Competition - Win The Heiresses on DVD

The Heiresses is released on Bluray on December 3rd

And to celebrate we have a great competition for you and 6 copies to give away.

Synopsis
Chela and Chiquita, both descended from deathly families in Asunción, Paraguay, have been together for over 30 years. But recently, their financial situations worsened, and they begin to sell off their inherited possessions. When their debts lead to Chiquita being imprisoned on fraud charges, Chela is forced to face a new reality, embarking on her own personal, intimate revolution.

Directed by: Marcelo Martinessi
Cast: Ana Brun, Margarita Irún, Ana Ivanova
Running time: 98 minutes

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I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! - Rancid Race

The campmates undertake tonight's Immunity Games challenge - Rancid Race

Friday 30  November at 9pm on ITV

I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! is back which can mean only one thing… the time has come for a brand new cast of celebrities to head down under and battle it out in TV’s toughest entertainment challenge.

Leaving their plush pads and luxuries far behind, our celebrity campers will spend up to three weeks taking on the harsh surroundings of the Australian Jungle, with a whole host of brand new nasty surprises created just for them.

Declan Donnelly and Holly Willoughby will present all the big stories live from the Jungle every night.

The celebrities heading into the Jungle for the new series are:

Football manager – Harry Redknapp
Corrie star– Sair Khan
TV presenter – Nick Knowles
Singer – Fleur East
Popstar – James McVey
TV’s ‘The Governess’ – Anne Hegerty
Hollyoaks actor –Malique Thompson-Dwyer
Comedy actor – Emily Atack
Actor & entertainer – John Barrowman MBE
Actor – Rita Simons
TV Legend - Noel Edmonds

#ImACelebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! - Rancid Race

The campmates undertake tonight's Immunity Games challenge - Rancid Race

Friday 30 November at 9pm on ITV#ImACeleb pic.twitter.com/DMAKQLaHPU

— Jonn on TV 💙 (@JonnOnTV) November 30, 2018

Six acts, three songs, You Decide - United Kingdom’s Eurovision song selection show returns in 2019

Exciting changes are set for the United Kingdom’s Eurovision song selection show as a brand new location and format details are revealed for Eurovision: You Decide.

Presented by Mel Giedroyc and Måns Zelmerlöw, BBC Music’s Eurovision: You Decide will be broadcast live from Dock10, MediaCity UK in Salford as the show comes to the North West of England for the very first time.

As well as a new home, there are also exciting format changes coming too, as from the hundreds of songs that have been submitted, three will be performed on the night by six different artists. The six acts will compete for the honour of representing the United Kingdom at the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel.

In the exciting new format, each of the three songs will be performed in two musically different ways, by two different acts. There will be three rounds of 'song-offs', with six acts performing in total.

Mel Balac, Creative Director, Entertainment at BBC Studios and Executive Producer of Eurovision: You Decide, says: “This year the three songs presented to the United Kingdom have been selected with the help of an international jury. Our exciting 'euro-version' format will give fans the chance to compare and contrast these fantastic songs in a fresh, new way and deliver the United Kingdom the artist it deserves to fly the flag out in Tel Aviv in May.”

Kate Phillips, Controller of Entertainment Commissioning at the BBC, says: “Next year it’s all about the song-off as we once again try to marry a great singer with a great song, one which could finally get us on the left hand side of the leader board. We may be leaving the EU but we are still determined to win Eurovision again one day!”

All of this including live music performances from guest artists and lots more besides, plus with BBC Radio 2’s Ken Bruce broadcasting his show live from Salford on the morning of the show, Eurovision: You Decide 2019 will be bigger and better than ever before.

Eurovision: You Decide (1x90') will be broadcast on BBC Two in February 2019, as part of BBC Music’s programming on the channel.

The BBC’s Eurovision coverage is produced by BBC Studios.

Reverend Richard Coles to guest star in BBC One’s Holby City

Love is in the air at Holby City Hospital in a special episode of BBC One’s long-running medical drama, due to air at 8pm on Tuesday 11 December. A wedding is planned - and the happy couple need a Reverend to officiate the ceremony.

Can Serena (Catherine Russell) and Bernie (Jemma Redgrave) overcome their issues? With their plans in chaos, what’s next for Jason (Jules Robertson) and Greta (Zoe Croft)? And when Dom (David Ames) realises he must fight for his relationship, will a grand gesture be enough to win Lofty (Lee Mead) back?

Reverend Richard Coles says: “Thrilled to be invited finally to exercise my ministry of healing at Holby City, which has been my healthcare provider of choice for twenty years - and to officiate at an occasion so joyous even the late Professor Gaskell would have cracked a smile.”

Simon Harper, Executive Producer of Holby City and Casualty, says: “After a dark year for the hospital, Holby is now revving up for Christmas and 2019 in this joyous episode celebrating love and commitment in all their diverse forms. As to which Holby couple ends up actually tying the knot, I couldn’t possibly divulge, but I can say it’s an incredible honour to have the iconic Reverend Richard officiating!”

Further guest names are also confirmed to appear in this episode, including Gemma Oaten as Sydney Somers, Amanda Henderson as Robyn Miller and Jenny Howe as Alexandra ‘Lexy’ Dunblane.

E4 set the ultimate relationship test with Baewatch

Everyone can recall that nerve-wracking first time they met the in-laws. But what if the make or break moment is already taking place and you have no idea?

For brand-new E4 series BAEwatch, Thames and Motion Content Group will test unsuspecting couples who not only think they have the perfect relationship, but also believe that they’re away on a romantic break just for two. Unbeknown to them, this is a couple’s holiday like no other, as they will be secretly observed by their in-laws, who will be hiding out watching and setting challenges behind-the-scenes to see what the relationship is really like, all before they have even met for the first time. 

