One year ago we found ourselves pondering the future of the Fable franchise, knowing that the type of game die hard fans of the series love and expect had been thrown out the window in order to jump on the current mess of a gaming trend bandwagon and make a co-op four vs. one type of game instead.

The big question then was, would this new game still cost what a normal game costs or would it also embrace other unpopular things such as monthly subscription fees or microtransactions? Now we have an answer. The good news is that Fable Legends will not have a monthly subscription fee like The Elder Scrolls Online had before the recent decision to drop it. In fact, it won’t have any fees. The game will be free to play…with the option for in-game purchases of course.

You can see details about what this means and where you can play, and also see a video of the announcement below.

Today’s Thrashback Thursday is a two-for-one deal. Metallica‘s Lars Ulrich and King Diamond (aka Kim Bendix Peterson) are Danish countrymen. The two have been close friends for some time. Metallica even recorded their breakthrough second album, 1984’s Ride The Lightning in the studio owned by King Diamond and his band Mercyful Fate.

So strong is Metallica’s reverence for Mercyful Fate that they have, for many years, been performing a medley consisting of several of the band’s songs (“Satan’s Fall,” “Curse of the Pharaohs,” “A Corpse Without Soul,” “Into the Coven,” and “Evil”) which they simply call “Mercyful Fate.” A recorded version of the tribute appeared on Metallica’s Garage Inc.

When Metallica made a stop in King Diamond’s adopted hometown of Dallas Texas in 2008, they invited the King himself to join them onstage to lend his iconic lead vocals to the medley. Check out the footage of that performance here below.

McFarland, USA
Director: Niki Caro
Screenwriters: Christopher Cleveland, Bettina Gilois, and Grant Thompson
Cast: Kevin Costner, Maria Bello, Carlos Pratts, Diana Maria-Riva, Johnny Ortiz, Hector Duran, Sergio Avelar, Michael Aguero, Rafael Martinez, Ramiro Rodriguez, Morgan Saylor, Martha Higareda and Valente Rodriguez
Walt Disney Pictures
Rated PG | 129 Minutes
Release Date: February 20, 2015

Two sports films, two years in a row. Disney knows how to do this genre justice after hits including Remember The Titans, Miracle, and The Rookie. Last year’s Million Dollar Arm underperformed and failed to receive the attention it deserved.

2015 brings McFarland, USA, another sports movie vehicle for Kevin Costner, recently experiencing a major jump in film output. Despite the inevitable comparisons to Disney’s other entries in this category, McFarland, USA finishes ahead of the pack in quality and overall excellence.

Sony Pictures shared some set photos and a behind the scenes video of the new James Bond film Spectre. The snowy backdrop provided only a glimpse of what is to come from the new film directed by Sam Mendes. Daniel Craig returns to reprise his role as Agent 007, and joining him will be Dave Bautista as Mr. Hinx, who is described as smarter than your average henchman; and Léa Seydoux as Dr. Swann, who is not your typical leading lady in Bond.

A couple of new images have dropped online, as well as some interesting new quotes from Bautista and Seydoux describing their characters. Hit the jump to see them.

Will Forte visited Jimmy Kimmel Live Tuesday night to promote his new FOX show, The Last Man on Earth, airing this Sunday, March 1st at 9pm. He told Kimmel that now that production was pretty much finished, he was spending time catching up on episodes of The Bachelor.

“I love it. I love it. I can’t even explain it,” gushed Forte. Kimmel then brings out surprise guest Chris Soules from this season’s The Bachelor, who presents a rose to Forte. Forte, thrilled, screams like a girl (with a very deep voice), and pulls at his own hair.

Watch the funny in the video below along with the clip about his beard growing experience.