New PS4 Humble Bundle Gets You A Bunch Of Games For Very Cheap

The Humble Bundle has partnered with PlayStation for a sale on a bundle of indie titles along with bonuses. The Humble Indie PlayStation Bundle offers up to nine PS4 games, with some proceeds going to charity, for a limited time.

At the lowest tier you can get Grim Fandango Remastered, The Bard’s Tale Remastered, and InnerSpace. Those three games are available if you pay at least one dollar. The next level up unlocks if you pay more than the average, which as of time of writing is approximately $9. That tier includes Layers of Fear, Wasteland 2 Director’s Cut, The Talos Principle, and Broken Age. Finally, the last tier unlocks at $15 or more, granting you Killing Floor 2 and Shadow Warrior.

Those nine games are joined by the soundtracks for Grim Fandango and InnerSpace at the dollar level, and the Layers of Fear and Broken Age soundtracks at the more-than-average level. As always you can pay what you want and select how the money is distributed to Humble, charity, and developers.

These discounts will be available through February 12 at 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET. Most of the games are individually priced at or more than the cost for all of them combined, so it’s a good deal to get a lot of games you may have missed for cheap.

Pay $1

  • Grim Fandango Remastered
  • The Bard’s Tale Remastered
  • InnerSpace

Pay more than average

  • Layers of Fear
  • Wasteland 2 Director’s Cut
  • The Talos Principle
  • Broken Age

Pay $15

  • Killing Floor 2
  • Shadow Warrior

Star Wars Actor In Talks For Dune Reboot Movie

The much-anticipated new movie adaptation of the classic sci-fi novel series Dune continues to add some big names. Following the news earlier this month that MCU stars Dave Bautista and Stellan Skarsgård will play key roles, it has now been reported that Star Wars actor Oscar Isaac is in talks to join the cast.

According to Variety, Isaac is in negotiations to play the role of Duke Leto, the father of lead character Paul Atreides, who will be played by Timothy Chalamet (Call Me By Your Name). As well as playing Poe Dameron in the recent Star Wars movie, Isaac is known for roles in Ex Machina, X-Men: Apocalypse, and Annihilation.

Skarsgård is set to play the evil Baron Harkonen, while Bautista will appear as “Beast” Rabban, Harkonen’s nephew. The cast also includes Mission Impossible star Rebecca Ferguson, and the movie will be directed by Denis Villeneuve, who previously helmed Blade Runner 2049 and Arrival. Dune does not yet have a release date.

The multi-book series was written by Frank Herbert, and the first volume was published in 1965. The movie was first announced in February 2017, when Herbert’s son Brian suggested that it could be the first part in a series of films. It was previously adapted for the big screen in 1984 by David Lynch and starred Kyle McLachlan, Patrick Stewart, and Sting. While this version was a commercial failure, it has since gained a cult reputation.

The Sci-fi Channel (since re-branded Syfy) also produced a Dune mini-series in the early 2000s. There have been several unsuccessful attempts to get a new movie version off the ground, most recently with Patriots Day director Peter Berg at the helm.

New PS4 Game Sale Now Live For PS Plus Members In The US

On top of the ongoing PS Essentials sale, a new selection of PS4 game deals has gone live on the US PlayStation Store. From now until February 5, Sony is holding the PS Plus Specials sale, which offers discounts on an array of PSVR-compatible games–but only for PlayStation Plus subscribers.

Capcom’s critically acclaimed horror game, Resident Evil 7, is one of the many titles on sale this week. The standard edition is available for $15, while the Gold edition–which includes all of the game’s DLC–is $25. You can also pick the DLC up individually at a discount; Banned Footage Vol. 1 is $5, Banned Footage Vol. 2 is $7.49, and End of Zoe is $9.

Beyond that, Dark Souls developer From Software’s experimental VR game, Deracine, is $27. The VR version of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is down to $36, while Ubisoft’s unsettling Transference is $17.49. You can also get Until Dawn’s VR prequel, The Inpatient, for $12, and the spin-off rail shooter Until Dawn: Rush of Blood is $4.49.

Some other notable deals include Batman: Arkham VR for $12, Astro Bot: Rescue Mission for $32, Creed: Rise to Glory for $21, Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin for $4, Race the Sun for $3, and Sprint Vector for $21. You can find other good deals below, while the full list is available on the PlayStation Store.

Both the PS Plus Specials and PS Essentials sales are scheduled to end on February 5, so you have until then to take advantage of these offers. While the PS Essentials sale is open to everyone, PS Plus members will take an additional percentage off of every item, so you can grab some of 2018’s biggest games like God of War and Battlefield V at a great price.

GameStop Abandons Attempts To Sell Itself, Stock Takes A Major Hit

GameStop has announced that it is no longer trying to sell itself to another company. The video game retail company did not provide further details as to what that means for its future, but its stock price has plunged dramatically as a result.

“GameStop’s Board has now terminated efforts to pursue a sale of the company due to the lack of available financing on terms that would be commercially acceptable to a prospective acquirer,” GameStop said in a blog post. The announcement caused investment stock in GameStop to plummet, with the trading value decreasing by more than 25 percent to $11.24 USD at the time of this writing.

The company first began looking for a potential buyer in June 2018. GameStop went into talks with private equity firms and also hired a financial advisor, according to sources familiar with the situation. However, GameStop never confirmed a sellout was a definitive final outcome, and said in a statement that it was exploring other solutions to its financial difficulties as well.

In a report by Variety, Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter said that GameStop’s decision to shift gears might mean that company was simply unable to find an investor. “A new console without a disc drive–unlikely, but possible–could kill [GameStop’s] business,” Pachter explained. “And all this talk of Amazon, Apple, and Google [streaming games] causes some to question whether there will be consoles at all.”