Each self-contained episode sees the unknowing couple fly out to a luxury villa where they believe they are taking part in a gameshow where they will be challenged to prove how strong their relationship is.  While taking part in the fictional series, every cringey comment, every awkward PDA and every last squabble is being remotely monitored by their in-laws who will set entertaining challenges and questions in order to find out all they can about their beloved child’s partner.

As if that’s not tough enough, the series sees both sets of parents meet up to discuss their offspring’s relationship and their holiday antics before finally surprising the blissfully unaware couple face to face.  The unsuspecting pair will discover just how much they’ve been watched as they view back the most cringeworthy moments of their holiday as one big happy family.

With the chance for first impressions out the window, will the baes impress their in-laws enough to be invited over for Sunday lunch? Or will they disappoint and be struck off the Christmas card list forever?

Phil Harris, Creative Director, Thames said: “We are so excited to bring this new dating show with a sunshine twist to E4. We decided to take the moment you meet your in-laws and explode it E4 style to create a truly funny, cringey and memorable show. We are going to see the Instagram generation completely unfiltered in front of the people they want to impress the most.”

Martin Oxley, Executive Producer, Motion Content Group said: “For some meeting the in-laws is the most stressful part of getting serious in love. The amazing team at Thames have found a unique way for families to interrogate the love in their off-spring’s lives, and the results of the hilarious secret tests will have viewers hiding behind their cushions and thanking their lucky stars it’s not them.”

Vivienne Molokwu, Commissioning Editor, Formats and Features Channel 4 commented: “The series takes a humorous look at a relationship milestone almost everyone can relate to – meeting the parents but multiplies the awkwardness of that often dreaded moment by 100%.”

BAEwatch is an 8x60’ part series co-produced by Thames (part of Fremantle in the UK) and Motion Content Group for E4. Commissioned by Vivienne Molokwu, Commissioning Editor, Formats and Features, Channel 4, with Amelia Brown, Phil Harris and Ben Stevens Executive Producers for Thames, Georgina Hinds, Series Producer for Thames and Martin Oxley, Executive Producer for Motion Content Group.

Thea 2: The Shattering, innovative Slavic strategy debuts on Steam Early Access today

November 30, 2018 – MuHa Games: Polish-British indie developer and creator of Thea: The Awakening, the critically well-received 4x strategy, RPG, survival and card game hybrid, has launched its long-awaited sequel, Thea 2: The Shattering, today via Steam Early Access. The Early Access version provides players with the core game experience, including co-op multiplayer.

Thea 2: The Shattering builds on the best and most distinctive elements of the first Thea, providing more content, enriched and much enhanced gameplay, as well as new and innovative ideas. Fans of deep strategy will have access to hours of challenging entertainment, providing the perfect starter to the full game’s main course — which should be served up long before the summer of 2019 is with us.

Early Access includes all the core game mechanics: including exploration, battles, resource gathering, research and crafting. The main quest and a number of side quests will be fully playable. Fans of co-operative play will be pleased to know that co-op modes have also made it into the Early Access build.

The press kit for Thea 2: The Shattering can be found here: https://www.igdb.com/games/thea-2-the-shattering/presskit

Watch the gameplay trailer below.



Thea 2: The Shattering once again offers a unique blend of 4X turn strategy, RPG, survival — and an original card game with a dark fantasy setting — all inspired by Slavic mythology and culture. Players take on the role of gods, overseeing the actions of their tribe of followers, while navigating a procedurally-generated environment.

They will decide on their favoured play style and build on it during the adventure: they may wish to simply explore the world as nomads, take on all comers as a warlord-led army, or master the art of diplomacy; building alliances with other factions and trying to ensure the peaceful survival of their worshippers. An atmospheric musical score and moody visuals provide a perfect accompaniment to a carefully crafted Slavic narrative.

The Early Access version of Thea 2: The Shattering is available to buy on Steam now at prices 24.99 USD/ 19.99 GBP/ 21.99 EUR.

Further information on Thea 2: The Shattering, as well as news and updates can be found on the game’s Steam page. To learn more about MuHa Games, please visit http://muhagames.com. Thea series will also receive a companion tabletop RPG, The Awakening – to learn more, please visit http://www.triglavstudio.com

Glass - New Poster

M. Night Shyamalan brings together the narratives of two of his standout originals—2000's Unbreakable, from Touchstone, and 2016's Split, from Universal—in one explosive, all-new comic-book thriller: Glass. From Unbreakable, Bruce Willis returns as David Dunn as does Samuel L. Jackson as Elijah Price, known also by his pseudonym Mr. Glass. Joining from Split are James McAvoy, reprising his role as Kevin Wendell Crumb and the multiple identities who reside within, and Anya Taylor-Joy as Casey Cooke, the only captive to survive an encounter with The Beast. Following the conclusion of Split, Glass finds Dunn pursuing Crumb's superhuman figure of The Beast in a series of escalating encounters, while the shadowy presence of Price emerges as an orchestrator who holds secrets critical to both men.

Initial release: 18 January 2019 

Something for the Mammys and Daddys: Mrs Brown's Boys and Ken Dodd special added to BBC Christmas tour

The biggest Christmas show on TV and a special tribute to Sir Ken Dodd have been added to the BBC’s Christmas cinema tour.

Mrs Brown’s Boys, often the most watched Christmas show on TV, and Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were have been added to a special tour taking place across England this December.

The BBC has already announced that family favourites Zog and The Midnight Gang will be screened at premieres in nine locations across the country as part of a children’s Christmas content tour. And now there will also be festive crackers for the grown-ups.

