With Halloween almost upon us, it's time for pumpkin-spiced everything and scary movies. And with Halloween, directed by David Gordon Green (Pineapple Express, The Sitter), hitting theatres on October 19, there's an opportunity to get some big screen scares too. But if Green's Halloween turns out to be a smashing success, Michael Myers could return for more outings.According to Entertainment Weekly, producer Jason Blum (Get Out, Blackkklansman)--the founder of Blumhouse Productions--told the publication he expects this new Halloween reboot can be franchised. "Yeah, for sure, for sure, 100 percent," Blum said when asked if he hopes to make more films in the Halloween universe. "Let me tell you, if we got six movies out of [Paranormal Activity]--they found new footage five times in a row!--I feel like we can figure out the next chapter. But we’ll see."Green's Halloween was first announced back in May 2016 by series creator John Carpenter, the director of the first entry in the slasher franchise in 1978. "Halloween needs to return to its traditions," Carpenter said in a statement. About a year later, Carpenter announced the talent that'll make the project "the scariest of them all." He recruited David Gordon Green to direct, and Danny McBride (The Disaster Artist, Alien: Covenant) and Jeff Fradley (Your Highness, Vice Principals) to write.In April 2018, actress Jamie Lee Curtis, who reprises her role from as Laurie Strode, began talking about the plot of the Halloween reboot. "There was the idea of, 'What do you call it?'' If I had had my druthers, I probably would've called it Halloween Retold. Because it's being retold," she said. "It's the original story in many, many, many ways. Just retold 40 years later with my granddaughter." She continued, saying that some of the footage she saw terrified her. "They went full-tilt boogeyman. And I've never said that in my life, and I will say full-tilt boogeyman for the rest of the year as I go around talking about this."In our review, we said that even though Halloween doesn't reinvent the horror genre or establish in new subgenres within the category, "What it does is take the best parts of all the films in the franchise, and deliver the ultimate companion piece to Carpenter’s 1978 masterpiece."Halloween is due out in theatres on October 19, 2018.Info from Gamespot.com

It's a new week, which means GameStop has a fresh set of deals on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch games and hardware. So if you've been meaning to upgrade your console, add a new controller to your setup, or trade in a stack of old games for new ones, we've got all the information you need below. Just note that these deals end on October 16.It's Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 week (it launches October 12), so naturally GameStop has some deals to encourage you to pick it up. This week all Call of Duty collectibles and apparel like shirts and hats are on sale for 20% off. And if you have any of these games to trade in, you're guaranteed to get at least $20 toward Black Ops 4 or any other new game or pre-order.Available October 15 is the (deep breath) Xbox One X Robot White Special Edition Fallout 76 Early Pick Up Bundle. It's a special white edition of the console, and it comes with a matching white controller. Also included is a download code for Fallout 76 (playable on November 14) and access to the Fallout 76 beta starting October 23. You can pre-order it here for $500.If you're interested but could use help getting the money together, you can trade in any modern system to get up to $300 toward an Xbox One X. Also available for pre-order is the white special edition of the Elite Xbox One controller. In other news, last-gen games are Buy 2 Get 1 Free, and Pokemon fans can drop in to their local GameStop to get a free code for the Mythical pokemon Zeraora in Ultra Sun or Ultra Moon.In terms of game deals, there's not much we haven't been seeing at other retailers in recent weeks, but that doesn't mean you won't find anything worth buying. Destiny 2: Forsaken Legendary Edition comes with every piece of content released for this massive game so far, and it's on sale for $40. For Honor's huge, free Marching Fire update launches October 16, and you can pick up the game for just $20 right now. And if you've been meaning to check out the Yakuza series, a number of entries are on sale this week, including Yakuza 6: The Song of Life - Essence of Art Edition for $40.You'll find more deal highlights below, or you can click over to GameStop's sale page for the full list of this week's discounts.The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ -- $25Destiny 2: Forsaken - Legendary Collection -- $40Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age -- $50For Honor -- $20Kingdom Hearts 1.5 + 2.5 Remix -- $20Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue -- $20Life is Strange: Before the Storm -- $10Mafia III -- $15NBA Live 19 -- $40Persona 5 -- $30Yakuza Kiwami 2 -- $40Yakuza 6: The Song of Life - Essence of Art Edition -- $40Info from Gamespot.com

