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Anne Hathaway Recalls Audition Where She Had To Make Out With 10 Guys: “It Sounded Gross”

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Anne Hathaway is looking back at the start of her career and recalling a particular audition that she thought was “gross” as she had to fake excitement over kissing ten guys. In a new interview, Hathaway says that in the 2000s, it was “normal” to ask actors to make out with potential co-stars during chemistry […]

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Netflix Reportedly Scraps Another Witcher Spin-Off

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Netflix has reportedly scrapped a Witcher spin-off show focusing on the band of misfits Freya Allen's Ciri joins at the end of Season 3.

According to Redanian Intelligence, filming of The Rats — named after the group itself which also includes Fabian McCallum's Kayleigh and Christelle Elwin's Mistle — was cut short by several months and will likely be reworked into Season 4 flashbacks.

Though intended to be a prequel series spanning six to eight episodes, focusing on the characters before they meet Ciri, The Rats reportedly only filmed for two months instead of six with only footage for one or two episodes being secured.

Redanian Intelligence said Netflix scrapped plans for an independent season after seeing some early footage, and this will instead be folded into the upcoming Season 4 or released as a short ahead of time. Further evidence comes as the resume of Juliette Alexandra, who plays Reef, was obtained by Redanian Intelligence, who said previous mention of The Rats spin-off has now been removed.

This report comes days after Netflix announced The Witcher will end with Season 5, meaning the final three Witcher saga books from Andrzej Sapkowski will be folded into two seasons instead of lasting roughly a season each as they have so far. Seasons 4 and 5 will film back to back, while Netflix is elsewhere working on a second animated film set in its Witcher universe.

Season 4 will see Geralt searching for Ciri following the events of the Thanned Coup, which played out in the Season 3 finale. "After the shocking, Continent-altering events that close out Season 3, the new season follows Geralt, Yennefer [played by Anya Chalotra], and Ciri who are faced with traversing the war-ravaged Continent and its many demons apart from each other," the official Netflix synopsis reads.

"If they can embrace and lead the groups of misfits they find themselves in, they have a chance of surviving the baptism of fire — and finding one another again."

Critical reception of The Witcher is mixed so far, with IGN awarding Season 1 a 6/10, Season 2 a 7/10, and Season 3 a 7/10 and 5/10 over its split season in our reviews. "The Witcher closes out its most compromised season yet by once again losing Henry Cavill in the clunky, plot-heavy shuffle," we said of the most recent episodes.

The biggest trial is still ahead of Netflix, however, as star Henry Cavill walked away from the show following the completion of Season 3. The actor hasn't given an explicit reason for leaving, though said in November 2021 he was absolutely committed to a seven season run of The Witcher "as long as we can keep telling great stories which honor Sapkowski's work".

Hissrich said the show could've ended or moved on without Geralt after Cavill's departure, but Netflix wasn't willing to because "there's just too many stories left to tell". Liam Hemsworth is now training heavily and reading the book series in preparation for taking the role over.

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.



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M88 Signs Stephanie Suganami As It Expands Footprint In Digital Space

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EXCLUSIVE: M88 has expanded its roster of multihyphenate talent with the signing of actor, environmental advocate and social entrepreneur Stephanie Suganami aka “Steph Shep.” Since acquiring its sister firm UNCMMN in 2023, M88 continues to diversify its services for clients in traditional and new media. “Now more than ever, it is obvious that the lines that […]

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New strategy game from legendary RTS devs behind StarCraft, Warcraft, and more has promised a reveal this summer

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A new studio made of strategy game veterans, including a StarCraft lead, is gearing up to reveal its fresh take on the RTS genre.

As highlighted by VGC, Tencent-owned studio Uncapped Games has released a short documentary that delves into its ambitions to create a "new type of RTS." The studio is being headed up by David Kim - who previously worked on StarCraft 2 as multiplayer lead - and features developers who have worked on other notable strategy games including Warcraft, Dawn of War, Company of Heroes, and more. 

The studio's website reveals Uncapped Games is on a mission to "redefine" the strategy genre by "creating a paradigm shift" that will allow for a more action-oriented, fast-paced, and fun-focused experience that can be enjoyed by everyone. To do this, the team is developing a "next-generation" RTS for PC that refines the genre's core principles and introduces groundbreaking innovations.

The studio's upcoming game will allow players to customize their army, expand their economy, and advance their technology in a game with "infinite replayability." In the documentary, Kim said: "Players will define their own way to play, and focus on commanding fast-paced, large-scale battles. Players will enjoy more moment-to-moment strategic decision-making in each game, instead of waiting for that next fun action moment."

It's been a few years since Uncapped Games began working on its mysterious title, but we can expect a full reveal of it during this year's Summer Games Fest - which is set to take place on June 7, 2024. "Once we announce the game, and we go into closed beta, from that point onwards, we want to be as direct, as honest, as transparent as possible with the community and work on the design iteration together," Kim also shared in the documentary. 

"I think when we eventually announce the game and, you know, show it to everyone, we really hope everyone resonates and likes what we made," Ted Park, the game's art director reveals. "At the same time, the effort of putting everything in there, it's a reward in itself in a lot of ways."

Find out what else we've got to look forward to this year with our new games 2024 list. 



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WipEout and Skate Co-Creators Form New Studio Starlight Games

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The Starlight Games logo next to an image of a character from the studio's futuristic sports game



Starlight Games, a new indie studio, has been founded by WipEout co-creator Nick Burcombe and Skate co-creator Andy Santos, among others.
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First Tales of the Shire trailer reveals a life sim set in Tolkien's most Hobbity pastures

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Perhaps you are fatigued by orcs and swords. Maybe you yearn for a simple life of bucolic betterment to recover from your addiction to spicy wedding bands but still fear to stray too far from your beloved fantasy franchise. Oh look, it's Tales of the Shire, a game set in Middle-earth which features not a single ounce of stabbing nor - as far as I can tell - any gigantic spiders at all. It's a life sim about building a home in Hobbiton and keeping up with the Proudfeet. Maybe you will also get to lie around getting totally blazed on halfling reefer. Although I did not spot that in this hearthful new trailer.

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