Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” appears to be the film to beat going into the 2024 BAFTA Film Awards, having landed 13 nominations, with the director’s most successful film in the U.K. in terms of box office now becoming its most nominated on home soil. Announced Thursday from London, the atomic bomb biopic is nominated for best […]
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‘Stillwater’ Writer Noé Debré Talks Feature Debut ‘A Good Jewish Boy,’ Reveals New Projects With Tom McCarthy, Alexander Payne (EXCLUSIVE)
Noé Debré, the co-writer of “Dheepan” and “Stillwater” and creator of the European Parliament sendup series “Parlement,” marks his feature directorial debut with the bittersweet comedy “A Good Jewish Boy.” Produced by Moonshaker, sold by Charades and making its world market premiere at this year’s Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Paris, the freewheeling film follows a 27-year-old […]
Payday 3 Dev ‘Well Aware’ Fans ‘Aren’t Satisfied’, Creates a Team Dedicated to Turning Things Around
Payday 3 developer Starbreeze has said it’s “well aware” fans still “aren’t satisfied” with the heist shooter so have created an internal team dedicated to turning things around.
Revealed in a blog post, Starbreeze said this “strike team” is currently planning and deciding which changes are necessary to create the experience fans expected. This dedicated team arrives almost four months after Payday 3 launched with several issues.
“We’re well aware that many of you aren’t satisfied with the game the way it is in its current state,” Starbreeze said. “Since launch, we’ve been reading your valuable feedback in forums, social media, and in video comments in addition to the Feature Upvote page. This helps us massively and is crucial to the continued development of Payday 3.
“In order to turn your feedback into action, we’ve put together a strike team of veteran developers from the design, community, communication and production teams with the focus on bringing Payday 3 up to where it will meet your expectations.”
Starbreeze will reveal its plan in February, saying it wants “to be careful to not simply react, and deal with any possible improvements one by one with the care, thought and planning they deserve.”
Payday 3’s launch was plagued with server issues that forced Starbreeze CEO Tobias Sjögren to apologise. “We are so sorry that the infrastructure didn’t hold up as expected, and although it’s impossible to prepare for every scenario — we should be able to do better,” he said.
Almost a month after its launch and Starbreeze apologised again for its lack of communication, and then just a week later said sorry one more time for not delivering a promised patch and again going quiet.
Starbreeze boasted Payday 3 had 3.1 million players as of October 2, but this number has dwindled, at least on Steam, as more players are currently playing Payday 2 than its sequel. According to SteamDB, Payday 3 has a 24 hour peak of just 713 compared to Payday 2’s 33,550, despite the latter launching over a decade ago.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll talk about The Witcher all day.
Unannounced Far Cry Spinoff Based on Netflix’s Captain Laserhawk Spotted Online
A rating for an unannounced Far Cry spinoff has appeared online before being deleted.
MP1st surfaced a PEGI rating for a game called Captain Laserhawk Niji Warrior. Captain Laserhawk is the titular character of the Netflix animation Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix, which itself is based on the much-loved Far Cry 3 spinoff Blood Dragon.
Based on the PEGI rating, which is now offline, Captain Laserhawk Niji Warrior is a PC multiplayer player versus player game with laser deathmatches. Player avatars break into pieces when hit, with blood appearing on the ground. There are microtransactions.
That’s all we have for now. Ubisoft has yet to announce Captain Laserhawk Niji Warrior, but IGN has asked for comment.
The leak comes with reports of a Far Cry 7 game swirling online. The last mainline game to release in the open-world first-person shooter series was the Giancarlo Esposito-starring Far Cry 6 in 2021. IGN’s Far Cry 6 review returned an 8/10. We said: “Far Cry 6 smooths over a lot of the bumps that have cropped up in the past few games and even though it misses some steps, especially with its new inventory system, it’s the best the series has been in years.”
Wesley is the UK News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.
Baftas: follow the 2024 Film Awards nominations
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Cillian Murphy Historical Drama ‘Small Things Like These’ to Open Berlin Film Festival
“Small Things Like These,” a historical drama starring Cillian Murphy, is set to open this year’s Berlin Film Festival. Directed by Tim Mielants, the film will have its world premiere in the festival’s competition on Feb. 15. Based on the book of the same name by Claire Keegan, “Small Things Like These” “reveals truths about […]
‘Sultana’s Dream’ Kicks off Inaugural Edition of AniMela, Annecy-Backed Indian Animation Festival
A screening of Isabel Herguera’s San Sebastian winner “Sultana’s Dream” will kickstart the inaugural edition of AniMela, India’s first-ever international festival for animation, VFX, XR, gaming and comics, in Mumbai. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Herguera, alongside her Spanish and Indian crew, including Indian animation expert Upamanyu Bhattacharyya. AniMela’s film program includes features […]
International producers organisations call for streamer regulation
Bodies publish statement setting out ’key principles’ for ensuring sustainable screen industry through regulation of streamers.
Baftas: how to watch the 2024 Film Awards nominations
The nominations will be live-streamed today (Jan 18) at 12:00pm GMT.
How to Watch the 2024 BAFTA Film Awards Nominations Online
The nominees for the 2024 EE BAFTA Film Awards are set to be revealed on Thursday, with Naomi Ackie and Kingsley Ben-Adir — both former BAFTA Rising Star nominees — making the announcement at 12 p.m. U.K. time (4 a.m. PT) from the British Academy’s headquarters in London. They will also be livestreamed on BAFTA’s YouTube and […]