There's a good chance many Halo fans have skipped the series' strategy game spin-offs Halo Wars and Halo Wars 2. After all, if hair-trigger shooters are your thing, it's not a given that you're also interested in real-time strategy games. But if you've wondered whether the Wars series might appeal to you, Xbox One and PC players will have a chance to find out next weekend, when the games will be available to try for free.Specifically, as part of a Free Play Days event, Xbox One owners will be able to download and play Halo Wars 2 between October 18-21. PC gamers can try out Halo Wars: Definitive Edition on Steam during the same window of availability. There's no word yet about the games being on sale for those who want to buy them once the demo period ends, but that's traditionally the case. Both games are available through Xbox Game Pass as well.Halo Wars first launched in 2009 on Xbox 360, pitting human UNSC forces against the alien Covenant army several decades prior to the events of Halo: Combat Evolved. It got an enhanced Definitive Edition for Xbox One and PC in 2016; that's the version that will be free on Steam.In GameSpot's original Halo Wars review, Luke Anderson wrote, "It looks and sounds great, and it captures the essence of the series well, but there's not much else to keep you coming back once you've finished the short campaign and grown tired of playing multiplayer skirmishes between the two sides. It's good while it lasts, but it will appeal more to fans of Halo and casual RTS players than anyone looking for a deeply engrossing strategy game."The sequel, Halo Wars 2, came out in 2017 and takes place shortly after the events of the original and offers a similar RTS-lite experience. "Halo Wars 2 lies somewhere in between an RTS game for Halo fans and a Halo game for RTS fans," Kallie Plagge wrote in our Halo Wars 2 review. "It adapts Halo's FPS roots well, taking the series’ classic missions and reformatting them in ways that make sense for a strategy game without sacrificing accessibility. But ultimately, this is a very light RTS experience geared toward Halo veterans, not a robust strategy game, and it runs out of steam quickly."In any case, both games are worth trying for free if you've ever wondered about them and don't have anything else to play next weekend.Info from Gamespot.com

At any given time, a PS4 game you want might be on sale somewhere. But unless you open a bunch of browser windows to comparison shop, you won't know for sure that you're getting the best deal available. Below, we've selected the lowest available prices on some of the biggest and best games around. And as the week goes on, we'll add any new notable deals we see. So read on to find games you want for the lowest prices available right now.But first, make sure to grab any freebies you're eligible to receive. October's free games with PS Plus are available now, including Friday the 13th: The Game and 2064: Read Only Memories. Also, you can enter to win a free PS4 Pro and pick up some Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 freebies here. And finally, there's a PS4 flash sale going on this weekend, so be sure to check it out too.Uncharted SeriesArguably, no series is more closely associated with PlayStation than Uncharted. This week, you can pick up all four main installments for cheap. Maybe Lost Legacy will be on sale by the time you finish them.Buy Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection -- $10 ($8 with PS Plus)Buy Uncharted 4: A Thief's End -- $12 ($10 with PS Plus)Until DawnIt's October, the month of ghosts, skeletons, and horror movies. Until Dawn operates very much like a horror movie. It follows a group of teens who make the very poor decision to go to a cabin in the woods. Your actions in this story-driven game determine their fate.Buy Until Dawn -- $6Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive AgeNot much has changed in the Dragon Quest series over the years, which is exactly why old-school RPG fans love it so much. Even if you're not familiar with the genre, don't worry--this game has enough charm to win just about anyone over.Buy Dragon Quest XI -- $50BloodborneEnter promo code EMCEPPT63 at checkout to receive 20% off the purchase of this gothic nightmare of a game. Like developer From Software's Souls series, Bloodborne will pull no punches as it tests your skills, but that only makes victory all the sweeter.Buy Bloodborne -- $16Dark Souls RemasteredSpeaking of Souls, Best Buy has a nice deal on Dark Souls Remastered this week. It's also a fitting game to play during the month of Halloween, because this game is as bleak as a graveyard and filled with enemies that will make you cower behind cover.Buy Dark Souls Remastered -- $30Madden NFL 19Now that football season is in full swing, the price of the best football game on the market is dropping like Hail Mary pass to the end zone. Pick it up this week for 33% off.Buy Madden NFL 19 -- $40Rocket LeagueYou can purchase a physical copy of Rocket League for dirt cheap this week at Best Buy. You won't find a better--or cheaper--game about playing soccer with cars.Buy Rocket League -- $15Firewall: Zero HourIf you have a PlayStation VR headset and you like online shooters, you'll probably want to grab this game while it's on sale. It's like Rainbow Six in VR, and it even supports the Aim controller.Buy Firewall: Zero Hour -- $34Tetris EffectYou don't need PSVR to play Tetris Effect, though by all accounts it certainly doesn't hurt. The latest version of this timeless classic launches November 9 on PS4 and PSVR, but you can get 10% off by pre-ordering it now.Pre-order Tetris Effect -- $36Info from Gamespot.com

