Monthly Archives: May 2015
Bodybuilder Injects Arms With Toxin to Resemble The Hulk
A Brazilian bodybuilder's arms began to turn to "rock" as he injected his muscles with toxins in an attempt to look like The Hulk.
25-year-old Romario Dos Santos Alves first began injecting himself with synthol - a mix of alcohol and oil - three years ago to make his muscles appear larger. He soon grew addicted, with his biceps eventually growing to 25 inches.
However, toxins in the fillers began to cause him constant pain and health issues.
"I remember the doctor told me that they would need to amputate both arms," he told Daily Mail. "They said everything in there, all my muscles, were rock."
9 Comics You Should Buy This Week
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, er, put on our shelf.
Check out our picks, then take to the comments to let us know what looks good to you!
By writers Andy Lanning, Andy Schmidt & artist Gustavo Duarte | Marvel Comics
SEGA Will Not Have a Booth at E3
SEGA has announced they will not have their own designated spot on the E3 2015 show floor.
They confirmed this with GameInformer, explaining they "will be focusing on the restructure and relocation to Southern California," and thus will "not attend E3 with
own booth this year."
“With the majority of our bigger titles launching later in 2015/2016, particularly those from our AAA studios Relic Entertainment, Sports Interactive and Creative Assembly, we are concentrating our efforts for some of these major announcements after our relocation," a representative said.
Joss Whedon’s Quit Twitter
If you try to visit writer-director Joss Whedon's Twitter account, it's not there.
It's been replaced with a, "Sorry, that page doesn't exist!" message, even though Google still lists it as an active page.
Whedon's latest film, Avengers: Age of Ultron, may be killing it at the global box office, but it appears he no longer wants to be active on the Twittersphere.
According to the Screen Crush Twitter page, Whedon's last tweet read, "Thank you to all the people who've been so kind and funny and inspiring up in here."
It doesn't mean the beloved writer-director is gone from Twitter for good, but considering how open he's been about his frustration of working with Marvel, it's not entirely surprising.
The Simpsons Renewed for Season 27 and 28
FOX has officially renewed long-running animated comedy The Simpsons for two more seasons.
The 27th and 28th seasons will take the series up to 625 episodes.
Its 26th season is currently airing. The next episode, airing May 10, sees the town of Springfield pass an anti-bullying legislation, with Simpson patriarch Homer soon getting arrested for bullying and sent to rehab.
The Simpsons is the longest-running scripted television show in history; it became a cultural phenomenon is 1990. Two Australian animators recently recreated its opening "couch" scene using pixel art - check out IGN's own list of our top 25 couch gags.
Scientists Create Ghosts in Lab Experiment
Scientists have figured out the science behind ghosts.
Or rather, "ghosts," since the experiments conducted by these teams concluded that whenever one feels "spooked," "haunted," or a "chill down their spine," they're actually just sensing an altered perception of their own body.
Using a robot that mimicked a blindfolded test subject's movements and lightly touched them in the back when they moved, researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology were able to accurately simulate the feelings and sensations typically reported in "supernatural" encounters. Their ability to re-create these sensations were so accurate that many test subjects felt another presence in the room besides their own.
KardBlock is Like AdBlock for the Kardashians
If you've ever wanted to escape Kardashian news while browsing the internet, a new version of AdBlock could be the answer you've been searching for.
Called KardBlock, this version of AdBlock is built for one purpose: to block out any and all mentions of the Kardashian family on whatever website you might happen to be visiting.
"We don't care about how Kanye & Kim didn't care when Amy Schumer 'fell over'. We don't care about who the Kardashians are or aren't sleeping with. We don't care that Kim dyed her hair blonde. We don't care about the Kardashians," KardBlock's James Shamsi said on its official website. He explains that the developers behind KardBlock want to "make the world a better place" by making all mention of them "disappear."
Lost Planet 3 Dev Spark Unlimited Closes
UPDATE: Spark Unlimited's John Butrovich responded to IGN's information request with the following statement:
"Yes, Spark Unlimited is closing as a video game developer. The ongoing opportunities for smaller mobile development doesn't service the needs nor desires of Spark as an entity," he said. "As such, Spark as we know will cease operations with various splinter efforts focusing on some new dynamic projects inside and outside of game development."
Developer Spark Unlimited has officially laid off its entire staff and will no longer be making games.
The news was first discovered when a member of NeoGAF spotted Spark Unlimited's assets being auctioned off on asset liquidation site CMA Auctions.
Dragon Age: Inquisition Patch Features Beard Alignment
BioWare has released the patch notes for its next update for Dragon Age: Inquisition, and one of the many fixes included in Patch 7 realigns the beards that improperly appear on some of the characters' faces.
Other changes, as detailed on BioWare's official blog, include the addition of trophies for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 versions of the Jaws of Hakkon DLC, which releases on May 26, as well as a fix for the Dragon's Bane achievement, ensuring it will unlock after killing any 10 High Dragons.
Director Shares the Origins Behind the Name Kirby: Triple Deluxe
To celebrate the first anniversary of Kirby: Triple Deluxe, director Satoshi Ishida explained what went into the creation of its title.
"...we started with a variety of ideas. One was a title that would reflect the game's theme of an adventure through floating islands," he said. "Another idea was to use the letter 'X,' since this is the tenth traditional Kirby platformer," Ishida shared via Miiverse.
"We also wanted to find a title that reflects the game's full use of Nintendo 3DS features, such as the 3D function, motion sensors and StreetPass. Something short and catchy that we could use all around the world. That's how we came up with the title '3DX' - in other words, 'Triple Deluxe'!"