Monthly Archives: June 2015
The Muppets and Once Upon a Time Heading to Comic-Con
ABC has announced both Once Upon a Time and their new The Muppets series will head to San Diego Comic-Con next month.
For the fifth year in a row, Once Upon a Time will return to Comic-Con with a panel moderated by Yvette Nicole Brown (Community, The Odd Couple) in Ballroom 20 from 10 to 10:45 a.m. July 11. Stars Ginnifer Goodwin (Mary Margaret Blanchard), Jennifer Morrison (Emma Swan), Lana Parrilla (Regina Mills), Josh Dallas (David Nolan), Emilie de Ravin (Belle French), Colin O’Donoghue (Captain Hook), Robert Carlyle (Mr. Gold), Rebecca Mader (Zelena), Sean Maguire (Robin Hood) will show up at the panel, along with executive producers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz.
App Store Update: June 24
Every day hundreds of new apps make their debut on the App Store, and hundreds more are updated or reduced in price. We have sifted through the noise and highlighted those select few that might be worth your attention.
Note: The prices and deals compiled below are accurate at the time we published this story, but all are subject to change.
Bowling Central – (Free, Down from $2.99)
Back in the spotlight today is Bowling Central, as its price has just been dropped down to nothing – but in addition to that, it's also just received a major Version 2.0 update that adds over 40 new levels and a pair of fresh power-ups as well. Give it another look!
Comic-Con: WBTV’s DC Comics TV Show Keycards
Warner Bros. TV always has a huge presence at San Diego Comic-Con, from their many panels -- 18 in total this year -- to their highly sought after bags, featuring their shows, and even to the keys that get attendees into their hotel room.
For the seventh year in a row, WBTV's sponsorship will turn local hotel keycards into an SDCC collectible. This year, the focus is on the studio's DC Comics adaptations, with keys devoted to The Flash, Arrow, Gotham, Supergirl and Teen Titans Go! The studio notes that "Nearly 40,000 branded room keys will be available to fans at nearly 30 participating hotels."
Marvel Confirms All-New, All-Different Avengers Comic
While Marvel is currently in the midst of Secret Wars, one of their biggest crossover storylines in years, the publisher is already looking ahead to what's coming next. Once Secret Wars wraps up in October, the Marvel Universe will be reborn. A promotion known as "All-New, All-Different Marvel" will see roughly 60 new and relaunched series make their debut this fall. Each series will pick up eight months after the fallout of Secret Wars and offer a fresh jumping-on point for readers.
E3 2015: The Review
Every year, E3 sells us a future. Last year, that future felt both predictable and oddly intangible; a result of brand-new hardware that had yet to be firmly established. This year, the future felt exciting, wonderfully varied, and vitally within reach. Announcements of games both new and presumed dead, further proof of the weird power of virtual and augmented reality, and a refreshing focus on diversity - in many senses of that word - made E3 2015 the best in years.
Two of the three major platform owners had assured media briefings this year, though a string of mic-drops made Sony’s the most memorable. During the first hour, three ‘mythical project’ announcements - The Last Guardian, a Shenmue 3 Kickstarter, and a Final Fantasy 7 remake - left the audience reeling with collectively indulged nostalgia, while Guerrilla Games’ Horizon: Zero Dawn and Media Molecule’s Dreams continued Sony’s trend of letting its first-party developers spread their wings into interesting new territory. It was testament to Sony’s success that a false start by Naughty Dog’s Uncharted 4: A Thief's End demo brought the best out of the audience at the LA Memorial Sports Arena: when the demo started working on the second try, everyone roared in triumph.
9 Best Daredevil/Punisher Comic Crossovers
Of all the rivalries in the Marvel Universe, few are as long-lasting or fascinating as the feud between Daredevil and Punisher. Both men wear spandex and battle evil, but one is devoted to upholding the law, while the other has fashioned himself judge, jury and executioner. Sometimes they find themselves on the same side, but these two vigilantes will never see eye to eye.
Recently we learned that this rivalry will play out on the small screen, as Jon Bernthal has been cast as Frank Castle in the upcoming second season of Netflix's Daredevil series. While we wait for the new episodes to materialize, let's look back at the most memorable and influential encounters between Daredevil and Punisher in the comics. These nine stories are essential reading when it comes to understanding their troubled relationship.
Bungie Outlines Plans for Sony-Only Destiny Content Once Exclusivity Expires
Bungie has confirmed that it will release extra content for all players, regardless of platform, once Sony's timed-exclusives expire later this year.
Talking to Eurogamer, Destiny's creative director Luke Smith confirmed the PlayStation-exclusive content will bring a couple of extra strike missions and new exotic weapons - including the Hawkmoon hand cannon - to the Xbox.
"The previously Sony-exclusive strikes will be available this autumn on Xbox," Smith said. "But we're not just re-issuing them. We're
refreshing them completely with the Taken."
Bulletstorm Developer Has Become Independent Again
Developer People Can Fly, famous for Bulletstorm, Gears of War: Judgment, and Painkiller, has returned to being an independent studio.
Ownership of the company has now returned to the Polish developer, after it had been rebranded as Epic Games Poland in 2013.
Sebastian Wojciechowski continues to be studio director, and People Can Fly is still "actively contributing" to the upcoming Fortnite. The developer is also using Unreal Engine 4 for an unannounced game.
"We, as a People Can Fly team, are extremely excited about new possibilities ahead of us," said Wojciechowski. "We're going to work on a new game, while continuing to partner with Epic and use UE4."
Bungie Teams Up With Red Bull For Exclusive Destiny Promotion
Bungie has teamed up with Red Bull for an exclusive Destiny promotion.
Between now and September, you'll be able to earn bonus XP and access an exclusive quest courtesy of codes you'll find under the tab of any promotional Destiny Edition Red Bull can.
Eagle-eyed Redditors spotted the promotional codes several weeks ago.
"Focused Light is a one-time consumable Bonus XP buff which increases all experience gain by 50% for a period of 30 minutes," states the promotional website. "Each specially marked can includes a code. Multiple codes can be redeemed but only one code can be used at a time."
Driveclub PS Plus Edition Gets a Release Date
Driveclub's long-awaited PS Plus edition will launch tomorrow, developer Evolution has announced.
A post on the PS Blog from Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida confirms all PlayStation Plus members will be able to play the game on Thursday, June 25. However, the launch will be done in stages in order to avoid a repeat of the issues we've seen previously with the game.
"We’ve spent a long time preparing for this launch after some difficult and unexpected set-backs," he writes. "To make absolutely certain that all players have the smoothest and most stable experience possible we are going to be duly cautious about how we release the game this time around.