Tri-Coastal Games introduce ‘Dystoria,’ a retro-inspired 3D shooter

Love the retro-looking games? A new sci-fi arcade shooter is now available on Steam. Tri-Coastal Games launched Dystoria on the service. Dystoria is a 360-degree axis shifting space shooter. You will need to navigate a precise route to capture or destroy your enemies. At the same time, you will be collecting orbs. The game features moving platforms, switches for doors, deadly moving lasers, destructible blocks with hidden areas of valuable pickups, and many more. It has an ‘80s game feel to it that those growing up in that age would appreciate. If you want to try it out, the game retails for US$14.99 but is currently on sale for US$10.04 (approx. CA$13).

YouTube releases Oscars movie trailer leaderboard

With the 89^th Academy Awards upon us, YouTube thought it best to share what has been getting the most attention on its platform. And we share with you the highlights here. Collectively, the nine trailers for all the Best Picture nominees have gotten three million hours of watch time on YouTube, which is said to be equivalent to 25 million viewings of the Oscar-nominated animated short Borrowed Time. Among those nine trailers, La La Land is the most popular. We’ll list down the films in order below.

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Disney & Lucasfilm to bring back ‘Star Wars’ Force Friday this September

It might be many months away but Disney and Lucasfilm want to confirm that Star Wars Force Friday II is happening. This global event celebrates the launch of new products that are inspired by the upcoming Star Wars: The Last Jedi film. The packaging of the products will include leading heroes: Rey, Finn, and Poe Dameron. The sale of these toys, collectibles, apparel, books, etc. will start at 12:01 a.m. on September 1^st and will have stores around the world have weekend-long celebrations for all things Star Wars.

Back in 2015, fans all over the world welcomed Force Friday and toys from the new line, including the Sphero BB-8, were revealed via an international livestream unboxing event, which happened over 18 hours, 15 cities, and 12 countries. Details about Force Friday II will be released as the events draw closer so keep your eyes peeled for that.

Here’s your first look at the cast of the standalone Han Solo film

From left to right: Woody Harrelson, Chris Miller (director), Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Alden Ehrenreich, Emilia Clarke, Joonas Suotamo (as Chewbacca), Phil Lord (director), & Donald Glover

We’ve been hearing about it for months but now we get a closer look at some of the cast and crew of the upcoming Han Solo movie. The untitled film started shooting yesterday at Pinewood Studios in London. The story will supposedly “explore the duo’s [ Han and Chewbacca] adventures before the events of Star Wars: A New Hope, including their early encounters with that other card-playing rogue from a galaxy far, far away, Lando Calrissian." As we know, Calrissian will be played by Donald Glover. The titular character will be played by Alden Ehrenreich and Joonas Suotamo will play Chewbacca.

Disney and Lucasfilm haven’t confirmed the roles of the others in the photo above, namely Woody Harrelson, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, and Emilia Clarke. Not included in the photo is Thandie Newton, who has been confirmed to be part of the film as well. It’s been rumoured that Harrelson will be playing Han’s mentor and Waller-Bridge will be a droid in a CGI-driven performance. This Han Solo film is expected to hit cinemas in May 25, 2018.

Source: IGN