Among Us, the online multiplayer social deduction breakout hit from developer Innersloth, is finally getting a wider console release this holiday season. Innersloth confirmed that the game will arrive on PS4 and PS5, as well as Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S (both via Xbox Game Pass) on 14 December 2021. As confirmed by both Xbox and PlayStation, Among Us is finally leaving the shores of the mobile, PC and Nintendo Switch platforms and heading to other consoles this December. Due to its explosive popularity, it only makes sense to port the game over to multiple platforms in order to reach a larger audience of potential new fans. READ MORE: People Have Mixed Feelings About The Uncharted Movie Trailer PlayStation wrote a welcome message on their latest blog post, also confirming a Ratchet & Clank cosmetic for the game soon: “Welcome to the crew, PlayStation! At long last, we have a release date. On December 14, Among Us will be launching on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. Traverse through space and attempt to hold your spaceship together alongside your other crewmates, but beware – there could be Impostors on board. Or maybe… you’re the Impostor?! There’s only one way to find out.” Among Us first released in 2018 but didn’t gain momentum until this year when it became extremely popular, amassing millions of players online. Just recently, it also became the center of a controversy involving Fortnite and its new mode, Impostors, which allegedly replicated the same formula of Among Us (including reusing the same map layout and terminology). Despite the feud, Epic would only acknowledge Among Us as a source of inspiration months after the fact. However, Among Us has shown no signs of slowing down in its popularity and with it finally coming to consoles, it will likely stay that way. Look forward to Among Us when it finally hits PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S (as well as Game Pass) on 14 December. Source: PlayStation and Xbox Original article on GLITCHED

With The Batman still hot on everyone’s lips following the awesome DC FanDome trailer, there’s still a lot we don’t know about Matt Reeves’ upcoming detective noir comic book movie. However, what fans may not know is exactly which comics inspired the style and themes of the movie. Thanks to Reeves, we have a list of comics that he used as inspiration for The Batman, which will hopefully give you a better idea of what you can expect from the final film. We’ve also included two additional comic books that weren’t mentioned by Reeves, but we suspect that certain plot points or character motivations from these comics will play a big role in The Batman, at least from what we’ve seen in the trailers and marketing so far. READ MORE: Cancelled Tomb Raider Horror Game "Ascension" Showcased Ego Batman Ego from Darwyn Cooke was a collection of stories published in 2000 that took a rather unique approach to the character. It explored the darker psychology of Bruce Wayne/Batman and how donning the cowl might affect his mental state. According to Reeves, Ego is perhaps the biggest inspiration for The Batman as it explores the character’s psyche, which is evident in how the trailers present Bruce/Batman as a more damaged and mentally scarred individual than any iteration of the superhero we’ve seen before. Ego is a tough read, but it might be the most essential one if you’re wondering what direction Reeves wants to take for his vision in the upcoming movie. Year One Batman Year One from writer Frank Miller and artist David Mazzucchelli is another important comic book to read when looking at The Batman‘s influences. In the movie, Batman is still a rusty detective in his second year as the caped crusader. Year One explores Batman’s first year on the job, where he gets into altercations with the Gotham City Police Department and James Gordon. However, this also gives rise to Gotham’s criminal underworld, seeing the origins of many familiar villains from Batman’s rogues gallery. It’s easy to see where the movie lifts its inspiration from, as we’ll follow a younger, less seasoned Batman before he becomes the hardened dark knight. The Long Halloween Reeves finally cites Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale’s iconic graphic novel The Long Halloween as a major source of inspiration for The Batman. Interestingly, this comic also inspired Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight. Once again set in Batman’s earlier years as a crime fighter, the story focuses on more rogues gallery origins such as Harvey Dent aka Two-Face and others. More importantly, it places an emphasis on Batman’s extraordinary detective work as he has to hunt down a serial killer. If that sounds familiar, it’s basically the plot for The Batman, only the serial killer is actually The Riddler in the movie. Maybe: Hush These next couple of comics aren’t explicitly stated as being inspirations for The Batman, but we have a sneaking suspicion that they might be for some spoiler-heavy reasons (take that as a warning before you continue reading). Hush, written by Jeph Loeb with stunning art by Jim Lee, follows Batman as he attempts to uncover a strange series of events revolving around a shadowy figure known as Hush. Like we’ve briefly seen in the trailers for the movie, Hush also explores the relationship between Batman and Catwoman. However, the big twist finale at the end of the comic reveals that The Riddler was actually the mastermind behind the entire ordeal. If there was ever a comic book that highlighted The Riddler’s incredible intelligence and manipulative skills, it’s Hush. It just so happens that The Riddler takes center stage in The Batman too, and might be an unnamed source of inspiration for this darker iteration of the villain. Maybe: The Court of Owls This one is purely speculative and based on literally one shot in the movie’s first trailer. The Court of Owls was a series of comics by Scott Snyder that focused on a shady underground organization called the Court of Owls, made up of billionaires and Gotham’s elite, that secretly pull the strings and control the events in Gotham. It’s revealed that Bruce’s parents had ties to the Court of Owls in some way too, which might be being hinted at in The Batman (pay attention to The Riddler’s greeting card in the trailer). In fact, The Film Theorists have an excellent breakdown video for how the comic’s story could tie into the movie – and it makes a lot of sense. Could the movie be setting up a sequel featuring the Court of Owls? We believe so. The Batman arrives exclusively in cinemas on 4 March 2022. Original article from GLITCHED

