A former Bungie lawyer has commented on upcoming improvements to embattled live service looter shooter Destiny 2, saying the role of parent company Sony in “forcing” through these changes is very much a good thing.Last week, Bungie unveiled what it called “major changes” to Destiny 2 that it hopes will win back players. Bungie has reportedly struggled to meet key financial targets, with Destiny 2 significantly underperforming last year. The Final Shape expansion reportedly sold less at launch than last year's critically panned Lightfall.…
Filmmakers Steven Spielberg and Judd Apatow have reportedly boarded Sony’s upcoming Coca-Cola vs. Pepsi movie, Cola Wars.A Deadline report shares that Apatow is now attached to direct the project, with Spielberg tapped as a producer via Amblin Entertainment. It’s primed to tell a mid-1980s story that follows the battle between Pepsi and Coke for the top spot of soda drinkers’ favorite poppy beverage. Deadline said Sony purchased Cola Wars for more than $1 million amid a tense auction earlier this year.(TOP) Judd Apatow. Image credit Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival. (BOTTOM) Steven Spielberg. Image credit Presley Ann/Getty Images for TCM.The Cola Wars is the real-life story of a rivalry that’s lasted for decades, with important moments including the New Coke contr…
Game of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin has said he's made little progress lately with the latest A Song of Ice and Fire book, the infamously delayed The Winds of Winter, as his various TV shows "ate up" most of his time.Martin shared the update in a blog post where he discussed his mounting stress levels. "The first half of my year was pretty miserable," Martin said, before explaining a close friend died suddenly in January. "Nor did I find much solace in my work," he added."Writing came hard, and though I did produce some new pages on both The Winds of Winter (yes) and Blood & Fire (the sequel to Fire & Blood, the second part of my Targaryen history), I would have liked to turn out a lot more.Image credit: IGN."My various television…