GameStop has struggled to remain a relevant part of the game consumer model with the rise of digital distribution. As a result, the company has tried to account for lost sales by increasing its pivot towards used game sales and pop culture collectibles. However, the former has most likely been a shrinking margin for the company as well, with subscription services such as Xbox Game Pass, Games With Gold, and PlayStation Now offering a steady stream of older titles for less than their combined retail price.

GTA 5 Giving Away Free Cash In February

Grand Theft Auto Online is debuting a new RC toy car with all sorts of custom options and dangerous weaponry to pack a tiny wallop. But if you’re not sure you want to buy yet, you can sample it in a series of new races and earn double rewards in the process. Plus just logging in can net you some free cash.

First off, logging into GTA Online each weekend in February will get you $250K in GTA cash, so coming back over and over will net you a total of $1 million. Each week’s reward will populate into your Maze Bank account the following weekend.

You can also get both double cash and RP in any of the eight new races centered around the new RC Bandito: All Downhill From Here, Trailer Park Dash, Air Traffic Control, Beach Please, Docking Around, Paleto Bae, Go For ‘Broke, and Tee’d Off. In addition, you can get double cash and RP from any Stunt Race, or from the Running Back (Remix) mode. Rockstar teases that a variety of modes will spit out double cash and RP the whole month of February as well.

To make the RC Bandito your own, you’ll need to first own an Arena to store it. Several Arena items are on sale now for 30% off, including Workshop Mechanics, Boost Upgrades, and more. Then you can head to Southern San Andreas Super Autos, which comes with its own workstation to modify it. You can add special liveries and lids, or mod it to make vertical jumps or drop mines.

Finally, a variety of vehicles are 30-35% off, including several high performance machines and aircraft. Those include:

  • Ocelot Swinger – 30% off
  • Hotring Sabre – 35% off
  • Overflod Tyrant – 30% off
  • Pegassi Tezeract – 30% off
  • Vapid Hustler – 30% off
  • Ocelot Pariah – 30% off
  • Hydra – 35% off
  • Buzzard – 35% off
  • Hunter – 35% off
  • Engines (Vehicles & Aircraft) – 30% off
  • Brakes & Handling (Vehicles & Aircraft) – 30% off
  • Suspension – 30% off

Chucky TV Show Brings The Killer Doll Back To Screens

Even though the latest movie in the long-running Child’s Play series was released less than two years ago, last July it was announced that the franchise was to be entirely rebooted as a new film without the involvement of creator Dan Mancini. However, it has now been confirmed that Mancini’s story of killer doll Chucky will continue as TV show.

The show will be simply titled Chucky and is being developed at Syfy. Mancini will write the series, and will produce alongside long-term partner David Kirschner, as well as Nick Antosca, who worked with Mancini on the hit horror anthology series Channel Zero.

In a statement, Mancini said: “I’ve long wanted to bring Chucky to television and Syfy is the perfect network for us. The show will be a fresh take on the franchise, allowing us to explore Chucky’s character with a depth that is uniquely afforded by the television series format, while staying true to the original vision that has terrorized audiences for over three decades now.”

The Chucky series kicked off in 1988 with Child’s Play, which was followed by two direct sequels in 1990 and 1991. The series took a more overt comic turn with 1998’s The Bride of Chucky and three subsequent films. Mancini has written every movie in the series to date and directed the last three, including 2017’s The Cult of Chucky.

The Child’s Play remake is being produced by MGM but will not have any involvement from Mancini. In a recent interview on the Post Mortem podcast, he explained that he wasn’t happy about the new movie version. “Obviously my feelings were hurt,” he said. “You know, I had just done two movies… forgive me if I sound defensive, [they] were both at 83 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. Even though they didn’t get theatrical releases, they were well regarded. And I did create the character and nurture the franchise for three f***ing decades.

“That’s how I feel. The people who are making that movie, they don’t know how that’s going to affect my livelihood. It’s not just a paycheck. It’s very personal. MGM’s screwing with that potentially.”

PSA: Destiny 2 Now Lets You Get Whisper Of The Worm Anytime

Good news, Guardians: Destiny 2 now allows you to chase the Whisper of the Worm Exotic sniper rifle at any time. Gone are the days of waiting until the weekend rolled around to complete the steps necessary to access the hidden special mission, or to unlock one of the best guns in the game.

Bungie made the announcement on Twitter, revealing that The Whisper mission is now available on the moon Io any day of the week. The change is part of Update 2.1.4, which rebalances a ton of Supers and weapons throughout the game. The update also adds in The Draw, another Exotic weapon quest.

The Whisper quest only appeared in the game last summer, and it took the Destiny 2 community a while to discover what it was all about and how it worked. Used to be, from Friday to Sunday on any given week, you could access the quest by waiting for a particular public event to occur in the Lost Oasis area of Io. When the right event popped up, a special enemy would also appear, and killing it would open up a portal to the special mission.

From there, you had to complete a long, elaborate platforming puzzle, before engaging in some extremely tough battles with hordes of Taken enemies–all within a 20-minute time limit. The mission was difficult enough that most people required a team to complete it, but The Whisper was so super-secret that it didn’t include matchmaking. Finishing the mission, though, granted you Whisper of the Worm, a powerful Exotic sniper rifle similar to Destiny 1’s Black Spindle. The weapon has become a mainstay for players taking on big boss fights like the ones found in Destiny 2’s raids.

With Bungie’s latest change, The Whisper is available all week in Lost Oasis, and it can be activated from any public event in the region, which should drastically reduce wait times. The mission itself is still pretty tough, but removing the weekend requirement should make it a whole lot easier for Guardians to band together and finally unlock Whisper of the Worm if they’ve been waiting.