Firewalk Studios, a AAA development team founded by former Halo and Destiny veterans, has announced a deal with Sony for its first game, a multiplayer title set in a new universe.

Firewalk Studios was founded in 2018 and its leadership includes Tony Hsu (Activision’s former Destiny boss), Ryan Ellis (former Bungie creative director), and Elena Siegman (formerly of Bungie, Irrational Games, and Harmonix). Firewalk’s developers have worked on franchises like Destiny, Call of Duty, Apex Legends, Mass Effect, and Halo.

Sony Interactive Entertainment will be the “exclusive publishing partner” for the first title from Firewalk. All we know is that the game is a multiplayer title that is an original IP.

Hsu said on the PlayStation Blog that Firewalk’s new game is already playable. He teased that the game is aiming to create watercooler-type moments.

“There’s a moment that happens almost every day in our multiplayer playtests–where someone jolts out of their seat, l…

The Batman has in its second week once again dominated at the box office, besting its opening weekend with $66 million from 4,417 theaters for a 10-day domestic total of $238.5 million. These figures were reported by The Hollywood Reporter.

Although critics were polarized by the superhero movie, audience turnout has remained strong–and no doubt helped by Pixar and Disney’s pivoting Turning Red’s March 11 theatrical release for Disney+ instead. The Batman cost roughly $200 million to produce–not including the ongoing marketing play–which means the film, which has so far generated $463.2 million is charting a course to an overall strong and profitable showing. It also bears repeating that the film’s three-hour runtime has apparently not deterred fans–nor has AMC, Regal, and Cinemark’s last-minute addition of increasing ticket prices.

The Batman is directed by Matt Reeves (Dawn of the Planet the Apes) and stars Robert Pattinson as Batman. The rest of…