Fans of Mrs Brown’s Boys will have chance to see two seasonal specials of the Irish sitcom before anyone else with free screenings across the country.

The screenings start in Newcastle on Saturday 15 December 2018 and finish in York on 23 December 2018.

And in Liverpool, people will get an extra Christmas TV treat with the chance to see a new documentary about local comedy legend Ken Dodd.

Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were will be shown on BBC Two over the festive holidays but fans in Liverpool will be able to get a first-look at a premiere on 19 December.

Fans will also be able to walk the red carpet and pose for photos with famous props from some of the BBC’s biggest shows.

In Newcastle, Sheffield, Bradford and Liverpool the screenings will take place inside a specially built BBC Christmas cinema.

Tickets to the screenings will be available through a ballot which will be open from Tuesday 27 November for seven days via the BBCShows and Tours website:

Mrs Brown's Boys tickets
Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were tickets
In the first of this year’s Mrs Brown’s Boys festive specials, Exotic Mammy, Father Damian has organised a Christmas decoration contest to support the local football team. Agnes is keen to enter, especially as it might mean getting one over her old nemesis Hilliary Nicholson. Though she’s soon distracted when Dermot and Buster give Agnes a “wifi assistant” and she has trouble figuring out what to do with it.

The second episode, Mammy’s Motel, sees a flood in Winnie and Sharon’s house when a pipe bursts during a storm. Thank goodness for Mrs Brown who is on hand to offer a roof over their heads while repairs are carried out. However, it isn’t long before there’s a storm brewing in the Brown household too as Agnes and Cathy discover living with best friends isn’t the picnic they’d imagined. Plus, there’s Bono’s thirteenth birthday to host. It might all seem too much for Agnes, until Buster drops a bombshell…

Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were explores the life and work of the man described by many as “the last great music hall entertainer”. Sir Ken Dodd’s performing career spanned over 60 years, from his first professional stage engagement in September 1954 to his final performance in his home city of Liverpool in December 2017.

This special documentary tells Sir Ken’s story from his boyhood growing up in the 1930s in Knotty Ash, through his big break into show business and then on to his unrivalled career in entertainment. Poignant and uplifting, the programme features interviews with the people who knew Sir Ken best - friends and family in Liverpool and beyond, and his many colleagues, admirers and fellow-performers from the world of entertainment. The programme also features an interview with Sir Ken’s wife, Lady Anne Dodd.

The Mrs Brown’s Boys screening schedule is as follows:

Date & Time	Location
Saturday 15 December, 2.30pm	Central Station, Newcastle
Sunday 16 December, 5.30pm	Tudor Square, Sheffield
Monday 17 December, 6.30pm	City Park, Bradford
Tuesday 18 December, 6pm	Birmingham Town Hall
Thursday 20 December, 6pm	MediaCityUK, Salford
Friday 21 December, 6.45pm	Cinema City, Norwich
Saturday 22 December, 3.30pm	Waterside Centre, Lincoln
Sunday 23 December, 7pm	City Screen, York

Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were will be screened at 5.30pm on Wednesday 19 December in the BBC Christmas pop-up cinema in Williamson Square, Liverpool.

The ticket ballot will close on Monday 3 December.

Zog - A half hour animated film for all the family

A half hour animated film for all the family based on the much-loved book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler.

Zog tells the tale of a clumsy young dragon who longs to win a gold star at Dragon School.

He’s the keenest pupil and he tries as hard as he can to learn to fly, roar and breathe fire. But every year the gold star eludes him when his valiant efforts end in mishap and a kind young girl with medical ambitions finds him and patches up his bumps and bruises. Then in Year Four all the young dragons are instructed to capture a princess.

Zog tries and tries but still he can’t manage. When he meets the girl, she reveals that she is in fact a princess. She is desperate to escape the confines of her strict palace upbringing and allows Zog to ‘capture’ her. He finally wins the coveted golden star.

In Year Five the dragons learn to fight, at which moment a bumbling knight, Sir Gadabout the Great, arrives, claiming he is going to rescue Princess Pearl. Zog and Gadabout square up for a fight about who is going to keep Pearl.

At that moment Pearl stops them, tells them off for fighting, and reveals that she doesn’t want to be a princess, she wants instead to be a doctor.

Realising his chance to change his destiny as well, Gadabout says he’d like to join her and asks her to train him up. Pearl even works out how to include Zog as their special flying ambulance. All three, Princess Pearl, Sir Gadabout and Zog, defy the expectations of their upbringing and set off into the sunset to make the world a better place - "The Flying Doctors waving as they zigzagged through the blue."

From Magic Light Pictures, producers of the hugely successful films The Gruffalo, The Gruffalo’s Child, Room on the Broom, Stick Man, The Highway Rat, and Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes.

Featuring the voices of Sir Lenny Henry as the Narrator, Hugh Skinner as Zog, Tracey Ullman as Madame Dragon, Patsy Ferran as Princess Pearl, and Kit Harington as Sir Gadabout. And of course, some added vocals by Rob Brydon as it really wouldn’t be a Magic Light Christmas Special without him!

Directed by Max Lang and Daniel Snaddon; produced by Michael Rose & Martin Pope of Magic Light Pictures; with animation services provided by Triggerfish Animation.

Background
Zog is based on the imaginative book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler, the UK’s bestselling picture book team. It was first published by Alison Green Books, an imprint of Scholastic, in 2010. This is Magic Light’s sixth animated adaptation of a Donaldson & Scheffler picture book. Their previous films are established family classics; and the most recent, The Highway Rat, premiered on BBC One, Christmas Day 2017 to an audience of 6.4 million. Since then it has been awarded the prestigious Rose d’Or by the EBU for the Family and Youth category and the Audience Choice at New York International Children’s Film Festival.

