Monthly Archives: April 2015
The WoW Token Is Now Live
The WoW Token is now live in World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor.
Over at Battle.net, Blizzard Entertainment has posted a video that explains the process of exchanging gold for game time and vice versa.
When this reporter checked her server, she found that 30 days of World of Warcraft game time cost $20 USD or 30,906 in-game gold, though prices may fluctuate in future.
The WoW Token was announced last month as a way of enabling players to extend their game time without spending real-life money - and, alternatively, as a way for players to spend real money for an amount of in-game gold.
Game of Thrones: Clarke Talks Jon Snow Fan Theory
Daenerys Targaryen actress Emilia Clarke has thrown in her two cents on a popular Jon Snow theory about Game of Thrones.
Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, Clarke said she chats with Jon Snow actor Kit Harington fairly often about their two characters meeting up on screen someday. But she wasn't previously aware of the fan theory that posits Jon Snow is related to Daenerys.
With the newfound information, the 28-year-old actress quipped that maybe the pair would have a romantic encounter in the future, since Targaryens like to "keep the bloodline pure."
iZombie’s Creators Talk Zombie Henchmen
Rob Thomas and Diane Ruggiero's latest TV endeavor, iZombie paid WonderCon Anaheim a visit this past weekend. At their panel, the show's creators and cast members indulged some fan questions, teased what's coming up in their first season, and discussed what makes their show stand out both from other zombie shows and the comics it originates from. The show has many different and intriguing elements thus far that fans love, from its zombie comic book DNA to its cast, characters, tone, and procedural elements. It's different from most other shows on TV. "It's your basic ZomComRomDram" co-creator Rob Thomas said, explaining that when he set out to write iZombie he wasn't thinking about making the next zombie show, but the next great female lead show on the CW.
Vote Now: The Justice League vs. The Sith Lords
Welcome back to IGN's Super Team Tournament 64! This is it - the Grand Finale. We're just one vote away from determining the greatest fictional team of all time.
To catch up all of the tournament's action, hit up the explosive opening, its brutal Round 2, the third round full of tough choices, the Exalted Eight, and last week's brutal Fearsome Four. Your votes in the last round knocked the Suicide Squad out of contention. But perhaps more surprisingly, fan favorites The Avengers were also eliminated!
Executive Producer Teases More Arrested Development
Executive producer Brian Grazer has confirmed more Arrested Development is currently in the works.
The Verge reports Grazer spoke about it during an interview at SXSW. "People are loyal to it, and we're gonna do another seventeen episodes," he said. "So stay tuned for Arrested Development." Skip to the 24:00 mark to hear his comments.
It currently appears to be very early on, as little else is known about the possible future for the sitcom, including who will return, what the arc will be, or when it will begin filming.
Arrested Development's fourth season aired exclusively on the online streaming service Netflix. Grazer did not comment on whether or not it will return to the service again.
Female Lead Reportedly Sought for Logan’s Run
Warner Bros.' long-in-development remake of Logan's Run is reportedly taking a page from the playbook of its dystopian sci-fi descendants.
According to The Tracking Board, the studio is completely reworking the script to change its eponymous protagonist from a male to a female lead.
Given the success of female-led sci-fi blockbuster franchises The Hunger Games and The Divergent Series, this actually makes a lot of business sense. It could also lend an already political story an additional layer of social commentary (as well as ribbing Hollywood's ageism and sexism).
Olivia Wilde Reportedly Back for Tron 3
Olivia Wilde will reportedly reprise her role as Quorra in Tron 3.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Wilde will team up again with co-star Garrett Hedlund as well as Tron: Legacy director Joseph Kosinski in the sequel.
Tron: Legacy opened in 2010 and made more than $400 million USD worldwide, sparking sequel talk back in 2012 at Disney.
Hot Comics to Buy This Week: 4/7/2015
We all want the best of the best, so let us point out the hottest comics and collectibles released each week. We spotlight our favorite comics that we know are money-well-spent, new books that look cool, and any toys we can't wait to play with.
Check out our picks, then take to the comments to let us know what looks good to you!
Written by Jeff King & Scott Lobdell & Drawn by Carlo Pagulayan | DC Comics
The Brontosaurus Name Should Be Reinstated, Scientists Say
After being lumped in with another type of dinosaur for more than a century, the iconic Brontosaurus could be returning to its original place in dinosaur history.
Although it's one of the more pervasive names in the dinosaur sphere, the Brontosaurus hasn't officially been considered its own type since 1903, when it was first grouped with the Apatosaurus, another member of the Diplodocidae family. Scientists thought there weren't enough differences to separate the two, and since the Apatosaurus was discovered first, its name survived in its sibling's wake.
But a group of experts recently used computer algorithms and bone comparisons to perform a deep-dive analysis of the Diplodocidae family. And they argue there are enough differences between the Brontosaurus and its close relative to reinstate the former's name, and also to add a new genus to the family: the Galeamopus.
Diablo 3 Adds New Treasures, Armor Sets and More
Blizzard's newest Diablo III: Reaper of Souls patch is live today, with new treasure goblins, legendary items and an improved crafting experience on PC, PS4 and Xbox One.
Patch 2.2.0 is now live in the Americas, according to Blizzard's patch notes, and will be in Asia and Europe soon. Most of the improvements come to Diablo III's Adventure Mode, including the addition of three new treasure goblins. Players can also increase their blood shard cap by earning new personal records in Solo Greater Rifts, the randomized dungeons in Adventure Mode. Blood shards, in turn, are spent on randomized items through Kadala in town areas.
The patch also introduces new items –– including two new legendary potions, two new legendary gems, and new armor sets for the Wizard, Barbarian and Demon Hunter classes. Although Blizzard doesn't usually modify legendary items, the new patch adjusted several to compensate for the class-item changes.