Whether your GTA Online wallet is looking a little thin these days or you just want to add to your heaps of digital riches, you'll probably want to hop into Grand Theft Auto V's online mode this week. That's because GTA$ is available in abundance between now and October 15, and you don't even have to do anything special to get much of it. Here's a breakdown of what freebies to expect.Just for logging into GTA Online between now and October 15, you'll get GTA$300,000 delivered to your Maze Bank account next week, by October 22. You can log right back out if you want, and you'll still get the bonus cash. In addition to the money, you'll also instantly unlock a Green Wireframe Body Suit for free (it looks kind of creepy, but hey, it's October).That's not all, though--here's another big one. If you've already completed the Stone Hatchet and Double-Action Revolver challenges, you'll get an additional GTA$250,000 simply for logging in. But if you haven't completed those challenges yet and you beat them this week, you'll receive GTA$250,000 for each one. Better yet, you'll get another bonus of GTA$250,000 for each of those challenges next week, for a grand total of GTA$1 million.Also between now and October 15, all four remixed Adversary Modes are rewarding double GTA$ and RP. That means you'll get a nice boost for playing Hunting Pack (Remix), Trading Places (Remix), Running Back (Remix), and Sumo (Remix). In addition, if you own a Nightclub, you'll get double Nightclub income all week long.Finally, pre-ordering any digital edition of Red Dead Redemption 2 from the PlayStation Store or Microsoft Store gets you GTA$1,000,000 in GTA Online; all you have to do is log into GTA Online by October 15 to get it. And if you've already pre-ordered the game from either online store, just log in before October 15, and you'll get the same bonus. That cash will be deposited into your Maze Bank account between October 16-22.In other GTA Online news, this week finds three new cars coming to the Southern San Andreas Super Autos catalog. They're the Karin Futo, Bollokan Prairie, and Imponte Ruiner. New liveries are also available for those cars, as well as for the Maibatsu Penumbra, Declasse Mamba, and Invetero Coquette Classic. You can find even more of this week's GTA Online news on the Rockstar blog.Info from Gamespot.com

Best Buy's current weekly sale kicked off on October 7 and runs through October 13. That means the window of time is open for you to hit the retailer either online or in-store to pick up this week's selection of video game deals. What kinds of deals are we talking? Let's take a look.If you buy Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (available October 12), you can save $10 on a 12-month subscription to PlayStation Plus. Ubisoft's toys-to-life game Starlink: Battle for Atlas comes out October 16. If you buy the starter pack, Best Buy will throw in an extra pilot figure for free (see our Starlink pre-order guide for more information). And while this one won't apply to everyone, if you purchase an Xbox One along with an eligible Samsung TV, you'll get a $100 gift card for free.All Xbox One controller chargers are on sale this week. And if you buy an Xbox One, you can save $20 on an extra controller. Speaking of controllers, some models of PS4's DualShock 4 controllers are on sale for a few bucks off, and some of the new color designs, like Berry Blue and Sunset Orange, are in stock.Not as many games are on sale this week, but the ones that are represent a wide variety of genres. Sports fans might want to jump on Madden NFL 19 and UFC 3 while they're down to $40 each, and Rocket League is available for $15. Xbox One owners can pick up Minecraft: Explorers Edition for $20 or Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker for $50. Dragon Quest XI is also on sale for $50, and Dark Souls Remastered is discounted to $30.In addition to sales, a bunch of video games are getting permanent price drops at Best Buy this week. You can see the full list of video game price drops and weekly discounts here.Dark Souls Remastered -- $30 -- PS4 | Xbox OneDragon Quest XI -- $50 -- PS4Extinction -- $30 -- PS4 | Xbox OneMadden NFL 19 -- $40 -- PS4 | Xbox OneMinecraft: Explorers Edition -- $20 -- Xbox OneNaruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker -- $50 -- Xbox OneNo Man's Sky -- $30 -- Xbox OneRocket League -- $15 -- PS4 | Xbox One | Switch ($20)UFC 3 -- $40 -- PS4 | Xbox OneInfo from Gamespot.com

If you've beaten all the games you've been playing or are simply on the lookout for something new, you'll be pleased to hear a fresh set of digital Xbox One games is on sale on the Microsoft Store. Note that most of this week's sale items fall in the Deals with Gold category, which means you'll need an Xbox Live Gold subscription to take advantage of them. With that out of the way, here's what's on sale between now and October 15.The list of Xbox One game deals is surprisingly short this week, but it contains a few gems. Among them is Red Dead Redemption, a backwards compatible Xbox 360 game that runs flawlessly on Xbox One. If you hurry, you might be able to play through the whole thing before Red Dead Redemption 2 launches on October 26. Though RDR2 is a prequel, you can expect plenty of tie-ins between the two games.Also on sale is Shadow of the Tomb Raider, which is discounted to $45 / £41 this week for Gold members. It caps off Lara Croft's latest trilogy as she rushes to stop an apocalypse that her raiding of tombs set into motion. Check out our Shadow of the Tomb Raider review for details.Other games of interest include the charming puzzle-platformer Unravel 2 for $15 / £13.50 (and if you haven't played the first installment, you can pick up both games for $20 / £16). Those looking to spend as little as possible can grab the artful puzzle game The Bridge or the surprisingly addictive word game Letter Quest: Grimm's Journey Remastered for $3 / £2.40 each, or Ubisoft's fairy tale-like RPG Child of Light for $4.50 / £3.60.If none of those deals appeal to you, US customers can take a look at Best Buy's sale this week, where you'll find deals on some great physical Xbox One games.The Bridge -- $3 / £2.40Child of Light -- $4.50 / £3.60Letter Quest: Grimm's Journey Remastered -- $3 / £2.40Red Dead Redemption -- $10 / £8Shadow of the Tomb Raider -- $45 / £41Unravel 2 -- $15 / £13.50Unravel Yarny Bundle -- $20 / £16Info from Gamespot.com