In 2016 Magic Light produced a two-part animated special based on Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes. The films were watched by over 10 million viewers for their first broadcast. The films garnered Magic Light’s fourth nomination for an Oscar; won their second Bafta and second International Emmy; and multiple other awards including the Cristal for best TV Production, Annecy.

Cast quotes
Patsy Ferran (Princess Pearl)

“I was delighted to be asked to play Princess Pearl as I’ve always loved Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's work. It was such fun to do, and I’m really excited for people to share in Pearl and Zog’s adventure. It’s a total treat.”

Sir Lenny Henry (the narrator)

"It's wonderful to have voiced the narrator in Zog for this Christmas. The story has a lovely lyricism to it and it's been really good fun seeing the beautiful animation come together. There's a cast of brilliant actors and the story is silly, and outrageous, and surreal, and I like all of those things!"

Hugh Skinner (Zog)

"I’m a huge fan of Julia Donaldson and Axel Schleffer’s books and Zog is a hell of a guy, so I really couldn’t believe my luck when I got asked to voice this accident prone, orange dragon. The book has a fantastic message about not being afraid to be different so I was thrilled to be a part of it. It’s been amazing seeing how the animation develops and having loved Magic Light Pictures’ other adaptations I can’t wait to see in full what they do with Zog."

Tracey Ullman (Madame Dragon)

“What I like about this project is that it has a real generosity. A quality piece that’s classic and charming. Christmas schedules on the BBC are so special in the UK. The tradition of ‘appointment TV’ and the family coming together is just lovely. It’s nice to have been part of that this year.”

Dual Universe initiates First Contact with Alpha launch

Thursday 29th November 2018, Paris, France – Novaquark, the French studio behind the hugely ambitious PC MMORPG, today announces that Dual Universe has entered its Alpha Stage. This marks the civilization building MMO’s biggest development milestone since its Kickstarter in 2016, offering a truly massive content update.


Dual Universe is a continuous, single-shard sandbox MMORPG, which takes place in vast, fully editable sci-fi universe. It focuses on emergent gameplay with player-driven economy, politics, trade and warfare.

This significant milestone at Alpha welcomes a plethora of fundamental refinements and opportunities, adding to the game’s already impressive roster of features:

World Building: terraform the world and build your own secret base, one voxel at a time
Create and Save designs: build your own bases and vehicles with voxels. Save designs of what you build by making blueprints
Explore and Harvest: go prospecting to find precious minerals. Sell at the NPC market to buy components for your constructs
Craft your components: produce the interactive components you need for your bases and ships.
Built upon four key pillars - Explore, Build, Trade, Conquer - Dual Universe’s Alpha 1 brings the first three facets of this massive sci-fi sandbox to life, allowing players to explore and build almost anything they can imagine. From subterranean bases and futuristic cityscapes, to spaceships capable of interstellar travel and planet-bound hovercraft, not even the sky’s the limit. Plus, with the launch of Alpha 1, players have a lot more room to create. Thanks to the dev team’s terraforming efforts, Alioth, the game’s starting planet, has reached an area size close to the one of real life Great Britain, and that’s only the first planet.

Underpinning the game is Dual Universe’s proprietary technology, which allows millions of players to interact across one continuous shard, meaning that players are not separated by servers, instances or loading time.

“With feedback from over 4,000 players, our pre-alpha stage was incredibly successful, and we’re thrilled that we have a core community of players who are as passionate about the game as we are. Whilst we’re still unveiling our alpha at this stage, we’re confident that with our community we’ll continue to grow the game into something truly unique in the MMORPG market,” said JC Bailie, Novaquark CEO.

In order to match the words to the vision, Novaquark announced that all Kickstarter backers no matter their amount of pledge will also be able to join the Alpha allowing the game population to reach over 11.000 players before the end of the year.

While the Alpha 1 launch is the biggest milestone for Dual Universe, this is only the beginning of the journey. The team shared their vision for the Alpha & Beta development.

Due to launch in 2020, players can initiate first contact and join in the Alpha stage by supporting the game on the Dual Universe website: https://www.dualthegame.com/en/

Mind-Bending, Multi-Dimensional VR Puzzle Adventure Game A Fisherman's Tale Launches in January 2019

Rotterdam (NL), November 28th 2018: Vertigo Games, Innerspace and ARTE today announce A Fisherman's Tale, the upside-down, inside-out VR puzzle adventure game is only a few weeks away from release, as it launches for PlayStation VR, HTC VIVE, Oculus Rift and Windows Mixed Reality headsets in January 2019 at $14.99/€14.99.

Playing with the incredible sense of scale unique to VR, Innerspace invented a unique VR gameplay mechanic based on the recursion principle. In a way, A Fisherman’s Tale is a co-op game - but instead of playing with others, you’re teaming up with multiple dimensions of yourself! Able to twist and bend your newfound, peculiar reality, you’ll be challenged with multi-dimensional puzzles on your journey to the core of an unusually tall tale.

What does it mean to be trapped inside a replica in an elusive virtual world? A Fisherman’s Tale at it heart is a story about breaking away from illusions to find truth. And who knows, you may learn something about yourself along the way…

Watch the gameplay trailer:


Break more than a couple laws of physics in mind-bending VR puzzles!
Team up with yourself in revolutionary multi-dimensional single player co-op!
Meet some of the quirkiest sidekicks to have ever set foot in a VR game
Use your hands to pick up, throw, combine, and use all kinds of things in glorious fully immersive virtual reality!
Toy around with your tiny little model lighthouse, inside a lighthouse, inside a... is that another lighthouse?
Uncover the truth at the core of an unusually tall tale, exclusively in VR
A Fisherman's Tale will be available for PlayStation VR, HTC VIVE, Oculus Rift and Windows Mixed Reality in January 2019.