Capcom and PlayStation have announced that players will get a second chance to play the Resident Evil Village demo, which includes the Castle and Village sections, on PS4 and PS5 just in time for Halloween. Taking control of Ethan Winters, players will be able to explore the desolate village and creepy castle areas of the game again, fighting off lycans and Lady Dimitrescu’s daughters along the way. READ MORE: People Have Mixed Feelings About The Uncharted Movie Trailer PlayStation revealed that the popular Castle and Village demos for Resident Evil Village will be returning to the PlayStation storefront in celebration of Halloween next weekend. Unfortunately, this will only include the two previously released demos and doesn’t mention anything about the first interactive demo, Maiden. During the Castle and Village demos, players will get a chance to play through curated sections of the full game, encountering Lycans, the werewolf-like enemies that populate the village, as well as Lady Dimitrescu’s daughters and the giant vampire herself who gives chase to the protagonist Ethan Winters in their castle. The demos will be made free for everyone on PS4 and PS5, though there doesn’t seem to be any mention of them arriving on Xbox or PC platforms for now. Resident Evil Village was released earlier this year to mostly great reviews (read our glowing 10/10 review here), with many praising its interconnected world, the theme park of ingenious scares, and its balance of horror and action that brought back memories of Resident Evil 4. In case you haven’t played Resident Evil Village yet, we highly recommend picking the full game up this Halloween to play one of the best horror games of this generation. Alternatively, you can still enjoy the demos if you aren’t ready to take the plunge just yet. *Original article from GLITCHED*

Tom Holland might be offering up a fresh new take on Nathan Drake from the popular video game series but the latest Uncharted movie trailer has fans divided. PlayStation Productions released the first look at the new upcoming movie and it packs all the action fans are used to from the game. However, it also includes head-scratching. physics-defying parkour, of which we are also used to. Fans also seem to be taking issue with Tom Holland as baby Nathan Drake. READ MORE: Cancelled Tomb Raider Horror Game “Ascension” Showcased It is hard to talk about the Uncharted movie without mentioning its troubled production. The film was originally set to release back in 2019 but suffered from multiple delays. In fact, the film has technically been in development for around 10 years and has seen seven directors leave the production over this duration. The film also took a drastic new direction in 2019 when Sony decided to focus on a younger Nathan Drake rather than the adult version we have played in four games. So this is where the problems start coming in. Fans just don’t see Tom Holland as a fit for Nathan Drake now that the trailer has been released. In addition, they believe that some of the scenes from the trailer focus on games in the series that were based on the adult Nathan Drake’s adventures. One particular scene is the cargo plane one. In Uncharted 3, players were thrown into an intense chapter where they had to hijack a plane but things went south and Nathan ends up dangling from the plane’s cargo in mid-air. This chapter in the game was great fun but in the movie trailer, it looks cheap. Tom Holland is seen leaping forward onto cargo boxes floating behind a cargo plane speeding through the air. It defies everything we know about physics. We also see him jumping into the back of the plane from a cargo box quite a distance behind him….. Sure, Jan. Sony still has a lot of time to market the Uncharted movie and win video game fans over. The film is set long before the video game series which is strange given how they used an action scene from Uncharted 3... The film stars Mark Wahlberg as Sully (Drake’s sidekick and father-like figure). Sophia Taylor is young Chloe Frazer in the film. Fun fact, Mark Wahlberg was actually meant to play Nathan Drake when the film was originally pitched back in 2010. Still, you can watch it next year as the film is finally releasing on 18 February 2022. *Written by Marco Cocomello* *Original article by GLITCHED*