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is set to launch Friday, October 12 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. If you're a fan of the series, you probably already knew that, but what you might not know is that PS4 owners can pick up some nice Black Ops 4-themed freebies. In fact, you don't even need a PS4 to take advantage of some of them.All of the free items can be collected from PlayStation's Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Countdown to Launch page. Here you can click links to get several things. For one, between now and October 11, you can enter to win one of three PS4 Pro consoles that come with a physical copy of the game and are packaged in a massive Black Ops 4 shield tin box.Next, you can scroll down to claim codes for Black Ops 4 PS4 avatars, as well as a dynamic Black Ops 4 PS4 theme. You can redeem these codes on the PlayStation Store, either in a browser or on your PlayStation 4 console itself.The theme gradually cycles between images of different specialists from the game, giving each one the slow-zooming "Ken Burns effect" treatment. The theme also tints your system icons Black Ops orange. Finally, the Countdown to Launch page also offers a selection of wallpapers for desktop and mobile devices that anyone can download, even those without a PlayStation account. One set of wallpapers is based on Zombies mode, while the other features the new battle royale-like Blackout mode.Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 will ship with the two modes mentioned above, but without a standard campaign like the ones found in previous installments. Instead, you'll find a selection of single-player challenge missions that are intended to help sharpen players' skills. In addition to the content that ships with the game, developer Treyarch has a good deal of free post-launch DLC lined up to keep players coming back.Info from Gamespot.com

Everyone's favorite Archie Comics based teen crime drama, Riverdale, is back for its third season on The CW and things are not looking great for Archie and his pals. Don't worry, they're still as fashionable and as shirtless as ever before, but not only is Archie Andrews on trial for murder, and not only has Betty Cooper's mom Alice joined a cult, but the town of Riverdale is slowly being invaded by a creature called the Gargoyle King. Watch out, this post contains spoilers for Riverdale's Season 3 premiere.This week's episode gave us our first real insight into what, exactly, the Gargoyle King is--and it's even more buckwild than you might expect. Dilton Doiley, Riverdale's erstwhile scoutmaster and occasional paranoid gun enthusiast, and his friend Ben have, apparently, started playing a Dungeons and Dragons flavored roleplaying game over the summer--a game that, somehow, has summoned the Gargoyle King into their world. Maybe.It's unclear whether or not the Gargoyle King is actually some sort of supernatural monster that has been summoned to Riverdale by Dilton and Ben's game, or if it's just (yet another) opportunistic serial killer carving a path through the countryside. Honestly, at this point, either option seems pretty absurd--and equally likely. Either magic and monsters are both real, or Riverdale is the single most unlucky town on Earth, so does it really matter?That question is exactly the point of this season, explained Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa at this year's New York Comic Con. "Just how supernatural is the Gargoyle King? That's the big question." Aguirre-Sacasa teased, "He's a little bit like the Slender Man--we're taking these crazy things, but we're grounding them with real-life touchstones."The Slender Man seems to be an apt comparison after we see Dilton's panic in this episode. "Ben and I, we thought it was just a game," he frantically explained to Jughead, "The Gargoyle King." But it wasn't a game, apparently--or, at least, it wasn't the game Dilton and Ben assumed it was. Just hours after Dilton's initial breakdown, Jughead finds a mysterious map left on his kitchen table that leads him deep into the woods on the outskirts of town. There he finds what can only be described as a sacrificial altar--and the unconscious, possibly dead, bodies of both Dilton and Ben strung up below it.Fans of the first season of HBO's anthology crime drama True Detective might see the similarities immediately. The creepy wicker-and-skulls motif, the ritualized position of the bodies, the weird runes painted (carved?) into their backs--it has all the classic Southern Gothic markings of some creepy, cult-based horror. A True Detective flavored, surreal, supernatural-but-not crime spin on this season seems slightly more likely than the honest-to-goodness supernatural being