For more information, wishlist the game on https://store.steampowered.com/app/559330/A_Fishermans_Tale/, subscribe to the newsletter at http://afishermanstale-game.com

Netmarble Releases Lineage 2: Revolution Infographic Video In Celebration Of One Year Anniversary

LONDON – November 29th , 2018 – Today, Netmarble Corp. has released an infographic video celebrating the one year anniversary of Lineage 2: Revolution – the popular mobile massive multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) that has accumulated more than 30 million registered players around the world. Since the game’s global launch in November 2017, Lineage 2: Revolution has enjoyed tremendous success and huge updates including an all new “Orc” race introduced to the game last month.

The infographic video, which can be viewed below, includes the following fun facts and figures (as of November 2018):


Since launch, over 17,500,000 characters have joined the fight – that's more than twice the population of New York City! The character races ranked in popularity are:
Dark Elf: 6,478,000
Human: 5,658,000
Elf: 3,396,000
Dwarf: 1,695,000
Orc: 309,000

There are now over 348,000 clans and the clan with the highest combat power is Yangire (as of November 5th, 2018)

Ramog has been defeated in the Temporal Rift 16,640,500 times. Clearly, he's made the players very angry!
63,000,000 World Bosses have been defeated

The Honorable Battlefield has hosted nearly 16,000,000 arena battles

The most popular mounts are Silver Saint, Steam Beatle and Kukurin

Over 100,000 players have taken the battlefield in a Fortress Siege (50vs50 PvP mode)

Since the introduction of Castle Siege (a 200-player PvP mode), over 25,000 elite players have battled to reign supreme

To celebrate the first-year anniversary, Lineage 2: Revolution is giving out surprise gifts to all players of the game. From November 29th to December 26th (GMT), players will receive special in-game items involving the game’s recently updated collaboration features.

Following the game’s incredible success in South Korea and Asian territories, Lineage 2: Revolution launched globally across North America, Europe, Oceania and the Middle East in November 2017, becoming the top grossing game on Google Play worldwide in 2017 (source: IDC & App Annie, 2017). Since then, the game has also expanded to Latin American countries. One year later, Lineage 2: Revolution continues to be one of the most popular mobile MMORPGs due to its groundbreaking fantasy elements that bring a massive open-world, countless new characters, large-scale PvP battles and dazzling graphics – powered by the Unreal 4 Engine – to life.

Lineage 2: Revolution is available on iOS and Android. For more information regarding Lineage 2: Revolution, visit the game information website (http://l2.netmarble.com) and the official Facebook page (https://facebook.com/OfficialLineage2Revolution/).

Award-Winning Animated Film “Incredible Story of the Giant Pear” gets US release

This November, set sail for the adventure of a lifetime in a Dove-approved treat for all!

Prepare for giant laughs, giant adventure and giant thrills when The Incredible Story of the Giant Pear hits VOD!

An elephant named Sebastian and his best friend, Mitcho the cat, live in the cozy coastal village of Sunnytown. One day the beloved mayor of the village, JB, disappears! While fishing, Mitcho catches a bottle and in it is a message from JB, who says he is stranded on a mysterious island. They set out on the adventure of a lifetime to find this mysterious island and return home safely with JB.

Directed by Philip Einstein Lipski, Amalie Næsby Fick and Jørgen Lerdam, The Incredible Story of the Giant Pear is available on Demand November 13, 2018 and DVD January 1, 2019 from Uncork’d Entertainment.

Cast:  Henrik Koefoed,  Alfred Bjerre Larsen
Genre: Animated
Distributor: Uncork'd Entertainment

Tough Guy : The Bob Probert Story - Poster and Trailer

On July 5, 2010, legendary NHL tough guy Bob Probert collapsed on his boat on Lake St. Clair, near Windsor and died of a heart attack. He was only 45 years old.

Bob was on his third glass of coke and eighth pill of OxyContin that day. He’d routinely take the two together to deal with his aching body. Seventeen years as the NHL’s toughest enforcer had taken its toll. As the undisputed, “heavyweight champ,” he finished his career fifth in all time penalty minutes. He averaged 40 brutal, bare-knuckled hockey fights a year.

Bob’s death wasn’t all that surprising. He lived hard. Chain smoking, alcoholism, snorting cocaine even in a jail cell while under arrest, cavorting with nurses during his many trips to rehab.

 He said people always wanted to know, “Why do you struggle with drugs and alcohol?” He’d shrug off the ques, “I just got a little addicted to the fun.” But Bob’s life was often far from fun. In a rare moment of vulnerability, he wrote a letter to his disease while in rehab in 2003.

 “You have taken away my freedom to make healthy choices. You have taken away my valuable time from my wonderful wife Dani and my four kids. You have taken away my self-respect and dignity. You have turned me into someone I am not.”

The film features Bob Probert, Dani Probert, Joe Kocur, Tie Domi, Don Cherry, Jeremy Roenick, Chris Chelios, Stu Grimson, Sheldon Kennedy, Troy Crowder,  Steve Yzerman, Tony Twist, Ptr Klima, and Marty McSorely.

Tough Guy is based on the book Day’s real-life mother Kirstie McLellan Day wrote with the late Probert. Bob's wife, Dani is EP.

It's Geordie Day’s second hockey film. He co-directed Goalie, a film on former NHL goaltender Clint Malarchuk. This  year,  he  produced  Charles  Manson:  Final  words,  which  contained  the  last  ever  recorded  interviews  with  Manson.  The  film  aired  on  REELZ.

Tough Guy : The Bob Probert Story airs on Super Channel in Canada December 14th with a U.S release expected next year.

