A video game based on A Quiet Place is currently in development and due for release in 2022.
The game is being created by Saber Interactive, iLLOGIKA, and EP1T0ME, and is said to be an "untold story of survival in the A Quiet Place universe", suggesting this will not follow the events of the acclaimed horror movies from John Krasinski.
"This first official video game set in the terrifying A Quiet Place universe will deliver an original story and gameplay that captures the compelling suspense, emotion and drama for which the series is famous," said a statement from Saber Interactive. "The game is in development by iLLOGIKA, the Montreal-based studio with veteran talent from the Rainbow Six and Far Cry franchises, and published by Saber Interactive, the Embracer Group company behind the hit game World War Z and the upcoming Evil Dead: The Game."
An official website is already live, but provides nothing beyond a logo and a promise that the game is "coming 2022".
When Netflix debuted Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead last spring, the big-budget, big-runtime zombie flick marked a turn away from comic book epics and a return to the horror-on-steroids fare the director had previously made a meal of with his 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead. More importantly, by bringing Snyder into their fold, it signalled Netflix’s desire to tap into the Man of Steel director’s vocal, passionate Internet fanbase to hopefully propel new franchises and shared universes aplenty for the streaming service. Unfortunately, Army of Thieves arrives as a bit of an inauspicious test case for that hypothesis thanks to an over-reliance on Army of the Dead’s thin story.
A prequel set six years before the earlier film’s running-jumping-biting antics in Las Vegas, the film is centered on safecracker Ludwig Dieter (Matthias Schweighöfer, also directing) before he became the Ludwig Dieter. A taciturn bank teller dreaming of excitement while posting videos about impregnable safes on YouTube (to embarrassingly low viewers numbers), is pulled into a heist by the beautiful Gwen (Nathalie Emmanuel), a fugitive jewel thief looking to make a legendary score while an impending zombie apocalypse begins to consume the United States. They make for a fun pair, and one wonders if their chemistry might’ve had better opportunities to flourish without this story’s baggage of the connection to Army of the Dead.
In that same vein, other than the aforementioned die hard Snyder fans, it’s hard to discern who exactly a movie like Army of Thieves is aimed at. It’s not enough of a zombie movie to satisfy that audience, and not enough of a heist movie for that audience. Instead, it’s a strange hybrid of a thing that seems to feel the mythology Army of the Dead established only five months ago is so substantial and/or iconic as to require significant excavation. And it’s just…not.
It’s a strange hybrid of a thing.
That said, of the roster of dead people walking in Army of the Dead, Schweighöfer’s Dieter is definitely one of the most colorful and interesting, so a prequel centered on him isn’t the worst idea in the world. He has a manic, high-strung energy making him an interesting, if offbeat, protagonist. However, since the character himself says in that film he hadn’t encountered a zombie before, it somewhat limits how much terrain is available to explore here.
And so, in lieu, of a deeper examination of the zombie plague and its roots (which, to be fair, may still be forthcoming in some other Army project down the line), we get Shaun of the Dead-style snippets of flesh-eating hordes engulfing America interspersed with our main characters – including getaway driver Rolph (Guz Khan), hacker Karina (Ruby O. Fee), and bad boy wild card Brad (Stuart Martin) – heisting overseas while trying to evade INTERPOL. It’s just nothing all that noteworthy – by this point we’ve seen so many heist movies (including plenty of Netflix originals on the subject) the only thing left for screenwriter Shay Hatten to do is run through a litany of heist movie tropes while commenting on how predictable heist movie tropes are.
Most of the zombie gore is reserved for several dream sequences detailing Dieter’s nightmares about being consumed by zombies. There’s also an ending scene that will prove meaningful to Army of the Dead fans by lining this movie up with that one. On that note, while Snyder is only producing this go-round, his signature stylistic template is very much in evidence even as Schweighöfer confidently makes the production his own. There’s a fun, manic energy to some of the sequences that makes me want to see him direct a movie that’s a bit more fully realized and less reliant on connections to other films.
Normally when vampires show up in superhero comics, they're treated as villains and cannon fodder for supernatural heroes like Blade. But what happens when vampires become the superheroes? That's what The All-Nighter sets out to answer.
The All-Nighter is the latest addition to the comiXology Originals library. It reunites the full creative team of Afterlift, including writer Chip Zdarsky, artist Jason Loo, colorist Paris Alleyne, letterer Aditya Bidikar, and editor Allison O’Toole. Check out the slideshow gallery below for an exclusive look at the first issue:
The All-Nighter revolves around Alex, a vampire who reluctantly lives a quiet life among humanity. When flipping burgers in an all-night diner grows too dull, Alex finds a new outlet by capitalizing on his love of superhero movies and becoming the costumed vigilante his city needs. Naturally, that creates a whole new set of problems for Alex and his fellow undead.
“With ALL-NIGHTER we follow a family of vampires as they toil away at their all-night diner. It’s a quiet life, but one of the vampires wants more, so he taps into his love of superheroes and begins fighting crime as one," Zdarsky tells IGN. "But he doesn’t realize that he’s re-writing the rules of all of monsterdom. Is 'monsterdom' a word? It sounds like a dominatrix in a werewolf mask. Happy Halloween, perverts!”