tossed into the mix--but really, it's far too early to call.There is, after all, a cult in the mix with Alice and Polly Cooper's "The Farm," a New Age "lifestyle support group" led by the mysterious (but amazingly named) Edgar Evernever. For a brief moment, we see Betty hallucinate (?) Alice and Polly attempting to sacrifice Polly's twin babies into a giant bonfire--only to watch the babies float upwards away from the flames rather than burning to death. Moments after watching/hallucinating the event, Betty experienced a strange not-quite-black-out where she collapsed with a ringing in her ears. Was it the product of her recently revealed prescription drug problem? A side effect from the nefarious machinations of The Farm? A genuine supernatural event that Betty's mind just couldn't process? Were Alice and Polly really about to sacrifice children, or was the whole thing just in Betty's head?The waters of what is or isn't on the table get a bit murkier when you look at the bigger Archie Comics-based picture. Though they're officially not crossing over (not yet, at least) Riverdale's neighboring town of Greendale is dealing with witches, warlocks, and demons over in Netflix's Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, so who's to say some of Greendale's magic didn't cross the city limits?So far, we know that The Gargoyle King has something to do with Dilton and Ben's tabletop game, that it apparently either requires or encourages some sort of sacrifice, that Jughead may now be the only other person outside of Dilton and Ben who knows that something is wrong, and, while all of this is going on, Riverdale is now home to a cult. Maybe the two things are related--maybe they're not. But, either way, Riverdale's teen heroes are about to have their work cut out for them.Info from Gamespot.com

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 launches with 14 multiplayer maps. There's already a 15th map scheduled for November as a post-launch expansion, but it will be free for all players.Right now, players have access to Arsenal, Contraband, Firing Range, Frequency, Gridlock, Hacienda, Icebreaker, Jungle, Militia, Morocco, Payload, Seaside, Slums, and Summit. Four of the maps--Firing Range, Jungle, Slums, and Summit--are all from previous Black Ops games, but with a visual upgrade. In November, the Call of Duty classic Nuketown, also remastered with upgraded visuals, will become available. Treyarch hasn't announced how map updates after Nuketown will work, but they'll probably be a part of paid DLC expansions.According to Forbes, the 14 original maps are described as follows:Arsenal: Hostile covert ops on a manufacturing facility of a powerful North American military defense contractor means someone may have stolen the keys to the castle.Contraband: Surveillance of an international arms smuggling operation has uncovered this shipping hub on a remote, uncharted island off the coast of Colombia.Firing Range: US Forces gear up for red team/blue team combat exercises in this Guantanamo Bay military base.Frequency: A covert listening station deep in the mountainous region of Hunan Province is being used to track strategic targets across the globe.Gridlock: A Japanese metropolis whose city center has been jammed up by a bank heist gone wrong.Hacienda: A lavish vineyard estate situated on a quiet lake in the Spanish countryside, home to a high-ranking crime syndicate boss.Icebreaker: A long lost Nuclear submarine in the Arctic houses a uranium supply which a Russian unit has come to salvage.Jungle: The heat is on as Cold War forces collide in the sweltering depths of the Vietnam jungle.Militia: Anti-government extremists backed covertly by a Russian cell are stockpiling weaponry in a remote region of Alaskan wilderness near the Bearing Strait.Morocco: Rebels in a small Moroccan village are using government military supply planes as target practice as they fly over the surrounding Sahara Desert.Payload: A defensive ICBM launch facility deep in an Icelandic mountain range has been infiltrated by hostile forces attempting to steal a nuclear warhead.Seaside: An anti-government protest in this quaint coastal Spanish town grew out of control and forced a military shutdown.Slums: Street battles rage in head to head heat through the center of a run down Panama neighborhood.Summit: Cold War surveillance is at its peak above the clouds in the mountaintop listening post in the Ural Mountains.These maps do not include the ones exclusive to Black Ops 4's Zombies and Blackout mode. In Zombies, IX and Voyage of Despair are the two maps for the new Chaos storyline, while Blood of the Dead is the map for the Aether storyline--which continues the overarching narrative from the previous three Black Ops games. Blackout launches with only one map, but it's the biggest one the Call of Duty franchise has ever seen.Be sure to check out round-up of everything we know about Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. The game launches on October 12 for Xbox One, PS4, and PC. There are numerous editions available for pre-order.Info from Gamespot.com