Claes Bang is cast as Dracula in BBC One Show

Award-winning Danish actor Claes Bang (The Girl in the Spider’s Web, The Affair, Borgen) will take on the role of Dracula in Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss’ brand new mini-series inspired by Bram Stoker’s classic novel.

Commissioned by BBC One, Dracula will be produced by Hartswood Films and is a co-production between BBC One and Netflix.

Three feature length episodes will re-introduce the world to Dracula, the vampire who made evil sexy. In Transylvania in 1897, the blood-drinking Count is drawing his plans against Victorian London. And be warned: the dead travel fast.

Claes Bang says: “I am thrilled to be taking on the role of Dracula, especially when the script is in the hands of the incredible talents of Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss and the team responsible for Sherlock. I'm so excited that I get to dig in to this iconic and super-interesting character. Yes he's evil, but there's also so much more to him, he’s charismatic, intelligent, witty and sexy. I realise that there's a lot to live up to with all the amazing people that have played him over the years, but I feel so privileged, to be taking on this incredible character.”

Hartswood and the Writers say: “It was one of those moments - who else could it be than Claes! He has it all. Brilliant, gorgeous, charismatic, lethal. Tall, dark and gruesome all at once. Hell has a new boss."

Piers Wenger, Controller of BBC Drama, says: “Hell has a new boss... and BBC One has an outstanding new leading man. To say we have lucked out with Claes would be to underestimate the supreme talents of Steven, Mark and the team at Hartswood and their knack for choosing the right actor to redefine an iconic role. Seriously exciting stuff...”

Larry Tanz, Vice President, Content Acquisition, Netflix, says: "Claes will bring Dracula to life with chilling charm and evil elegance. With his talents and Steven and Mark's brilliant storytelling, Netflix members around the world will love to fear this dark and complex anti-hero."

Dracula was commissioned by Charlotte Moore, Director of BBC Content and Piers Wenger, Controller of BBC Drama. It is written and created by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss; executive producers are Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat and Sue Vertue for Hartswood Films, Ben Irving for BBC and it will be handled by Larry Tanz for Netflix.

The series will premiere on BBC One in the UK and on Netflix outside of the UK.

Filming begins next year.

Claes Bang biography
Claes Bang is a Danish actor. Trained at Denmark’s National Theatre School, he was a familiar face on stage and screen in Northern Europe before his breakout role as Christian in Ruben Östlund’s The Square, winner of the 2017 Cannes Palme d’Or. The film was also nominated for an Oscar and Claes himself won Best Actor in the European Film Awards.

In 2019, Claes will be starring alongside Claire Foy in The Girl in the Spider’s Web; opposite Elizabeth Debicki, Donald Sutherland and Mick Jagger in The Burnt Orange Heresy; with Guy Pearce in Lyrebird and Carice van Houten in The Glass Room. In The Bay of Silence, Claes will star opposite Olga Kurylenko and Brian Cox.

Television credits include Borgen and The Bridge and the German series Sibel & Max. He will be starring in Season 5 of the Showtime series The Affair.

Claes has appeared on stage throughout Northern Europe and in London at The St. James’s Theatre and the Riverside Studios.

Fluent in five languages, he is also a talented singer, songwriter and pianist.

I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! - Dreaded Deliveries

I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! - Dreaded Deliveries

Malique Thompson-Dwyer and Sair Khan undertake tonight's Bushtucker Trial - Dreaded Deliveries

Wednesday 28  November at 9pm on ITV

I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! - Dreaded Deliveries
@officialmal_ Malique Thompson Dwyer and @SairKhan undertake tonight's Bushtucker Trial - Dreaded Deliveries

Wednesday 28 November at 9pm on ITV#ImACeleb pic.twitter.com/Lpp1h2E0mL

— Jonn on TV 💙 (@JonnOnTV) November 28, 2018

I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! is back which can mean only one thing… the time has come for a brand new cast of celebrities to head down under and battle it out in TV’s toughest entertainment challenge.

Leaving their plush pads and luxuries far behind, our celebrity campers will spend up to three weeks taking on the harsh surroundings of the Australian Jungle, with a whole host of brand new nasty surprises created just for them.

Declan Donnelly and Holly Willoughby will present all the big stories live from the Jungle every night.

The celebrities heading into the Jungle for the new series are:

Football manager – Harry Redknapp
Corrie star– Sair Khan
TV presenter – Nick Knowles
Singer – Fleur East
Popstar – James McVey
TV’s ‘The Governess’ – Anne Hegerty
Hollyoaks actor –Malique Thompson-Dwyer
Comedy actor – Emily Atack
Actor & entertainer – John Barrowman MBE
Actor – Rita Simons
TV Legend - Noel Edmonds

Netflix announces new live action series Cowboy Bebop

Based on the Japanese original animated series.

 

Based on the worldwide phenomenon from Sunrise Inc., Cowboy Bebop is the jazz-inspired, genre-bending story of Spike Spiegel, Jet Black, Faye Valentine and Radical Ed: a rag-tag crew of bounty hunters on the run from their pasts as they hunt down the solar system's most dangerous criminals.  They'll even save the world…for the right price.

 

Episodes: 10 

 

Co-Production: Netflix and Tomorrow Studios (a partnership between Marty Adelstein and ITV Studios).   Netflix will handle physical production.  

Madness rocks Big Ben live

Welcome to BBC One's night of fun for New Year's Eve! Great British Pop band Madness are set to brighten up the night with a live concert on BBC One, performing their biggest hits as they kick off the New Year celebrations.

