass, that's people buying accessories or games on PC. So we're seeing really phenomenal growth coming out of Japan to be top of that list for us," he said.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The annual Steam Summer Sale usually brings significant discounts to a ton of top PC games. Steam never announces the Summer Sale dates ahead of time, instead choosing to drop the sale on us without warning. However, it's not hard to assume that a "summer sale" would happen in the summer season, and as we're now in June it's time to start preparing for the tidal wave of sales coming our way on Steam.When is Steam Summer Sale 2021?The Steam Summer Sale 2021 is likely scheduled to begin on June 24 at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET and continue until July 8. Steam sales regularly begin at 1 PM ET, and the first official day of summer is Sunday, June 20, so Steam kicking off its big summer sale in the first week of the season seems like a perfect fit. Last year's Steam Summer Sale ran from June 25 to July 29, which makes these dates even more likely.Start time: Thursday, June 24 at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ETEnd time: Thursday, July 8 at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ETThat timeframe was first reported back in April by Steam Database (@SteamDB) on Twitter, a notably dependable source of this kind of information, which reported that Valve had communicated those dates to its partners. For those who aren't familiar, Steam Database is a non-affiliated account that tracks updates and news related to Valve's Steam platform, and it has proven to be very accurate in its reporting. For example, the account correctly had the start of the 2021 Steam Lunar New Year Sale earlier this year.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

July is nearly here, and Hulu is serving lots of new films, TV shows, and original programming. Next month's selection includes much-loved classics, intriguing documentaries, scary horror, hilarious comedies, family favorites, and more.Fans of '90s movies will have plenty to watch on July 1, including Stallone's action hit Cliffhanger, tense thriller Breakdown, sci-fi comedy Galaxy Quest, Jim Carrey's The Mask and Dumb & Dumber, Stephen King's Sleepwalkers, Space Jam, and the original Universal Soldier. There are some high-profile '80s movies arriving that day too, including Beetlejuice, Robocop, Stand by Me, The Terminator, and Caddyshack.On July 2, two very different but equally entertaining music-themed movies are released. Bill & Ted Face the Music is the belated but hugely enjoyable third part of the time travelling rock'n'roll comedy series, while the joyous concert film Summer of Soul is directed by Roots drummer Questlove and looks at the 1968 Harlem festival.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Microsoft's big Xbox E3 showcase on Sunday was just the beginning of the company's plans to discuss games this week. It's been announced that an Xbox Games Showcase: Extended event is coming this Thursday, June 17. It won't be a news event, however, so don't expect any reveals. Instead, you can look forward to updates and insights from various development teams at Xbox.The event, which will be hosted by Gamertag Radio's Parris Lilly, will include conversations with developers from first-party studios such as Double Fine, Obsidian, Ninja Theory, and Rare, along with "dev partners" from across the globe. Ninja Theory will provide a behind-the-scenes look at Senua's Saga: Hellblade II, but we don't know for sure what the other teams are expected to talk about. Halo Infinite developer 343 Industries is also confirmed to appear, along with World's Edge and other studios.Excited to announce I am the host for Xbox Games Showcase: ExtendedAiring on Thursday, June 17 at 10:00 AM PT. Featuring conversations with developers from studios like Double Fine, Obsidian, Ninja Theory, Rare, and dev partners from around the world! pic.twitter.com/jeaQ3OtiZm — Parris (@vicious696) June 13, 2021Join @vicious696 tomorrow for the Xbox Games Showcase Extended, which is focused on conversations with devs at some of our studios + partners. So no reveals, but some great insights from teams making games for Xbox. https://t.co/9Dqmr55hkT — Aaron Greenberg 🙅🏼‍♂️💚U (@aarongreenberg) June 16, 2021Xbox Games Showcase Extended is Tomorrow!I'll be your host for conversations with studios like:✅343i✅Double Fine✅Ninja Theory✅Obsidian✅Playground Games✅Rare✅World’s Edge✅+ dev partnersThursday June 17 at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm BST: https://t.co/jK5MpVKfK5 pic.twitter.com/YJPkfqpS3j — Parris (@vicious696) June 16, 2021Tune in tomorrow for a behind the scenes update on the development of Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II.Thursday June 17 at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm BSThttps://t.co/7wNnrFkg3s — Ninja Theory (@NinjaTheory) June 16, 2021Rare's new IP Everwild did not show up at the Xbox E3 showcase, so perhaps this event will bring some news on that game. Double Fine's Psychonauts 2 got a release date at E3, while Obsidian announced The Outer Worlds 2. Rare wasn't totally absent from the show--not by a long shot. The studio announced a huge Pirates of the Caribbean crossover for Sea of Thieves featuring none other than Johnny Depp's Captain Jack Sparrow.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Disney+ has announced a change for its lineup of TV shows. Going forward, all new originals series will debut new episodes on Wednesdays instead of Fridays.This change already started with Loki, which was Disney+'s most-watched series premiere so far. The new air dates for Disney+ original shows begins in July, and it impacts all shows around the world. This means that Monsters at Work will now premiere July 7, while Turner & Hooch will debut on July 21.Sources told The Hollywood Reporter that Disney is making this change to "accommodate the increased volume of original content on Disney+." The change only applies to original shows; new movies will still debut on Fridays.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Microsoft has revealed more details on the upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean crossover coming to Sea of Thieves and revealed the first screenshots ahead of a new gameplay trailer on Thursday. The game's A Pirate's Life expansion is a narrative-focused DLC for Sea of Thieves that a Johnny Depp-like Captain Jack Sparrow and his crew to the game.The newly revealed screenshots, which you can see in the gallery below, show off some of the new environments and enemies that players will encounter in A Pirate's Life.Gallery A gameplay trailer for A Pirate's Life will premiere this Thursday, June 17, as part of the Xbox Games Showcase: Extended broadcast. Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The summer is here, and to celebrate, Disney has plenty of new content arriving to its streaming service this July. Disney is giving viewers the choice to see a couple of high-profile movies in theaters or on Premier Access--which comes with an additional cost.On Friday, July 9, Marvel's Black Widow finally comes to theaters, and to Premier Access--for a $30 additional fee. After seeing numerous delays because of the COVID-19 pandemic, this solo Black Widow movie stars Scarlett Johansson as the titular hero. The film follows a story that takes place between Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War as we learn more about who she is and the people that surround her--ones that aren't Avengers. The film also stars Florence Pugh, Rachel Weisz, and David Harbour.There is one more Premier Access movie coming in July, and it's Disney's Jungle Cruise, arriving on July 30. Starring Emily Blunt, Dwayne Johnson, Jesse Plemons, and Paul Giamatti, the film is based on the Disney ride of the same name. Hey, it worked for Pirates of the Caribbean. It follows a group of people on a riverboat traveling down a river. And guess what? There's danger and adventure along the way. Who knew?Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