Fans seem to agree: American Horror Story's Michael Langdon, played expertly by Cody Fern, is TV's sexiest Antichrist. That may be a relatively small category, but there's no denying Langdon's allure. When we got the chance to speak with Fern about the role, we couldn't help but ask him: How does it feel to be anointed as a sex symbol?"Oh, I don't know what to think about that," he said, chuckling. "I don't have a Twitter, but I do find--people have read things out to me, and I do find them alarming and funny and generous. I can't think about that stuff, you know, because I'm just doing what I'm doing, and how people are receiving it is how they're receiving it."However, Fern admitted that he "built a lot of sexuality into Langdon." He said he and Sarah Paulson, who plays three different characters and also directed an episode this season, discovered that side of his character together."We found Langdon's temptation in that scene when she goes to kiss Langdon," he said. That was also the first scene he shot as the character. "This woman who has clearly no intimacy in her life, whose body is broken and fractured and whose soul is wavering between the real world and the dark places, and she reaches out to kiss Langdon, and he tells her she's not getting into the Sanctuary--I mean, that was a very powerful moment for me on set, to understand that, wow, Langdon can twist anybody. I wanted to build that into every scene in the outpost."From that point forward, he made sure that side of Langdon was evident in every scene, even the darkest points in the story. "The way that he enters a room is creating desire in people," Fern said. "When Venable is waiting for Langdon to come, everybody's sitting in a library, and Langdon enters--he enters, he doesn't look at anybody but Venable. He circles around the entire room, he takes the position, and everything is sexual. The way that he has her move out of the way. The way he begins his conversation. The way that he sees a massacre--it's a sexy thing, that you can take this pill and you'll die."Langdon's look, with his red eyeshadow and flowing, golden hair, adds to his mystique. Fern said the hair was the first thing AHS creator Ryan Murphy told him about the character, who was first introduced as a demonic baby way back in American Horror Story Season 1. "I didn't know that I was playing Michael Langdon until two days before we started filming, and I didn't have the first script until two days before," Fern said. "The only thing that Ryan had told me about the character was that he was going to have long, flowing, Dorian Gray hair. But as soon as I put that wig on, I knew who Langdon was."Beyond the hair, Fern said he can take only partial credit for the rest of Langdon's distinctive look. "I worked closely with Lou Eyrich, who's just the most phenomenal costume designer, and with Eryn Mekash, the head of makeup, and Michelle [Ceglia], who's the head of hair," he said. "We all had long conversations about how Langdon should look." The red eyeshadow was Fern's insistence, and it's another aspect of the character's appearance he was excited about."In terms of his sexual nature, he needs to be very liquid in everything that he does," Fern described. "He needs to straddle the fence between what is considered feminine and what is considered masculine, between how he dresses and how he presents himself. I don't see the Antichrist as being--he doesn't have a sexual orientation. He is the embodiment of something sexual, so whatever that is in a person, whatever their deepest desire is, he'll draw out."It certainly doesn't hurt his appeal that Michael Langdon is so deliciously evil--or is he? Langdon seems to be the villain of Apocalypse, maybe even the cause of the end of the world--but Fern disputes the idea that he's evil."I don't think that Langdon is evil. I think that Langdon is righteous," Fern said. "He understands that people are lying about who they are, and that everybody is keeping up this facade of being good and wholesome, but deep down, they want to do dark things. And he just brings that out in them. So he's the light that illuminates the dark. That's how I see Langdon...He doesn't see that he's destroying the world. He sees his role as one of creation--of creating a new world."No doubt many AHS fans would be happy to live in that world, as long as it meant being close to our favorite new demonic sex symbol.American Horror Story Apocalypse airs Wednesdays on FX. Info from Gamespot.com

Marvel's Spider-Man: Far From Home is next summer's much-anticipated sequel to the Marvel blockbuster Spider-Man: Homecoming, and it's currently in production. Following the on-set images of Jake Gyllenhall as the villainous Mysterio earlier this month, some new behind-the-scenes material from the New York set has emerged.The footage shows Spidey doing what he does best--swinging around the city. Of most note, however, is his new-look suit. While there have been rumors that he might wear his iconic stealth suit from the comic books, this one seems to be a variation on his classic suit, but with black sections instead of the familiar blue, plus a cool white spider on the back. Check it out below:A new SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME set video right from New York City features @TomHolland1996's Spider-Man swinging with @Zendaya's Michelle!(via IG user comicgodz) pic.twitter.com/hXB3AIHEco — MCU News & Tweets (@MCU_Tweets) October 12, 2018Spider-Man: Far From Home hits theaters on July 5, 2019. Tom Holland is back as Peter Parker, and the cast also includes Michael Keaton, Zendaya, Marisa Tomei, Cobie Smulders, and Samuel L. Jackson. Homecoming's Jon Watts is returning as director.While specific plot details are still under-wraps, we do know that the movie will start immediately after the events of Avengers 4, which arrives in May. Last year, Marvel boss Kevin Feige spoke about how the film will kickstart the next phase of the MCU. "So much happens in [the third and fourth Avengers movies], as you can imagine, and so much is affected by it, that we felt what better person to hold your hand and lead you into the next incarnation of the MCU, in a grounded, realistic manner, than Peter Parker?" Feige said. "So, coming out two months after Avengers 4, [that's what] much of what the next Spider-Man film will be about."In related news, production has now wrapped on Avengers 4. Last week, Captain America star Chris Evans posted an emotional tweet, which suggests that this could be the last Marvel movie we see him in. Info from Gamespot.com

