Though a false start in the mid-90s via the Nintendo Virtual Boy and SEGA's VR glasses threatened to sink the platform before its time, with the release of PlayStation VR, Valve's HTC Vive and the $599 Oculus Rift imminent, we're standing on the cusp of an entirely new medium, and arguably one of the most exciting extensions to the video game industry in decades.
Now that HBO has locked down a premiere date for Game of Thrones season 6 - April 24, mark the calendar - there's no chance that George R.R. Martin's long-gestating Winds of Winter will hit store shelves in time to resolve any lingering questions. Even still, that hasn't quelled the network's ambition for the adorned fantasy series, and Deadline brings word that HBO is already hosting talks to secure both seasons 7 and 8 before the show returns in a few months' time.
February 14 has been a date long marked in the calendars of The Walking Dead fans as it not only marks the return of season 6, it could finally introduce Jeffery Dead Morgan's conniving villain Negan - a nasty character from the comics that's set to throw a spanner (read: barbed wire-wrapped baseball bat) into the works.
Following a brief stint on The Office and a minor role in Todd Haynes' Oscar favorite Carol, Jake Lacy has enlisted for gun control drama Miss Sloane, according to The Wrap.
George Clooney was likely under the impression that he had played his last idiot for directors Joel and Ethan Coen following O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Intolerable Cruelty and Burn After Reading - a streak of films he so aptly described as the American Idiot trilogy - but as it turns out, the award-winning Coens had another bumbling idiot designed for Clooney to play; a Roman general, to be precise, for their upcoming period romp Hail, Caesar!
Come March, Christian Bale will be in the throes of an existential crisis in Terrence Malick's Knight of Cups, and today's new teaser showcases a fleeting glimpse of his odyssey across Los Angeles and Las Vegas.
At 70 years young and after helming the rip-roaring masterpiece that is Mad Max: Fury Road, George Miller would be forgiven for wanting to take his foot off the pedal to make the sequel fans have been pining for: Happy Feet 3. Kidding aside, the Australian maestro has reflected on the immediate future of his rejuvenated franchise, and in particular the fate of one Imperator Furiosa.
As expected, the official price point for Oculus Rift - revealed yesterday to be $599 - sparked controversy among the budding VR community, with some decrying that the asking price for the head-mounted device was far higher than originally promised.
Moving on from the death of a loved one is a universal feeling we have - and unfortunately will - all come to terms with at some varying stage in our lives. But while there's inherent sadness in bidding a final farewell to those we held near and dear, there's a bittersweet feeling to letting go and, ultimately, keeping calm and carrying on. Deep and emotional themes, for sure, and ones you wouldn't necessarily associate with a lighthearted drama, but low and behold the first trailer for Tumbledown sheds light on a heartfelt story about the very topic.
If yesterday's teaser tested our nerves with an eerie peek into the history of the Enfield Poltergeist, then New Line Cinema's first full trailer for The Conjuring 2 serves up an assault on the senses, showcasing what happens when Ed and Lorraine Warren are drawn back into the realm of all things supernatural.
