Monthly Archives: April 2015
Charlie Cox Wants The Punisher in Season 2 of Daredevil
Charlie Cox has been talking about the characters he’d like to do battle with in Season 2 of Daredevil, with the actor picking several fan favourites.
We caught up with the star just days after the second season was announced, and he said it was awesome to wake up to “an email that made me realise I have a job.”
But as for who he’d like to see appear in future episodes, Cox said “Loads really. I love Stilt-Man. I love Owlsley. I think in our show we’re more likely to see the likes of Bullseye, The Punisher and Elektra.
“I don’t know if any of those characters will appear, and also I don’t know what’s going to happen with Wilson Fisk. He’s certainly not out of the picture. Hopefully he’ll come back.”
Charlie Cox Wants The Punisher in Season 2 of Daredevil
Charlie Cox has been talking about the characters he’d like to do battle with in Season 2 of Daredevil, with the actor picking several fan favourites.
We caught up with the star just days after the second season was announced, and he said it was awesome to wake up to “an email that made me realise I have a job.”
But as for who he’d like to see appear in future episodes, Cox said “Loads really. I love Stilt-Man. I love Owlsley. I think in our show we’re more likely to see the likes of Bullseye, The Punisher and Elektra.
“I don’t know if any of those characters will appear, and also I don’t know what’s going to happen with Wilson Fisk. He’s certainly not out of the picture. Hopefully he’ll come back.”
Telesurgery Robot Is Easily Hacked
Researchers at the University of Washington have found that Raven II, a remote surgery robot, is open to cyber attacks.
The study discovered that by simply hacking the router connected to the equipment, an attacker could "maliciously control a wide range" of the robot's functions, and could even "completely ignore or override command inputs from the surgeon."
The video connection that links the surgeon to the patient is also publicly accessible. The study was designed to raise awareness of these threats before telesurgery becomes more widespread.
In other robotics news, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a robot that mimics your every move.
Telesurgery Robot Is Easily Hacked
Researchers at the University of Washington have found that Raven II, a remote surgery robot, is open to cyber attacks.
The study discovered that by simply hacking the router connected to the equipment, an attacker could "maliciously control a wide range" of the robot's functions, and could even "completely ignore or override command inputs from the surgeon."
The video connection that links the surgeon to the patient is also publicly accessible. The study was designed to raise awareness of these threats before telesurgery becomes more widespread.
In other robotics news, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a robot that mimics your every move.
Cinder is Coming to Killer Instinct
Cinder is the next character coming to Killer Instinct.
The latest trailer from the official Killer Instinct YouTube channel shows Cinder in action, along with a release date of April 30 for Ultra Edition owners, and May 6 for everyone else.
We first knew about Cinder earlier this month, when Iron Galaxy Studios revealed some details about Cinder, along with a slew of concept art.
In our review of Killer Instinct, we said it “succceeds enormously at exposing all of that information to players of all skill levels. Not only is its combat system flashy and well thought out, it's well explained too, thanks to its powerful training tools, and what is easily the most complete guide to terminology and tactics ever assembled in a fighting game.”
Cinder is Coming to Killer Instinct
Cinder is the next character coming to Killer Instinct.
The latest trailer from the official Killer Instinct YouTube channel shows Cinder in action, along with a release date of April 30 for Ultra Edition owners, and May 6 for everyone else.
We first knew about Cinder earlier this month, when Iron Galaxy Studios revealed some details about Cinder, along with a slew of concept art.
In our review of Killer Instinct, we said it “succceeds enormously at exposing all of that information to players of all skill levels. Not only is its combat system flashy and well thought out, it's well explained too, thanks to its powerful training tools, and what is easily the most complete guide to terminology and tactics ever assembled in a fighting game.”
X-Men: Apocalypse Director Posts Photo From the Set
Director Bryan Singer has posted a photo from the first day of filming for X-Men: Apocalypse.
The photo, which you can see below, shows Singer standing on the set of the movie, which is set in the 80's, a decade after the events of Days of Future Past.
Earlier this week, Singer gave us our first look at Kodi Smit-McPhee as Nightcrawler. He stars alongside James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Rose Byrne, Sophie Turner, Tye Sheridan, Alexandra Shipp, Evan Peters, Lucas Till, Olivia Munn, Ben Hardy and Oscar Isaac as Apocalypse.
Kid’s Entertainer Keith Harris Has Died
Keith Harris – who found fame in Britain with puppet Orville – has died from cancer at the age of 67.
Harris worked in variety for more than 50 years, while The Keith Harris Show – which featured ventriloquist dummies Orville the Duck and Cuddles the Monkey – ran on BBC1 prime-time from 1982 to 1990.
He also had a huge hit with The Orville Song, which reached Number 4 in the UK charts, selling more than 400,000 copies.
In more recent years Harris was a regular on the pantomime circuit, and appeared in the likes of When Louis Theroux Met…, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, The Farm and The Weakest Link.
Chris Tilly is the Entertainment Editor for IGN in the UK and actually owned a copy of that record. He can be found talking nonsense on The Superhero Show and Twitter.
Way More Magma Found Beneath Yellowstone
Seismologists at the University of Utah have discovered a new reservoir of partly molten rock beneath the Yellowstone supervolcano.
It is 4.4 times larger than the previously known magma chamber, and could fill the Grand Canyon 11.2 times.
Despite the new information outlined in this video, the researchers say that the volcano is no closer to erupting than before, with the annual chance being 1 in 700,000. The last time it erupted was 640,000 years ago.
The discovery of the new magma chamber solves the mystery of why Yellowstone's soil emits more carbon dioxide than could be explained by the existing chamber.
Final Fantasy 15: Episode Duscae Demo Getting an Update
Final Fantasy XV: Episode Duscae is set to get a patch designed to enhance the combat system and fix a number of issues.
Siliconera reports version 2.0 will be available sometime between mid and late May, and will enhance the Active Cross Battle system, fix problems with the camera and targeting and also add new moves, such as joint attacks, a possible dodge roll and changing the range of Noctis' weapon.
As regards other possible features the game may get, director Hajime Tabata suggests you may be able to do quests in which you're paired with one or two other characters, provoking different conversations. When the party regroups at the night's camp, different characters may bring back different items.