Cody Fern's character Michael Langdon has emerged as the main driving force on American Horror Story Apocalypse, which is pretty dang impressive, considering just how many talented actors and rich characters there are on this show. But it's not surprising when you consider the character's backstory--as an unholy spawn destined to be the Antichrist, Langdon has naturally taken center stage on American Horror Story. He's even been anointed as TV's sexiest Antichrist--even if he did (maybe, possibly) bring about the end of the world. But is Michael Langdon really the Antichrist? Is he really the show's villain? Is he even evil to begin with? Fern has some surprising things to say about that.Fern's answer was definitive when we asked whether Langdon is a villain: "No! God, no," although he understands why people see his character as villainous."I find that really interesting, because everybody talks about, you know, 'Michael Langdon, the son of Satan, so evil, etc.' and I would challenge people to look closer and ask themselves, 'When have you seen Michael Langdon be villainous?'" He continued. "Like what has he actually done? Because in episodes 1, 2, and 3, obviously he's done some horrible things, but by Langdon's standards, he's a catalyst. He doesn't get his hands dirty--he tempts men and women to dirty deeds, and he brings out the darkest, most frightening, hidden desires in a human being."Unsurprisingly for a story about the Antichrist and the apocalypse, AHS Season 8 has been overtly Biblical so far. Fern sees Langdon as "the serpent in the garden," alluding to the Old Testament story traditionally interpreted as Satan posing as a snake in the Garden of Eden and tempting Adam and Eve to betray God. Fern doesn't see it that way, though."Before Christianity claimed the snake as this evil symbol, the snake has always been an image of regeneration and life," he said. "The snake is the snake of infinity, it sheds its skin and becomes anew. And the snake in the Garden of Eden didn't do anything wrong. It provided truth to Eve so that she could make a choice about what she wanted to do."Now that we're talking about good and evil on a Biblical scale, we figured we might as well ask: Is Langdon evil at all? "I don't think that Langdon is evil. I think that Langdon is righteous," Fern said. "He understands that people are lying about who they are, and that everybody is keeping up this facade of being good and wholesome, but deep down, they want to do dark things. And he just brings that out in them. So he's the light that illuminates the dark. That's how I see Langdon...He doesn't see that he's destroying the world. He sees his role as one of creation--of creating a new world."That's all well and good, but from a practical standpoint, Michael Langdon hasn't created much yet this season. In the "present," he spent a few episodes toying with all the characters on the show before coercing Venable (Sarah Paulson) into murdering them all, and in the past couple of episodes' flashbacks, he seems well on his way to destroying both the warlocks and most of the witches. And it's unclear still whether most of what happened in the first few episodes--all the characters who are now dead, the strange little mysteries and teases and hints that now seem abandoned--will wind up important in the end, or if they were just one big misdirect to get us to Langdon's story. Will any of it matter?"I think what's really important to note--this is a teaser, and something that I would encourage people to investigate--is, what makes a prophecy come to fruition?" Fern teased. "If the prophecy is that Michael will bring about the end times, and somebody goes about trying to stop that from happening, what they do may very well be the event that causes a chain reaction that actually leads to the thing that they were trying to stop. So is it his destiny to achieve what he's achieving, and who along the way is shaping that destiny by trying to shape it in a different direction?"And you'll remember at the end of Episode 3, where he's cutting himself and he's asking Satan for answers, and he says, 'I've found one witch--one survives. Help me, I don't know what I've done wrong.' That's a big clue." We had one final question for Fern: Was the Sanctuary one big lie? Was he simply messing with all the characters he "interviewed" and "tested" for salvation?"I'll tell you that the answer is no," Fern admitted. "I think what's really important is that Langdon can be deceitful in terms of how he goes about presenting information, but he doesn't lie….When Venable comes into his room and says, you know, 'We're making the decisions now, Mr. Langdon, and you didn't make the cut,' and he says to her, 'I didn't think you had it in you, but I'm impressed, Miss Venable, you