In addition to backtracking on the price increase, Microsoft also announced that free-to-play games will no longer require an Xbox Live Gold membership to play online.

Resident Evil and Gears 5 will be available the entire month of February, Lost Planet 2 will be available from February 16 to 28, while Indiana Jones and the Emperor’s Tomb will be available only from February 1st to the 15th. Also available is Raw Fury’s Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition for the Xbox One from February 16 to March 15.

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Star Wars Rebels: Complete Season Two delivers all 22 action-packed episodes of the hit CG animated series’ second season, plus exclusive, never-before-seen bonus material on DVD and even more exclusive footage on Blu-ray! Available August 30, this thrilling continuation of the Star Wars Rebels saga depicts the continued efforts of the crew of the starship Ghost to defeat the evil Empire.

Amid growing Imperial oppression on Lothal, the rebels are forced to seek out new allies throughout the galaxy and additional resources to sustain their fight against the Empire. With the help of Ahsoka Tano, the crew of the Ghost bands together with a secret rebel cell and ex-soldiers from the Clone Wars to join a fledgling alliance determined to restore peace and freedom to the galaxy.

As Ezra continues his journey to become a Jedi under Kanan’s guidance, the threat of the dark side looms large over the fate of the growing rebellion. Darth Vader himself will dispatch new Inquisitors to snuff any spark of resistance, setting the stage for a climactic showdown in which past lives will be revealed, terrible truths will be discovered, and the lives of our heroes will be changed forever.

Star Wars Rebels was created by Dave Filoni (“Star Wars: The Clone Wars”), Simon Kinberg (“X-Men: Days of Future Past,” “Sherlock Holmes”), and Carrie Beck. The Lucasfilm Animation production is also executive-produced by Filoni and Kinberg.

Featuring the voices of Freddie Prinze Jr. (“I Know What You Did Last Summer”) as Kanan, Vanessa Marshall (TV’s “Young Justice”) as Hera, Steve Blum (“The Boxtrolls”) as Zeb, Tiya Sircar (“The Internship”) as Sabine, Taylor Gray (TV’s “Bucket and Skinner’s Epic Adventures”) as Ezra, Ashley Eckstein (Her Universe apparel) as Ahsoka Tano, Dee Bradley Baker (“American Dad,” “Phineas and Ferb”) as Captain Rex and all the clones, David Oyelowo (“Selma” and “The Butler”) as Agent Kallus and Sarah Michelle Gellar (“The Crazy Ones,” “Buffy The Vampire Slayer”) as the Seventh Sister Inquisitor.

Bonus Features:

Blu-ray:

• From Apprentice to Adversary: Vader vs. Ahsoka (Exclusive to Blu-ray) – Executive Producer Dave Filoni reflects on the climactic ending of the season, when Ahsoka Tano finally confronts Darth Vader in a long-awaited, fierce and epic lightsaber battle.
• Connecting the Galaxy: Rebels Season Two – Uncover hidden references, easter eggs and connections to the Star Wars universe found throughout the season.
• Rebel Recons – Blast off with 20 fun, fast-paced episode recons, featuring behind-the-scenes footage, interviews with cast and crew, and more!

DVD:

• Connecting the Galaxy: Rebels Season Two – Uncover hidden references, easter eggs and connections to the Star Wars universe found throughout the season.
• Rebel Recons – Blast off with 20 fun, fast-paced episode recons, featuring behind-the-scenes footage, interviews with cast and crew, and more!

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Birth.Movies.Death is claiming that Ben Mendelsohn’s new Moff character isn’t the only baddie menacing Felicity Jones & Co. in Gareth Edwards’ Rogue One next year: Darth Vader will be too!  While they go on to state that they aren’t sure how much Vader will be in the film and in what capacity, our own sources have painted a larger picture.

We all know that the central idea is that the film is set between the events of Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope, with a group of rebels stealing the plans for the Death Star and making off across the galaxy to deliver them to their superiors.  The “Rogue One” of the title is the name of their mission.  In pursuit is Mendelsohn’s Moff and his imperial cronies. That’s the vague set-up we’ve been given to date.

According to our own sources, Vader enters the fray when he learns that the plans have been stolen and is none too pleased about this.  While we should not expect everyone’s favorite, Force-choke happy Darth to be a main role in the film, it does sound like this will be more than a cameo.  Given that he recently participated on the animated series set during this same gap, “Star Wars: Rebels”, I think it is safe to assume that James Earl Jones will be back to voice Lord Vader.  Rumors still persist that WWE superstar Seamus has been cast as Vader in the suit, but no confirmation has been made at this time.

With filming underway, San Diego Comic-Con later in the week, and D23 creeping up next month, we should expect to hear a lot more about Rogue One in the coming weeks, both in terms of cast and story.

Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One is set to hits theaters on December 16, 2016.  Directed by Gareth Edwards (Monsters, Godzilla) and written by John Knoll, Gary Whitta, and Chris Weitz, the film stars Felicity Jones, Ben Mendelsohn, Sam Claflin, Diego Luna, Riz Ahmed, and Forest Whitaker.

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Of course there’s no guarantee that Indiana Jones 5 actually WILL hit theaters in three and a half years time.  Kathleen Kennedy is one smart cookie and knows the risk of rushing things.  Rumors are constantly swirling about an Indy revival.  Some are partially legit.  Others nothing more than fanboy daydreams.  Will Harrison Ford reprise the role?  Will Spielberg return to the helm?  Or will both gentlemen step aside for a new generation, consult, and collect nice producing checks for their troubles?

According to our own sources, the latter is more likely than the former at this point.  Ford is in the midst of reviving Han Solo (for how long, we don’t know) and Spielberg’s plate is always full, so a final re-teaming for another “old Indy” adventure isn’t something as likely to happen now as it might have been five years ago.  Chances are, they will indeed step aside and if that is the route taken, our sources tell us that Lucasfilm will taken their time in choosing a new director, writers, and…most importantly…a new lead actor to pick up the whip and hat as the franchise moves into the future.

Will the latter be the oft-rumored Chris Pratt?  Anything is possible, but I honestly very much doubt it.  Between being signed for FIVE more Guardians of the Galaxy films and probably two Jurassic World follow-ups, in addition to the chances of other films he is making becoming franchises (The Magnificent Seven, Cowboy Ninja Viking), I’d say Mr. Pratt is booked solid when it comes to multi-film contracts for at least the next decade or so.  As always, we will keep you posted.

While we wait, what artifact and/or subgenre would you like to see Henry Jones Jr. tackle next time ’round, whether he’s young or old?  Personally (and obviously), I’ve always been interested in seeing the franchise skew a bit more horror than it already has, perhaps going for a slight 1930/1940s Universal Monsters vibe?  Granted Sommers already mined that territory a bit with his Indy-lite remake of The Mummy, but there are still plenty of other similar areas to explore.  Curses, vampirism, cannibalism, the undead, more witchcraft, etc.  What say you?

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