A sequel to the animated film Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge, titled Battle of the Realms, is in the works and will be released sooner than you think. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the new film will be released on DVD, Blu-Ray, and digital this summer.The new Mortal Kombat Legends will see much of the original movie's cast return, including Joel McHale as Johnny Cage, Jennifer Carpenter as Sonya Blade, Jordan Rodrigues as Liu Kang, and Patrick Seitz as Scorpion, among many others. Additionally, Bayardo De Murguia will be taking over the role of Sub-Zero, with a number of other characters being introduced--Kung Lao, Jade, and D'Vorah to name a few.The project hails from the same creative team as Scorpion's Revenge--screenwriter Jeremy Adams, producers Jim Krieg and Rick Morales, and director Ethan Spaulding, with franchise co-creator Ed Boon serving as a consultant.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

We know now what Windows 11 looks like ahead of its June 24 reveal thanks to a leak showcasing the new operating system's UI elements, from the start menu to the startup sound and beyond, according to a report by The Verge.The leak first appeared on the Chinese site Baidu, a technology company focused on internet-related services. According to The Verge, which captured screenshots from the leak, the entire OS then popped up online. And as previously reported, Windows 11 uses design elements from the cancelled 10X operating system, particularly in the start menu. Though it would be remise to not acknowledge that Windows 11's new design does aesthetically harkens back to past Windows releases like 7 or 2000.Of course, this is an updated operating system, which means Windows 11 comes with some newer elements. The Verge's senior editor Tom Warren notes that the start menu gives you the option to move all of the app icons to the left-hand side of the screen. Further, there's a new Widgets icon, suggesting that Microsoft is bringing the feature back. Windows 11 goes back to using rounded corners, something it dropped with Windows 8.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The trailer for the upcoming Netflix series Heist has been released. The show explores some of the biggest heists in US history and it arrives on July 14.The series focuses on three incredible heists. In 'Sex Magick Money Murder,' a 21-year-old woman and her ex-con lover steal millions from a Vegas casino, while 'The Money Plane' sees a man abscond with a fortune from Miami airport. The third is titled 'The Bourbon King,' and involves an alcohol-smuggling scheme that gets wildly out of control. The trailer reveals the show will feature a mix of real-life interviews and stylish reconstructions, and it looks like another true crime must-watch from Netflix. Check it out below:Heist has six episodes, with each heist retold over two episodes. The show is directed by Derek Doneen (The Price of Free), Martin Desmond Roe (Two Distant Strangers), and Nick Frew (We Are the Champions).Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com