passed the test, you're perfect for the sanctuary,' he's not lying. Venable has passed 'the test.' That's a huge hint."But Venable screws it up again when she goes too far by trying to have Ms. Meade (Kathy Bates) kill him."He says, 'I wouldn't do that.' You know? He's giving her the opportunity to come to the sanctuary, and she fails," Fern said. "So she's passed the test, because she comes into Langdon's room, she's willing to do whatever it takes to get there, and he's like, 'You're perfect for it. You are perfect for the Sanctuary.' And then she f***s it up."Just how much did that mistake cost her? The only way we're going to find out is by checking out American Horror Story Apocalypse when it airs Wednesdays on FX. If you want more from Cody Fern, check out how the actor feels about being anointed as a sex symbol.Info from Gamespot.com

Blizzard has addressed the rumors that Diablo 3 is getting cross-play support. Although the developer knows of players' excitement, it confirmed Diablo 3 cross-play isn't in the works at all right now."While we love the idea of bringing our players together across platforms, we do not have any plans to implement cross-platform gameplay for Diablo at this time," a Blizzard rep told Comic Book. Diablo 3 exists on several different platforms, including consoles from two different generations. With Sony's decision to try console cross-platform play with Microsoft and Nintendo in Fortnite, some players have looked to other games that could benefit from cross-play. With Diablo 3 on so many platforms, it's been a popular candidate.Prior to Comic Book's confirmation, in an interview with Business Insider, a Blizzard rep said that Diablo 3 cross-platform play was "a question of when, not if." This led to several rumors that the dungeon crawler role-playing game would be supporting cross-play soon. Some theorized the feature might be announced at this year's BlizzCon, but--much like Diablo: Reign of Terror being a new game--it doesn't look like that's the case.Blizzard previously released a statement that there were several Diablo projects in the works. The first one, Diablo 3 coming to Nintendo Switch, has already been announced. However, Blizzard has not revealed what the other projects might be. "Some of them are going to take longer than others, but we may have some things to show you later this year," said community manager Brandy Camel.BlizzCon 2018 starts November 2.Info from Gamespot.com

Leave it to the creative minds at DrinkBox Studios to not only meld the world of Luchador with Metroidvania-style gameplay, but do so in style. The result, Guacamelee, was a hit when it first released back in 2013, eventually spawning a direct sequel that launched earlier this year to similar critical acclaim. The series just made its debut on Switch, however, with the first game out now and the second on the way, and the video above gives you a taste of what you can expect when you jump into the new version of the first game.Spoiler: It's just as good as its always been. DrinkBox's familiar visual hallmarks are as strong as ever, with expressive characters and vibrant colors bringing the unusual world to life. It's fair to say that there's a bit too much emphasis on referencing memes and other games as a source of humor, but the occasional eye roll doesn't hurt when the overall atmosphere is so infectiously jovial.When it comes to gameplay, Guacamelee's three pillars--combat, platforming, and exploration--easily stand the test of time. Combat ramps up steadily, and before you know it your simple punch combos will blossom into strings of attacks and dodges that allow you to confidently face off against a dozen enemies at a time. It sounds potentially overwhelming, but the controls are designed in such a way to make your most important maneuvers easy to execute at a moment's notice.Platforming skills can also play a role in combat, as you will sometimes face enemies that exist in parallel dimensions, requiring you to hop through nearby portals all the while dodging attacks and fighting back. There are no shortage of difficult platforming setups as well, but graciously, the game simply warps you right back to your jumping off point without any real penalty should you fall into a pit or onto spikes. This doesn't make the platforming any easier, as the challenges are often multi-step arrangements that require lots of forethought to overcome; the game's forgiving rules simply afford you the freedom to experiment with various approaches without being punished.Because it's a Metroidvania at heart, exploration is part-and-parcel of the overall Guacamelee experience. In keeping with its offbeat tone, the abilities you use to unlock new paths are often the same ones you use in combat. A headbutt can demolish a progress-halting boulder, and an uppercut can help you reach platforms that, earlier, were too high to reach. There are lots of hidden items and opportunities to discover, and Guacamelee's kinetic action makes the process of uncovering everything the game has to offer a consistent joy.Guacamelee has made it to almost every platform under the sun since its debut, but having it on Switch is a great way to enjoy it at home or on the go--kind of like it was via PlayStation 4/Vita crossplay, but on a single device. It's a good sign, because if you wind up enjoying Guacamelee as much as we do, there's only a couple of months to go before Guacamelee 2 for Switch lands on the eShop. Info from Gamespot.com