Zdarsky continues, “Our cast all have different things the want in life, or, more accurately, the afterlife. Alex is a young man, yearning for adventure. Joy is the woman trapped in a child's body who wants to be seen for what she is. Cynthia was a former high-powered executive who just wants the respect that she used to command. And then there’s the leader of the group, Ian, who wants a simple life without all these complications. Jason and I wanted this to check all of our boxes. To have it be a fun workplace comedy, to be a superhero epic, an exploration of supernatural mythology. Piecing it together was a ton of fun.”
"I'm having a lot of fun reimagining with Chip some of these iconic monsters in a world that's close to ours where there aren't any superheroes," says Loo. "So, what if geeky vampires like Alex and Joy decide to get inspired by the caped avengers they see on the screen? How imaginative and creative can these characters be with their costumes and superhero identity? Not as cool as they would think. There's just lots of layers of identity in these characters."
The first two issues of The All-Nighter are available now. The series is free to read for subscribers of comiXology Unlimited and Amazon Kindle Unlimited, or each issue can be purchased for $2.99. For those who prefer print comics, an All-Nighter trade paperback collection will be published through Dark Horse Comics in February 2022.
The official graphic novel for the movie adaptation of Dune has been launched via Kickstarter. This has already raised questions among fans, as the Kickstarter is being run by Legendary Comics, rather than a cash-strapped indie outfit.
The publisher states on its Kickstarter page that there is little risk in backing the project due to the fact that the graphic novel has already been completed, and so some fans are wondering why a publisher the size of Legendary Comics has felt the need to launch the project via Kickstarter in the first place.
"Eight months after the movie release, and Kickstarter both puzzle me," says one commenter on the project's page. Another asks, "Why is this a Kickstarter? Did Legendary run out of money?"
The answer, according to a representative, is not that the studio is unable to fund the comic, but instead that it is using the Kickstarter project to produce extra content. "The graphic novel is certainly being released into retail," says a spokesperson from the publishing company Rocketship Entertainment who has partnered with Legendary Comics to create the graphic novel. "But campaigns like these are the only way we can give back extras to the fans like the free stretch goals or many of the other items that will be made in very limited supply and are exclusive to this campaign, or be able to offer this many variant covers!"
For those investing their hard-earned cash in order to back the campaign, there are a wide array of options to choose from. They range from a $15 pledge that guarantees you a copy of the graphic novel in PDF form (as well as a mobile/desktop wallpaper) to a whopping $2500 tier that, among other things, will add a character of your likeness into the novel itself.
Established in 2010, Legendary Comics is a sister company to Legendary Pictures, the movie production studio known for producing a wide array of films including Christopher Nolan's Batman series, Jurassic World, and Denis Villeneuve's Dune. In the past, the graphic novel publisher has worked on a number of projects linked to Legendary's big-screen adaptations such as Godzilla: Aftershock, Pacific Rim: Aftermath, and Skull Island: The Birth of Kong but to name a few.
Jared Moore is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter
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A bunch of Black Friday deals are still live in the UK, so here's a quick round-up to look over all the remaining offers before Cyber Monday kicks off. We've even managed to find some new deals. But, before you make the trip into deals, here's our top tip: if you're planning to spend money at Amazon this weekend, or Cyber Monday, make sure you top up £50 on your balance, and you'll be awarded an extra £6 for free.
Black Friday has been huge this year in the UK, and there's so many deals still active and running through to Cyber Monday. We're going to break through some of the noise, and bring you the absolute top, top deals. Nothing more, nothing less. To keep in the know Black Friday weekend, and Cyber Monday, keep this page bookmarked throughout. Or, for more deals head on over to @IGNUKDeals on Twitter.
Best Black Friday Deals (Our Favourites)
WOW! New Apple AirPods 3rd Gen (2021) for £159
Limited Time: Top Up £50 at Amazon and Get £6 Extra for Free
AD: £10 Off Norton 360 Deluxe
NEW! Mario Party Superstars for £35 (was £49.99)
NEW! Get Two Amazon Echo Dots for £29.99 (Use Code 2ECHODOT)
Top Deal: 2x Lindt Lindor Maxiball, 500g (includes 2) for £12.51
Cadbury Dairy Milk Chocolate Gift Bar for £5.90 (was £9.99)
AD: Up to £90 Off Facebook Portal Devices
Best PS5 SSD Black Friday Deals
PS5 Heatsinks
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy is Down to £32.99 (Save £27)
Get 12 Months of PS Plus for £32.99 (Save £17)
Best PS5 4K TV Deals: £600 Off LG OLED 65-Inch 4K TV
Best Black Friday Amazon Subscription Deals
Best PS5 Black Friday Deals on Games
Best Xbox Black Friday Deals on Games
Best Black Friday Deals on PS5 and Xbox Headphones
Best Black Friday VPN Deals
More Black Friday Deals
PS5 and Xbox Series X Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2021 Stock (UK)
Even a year later, PS5 and Xbox Series X stock is still hard to find. We're still providing constant stock updates @IGNUKDeals, but with the ongoing supply shortage globally, the hunt for next-gen systems continues.
We actually saw some console stock in and around Black Friday last year, so fingers crossed, this might happen again at the likes of Amazon, GAME, Currys, Argos, and more during Black Friday week.
PS5 Stock for Black Friday 2021
Xbox Series X Stock for Black Friday 2021
Robert Anderson is a deals expert and Commerce Editor for IGN. You can follow him @robertliam21 on Twitter.
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