The Madness story began in Camden Town in 1979 with a group of young boys making music. They are now one of the top 20 selling UK groups of all time and will be celebrating their 40th Anniversary in 2019. Madness have a huge number of hit singles under their belt including My Girl, House Of Fun, The Prince, and over six million album sales to their name.

Band members include Graham 'Suggs' McPherson, Lee 'Kix' Thompson, Mike 'Barzo' Barson, Chrissy 'Boy' Foreman, Daniel 'Woody' Woodate, Mark 'Bedders' Bedford and they continue to entertain fans with their tours of great British institutions, from Buckingham Palace to Glastonbury, to the 02 to closing Television Centre and beyond!

Madness are really excited to be performing at the New Year's Eve concert - they say: "Hold onto your sofas, your chaise lounges, your couches - NYE and Madness, it's going to go off like a packet of crackers... what a ding dong ding dong... "

Jan Younghusband, head of BBC Music TV Commissioning, says: "We are so delighted that Madness will head up our New Year Celebrations this year on BBC One - and with the Kingdom Choir too - will have us all up dancing in our living rooms to the early hours to welcome in the year ahead."

As well as music from Madness, London's famous fireworks will light up the night sky over the River Thames as Big Ben strikes midnight. The spectacular firework display will be choreographed to fit a specially edited medley of music before the action switches back inside as Madness continue the party with their much loved anthems.

There will also be a special treat for viewers to witness a unique collaboration with Madness and The Kingdom Choir as they perform together. The Kingdom Choir are a London based collective best known for their unforgettable performance at the Royal Wedding for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

A limited number of tickets for the event will go on sale on Friday 30 November.

Please visit bbc.co.uk/newyearseve  for further details.

First look at The Nine, BBC Scotland’s new nightly news programme

The first official pictures of The Nine set have been released, highlighting the look of the news hour which will launch on the new BBC Scotland channel in February 2019, bringing national and international news to audiences across Scotland.

The Nine set is a permanent open-plan studio space on the third floor at BBC Scotland's Pacific Quay, Glasgow headquarters and the programme will be anchored by two of the country's leading journalists, Rebecca Curran and Martin Geissler.

Hayley Valentine, Editor of The Nine, reveals plans for the news programme: "The Nine aims to be a world class programme combining international, UK and Scottish news with the needs of a Scottish audience at the heart of everything we do. We hope to bring the audience the best of the BBC both from Scotland and around the globe, plus some exciting new on screen talent.

"We want to bring audiences stories they won't find anywhere else. We are looking at fresh, creative and engaging ways of telling stories that matter to Scottish audiences."

The flagship news programme will be at the heart of the schedules, broadcasting Monday-Friday between 9-10pm in addition to weekend bulletins. Rebecca and Martin will co-present Monday-Thursday while Laura Miller and John Beattie will present the news hour each Friday.

Weekend coverage comprises a 15-minute bulletin on Saturday evenings at 7pm followed by a 45-minute review programme presented by Fiona Stalker and Nick Sheridan. On Sundays, the 15-minute 7.00pm bulletin will be presented by Lucy Whyte. The programme will have a distinct social media presence and audiences will be able to access the best of The Nine on digital platforms.

Rebecca Curran says: "I am thrilled to be a part of this programme. It is an amazing opportunity for me personally and professionally, at what is such an exciting time for broadcasting in Scotland. The Nine will have a real focus on original journalism, and the whole team is looking forward to bringing our audience a fresh format with stories they won't see elsewhere."

Martin Geissler adds: "It's been fascinating watching The Nine grow from concept into reality. What we're offering is something completely different, a bold new programme with its own unique character and personality, covering international news in a style that's accessible to everyone.

"We're assembling an exciting team of journalists, our newsroom is currently buzzing with enthusiasm, ideas and ambition. I just can't wait to get started."

The Nine is part of the biggest investment in the BBC in Scotland for a generation. This investment includes 80 new jobs in news services in Scotland, covering a range of roles both in front of and behind the camera. Journalists have been hired across the whole of Scotland, enhancing news teams at Holyrood and Westminster and, for the first time in 20 years, BBC Scotland will have a dedicated Europe Correspondent.

A Dog's Way Home - Poster and Trailer

A DOG'S WAY HOME stars Bryce Dallas Howard, Ashley Judd, Jonah Hauer-King, Alexandra Shipp, with Wes Studi and Edward James Olmos, and arrives in UK cinemas January 25th. 

A Dog’s Way Home chronicles the heartwarming adventure of Bella, a dog who embarks on an epic 400-mile journey home after she is separated from her beloved human.

Funny Tweets Trailer - starring Andy Richter

Andy Richter (“Conan”), Alec Sulkin (‘’Family Guy’’) Matt Selman (‘’The Simpsons’’) Damien Fahey (‘’Family Guy’’) influencer Elijah Daniel and Danny Zuker (‘’Modern Family’’) feature in Funny Tweets, an enlightening and side-splittingly funny exploration of the 140-character laffer!

From director-producer Laurie McGuinness and writer Dan Duvall, Funny Tweets follows a cashier manager whose ‘Funny Tweets’ help him connect with Andy Richter and the writers of ‘’Family Guy’’ and “The Simpsons”.  Through interviews, they share how powerful a ‘Funny Tweet’ can be.

Available December 4th on digital from Upstream Flix.

Nifty Games™, A New Name In Interactive Entertainment Specializing in Sports Video games: Receives $3 Million in Seed Round

San Francisco, CA – November 28, 2018, – Nifty Games™, a brand-new video game publisher  announced its initial capital raise today. Founded by gaming industry veterans Jon Middleton and Pete Wanat, Nifty Games has been formed to deliver high quality sports games on mobile and digital platforms for a large global audience, targeting passionate sports fans.

