Netflix is currently hosting a gaming tournament for The Old Guard fans, with the winner receiving a free lifetime subscription to the service. The streaming giant will hold the competition, which features an original The Old Guard video game, from July 17 through July 19. Players who want to win an “immortal” subscription will have to best all others and be #1 by the end of the event this weekend.
Lifetime subscription actually means 1,000 months or 83 years, which should hold even the youngest participants over until they’re at least 100. There is also no guarantee that Netflix will still be a thing in 80 years, but you’re still bound to get your money’s worth if you win. Netflix subscription plans range from $8.99 to $15.99 per month, which means you could be looking at a savings of $8,990 to $15,990. Not a bad deal.
Netflix says fans can expect to play a “browser-based, top-down beat ‘em up video game” that parallels the events of the film, which has been directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood and written by Greg Rucka, who wrote the comic book of the same name. Participants will play as Andromache of Scythia, Charlize Theron’s character, a centuries-old warrior. To compete, players will brandish Andromache’s chosen weapon: a double-bladed axe called the Labrys.
As in the original story, if a player gets killed, they aren’t necessarily out of the game, though they may have a harder time making it to the end with the winning score. The Old Guard game will be available through its official website starting today at 8AM Pacific Time/11 AM Eastern Time. Click here for more info.
The film – which co-stars KiKi Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts, Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Harry Melling, and Van Veronica Ngo – follows a team of immortal mercenaries on a revenge mission. It has been praised for its action sequences, cast performances, and its representation of gay characters – a rarity in action films.
Source: Engadget