Monthly Archives: February 2015
2 Fifty Shades of Grey Sequels In The Works
Fifty Shades of Grey will be getting two sequels, based on follow-up books Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed.
At a fan-screening for the upcoming film -- aptly titled "Fifty Shades First" and hosted at New York’s Zeigfeld Theatre -- director Sam Taylor-Johnson, writer E.L. James, and stars Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan told the excited crowd that there will be two more films in the erotic romance series.
The news comes after the Fifty Shades movie broke records by having the biggest trailer launch ever, and becoming the fastest-selling R-rated movie of all time.
Kevin Smith to Voice M.O.D.O.K. in the Marvel Experience
Filmmaker and Comic Book Men star Kevin Smith will voice the supervillain M.O.D.O.K. in The Marvel Experience, a live-action attraction for comics fans.
TheWrap reports that the announcement came alongside an advertisement for the event, in which Smith plays a security guard whose nap is interrupted by Thor's hammer and Captain America's shield.
“Ever since I was a wee butterball-looking comic book fan, I dreamed of going to a live event as amazing as ‘The Marvel Experience,’” Smith said in a statement. “This is like actually being inside of a giant comic book come to life.”
Nintendo Tried to Secure the Rights to Harry Potter Games
In the late 90s, Nintendo tried to secure the exclusive rights for the Harry Potter series. The game maker only had plans to develop video games with the license even though the deal would have included movies and television, according to a report from Unseen64.
Unseen64 is a site that specializes in digging up details on cancelled or unreleased games. Their latest finding shows that in 1998, Nintendo of America had one week to pitch Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling for the rights to the Harry Potter universe.
When the company heard the Potter license was for sale, Nintendo NST studio reportedly halted development on Ridge Racer 64, Bionic Commando, and Crystalis to quickly prototype Potter games for the Nintendo 64, Game Boy Advance, and GameCube.
Nintendo Tried to Secure the Rights to Harry Potter Games
In the late 90s, Nintendo tried to secure the exclusive rights for the Harry Potter series. The game maker only had plans to develop video games with the license even though the deal would have included movies and television, according to a report from Unseen64.
Unseen64 is a site that specializes in digging up details on cancelled or unreleased games. Their latest finding shows that in 1998, Nintendo of America had one week to pitch Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling for the rights to the Harry Potter universe.
When the company heard the Potter license was for sale, Nintendo NST studio reportedly halted development on Ridge Racer 64, Bionic Commando, and Crystalis to quickly prototype Potter games for the Nintendo 64, Game Boy Advance, and GameCube.
Lady Sif Returning to Agents of SHIELD
Lady Sif, the Asgardian warrioress played by Jaimie Alexander in both Thor movies, is making a return appearance on Marvel's Agents of SHIELD.
The last time Sif joined Coulson and his team, it was to track down the fugitive temptress Lorelei. This time though, Sif won't exactly be herself.
In the episode following March 3rd's SHIELD midseason premiere, Sif will visit Earth once again and do battle with a foe whose strength matches her own (Marvel's keeping the villain's identity under wraps for now) and when the dust settles, Sif will have lost her short-term memory.
"Sif has no idea who Thor is or that she serves a king, and we're going to have fun with that," executive producer Jeffrey Bell told TVInsider.com. "It'll give us some much-needed humor in a season that's been full of betrayal and death. Sif can't even recall who she came here from Asgard to stop, but Agent Coulson and his team will try to help her figure all that out."
Out This Week: February 9, 2015
With so many new games and movies coming out, it can be hard to keep up. Lucky for you, IGN is here to help with a weekly round-up of the biggest releases each and every week. Check out the latest releases for this week, and be sure to come back next Monday for a new update.
Note: The prices and deals compiled below are accurate at the time we published this story, but all are subject to change.
Out This Week: February 9, 2015
With so many new games and movies coming out, it can be hard to keep up. Lucky for you, IGN is here to help with a weekly round-up of the biggest releases each and every week. Check out the latest releases for this week, and be sure to come back next Monday for a new update.
Note: The prices and deals compiled below are accurate at the time we published this story, but all are subject to change.
R.B.I. Baseball 15 Announced
Major League Baseball Advanced Media has announced that R.B.I. Baseball 15 will come out this spring on PC, Mac, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, as well as iOS and Android mobile devices.
R.B.I. Baseball 15 will boast a handful of new features, including authentic MLB ballparks, stat tracking and online multiplayer. MLBAM also promises that the arcade baseball title will have full rosters for all 30 teams and three gameplay settings: easy, medium and hard.
All-Star first baseman Anthony Rizzo, of the Chicago Cubs, is the cover athlete for R.B.I. Baseball 15. Meanwhile, former pitcher Pedro Martinez, a 2015 Baseball Hall of Fame inductee, will promote the downloadable sports game.
R.B.I. Baseball 15 Announced
Major League Baseball Advanced Media has announced that R.B.I. Baseball 15 will come out this spring on PC, Mac, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, as well as iOS and Android mobile devices.
R.B.I. Baseball 15 will boast a handful of new features, including authentic MLB ballparks, stat tracking and online multiplayer. MLBAM also promises that the arcade baseball title will have full rosters for all 30 teams and three gameplay settings: easy, medium and hard.
All-Star first baseman Anthony Rizzo, of the Chicago Cubs, is the cover athlete for R.B.I. Baseball 15. Meanwhile, former pitcher Pedro Martinez, a 2015 Baseball Hall of Fame inductee, will promote the downloadable sports game.
Shadow Realms Has Been Cancelled
Shadow Realms, the 4v1 action RPG from EA and BioWare, has been cancelled.
The news originally came from multiple unnamed sources speaking to Game Informer, but has now been confirmed in a blog post by BioWare Austin General Manager, Jeff Hickman.
According to Hickman's post, BioWare has chosen to focus on enhancements for Dragon Age: Inquisition, the next Mass Effect game, and "other new IP."
The team's biggest focus, however, will be on Star Wars: The Old Republic, which received its fourth expansion, The Shadow of Revan, late last year.