The founding investors include many notable names from the investment, professional sports and gaming communities, including: esports and video game investment leader aXiomatic Gaming and venture capital firms March Capital Partners and Defy.VC.

Nifty Games will focus on head-to-head free to play mobile and digital experiences, presenting a uniquely different gaming experience for sports fans.

Commenting on the formation of Nifty Games, Jon Middleton, Founder & CEO said, “We’ve built Nifty Games to create innovative sports games for today’s sports fans. The talent and experience on the team is second to none, and we believe our unique product direction and focus on quality will deliver a step change in mobile gaming to sports fans worldwide. It’s a great vote of confidence to have the support of such highly regarded investors in our initial equity financing. With investment from team owners from all five major North American pro sports leagues, as well as successful game industry leaders and institutional tech investors, we’re off to a great start.” 

“We’re excited about Nifty Games’ vision for delivering high-quality, sports-based mobile games,” said Bruce Stein, Co-Founder and CEO of aXiomatic. “This strategic partnership will combine the Nifty Games team’s extensive experience in gaming with our group’s expertise in traditional sports, esports and entertainment.”

“We’re thrilled to invest in Nifty Games as they aim to capture the attention of traditional sports fans who have become disengaged and frustrated with the current state of sports simulations in video games,” said Gregory Milken, Managing Director, March Capital Partners. “We see the tremendous value in offering an engaging mobile gaming experience that features short session arcade play along with the sports that players love.”


The management team has delivered hugely successful AAA original IP and licensed properties to market, delivering over $1B in revenue. Management of Nifty Games include:

Jon Middleton – Founder & CEO:

Mr. Middleton, a gaming industry veteran of over 20 years, has held executive leadership roles in digital content (Madefire®) within game publishing (Pulse® Entertainment) and game hardware (Mad Catz Interactive®). He was formerly founder & CEO of Boom® In-Game Music, which was acquired by LiveGamer Inc® in 2008. Prior to that, he co-founded Massive In-Game Advertising which was acquired by Microsoft® in 2006. Before forming Massive, Middleton was CEO of Eight Cylinders Inc®., a game and broadband content authoring tools company acquired by On2.com® in 2000 and subsequently Google®.

Pete Wanat – Chief Product Officer:

Former VP of Production for Universal® Games division, Mr. Wanat helped deliver the 5th most downloaded game of all time Despicable Me™: Minion Rush™, and top ten grossing games surrounding major brand franchises such as Jurassic Park™. As a 20+ year video game industry veteran and creative leader integrating sports & entertainment IP’s into games throughout the evolution of console, PC and mobile F2P games, Mr. Wanat has worked on many of the most beloved sports video games of all time, including NBA JAM, Frank Thomas Big Hurt Baseball, NFL Quarterback Club and All-Star Baseball.


Nifty Games Management also includes:

Dan Wasson – Head of Production
With over 20 years in production and publishing, Mr. Wasson has held leadership roles at EA, Konami, LucasArts, Kabam, and Wargaming. He has shipped dozens of AAA and free-to-play games, with expertise managing internal and external development teams around the globe.

Jenny Lin – Head of Marketing
Ms. Lin has held senior marketing and brand management positions at major entertainment and gaming companies such as Electronic Arts, Disney / ABC Television Group, THQ and Jam City. Throughout her career she has launched console and mobile games for world-class brands including The Simpsons, Family Guy, Marvel, Disney / Pixar, and the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Kathy McElwee – Interim CFO
Ms. McElwee has worked in technology and games finance for over 20 years. Her past experience includes serving as CFO for 3DO, Telltale Games and Campo Santo.

Additional information is available at: www.nifty.games

The Official Film Chart - Week 4

Incredibles 2 enjoys a second week at Number 1 on the Official Film Chart.  The animated superhero movie faced tough competition from Mission: Impossible – Fallout which takes the highest new entry honours, through downloads only, at 3 (available on disc from 3rd December).  Starring Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson and Henry Cavill, the latest instalment in the enduring action series sees the IMF team race against time after a mission goes drastically wrong. Rising a couple of places, sandwiched between the two action films, is the year’s biggest seller to date, The Greatest Showman at 2.

The Dwayne Johnson fronted action-thriller Skyscraper performs an epic leap up five places to 4 this week thanks to the first week of physical disc sales.  Closing out the Top 5 is former Number 1 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom which slides two places to 5.

There’s a second new entry at 6 in the form of Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation which enters the Top 10 on downloads alone (available on disc from 3rd December).  Last week’s highest new entry, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, falls to 7, whilst Christmas classic The Grinch (2000) slips to 8. Returning to the chart at 9 following its release on disc, is animated crime caper Sherlock Gnomes and rounding off the top 10 is Newt Scamander’s first outing, Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them at 10.


This week’s Official Film Chart online show features a teaser of prehistoric shark thrill ride The Meg.  Starring Jason Statham, the film is available to download from 3rd December and on disc from 10th December.

The Official Film Chart – 28^th Nov 2018

Pos	LW	Title
1	1	INCREDIBLES 2
2	4	THE GREATEST SHOWMAN
3	NEW	MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FALLOUT
4	9	SKYSCRAPER
5	3	JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM
6	NEW	HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3: SUMMER VACATION
7	2	MAMMA MIA – HERE WE GO AGAIN
8	5	THE GRINCH
9	23	SHERLOCK GNOMES
10	6	FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM

© Official Charts Company. Chart shows the Official Film Chart for the week ending 24th November 2018

The Official Film Chart - Week 4

Mission: Impossible – Fallout is this week’s highest new entry at 3 from downloads alone pic.twitter.com/6ARq5Mr5sg

— BeenToTheMovies 💙 (@beentothemovies) November 28, 2018