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‘Darksiders’, ‘Breakdown’ Arrive for Xbox One via Backwards Compatibility
Xbox One owners (Xboners?) have a new crop of backwards-compatible games arriving for the surface this month. Right now, genre fans will be able to enjoy Darksiders and Gears of War 2 with Xbox One X Enhanced updates. Don’t worry, for those who don’t have a One X, there’s more coming later this month.
On April 17, owners of Namco’s 2004 FPS Breakdown and Interplay’s 2002 hack and slasher Hunter: The Reckoning will be able to play the games on their Xbox One. Later in the month, on April 26, aside from a crop of Star Wars games, those Xbox 360 owners who enjoyed the cheesy fun of Pandemic Studios’ 2005 game Destroy All Humans! will have it once again on the Xbox One. If you don’t own the original discs for these titles, you can purchase them digitally through the Microsoft Store.
All of us here at Bloody Disgusting are deeply sad to learn that The Blob director Chuck Russell has passed away at 74 years old.
Russell’s career began with his directorial debut, 1987’s A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors.
The multihyphenate film director, screenwriter, and producer is best known for helming 1994 comedy The Mask starring Jim Carrey, Arnold Schwarzenegger actioner Eraser, and adventure spinoff The Scorpion King. The latter served as the first leading role for Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.
The filmmaker left an indelible mark on horror with his ANOES sequel, 1988’s The Blob, and 2000’s Bless the Child.
Russell’s final film credit is 2024’s Witchboard remake starring Madison Iseman (I Know What You Did Last Summer), Aaron Dominguez (Only Murders in the Building), and Jamie Campbell Bower (“Stranger Things”).
It marked Russell’s return to horror after a lengthy hiatus, and he shared sequel hopes to Bloody Disgusting in an interview ahead of the remake’s release: “I got to design the board with real mystical symbols and things that I know represent good and evil, and where that board takes us if the audiences respond to the film, and I hope they will; I know it’s out there for you guys, but the sequel is a world we’ll get to go a little further. That’s sure the intention.”
He also recently expressed interest in returning to the franchise that began his career.
TMZ notes that Russell passed away at his San Diego-area home.
We send our deepest condolences to Chuck Russell’s family, friends, and fans.
Director, Co-Writer & Producer Chuck Russell behind the scenes of the horror film, WITCHBOARD. Photo courtesy of The Avenue and Atlas Distribution
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